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I walked out of the room and showered with a little extra pep. When I got dressed and returned to the kitchen, it was completely transformed. I still couldn’t understand how she could do something like that so fast.
“You want me to load that stuff into my car? Is this all of it?” I asked, pointing to the end of the table where her treats were bundled. It looked to be much less than usual.
“Yeah, you can put that into your car. I already put the light stuff in mine. I wanted to get out, so I will come by for a while. Plus, I missed Remy and haven’t cursed Cairo out in a while.”
“Yeah, you guaranteed to kill two birds with one stone if you come by.” I laughed and picked up the basket of treats.
“Eat.” She shoved a bacon, egg, and cheese bagel in my direction. I happily accepted. There wasn’t anything complicated about the way Le and I moved together. Once I was done packing up, she was in her new whip. That big-ass yellow Jeep made me smile. It was what she wanted, and I was proud tohave had a hand in it. We coasted through the highway. Even the traffic wasn’t bad.
“Boss man!” I laughed hearing Cairo’s voice. He didn’t know Le was two steps from off his ass.
“So that’s the only one you see?” She snapped with a smile.
“Damn. I didn’t know the first lady was here. Prince has been hiding yo ass like drug money. As long as you keep cooking for us like that, I don’t care.”
“Anyway, you been doing well for yourself. You checked out school yet?”
“Not you too. Y’all like having two parents here. I can tell y’all gone work out.” Cairo said, walking away. She smiled. On the surface, most men would be jealous, but I knew there was nothing sexual about the encounter. Not only did I trust her, but I saw the things she craved. The family environment that she wished she had growing up. Cairo was easy to fit into the little brother category because his stubborn ass was so likable.
“Ooh, wee, you brought the dessert with you, " Remy said as he came down the driveway. I had only been there two seconds, and Le was already the center of attention. Remy gripped her hand and brought it to his mouth for a kiss, and she blushed.
“Ease up old man. You ain’t too old to get knocked out.”
“If I had been 30 years younger, you would have had a fight on your hands. Are you keeping us company today?” he asked her.
“Just a few hours. I've been cooking, but I'm looking for some feedback. I'm thinking of expanding.”
“Don’t think! Do it. You got something here.” Remy pointed to the basket right before he lifted the cover and snagged a piece of cake.
“Y’all kill me. I have breakfast sandwiches in this one. Y’all go straight for the cake. Don’t make me call Mrs. Juanita.”
“And she knows how to play dirty, too?” Remy whistled. “Watch this one, Prince,” Remy said as he walked away.
“You see, his ass ain’t put that cake down, though,” I said, and Le laughed that loud ass laugh next to me.
“I’m glad you came. I enjoy being able to look up and see you. Meet me in my office before you go.”
“Nope! You will not take my legs from me. I still need to go home and cook for tomorrow.” She pranced away.
“Wow. Look at how much you guys have done!”
She marveled as she stepped inside. I heard a few whistles from the crew when they saw her. “Aye niggas, don’t get y’all shit knocked off.” I was cool with Remy and Cairo because I knew their intentions, but some of these other niggas just came on. Playing or not, they weren’t going to do that. They disbursed quickly.
“How’s the crew?” She asked.
“Hit or miss. I have a few I’ll consider keeping on for future projects. It’s just hard to get people to take shit seriously. This was only step one. What I’ll be doing at the hotel is the real work. We gotta be on point for that.”
“I see the vision.” She smiled.
The door opened when I was about to migrate to her, and I pulled back. She was going to be a beautiful distraction. I had much work to do today, and I would damn near have to sit on myhands not to touch her. But it hit me that I had to be an example. Though I was the boss, I wouldn’t allow any of my employees to kiss the way I planned to kiss her. That alone helped me pause.
“Yo boss man! It’s a nigga out here looking for you. It look like some smoke.” Cairo busted back in the door. Le’s eyes told me how panicked she became.
“How could he find me? I promise I haven’t told him anything.” She ignored Cairo and asked me.
“I don’t hide from nobody. I’m easily accessible, and I like it that way. If it is him, like I said, my turn.” I slipped away from her and walked out the front door. I knew the day would come sooner or later.
“What’s going on, P? You don’t ever have no shit, so I know this nigga lame as hell. I got you.” Cairo said, falling in step with me.
