Page 19 of A Toxic Redemption

"Wipe that drool from your chin, nigga." Jake stood beside me and chuckled. "You know she's just as crazy as you, and we have been having a decent day, so don't come in here fuckin'with her. Plus, it seems like your son already staked his claim. KJ loves her ass."

I haven't seen Lucky's little ass since the other night when she left a nigga with a hard dick. Surprisingly, I didn't fuck Allison or Alicia that night. All I could think about was her ass. That alone let me know I needed to stay the fuck away from her.

As if she felt us staring, she turned in our direction and gave me that sneaky ass grin. Her loose curls were piled on top of her head, putting her beautiful face on full display. KJ noticed she wasn't paying him any attention and looked to see what she was looking at.

"Hey, Dadaaa!" He hopped up from the floor and ran in my direction. "Look what my Debin got me!" He held up his little ninja turtle toy and smiled. "I like ha, daddy. She my girlfriend. She pretty, too."

"Oh yeah," I picked him up and kissed his cheek as I hugged him close. "She is kinda cute, huh?" I asked as I winked at her. "She got you that toy?"

"Yep!" he exclaimed as he wiggled to get down. "I gotta go finish playing with Debin now."

As soon as I placed KJ's feet on the ground, he shot off like a rocket back in her direction. The smile that spread across her face when he sat back beside her was a sight to see. I could tell that she genuinely enjoyed playing with him and wasn't doing it out of obligation.

"What's up, Luck?" I watched my mother speak to my father in the corner of my eye. Her ass wasn't slick at all. "Why is it that every time I come to my people's house, you're here? You must be trying to get my attention or something?"

"You wish." She rolled her eyes and continued to play with KJ. "Christmas is coming up, and Kira wants to go shopping and plan dinner for a kickback."

"You can cook?" I walked over and hovered over her. Seeing her peer up at me caused my dick to twitch. I bit my bottom lip, thinking of how it would feel having her in this position with spit seeping out the corners of her mouth.

"Of course I can." She quickly glanced from me to my dick before she brought her eyes back to me. "You know I love to eat."

"Y'all nasty as hell," Bino came and interrupted. "I'm going to tell my brother how you be talking in his house."

"Emphasis on his." I mushed his head. "Why are you always here like you don't have your own shit?"

"Watch your damn mouth, Khalil!" my mother shouted from across the room. "I swear between you and your disrespectful ass brother—"

"You talked to Kaine?" Jake asked as he entered the living room. He was dressed in slacks and loafers, so I guess he had business today. I'm not shocked because he's been looking into ways to wash his money. "Why didn't you call us?"

"Because I don't need y'all playing referee." I folded my arms and shrugged. "That nigga ain't talking about shit, anyway."

"Alright, come on, KJ," my mother grabbed my son by the hand and raised him from the floor. "Nana is going to take you home. It's too much cussing over here."

"Ah, man," he whined as tears flooded his little eyes, "I want to play with Debin and stay with my daddy."

"What I told you about that crying, man?" I squatted so that we were at eye level. "Daddy won't be long over here, and I will come get you, okay? We will stay up all night."

"And I will make sure he brings you cupcakes and ice cream," Luck chimed in. "They won't be from my store, but I will make sure that they are just as good."

He looked back and forth between us before he smiled and agreed. He hugged my legs tightly and told me he loved me. That was nothing new, but I was shocked when he did the samewith Luck. She froze for a moment before she bent down and returned his gesture. Just like that, all was well in his world.

"Aye, where you going?" I grabbed Luck's wrist when she tried to walk past me. "A nigga trying to chill with you."

"No, what you need to do is handle your business and go home to your son." She removed my hand and grabbed her things to leave. "I have things I need to do." She looked around until she found Kira. "Rain check, cousin. Love you."

She told everyone goodbye and offered to give my mother and son a ride since they rode with me. I don't know what her deal is, but it wasn't for me to figure out. Following the smell of food being cooked, I entered the kitchen right as Kira was opening the lid on a pot. Whatever it was, I wanted some. Hearing someone behind me, I turned, and there stood my father.

"You know, if I were a few years younger, I would've made my move on that Devyn," he spoke as I walked over and hugged Kira. Looking over her shoulder, I could tell she was whipping up what smelled like chili. "You know young girls like older dudes these days, so I might have a chance. Let me talk to you for a minute."

"Unk, leave my cousin alone." Kira chuckled as she wiped her hands on her dish towel. "She isn't in the running for a man."

"That's because she hasn't been in the presence of a real one."

"What are you doing here?" I cut him off before he could start. "You think it's cool to just be popping up now? My son is here."

"And I have made sure to stay out of his way. I don't want to overstep my role in his life."

"Role?" I chuckled as I stepped onto the back patio to smoke. "Who said you have a role in his life? Hell, you don't even have one in mine."

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