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“How long have you been planning to propose ’cause you put this gathering together quick?”
Ahmad chuckled. “I met with my jeweler a week after we touched down. I knew what I wanted. I just had to wait until the time was right. Bunny has always been the one.”
I blushed as the women around me released a round of “Awwwws”. For the longest time, Ahmad and I stared at each other smiling. Genuine happiness was so beautiful on him. His spirit felt so much lighter.
Ashton chuckled. “Yeah, that man is in love. Look at that grin.”
“That boy happy as hell,” Saleem added. “Welcome to the life of a sucker.”
“That’s how you feel?” Pure asked with her hands on her hips. “Don’t pay him any attention, Ahmad. It’s not my fault I have the upper hand.”
“I let you have the upper hand.”
Mr. Pryor laughed. “Son, we never have the upper hand. I don’t know who told you that, but they lied.”
He pulled Ahmad in for a tight hug and kissed the side of his head. His mother joined them, wrapping her arms around them both.
“We’re so happy for you, Ahmad,” his father said. “We love you so much and we’re so proud of how far you’ve come.”
His mother nodded. “You deserve the love and happiness you’re feeling right now. Not only do we now have a daughter, but we also have a beautiful granddaughter. You all make a beautiful family.”
“Thank you, Ma.”
I could hear the emotion in his voice. The little boy in him was shining through. All he wanted was his parents’ love and acceptance. That was enough to make him emotional.
“All right,” Saleem said, going over to the stereo. “Enough of this sappy sh— stuff. We’re gonna celebrate my cousin and his beautiful family. Grab a drink ’cause it’s finna be lit!”
He put on some music that got everybody moving. I made my way into Ahmad’s arms and went in for a kiss.
“Mrs. Ahmad Pryor… that has a nice ring to it.”
He grinned. “Damn right it does.”
“I’m thinking we need a little after party of our own tonight.”
“Oh really? You sure you can take that?”
“Oh no, baby. It’s you that gets treated tonight.”
“I like the sound of that.” He pulled me in for another kiss. “We can sneak away right now if you want.”
“And have everyone giving us looks when we finally reemerge? No thank you. Besides, for what I have planned for you, I wanna take my time.”
He smirked. “Bet.”
He just didn’t know. Tonight, we might just make a baby.
34
Ahmad
The next morning everyone gathered in the kitchen for breakfast. I had the chef come prepare a feast and the housekeeper came through early this morning to clean up. Last night was so lit that I woke up with a hangover. Never had I ever drank so much in my life, but because I had already told Saleem what I had planned, he brought five bottles of 1942 and some weed that had me feeling like I was floating. I couldn’t lie, even with the hangover, it was the most fun I’d had in all my years.
Once the drinks started flowing, the old people retreated to their respective quarters along with Rabbit, and we had a time. Bunny was in her bag last night. After getting fucked up, we went inside my playroom and let’s just say if I wasn’t in love with her ass before, she definitely had me simping bad now.
“All of y’all look like you’ve had a rough night,” my soon to be mother-in-law, Charlotte, said as she giggled.
“Everybody except for me!” Pure pouted. I chuckled. “I can’t wait to have this baby. Y’all up here having a time while my pregnant ass had to sit in the corner recording.”
