"It's about time," Piper says.
"Well, hell, don't leave the rest of us hanging," Tequila quips.
"Can I tell them?" Piper can hardly contain herself. Looking past her, my eyes land on Promise quietly standing a couple of feet away.
Promise nods, and I look back down at Piper. "Go for it."
"Alright, listen up." Piper makes a production out of it, waving her hands in the air. "I can't believe I'm saying this." She takes a deep breath, her excitement clear. "Promise and Daddy are going to get married, and I'm going to be a big sister!"
When I tell you, the room erupts like a bomb exploded, I'm not exaggerating. Everyone pushes from the table. The women converge upon Promise, and my brothers huddle around me, with words of congratulations.
"I fuckin knew it!" Riggs boasts, pulling me in for a hug. "Goddamn, I am so fuckin' happy for you, brother." It's a brief moment between us, and his words are short and to the point, but they mean the fucking world to me.