Page 14 of Heart Of A Goon II

Despite feeling like I was going to vomit with worry, I needed the laugh that Kobe provided in this moment.

“If you want a free trip and another jet ride, say that.”

“And do. What do the accommodations look like? This Caselli money… I know we about to be eating goodt.” He rolled his neck.

Syn came and hugged me. “Hey Zoy… this was all his idea.”

“If you didn’t agree to be my surrogate, I would have left you behind.” He side-eyed her and climbed up the remaining steps.

I looked between him and Syn confused. “Huh?”

“Long story. Everything good with you?” she checked.

“Other than worried, I’m alright.”

She rubbed my shoulder. “If there is one thing those men do, it’s handle business. Then, they’ll be right on their way to their families.”

“You’re right.”

“Don’t stress yourself too much, okay?” She looked at me, then up the steps where Kobe was already waiting.

“Girl, go and get the damn champagne.”

Syn started laughing and headed up the rest of the steps. I watched as Blair’s red G-wagon pulled behind the SUV, and she hopped out. She went to grab the kids from the back. Elijah grabbed the bags, helping his mother. Blair had changed the clothes she wore at the party.

A red corvette whipped behind Blair’s truck.

Mina hopped out and started helping her with the kids. Gams exited from the passenger side of Blair’s truck and grabbed her bags while walking over toward me.

“Hi Sweetness.”

“Hi Gams.” I gave her a hug as she stared into my eyes like she was trying to figure out what was different with me.

“Everything all good?”

“Yes ma’am.”

She cupped the side of my face. “Alright.”

Out the corner of my eye, I could see the staff pulling Don’s jet from the hangar, which meant Navy was in route to us.

Elijah ran over with the bags in his hands, and the staff took them from him. “Hey, Auntie Zoy.”

“Hey, Eli… ready to go on vacation?”

“I still have to do schoolwork. Mom called my teacher on the way here, and she’s emailing it over.”

I laughed because he didn’t care that he was about to board a jet or have fun with his cousins. He was concerned about the schoolwork that he would have to complete while being in paradise.

“You see how me and Auntie Capri are attorneys, right?”

“Uh huh.”

“And how Uncle Hassan and Uncle Meer both have degrees? Uncle Hassan is a doctor and Uncle Meer is⁠—”

“A RN!” Elijah blurted.

“Meer is not a nurse, Elijah.”