Chapter 16 #2
Unlike her, my conversation with my brothers is going to be simple.
While she’s having her planned, catered Friday night thing with her girls, I’m meeting my brothers at Deuce’s for drinks.
We’re taking Shuga to dinner Saturday when I leave the shop.
We agreed in Hawaii to deliver the news in person, so she’s only been wearing the ring privately.
“Are you calling me extra?”
“Extra as fuck but I love it ’cause I love yo’ sexy ass. All that matters is our people will know we’re making this official and you can keep this ring on your finger.”
“Oh, it’s definitely staying on and I’m going to be one of those extra ass fiancées that talks with her hand all the time so everyone can see my gorgeous ring.
So, tomorrow,”—she moves her hand all in my face—“When the girls come in, they’ll see my ring before they hear my great news.
” She pats her hand all over her face then laughs.
“That extra,” she says, then pushes me back on the bed.
“I know you not trying to ride this dick again,” I say.
“Not this dick, my dick,” she corrects me and damn.
That shit sounds sexy as fuck. “I’m definitely riding it again but after I rub this tension from your shoulder.
Turn over,” she says as she climbs off. She grabs a small bottle from her nightstand.
Once I’m comfortable on my stomach, she straddles me.
“Now, tell me everything that happened with Niko.”
She squeezes something on my shoulders then her soft hands rub. As she gently massages my shoulders and neck, I tell her about the shit that went down at the shop today.
“Some street shit made it to the shop that shouldn’t have.”
“DP?” she asks, referring to my old set.
“Nah. They know to keep that away from my business. It was Niko’s beef with a nigga his baby momma is dealing with.
He came up to the shop with static while I was in the office with Tre.
All we heard was shit crashing in the bays and we rushed out.
Niko was slamming the nigga into the tool cabinets, fucking up our shit.
Tre and I broke it up. He grabbed Niko and I dragged the nigga out of the bay. ”
As her hands knead the knots by my neck, she asks, “Is Niko okay?”
“He’s physically straight. He beat that nigga ass but his baby momma called his P.O. and they came and picked him for violating.”
“What? Wow. She did that to the father of her kids?”
“Son, but yeah, she called the people on him over a bitch ass nigga. Now, Niko locked and we’re short at the shop.”
“That’s ridiculous. I’m sorry for Niko and you.”
“It might just be you and Shuga Saturday.”
“We can wait until Sunday to tell her,” she offers.
“Nah. Ace’s talking ass will let it slip before that. He tells her damn near everything. It’s fine and she’ll probably prefer just you anyway.”
“She’d definitely want you there too but I’ll take her and tell her the news. Am I telling her where we want the ceremony or should I wait on you for that?”
“Nah, baby, you got that. Besides, once you tell her, she’ll want every damn detail,” I say. After replacing her hands with her forearms, she massages my upper and lower back. I’m feeling less tense already. “Well, something good did happen today at least.”
“Hell yeah, it did. Coming home and finding my sexy fiancée here waiting on me was good as hell,” I admit. She was exactly what I needed after that bullshit with Niko.
“Well, that too but I’m talking about your motorcycle. You finished it. I know you’re happy about that,” she says, then leans in and kisses my neck.
“Yeah. I am. All that work and she’s running, purring like a kitten and ready to take you for a ride.”
“Then let’s ride,” she says, catching me off guard.
“Real shit? You’re going to ride with me?” I ask.
“You added a seat for me, right?” she asks, sounding serious as hell.
“Yeah but I thought you were scared.”
“A motorcycle isn’t my first choice of transportation, and I admit I was scared at first, but I’ll be with you and you’ve got me, right?”
“Always,” I admit, meaning it with my soul.
She eases off my back then says, “Then let’s go.”
“Baby, now?”
“Right now,” she says seriously, so I sit up.
“I don’t have a helmet for you and I’m not taking any chances with your safety.”
“It’s a good thing I have one then. When you called this morning and told me you finished it, I was so happy I started asking around about helmets.
Dr. Ellis, my Bus Org professor, rides, so I asked him.
He told me about a store and I went. It’s in my trunk because I wanted to surprise you.
” She walks into the bathroom and returns with jeans on. “Take me for a ride.”
“You’re serious?”
“I am. Don’t tell me you don’t want to go,” she says with a fake ass frown.
“I’ve been waiting to get her on the road. Yeah, I want to ride.” I get off the bed then step toward her. I swear I love this girl. Riding my bike after today is just what I need. “It’s cold and it’s going to be colder on the bike.”
“Give me one of your sweatshirts.”
“Bet. I love you.”
“You better. I told you yes,” she says with a pretty ass smile.
After kissing her, I trek to my closet, throw on jeans and a hoodie, then grab my leather jacket and leather riding gloves. I put my jacket on her and zip it up.
“Thank you,” I tell her and she shakes her head.
“You told me we don’t say that.” She throws her arms around my neck then kisses me slowly.
Before the shit popped off with Niko, I had planned on riding my bike home.
After he got picked up, I just said fuck it and left it at the shop.
We head there in her ride to get it. Once we make it back to my house, I get her helmet from her trunk and secure it on her head.
Cautiously, she gets on the bike, wraps her arms around my waist, and rests the side of her face against my back, snuggling against me.
“You ready, baby?” I ask and rev the engine.
“I’m ready,” she says and I shift out of park then pull off.