Page 29 of Christmas Luvin

“Well,Ithink we all know it won’t be any dice shooting at our wedding,”Isaid, making that clear, and everyone laughed.

Orioncame on camera too.Hehad a plate in his hands and was tearing up whatever was on it.

“Don’tkeep your fingers crossed, waiting for me.Ilove my girl down, butIdon’t hear wedding bells for me any time soon.Congrats, lil’ bro andBri.I’mhappy for y’all.Y’allare two in love ass motha fuckas,” he said, andIlaughed because his mouth was crazy.

“DaceandOrion, keep on, andI’mgoing to put both of y’all out my damn house with all of that fuckin’ cursing,”IheardPandorasnap in the background, which only had me laughing even harder.

I’dalready talked toPandora,BigEfrem, andGrandmaJustice.Theyall congratulated us on the engagement.

“Wait.Alecia, didn’t you go to the doctor yesterday?Whatare you having?”Iasked, changing the subject.

Shelooked at me with a smile on her face. “Idid.Ididn’t want to take the focus off you and my brother, soIdidn’t say anything,” she revealed.

“Girl, fuck all that.I’mhaving another nephew or a niece?”Pee-Weeasked, taking his eyes off the road for a second, so he could look at the phone screen.

Shelaughed at his outburst.Herpurse wasn’t too far from her, so she dug inside and pulled out the ultrasound pictures.Sheflipped it, soIcould see, andIreleased a happy scream whenIsaw the words,It’sa girl.Shewas having exactly whatIwanted her to have.Icouldn’t wait to see her as a girl mom.

“Ahhh, shit.Congrats, sis.Thatlittle girl is going to be spoiled and bossy as hell, just like her damn mama.Wheremy niggaTanaat?Iknow he happy.Idon’t put nothing past bruh.He’sprobably somewhere trying to find a mall open today, so he can shop for his daughter already,”Pee-Weejoked, causing everyone to laugh.

Weall knew how much of an extra fatherMontanawas, but it was cute, though.Montanawasn’t standing too far away, so he came on the screen, showed us his phone screen, and he was shopping onNordstrom.comwith a bunch of baby clothes in his cart already.Thejoy on that man’s face because he was getting ready to have a little girl was priceless.Seeingthat he was online shopping, though, just madePee-Wee’sjoke ten times funnier.

Montanacongratulated us on our engagement, andIstayed on the phone withAleciauntil we pulled up at my grandparents’ house.Itwas a full house, which let me know everyone was there.

Pee-Weewas able to land a spot in the big driveway.Heshut the car off, then the two of us got out together.Pee-WeegrabbedBabyfrom my lap and carried him inside.Itwas funny becausePee-Weehad talked all that crap about not wanting a dog, but he adoredBaby.Ihad so many pictures and videos in my phone already of the two of them.Hewould walk around just casually holding him, and he would play on the floor with him too.Hewas obsessed withBaby, just asIwas, always wanting to take pictures or videos of him.

Theonly thingPee-Weedidn’t want wasBabyto sleep in the bed with us.Hewas quick to put him in his doggy bed, butIdidn’t trip about that.

SinceIcouldn’t fly out toAtlantawith a bunch ofChristmasgifts,I’dgotten gift cards for myGeorgiafamily.OnceIgrabbed the bag that held all the cards,Iled the way, andPee-Weecame behind me, walking with his hand on the small of my back.BeforeIcould even knock on the door, it swung open.Mybaby cousin,Sofia, stood there, looking like her mother,Carmen.Shewas such a beautiful little girl, and today she had on a prettyDiortracksuit with matchingDiorsneakers.Sofiahad long, blonde, curly hair that was in the prettiest pigtails and big hazel eyes.She’djust turned three years old a couple of months ago, but the girl could carry on a full conversation like she was ten.Sofiahad a bunch of older cousins that she spent time with, soIwas sure that was one of the reasons she was so advanced.

“Briiiiii!Everybodywas waiting for you.Whereis my baby?” she exclaimed, putting her little hands on her hips.

Ilaughed at her callingBabyher damn dog.Carmenalready told meSofiahad asked for a dog, but she made it clear that she wasn’t getting her one.IpickedSofiaup in my arms and held her tight.

“Didyou get theAmericanGirldoll thatIshipped here for you?”Iasked, and she gave me a big smile.

“Yep.Hereating now.Thankyou,Bri,” she said, pointing with her little finger toward the kitchen.

Ilaughed, shaking my head because this girl was a mess, thenIkissed her cheek and lowered her to the floor.Shewent right forPee-Weesince he was the one holdingBaby.

Iwalked further into the house and went to the kitchen.Mywhole family knew about the proposal, andIhadn’t even told anyone yet.WhenIwalked in,Iwas greeted with love and hugs, and everyone wanted to see the ring.

“Oh,Bria, eso es enorme (Oh,Bria, that’s huge),” my grandmother said in excitement after she finished hugging me.Sheheld my hand in hers, looking at the ring.

“Muchodinero abuela.Muchodinero (Alot of money, grandma.Alot of money),”Pee-Weecame into the kitchen and said to my grandmother.

He’donly met my grandmother once, which was yesterday, butIcould tell thatPee-Weeloved her already, and the feeling was mutual.Hewrapped an arm around her shoulder as she laughed at what he said.

Myfather and my uncleLucaswalked into the kitchen from the backyard, andIstarted laughing onceIsaw them both in theirPromiseLandsweatsuits.Notbecause they looked bad or anything, but my father and uncle usually worePolobutton-downs with either slacks or jeans.Tosee them in their casual gear with their sneakers on just sent me, andIwas cracking up.

“Okay.Okay.Isee the swag.Letme get this on video,”Pee-Weestated, andIcould hear the excitement in his voice as he pulled his phone out to record them.

Whathad me cracking up even harder was the way my dad and uncle started posing.Mydad was in the red and whitePromiseLandsweatsuit.Helived a healthy lifestyle and jogged just about every morning.Myfather was also very active in the gym, and the results showed in his body.Thesweatsuit had a nice fit, and he wore the new red and whiteJordan11s thatIonly knew about because my man owned a sneaker store.

MyuncleLucaswas just as in shape and young looking as my father.UncleLucaswas a doctor too, but he was into cosmetics.Hewas responsible for a lot of theBBLsand other surgeries that a lot of women had.UncleLucaswas rolling in money, and from whatCarmentold me, he was rolling in women too.HeandCarmen’smother were no longer together, butCarmensaid he spins the block back over there every so often.

SeeingCarmen’sparents together was funny as hell.Theyjust acted like the typical divorced couple who still loved each other but were too stubborn to act on it.Eventhough they were divorced,Istill called her my auntieJalisa, andIloved her.Shewas a black woman with a quick tongue and a slick mouth, andUncleLucasloved that.Today, he had on a crème-coloredPromiseLandsweatsuit with a pair ofYeezysneakers on his feet.Theywere so swaggy, just likePee-Weestated.

“Wegiving you young bucks a run for your money,”UncleLucaswent on to say right before he slapped it up withPee-Wee, and then he gave me a hug.

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