“Ion agree. If it affects me and my wife, then I should know.”
My dad raised a curious brow. “Your wife? You’re claiming Juniper now?”
“Something like that,” I vaguely answered. Under normal circumstances, I would have been gone to my dad for advice, but I didn’t understand his motives right now. I kept the seriousness of my relationship with Juniper from him. The only person who really knew about my dealings with Juniper was Frankee.
“I see. Smart.” Big Frank nodded his head in approval.
“I ain’t gonna get the full truth from you, but tell me why you wanted me to marry Juniper? Clive still ain’t paid shit. The nigga basically disappeared.”
“He hasn’t disappeared. He’s around. I tend to play chess while you others play checkers. Some moves may not make sense to the simple minded, but in the grand scheme, we’ll always come out on top.”
“I hear you, old man.” Big Frank wasn’t finna tell me shit until he was ready. At this point, it was like beating a dead horse.
“I love you, Faheem, and I’m blessed to see you live through another birthday. Can we put this situation behind us, and enjoy your party together?”
Aside from all the bull shit, my daddy ain’t never steered a nigga wrong, so I could let the shit go for today. My parents spent hella money to throw this party. I could fuck with my dad for the day.
“Alright, I’ll let you make it, big dog,” I said, dapping my dad up. “Love you, too, old man.”
“Happy birthday, nigga,” Lenoxx said as he walked inside of the cabana. “What’s up, Big Frank?” He shook my dad’s hand then dapped me up.
“ ‘Preciate it,” I said, looking at Lenoxx who was acting weird as fuck, rubbing his hands together like he was plotting.
“Anytime, what y’all got going on? This party lit. I know Big Frank and Toi know how to throw a party,” Lenoxx said, seeming too eager for my liking.
“What you on, nigga?” I asked, frowning at him.
“Let me ask you somethin’,” Lenoxx said, rubbing his hands together again. “You still with Mixie right?”
“Uh-huh…” I casually answered him as I tried to read his body language to see what he was on. This nigga was seeming hella thirsty, and I wasn’t fucking with it.
“You ain’t got no other bitch or nuttin’?” Lenoxx rubbed his chin as he squinted at me like I was lying.
“Nigga, what?” Lenoxx was straight, but I didn’t know the nigga like that, and I was feeling like he was on some weird as shit.
“Ion wanna holla at yo bitch or nun. I’m just tryna make sure ol’ girl from the club was free game. Shawty badder than a mutha fucka. That swimsuit she got on. Got damn.” Lenoxx licked his lips, and I was ready to chop his got damn tongue outta his mouth. “I’m ready to marry her fine ass.”
“Who the fuck you talkin’ about?” I frowned at the nigga ‘cause he couldn’t have been talking about Juniper.
“The broad that was with yo sister that night, she had that green sheer outfit on.”
“Nah, she ain’t up. That’s me, my nigga.” I didn’t hesitate to stake claim on Juniper. She was mine, and that was that. I could see my dad staring at me out the corner of my eye. He looked shocked by my reaction, but I wasn’t finna address nothing.
“You sure?” he questioned me as if he had the fucking right too.
“Ain’t that what I said?”
“Shit, she gave me her number,” he said, too happy for my liking. I saw myself knocking him the fuck out if he kept on.
I was happy Juniper was here, but she had me fucked up. How she at my mutha fuckin’ party but ain’t came to speak to a nigga? She had time to be in my party flirting with other niggas but hadn’t made her presence known. Yeah, she had a nigga seeing red again, and I got tunnel vision trying find Juniper’s ass.
“Delete that shit.” I let his ass know. Leaving out my cabana, I looked around trying to figure out how I was finna find Juniper’s ass.
Apparently, she wanted my attention, and now she was finna get the reaction she wanted. Juniper still hadn’t learned why I wasn’t the nigga she wanted to fuck with. Either she liked to get a nigga riled up cause I fucked the shit outta her after. Whatever the fucking case she wanted smoke with me and I was here for the shit today. I searched through the crowd of people, half listening every time someone stopped to tell me happy birthday, I had my mind on finding one person. Like a moth to a flame, I found her ass. She was walking inside of the mansion. I knew for a fact it was Juniper. I was so familiar with her body, I could recognize her ass from any angle. Heading in the same direction, I was finna be on her ass like white on rice.
Chapter 21
Juniper Weaver
