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“Please call me Kyenna, Grif.”
“I’m sorry to bother you, Kyenna. The liquor shipment just came, and Monday’s schedule is packed.”
“Whatever it is, I’ll deal with it tomorrow. I only have a few more hours with the kids.”
“Yes ma’am. Have a good rest of your evening.”
As the sun was setting, I was pulling up to Averie’s house to drop the kids off. This was my first time seeing where she laid her head. It really wasn’t my business before. Now that we shared the kids, it was. I helped Khari out and walked them to the door where Averie was waiting. Surprisingly, Kaiden gave me a hug. Even his mama was shocked. I hugged him back and then hugged Khari.
“They’ve eaten and had their baths. I really appreciate you for doing this for me.”
“No problem. I see you and Kaiden had a breakthrough,” she said, putting her hand on her hip.
I wasn’t sure if it was shade or if she was genuine. This shit was new and I was trying to read her. I thought we had gotten somewhere yesterday. Today, she was giving me something else.
“Yes, we had a conversation.”
“You have a way with the King men. I’ll call you if they ask to come over.”
“Yeah, okay,” I said, backing up.
What the fuck did she mean I had a way with King men? Rah put dick in some of the most delusional ass bitches.
By seven-thirty, I was already sitting behind my husband’s desk with a legal pad full of notes, my laptop open, and a cup of coffee that had gotten cold. A knock on my door made me look up from my laptop.
“Come in.”
Toni stepped inside, holding a tablet and two folders.
“Morning, Kyenna.”
“Morning.”
“The liquor vendor is downstairs. Payroll is waiting on your approval, one of the card suppliers sent over a new contract, and the seafood company said they need a decision before noon,” she rambled off.
“Damn!”
“I figured I’d hit you with everything at one time. That’s how Rah liked it on Mondays.”
“It’s cool. Can you send them to my email so I can prioritize everything I need to do today?”
Toni was hired by me to help my husband a few years ago. So far, she kept his ass in line. I expected she would do the same for me.
“Already done. And…”
“Toni, please. There’s an and?”
She laughed. “The boys got a bet going on downstairs on if you’ll cuss somebody out before lunch.”
“Am I that bad? Today is the first day of reopening, and I want it right.”
“I don’t think you’re that bad, but the boys say you’re tougher than Rah.”
“Tell them to put their money on the vendors instead of the staff. They’ll get cussed out first.”
“Put Grif on the liquor vendor while I approve payroll and hop on a call with this seafood vendor.”
“Got it,” she said before exiting.
