We all raised our glasses, and I nodded at him. “Appreciate you, bro.”
Then Renza got up, and I already knew it was about to go left.
“Man, I ain’t even gon’ lie,” he said, already grinnin’. “I ain’t think y’all was gon’ make it.”
The whole place burst out laughin’, and Toni smacked my arm while I shook my head.
“Nah, hear me out,” he added, holdin’ his hand up. “Y’all was toxic as hell at one point, I’m just sayin’. But nah, for real, I rock with it. Y’all found y’all way back, and now look at y’all, married twice.”
Then there was more laughs.
“But nah, I’m proud of you, my boy,” he said, lookin’ at me. “And Toni, you stuck it out with this crazy ass nigga, so you deserve all this.”
He lifted his glass. “To y’all crazy asses.”
We all drank to that, laughin’ and talkin’ shit like we always did.
The rest of the night turned into what it was supposed to be. The music was loud, people was on the dance floor, drinks was ineverybody hands, and my whole family was movin’ like we ain’t have a care in the world.
I had My’Love on me for a minute, holdin’ her while she rested against my chest, but as the night went on, she got fussy, rubbin’ her face and makin’ them lil’ irritated noises, so I kissed her and handed her off to my parents.
“Take my baby,” I said. “She done with us for the night.”
My mama laughed, takin’ her. “We got her.”
After that, I found Toni in the middle of the dance floor, and when I pulled her into me, everything slowed down just enough for me to feel right in the moment with her.
We moved together, slow, my hands on her waist while her arms wrapped around my neck. I leaned in and kissed her, not even carin’ who was watchin’.
“I love you,” I murmured against her lips.
“I love you too,” she said, her eyes locked on mine.
I kissed down her jaw, then looked back at her. “By the time My’Love turn two, we need to be workin’ on another one.”
Her eyes lit up, and she smiled. “I want a boy.”
I smirked and kissed her again. “Then a boy is what I’m gon’ give you.”
She laughed soft, but I saw that look in her eyes, and I knew she was serious.
Time kept movin’, and eventually I ended up back with my niggas, me, Pressure, Renza, Kelli, and Blaqson all posted up, drinks in our hands, laughin’ and talkin’ shit like we always did.
At some point, I wasn’t even that drunk no more. I just found myself watchin’ my wife from across the room.
She was over there with Pluto, Sha’Nelle and my cousins, laughin’, talkin’, and lookin’ good as hell in that dress. When she looked up and caught me starin’, I licked my lips slow and rubbed my hands together before pushin’ off from where I was.
“I’mma be back,” I told them, already movin’.
Renza laughed. “Go get your wife, nigga.”
I walked over, slidin’ up behind Toni and wrapin’ my arms around her waist, pullin’ her back into me while she smiled.
I leaned down close to her ear. “I’m ready to take you to that suite and eat that pussy all night.”
She bit her bottom lip and reached for me through my pants, her hand pressin’ right where I needed it.
“Baby… everybody still here,” she whispered.
