Chapter 13
CHAPTER
THIRTEEN
Jawan
“Tech, I been knowing you for a long ass time, I’ve never known you to take this long finding somebody.”
I fussed into the phone. I been searching high and low for this nigga Turbo, but I keep coming up empty handed. I know it was him that hit my trap, but it’s like he disappeared. It doesn’t help that I don’t know that nigga real name. I’m annoyed with the whole shit.
“I got you Grim, I’m going to find him.”
Right now, I was headed to my granny’s to check on her and LeStar.
It’s been a while since I got with my girls, so I’mma pull up to lay my eyes on them before I go to the shop.
Star still hadn’t found a place so her and her husband were staying at my grandmothers.
I didn’t mind my sister being there, but her bitch ass husband could beat it.
Letting myself in I headed in the direction of their voices.
They were in the kitchen. Granny was sitting in the kitchen with Rae in her lap, letting her Mix whatever she had in the bowl on the table.
“What y’all in here doing old lady?” The sound of my voice startled them because Granny almost jumped out of her skin.
“Got damn it, JJ, what have I told you about making your presence known when you walk in a damn room? You’re going to give me a heart attack boy,” she fussed.
“Don’t I always tell y’all to be aware of your surroundings? And why the alarm ain’t on?”
“This is my house, Jawan.”
“I know, I bought it. Where Star? When Rae get here?” I asked picking my baby girl up and covering her face with kisses.
“Tiomi brought her this morning, she has some running around to do, and your sister is with her.”
That caused my face to frown up. I hadn’t really been fucking with Tio like that since the mall incident two weeks ago, but she still coulda told me where she was going. Pulling out my phone I sent her a text.
Me: Where the hell you at Tiomi that you had to drop my baby off?
Wifey: Out
Me: Bet.
I sent a text to Rex, the detail that I had on her, to find out where she was. If he said something that I didn’t like I’m gone push her shit back.
I had a semi light day at the shop today, so I let Granny know that I’mma take my baby with me. She needs to rest, and I know that a physical therapist is scheduled to come through here to work her knee out.
When we walked into the shop it was busy.
Jarae wiggled out my arms to run into Joe’s awaiting ones.
She referenced to Joe as her “papa.” Since Tio’s parents were deceased and Romeo was a bitch ass nigga my granny and Joe stepped into those grandparent roles for her.
Shad was my first appointment for the day too, so he was already in the chair.
“Damn Rae, you puttin Joe old ass before uncle Shad? I’m hurt.”
He pouted then acted as if he was crying which made Jarae climb into his lap and attempt to console him.
“I got yo’ old lil’ nigga,” Joe countered.
These two always went at it. It’s been like this since we were kids. Shad was always fuckin’ with Joe, trying to get under his skin any way that he could.
“Nigga bring your ass, I got a full schedule today, and I need to make up with my wife, I ain’t had no pussy in weeks,” I revealed.
Tiomi wouldn’t let me touch her because I was coming in extra late.
I was only doing it to bother her. I would kick shit at Shad’s or Joe’s crib and go home when I was sure she was asleep.
Normally, I made it my business to be home for dinner with them and so we could bathe my baby together, but her being in that nigga face had me in my feelings.
I’m pissed he bounced before I could break his fuckin’ face, but he better pray to whatever God he prays to that I don’t find out who he is.
With today being a Saturday, it was busy as fuck. Muhfuckas know I’m appointment only, but since I was here, I helped them take some walk-ins. That meant that my baby girl had become restless, I’ve been working nonstop, so I haven’t been able to grab her anything to eat.
“Aye Joe, can you call Tiomi to bring Rae some food? She calls herself trying to have an attitude with me.”
“I can grab her something.” I looked up to see Nia walking towards me.
“Naw, you can't. Joe call her mother, please.”
“It’s really no trouble Ja — Grim. I have an hour before my next appointment,” she kneeled down in front of Rae, “isn't that right cutie, we can go on a little lunch date, just us girls.”
Before I could even let her raggedy Ann looking ass know she was outta her mind, Jarae reached back and smacked the fuck outta her. Everybody gasped at the reaction from my shorty except me and Joe. Jarae was just like her mean ass mama. Smirking I stopped my cut and picked my baby up.
“Damn Rae, daddy might need to bring you more often. You’ll keep her musty ass outta my face.” She just smiled at me like she knew what I was talking about.
“You're not going to pop her for hitting me, Grim? I’m an adult, she should know better than to put her hands-on people.”
