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When I heard the dog barking, I already knew our night was over. After we got into it, I brought his lil ass to Jungle’s place for the kids to enjoy. The minute we got off the plane, she wanted to go get him. She hadn’t seen him in two weeks. She kissed my lips then lifted herself from my dick. “I gotta go check on my baby. I missed Yonkers.”
I rolled my eyes then got up behind her and pulled the sheets off the bed. While she was playing mama, I supposed I would be cleaning the mattress and changing the sheets. To experience her waterfall, though, I’d do this shit every night.
“Joel, where are we going?”
“Don’t worry about all that shit. Just sit back and enjoy.”
“Well, you have me anxious. I’ve gotten an hour-long massage, mani-pedi, and my hair and makeup done. You’ve been catering to me all day. This beautiful bouquet of pink Lotus stole my breath away, not to mention the dress I’m wearing. I just need to know because I’m antsy.”
“We are going to eat. I feel like after all that, you’ve worked up an appetite.”
“Oh. Absolutely. I’m starving.”
It had been a couple of weeks, and with all the drama we had been going through, I just wanted to show my baby a good time. I wanted to show her that I was conscious of the things she needed from me and the things she needed for herself. Catering to her and showing her how much I loved her was my main priority. Whatever she wanted, she got. I’d even taken her out dancing last weekend.
I made my way to Downtown Houston to be sure we ate in style. I reserved us a spot at one of those upscale places where a steak probably cost seventy dollars and you had to pay extra for the sides. I’d heard good things about The Palm, but I never wanted to spend the money to go. Jungle used to tell me to quit being cheap, but shit, a hole in the wall always had the best food. I didn’t mind frequenting the soul food spots like This Is It. At least a nigga got full.
These expensive ass spots had the audacity to charge an arm and a leg, and you still left hungry. I would probably stop at Whataburger on the way home. “What restaurant are we going to? It has to be somewhere that’s really upscale. You sitting over there looking like the American gangsta and shit.”
I chuckled. “I’m gon’ take that as a compliment.”
She reached over and put her hand at the back of my neck, gently stroking it. “Oh, but it most certainly is.”
I slowly shook my head. “It’s a nice place, baby.”
I glanced at her in her long-sleeved, white dress with its plunging neckline that showed off her gorgeous legs. I almost turned around to go back home. She was so fucking fine. When she crossed her legs, I swerved a bit to fuck with her. She turned to me with a slight frown on her face. “You good?”
“Hell naw. You crossed those stilts of perfection, and I forgot I was supposed to be driving.”
She rolled her eyes as she chuckled. “You full of shit.”
“Naw. I lose focus whenever you in the room, baby.”
She blushed then looked straight ahead. We’d gone to get her MRI done almost two weeks ago, and when we got the results last week, they said there was nerve damage. They gave her the option of going to therapy to see if it would get any better. That shit fucked me up. I held her the entire day and was mostly quiet too. She had to get me out of my head and focused on her. Thinking about that shit had me depressed as hell.
My feelings were on a hair trigger when it came to that woman, and Jungle wasn’t afraid to point that shit out whenever we were around him and Chelsea. All the shit I had teased him about, I was doing. Public displays of affection came easily now because I loved her so much. I didn’t care who knew. The fellas and Alexz’s rowdy ass fucked with me Sunday before last at family dinner.
Pop was way too happy to see me. He hugged me tightly like I had somehow known he was looking for his brother and set out on a mission to find him. I could only chuckle at his reaction. He said they’d talked Saturday and that they discussed him and his family coming to visit in the next couple of months or so. It just depended on when he and Mama could get away.
In the meantime, he and Mrs. Anissa would be making a trip to Tallahassee. As far as the family went, it would be a lot easier for Daniel, Mama, and the rest of the family to come to Beaumont versus the small army of Berottes to travel to Florida. If there were any financial hardships, I was more than sure Pop would fund the trip. He was just that happy to reconnect with him.
When we got to the restaurant, Keondra’s eyes widened. “The Palm? Oh shit! My gangsta pulling out the big guns! Yaaasss!”
I slowly shook my head and got out to help her out. I chuckled as I did so, thinking about how I refused to open her door months ago at the club. The jackass I was back then had gone into hiding concerning damn near everybody. Most times I went anywhere, it didn’t require his presence. While it felt somewhat weird, I liked it. It took effort to be cool around people I didn’t know, but it was worth it.
After helping Kee out of the SUV, she slid her hands up my chest, flicking something off my black shirt. “Thank you, baby. Today has been wonderful.”
“You’re welcome. I’d do anything for you. You know that, right?”
“You’ve told me repeatedly.”
“Long as you know.”
She looped her arm around mine as I glanced down at her cleavage. Damn, I wanted to lick that shit. I led her to the door, and when the worker opened it for us, I saw her lips part. The restaurant was dimly lit, and there were flowers everywhere… not in an overkill fashion though. She frowned slightly as she looked around. “Why is the restaurant empty? It’s a Friday night.”
“Ma’am, sir… follow me.”
I didn’t give her an answer, and since the host had interrupted us, she didn’t press for one. When we walked further into the restaurant and she saw the entire Berotte family, along with her mom, sisters, and even Ghost, she started fanning her face. My mom and Daniel, Fawn and her family, and Amiko and her family were in attendance as well. I noticed Daniel was sitting next to Pop, and they were both smiling big.
