05:49pm | 09/14
"who're we waiting for again?" Masai asked impatiently
"my sister, she's picking us up"
"oh right"
"are you nervous?" I asked teasingly
"no, why would I be?"
"I don't know, you're shaking a little, your forehead is kinda moist, and you keep asking the same questions over again. don't worry, tomorrow's the day you have to worry about. that's when the uncles and male cousins come and they're the overprotective one's. my uncles have witnessed my dad go through so much heartbreak, they've made it their mission to keep that from happening to us"
"by my dad I'm guessing"
"I don't know. we'll probably find out this weekend. that's Storm I think" I said pointing at a white audi r8 that was pulling up
"let me guess, you're getting your car tomorrow?" He asked as we stood up and got our bags
"I wish. my sister bought that herself. my dad thinks we'll value the car more if we buy it ourselves, which is probably true"
Storm honked the horn once she parked the car by the sidewalk as if we hadn't already started walking towards the car. She's the opposite of my dad and I. She loves the attention, whereas we appreciate it but want our privacy at times. For her if she could be a Kardashian and have her own reality TV show she'd sign up for free.
Masai and I went to the back to put our bags in before taking our seats. He sat up in the front with her since his legs were too long to sit up in the cramped back.
"how was your flight?" She asked as she pulled off
"good" Masai and I said in sync
"you just got back today?" I asked her
Storm goes to college at Columbia University which is still in the city. Her apartment is only 30 minutes away from home by driving yet she acts like she's dorming upstate or something.
"I got in last night. auntie Shay came in this morning, this is my second trip to the airport today so I'm expecting a tip"
"did she bring the baby?"
"nooo Caiah, she left him alone" She said sarcastically
"she could've left him with his dad, or a babysitter"
"no"
The ride to our apartment was quiet, besides the music playing. I ended up falling asleep sometime during the ride which was a well needed nap since I was up all night last night.
"we're here" Micaiah's sister said as she parked in front of an all glass building
For some reason I'm surprised when I know I shouldn't be. Being that his father is who he is this is probably cheap for him.
I looked through the rearview mirror to see that Micaiah was still asleep. He fell asleep 5 minutes into the ride or so. He couldn't fall asleep last night, I'm guessing from excitement, which kind've kept me up.
I reached my hand over to the back and shook his leg a little so he could wake up. He groaned then did a cute little stir before turning on his side.
"Micaiah Nathaniel London! Get the fuck up!" His sister yelled which did the trick
"you guys go upstairs, I'm gonna go park my car. Caiah you have your keys?"
He nodded his head tiredly before rubbing his eyes. my sleeping beauty.
We got out of the car and went to the trunk to get our stuff. As soon as we closed the trunk door his sister pulled off and started driving around the building.
I followed behind Micaiah as we walked into the apartment building. He and the security guard talked for a little then we went over to the elevator.
"this is nice" I said as we rode the elevator up to the 9th floor, the highest floor
"we just moved here like last year. my dad loves apartment shopping. some people are obsessed with clothes, some with cars, my dad is obsessed with apartments and penthouses" He explained
We got out of the elevator and walked down the hall. There were only four doors on this floor and they were extremely spaced out.
Micaiah set his bags down and went into his backpack to search for his keys. We stood there for almost 2 minutes waiting for him to find his keys which he eventually did.
"I need a nap" He said as he opened the door and picked up his stuff
We walked in and it was dark inside but you could still see everything. I was expecting people to jump out and yell surprise by the way the lights were dim and everything.
"so y'all got money money" I said as I admired the living area
"dad?" He called out as we walked further into the apartment
more like a mansion if you think about it.
"Cai?" We heard from the top of the stairs
We turned to look and it was his dad walking down the stairs. He looked different from the pictures I've seen but that should be expected since he's gotten older.
"How was your flight?" His dad asked once he got down the stairs
I expected him to give Micaiah a huge hug or something but then again he's only been gone for 3 weeks or so.
"It was good. Dad this is Masai, Masai this is my dad" Micaiah said introducing us
"nice to meet you sir" I said holding my hand out to shake his which he gladly accepted
"nice to uh...meet you too" He said not even caring to sound genuine about it
"we're gonna go upstairs to settle in. where's auntie Shay?"
"sleeping. she's been sleeping since they got here this morning. oh you should call Taylor, he has something planned for tonight"
"ughh I'm tired" He groaned
"that's your friend" His dad said before walking away
"come on let's go" He said before picking up his bag and heading to the stairs
I followed behind him as we walked up the flights of stairs to the second floor. The fact that this place has a second floor is already a luxury. I live in a house and it's only one story.
