Capri 3.5 (Season Three: Delgato Family: Capri)

Epilogue

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Quameer

Tears burned my eyes as I held Rayce in my arms and Peach held my free hand. I stood beside Quasim, Gams, and Pops as we watched Capri stand up there in the court room. Rayce was only three months old, and she was still insecure about the baby weight she had put on. I watched as she looked over and searched the crowd until she laid eyes on me.

Capone, Capella, Cappadonna, and Corleon remained in the back with their father, while Jean was right in the front. Blair and Zoya both stood in the front with Jean along with Alaia, Skyler, Aimee and Erin. I was so fucking proud of my wife.

Capri Shelly-Ann Inferno was being sworn in as a district attorney of New York City. I watched as she nervously fixed her hair. I did a low whistle, one that only me and Sim had done, but I had taught Suga.

She looked up and I winked mouthing you pressure before kissing my two fingers. When I looked on the other side of the courtroom, I saw Forty in the background. He saluted and winked. Nobody was going to miss this day for nothing in the world. Our very own was being sworn in to become something great.

My wife was becoming a district attorney. She stood there with her heels, wide legs pants and blazer on. She wore her hair straight as she stood up when Devon introduced her. Capri walked over toward where he and a few others was standing.

She shook his hand as he read from a piece of paper. Capri stood there looking straight ahead at Peach and winked at her. Peach kissed her two fingers which made Capri smile. She held her hand up and took her oath as our entire family watched her. As I stood here with our daughters witnessing my wife being sworn in. She was the blueprint, the example, and what our girls would look up to.

Rayce was too young to realize the power her mama possessed, but the minute she did, that shit was going to be beautiful. Devon and the others moved so that she could speak, and Capri cleared her throat.

Not a tear in her eye as she looked straight ahead at the cameras. “Today, I am deeply honored to take this oath and assume the responsibility of serving as your district attorney. This is not a position that I take lightly. One I will uphold with integrity, fairness, and a relentless commitment to justice. I am showing my daughters, and little Black girls what is possible. That we can be in these positions and we will…My name is Capri Fern, your district attorney that will work for you.”

I damn near gave my baby shaken baby syndrome by how hard I was trying to clap. Sim took Rayce from me as I clapped and whistled at my fucking wife. That was mine, my Suga. I wished I could have showed that broken woman that sat on her bike second guessing what life meant. All the times she cried with me on the phone not knowing her purpose, I wished I could show her this.

This was my wife – Capri Shelly-Ann Inferno.