“Damn. Here comes your fine ass brother, Ommy,” Luna’s voice broke through my intense thoughts. I looked up from the plate that I seemed to be aimlessly staring at toward where she was staring. Knoxx had just walked into her shop and was coming in our direction.
“Let me go find something to do.” Luna walked away from where I was sitting before I could even get a word in.
I chuckled just as my baby boy rushed my legs. “Mommy, I missed you.”
“I missed you too, pumpkin patch. Did you have fun with your uncle?”
He nodded his head wildly, while I looked at my brother. His eyes were in the direction that Luna had gone.
“Don’t be looking at my friend like that. You’re a dog and she’s a sweetheart. Shit, Knoxx she’s my only friend.” I mugged my brother.
He chuckled. “Fuck outta here, I ain’t no dog. I’m a good nigga, who got hurt by an egg head broad.”
“Boy bye. That doesn’t take away from the fact that you currently are not shit.”
“Not true. Not shit would be lying to bitches and not telling them the truth. I’m too honest and I say what it is in the door. I never want anybody to get the wrong impression.”
“So, you say. The point still stands though, my friend will not be one of those women getting any impression from you. I speak for her when I say she’ll pass.”
“Yeah, whatever. How are you, though?” Long gone was his amusement from our conversation. Now he was concerned. I could tell from the way his eyebrows now seemed knitted together and his eyes were now piercing my skull.
“The same way I was this morning when you asked.”
“I’m just checking. I have some things to handle, so I might be out of range for the rest of the day. I’ll be by your place tonight for dinner though.”
I nodded my head already knowing what that meant. Nine times out of ten I wouldn’t see him until tomorrow.
He looked at me for a while before he leaned down and kissed my forehead. Then he left and went about his business. I worried about Knoxx more than anything, so this feeling in my chest was normal.
I watched his back until he disappeared out of sight.
“That man is?—”
“Nope. I’m not listening to any of that.”
She laughed. “Ssiah, c’mon baby let’s get you a cake pop.”
As soon as he heard cake pop, he was out of my arms and following Luna behind the counter. My son was the light of my life, no matter what was going on I’d always do the necessary to ensure he had everything he needed to succeed in this life.
The vibrating of my phone against the table interrupted my thoughts. I glanced down and saw that it was an incoming call from Surah. I hadn’t heard from her crazy ass in a few days, which I assumed was because she was either working or having one of her moments.
I loved my cousin to death, but she was that person who would put her phone on DND and not respond or reach out for days. She was the most introverted extrovert that I had ever encountered.
“Yes, beautiful.” I greeted when I finally answered the phone.
“Where are you? I stopped by the shop looking for you.”
“Next door, talking to Luna. What’s wrong?”
“What’s right? Humans are flawed and men are sent here to give us hell.” Her spill let me know all that I needed to know.
“Who did it? Are we slicing tires or busting windows?” I knew Surah wasn’t the type to be caught dead doing some out of character mess like that, but I still had to crack my little joke.”
“Fuck him. I wouldn’t give him the satisfaction of even thinking I’d do something so fucking amateur. Does Luna have those cheesecake things with the sweet cheese in the middle?” I had given her mine one time and now she was hooked on them.
“Cheese Danish, ho,” I corrected her.
“You know what the fuck I meant?”
