Page 12 of River & Crown
"Yeah, well, motherhood changed me. I'm all for being a girl's girl. I want friends, and what's a better place to find them than at a Briar Beauty meeting? You know, since I'm a founding member and all." She winked.
I shook my head as we rounded the corner.
"'Bout time you got here... River." Leah's gaze drifted from Chosyn to me.
Chosyn peered over her shoulder toward me, silently questioning who Leah thought she was talking to. Subtly, I shook my head no, letting her know to leave it alone.
"If you have somewhere to be, then go," I spoke, eyeing her sternly.
"I plan to," she shot back, and I chuckled.
Leah was the kind of girl who didn't take shit from anyone. It didn't matter what position she played or how low on the totem pole she was, her mouth popped shit, and her hands were quicker to back it up.
"Oh my god, Chosyn, you look so good!" Kysre beamed, running over to Chosyn. Knowing her, she sensed the tension and used Chosyn as a distraction.
"No, forreal, because baby, where?" Kysre's twin sister, Kyree, declared, making Chosyn's already wide smile even wider.
"Don't hype me," Chosyn chided, posing for the twins.
"Please don't big her head up any more than it already is. Chosyn knows she looks good. HerBDmakes sure to remind her every chance he gets," I joked.
"Husband bitch, get it right." Chosyn smirked, flashing the ring for the twins to see. They grabbed her hand, gawking over the rock Wolfe gave my girl.
"Lowkey, I was hurt my invitation got lost in the mail," Kysre pouted.
"Deadass, I thought I was your favorite?" Kyree curled over her bottom lip, giving Chosyn puppy dog eyes.
"It was something small and rushed, if I'm being honest."
"I get it, but I was trying to find a man like Wolfe and Crown. Them niggas know how to love on their women," Kysre smacked.
"Tuh," Leah scoffed. I glanced in her direction but didn't engage.
"They do! They do!" I confirmed interlocking B's with Chosyn.
"If I do another ceremony, y'all can be my bridesmaids since y'all are the only ones I like besides Honey."
"Opp!" Kyree giggled, catching the shade, and she wasn't the only one.
Leah placed the pool stick on top of the table and walked over with her eyes glued to Chosyn.
"No one cares about who you don't like, Chosyn. Until this very moment, I forgot your ass even existed. These hoes might kiss your ass, but these lips only pucker for dick." Winking, Leah blew Chosyn a kiss. A deep chuckle seeped from Chosyn's lips, kind of like an eerie hum.
"Bitch, get the fuck from 'round me," she warned, digging in her pocket. That damn lighter of hers came out. Her finger spread, pressing against the wheel, igniting the flame in the lighter and her eyes.
"Still playing with fire, I see. Aren't you a mother? Where's your ba?—"
Chosyn dropped her lighter and yanked Leah by the front of her shirt, slamming her fist into Leah's face. Leah swung back, clipping Chosyn's chin.
"Grab, Chosyn," I told the twins as I jerked Leah out of Chosyn's grasp.
"The fuck are y'all doing?" I yelled, pissed it had gotten this far.
"Ask where my kid is again, and I promise my husband gon' put you down for a dirt nap!"
"Don't threaten me with a fucking good time!" Leah yelled back.
I looked at her, my expression tightening with every second.