“And you should know better than to be in my daughters or my man's face bitch.”
Tiomi said from behind her. She purposely bumped into her when she bypassed her, then invaded my personal space to kiss my lips.
I wrapped her in my embrace. “Chill out Tiomi.”
She grabbed our baby out of my hands and kissed her face. I gave her a look because she knows damn well she don’t need to be holding Rae’s big ass, but she gave me a look right back challenging me to say something.
“Why did you take my baby from Granny’s?”
“Because Granny don’t need to be chasing behind a hyper one year old Tio. Aye my man’s let me get them settled, I’ll be right back,” I said to buddy that was in my chair as I walked Tiomi and Rae back to my office. “Where have you been all day?”
“Why?” she sassed.
“Because I asked. You couldn't take my daughter to wherever you went today Tio?”
“No, I couldn't. I was getting stuff together for our baby shower. You’d know that if you weren’t giving me your ass to kiss every day.”
“For good reason. I’m off that though, I missed you.”
“And all is supposed to be well because YOU’RE off that?”
“It’s not?”
I asked as I closed her in my arms and kissed and sucked on her exposed neck, which caused her to let out a low moan. Now I was regretting bringing Rae back here with us. This small interaction had my man’s standing at attention.
“Baby, I need to eat, I’m hungry.” She whined so I backed off.
“Aight, I need to finish this cut anyway. Feed my girls. We can head out when I’m done.”
“I drove my car, Jawan.”
“I wasn't asking you, Tiomi.” I dropped a kiss on her lips then went back to the floor.
Shit was still pretty busy when I was done with my bitch ass brother-in-law, but I was serious when I said that was my last head.
I missed the fuck out of my wife, and I was definitely about to go home and drop dick in her.
I already hit up her LeStar to let her know Darren was bringing Rae over there when he left so my bitch could be as loud as I wanted her to be tonight.
“Get my baby to my sister safely nigga. I’d had for you to find out what will happen if you don’t,” I threatened. I been doing better lately lettin’ his hoe ass come around, but I still didn’t really care for him.
“I wouldn’t let anything happen to her Jawan. We love Rae like our own,” he refuted.
“Yeah, well she ain’t yours, she’s mine and I’ll torture you if something happens to her.”
He offered a low chuckle before he responded. “Aight man.” That was all he had to offer me and that was fine. Once my baby was in his arms, I smothered her face with kisses and promised her to FaceTime her before bed tonight.
As I was cleaning my station, I noticed Nia staring at me.
I don’t know what her angle is, but she was about to promote herself to a pedestrian, maybe even a corpse if she didn’t fall the fuck back.
Blowing her hot ass dragon breath in my baby’s face earlier, that’s probably why Rae smacked her bitch ass.
“Fuck you looking at?”
“Why do you allow her to disrespect me? This is my workplace; I shouldn’t be uncomfortable when I’m here.”
“Get the fuck out then,” I replied with a shrug.
“Get out? You’d fire me Grim.”
“In a heartbeat behind my bitch. She owns this shit with me, so damn right you’d go before she would.”
“Wow. Nice to know I’m disposable.”
“You ain’t shit to me.”
She just scoffed and turned back to her client. Which was her best bet. This hoe came with more problems than a little bit. I was finally finished tidying up so I grabbed my girls so I could bounce. I can already practically feel the warmth of Tiomi’s tunnel just thinking about it.
“We ain’t got nowhere for all this shit to go man,” I complained as I looked at all of the gifts we’d received for Jalae. We were currently at our baby shower, at the club that Shad owned.
Pink, gray and white was the color way we went with. Tiomi had this obsession with elephant’s so that was the theme for Lae’s nursery. I didn't want to be bothered with any of that, so I let her do whatever she wanted and just foot the bill.
“That big ass house? Nigga you got room.”
“Lae got A ROOM, Tio better figure out where she's going to put all this shit in THAT muhfucka,” I countered with a laugh.
“Yeah aight,” Shad responded.
He knew just as well as me that I would make whatever accommodations that needed to be made for my girls. If I had to give up my room for the three of them then that's what it would be.
The shit was wrapping up, so I had Shad and some of our crew help to load this shit on the U-Haul I rented for this occasion.
I wasn't cramming none of this shit into my cars.
Rex would drive this over to the house and they would take it all upstairs.
Hell, I was gone have to be the one to assemble all this shit so the least that they could do was take it home for me.