Page 40 of Koda's Love

“Whatever you do, don’t try no shit in my house,” Kairo said, making Mycah groan and heat to flood my face.

I would never disrespect their house like that, no matter how bad I wanted Koda.

“You don’t have to worry about that,” I informed him.

“Girl, don’t pay him any mind. Kairo acts like we haven’t done some stuff where we shouldn’t have.” She giggled. “I’m glad you are here. There is plenty of food, and we do have some drinks.” Mycah grabbed my hand, then grabbed Diamond’s. “Let’s go have some girl talk, because you two are a special breed.” She giggled.

I wasn’t sure why she included Diamond in that, but I was sure we would find out. Koda grabbed my face and planted a juicy kiss on my lips, before he sent me away with the girls.

As soon as we sat down, Koda’s sister came in, followed behind a guy who had reddish hair with a beard to match, and his face was full of freckles. I wasn’t sure who he was, but he looked at her like he wanted to lay her on a platter. I wasn’t sureif she was even aware of it, because she made a beeline to her father. The guy schooled his features when he realized we were watching them. She made her way around the yard, then left the guy with the men before she made her way toward us.

“Is that her boyfriend?” Diamond asked Mycah before I could.

“Nope. That’s Asiah, her best friend, but I think he wants more, but I don’t know because he has some girl hanging around. Karma acts like she’s oblivious, but I think she likes him too.” She whispered the last part because Karma had reached our area.

“Hey, y’all,” she greeted as she kissed Mycah’s cheek.

“Hey.” I stood to hug her, then introduced her to Diamond.

Karma’s face split into a wide grin as she sat down next to her.

“So you’re the one that has Jacoby acting like he has some sense,” Karma said.

That was news to me because, as far as I knew, Jacoby and Diamond hadn’t had any conversations since the night of the party.

“Chile, I haven’t seen or talked to Jacoby since the day we met.”

“That may be true, but I do know for a fact he’s interested. Be careful with that one, though,” Karma warned.

“I’m not worried about him. If anything, he should be worried about me.”

“I know that’s right.” Karma held her hand up, and Diamond slapped fives with her.

The girls and I gossiped for a little longer until the food was done. Mycah questioned Karma about her best friend and his girlfriend, and she rolled her eyes. Apparently, she didn’t care for the girl. I wasn’t sure if the girl was just not good for him, or because she had underlying feelings for him. It was obvious hehad some type of feelings for her because of the way he looked at her. I could see how they might not have wanted to cross that line, though, because friends-to-lovers’ relationships could be tricky, but they also could be a beautiful thing. I wasn’t sure if anything would happen between Diamond and Jacoby. I could tell Diamond was attracted to him, so I wouldn’t be surprised if she had sex with him, but I figured that was where it would end. Just like Karma and her best friend, only time would tell.

At some point, Jacoby arrived, and he made sure he sat next to Diamond.

“You good?” Koda asked me as we sat next to each other. He made my plate for me, but he kept stealing my food instead of eating what was on his plate.

“I’m great. Karisma looks like she’s having a ball,” I said as I looked over to the bouncy house. There weren’t that many kids here, but the ones that were seemed to be enjoying themselves. There were definitely more adults than kids.

“She is.” He leaned over and placed his hand on my leg underneath the table. “Are you going to plan our babies’ birthday parties?” he whispered.

“Oh, we having babies?”

“Hell yeah. Not yet, though, but soon.”

It was a wonder I wasn’t pregnant already because of the amount of sex Koda and I had whenever we were around each other. I figured it just wasn’t the right time.

“So, Koda, Avalon tells me that you run the Bishop Sunrise Hotel. How is that going?” my father asked.

Koda sat up straight and told my father about the hotel and even told him about some of the ideas I presented him with. He also talked about expanding one day, but he wasn’t sure where he wanted to go yet.

Everyone gave suggestions on where they thought he should go, but at the end of the day, it was up to him. Regardless of what he did, I would support him.

The party went on for a few hours, even after Karisma fell asleep. She ran around so much and had so much cake and ice cream that she couldn’t keep her eyes open.

My father and Mr. Bishop exchanged numbers so they could hang out sometimes.