Page 12 of Mafia Kings & Wedding Rings 2: The Finale
“Oh, damn. So you had a night,” Plum observed.
“You remember how we talked about my mama and the accident and me finding out what happened that night?” I lowered the glass from my lips and twirled it against the pillow.
“Yeah.” Plum prepared another drink and glanced my way.
“Well, now I know.” I tipped the rest of my beverage into my mouth.
“What are you talking about?” Plum half turned with a hand on her hip.
I locked eyes with Sol before clearing my throat and holding my glass up as Plum came back. She handed the fresh drink to Sol and gripped my glass by the rim when she took it.
“The other car. It was Staten and his mother.”
“Get the fuck out of here!” Plum shrieked. “Did he know?”
“He said not at first, but he suspected after overhearing me with Daddy the night he came to check on me at the facility.”
“You believe him?” Plum queried, facing me from the bar.
“I don’t think that he would lie to me about that,” I said, swallowing slowly. “I just couldn’t stay there right now on top of everything else.”
“What is everything else?” Plum brought my refilled glass back over to me.
“You might as well get it all of your chest.” Sol shrugged. “I’m not biased because he’s my nephew.”
“Staten’s baby mama is in town.” I gripped the glass tighter, thinking about Nadia and her immediate impact.
It was easy to feel like an outsider between two people with history. Everything with Staten was new, and I was honestly still reeling from things with Sayer. I couldn’t say I was on a rebound because honestly, I’d never felt for anyone what I felt for Staten. Not even Sayer. We’d been together for years and never shared the kind of connection I had with this man. Staten took one look at me and just knew how to handle me. I was fresh off a breakup and used to the bare minimum from Sayer though, so did that make me the best judge of character? Maybe not.
Staten was just a different breed. I admired the fact that he took his kids and walked away when his life wasn’t what he wanted it to be at the time. That took strength. Now to come back and try to rebuild his relationships with his family and contribute to his legacy, it was sexy. The way he was with his kids was what stuck. He didn’t handle them with gloves or coddle them, although he was a little softer with the girls than Rogue and Saga. I saw a man who genuinely loved his kids and would do anything for them to make sure they were safe.
“Did he ask you to leave?” Plum pried into my thoughts.
“No.”
“Did you give him a chance to explain anything?” Plum brought her own glass to her lips as Sol licked her blunt closed.
“Plum, no. I left. I came here, and right now I just need a lot of alcohol and my friend.”
“Fine. Alexa, play ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ by Whitney Houston!” Plum yelled, dropping down into the sofa with me.
Sol’s phone rang just as the music came on, and she picked up. With her phone between her shoulder and ear, she finished rolling her blunt. She spoke low, so I wasn’t sure who she was talking to, and she hung up quickly.
“Was that Staten?”
“It was.”
“What did he say?”
“He’s dealing with Brick and this whole Six situation.” Sol brought her blunt to her lips and sparked it.
“What’s going on with Brick and Six?” I asked, forehead wrinkling in a frown.
“There was some drama at that event she went to with him tonight. Six got snatched up by her mama’s boyfriend, who’s been looking for her. Brick, Ivo, and Staten are out trying to find her. Apparently, this dude is connected to some heavy hitters.”
“Oh my God! What are they going to do?”
“If I know my nephews, whatever they have to do to get Six back.” Sol inhaled from the blunt and held the smoke in her lungs. “I’m sure it’ll make the news in the morning.”
