Page 64 of Legend's Legacy
“Hey, future baby mama. Wassup with ya?”
“Nothing. Just checking to see how long it’ll be before we can eat.”
“You want a hot dog?”
“Yeah. Give me one of the burnt ones like Kayson had.”
Kayson had run past me a few minutes earlier with some of the other children his age, and he had been super excited about his burnt hot dog.
“Ole nigga clowning on my cooking, and you can’t even grill hot dogs properly,” Courtland declared.
“Nigga, shut up. That’s the only thing that comes close to looking burnt on my grill,” Legend replied.
“Don’t front. Everybody knows that the burnt hot dogs are always the best on the grill,” Josi stated, reaching for the hot dog buns before she snatched a hot dog from the pan.
“Bestie ain’t lying.” I chimed in as she passed the buns to me.
“You just sticking up for that nigga ’cause he’s your man.”
“And did. But they’re still good,” I replied, taking my first bite, closing my eyes, and moaning.
“Aye! What I tell you ’bout that shit, Ace?” Legend warned.
“What did I do?” I asked, popping my eyes open.
He snatched me to him. “All these niggas up in here, and you making that sexy sound. Got niggas shit around here bricked up with you doing all that moaning.”
I waved my hand before I replied. “Courtland and Creighton are like brothers to me, just like Bam.” I waved my hand in Bam’s direction, where he was talking shit on the basketball court to some of Legend’s other friends.
Legend grabbed my ass and scowled into my face. “What I tell you?”
“You said save all that moaning for the bedroom.”
“That’s what I meant. At the end of the day, no matter if them niggas are like brothers or not, they’re still men. Single men.”
I spun around in his arms and sucked my teeth. “Okay.”
“Baby, don’t get ya li’l fast ass fucked up in front of company.”
I giggled, but it caught in my throat, and I choked on the last bit of my hot dog.
“That’s what ya get.” Legend teased me and patted me on my back.
“You good?” Josi asked.
I shook my head but kept coughing. Josi heard the voice of our newest visitor, whose appearance prolonged my cough attack. She pulled a mug before she even turned around.
“Aye, this is a peaceful cookout. Ain’t no hatin’ shit going on here,” Legend warned.
“Who invited her? We hadn’t even been speaking lately?” I asked.
“I did. Ran into her at the grocery store a week ago. That was some bullshit that she pulled, but it’s about time for all y’all to put that shit to rest. I’m not building this family circle on hating, negative energy, and beefs out there in these streets. We ain’t got time for that shit. Y’all two li’l asses hear me?” Legend asked.
I bobbed my head, but Josi kept her arms crossed over her chest.
“Fix ya face, ma,” Legend demanded of her.
She rolled her eyes and sighed before she dropped her arms. I giggled when she forced a fake smile to her lips. “Behave,” I warned.
