Page 17 of A Hood Wife And A Rich Goon 2

Ten minutes later, Summit walked him out, and Eazy drove across town to Lotus’s spot, parking out front of her building. He punched in the code to get inside her building and reached her floor a minute or so later. Using her key to let himself inside, he paused in the doorway when he found her curled up on the couch under a blanket with a book on pregnancy draped over her lap and the TV tuned low to Forensic Files.

Quietly closing the door behind him, he dropped the duffle he’d brought with him near the couch and shed his leather jacket. He also kicked off his shoes before approaching her. Applying a soft kiss to her forehead caused her to stir, and slowly, her eyes peeled open.

“Hey.” She stretched a bit and examined him in one piece. “Everything okay?”

Something dark and solemn rested behind his stare.

“Yeah. Just tired. I’mma take a shower.” Eazy leaned forward and stole a soft kiss.

“Okay.” Lotus shifted on the couch and watched after him.

Eazy showered, and by the time he emerged into Lotus’s bedroom, she’d pulled the covers back on the bed for them and was already dozing again. He moisturized, flossed, and brushed his teeth before joining her in only his boxers. Lotus was warm when he spooned her, and when his arms locked around her she released a soft moan. Instead of drifting off behind her, Eazy found himself restless. Holding Lotus, listening to her breathe, and thinking about Niva.

Toni rolled over the next morning and smiled when she found Bull in bed with Breeze leaning into him and Bijou peaceful on his chest. She shifted and turned on her side, so she could admire them all together before reaching out and running her fingers through Bull’s locs. His eyes didn’t open at first, but he jerked out of his sleep then angled his head toward her.

“Mmm, morning, baby.”

“Good morning. What time did you get in?”

“Late.” Bull pinched the sleep from his eyes and yawned. “Then Jou woke up, so we had some snacks, and I let her watch a little TV until she drifted back off.” He rubbed his daughter’s back and kissed the top of her head.

“It was a long night.” Toni dropped her head onto the pillow. “Your mother came in here and spent a little time with us. We watched two of the five Toy Story movies.”

Bull’s eyes landed on the ceiling. Toni knew he had something on his mind the way his eyes danced over it.

“What are you thinking about?”

“Lot of shit went down last night, T. Gave me a lot to think about, and it changes things. Everything.” He turned to her.

“Like what?”

“I don’t want to talk about it.”

“Bezai, I’m your wife. I’m not some random bird. If something is going on, for the sake of us and our children, you need to tell me. I understand protecting me, but you can’t shield me from everything. I’m stronger than you think.”

He let her words sink in before sighing and shifting Jou Jou into the middle of the bed closer to Breeze. Bull sat up, propping one of his elbows on the mattress and staring at her.

“Braxton is dead.”

“Oh, my God.” Toni gasped.

“Not only that, but me and Eazy were talking about that night. The night Bronx got hit. When you told us about the tattoo, it got us both thinking. We all got that tattoo years ago when we decided we were a crew. Only the six of us had it.”

“Six?” Toni repeated, confused as she did the math. “But… there are only five of you…” Then, something flickered in her mind. Pretty girl. That voice. Those eyes. When he held his hand up in her face tonight, she hadn’t been paying close enough attention, but now she saw it. The man who came in and broke her and Chai up.

“What’s wrong?”

“That man, the man who helped Chai take us. He was there. I remember that voice now.” Toni stared ahead and hugged her knees against her chest. “From that night. His hand, he has that tattoo.”

“His name is Midas. Marchonne St. James,” Bull revealed. “He used to be down with us until he pulled some snake shit and got me jammed up for five years. He disappeared, and none of us heard from him again. At least that’s what we thought.”

“He killed Bronx.”

Toni whipped her head in his direction.

Bull nodded. “Not only that, but Braxton sent him to kill Bronx.”

“What!” Tonie squealed, making Breeze jerk in his sleep. “Are you serious?”