Page 64 of Fever: Love In Scrubs
I smirked. My mama didn’t play about me or Asia. Nobody could come to her about her kids and expect her not to turn up on them. When it came to her grandkids, all bets were off. If Amandela knew like I knew, she would tread lightly.
I sat in the den eating and chopping it up with Pops and Johnathan for about fifteen minutes before we heard the front door open. A few seconds later, the ladies of the family strolled in with the ice cream. Mom gave Pops his and Asia handed Johnathan a bag.
“Hey, Uncle Jax!” Kacie said, running and jumping in my lap.
“Hey, munchkin.” I smothered her face with kisses, causing her to erupt in a fit of giggles. “I missed you.”
“I missed you too.”
“Hey, Daddy,” Mari said, coming over to kiss my cheek.
“Hey, baby girl.”
Asia playfully mushed my head. “Hey, punk.”
“I’ve never been a punk,” I said, giving her a gentle shove. “Put some respect on my name.”
She rolled her eyes as she sat on Johnathan’s lap. He placed a kiss on her neck, causing her to giggle. I loved the way he loved on her and Kacie. My sister found her a good one. The man was more than my brother in-law. He was my brother.
“Soooo…” Asia sang. “When are we officially meeting Wynter? Ya’ know, since she’s met Mari and all. She should meet the rest of the family.”
“Your father has insisted I invite her and her cousin for Sunday dinner. She’s coming to town for a visit.”
My mother’s ears perked up. “That’s a great idea!”
“Here you go, woman.”
“I just want to meet the woman making you smile like this!”
I shook my head. “I’ll ask her.”
“You said her cousin is coming in for a visit?” Asia asked.
“Yeah.”
“Are they going out? Maybe I could ‘bump’ into them.”
Johnathan laughed. “You wanna make a friend that bad, baby?”
“I mean, we were in the same grade in school. We never talked because she was a bit of a loner. I wanna make up for that. Jaxson, you should call her?—”
“Dang, Asia!” I exclaimed.
“Don’t dang Asia me!” She climbed off Johnathan’s lap and headed out of the room. “Come on!” she yelled over her shoulder.
I sighed as I lifted Kacie off my lap and followed her. She was on the patio sitting at the table. With a grin, she patted the seat next to her. I shook my head as I pulled out my phone and sat down. Scrolling to Wynter’s contact, I requested a FaceTime call.
Asia giggled. “You saved her as Snowflake? That’s adorable.
“Shut up.”
The phone rang three times before Wynter answered with a smile on her face.
“Hey, you.”
“Hey, love. What are you doing?”
“Getting this guest room ready for Tinka’s visit. You?”
