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If a black woman’s face could turn red, he’d just seen it happen real time. “If that boy hurts her again, I swear…”
Interrupting her before she got on a tirade, he said, “He knows. This time, I think he’s got it handled.”
Squinting her eyes at him, she pursed her lips. “Mmmm hmmm. He’d better. Anyway, go sit down. You look hurt and I don’t want you passing out on the floor.”
“I love you too, old lady.”
He felt Kiana’s hands on him as he stood in the middle of the room. “I like her. Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Because I needed you to trust me first. These two ladies…” He paused to look at his mom and the lady who’d become like a grandmother to him as they stood together. “They’re my family. Nico’s my brother. We don’t make sense. None of us should have gravitated to each other but we did.”
“Now I’m here,” she proclaimed loudly.
“That’s right, baby. Now you’re here. Come on, Ms. Tipsy, let’s go grab your stuff while they pretend they’re not listening to our conversation.”
“We’re not listening,” his mother called out before laughing.
“Yeah, keep on talking. We’re just waiting to hear when the wedding will be,” Big Mama cackled.
“I think I wanna hang out with them every weekend,” Kiana admitted as he led her upstairs.
He’d created a monster.
