“Good. If you love Asante for real, be ready to love him out loud and stand beside him when shit hits the fan or love him enough to leave him alone.”
“Since when did you become a love guru?”
“I’m whatever you need whenever you need it and you know this.” Rook hit me on the back. “Let’s get this shit done.”
I nodded. “Let’s do it.”
“You’re driving.”
“Alright.”
Rook grabbed my keys and we headed out.
The pickup I’d asked him to come through for hadn’t been one work related but was instead meant to be for the ring I wanted to put on Asante’s finger.
I went with the family jeweler and unlike Knight and Rook who had been given detailed mood boards of the rings their wives would want, all I had was my knowledge of Asante and my twin.
In the end the ring that I chose was a simple one. It was all black on the outside and pure gold on the inside with a series of small diamonds inlaid.
Rook and I got a late breakfast together even though I’d had something with Asante. I set the ring on the table beside my coffee and stared at it.
“You good?” Rook asked as he shoved some pancakes in his mouth.
“Yeah.”
“You sure?”
“Positive.”
“Alright.” He took a sip of coffee. “Do you know how you want to propose?”
“I don’t have a clue,” I admitted. “I was in bed with him this morning and I was like ‘If I had a ring right now I’d just ask him at this moment’ you know what I mean?”
“Nah. King told me I was marrying Winnie.”
“Nigga, you offered.”
“Barely.”
We both laughed.
I could see shit shifting between Winnie and Rook whether he wanted to admit it or not but it wasn’t my relationship to speak on and ultimately I just wanted them to be happy.
Winnie was a nice woman and Rook meant the world to me. However they navigated their relationship was fine with me as long as they weren’t dogging each other out in the streets.
“Whatever Rook.”
“Whatever Bishop,” he echoed.
I leaned back and crossed my arms over my chest while I stared at the ring in front of me just a little longer before closing the box and shoving it in my pocket.
“Ay,” Rook got my attention. “When the time is right you’ll know.”
I nodded and picked my coffee mug back up.
t was Knight.I answered instantly.
“What’s up?”
