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“Connect Four,” Latrice replied.
“You just reneged, give us three books!” Nala said to her pops.
“I did not. Diamonds were played, sweetheart.”
“Yeah, but last play you threw out a heart on a diamond… run it.”
“Good job, baby.” I winked. Feeling a tap on my arm, I looked over to see Rabbit rubbing her eyes.
“What’s wrong, baby girl?”
“I’m sleepy.”
“A’ight, let’s get you to bed.” I stood and picked her up.
“You don’t want mommy to tuck you in, boop?”
Makari shook her head. “I want Daddy to do it.”
Nala tossed up her hands. “Well, excuse me.”
“Jealous?” I asked her, smiling.
“Nope. I’m just happy to be able to relax and not have to worry about doing it.”
“And I’ll always make sure you stay relaxed.” I leaned down and pressed my lips against hers.
“Goodnight, Mommy. I love you,” Kari said, getting down, hugging, and kissing her mother then raising her arms for me to pick her back up.
“Goodnight, Kari baby. I love you more. Spoiled butt.” She laughed as I took Rabbit upstairs to her room and laid her down.
“You want a story time, rab?”
“Not tonight. I’m too sleepy to listen.”
I chuckled. “I’ll bet. You had an eventful weekend.” She nodded. “A’ight. See you in the morning, baby. Goodnight.”
“Goodnight, Dad. I love you.”
“I love you too, rab.” I kissed her forehead and left the room.
My phone buzzed in my pocket as I took it out, looking at the caller ID, frowning at the unknown number. I contemplated on whether to answer, but it could have been one of my workers calling from the shop.
“Yo?”
“Is… Is this Play?” the woman’s voice asked. The only people who called me by that name were street members. I didn’t recall any female members though, so her asking threw me for a loop. “Hello? Are you there?”
“Who is this?”
“My name is Tasha… Slim’s wife. Listen, I didn’t call to make trouble, I just wanted to say thank you for what you did for me, and for the money—”
“Aye, I don’t know how you got this number, but don’t call this phone again.” I hung up and blocked the number.
“Everything okay?” I turned to see Bunny standing behind me. I wasn’t sure how much she heard, but I was hoping she didn’t hear anything.
“Yeah, everything’s good.”
“Who was that on the phone?”
