Page 24 of I Found Love

She smiled wide. “It’s my last week as a single woman.”

“Aight, play with it, beautiful. Gon’ be ya last week as a livin’ woman, feel me?”

“Shut up.” She giggled. “I need to get her together so me and you can have some alone time before we go our separate ways.”

I smirked before leaning in to peck her lips. “Don’t try to use that shit and have me switchin’ up.”

“I’m not.” She laughed as she climbed from my lap. “I just know we won’t be seeing each other for a few days…”

“We gon’ be in the same city.” I frowned. “You think I’m not gon’ see you at all?”

“Sanchez, you have to do right!” She grinned. “We can’t see each other until Saturday morning.”

“Crazy as fuck.” I chuckled and stood, lifting my baby off the bed as well. Her little ass was stirring awake and I knew she was about to be fussy as a mothafucka because she hated to be woken from her sleep.

“Babe…” Kenya called out as she followed me out of the room.

“Baby, we really ain’t even gotta talk about that shit. I can’t and Iain’tgoin’ that long without you. That’s six fuckin’ days.”

“We might as well not go,” she mumbled.

When we’d made it to our room, I turned to hand Nairobi to her mother so she could bathe her, but before I did I said, “damn, so youwantto not see a nigga for that fuckin’ long?”

“No.” She frowned. “It’s going to be a struggle for me too, I just… I don’t know. I don’t want to jinx us, you know?”

“Man, we believe in the Lord and his blessings, not that superstitious shit.” I said after sucking my teeth. “No way he gives me this,” I nodded down at my baby then pulled Kenya in close, making sure to grip her ass roughly, “and take it away.”

Her smile stretched wide before she lifted herself up some to kiss me. “I love you.”

“Love your fine ass more.” I grinned then kissed her again before handing Nairobi off to her.

While she got baby girl together, I walked into my closet and started to get my shit packed. Kenya had already started to pack while my ass procrastinated. I was in no hurry to be away from my girl. That was the main reason I made Trell plan my shit in Atlyn Bay where she was celebrating too. I needed to be close in case my girl called and I damn sure wasn’t going for anything else once I found out they were going to the strip club.

I’d told Kenya to keep shit to herself, but I’d unfortunately learned of her plans from Rio, and right away I knew I was fucking going too. I may not have been able to stay with her ass because she’d be with her sisters and friends, and I’d be with my people, but I was damn sure gon’ be in the vicinity.

By the time I surfaced from the closet with a duffle bag full of shit, my girls were in the room. Nai was sitting on the bed allowing her mother to put new bows in her hair.

Kenya was a natural with Nai when it came to doing her hair. I was sure she would flip the fuck out when her mama did her shit for the first time, but I was wrong. Kenya had been doing her hair since she was like six months and from the jump, my baby was chill.

“Da-Da!” Nairobi exclaimed when she noticed me, lifting her arms and summoning me over to her.

Her mother was putting her last bow in so when she finished, I lifted my princess into my arms.

“Hey pretty girl.” I smiled, kissed her chubby cheeks and tickled her tummy causing her to burst into a fit of giggles.

“Babe don’t get her too worked up. Mama and Daddy are here to get her.” Kenya said as she tossed the strap of her baby bag over her shoulder.

I ignored her and continued to tickle Nairobi’s sides as we followed her out of the room. I was low key in my feelings as we walked her down because we were about to be away from her for an extended amount of time. It wouldn’t be the first because I’ddone two tours since we had her, but I was able to bring their asses along with me when I was doing that.

“Daddy gon’ miss you, princess.” I mumbled into her cheeks when we got downstairs. “You gon’ miss me as much as I’m gon’ miss you?” I asked as if she could understand me. “Huh, pretty girl?”

“She won’t even be thinking about you.” Ms. Africa said as she approached, grabbing her chubby hand. “Ain’t that right, baby? Mimi and Papa have so much planned for you and your cousins.”

“I’ll try not to blow you up, Ma, but you know how hard that is for me,” I admitted as I hugged my baby tighter.

“I know.” She chuckled. “I’ve already blocked your number for the next three days because I know you’re not.”

“You gon’ do me dirty like that?” I grinned.

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