“Well that’s to be expected.” She smiled.
“Damn, how is that to be expected?” I asked her.
“Nigga, please. You’re obsessed with that woman.”
“Nah. I have feelings for her and she’s dope as hell, but I’m not obsessed.”
“Yeah, you are. You bought her daughter a cellphone after knowing them for five minutes.”
“Fuck you, and it ain’t been no damn five minutes. And you can’t talk! Besides that, Butterfly needed communication.”
“She’s eight!”
I fell out laughing, because she was right.
“Girl, you just as bad because she likes hanging around your ass and she called you pretty, now she owns a pair of red bottoms.”
“That’s my baby now. I already ordered her a few more pairs of red bottoms.”
I shook my head. “Forever gon’ kick yo ass.”
“She’ll be alright. I gotta go, I’ll let you know what happens tonight.”
When she left out, I grabbed my phone to call Forever.
“Hey, handsome,” she greeted.
Just hearing her voice relaxed me.
“What’s your schedule looking like from Wednesday to Tuesday of next week?”
“Why? What’s wrong?”
“I wanna take you on a small vacation.”
“A small vacation? You do know that’s almost a week right?” she laughed. “Legacy, I have work.”
“I’ll pay you for your time off and you deserve a vacation. You can quit that job. I’m hiring and will pay double to whatever they’re paying you,” I told her, and she fell out laughing. She was laughing, but I was actually serious.
“I wish it was that simple, love muffin. Hold on. Let me look at my vacation time. It looks like I have the time, and no one is out on vacation so it should get approved. If not, I’ll just call out. But hold on, baby.”
While I was on hold, I shot Jaz a message to see if she could watch butterfly.
Me: Sup. Can you do me a favor and watch Butterfly for a few days. I’m taking Forever on a small vacation. You can watch her in the states, or you can watch her in Paris, but I just need someone to watch her.
Jaz: Ooooolaaaaa weeeeweeee. You can’t give my ass a choice, me and Toots going with y’all. You can book us in a different hotel for all I care. But hell yeah we about to brush up on our French. Can I bring a guest?
Me: Girl you’re crazy as hell. Yes, you can and keep this a secret. It’s on her bucket list and I wanna surprise her with it.
Jaz: Mannn that’s so dope. Thank you for being there for her.
“Ok, I’m back. I went over to my boss' office to see if I could take the time off and he approved it. So, I’m good. But are you going to tell me where we’re going?”
“Nah. Just pack and I’ll take care of everything else,” I told her. We spoke for a little while longer and then ended the call. I decided to book my travel out of New York so that it would be easier for them to get to me.
A couple dayshad passed and we were boarding the private jet.
Forever looked nervous and excited all at the same time. When we got on the plane, Aubrey, Jaz, her friend, Ashley, and Butterfly were already on board and screamed surprise.
