Page 32 of Jaeda

“I love you too.”

“We’re gonna talk. Just you and me.”

I nodded as he turned and walked to the front door.

“We’re gonna talk about this smart-ass mouth,” Deuce said, pointing at me.

I rolled my eyes. “Good night, Stanley.”

He shot me a middle finger before opening the door. As the last of them stepped out, I quickly closed and locked the door, ensuring that every lock was on. Turning off the light, I headed to my bedroom.

If this was a precursor to what dating with brothers looked like, I was in for a shit show.

The soundof my doorbell broke me from my thoughts.

I was in the middle of working on a case. Everybody knew not to bother me when I was working, but there were a few who didn’t get the memo, . . . the few being my sisters. They faithfully came over here to make sure I took a break.

I sighed and locked my computer before standing and leaving my office. As I rounded the corner, Mia opened the door and stepped in. Unlike my brothers, at least they had enough couth to knock or ring the doorbell before they barged in. I rarely locked my doors during the day because, for some reason or another, somebody was always at my house.

Behind Mia were Shar, Salima, Kaylynn, Renay, and Romi.

“I know y’all came to do the most,” I said, flopping down on the couch.

They all laughed as they claimed a seat.

“Where are the kids?” I asked, noting all of them were childless.

Salima waved me off. “Girl, you know your daddy just comes and grabs them whenever he wants. He made his rounds early this morning. I’m glad for the break because this little one is feisty today. I’m trying my hardest to walk him down.”

She rubbed her belly and blew a breath. She was due any day now, and Romi was right behind her at eight months with the twins.

“I know Deuce is getting on your last nerves,” Mia said with a laugh.

“If I don’t kill him before this baby comes, it will be a miracle. I thought he was bad with Darlyn, but he’s even worse with Liam. I had to sneak out of the house just to come over here.”

Romi rolled her eyes. “Me too. Devin’s telling me to stay off my feet, but I feel good right now, even though these two are playing soccer in my uterus.”

Kaylynn cringed. “More power to y’all. I’m glad I have a choice in getting pregnant.”

Shar snickered. “Because that lambskin is safe.”

Kaylynn shot her the middle finger. “Bite me. That lambskin gets the job done. None of my girls ever complain because I know what I’m doing.”

Mia playfully nudged me. “You know all about that lambskin.”

“Fuck you,” I said, shoving her.

“Speaking of fucking,” Renay said, leaning forward. “Did you get some?”

I scoffed. “No. Y’all thought I was gonna sleep with that man on the first date?”

Shar snickered. “Technically, it was the second. I mean, I sat on your brother’s face the first time he came over to my apartment.” She pointed at Salima. “This one let your brother finger bang her in a room full of people?—”

“Oh my God!” Romi and Renay exclaimed.

Salima kissed her teeth. “Now why are you bringing up old shit!”

“It’s relevant. The point is, you have autonomy over your body. If you wanna fuck that man, fuck him.”

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