Page 101 of Quasim II: King Inferno

He kissed Capri’s head. “Hey, boo… how was the flight last night?”

“I almost missed that shit, but it was good. I’m staying here because I’m surprising Erin. She texted me that she missed me,and I made sure to be here to see this nig… man get married.” He quickly corrected himself.

“She’s on her way over here now. I told her that I needed her help with my eye before we went to Telly’s shop.”

Jaiden touched her eye. “What the hell happened?”

“Ask Pissy over there.”

Blair coughed. “Um, baby, he not the only one. You pissed all over yourself last night and then chased them on the beach in it.”

Capri laughed. “And didn’t you drop Sim’s toast yesterday and kissed it up to God.”

“Oh, Hoe, you foul.”

“The hell, Blair?”

“Don’t you call me Blair… it was literally three seconds. You know the five second rule exists, right?”

Gams squeezed me as she laughed. She patted my butt and then kissed my cheek before letting me go. She had a way of transporting me back to that little boy that went to her for everything. She’d hug and kiss me, then pat me on the butt before sending me on my way.

After that familiar comfort from her, I felt like I could take on the world. I kissed her head and then allowed her to finish cooking breakfast.

“Good morning,” Syn yawned as she walked downstairs with Havoc behind her, and we all paused, staring at them.

“Relax, we all shared the room. Me and Syn shared my bed, and Havoc took her bed. Hams, you may like to unplug at night, but you snore horribly, andwecan still hear,” Kobe pushed past them, his bonnet crooked and looking like his sleep was disturbed.

Synthia laughed. “It was soothing to me… like white noise,” she shrugged.

“Yeah, whatever… I had to chase you around a beach all night.”

I grabbed a piece of bacon and went to sit at the table while Blaze continued to cover his face with the towel. “I ain’t never drinking again.”

“Auntie twin!” I saw CeeCee running toward her aunt. “Can I see?”

CeeCee called Capri her auntie twin ever since she learned that they had the same name. Capri got down from the stool and kissed her niece, as CeeCee kissed Cherry.

She turned slightly and then her eyes got wide when she saw Jaiden standing there. He put his finger to his mouth as she rushed into his arms, right when her mother came around the corner.”

“Capri, you need to wait for mommy and daddy,” she said as she looked for her, and Jaiden stepped forward. She was gagged and couldn’t speak.

“Mommy, Uncle Jay Jay is here!” CeeCee screamed as she choked her uncle around the neck in a hug.

“Jaiden,” Erin rushed into his arms and hugged him. “You said you couldn’t make it because you had that thing before the draft.”

He kissed his sister’s head. Around the family, Erin hardly wore her wig because she was comfortable. It was normal for us to see her without her wig, and Capone encouraged her to take it off. “I had my agent arrange for them to come to my college to watch me do my drills, so I could come here. When you started sending me pictures of moms and pops, and saying you missed me, I knew you needed to see me. Plus, Sim’s getting married, not missing that.”

I smiled as I watched them embrace, and Capone came around the corner with Cooper on his back. He stopped when he saw Jaiden, flipped Cooper to the front of him, and put him on the floor.

“What the fuc… Kid, how you get here?”

CeeCee allowed her uncle to put her down, and Capone hugged Jaiden, kissing his head. Jaiden’s height had shot up, and he was right there with Capone now. “You ain’t the only one that come running when our Queen feeling down.”

He smirked and kissed the side of his head, and they both hugged. “My boy declared, too… we going to the fucking pros!”

Jaiden wasn’t the lanky boy that always felt like his sister was ruining his world anymore. He was 6’1 with tattoos and muscles. Capella ran around the corner and then jumped on Jaiden’s back.

“Big headed ass told me that you had something to do and couldn’t make it.” They both fell onto the floor, fighting each other and laughing.

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