*3 WEEKS LATER* KENDRA P.O.V.*
Deleon couldn't believe how fast I decorated our new home. Anything to get out of that run down ass apartment we were in! I couldn't wait for Angel to have something of his own and a yard to safely play in! I didn't have to worry about Deleon being out all hours of the night now since he was the overseer of the D boys. Now he had his own legit business like Mikael and I didn't have to worry about him being anywhere with just anyone.
Deleon was getting his drinks ready and I was putting the food out.
Deleon: Don't think I ain't forget that you owe me that pussy on this counter top.
He hugs me from behind kissing me. I giggle.
Kendra: Boy stawp.
*DING DONG*
I squeal excited to open the door of my new HOME.
Kendra: Mommy! Ruby!
MARIAH
RUBY
I screech excited to see them both. They never really came over my apartment much.
My mother quickly squeezed out of my hug, she hated affection.
Deleon stood there waiting for her to talk shit.
Mariah: it looks beautiful Deleon! A gorgeous home you picked out!
We all look at her shocked for paying Deleon a compliment.
Deleon: I can't take all the credit your daughter made it beautiful.
Mariah: mhm.
I roll my eyes she could never just give me a damn compliment.
Deleon: How are you doing Ms.Mariah?
She gives Deleon a huge hug and we really all look at her crazy. She never hugs him.
Deleon and Ruby hug and greet each other. Then he gives them a tour of the house and come back downstairs.
Mariah: I always knew you would come through for my daughter Deleon I always knew.
Ruby & I roll our eyes.
Mariah: Where is my grandbaby ?
Deleon: My mom is dropping him off any minute now.
Deleon mom Ms.Leena HATED my mom and I honestly couldn't blame her. If somebody shitted on my son constantly and kept callin him broke after all this time I wouldn't like the bitch either. My mom was just a boujie ass lady.
Mariah: Now is your friend coming ? The dark one?
Ruby: Mom!
Deleon raises his eyesbrows.
Kendra: Her name is Jace mom! Don't bring that negative colorist SHIT into my home.
My moms looks at me shocked that I cursed at her.
I gather myself together.
Kendra: yes she's coming with East.
Mariah: With East!? Well I ...I didn't know she was his type she's so...
We all look at her daring her to say it.
Mariah: Tall..she's so tall (small laugh)
*DING DONG*
I give her a warning look. Jace and I squeal and embrace each other she hands me a bottle of wine as a gift. Deleon and East greet each other and hug as well.
JACE
EAST
Jace: Hi Ms.Mariah, Hi Ruby, I haven't seen you in forever how are you ?
Ruby: I'm fine.
Mariah: Jace how are you? That's a pretty color on you considering.
We all pause & look at my mom crazy.
Jace: considering what Ms.Mariah?
East: Yea it is a gorgeous color on her ain't it.
East squeezes Jace around her waist kissing her forehead.
Ruby: Aww.
Kendra: Why y'all late!?
East puts up the peace sign sticking his tongue through it.
We all howl. Jace slaps his chest.
*DING DONG*
I open the door.
Kendra: There's my little man!
ANGEL
I bend down and give him the biggest hug. I wave goodbye to Deleons mama who was waiting in the driveway and bring him inside.
Angel: AUNTIE JACE!
He runs up to Jace and she scoops him up in her arms planting kisses all over him. My mom looks taken aback that she didn't get that greeting!
Angel: I gotta show you my room!!
Jace: Ooooo!! Yea let's see it!
My mom clears her throat.
Angel: oh hi Grandma! Hi Auntie Roobz! Let's gooo auntie Jace!
Deleon: So Dad is invisible?
Angel: Hhhiiii daddy, Grammy said to call her!
Angel grabs Jace's hand and they run upstairs.
Mariah: East you get more handsome everytime I see you.
Ruby: yes you do.
Ruby gives East a flirty look up and down. I could feel the embarrassment all over my face! The way my family was acting was disgusting. I was beginning to see why I didn't have them around much.
East chuckles at them.
East: Where the licka at bro.
Deleon: Hell yea now you talkin.
They go to the back where the drinks are set up.
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Jace gets back downstairs leaving Angel to play with his toys.
Kendra: So Jace there's wings, queso dip, veggie tray, everything you could ask for, I'll gladly order something if anybody wants something else.
Jace: No this is beautiful Ken! Homeownership looks good on you. I've never seen you this happy.
Kendra: Thank you.
We smile at each other. Then I realized how awkward it was to have my mom and Ruby just staring at us.
Ruby: Damn y'all just kiss already.
We laugh and head outside.
East: Gotchu a drink baby.
Jace: Thank you.
East hands Jace her drink and slides his hand up her arm and pulls her down on his lap.
Kendra: Why you ain't make me a drink Deleon?
Deleon: Damn I gotchu a house!
We all laugh.
My mom and sister were looking at Jace and East like dogs in heat and it was pissing me off like they couldn't "believe" Jace got East. They were jealous, and it was funny to me, they thought their beauty and light skin would pull someone like East but he didn't want them he wanted Jace and I loved to see it.
*DING DONG*
Deleon: Prolly Mikael.
