Page 110 of 10,000 Hours With A Rich Menace

Zoya continued to watch the video, and I could see that she felt the same as her sister. Where Kora was easy to show her emotions, Zoya wasn’t. They were the same person just in different fonts. Zoya was the kind of person that didn’t reveal her emotions, and she played hard. It would take a strong man to pull her out of this tough exterior that she put on.

“Don’t mention it. The food should be here soon… and while we’re waiting, I am going to book you with my hair girl.”

“Oh, don’t worry about it. I’m going to my stylist.”

I told her, and she lowered her phone. “Last minute?”

“She’s going to take me in… always makes time to squeeze me in.” I laughed, because Cindy was going to kick my ass and hug me all at the same time.

“Well, alright.”

“I wanted to host Thanksgiving this year, and I would like to do something away. It’s always me, Skyler, and Estella, so Iwould like for us to do something. When is the last time you spent the holidays with Maverick?”

Zoya snorted. “Not since I went away for college.”

“I’m ashamed to admit, it has been a long time.”

I sighed. “I think it would be nice to do something as a family before the baby gets here.”

Kora and Zoya both gasped super loud. “What? I’m going to be an aunt?”

“Oh, I have to start shopping now… I’m going to be Auntie Z... the fine rich one.” Zoya sat on the edge of her chair excited like Kora.

“Well, the baby is gonna have two fine aunts because Auntie K is fine, too, and she’s rich too.”

“I’m not pregnant, but you see how excited you were? Let’s keep that same energy for spending the holidays together.”

“Stevie, what the hell?” Zoya tossed a pillow at me.

“I’m saying… we need that excitement.”

Kora shoved me and laughed. “I can see what you mean, and I am down. My girls didn’t plan anything for around there, so I am down to go anywhere.”

“I guess I can come. Stevie, make sure your man is on his best behavior, I am not messing with him.”

“Both of you be nice to each other.” I smiled.

“I’m always nice.”

“Especially to Gerald,” Kora teased.

I was excited to spend more time with Maverick’s siblings. The dinner ended horribly, and I had been thinking of a way to fix things between them. As his wife, I wanted him to become closer with them. He had kept himself away for so long, it was time for him to make fresh memories with them.

Soon as Iopened my eyes, I rubbed my baby’s beard as he slept on me. This was an every night thing, and I couldn’t imagine sleeping any other way. Every night after his shower, he would do his routine and then climb between my legs and lay on my stomach.

I rubbed his beard as I hummed, or we talked about whatever was on either of our minds. Maverick always had some dark shit swirling around in his mind, so we both agreed we didn’t need to discuss what he was thinking.

For the most part, when I hummed and rubbed his beard, he was at peace. I was at peace, and I felt safe with him. He no doubt had a few screws loose, however, when he stared at me, it all made sense.

Every confusing thought I had ever had about my life made sense once I stared into his eyes. I knew everything was going to be alright and he would damn sure make sure of it. I was getting married today, and I thought I would be a nervous wreck.

We both knew that this was the end game for us. I just never thought it would feel like this. Part of me expected that I would have to be dragged down the aisle to marry him. Neither of us thought we would fall in love with the other.

Me and Maverick were opposites and not supposed to be attracted to one another. He was structured and I was chaos. I lived in my head, and was carefree, while he knew what he was doing for the next three years.

This was never supposed to work between us, and who knew if it would. All I knew is that right now this was working for us,and as long as we both wanted to make it work – it would. I rubbed his head as he held me tighter.

Maverick was someone a lot of people feared, and he had put fear into my chest when I first met him. Nobody got to see this side of him, including his own family. When he walked up to the third floor, he was able to shed that tough exterior and just be Mavie with me. I was able to hold him like he needed and love him because he needed that, too.

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