“Even without a title, we had a definition of what we wanted us to be. The night Zoo got shot, right before everything happened, you wrapped your arms around me and gave me this feeling that I hadn’t felt in years. A feeling of love and security that my mind and body had been missing. That night, I knew I wanted you to be more than just a friend to me. Laughing and dancing ridiculously was enough to show me that I want you to beitfor me.”
“I don’t want us to ever fight to the point where we are missing out on each other’s day-to-day lives. That shit that was going on between PJ and Zoo was crazy. Think about it, what if he didn’t make it and they had just made up after missing so much time with each other, then he was gone just like that. They spent so much time being upset with each other when they could have been making more memories.”
“Just promise me we’ll always talk about how we feel. No running, no going days without talking, none of that. If we are in this, let’s really be in this. You haven’t made me question your intentions since we started communicating, don’t start now. I probably didn’t trust your choice of women prior to me but hey, that was before me. You’re smarter now.”
“Man,” Brooklyn dragged out while laughing. “I told you she was not my girl.”
“I heard you lie the first time. Are you coming with me or not?”
“Yea, I’ll go. Give me a minute.”
Nodding, I walked downstairs to grab my things.
When Brooklyn came down, he made me want to take my ass back upstairs with him.
“So you just gon’ show my mama ya dick print in those grey sweats like that?”
“Mama Kincade ain’t got no business even looking down there. Gon’ give her little ass a heart attack when she sees this pressure coming towards her.”
“Brooklyn, go change. I need my mama and you talking about her if she sees you, she gon’ have a heart attack, so let's change that now and let her live a little longer.”
“Hating ass.” After jogging up the steps to change, he came back down with a black pair on.
I didn’t bother showing him that I could still see it and now it was about to give my ass a heart attack. I wanted Brooklyn bad, but I kept trying to hold out. Every time he walked around my house with no shirt and some gym shorts on, I was ready to risk my ovaries for him. Plant all of those lil’ bean head ass babies inside of me, love.
When I walked in my parents' house, I called, “Hey, Mama.”
“Briiii!” Brixie came running down the hallway full speed at me, then jumped into my arms. She’d done this since she was a kid, and for some reason, her heavy ass didn’t think she’d outgrown my arms.
“Hey, Sis. Where’s Mama?”
“Forget Mama, who is this?” She eyed Brooklyn a little too long until I popped her arm. “Dang, I was just looking at him.”
“You were staring like he’s a piece of meat.”
“I mean.” When Brixie paused then allowed her eyes to travel down to Brooklyn's dick, I popped her again then pulled him into the living room. Exactly why I didn’t want him wearing these sweats. My little sis was already hot in the ass. At sixteen, she was out here acting like she was ready to be a teen mom.
“You, sit,” I told Brooklyn then turned to Brixie, “And you stay away.” Her lil’ fast ass was really out here looking at my man like I wasn’t even standing there.
“I just asked who he is and you still ain’t saying nothing, so I’m guessing he’s just a friend. If he is then I was going to let him know that I’m available.”
“Brixie, take yo’ ass on and where is Mama?”
“I’ll tell you after you introduce us.”
“Brooklyn, this is my sister, Brixie, Brixie, this is myMAN, Brooklyn, now move!”
“What happened to Teddy? I thought you were never going to leave his weak ass. I wanted to tell you so bad, bitchSTAND UP, because you were weak in the knees for him, and he wasn’t doing shit for you but stressin’ you out.”
“Ain’t no mo’ Teddy, just me, and you ain’t gotta worry about her being with another fuck nigga because ain’t nobody else coming behind me, and I’ll neva’ have her out here lookin’ bad.”
Brixie looked at Brooklyn with wide eyes then back at me. Nudging my arm, she whispered, “I bet he fuck aggressive.”
When Brooklyn started laughing, I knew he’d heard what her ignorant ass said. I was so embarrassed.
“I thought I heard you in here.” My dad creeped into the room, walking slowly towards me. Meeting him halfway, I gave him a hug then helped him to his chair. “How you been, Baby Girl?”
“I’ve been ok, Daddy. You’ve been taking it easy?”
