“Of course. Two.”
“Oh, your mom was busy. It’s just me and my sister.”
“Shit, I wish my mama gave me a biological sibling.” He laughed lowly. “She wasn’t going for it after she had me. Claimed I was ten kids in one.”
“Oh, so thesesisterscould potentially be women you’ve slept with or might in the future?”
I didn’t play that fake sister or best friend shit. I wasn’t insecure by a long shot, but I wasn’t going to let anyone play in my face either. EveryfriendI had growing up turned out to like me, and I knew things like that didn’t change as adults.
“Hell naw. Safari and Kinnidi are married to my closest homeboys. I’d never do no foul ass shit like that.”
“Oh, sorry. I just know how that friend thing is.”
“I gottwofriends. The niggas you saw me with at Kiss. Won’t catch me saying I fuck with nobody else if it ain’t them or P’s two brothers.”
“Noted.”
“Yeah, but I’m sending you some bread so you can do the hair, nails, waxes and all the shit women have to do to get ready for date night.”
“A wax?” I repeated.
“Yeah, I ain’t eating no hairy pussy. I need that shit nice and smooth.”
“Nigga, please.” I cackled. “I amnotletting you eat my pussy.”
“Just in case.” I knew his fine ass was smirking. I wished that I had FaceTimed him so I could see it.
I chuckled. “Anyways, fool, I just wanted to call and thank you. I’m not going to hold you up.”
“Aight, baby. I’ll fuck with you later. And throw up the Ls for me to Baby Lord. Tell her Uncle Loc will see her and take her out soon. I just need to get auntie squared away first.”
“I don’t know what Ls are or what they represent, so I will not be doing that. She is wide awake and listening to you though.” I smiled at my niece who was very alert and observant at the moment.
“Good, I’ll just show her how to throw that shit up when I see her again.”
“You will not corrupt her. She is a sweet girl,” I grinned.
“Yeah, she is, but I gotta teach her how to be real.”
“Let’s focus on building our friendship, sir, since you’re forcing it on me and all.”
He smacked his teeth. “Lord, you been smiling the whole time we been on the phone. You know you wouldn’t want to be talking to no fucking body else. Cut the cap.”
He had it spot on. I had indeed been smiling the entire duration of the call, but he’d made it impossible not to. He was so ridiculous, hood and brazen, but he was also very sweet, charming, and irresistible.
Still, I said, “You wish, Makhai.”
“Naw, I know that shit,” he chuckled. “I gotta get back to this song I was recording though. I’ll hit you later to see if you’re still up.”
“I am sure I won’t be, so don’t wake me or Keona up, Makhai.”
“We’ll see. Later, baby.”
He disconnected the call after that, not giving me a chance to reply. I just laughed to myself and took a picture of everything he’d gotten me as well as me and Keona’s flowers to send to Kabria, and like I knew she would, she called to get all of the details.
ELEVEN
Loco.
