“You never lost me, and I could never hate you. You just had me fucked up. I love y’all more than anything, and that shit really fucked with me. It made me feel like my sacrifices didn’t mean anything. I’ll admit that I was wrong for the way I reacted because I didn’t handle things the right way. I couldn’t understand how y’all could still love her after all of the things she did, but it wasn’t my place. At the end of the day, she’s your mother, and it’s natural for you to have love for her. We’re a family, no matter what. We won’t always get things right, and that’s okay. As long as I’m breathing, I’ll always be here for y’all. Even when you piss me off. ”
“Coach Hitchman said you came to my game last week,” Danae announced.
“I went to the last three home games. I know you didn’t think I was gonna miss your season as a starting player. I was mad, but I wasn’t that damn mad,” he explained.
My love for him grew a little more in that moment. The fact that he put his pride aside and supported his sister proved how much of a real man he was.
The girls got up and hugged their brother while I snapped pictures of the heartfelt moment. The group hug lasted for aminute until Dreaux said he was tired of the soft shit. He could front all he wanted, but I knew the moment healed him. His love for his family could never be questioned. Dreaux would move mountains for the people in his life, and it was a beautiful sight to witness.
Since I didn’t participate in the cooking, I helped with the cleanup. We all jammed to the music and got the kitchen back in order. Dreaux sprayed water on Dominque, and a war ensued shortly after. We made a mess on the floor and had to mop it up, but it was worth it. After we got everything in order, we all got dressed and headed to a festival downtown.
We walked around for a few hours and ate so much food, I thought I would explode.
“What’s on your mind?” Dreaux asked.
We were holding hands as we walked through the fairgrounds. The chilly weather made me grateful I chose to wear my cardigan over my top. It was the perfect weather for the fall season, my favorite time of year.
“This feels right. It feels so natural to be with you; I don’t even think twice about it. I don’t know whether to take it as a sign or be afraid. I don’t have the best track record when it comes to picking men.” I snickered, reflecting on the news about Kavello.
The announcement made it onto all of the tea pages and blogs. Everyone wanted to know who the mystery woman was and how long they had been together. What shocked me the most was that I wasn’t interested in finding any of the answers. The only man I couldn’t get off my mind was the one I was with.
“It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a while. There are a lot of things I haven’t told you, but none of them really matter now. The only thing I’m concerned about is you and our daughter.”
“What does that mean?” I probed, seeking clarity.
“It means, you might want to tell that nigga I’m taking my family back. I would hate to end his career early when I was only allowing him to borrow you,” Dreaux declared, with a sly grin on his face.
“You’re a fool. I don’t think you’ll have anything to worry about. I’m okay with that, but I’m not sure how your daughter will feel about having to share you with me.”
“Yeah, I’m gonna have to sit down and have a talk with her about it. I don’t want her to think you’re taking her place. Nobody comes before my baby girl.”
I scoffed, attempting to pull my hand away from his. His strong ass wasn’t having it, though, and tightened his grip on my hand.
“How are you gonna be jealous of my princess? You’re the reason she’s here in the first place.” He chuckled, then leaned down to kiss me. My cheeks hurt from smiling so hard, but I never felt so content in my life.
“Yeah, whatever. Wait until we have a son. I need you to keep the same energy.”
“You gon’ give me a son, lil’ mama?”
“I might. I’ve always wanted to have at least two to three kids.”
He nodded his head, but the smile on his face couldn’t be missed. Dreaux was my person, and nothing could convince me otherwise. It took us a moment to get it right, but I had a good feeling about the future.
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a month later
“You’ve been actingweird all day. What are you hiding?” I probed. Peace and I had been together all day, but she seemed nervous about something.
“I have not been acting weird. I can’t believe you said that!” She shrieked, further confirming that her ass was up to something.
“Yeah, alright. You know I’m never wrong when it comes to reading people. We can play this game all day.” I warned. We had just left our dinner date, and I thought we were going back home, but Peace was going in the opposite direction. She begged me to let her drive, which should have been my first clue that her sneaky ass was up to something. My lil’ mama loved being a passenger princess. She barely liked to drive the car I bought her because she preferred when I took her to work.
Belleza had gone quiet, and I had a feeling she was up to something. I made sure someone was trailing my family, at all times, until we resolved our issues. Raphael and Manuel were giving me the runaround about us ending our business together,so I knew they were up to something. I still hadn’t told Peace about it, but I made sure to inform my homies so everyone could be on alert.
We pulled into Serenity Suites, a luxury hotel, and I glanced over at Peace. She grinned, but didn’t know anything about why we were there. All I could do was chuckle because I knew she was up to something. It wasn’t my birthday or anything, but she had been catering to me all day. It started with her paying for my haircut, then taking me to my favorite restaurant. At first, I thought maybe she was trying to butter me up because she damaged something or spent too much money.. Whatever the reason, I had no answers for what was going on.
