32. Inferno #2
“I understand and know that momma, but I had to do what I had to do.” I looked down at my phone, anxious to see what Sovereign had texted back to say. I was now in the hot seat with my mom, so I opted out of even unlocking my phone in front of her.
“What is it that you had to do Malice Ashonti Ruiz!” Her eyes went into tiny slits as I swallowed down and went in for the kill.
“I had to get married, in order to bring three powerful cartels into a new golden triangle.” I unlocked my phone and quickly locked it back while jumping backward as my mom leaped to her feet like fire ignited under her.
“You what!!!!!”
“Ma… I really love this girl though.” In the middle of pleading my case, I realized that I just confessed my love for the first time for Sovereign.
Hell, any woman… I never found myself falling in love with anyone.
My heart started to beat differently at my admission.
At this very moment, all I wanted to do was be in the presence of my wife.
“Ruiz!!!!! She screamed as my brows went up. She only called my father by his last name, and I just knew like hell he wasn’t here.
Seconds later my suspicions were answered.
My father walked slowly into the living room wearing nothing but silk boxers.
I frowned at the sight of him, he looked like he was comfortable and had been laid up in here for a while. That was his cologne that I smelled.
“Si, bebe?” He ran his fingers through his wild curls and had the nerves to give me an accusing look. I stood to my feet not really feeling this shit anymore. These two had been keeping secrets and my mom had the nerves to come down hard on me.
“Hold up.” I took a couple steps back just as my father came to stand next to my mom.
“Y’all two been fucking this whole time?” I asked in disbelief, shaking my head.
“Now Malice, we were going to tell you when the time was right.” I shook my head no at her and chuckled in disbelief.
“Nah, you sitting up telling me… I’m just like pops when he got too many wives to count. When I sit up and constantly be honest with these hoes.”
“Watch your tone hermano.” My father interjected but I was past all the bullshit.
“He’s in the process of divorce, I will be his only wife.
” My mother tried to defend herself, but I just couldn’t believe these two.
I mean, I always wanted them to be together but the way my mom carried on about my dad over the years I would have never thought they stood a chance at another relationship.
“I don’t even care, whatever y’all do is y’all business.
Since you here, I might as well save myself a trip and wasting fuel on my jet to tell you that I’m no longer rocking with the cartel shit.
Sovereign is pregnant and she cutting ties with Miguella.
I don’t see neither one of us traveling back and forth to Mexico.
You need to talk to Roberto; he is smart as hell and wants more of your attention.
He would love to step into your shoes. My focus is here and my syndicate. ”
I turned towards the door to leave these two alone.
I wasn’t upset they just caught me by surprise.
A nigga like me didn’t do to well with surprises.
Especially surprises like this, I hated to see the worried look on my mom’s face so to make things good before I left.
I walked up to her and gave her a hug making sure to plant a kiss on her forehead.
“We should have told you son; I just wanted the divorces finalized before we told you about us reuniting.” She looked over to my father and offered me a sad smile.
“You good, I just want y’all both happy and to be happy for me. I really feel like I met my soulmate with Sovereign. I want her to meet you but wanted to tell you about our situation first.” A look of happiness appeared on my mom’s face, and I felt good about her acceptance.
“Oh, I’m happy and she got to be the one if she got you in here talking like this.
I like this new you. Plus, I finally get to have me a grandbaby.
” She jumped up and down excitedly. My father looked off at nothing in particular like he had a lot to say but wasn’t talking because my mom was standing right there.
“Malice, let me speak with you in the kitchen, Si?” He didn’t give me an option to disagree, he was already walking away towards the hall that led to my momma kitchen. I followed suit and took a seat on the barstool while he stood behind the island facing me.
“The cartel wouldn’t take Roberto seriously. You know this by the way he dresses? He cannot marry a man and expect respect within the cartel.” My father folded his arms across his chest as he eyed me intensely.
“They will, plus Roberto is really delivered as he likes to say. He fucks on women and men I guess. I don’t know but I did catch him fucking the shit out of a woman in my house and I almost beat his ass for staring at my wife to long.
” My father looked shocked as the wheels started turning in his head.
He remained quiet for a couple of seconds then spoke.
“So ju telling me, that my baby boy has relations with women? You see this with your two eyes, eh?” The look on my father’s face had me pausing trying to keep my composure but after a couple of seconds, I could no longer hold in my laughter.
We both fell out laughing hard together as my father started to choke and cough hard.
After sharing a good laugh, we both got serious.
“I will talk to Roberto, if he is on board then I will welcome him and demand for everyone to respect him. He can’t do all the pestering and joking that he likes to do with you concerning the cartel.
I suppose the biggest mistake I have made as a father is the example, I set for all my kids.
Especially with you, I tried to force this on you.
Now, that you have fallen for your wife, and now I am expecting a grandchild I’m happy that something good has came out of all of this. ” I nodded my head because I agreed.
“I love your mom, she has made me suffer and pay for my wrongs for over a decade. Now that I have her back… I’m willing to let go of whoever to keep her.
I want to do right and live the rest of my years with the love of my life.
Don’t be like me hermano, having your cake and eating it too will leave you heart broken and lonely.
Once you find the woman that you know is for you, there is no replacing her.
” My father walked around the island and placed his hand on my shoulder.
“Just don’t get my momma pregnant. I already got enough siblings and a baby on the way.
I’m not about to be babysitting while you and ma travel the world.
I know what older wealthy folks like to do.
” I teased but was dead serious. In my eyes they were too damn old to be trying to lay up and have more kids.
“Si, that is if ju ma isn’t already pregnant eh.
” I stood up off the bar stool and hurried out of the kitchen.
I wouldn’t be surprised if my mom ended up pregnant.
They had a lot of making up to do. The glow and smile that was plastered on my mom’s face was all the evidence that I needed to confirm that they had been back close for quite some time now.
“Your father and I not having no babies, Malice don’t let him get your mind going about that.” My mom was sitting on the couch, looking like she was all blushed out.
“I know ma, but if you are that’s y’all business.
I just want you happy.” I winked and walked out of her house.
My parents were back together, and I was able to tell my dad how I felt about running the cartel.
I was over flying back and forth from Cali to Mexico.
I could now just visit my old man and focus on my new relationship with Sovereign and my syndicate.
I wanted to make sure Sovereign didn’t stress because she was still leery about even carrying a baby.
She kept thinking that she wouldn’t be able to go full term.
With the money that I had plus good doctors, I was going to see to it that she was able to deliver a healthy baby boy, or girl. Big B was sitting on the porch playing a damn game on his phone, when he noticed me, he tucked his phone in his pocket and stood up.
“Where we headed now?” I gave him the same smile that everybody thought was mad creepy or they liked to call it sneering hard.
“I got a couple of addresses on that nigga Melvin. We about to watch that nigga and right before my wife birthday… we snatched that pussy nigga up. I think that would be the perfect birthday gift.” Now all I had to figure out was how I would get her old ass Abuela to Cali.
If everything worked out in my favor, Miguella, Melvin and his father would be in Hades ready to be burned alive.
Sovereign would be the one to light the match.