Chapter 18
EIGHTEEN
MYTHIC
“Aww shit. What this nigga on?” PJ said.
I looked up to see Seven turning in the driveway.
Surely, he wouldn’t be bringing no shit to my parents’ house.
If he was, that nigga had lost his entire mind, and I was finna help him find that shit.
He and Ace got out of the truck, so I calmed down a bit.
Ace was my nigga. I still tucked my tool in my waistband though. He wasn’t finna catch my ass slipping.
We met the two of them halfway, as I played with the blade in my mouth.
I would slice his ass up before he saw that shit coming.
I had nothing to live for without Maui, so if I couldn’t have her, he wasn’t important to protect anymore.
He could catch all this fucking aggression right here, right now.
He lifted his hands slightly when he got close.
“I ain’t coming with no shit, man. We need to really chop it up.
Like for real, for real. I’m tired of seeing my sister looking miserable, man.
She love the fuck out of you, and I couldn’t figure out why.
She could have found dick anywhere. Then I read the letter you wrote her in the bouquet you had delivered the other day.
There’s clearly a side of you no one knows but her.
For her to be able to pull it out of you, she definitely has to be special to you. ”
I relaxed slightly as I glanced at PJ. “I love her. For me to even be able to admit that to her, let alone another nigga, speaks of how deeply her spirit resides in mind. I’m sorry about what happened two years ago. That shit was fucked up.”
“Two and a half years ago and yeah, it was definitely fucked up. I got my revenge for what all I went through because of that. Since I got my revenge and you done saved my ass, I been tryna figure out why I’m still holding on to my grudge.
I realized my issue was that I didn’t trust you.
I thought you could be trying to be with her to eventually get at one of us. ”
I could see his point, especially after what he already knew about me.
Just as I was about to say something, I saw a car slow rolling up on us.
I frowned when the window went down, and I saw the barrel of a gun.
Without even thinking, I dove on Seven, causing him to leave his feet and hit the ground hard.
Those muthafuckas were bold. PJ was blasting right back. “Fuuuck!” Seven yelled.
“You good, man?” I asked as I tried to roll my shoulder.
My fucking arm was throbbing. I rolled off him, realizing I had saved this muthafucka yet again, putting my own life at risk. Since Maui would rather be with her family than me, I supposed it didn’t matter.
“I’m fucking hit.”
I looked all over him, trying to find where he was hit at, then saw the blood on his pants. “Fuck! One of y’all call an ambulance.”
Ace was already on it. I was glad neither of those niggas got hit, simply from being innocent bystanders of the shit between Seven and me.
I took off my plaid shirt and tied it around his thigh.
That shit was close to his knee, so hopefully it didn’t do significant damage.
The way he was handling the pain was admirable though.
He was clenching his teeth and growling as I tightened it.
Once I released it, he took a deep breath and closed his eyes as he bit his bottom lip.
When he reopened them, he nodded repeatedly. “You done saved me twice. The first time, I attributed it to the fact that Maui was with me, and you were just trying to protect her. This time, you could have let those muthafuckas kill me. You didn’t have to do what you did.”
I frowned harder, and I stood from the ground. “You fucking right. It’s bothering me slightly about why I did. You being out the fucking way would have benefitted me.”
He didn’t respond to me immediately. Finally, he said, “You have my respect, man. Fuck all that other shit. I’m willing to let it go if you are.”
I glanced over at him as Ace went to his side. I turned my gaze to PJ, and he gave me a shoulder shrug. Seven extended his hand. “We got witnesses that I’m saying this shit. Ace ain’t gon’ lie for me when it’s something this serious, man. For real. Maui needs you.”
I swallowed hard, then grabbed his hand and shook it. I nodded slightly as my dad drove up behind the ambulance. He ran to us and when he saw me, he released a sigh of relief, but when he saw Seven, he said, “Fuck!” Looking right at me, he asked, “What happened, man?”
I could tell that he thought that I did that shit, so to fuck with him, I said, “That nigga showed up here talking big shit. I had the last laugh.”
His frown was deep as PJ chuckled. My dad was confused as hell. The police walked up the driveway to get a report of what happened. PJ was able to give them the license plate of the assailant. After my dad heard the real story, he shot me the finger. “That’s yo’ ass later.”