Deleon gets up to get the door.
Deleon: Hey y'all it's Deleon and his lovely date Maria.
MIKAEL & MARIA
Everybody: AAAYYYEEEEE MARIA MARIA!
They start singing Carlos Santana.
Over the past couple weeks Mikael officially made Maria his girlfriend and we really liked her.
Mariah: Girlfriend? I thought you were..
My moms flips her hand down.
Kendra: oh my god mom.
Mikael: Yea thats cute but Maria already knows.
Maria: And I like it.
She tongues down Mikael while looking at Mariah.
All of us: Ooooo!
Mikael and East knew ma mama for as long as Deleon so they knew all her bullshit ass ways.
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After a few drinks I thought damn I should've just made this a couples night. Deleon & I were hugged up. Maria had her legs on Mikael while he massaged them. East and Jace were blowing me away. I loved seeing my girl finally getting loved up on. East kept her on his lap and he didn't want her to move an inch. He kept looking up at her touching her hair kissing her arm or shoulder. Seeing East enamored with Jace instead of this hard ass nigga we knew was wild. The best part of the night was watching my mom and sister huddled up next to the fire, cold & alone.
Ruby: I love your VCA bracelet East.
East: Thanks I like the one I got for Jace better.
East holds up Jace's hand.
Me and the rest of the group try to hide our laughs. Ruby wasn't use to trying to this hard.
Mariah: So when did this start?
My mom says pointing her finger back and fourth at East and Jace.
Mariah: Is it serious ?
East: Everyday I wanna throw out her birth control pills so yea it's serious.
Jace gasps and playfully hits his chest. They rest of us laugh in shock.
Mariah: So Deleon new owner of Shade huh? How does it feel.
Deleon: Just happy to finally give your daughter & grandson the life they deserve.
I smile. Ugh I love him.
Ruby: What ever happened to Chris Kendra?
Mariah: that's right & August? He was fine right Jace?
Kendra: Mom!
Mariah: Remember Jacey? He got you that beautiful engagement ring! I mean all Kendra got was pregnant.
Jace: How could you see all that with a man on top of you every 5 minutes?
East chokes on his drink.
Deleon: Oh Shit
Jace is usually respectful but my mom was pushing it. Everyone snickers but we were also all were stunned by the audacity of my so called family.
Maria: Are you gonna get more tattoos Deleon?
Maria asked trying to change the subject.
Deleon: Hell yea! Ma girl & East got me lookin naked out here!
He rubs on his one arm tat.
Mikael: How you feel naked? Me and Jace have zero.
Deleon: it's either one or the other! Either you blasted or you have none!
We laugh at him.
Ruby: that's why I'm surprised y'all dating!
Ruby says to Jace & East.
East sat his drink down & I could tell he was losing patience. He really wasn't the type to like to be the topic of discussion.
Jace: What's so surprising?
Ruby: He would only talk to girls who were tatted. Ken remember the girls you use to show me?
I exhale impatiently. Over the years it would just be sister to sister gossip not for her to repeat! It was never that serious.
Ruby: You don't remember? It was Joie-
Mariah: oh yes the girls that use to have them huge horrid tattoos right next to their who ha's
Mariah & Ruby laugh.
Ruby: Yea! It was Joie, Tokyo, Nep something & Cuban remember!?
Ruby begins to pull out her phone.
JOIE / @joiechavis
Tokyo/ @tokyojetz
Nepthy/ @nepthys_thegoddess
Cuban/ @cubanndasavage
The confidence diminished from Jaces eyes and it felt like a dagger in my heart. They were throwing salt on her skin color, her relationship, and now her body. Jace was self conscious about her breast now they were throwing these bbl Barbie's in her face.
Ruby: Girls that look almost like Kendra.
Kendra: RUBY!
East slams his hand down on the side table next to him and we all jumped.
Mom and Ruby instantly stopped cackling like hyenas. You could tell East was enraged on the inside but he kept his cool.
East: Jace is my woman & I don't want another disrespectful word said to her. Not about my exes, her exes, nothing, you understand me?
My mom and Ruby look away trying not to be embarrassed.
Kendra: This was a nice night yall! I'm so glad y'all came out. Deleon and I appreciate you guys so much.
East: Yea ima use the restroom real quick.
East gets up.
Deleon: Lemme pack up a to go plate for y'all or something.
Mariah: I'll help you.
Mariah and Ruby go inside with Deleon.
Deleon sees Ruby go down the hall.
Deleon: Aye whe-
Mariah: So Deleon.
She intervenes taking his attention off Ruby.
Mariah moves in closer to Deleon as he packs a plate. Deleon scoots over to the side more.
Mariah: I think this is just too much house for my daughter. I think she would appreciate me moving in helping her with Angel.
Mariah says seductively closing in on him.
Deleon: I don't think so Ms.Mariah.
Mariah: Come ooonn I know we didn't get off on the right foot but I can make it better..better than Kendra...who do you think taught her.
She smooths her hand across Deleons dick. He snatches her hand off him.
Deleon: Get the Fuck out my house Mariah.
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East begins to wash his hands in the sink and the door opens.
Ruby: Hey daddy.
