Page 115 of 10,000 Hours With A Rich Menace

I kissed her cheek and looked at my baby cousin. “I love you and we’re always going to be a family, Skyler. Now, we have even more people that care about us… okay?”

“I want baby sister!” Estella blurted.

Skyler smiled at her daughter. “Jeffie is going to give you one, okay? So, you can have baby sister.”

Jeffie busted out in tears and Stella was concerned as she wiped her face. We both crowded over toward her and hugged her. “I am so sorry… just hearing you say that made it so real to me. Skyler, we’re a family. No matter what we go through, it’s us four in this together and Corleon has told us that. This doesn’t work without you.”

“I know,” she admitted.

“And you will have a baby cousin, too,” I announced and both Jeffie and Skyler gasped loudly, becoming excited.

“Menace is going to be a father?”

“Oh, no… I’m just saying. You know the future.”

Skyler shoved me and went toward the door. “Stevie, read the room.”

I laughed. “What?”

“I have one person that I think should witness you getting married today.” She opened the door and Alex stepped in with a suit on with his head wrap matching the black suit.

“Alex,” I gasped.

“Stevie, telling me last minute when you know the afternoon rush is crazy… even with all of that, I would never miss this. Although I have a bunch of questions and want answers soon.”

I rushed into his arms as he held me and pulled me back to look at me. “You are the most beautiful bride I have ever seen. Your mama would be so proud, and I know she’s watching over you.”

“You think so?” He caught my tears and peered down into my eyes with this look of pride on his face.

“I know so. I also know she would never let me hear the end of it if I didn’t see her baby girl get married today.”

I sniffled. “I will be waiting for you there. Skyler called me and told me that you may have needed to see me before the ceremony.”

“She was right.”

He pinched my cheeks. “My beauty.”

The makeup artist touched up my makeup while Alex left, and I sat back down. My emotions were all over the place and I couldn’t contain them. “I’m so sorry. The tears won’t stop coming.”

“Girl, you are getting married. The tears are normal, and your future husband has paid for me to be with you all day.” The makeup artist smiled.

When my phone started ringing, I looked down and saw Maverick’s name. I picked it up and held it to my ear. “Hey Mavie.”

“What up, Wonder?”

“Nothing. I’m getting my makeup done.”

He chuckled. “Will I be able to count your freckles?”

“Yes.”

“I was calling to make sure you still wanted to kick it with me for forever?”

The makeup artist quickly grabbed a Q-Tip and held it in my waterline as I held the phone. “I wouldn’t have it no other way. Do you still want a life of paint in the bed?”

“Not crazy about it, but I’m crazy about you so fuck it.”

“Okay.”

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