All of Me

XXXIX

"Flag on the play!" Nova said, throwing a napkin.

"On a balcony?" October questioned. "That's a fucking lie."

"I swear. That's how we conceived Jax." Heather replied. "Y'all want proof?"

"Proof?!" All of them said together.

"I forgot y'all make videos. I can't watch." Mya said as she closed her eyes.

Heather laughed. "I'm not gonna play the video or show anything too uncensored because y'all don't need to see my husband's dick." She said as she went to the video on her phone. Heather fast forward the video to where she was on her knees and the only thing they could see was Amaru's face, upper body, and legs and Heather's backside—which she didn't mind showing.

"Yup, that's a balcony." Nova confirmed.

"I know that head was good—look at his face." October joked, making them laugh.

"Man, y'all got me beat with the sex settings." Mya said. "Craziest place we had sex was in Big Mama's kitchen."

"Bitch." Heather gasped.

"It was while we were in college and he was calling me pretty." Mya tried to reason.

"Oh hell nah, I'm telling." Nova joked as she got up from the table, causing Mya to freak out.

-

Amaru began to pat Jaxon on his back as he rocked him to sleep. The men were ready to start drinking, but Jaxon was currently in the way of that. However, it wouldn't be long before Jaxon went to sleep.

Amaru's phone dinged, signaling a text from Nova. He opened the message and played the video of Heather. Amaru smirked and didn't waste any time saving it to his phone.

"I figured before we got drunk, we could play a little game." Zachariah said as the rest of them joined Amaru in the living room. "Let's talk about the things we love most about our partners."

Shakur nodded. "Definitely."

"Man of the hour, you can start." Zachariah told him.

"I think we can all agree and say that we love everything about our women—even the icks. But what I love most about Mya is her resilience. She overcame every and anything that came in her way. She deserves nothing but happiness and I'm more than willing to give that to her." Shakur explained.

"Arman?" Zachariah said.

"Her booty." Arman joked, making them laugh. "But seriously, I love her being able to understand and being able to give feedback without judgement. She's really taught me a lot of things and I can honestly say that I wouldn't have seen myself growing without her. She has accepted me for who I am and she's patient with me."

"Little cousin in love for real this time." Shakur teased, making Arman suck his teeth.

"Amaru?"

"I love the motherly version of her. Sometimes I just sit back and watch her—she's nurturing and patient with the boys, and she spoils them like hell. But the fact that she immediately stepped in as a mother to Kill without hesitation after Simone died made me realize how lucky I was to have her." Amaru said. "Hell, I kinda want to keep her pregnant but we already made an agreement."

Arman laughed. "Shit, she might give you another one. You know she'll do anything for you."

"Facts." Shakur chimed in. "What about you, Zach?"

"I love her presence." Zachariah replied. "She's soft spoken, yet she's heard and if you don't hear her then she'll make sure you will. She doesn't have to speak to make her presence known, and she still gives me butterflies after twenty plus years of being together. I think we can all agree on the butterflies part."