We walked down the hall passing by a few doors until we got to the second door of the hall. He opened the door and walked in with me behind. I can't even say I'm surprised but still...damn.
"this is sweet" I complimented
"thanks. it's the smallest room we have"
"this is the smallest? it's double the size of my bedroom back home" I said causing him to chuckle
"Tay?" He asked
I looked over at him to see that he was on his phone. I sat on his bed and took off my shoes before proceeding to strip out of my clothes leaving my boxers.
I stood up and folded my clothes and placed them on top of my bags before going back to the bed and getting in. I'm exhausted and I plan on catching up on my sleep.
"can you give me a hint at least?" I asked as I paced around my room
"no! now get ready, I'll be over in an hour to pick you guys up" Taylor said before hanging up
I sighed then walked over to the bed and sat on the side Masai had gotten into. Who told him he could get comfortable in my bed? on my side?
"looks like you're gonna have to get up, the birthday weekend is starting in an hour" I whispered into his ear
"nooooooooo" He whined
"Tay's taking us somewhere tonight, and for some reason we have to go to a hotel to go get ready. He'll be here in an hour he says" I explained
"okay so just 30 minutes...please"
"whatever. I'm gonna go see my cousin" I said before standing up
I walked out of my room and over to the guest room. I gently knocked before twisting the knob and opening the door slowly.
Once I opened it my aunt turned around and looked at me while standing by the crib and cradling the baby.
"oh my God!" I whisper cheered as I excitedly rushed over
She placed the baby in the crib then turned to me and gave me a huge hug.
"ugh, happy 18th birthday my beautiful boy" She said while rubbing my back
"thanks but it's not until tomorrow"
"I know, I just wanted to be the first one to say it"
She let go then took a step back. I looked into the crib at my angel-like cousin who was staring back at me with his big chocolate brown eyes.
"I think I'm catching baby fever" I said as I stared at Bronx
"that's what Storm said. listen your dad can't afford for you guys to follow in his footsteps—figuratively speaking"
"don't worry, I'm with a boy right now so that wouldn't happen even if I wanted. how many months is he now?" I asked
"tomorrow he'll be 6 months, my little prince" She said in awe
She deserved it. My dad told us about how she hadn't had the best time conceiving. She's had 3 miscarriages which really caused her to be depressed for a while. Then they decided to have a surrogate last year, and the day Bronx was being born she had found out that her husband was cheating—a story plot straight from the Kardashians. So of course she's a single mother now but she's a great mother despite all of the drama.
"shouldn't you be off getting ready for your concert?"
"what concert?" I asked
Her mouth fell wide open before quickly closing it. That's the surprise isn't it?
"the concert you're about to have in the shower...I heard you're just like your dad when it comes to shower time"
"nice try auntie, I'll pretend to act surprised though"
"sorry" She said with an oops expression
"it's okay"
She kissed my forehead then picked up Bronx to play with him. I turned around and headed back to my room. When I got there Masai was laying in my bed talking on the phone, but once he noticed me walk in he quickly hung up.
"who was that?" I asked
"it was...just Leigh. yeah Leigh, just checking up on us"
"you're a bad liar you know that?"
"I guess that would be true..if I were lying"
"whatever. I'm gonna pack for this concert" I said while walking over to the bags we brought
"wait, how did you know about that?" He asked shocked
"my aunt just slipped up and told me. don't tell Tay though, I told her I'd act surprised"
"oh. well that's who I actually just got off the phone with. he called to let me know what the plan was and to keep it a secret, but now you know so that's out the window"
"how did he even get your number?"
"from Leigh. I asked the same thing"
I walked over to my walk-in closet and pulled out a duffle bag which I could put all my stuff in. I didn't know what exactly to wear but knowing that it's a concert really narrowed down the search.
Knowing that they probably have something planned for tomorrow I didn't choose to wear my birthday fit yet, so I put something together real quick and packed it into the bag.
Masai was now sleeping—or pretending to be—when I got back in. I put my bag down and decided to get in bed with him and try to get a 30 minute nap in as well.
Once I laid down, on the total opposite side of him, I felt the bed dip and he was now wrapped around me.
"you smell good" He whispered sleepily into my ear
I smiled then let out a loud fart I'd been holding in for a while now.
"really?" I asked with a smirk on my face
He didn't respond for a second but then out of no where he dropped one louder than mine. The difference between us, mine didn't smell that much, his though...I couldn't breathe. and what made it worse was that I was being locked in by him.
"really" He whispered