Page 151 of 10,000 Hours With A Rich Menace

“Bye Menace!” Skyler laughed.

“Because Stevie told us already and we cannot wait to spoil the hell out that baby.” Jeffie blew me a kiss.

“You straight?”

“More than straight… Love you, Mens.”

Duke coughed. “Your wife forced me to wait with her while she took one. So, I knew before everyone.”

“Thanks again, Dukey!” Stevie came over the banister beside me.

“No problem, Steve-o.” He smiled, as he got onto the boat so they could head to shore. I picked my wife up and spun her around.

“We’re going to be parents, Mitchell.”

“For the rest of our lives, Wanda. I love you, baby.”

She kissed my lips. “I love you more than you know, Mavie. You and me makes three… you ready?”

I sucked on her lips. “More than fucking ready. One more requirement.”

“Go ahead.”

“We’re in this forever.”

“Forever, Mavie.”

I held her tight as we shared a kiss, and I thanked my lucky stars for the woman I had. Stevie Caselli was sent to me by her mother and my parents. I liked to think they were up there having coffee knowing they made this love connection. A messy, carefree woman with a structured obsessive man, who both had ADHD.

“I got something for you now.”

She looked at me weird. “What do you have for me?”

I dug in my pocket and pulled my phone out. “Toss it.”

She held my phone in her hand. “What do you mean?”

I kissed her lips. “You told me that you wanted me to be done with Angelica, and I told you that I am. I changed my numbers, and this is the last piece. Toss that shit in the ocean.”

She held the phone in my hand. “Are you seriously done with her, Maverick?”

“So done, Wonder. I hurt my boo’s feelings, and I don’t like that shit. It was toxic holding on all this time, and my loyalty is to you and Jeffie.”

Stevie looked at the phone. “Are you going to ever tell Jeffie about you still talking to her mother?”

I shrugged. “One day… not today. One thing at a time, Baby.”

She smiled and continued to hold the phone. “I want you to toss it. This was never about me… this is closure for you.”

I took the phone from her and tossed the phone far into the water. We watched as it dove into the water, and she kissed me. I spun her around, as I held her tightly and she giggled. This was a match made in heaven, and I refused to believe anything else.

“Put me down.”

“Why?”

“I’m going to vomit.” She jumped out my arms and rushed inside.

“Oh fuck, Wonder… I don’t do that throw up shit.” I gagged. “That shit gonna make me vomit.” I slowly followed behind her, feeling like I was gonna empty my stomach next.

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