Page 23 of The Road to You
I shot Euri a knowing look. “Thank you, Mr. Orion. The bike was the least I could do for him being so amazing. As far as the other question, I’m not sure right now.”
“She is, Pops. At this point, her and Casper are there every day. She has clothes, hygiene products, and her favorite snacks in my house,” Euri revealed. “When she wants to sleep in her old residence, it’s in the driveway. We’ll sleep in it for the night. Slowly but surely, we’re gonna move her shit out that damn storage.”
My head bucked back. “I guess Euri has a crystal ball to see what’s going to happen in the future.” I picked up my wine glass to take a sip from it.
Euri leaned into me, put his lips to my ear, then whispered, “I don’t have a crystal ball, but I have your heart. Oh, and I have a crystal dick that lets me see exactly how this shit is going to go.”
My wine had a mind of its own when it expelled out of my mouth. I covered my mouth to stop it. “Oh my God! I’m so sorry.” I grabbed my napkin to wipe where the wine went.
Karla laughed. “Damn, you’re bold in here. You’re being mannish in front of Mama Marsha and Daddy.”
The table erupted in laughter. For the next few minutes, they clowned each other. For the next hour or so, we just sat and talked about different things. It was around nine when we finally left to head back to the house. When we pulled up, I noticed someone on the front porch.
“Baby, who is that?” I asked after I pointed out the person. The porch light was on, and the man sat in plain sight. It didn’t seem like he was trying to obscure his presence.
Euri’s jaw flexed. “Stay in the car, Bruqlyn.” He snapped his head toward me. “Stay in the fuckin’ car.”
I lifted my hands in surrender. “I’ll stay in the car until you come back. Be careful.”
Euri leaned over and gave me a kiss. When he got out of the car, he pulled his gun.Damn, that’s sexy.I watched him approach the man who stood with raised hands. I was too far away to hear what they were saying. After a minute or so, Euri turned around and motioned for me to come over.
Who the hell is that?When I got to the porch, my face scrunched. There was some familiarity.
“Hi, Bruqlyn. My name is Richard Sampson. I’m your father’s brother, your uncle,” the man introduced himself.
I took a step back and bumped into Euri. He wrapped his arm around my waist. My breath hitched. “No, that can’t be right. My father was an only child.”
Chapter 9
Euri
Who the fuck was this nigga? See, this was the reason you needed to tell people that you cared about what you had going on. What if the nigga had popped up on my doorstep before Bruqlyn told me about her background? Her uncle, whom she didn’t know, was on my doorstep.
“No, that can’t be right. My father was an only child,” Bruqlyn said to him with conviction in her voice. She shook her head.
That was an observation, but I had a question. “Yo, how the fuck did you find out where my baby was? That shit is creepy.”
“To address your statement, Bruqlyn, your father was not an only child. He was my older brother. We’ve been estranged for over twenty-five years,” her long-lost uncle said. “I found this address at your father’s house in a file.”
Yeah, I didn’t like that shit at all. When he asked to come inside, my baby looked at me for the answer. I lifted my gun and turned the switch on. I wanted the nigga to know that I would light his ass up with no remorse if he was on some funny shit.His eyes popped at my action. “Yeah, we can go inside. You know what it is.”
I nodded my head to Bruqlyn so she could unlock the door. Once it was unlocked, I moved her to let him enter first. Once he was inside, my baby directed him toward the living room. I took out my phone to send a chat in the Westin group chat.
Me: Aye, I need y’all to be on ya Ps and Qs. We got home and some nigga claiming to be my girl’s uncle was on the porch. She said her daddy was an only child.
Pops: FUM son! WOTW.
My father shorthanded extra letters when he texted. He’d shorthand a whole sentence and leave us to figure the shit out. It was comical, but I would let him have it today. His response was what I expected.
Derrick: I’m about to walk the fuck in.
Aaron: I see you, Bro.
Right before the door opened, I heard Casper on one. “Casper, calm down,” Bruqlyn commanded. “Sit down.”
I turned to the side to see my front door open, and my brothers walked in. “What’s up, Bro?” I dapped both.
Richard looked scared, so that told me he more than likely wasn’t a real threat. He stood there frozen for a second before he snapped out of it. He walked toward us, then extended his hand. “Good evening, gentlemen. My name is Richard Sampson. I came to have a word with my niece.”
