Page 68 of A Toxic Redemption

"You've been so busy working, baby, and I don't want to interfere with that." I kissed her neck and palmed her ever-growing belly. Feeling the small kicks always does something to a nigga. I didn't experience this with KJ, so I've been up Lucky's ass every chance I get. "I didn't want to distract you or interfere—"

"Hey," I turned her to face me, "you and our kids will always be my priority." I kissed her nose as I pulled her closer to my body. "I'm going to always stop whatever it is I have going on to cater to you guys. If you want to go on vacation on a random Tuesday, let your nigga know, and I will make that happen every single time."

"I love you so much, Khalil." She beamed as she threw her arms around my neck. "I can't wait to spend forever with you and the family we're creating."

"You have no choice, mama." I tapped her ass slightly and detached from her. "Come on." I grabbed her hand and led her inside. "I know you're tired from the drive. Lay down for a minute."

After getting her situated, I called my mother and checked on KJ. My parents had him at the aquarium, and they were all excited about it. My dad was loving every moment with my son, and I fucked with it. Once I knew they were good, I went downstairs and looked for my cousins. The eight-bedroom cabin was a bit bigger than we anticipated, and shit, we were cool with that. Plus, our rooms were spaced out enough so we wouldn't have to worry about others hearing intimate moments. I didn't give a damn, though, because when I dive into my girl's pussy, Iwant the world to hear me. Lucky be having a nigga singing like Rod Wave around this muhfucka.

"What the fuck y'all niggas down here doing?" I called out as I entered the game room. This bitch was nice as fuck with a pool table, air hockey, and various game machines. They even had the originalPac-Manin here. "Where are the girls?"

"Kira is sleeping, and I guess Lori is doing the same," Bino answered as he playedPac-Manlike the childish ass nigga that he is. "Where is Dee?"

"Sleep," I answered as I sparked my blunt. "You still ain't fucking with Stubs?"

"Not at all," he answered immediately. "She's here on the strength of the girls. Like I told them, I don't care what she does as long as she stays away from me. I know they may think the shit with us is the same as it was with you and Dee, but the shit is different as fuck. Granted, we weren't official or no shit like that, but I didn't expect her to just up and do a nigga the way she did.

I sat and listened to my cousin, and I knew he was really hurt by Lori's actions. Lucky probably would have been at the bottom of the lake right along with Troop had she been in that house fucking that nigga. I knew she wasn't in that house long enough to even breathe on that nigga because I tracked her from the time she left home until the time she got there. As long as she wore any jewelry I bought her, I would always have tabs on her. I would place an Air Tag underneath her skin if I could.

"You know what I've been going through with scandalous bitches, so I get it." I pulled from my blunt. "You weren't opening up to her, so she felt like she was being played."

"I wasn't about to disclose private information about my mother to this girl, man." He turned and mugged me. "All she had to do was be patient with a nigga and let me work through my issues instead of opening her legs to the next nigga like a hoe."

"You fell for her, didn't you?" Jake asked his brother. "Be honest."

"I guess we will never know." He shrugged as he ended the game. "Are we cooking tonight or what?"

We decided that tonight, we would have Karaoke and lounge around. The weather was perfect here, and Jake was mean when it came to ribs, so that's what we were having. I was going to handle the sides, and Bino was going to be Bino.

"I'm going to be pissed if Smokey tries to run up on a nigga," I voiced as we left out of the room and went outside to set everything up on the patio. "I got something for his ass, though."

We all shared a laugh as I pointed to my shotgun, which was located in the corner. The one reason I didn't really want to come to the cabins is because of fuckin' bears. I don't know or care what their laws are up here. I'm killing their asses before I let them hurt me or my girl.

"Jake, how do you feel about having your own kid? Kira has what? A few weeks to go?"

"Yeah, man," my back was turned as I prepped the grill, but I could hear the smile in his voice, "I can't wait until little Jacobi gets here. How do you feel about having another?"

"I can't put it into words." I turned and faced him. "I love the fuck out of that girl, and I'm more than happy and excited. Our parents are more excited than us."

My mother was so excited about becoming a nana for the second time. She is already talking about converting my and Kaine's old bedrooms for her grandkids. My father is just happy to be able to be in their lives. Our relationship has improved a lot, but we are still taking it day by day. Devyn's father was pissed at first. He thought I was just going to get his daughter pregnant and leave her as a baby mama, but once I sat down and told him about my true intentions for Luck, he was on board. Now, you can't keep him and Sasha out of the stores buying gifts.They're even thinking about moving closer so they can be near when the baby gets here.

"Yeah, ma will be missing out, but it is what it is."

"Have you been to see her?" I asked as we headed back inside. The grill was all set up, and Jake was about to do his thing with the meat. Bino was getting the drinks together, and the girls would probably be up soon. "Has Bino?"

"I went and checked on her. She's miserable, man." He shook his head as he began to marinate everything. "She brought that on herself, though. I'm just glad you didn't kill her. I hate that she will never see my baby, but this is a choice she made."

For the next three hours, Jake and I made small talk as we got the food ready for the evening. Bino joined us and pissed us off along the way. All he wanted to do was talk shit and sample every damn thing. He did inform us about his newest conquest, and all I could do was shake my head at him. As long as my boy was being careful, there wasn't shit we could do or say.

"Oh my gosh," Lucky moaned as she bit into her burger, "this food is so damn good. Kira, I might have to move in with y'all sis. Jake, you can grill your ass off."

"Don't piss me off, Lucky." I mugged her and caused her disloyal ass to giggle. "You act like a nigga doesn’t cook or feed your ass. Over here moaning and squirming and shit."

We were in the huge ass dining area and eating like we hadn't had a meal in days. I won't cap and say this food isn't good because it is. I just had to give Luck a hard time. Plus, she's been sick here and there, so I'm just glad she can hold the food down because my baby was taking her through it.

"So Devyn, have you found a house yet?" Lori asked from the other side of the room. Bino has made it clear he didn't want her around him and she's been trying to respect his wishes. "With a baby coming, you know that apartment isn't going to be enough."

"Um, not yet." She took a sip of her water before continuing. "I really haven't had time because of the bakery and looking for a new shop. One thing at a time, you know."

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