Page 54 of A Hood Wife And A Rich Goon

“Very pretty, Jou.” A little glimmer flickered behind his eyes when they focused on Toni, and everyone caught it.

Essence’s chest tightened, restricting her airway. His wife was drop dead gorgeous. The harder she searched for a flaw, she only found more perfection. Toni had this warm aura that couldn’t be denied, and Bull was fixated on her. He drank her in slowly, like this was his first time seeing her.

“You showing the fuck out,” he mumbled, causing Toni to turn red and lower her head with a smile.

“I told you,” Lotus piped up from behind.

She already had Eazy’s full attention in her tight little number, and he bit into his bottom lip and shook his head when Bull looked past his wife at her.

“Who are you?” Bull queried, a slight frown creasing his brow while admiring her beauty just enough to not be disrespectful to his own wife.

“This is Lotus. Oh, she just helped save the day.” Toni perked up.

“Hi, I’m Jewel’s big sister,” Lotus introduced herself.

Taking her hand, Bull nodded as Jewel rounded a corner. With his phone resting between his ear and shoulder and a glass of champagne in one hand with a tray of appetizers in the other, a frown creased his brow.

“Rhema, fuck what you talking about. It’s a party. Why you always got me talking you into shit? Ol’ stubborn ass. I sent you the location, now bring yo’ fine ass over here. Aight, bet.” Jewel swallowed his champagne and met up with the group hovering in the foyer.

“That’s why she always cussing yo’ ass out. You are not her daddy,” Lotus quipped.

“Shit, that ain’t what she say when I been in that thang,” Jewel teased, popping a won ton filled with cream cheese and some more stuff in his mouth. “These mofuckas good right here,” he noted, mouth full and pointing at the tray.

“I see you making yourself right at home,” Toni observed with a cackle.

“Yeah, this place is nice. I’m looking for something for me, Rhema, and the girls like this,” Jewel said, eyes surveying the high ceilings and classic molding against the trim.

“And who are you?” Toni swirled to face the quiet Essence.

“This is my sister, Essence,” Eazy introduced them.

“It’s nice to meet you.” Toni shook her hand briefly and put on a tight smile, but they sized one another up rather subtly.

She didn’t know for sure, but something told her this woman and Bull had a history. A little jealousy knotted in the pit of her stomach. Essence was gorgeous, very slim like a model. Her waist, breasts, and ass were all small, but it didn’t take away from her alluring beauty.

“Well, it’s a party, so let’s turn up!” Toni smiled and stepped closer to her husband. “Happy birthday.” She leaned in to kiss his lips gently.

When she pulled back, his eyes got lost in hers for a moment before he reached out to stroke her cheek with a simper. Things were a little off since the night Chai popped up, trying to stake her claim, but Bull remained patient with Toni. She still felt a way about him and Chai, but at the end of the day, Bull was her husband and father to her children. That was something her punk ass stepsister couldn’t take from her. Now, she was heavily guarded with how she expressed herself to him. So, she stuck to her role as the loving, doting wife and mother and went about her business. Bull would have to be the one to make the next move.

He was being nice to her, coming home for dinner, and even having flowers sent to her a couple of times a week when he wasn’t around. She just couldn’t bring herself to open up to him for fear of rejection. The worst thing in the world for her would be to admit that she had feelings for her own husband and have him disregard them.

“I need a drink,” Lotus muttered, stepping past everyone and making her way to the kitchen.

“Absolutely. Come on, let’s get you a drink.” Grabbing his hand in one of hers, Toni pulled Bull through the house into the large kitchen where everything was decorated in black, yellow, and specks of gold.

All serving platters were gold plated with sprinkles of gold flakes, and all his favorite football appetizers were present. The cake was five tiers with a big 35 on top, which was also gold, and the rest of it was in a gold marble design.

“Oh shit, you made this?” Lotus asked, grabbing champagne off a passing tray.

She stood beside the cake and studied it in awe as everyone else piled into the room.

“Took me a full day, but yes.” Toni nodded and reached for a bottle of very expensive whiskey on the counter and two glasses.

“Shit, you got skills.” Lotus tipped her glass. “Matter of fact, Jewel, take a picture of me next to this pretty mothafucka here. I’ll tell everyone it was my date.” She tittered, and Jewel shook his head.

“Crazy ass girl.” Digging his phone from his pocket, he indulged her and snapped a few.

She bent over doing the Dorothy Dandridge pose, poking her ass out and blowing a kiss at the camera with one leg lifted in the air behind her.