“You fucked up over it. I can see that shit. Why though? Y’all not a couple.”
He shrugged. “I think I was looking forward to it though. We get along so well. I was getting used to the thought of having a family. That’s all.”
I went to him and put my arm around him. “Does she know who the father could be?”
“Yeah, she has an idea. We talked about it before doing the DNA test.”
“You can’t be with her even if the babies aren’t yours? I mean, it ain’t like she cheated on you or no shit like that.”
“I don’t know. That’s not something I want to even consider right now. I need to get over this blow. I’d much rather think and talk about what the fuck going on. Honestly, man, I don’t think PJ dead. Watchful Eyes is too calm. When Uncle Philly came back inside after y’all left, he was calm as fuck, like they clued him in on something. I just wish we knew.”
I frowned. “You think he’s alive?”
“Hell yeah. That’s why they wouldn’t let anyone see his body. I think that nigga got some real fucking evidence against the FBI. I think that’s who tried to kill him. Those niggas in Liberty are just pawns, just like yo’ ass was.”
I rolled my eyes and pushed him. “I gotta talk to my daddy about that shit, because I know he knows. Got all of us in our fucking feelings for nothing. I mean, I’m not gon’ even be mad about it if my nigga still here.”
“Yeah. I bet all our dads know. They could have clued us in though. Who we gon’ tell?”
“Well, Ace mouth got Uncle Marcus caught. My actions got us in all this bullshit.”
“Naw. This shit would have happened anyway. They just thought it would have been easier if they got you involved to be a fall guy. They were getting their shit together to go at Uncle Marcus from a different angle, thinking we wouldn’t figure that shit out. Missus Sidney and Shy are some real ones, and clearly, they don’t remember having to go against Shy, or they would have thought twice about that shit.”
“If you say so, man.”
Before I could head back inside, Kingsley joined us. “What y’all still doing out here?”
“Talking about Aaliyah,” Royal said, surprising me.
Kingsley was the most level-headed of all of us, so I shouldn’t have been surprised. He reminded me so much of Uncle Kenny. Kane used to be that way, but it seemed after he got shot, that nigga always had a fucking chip on his shoulder.
“Ashanni had to take her home. She was so upset. I take it the babies aren’t yours?”
“Naw. They not.”
Kingsley nodded, but he didn’t say anything else about it. Instead, he said, “Treasure told me today she needed a little space. The shit with PJ got her reliving all her shit. PJ was with Mythic when they rescued her. I just wanna be there for her, but I know I can’t push. We aren’t even really a couple. In my mind we are. I’m the only man she will be around without her family being near. I just feel like I’m losing her. I love her so fucking much I don’t even know who the fuck I am anymore.”
These niggas had me feeling depressed instead of hopeful. I thought I would be cruising on a high after finding out my nigga could still be alive. Now, I felt heavier than I did before I got here. I needed to go find Iesha.
“How are you and Iesha?” Kingsley asked.
“We’re good, thankfully. Had we not been, I would probably be all over the fucking place right now. She calms me.”
They glanced at each other and started laughing. I frowned. “What the fuck y’all laughing at?”
“Sex with her calms you, because yo’ ass been in a relationship with her before. This shit ain’t new.”
I smirked. “Fuck y’all, but hell yeah. A nigga was on a two-year hiatus. I almost forgot what pussy felt like.”
“Nigga!” Royal yelled and laughed.
I couldn’t help but chuckle. Kingsley laid his hand on my shoulder and said, “I’m proud of you, though. You finally got your shit together. She love the fuck out of you for her to even still be around.”
“Hell yeah. I ain’t met her family yet though. Just her brother. Hopefully, that can happen soon.”
They both nodded. “Well, since Aaliyah left, I guess I can go back inside.”
“You think she was here to talk to you? Why else would she have come?” Kingsley asked.
