Page 73 of Quasim: King Inferno

“Skyler is used to always having to have her own back. Fight or flight mode, so she’s doing what she has to do to protect her baby… Estella is all she has, right?”

“Besides her cousin, yeah.”

“Nigga trying to take her baby away, so she not thinking about what you could do, all she knows is that he can use what you three have against her… need me to handle him?”

Core smirked. “I’ll let you know, Diablo.”

“You already know to give me the word.” I shrugged while yawning and stood up because I needed a shower.

“Good looking, Sim.”

“We family, never got to mention that shit. Just stop blaming yourself and continue to be there for her. God will bless you both when the time is right… ight?”

“I hear you.”

Core wanted to remain by the pool alone for a little while, so I went into the kitchen to grab one of the little bite size sandwiches that they had out. Erin and Capone were sitting at the counter, and the shit was beautiful.

As she was talking to him, he was staring down into her eyes in complete love with his wife. She kept pushing him and telling him to pay attention, and all he wanted to pay attention to was her.

“Sim are you sure that you’re cool about the rooms?” My presence pulled them from their conversation, as I bit into the sandwich.

“I’m not that nigga that’s ever going to complain about some shit, and I don’t think Anjo will either. I probably would have complained if I had to share with Capella’s snoring ass.”

Capone laughed. “Nigga sound like a damn train coming into the station.”

Erin looked at her husband. “And you don’t?”

“We not talking about me, Gorgeous.”

I scooped another sandwich and laughed. “Why the fuck we all the way on the other side of the villa?”

“Well, Capp, Capri, and this one all wanted rooms on the upper level,” Erin explained. “The only other three rooms were downstairs, and you both were too slow picking your room… it’s nice though, I think it’s the best room in the house.”

Capone kissed his wife. “He’s straight… he and Blair got a lot of shit going on and need the space.”

I held my middle finger up as I snatched another sandwich and made the trek down the long ass hallway to the bedroom. Tapping on the door, I pushed it open and closed it behind me. Erin didn’t lie when she said this room was the best one in the villa. I didn’t even need to see the others to compare.

The entire room from the walls to the ceiling was bamboo, with a huge wall of windows overlooking the ocean and whatever view I’m sure would reveal itself in the morning. Our room had the best of both worlds. It had the ocean view, then off to the other side, it was greenery, without another villa for miles.

I walked out onto the patio that wrapped around from one side to the other side and laughed when I saw a netted bed that sat over the edge of the villa. Even with us being on the main floor, the house was elevated, so we were never floor level.

“Beautiful, right?” Blair came out the bathroom with a robe on, and her hair wrapped in a towel.

“Word.”

I didn’t have many words to explain how nice this room was. The platform bed with white bedding, because they couldn’t not have white somewhere, sat in the middle of the room, facing thewall of windows. Blair had them already opened, so you got an inside and outside vibe at the same time.

“I want to sleep with the doors open… so you hear the ocean.”

I looked over at her. “Sleep outside then, because I’m not about to get bit up by those mosquitos,” I slapped my arm as one landed on me.

She snorted. “I didn’t even think about that.”

I watched as she quickly closed the doors and locked them while adjusting her robe. Like hell I wanted that shit to fall to the ground so I could see her body again. Fuck this view, Blair butt ass naked, exposing that pussy to me was my favorite view.

“We need to get some damn bug spray or something.”

Blair jumped up. “I have some… I was watching videos on what to bring and do.”

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