“We gon’ be okay, Abel. We ain’t going nowhere, we stay together!” Cain yelled.
He wanted to hug his brother like he always did when Abel would break down and cry. There was so much shit that the twins experienced that no other kids their age should’ve had to endure. Things that they forced their young minds to forget. Adults were supposed to protect them, and all the adults that came into their life ever did was hurt them.
A stubborn tear escaped Luca’s eye. He glanced up at Cain just as Roy turned around to take in their surroundings.
“Fuck Kentrell,” Luca whispered out harshly.
“You two will stay together,” he whispered out calmly. “That…is not changing.” Luca had to pause, gather himself and push through the thumping pain in the center of his throat.
“I won’t ask you two… to trust me today. But…believe me when I say…one day…I’ll kill your fuckin’ sperm donor…He will suffer slowly…first.” Luca cracked his neck from side to side to relieve the building tension.
Cain nodded his head, his shoulders dropped in defeat. Just from the look in Luca’s eyes, he believed his newfound uncle. Luca grabbed Abel by his small shoulders. He pulled him back enough to look into his sad almond-shaped eyes.
“You two will not stand out in the cold…” Luca’s words trailed off.
An excruciating pain shot up his throat, forcing him to clamp his mouth shut. He turned to get Roy’s attention. Roy nodded his head as Luca released Abel to use his hands to sign the rest of his words.
“Tell my nephews that they will come with me… I won’t allow them to stand in the cold like nobody wants them. Tell them I will prove to them that I can be their father and protect them. I’ll raise them right and protect them from their parents.”
Roy nodded his head and repeated everything Luca just signed to him. He then explained to the twins that Luca couldn’t speak for long periods of time, and surprisingly they understood since they witnessed Luca’s visible pain.
“Okay, Abel is tired,” Cain stated lowly.
“We can trial run this situation with you.” He pulled his pants up with his free hand, shifting his box of candy to the side.
“If we ain’t feeling it, we’ll go back to be with Tracy. We ain’t kissing nobody’s ass.” He offered his uncle a crooked smirk.
“Y’all ain’t got much of a damn choice.” Roy eyed Cain seriously.
Luca stood to his feet and pulled Abel to his side. He wrapped his arm around Abel’s shoulder then motioned for Cain to come to him. He wanted to give them both reassurance through touch. Luca wanted to make it clear to the boys that he cared and hated what all they had endured. Cain stepped closer to Luca but didn’t let his uncle embrace him. Luca didn’t take offense. He knew with time, Cain would grow to trust and love him.
“I see you the one with a slick ass mouth. Just letting you know I’m ya Uncle Roy. I whoops ass and dish out tough love. Y’all gon’ have a bedtime, get in school ,and learn some damn manners,” Roy rambled on.
There was so much that he wanted to say, and Luca wasn’t going to stop him, so he continued.
“You out here pulling guns out on women and shit. Bring y’all asses on so we can get you two settled in your rooms.” Roy nodded his head toward the car.
Luca wanted to laugh, instead he tucked his lip into his mouth. He felt relieved that him and Roy wouldn’t have to move into plan B. Plan B would have gotten ugly and would’ve caused a scene. If the twins refused, he was going to have his men force them to come.
“We get to go to school?” Abel asked.
He stopped walking and looked up at Luca for answers. His little chest bloomed with excitement. Tracy never enrolled them inschool. He longed to be around other kids. Luca looked down at his nephew and nodded his head.
“Me and Cain not too good with reading but we try to study labels at the grocery store. When Tracy goes to sleep, we sneak her phone and watch learning videos on YouTube,” Abel said.
“That’s good, we gon’ get y’all in private school once we get all y’all paperwork. Your uncle Luca.” Roy pointed at Luca. “He’ll have a teacher come by his house to test y’all to see what all you know.”
They approached Luca’s Maybach, the boys marveled at the beautiful sleek car in awe.
“So y’all rich as fuck!” Cain exclaimed, dropping the candy box.
Abel sniggered, wiping his tears with the sleeves of his hoodie.
“Nah, we wealthy and watch yo mouth. I swear.” Roy shook his head as he opened the back door. “I’m gon’ have to wash yo mouth with soap and make you do a hundred push-ups,” Roy uttered.
“I can do push-ups with one hand.” Cain shrugged, sliding into the backseat.
Luca opened his door and was stopped by Abel’s hand grabbing his wrist.
