Page 88 of Quasim II: King Inferno

Kobe came out with oversized Gucci shades on and a two-piece linen set with his shirt opened. “I need about seven drinks in me before noon.”

“Kobe, the fuck up?” Goon held his hand out, as Kobe walked over and held his hand, and they embraced.

“You better stay home, too… can’t be making trips to visit you now.”

Goon looked at him. “Nigga, you never even came to visit me.”

Kobe sat with his finger on his chin pondering. “Yeah, you right… wrong nigga.”

“There you fucking go,” Goon shoved him and grabbed a water before heading out toward the back door. “Baby cakes, save some time for me later… ight?”

“I have some calls that I have to make later for work, so I don’t know.”

“Bet… where you gonna be taking these calls?” He questioned, as he stretched in the doorway.

Zoya was fighting for her life, trying not to blush. “My room has a desk, so there.”

He nodded. “Pencil me in.”

Cappadonna had already taken off running, and he put the towel on his shoulder and took off behind him.

“Pencil him in, Zoya.” Meer’s dumb ass yawned as he stood up and headed up the stairs. “Peach, you making my damn head wrap?”

We laughed as we made our way out the back to walk along the beach to the restaurant. “Girl, are you good?”

Capri rested on the steps leading onto the beach. “I’m sorry, Blair… but the way Meer fucked the hell out of me when we landed… Jesus, I am sore.”

“I’m okay with you telling me to mind my business.”

She started laughing while leaning on the stairs. Everyone had started walking ahead of us already. “Things have been tense between us with everything going on, and then having to handle things yesterday… every time he watches me in action, it turns him on. I sat my suitcase down and was about to take a shower, and he grabbed me up and turned me every way butloose. Zoy knocked on the door and he tossed a towel at her and got right back to it.” I watched as she fanned herself with this lover girl look all in her eyes.

One that I knew had been in my eyes the times that King got hold of me and didn’t let me loose until he said so. “This why you can’t walk and I’m pregnant… let’s go, Limpy.”

“Very fitting that their last name is Inferno cause… whew, Big Pa.”

I stopped in my tracks. “Capri, I will block you in real life… I don’t even want to hear about Meer like that.” I broke out into laughter.

“I can’t leave ‘em alone,” she sang out while we limped along the beach.

The walk on this beach felt different this time. I’ve walked along this beach before as I walked to the restaurant we loved. This time, it was different because I knew I would be getting married to Quasim on it. My mark in the Inferno family tree would be made here, and I would be becoming Mrs. Inferno.

It was beautiful when I watched my best friend make her mark, and now it was my turn. I got misty eyed, thinking about everything that led us to this. All the pain we both suffered, and the running that we did, mostly Simmy, and now we were here. Being united together while our family watched.

“With the way you were hugging him, I couldn’t tell you hadyousa man,” Kobe looked over the menu, as he crossed his legs.

Syn nodded in agreement. “Yeah, you both look cute together… very comfortable.”

“I have a whole man, and Gerald is a family friend apparently.” She sighed.

“You want him to be your man, though.” Kobe continued to probe, as me and Capri took our seats.

“Your mouth says one thing, but I bet you pencil him in.”

“Only because I want him to tell me what exactly went on. My friend didn’t put me onto anything once I told her to take over his case.”

“Righttt,” Syn and Kobe both said at the same time as Zoya looked at them both, and then over at me.

“Uninvite them to the wedding now.” She joked.

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