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I smiled as I dropped it low in front of him and slid my ass up his erection. He pulled me closer to him, and we fit right in with the vibe of the crowd, practically fucking on the dance floor. His hands stayed on my hips, making sure I didn’t veer too far away from him. Damn, he smelled good. Nesha appeared in front of me with a drink and began dancing with us. I took a sip of her drink as she made her way behind our cowboy.
Decaurey and Danica made their way to us as well. When Decaurey got in front of me, he slowly shook his head but danced in front of us with Danica. When I felt Cowboy’s lips on my neck, I turned to him, and he stole a kiss from my lips. I could feel it already. Tonight was gonna be fun as hell, and I was all for it.
CHAPTER7
NATE
Jessica had gone MIA on me, but that was okay. I was having a good time with my boy and his friends. I couldn’t believe Lennox was getting married. We’d gone to Lamar together and tried to keep in touch when I began playing overseas. Now that I was back, it was a lot easier. I started playing for Dallas a couple of years ago. It had been a long and hard journey to the NBA, but I’d made it.
While I could have made it easier for myself, I didn’t. I wanted to make it based on my skill and talent, not on a name I was connected to. Although the connection was extremely close, I didn’t know him. He died when I was thirteen, and I had never met him. It wasn’t because he was a deadbeat or anything. My mom thought it best if he didn’t know. I didn’t find all that out until after he died, of course. Had I known while he was alive, I would have definitely found a way to reach out.
David Guillory played for the Los Angeles Lakers for years, and he’d even taken in a famous rapper, Noah, as his son. He was his stepdad for years before he became a rapper. It seemed to me like he would have loved to have a son, but my mama stole that from me, and I still didn’t have a logical explanation why.
I was almost twenty-nine, but I was playing even better than I was at twenty-two. Unlike my dad, I was ready to settle down. My mama said that he was playing the field, and that was why his marriage to Noah’s mother didn’t last. Sack chasers and being with multiple women wasn’t my thing. I wanted a hard-working woman that could match my energy. Jessica Monroe… she seemed to be who I was looking for.
“Nigga, what’s up wit’chu? You been looking all depressed and shit all day,” Lennox said to his brother.
We were sitting in a strip club, waiting for the show to begin. They were just opening the doors when we got here. I wasn’t all that fond of strip clubs, but whatever floated their boats. “Jessica broke up with me,” he said as he glanced at me.
Oh shit.Jessica was his woman. I’d unknowingly put myself in the middle of a situation and practically put Lennox in the middle too. I guess she didn’t feel she owed him anything at this point. It wasn’t like she was flirting with me to get back at him. Her flirt was subtle though. She was just staring and smiling. I was glad I didn’t ask Lennox about her. I hadn’t really had time to ask him about her. He was busy, constantly moving or in conversation with other people.
“Damn. Why?”
“I been outta pocket for the past few months. I don’t know what’s up with me. She picked up on it and been asking questions that I really don’t have answers to. It’s not her fault. She chose not to deal with me anymore. We broke up earlier this week.”
“Honestly, bruh, you know what’s up with you. Just say you don’t wanna say. A woman that has her own shit and loves herself ain’t gon’ deal with a nigga that ain’t got his shit together. Have you cheated on her?” Lennox probed.
He looked over at Jakari and Malachi, who both had frowns on their faces, and said, “Yeah.”
They both stood from where we were and walked off. I knew that they were related to Jessica, but I didn’t know how. Lennox slid his hand down his face and sat back in his seat. “You know, this supposed to be a joyous occasion. I’ll have to talk to you later. My baby deserves the best parts of me, especially this weekend.” He glanced at me then back to his brother and said, “You better not start no shit on our day.”
Decklan sat back in his seat as I stared at them. I decided to speak up. “I didn’t know. You want her back?”
He shrugged. “I don’t know. She got her shit together, and I don’t. I thought I did, but apparently, I was wrong. If she feeling you, then whatever.”
He was salty. I didn’t owe him shit though. I didn’t meet him until today. Lennox had mentioned him a few times, so I knew he existed, but we had never hung out or anything like that. Lennox was a couple of years ahead of me in school, so we were only around one another for a year or so. He was like a mentor to me, helping me stay focused. We became close during that time, and no matter how long we went without talking, we’d always be close… unless his brother came between that. I didn’t think Lennox would allow that though.
I glanced back at my phone to see Jessica still hadn’t responded to me. I texted her once more for the night.Hit me up when you settle down for the night.
I slid my phone back in my pocket as I thought about my plans for next week. I wanted to reach out to Noah to get to know more about my father. My mama seemed to be fuzzy on the details, and I knew Noah would keep it real with me. He knew what it was like to grow up not knowing who his father was. The only difference was that he grew up with him and still had him. Mine was dead, and I would never get the opportunity to get acquainted.
I tried not to let that bother me to the point where I stayed angry with my mother. For whatever reason, she’d done what she thought was best. I had a decent life growing up in Houston, and I was grateful for that. I didn’t want for anything. My grandparents made sure of that. My mama supplied everything I needed. I didn’t have any siblings, but I had a lot of friends growing up.
My phone vibrated, so I looked at it to see a message from Jessica.Okay.
That was all she said, but I figured they were trying to turn up just like we were. Tomorrow would be a beautiful moment in time, and I could only hope that one day I would experience the same type of love that Lennox and Nesha shared. I could clearly see how much they loved one another. Her family had accepted him in their lives and claimed him as their own. It was just cool to have so much love in a family. Knowing that Jessica was related to her in some way only made me want to be in the family too.
CHAPTER8
JENAHRA
“Oh yes, Carter. Yeeeessss.”
“You worked hard today, baby. I always gotchu,” he said as he rubbed the stress out of my feet.
It felt like that was where all my tension went. I was nervous about the food being good, then I worried about Syn. I prayed she didn’t go into labor early. She didn’t look good when they left. My nerves were always bad with events this size. I shouldn’t have been nervous since this was my niece’s wedding, but that fact only made it worse. I knew my family didn’t bite their tongues. If it wasn’t good, I would hear about it immediately.
Storm and his demon seeds would be the first to speak up and say the food wasn’t shit. Those twins worked my last nerve at times. However, my biggest concern was my daughter. CJ was bad as ever, probably terrorizing Mama and Daddy’s house with Remington. Jacob was his normally joyous self, and Jessica was usually the same way. She enjoyed life to the fullest, and I was happy she learned to do that despite the turmoil I raised her in. She didn’t look so good today though. I noticed that she and Decklan didn’t arrive together.
