“What the hell is going on?” I whispered to myself. Something told me to go to Dreaux’s page. He rarely posted, so I wondered what he had posted and why he waited until my birthday to do so. When I opened the app, I realized he tagged me in the post. I assumed it was a birthday post, but when I clicked the notification, my jaw dropped.
On the screen was a picture of Promise sitting atop a brand-new car with a giant pink bow. The caption read: My princess said she wanted her momma to have a matching car like ours, so I had to make it happen. Happy cake day, lil’ mama.
“I can tell by the shocked look on your face that you must have seen it.” Janae and Ciyani were both laughing at me as we made it back to the section.
“Why didn’t y’all tell me?” I shrieked, still staring at the photo. My little girl looked so happy with her daddy, and I’ll admit it made me happy as well.
“We wanted you to see it on your own. I don’t know how many times we have to tell you that man loves you, but I guess you’ll have to see for yourself.” Ciyani expressed.
I wanted to believe they were right, but it wasn’t as easy as they were making it seem. Dreaux barely gave me a second look over the last few months. It honestly surprised me because I thought he would at least try to have sex with me, but there was nothing on his end. He always treated me with respect, but you would have thought we were practically strangers given how he treated me.
“Aye, cousin. Your man said he had to leave. He told us to tell you that everything was taken care of and he would call you later,” Justice announced. Kavello told me he was leaving tonight, but I thought he would at least stay for another hour.
It was still my birthday, and I wasn’t about to let anyone get in the way of my celebration. I poured myself a shot of Tequila and decided to enjoy the rest of my birthday. The men in my life were not about to stress me out. I would deal with them another day.
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“What do you think?”Tech asked as we walked out of the meeting with our new potential supplier.
We hopped on a flight to LA to meet with a cat named Lucci this morning. Truth recommended him to me when I hit him up and explained my situation with Belleza. He and Justice gave me an earful about how I needed to make better decisions, and I had no choice but to take it. I fucked up the moment I gave Belleza the dick. I thought it would be harmless at the time, but I now knew how wrong I had been.
“He seems legit, and his prices are good. Now the only thing we need to do is figure out how to get away from this bitch, Belleza.” I reached out to Raphael and Manuel to let them know I needed to speak with them when it was time for them to get this last payment.
“We’ve got to make sure everything is on the up and up with the final costs so we don’t have any issues. Belleza is dangerous, but she’s not the only one with shooters behind her. If it has to come to a war, then that’s what it’ll be,” Tech declared.
“A war isn’t something any of us needs. Not only will it be messy, but our families could also be put in jeopardy. I tried toreason with her, but she ain’t tryna hear it. I don’t have a choice but to put a plan into action because I can’t risk her retaliating against the people I love. Belleza has lost her mind, and I’m not playing these games with her.”
I had been losing sleep for months over the bullshit with Belleza. She was trying to fuck with me by sending pictures of my sisters and Peace while they were out in the city. She wanted to send a message to let me know she was in control, because she thought she would get her way. Little did she know, she had unlocked the beast, and I wouldn’t stop until she was destroyed.
Tech and I hopped on the flight back home, and I slept most of the way there. My mind had been on high alert for months, so I needed the rest. As soon as I touched down, I planned to go see my baby girl. We had been gone for four days, and that was too long for me. Promise called my phone every day asking when I would be returning it, broke my heart every time I disappointed her with my answer.
My little girl had my entire heart on lock, and there was no getting it back. Messiah and Loyal rubbed it in my face because they told me on multiple occasions how much having a child would change me, and I refused to believe them. My whole outlook on life shifted the moment I found out she was mine. All I could think about was how I wanted to give her the life I never had, and that I never wanted her to go through life without me.
As much as I loved the street shit, I made a decision that I would be getting out in a few years. Once I made sure Tech and the crew were ready, I set up all my businesses. That was part of the reason I brought Tech with me: I wanted his face out front when it came to making these deals. I never thought I would consider this, but Promise gave me the motivation I needed.
The moment I made it back to the city, I headed right over to Justice’s. house. Unbeknownst to Peace, I placed a trackingdevice on both of her cars. She could act funny all she wanted, but I needed to know where my family was at all times.
When I pulled up, I sat in the car for a moment to get my thoughts together. Outside of Justice and Truth, no one in the family knew about what was going on. I was debating whether to tell the fellas, but only because I wanted them to be on alert. Only a fool would underestimate his opponent, and I was far from a fool. If Belleza could kill Daisy with no remorse, there was no doubt in my mind that she would have no issues hurting someone close to me.
I retrieved my gun from the glove compartment and tucked it into my waistband. It was better to be safe than sorry, and I wasn’t taking any chances.
The smell of food caught my attention as soon as I got to the door. I spoke to Justice when I boarded my flight, so I knew he wasn’t there because he had to volunteer at another boys and girls club. Based on the cars parked outside, I assumed it was a gathering for the ladies. It didn’t deter me in the slightest because I needed to lay eyes on my family.
“Dreaux. What’s up, bro?” Ciyani greeted me with a hug and then stepped aside so I could come in.
“What’s good, sis?”
She gave me a mischievous smirk, and I laughed because I already knew she was on good bullshit.
“What are you doing here? You must be here to see your wifey, huh?” The grin on her face spread even wider at the mention of Peace.
“When did you start being messy? I knew Janae’s ass would rub off on you one of these days.”
“I heard my name. What y’all talking about?” Janae asked as she switched her way into the foyer.
“Bro said I was becoming messy like you,” Ciyani snitched on me.
