After she finished setting up the toys and things under the piss poor ass tree I had cracked several jokes about, she settled in next to me on the couch. For a while we just sat there, both in our own heads.
“What do you want for Christmas, baby girl?”
“Nothing.” She shook her head.
“Gotta be something.”
“Nothing at all. I’m quite content right now.”
“Yeah, aight. Tell me something though.”
Those slightly slanted eyes of hers were on me seconds later. “Anything?”
“Has ol’ boy tried to contact you besides the chump change ass check he sent in there?” I threw my head in the direction of the kitchen.
She shrugged. “I wouldn’t know for sure. When I left Arizona, I changed my number. I mean, my address hasn’t changed, and it’s technically public, but not by any other means that I know of.”
I nodded. I was about to respond, but a knock at the door happened at the exact same time my phone began to vibrate in my pocket.
She got up to get the door while I pulled my phone out to see why it was vibrating. To my shock, the moment I looked at the phone I saw an incoming call from my pops. That made me look at the time, because what the hell was he doing up? It was five in the morning, so not nearly as late as I assumed it was, but instead early as hell.
“Yeah, Pops?”
“What did you do to have that lady cursing me out at the top of the morning on Christmas?”
I laughed because I knew exactly who he was talking about.My mother.
“Don’t laugh, that shit isn’t funny. Got her calling me ’bout your adult ass.”
I shook my head. “Ain’t buy her nothing for Christmas. I’ma ship her ass a crockpot.”
Now it was his turn to laugh. “And have her toss that shit upside your head when she lays eyes on you? Yeah, you’re onyour own with that, son. I’m not even married to the woman anymore and she calls me.” He sighed. My father and I had long ago spoken about my mother and her ways. Crazy enough, by him being so laid back, he just let her do whatever. But when she realized she’d rarely get a reaction out of him, that’s when she decided to leave and take me. That warranted her a reaction.
He went on for a while longer before ultimately telling me he’d see me at the Jubilee and hanging up to, as he said, go see a woman about a shot. I didn’t know what that meant, but I guess I’d see later.
Greene reentered the living room a few seconds later with a goofy smirk on her face. She wasn’t alone, with her was shorty from Guuds the other night, and she had a big ass smile on her face. This was her sister, I could tell by the similar features.
“Hudson, this is my sister, Raev. Raev, this is Hudson.”
“Damn, you’re fine up close. Sorry sis, but damn.” Raev was definitely the funny, more extroverted of the two.
I chuckled, watching Greene shoot daggers at her sister with her eyes.
“It’s nice to meet you too.”
“I definitely summoned that Christmas miracle for you, ’cause damn. They don’t walk into the Pointe looking like him and stay.” She then shook her head. “Anyways, I came to see if my nephew was awake, but I see the adults are playing. Call me when he gets up and you’re about to take him to meet his new bestie.”
“Will do. Now go get some sleep, because I just know you haven’t had any.”
Raev laughed and turned to leave. “Alright then, Mr. and Mrs. Claus, enjoy the rest of your morning. Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.”
My eyes lived on Greene’s thick beautiful frame, completely enthralled with everything about this woman from the moment Ispotted her in Guuds. The sound of the door closing snapped me out of my thoughts.
“What are you thinking about, Hudson?” Greene asked.
“How I wouldn’t mind being Mr. Claus for you and lil man, baby.”
She giggled, finding her way into my lap. “That doesn’t sound half bad, but I don’t want you to feel obligated.”