I smiled, feeling better than I’d felt the past few months.
When I saw Maui, my heart felt like it wanted to burst through my fucking chest. I had to play it cool though.
She saw right through that shit. I couldn’t be all excited and shit in front of that nigga from Watchful Eyes.
After showing her how much I needed her through my kiss, I led her inside.
My soul felt light. I didn’t tell her family a thing about what went down, but they seemed to know already.
I was pretty sure Ace had relayed the details.
Just the fact that I was at this fucking hospital had me stunned.
I didn’t know why I was worried about that nigga.
I slid my hand down my face as Maui ran to her parents, sisters, and youngest brother.
I stayed back and watched them hug her and update her on Seven’s status, I supposed.
When she glanced back at me, I knew they were talking about me.
I had put my blade back in my mouth and out of habit, I flipped it with my tongue.
When Mister Storm and Maui headed my way, I frowned to match the vibe he was giving. Once they were close, Maui came to my side, and Mr. Storm extended his hand. I hesitantly shook it.
“Thank you for saving, Seven. Whether you did that shit for Maui or out of natural instinct, my son is still here. Technically, that’s all that matters.
I knew he was going there and what he was going there for.
” He glanced at Maui, then looked back at me.
“We cool, man, but don’t think I won’t bust yo’ ass behind my baby.
You hurt her, I fuck you and yo’ daddy up,” he said as my dad was joining us.
He glanced his way as my dad frowned, causing a smirk to form on my lips. This moment brought me back to my childhood. Mr. Storm was always talking shit.
“You talking shit, I see, so all must be well,” my dad said.
Mr. Storm smirked and shook his hand, pulling him in for a one-armed hug. “Yeah, we good. Get ready though. I’m gon’ be seeing you a lot more.”
Right after, Carter and Red Squared walked through the door. Mr. Storm glanced their way and said, “A lot fucking mo’.”
Maui wrapped her arms around my waist. It seemed like we were finally good.
I just hated that Maui and I had to lose Indigo in the process of getting here.
God had a funny way of doing things, and I could only wish He would give me a peek into why He allowed the things He did.
I kissed Maui’s head, and said, “Let’s go sit down, baby. How you feeling?”
“Better than I’ve ever felt, Mythic.”
When we sat, I noticed her mother glance at us and smile slightly.
The twins were tied up with Carter and Red, so they didn’t have time to be in our shit.
I guess they were trying to work shit out.
I held Maui in my arms and caressed her back as we sat on the little couch.
More of her family started to come in, but the person I noticed made my eyebrows lift.
Iesha was here. She gave me a slight smile, then went to Mrs. Henderson.
“Who was that?” Maui asked.
“Iesha. Evidently, she and Seven are closer than he let on.”
“Oh.”
I gripped her chin, and said, “You have nothing to worry about, baby. We only talked on the phone. That was it.”
“I believe you. I’m still just a little uneasy.”
“I get it, baby, because I will probably feel the same way around your dude.”
“I get it too, Mythic. The difference is, though, I never wanted to be with him. I wanted you.”
I kissed her pouty lips as she stared up at me. “I love you, baby,” I said, squashing that conversation.
She smiled slightly. “I love you too.”
“I’m gon’ be gentle as fuck. I promise. You don’t know how much I missed this pussy,” I said as I slid into her.
We weren’t supposed to be fucking yet, but neither of us could take the wait.
It had only been about four weeks since she had the baby.
Once everyone started to leave the hospital, we went to Beaumont and got a hotel room.
Since we were both living with our parents, this would have been a no-go.
We would have been fucking in my truck. It wasn’t like we hadn’t done that before, but I wanted to have more space.
My arm was slightly fucking me up though.
Maui’s eyes rolled to the back of her head, and she said, “I missed you so much, Mythiiiiiic. Shiiiiiit!”
She squirted all over the fucking place.
That diamond chip shit was the fucking truth.
When she’d told me she had never orgasmed during sex until she was with me the very first time, my chest and head inflated so much I should have floated away.
Sometimes, I regretted getting that shit, but knowing the wonders it did for her, I’d go through that shit all over again.
That shit was sterilized the best I could get it through hydrogen peroxide and heat.
I had to thank God that it didn’t get infected.