Ruby pulls up her skirt just enough to barely see her pussy.
Ruby: I'm sorry for what I said..lemme make it up to you?
She bites her lip.
East looks at her, jaw clenched.
East: Man watch out, my girl right outside.
He tries to move past her.
Ruby: I don't see her.
With ease East swats his hand pushing her to the side. Shaking his head out the door.
East immediately walks to the backyard.
East: Let's go lil girl.
Jace: Okay? You alright ?
Ruby walks out back to the kitchen.
Ruby: Where's my mom?
Deleon: She in the car waiting for you y'all both gotta get the fuck on.
Deleon says points his thumb to the door.
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*JACE P.O.V.*
We were driving in silence on the way back to East's.
East: You okay babe?
Jace: Yea I'm okay..just tired.
I lied.
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East was in bed finding a show for us to watch and I was in his bathroom. Looking in the mirror in nothing but my panties. I stare down at my chest for longer than I should have.
East: What's taking you so long baby?
East said in the calmest sweetest tone.
I look back at him leaned against the door with his shirt off. I look down at his tatted up chest.
Jace: Yo titties bigger than mine.
East blurts out a laugh that he wasn't expecting. He stands behind me staring at my body with me.
Jace: You think..I should get a tattoo?
East: Why would you..
He slowly smooths his hands around my hips to my stomach.
East: Do that..
He cranes down kissing my neck so sweetly.
East: To this beautiful skin. That I love licking.. and kissing.
He licks me from my neck to ear biting it.
Jace: But your other girlfriends-
East: They were not my girlfriends.
Jace: But they're all damn near light skin, tattoo'd..titties.
East: And all yo Niggas was skinny should I lose weight?
I laugh at him.
East: You think I wasn't jealous tonight ?
He glides his hands up to my breast. He cups them lightly flicking my nipples with his thumbs.
East: Hearing about your engagement ring? Made me a little jealous.
He slides his hand down into my panties going between slow circles to pulses. I hold onto his forearms trying not to lose it.
East: Would you marry me?
He breathes into my ear sliding his finger into me.
Jace: Yes.
I moan out.
*BUZZ*BUZZ*BUZZ*
Jace: Your phone is ringing.
East: So.
Jace: So answer it
I duck and wiggle myself out of his grasp.
Jace: We can finish after the call.
I wink at him.
He rolls his eyes answering the phone. I walk out to pour us some wine.
East answers the phone.
Deleon: This bitch- this bitch touched my dick.
East: That's what she supposed to do.
Deleon: Not Kendra! Her mama!
He whispers.
East: Old hoe!?
Deleon: She tried to fuck me for a place to stay bro. A place to stay!
He whispers erratically.
Deleon: To her own daughter.
East: You gon tell her?
Deleon: Nah I can't...it would kill her.
Silence.
Deleon: I'm scared to ask.
East: Yea Ruby tried some shit too.
Deleon: Nigga wwwwhhhaaatttt
East looks around.
East: she came into the bathroom, flashing her cooch n shit, had moved her ass out my way.
Deleon: Young Hoe!
Deleon: Nigga we deserve 2 gold blunts for that kind of self control we had tonight!
They laugh.
Deleon: How's Jace? I hope what them hoes said didn't make her feel some type of way.
East: Nah she a trooper she'll be iight.
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Jace: What you & Deleon talk about?
I ask eating popcorn while we watched The Chi. He twirled his glass of wine in his hand like he didn't hear me.
Jace: Why you so quiet? Somethin happen? Mariah tried you suck you off or something?
I laugh. East stays silent but the silence was loud.
Jace: That bitch tried to suck your dick!?
East: Not her.
Jace: Ruby!? Are you fucking joking!?
East: The mom ain't innocent either. She pushed up on Deleon.
Jace: EXCUSE ME? Why didn't y'all saying nothin !? What do you mean pushed up on him!? What she do!?
I pull out my phone ready to call Kendra.
East: Don't.
I look at him like he's crazy.
East: We deaded that shit. Kendra just moved into her new home with her family. Let it go for now.
I throw my phone across the bed. My blood was boiling. I been tryna be cool with her hoe ass family for years and this is what they do to me! This is what they do to Kendra their own blood! I couldn't believe this!
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I get comfortable in bed. Laying on my side with a thousand of East's pillows under me. I look outside the windows happy to finally rest from this chaotic ass night. I wait for East to wrap his arms around me.
East: Do you still have his ring?
I open my eyes. I sit up looking for the words to say.
East: So you still have the ring.
Jace: I.. I didn't think about it till tonight. He asked me to promise to keep it till he got out but I guess I never thought he'd get out ?
Silence.
East: Babe you know you gotta get rid of the ring right?
A suddenly felt bad. I knew how this must look to East but I didn't love August anymore. I threw the box in my closet and never thought about it again. East & I were moving so fast I never gave the ring a second thought.
Jace: I know.
I crawl in between his legs and kiss him. He wraps his arms around me. We kiss again and I became startled. We peered into each other's eyes and I felt something I haven't felt in a long time, it wasn't new but it was different. He looked back at me gently.
East: it's me and you.
Jace: and you and I.
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