Page 22 of A Hood Wife And A Rich Goon 2

“More pancakes!” Breeze pumped his fist and raced into the kitchen with Jou Jou behind him.

Lotus sighed and finally managed to end the call with Taci but glared at Eazy when she was done as Toni and Bull got comfortable on the couch together. She slammed her phone on the counter beside Eazy’s plate.

“I can’t believe you ratted me out like that. Like dealing with my own parents and Jewel wasn’t enough.”

“Everybody gon’ find out one way or another, baby.” Eazy kissed the top of her head and moved into the kitchen to fix a plate for Breeze and Bijou.

Lotus took the opportunity to dig into his omelet and take a bite even though she still had half of hers left. His just looked better. Someone tapped at the door and then pushed it open. Jewel appeared and looked around at the full house as he shit it behind him. Dabbing Bull up, he nodded to Toni before joining Lotus at the counter, where she settled in front of her own plate to finish eating.

Once Eazy got the kids situated, Jewel took it upon himself to grab something to eat and stood with his back to the stove.

“So, what’s up? Or you just call us over here to display your culinary skills?” Jewel teased, folding his pancake like a taco with scrambled eggs and a sausage link between it.

“I ran into Midas last night.”

“That nigga dead?” Jewel frowned and moved toward the counter across from Eazy and Lotus.

“Where you see him at?” Bull chimed in from behind.

“At Summit and Taci’s house,” Eazy answered.

“Who is Midas?” Lotus queried.

“A former friend turned fuck nigga,” Eazy clarified. “And now… the nigga is my fucking brother-in-law.” He slid off his stool with his plate in hand.

That statement made Bull lean forward.

“What you say?” he asked, tone even, hands clasped together in front of him.

Eazy paused and looked dead at him.

“Essence?” Bull queried.

“I only got one sister, B. I roll in that muhfucka, and they all sitting at the table, having dinner like shit sweet.”

“Yo’ sister really married this muhfucka?” Jewel raged.

“She didn’t know who he was. He told her his name was Marchonne and didn’t mention having any ties to any of us. From what Summit been saying, she been fucking with him for over a month. Probably the nigga she left the club with that night. He been tricking on her ever since. When I told her who he was and all the shit he’d done, she didn’t even care.”

Bull didn’t say anything. Instead, he stroked his beard, pensive, jaw locking tightly, a sign that he was angry. Toni peeped it all. She’d be lying if she said she wasn’t a little jealous, given the fact that Bull admitted to having history with Essence.

“The fuck? So now what?” Jewel queried.

“This nigga don’t get a pass. Only reason he made it out of there alive last night was because of Summit and Taci.”

Clearing her throat, Toni scooted to the edge of the couch.

“Lotus, where is the bathroom?”

“Oh, over there to the right.” Lotus pointed behind her to the hallway leading to her bedroom and bathroom.

Bull watched after his wife, sensing a shift as she sauntered off.

“So, what we supposed to do with this?” Jewel moved to Lotus’s fridge searching for something to drink. “This nigga gets to walk around like shit good because he married to your sister?”

“Fuck nah.” Eazy scoffed, shaking his head. “We gotta be as strategic as this nigga was when he slimed us.”

Bull nodded, hands still steepled in front of him as he thought about his homie’s statement. Eazy was typically the one who went off halfcocked. Pulling triggers and asking questions later. This situation was going to require more than that. Midas was biding his time all along, moving against them, so they were going to be as calculated as he was.