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“That’s what I know,” he said with a smile.
Uncle Ryder came and shook my hand then they went back to the counter to get their food. While everyone was distracted, I closed my box of food and got the hell out of there. Aunt Syn wasn’t about to catch me slipping and bring that bullshit up again. However, by the time I got to my truck, my mama came running out of the diner. I took a deep breath as she came to my truck.
“I wanted to talk to you before you left, baby. Umm… Avery is eligible for parole. He sees the board next week. It’s very possible he could be getting out. I wanted to give you a heads up just in case they granted it. I would hate for you to see him somewhere and lose it.”
I was damn near about to lose it now. “It doesn’t seem like he’s been there long enough. The time they sentenced him to didn’t seem long enough. If I see him, I may be in jail next.”
“In my opinion, hehasn’tbeen there long enough, but there’s nothing we can do about that, baby. I just wanted you to know.”
I pulled her in my arms and hugged her tightly as I trembled in anger. “Thanks for telling me, Ma. Does Aunt Syn and Nesha know?”
“Syn knows, but I haven’t talked to Nesha to see if she knows. The DA called Syn, so he probably called Nesha too.”
“Okay. I’ll check on her later.”
I kissed her head and got in my truck. She took a step back, watching me closely. I started my engine, then pulled off. There was no way they could let that nigga out so soon. No one seemed as bothered as me though, and I didn’t know what to think of that.
* * *
“So what’s up? You gon’come to the game or what?”
“Yeah, I’ll be there. I’m not sure if I’ll have a date or not though.”
“No pressure, man. I’m just happy that you will make it.”
I was sitting on my couch talking to Nate. He had a game tonight so I knew we wouldn’t be on the phone long. I’d been meaning to call him and had never gotten around to it. I didn’t want to talk to Yendi until I cooled off, because she seemed to be able to sense when something was up with me. I wasn’t too fond of that shit, mainly because it only made me more sensitive around her.
I’d come home after sitting at the office making phone calls for another two hours, scheduling meetings and shipments. I took a shower, ate the rest of my lunch, then called Nate. “Yo, you good, man?” he asked.
“Yeah, I’m cool. Why?”
“You just seem kind of quiet. You know the video premier is the day after the game. Well… the private viewing for Noah and Jess,” he said quietly. “Damn, I wanna go to that shit.”
“Have you talked to Jess?” I asked out of curiosity.
“Naw. I been wanting to though. I’ve listened to a voicemail she left me months ago repeatedly just to hear her voice.”
This nigga had it bad as fuck. Jess must’ve put that fucking whip appeal on that nigga. “Damn, nigga.”
“Shit, I know. Feel like she put voodoo on my ass. The crazy part is I ain’t even fucked nobody since I’ve been with her. You know how long ago that shit was?”
“Hell yeah. Maybe that’s the problem. You need to fuck somebody else.”
I needed to take my own advice. It felt like Yendi had my nuts in a vice grip. After having her last week, I didn’t wanna experience nobody else. Her pussy had me in a trance like I was fucking hypnotized. It was hard to resist her ass. Seeing her was like experiencing her all over again. I could feel her without even touching her. So I understood what he was going through, but to be going through it for so long, even after Jess was happy, in a new relationship and pregnant, was a trip.
“So, how are things between you and your mom?” I asked him.
“Man, about the same, I guess. We don’t talk that often. During basketball season, it’s pretty easy to avoid her since I’m always on the road. Whenever I look at her, I think about the relationship I missed out on with my father. I know that’s one of the reasons I stay so close to Noah when I can. It’s like I can get a piece of David and what he would have been like as a father by talking to him.”
“Damn, man.”
“Yeah. I know eventually I’ll have to have a more in-depth conversation with her. I just don’t know when that will be. There’s still a tinge of anger inside of me. Noah said I needed counseling to help me through it or to at least talk to someone I trust. Sometimes you just wanna be… in all your toxicity, dysfunction, and hurt. I still just wanna be. When I feel like it’s time, I’ll talk to her again.”
There was no need in me offering any words. I was having the same issues. I think his was a little more emotionally charged though. He missed out on an opportunity to know his father because his mother wouldn’t tell him who he was. She didn’t tell him until long after David had died. Almost immediately, he had his last name changed to Guillory. His father was a professional basketball player as well, and he’d unknowingly followed in his father’s footsteps.
As we continued to talk about some chick he met and how fine Noah’s sister-in-law was, someone was beeping in. When I saw Yendi’s number, I wanted to hang up with Nate immediately, but I didn’t want to be so accessible either. It seemed I was a creature of habit, because although I wanted to talk to her, I was keeping myself from doing so. I’d call her when I got off the phone with Nate. She said she wanted to be here for me, so she would have to get all sides of me without apologies.
I was going to fuck this up with her. I should have stuck to my guns and just left her alone. Instead, I was in her sweet ass pussy face first. I ate that shit until I had fucking lockjaw, and she’d came three times. For reasons unknown to me, I actually gave a fuck about her feelings. I’d been seeking an explanation for that since I met her. It was like my ways of sticking and moving didn’t apply to her.
