Page 116 of Heart Of A Goon II

“He’s my brother, but also my father at the same time. Like, I’m not calling Menace to vent or talk shit. I’m calling him if I have an issue that I cannot handle. It’s easier to tell Don because he’s like my actual sibling. Menace and Kora are like my parents… even though I’m not scared to tell Kora. She loves babies.”

“Maybe she’ll be next to have some.”

I broke out into laughter. “Kora isn’t having any kids.”

It had always been up to me and Landon to have children. We had written Menace off from ever procreating with his crazy ass. Kora had always said that if kids happened, then she would send them back to God. It wasn’t that she was against children, her love was in prison.

Having children with any other man but Mako was torture for her. The same as marrying and committing to another man. She had her fun but never got too serious with them. Kora allowing a man to get to know her, was like Spiderman ripping his mask off in Times Square during rush hour.

It was never going to happen.

“Your family is strict when it comes to having kids. Meanwhile these hoes are like damn rabbits.” Kobe pointed at the Delgatos, and then to Capri.

“Not me. I had one, and God gifted me the other one… girl math,” Blair announced.

Capri screwed her face up. “Did you not get fucked in the bathroom of the jet?”

“Bitch, now you telling our business,” Blair fanned herself, reliving her time at the mile high club.

“And is.”

“Says the woman who popped out one, then decided to double it with two more… plus, Elijah has been going through sleep regression or something. I had a meeting to speak with Killian, but all of this happened.”

“What’s wrong?” I asked.

“He doesn’t sleep. It’s like he’s scared to sleep, and then he keeps bringing up missing Maggie. I don’t know who she is, and he doesn’t speak about her. Think she’s an imaginary friend or something.”

Kobe leaned up. “Oh, keep the little nigga away from me. I do a lot, but that spirit shit is where I draw the line.”

“My baby isn’t haunted, Kobe,” Blair protested.

I looked in the opposite direction. “I mean, ain’t that how Insidious started?”

“Exactly how,” Erin cosigned.

Blair laughed as she stood up. “Fuck all of you… fuck you all. I’m trying to figure out this parenting thing. It’s hard work. I want the best for my boy; he’s been through a lot.”

“If he start asking for her to have dinner with y’all, just go on and make those accommodations for the house with the padded walls.”

Capri snorted and then couldn’t hold it in and started laughing. “I’m sorry, B… I’m sorry.”

I felt a hand on my shoulder and looked up, and Goo was standing there. His eyes still had sleep in them. His hand held my neck as he kissed me deeply, and then climbed to sit behind me.

“We can leave, Goon… it’s really no problem,” Kobe started in on him, and Goo laughed while flipping him off.

“Fuckkk! Sucked her lips off her face.” When we looked over at Syn, this bitch had her hands over her eyes.

Goo laughed as he rubbed my thighs. “Might want to find where Havoc at and go get you one.”

“Fuck all of you! That is my friend, I don’t even like⁠—”

“Damn, I was gonna sit here, but you might be struck by lightning.” Havoc stood behind her.

She spun around, looking up and then had this silly grin on her face. “Oh, well if it ain’t Mr. Scared of Commitment.”

“I ain’t never say no shit like that.”

Kobe sipped his drink loudly. “Kind of.”