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“Spit that shit out, WJ. I can see the disgust all over your face,” Uncle Storm said.
“That nigga that used to talk to Tyeis and that attacked Decaurey is making moves. Ali from Watchful Eyes is coming around nine tomorrow morning to talk to us about what we want and expect to be done.”
“What’s he doing?” Uncle Jasper asked.
“He’s trying to attack our inventory shipments and the rice farms in general. We gon’ have to keep our eyes open at all times. That means he has help if he’s planning to do all that shit. Ali will fill us in on the details in the morning. I just wanted to give y’all a heads up.”
“My eyes always open, and my ear is always to the streets. ’Bout time y’all get on my level,” Uncle Storm said and walked off.
Everyone rolled their eyes at nearly the same time, but Ty’s screams claimed all our attention. My aunts ran toward the room she was in, and I ran behind them. When we got to the room, they were wheeling her out. “What’s going on?” Aunt Tiff asked.
“C-section. Both babies are breeched,” Decaurey said as he hurriedly followed them.
It seemed in this moment all bullshit was at the back of his mind and the well-being of the babies and Ty were at the forefront.Thank God.As I made my way back to Nesha’s room to get Yendi, Uncle Kenny said, “I’m gonna get with Price to be on the look out when he and his drivers are making deliveries.”
“Okay. I appreciate that, Unc.”
We slapped hands, and I continued to Nesha’s room. Uncle Kenny, although quiet, was the smartest of all of us, especially when it came to criminal shit. That nigga also had a spirit of discernment that couldn’t be fucked with now. I supposed his past with Reggie had afforded him that gift. When I stepped into Nesha’s room, the baby was lying on Lennox’s chest, Nesha was sound asleep against Lennox, since he was in bed with her, and Yendi was staring right at me.
She gave me a soft smile and asked in a low voice, “How’s Ty?”
“They are about to perform a C-section. The babies are breeched.”
“Oh wow.”
I gave her a soft smile then went to Lennox to see my little cousin again. He had a head full of hair like Nesha. “Can you put him in his incubator thing? I’m gonna try to get some rest, but I don’t want to wake Nesha up.”
“Yeah, sure.”
I slowly scooped Baylor up and listened to his little whimper. His lips were purple looking and pursed. I slid my finger over his head, suddenly filled with love. One day, I would have my own, and I couldn’t wait. When Yendi appeared next to me, I realized I’d just been standing here with him for a while, staring at his angelic face that I was sure would soon be a little terror, fucking Nome up.
“A baby looks good on you. Do you want one someday?”
“Yeah. I didn’t know until now though. What about you?”
She nodded as a smile spread across her thick lips. I brought Baylor to his bed and finally laid him in there then turned my attention back to Yendi. “Let’s get out of here, baby. I’m tired, and I’m sure you are too. I just wanna lay next to you and hold you in my arms.”
Her eyebrows lifted slightly as I looked away. I was becoming way too soft and expressive. I surely had to get away from this baby. He was only making things worse. She lifted her hand to my cheek and gently stroked it. “Are you saying you want me to stay with you tonight?”
“Yeah. You good with that?”
“Mm hmm. Better than good.”
I grabbed her hand and led her out of the room. I supposed turning myself inside out for her earlier only increased my sensitivity. As we walked down the hallway to the elevator, I brought our joined hands to my lips and kissed hers. Letting go with her felt better than I thought it would. It was actually taking way more effort to resist her. She smiled at me, and I pulled her in my embrace. “How do you feel so strongly for me? How are you so strong? Seems like that should be my position as a man.”
“I’m not always strong. Honestly, I’m fragile. That’s why this shit between us has to be God. I’m not the type of woman that can handle tough battles with grace. I would crumble. I literally ran and moved over a thousand miles away. To me, someone calling me a strong black woman is like giving someone permission to fuck with me to test that theory. I don’t like that. The problem with me running away is that I now feel hyper-independent, because I don’t have any family here. I don’t like that either.”
I learned something new about her in this moment. I supposed my issues and situations had clouded my vision concerning her. I couldn’t see how weak she was feeling because I thought I was feeling weaker. “There’s no need for you to be hyper-independent with me around. You are so important to me. Never be afraid to depend on me. I’m here for whatever you need. I promise.”
She leaned against me and wrapped her arms around my waist, hugging me tightly. I already knew that before we went to sleep, I would be loving her gently. It seemed this moment called for it.
* * *
The ringing phonewoke me up. I looked at the clock to see it was seven. We’d only gone asleep about three hours ago. We got to my house about three, and I made love to Yendi for nearly an hour before we crashed. I’d planned to wake up by eight, so I was extremely irritable now. As I wiped my eyes, I realized it was Yendi’s phone ringing. She sat up with a frown on her face. “Ugh! Who the fuck calling me so early?”
My eyebrows lifted slightly. It wasn’t often that I heard her curse like that outside of sex, so it caught me off guard. She went to her phone and by the time she got to it, it had stopped. She looked at it and rolled her eyes. Giving her attention to me, she said, “I’m sorry. I thought I’d silenced my phone while we were at the hospital. Some people have no consideration for other people.”
She came back to the bed and snuggled against me. I kissed her forehead. “It’s okay.” When I wrapped my arms around her, she trembled. “Yendi, you good?”
