Page 82 of Weddings on the West: Vol. I Brick & Destiny

“Going where? It’s late,” she said. One thing Mrs. West didn’t play about was having her husband home at a decent hour. Unless we were together, that woman expected me home and in bed with her by the time she shut her eyes for the night.

“I just spoke to Pistol. We found out who’s behind all this bullshit, and we’re about to handle it.”

“Why do you have to go, Brick?” she asked impatiently. I stood up and gently held her by her waist.

“Wherever my brothers go, I go,” I answered. Apparently, that was the wrong answer because her face twisted up angrily.

“And none of y’all should be going! All this money, and y’all don’t have… henchmen or something? Someone else who can handle this?” She was starting to panic. I gripped her tighter and pressed a kiss to her forehead.

“That ain’t how this works. They tried us. We gotta make a statement that this shit won’t be tolerated or somebody else will be bold enough to try it next time.”

“I don’t want you to go,” she whispered softly.

“I know. I’ll be back, though.”

“Don’t make promises that you can’t keep,” she shot back.

“Destiny,” I said, gently holding her face in my hands. “I promise I’ll be back. Tomorrow we will put all this shit behind us and everything will go back to normal. I’ma take you on the honeymoon you deserve, and everything will be fine.”

She just stared at me, nostrils flared as she fought with everything she had in her to hold back her tears.

“You better come back,” she hissed. I kissed her forehead again, then her nose, then her lips three times before I pulled away. By the time I had changed into an all black outfit, she was ready for bed in one of my t-shirts and a pair of shorts.

“Don’t wait up for me, okay. Get some rest,” I said. She just stared at me angrily, letting me know I would have a lot of making up to do when I got back.

“I love you,” she mumbled, stubbornly.

“Aye, don’t be sayin’ that shit to a nigga like it’s a goodbye,” I scolded, unable to handle an emotional goodbye from her. I had to keep my mind right so I could keep my promise and make it back to her. “Tell me that shit when I get back and your ankles are by my ears while I’m deep in that pussy.”

That broke her just a little, and she poked her lips out as she stifled a laugh. I snuck another quick kiss before getting the fuck out of there before she could try to convince me to stay.

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