"Thank y'all for joining us tonight," Remy began. "I hope that this can be the beginning of something we can do more often."
"Me and my best friend are a package deal," Ronnie said. "Plus, I like to eat so you'll see me." She was already reaching for the bowl of lemon-garlic pasta with prawns. "Can I take a plate home?" She paused.
"As much as you want." Remy nodded.
As she was making her plate, Ronnie glanced over to see Boogie was watching her closely. "You gon' stare at me all night or you want my autograph now?" she smirked
Boogie laughed lightly reaching for a lobster. "You aggressive as hell."
"Aggressive? This coming from the man who drives like he owns the roads."
He laughed. "You still on that?"
"You almost took me out before dinner." Ronnie cut her eyes at him.
Boogie leaned back in his chair studying her with clear amusement. "You this difficult with everybody or am I special?"
"Definitely special." Ronnie smiled sweetly. "Most men annoy me quietly. You did it theatrically."
I snickered while Remy shook his head me with a smirk.
"Yeah…" Boogie nodded slowly, eyes shimmering in delight. "I like you already."
Melo hummed softly next to me as he poked at his food, already yawning.
"You tired, sweetheart?" I asked stroking his curls gently.
He gave me a sleepy smile and nodded.
Remy got up and stood over Melo to crack open a crab leg for him. "Eat before you start getting too sleepy, buddy."
"Okay, Daddy." He nodded before looking back at me. "GG, can you squeeze lemon on mine please?"
"Of course, baby." I smiled grabbing the lemon wedge.
Ronnie caught my expression from across the table and softened behind her wine glass.
Boogie looked between me and Remy. "Y'all look like a family." He nodded with a soft smile. "Y'all definitely in love."
Remy didn’t even hesitate. "Bad." He looked over at me with that look. "She got me gone," he confessed with no shame.
Heat rushed to my face while Ronnie bit back her smile.
"You're good for her," she said, tone quiet but serious. "Initially, I wasn't a big fan of this," she admitted. "But seeing the three of y'all together now…I've never been more happy to be wrong." She let out a satisfied sigh. "You take care of my girl."
Remy looked over at me, deep into my eyes. "I will."
"And you do the same for my, bro," Boogie added. "He's the best man I know."
I held Remy's eyes. "Without a question."
Dinner stretched on for another couple of hours filled with laughter, teasing, and warmth. When Melo started nodding off at the table, that’s when we decided to call it a night.
"Bye, sweet baby." Ronnie hugged him snugly.
"Bye, Ms. Ronnie. Thank you for coming," he smiled.
Ronnie poked out her lip and looked up at us. "Can I keep him?" she asked.
