The Thug's Lady

Chapter 2 -

~•Zhari Giovanni Welsh•~

School was over and I had just now pulled up to my house with Kaiah.

"Hey mommy." I said to my step-mother Adrianne. I'm more than comfortable with referring to Adrianne as my mother just like Dre and Kaiah are too. Shit, she's more than a mother to us than Myline was or ever could be.

"Hey, baby. How was school?" She asked looking up from her book. Fifty Shades of Grey. Ooh, mommy nasty.

"It was cool I guess. You still reading about Christian's sadistic ass?" I asked with a slight chuckle.

"Of course. Shit, knowing what he can do with his mouth and genital, I will be his submissive any time." She said.

"Ugh, ma. That's nasty." Kaiah groaned laying down on the couch with Adrianne putting her head in her lap.

"Nasty my ass." Adrianne said.

"Aye, where y'all unattractive people at?" Ke'Andre's voice resounded throughout the house.

"Unattractive? Dre bring that ass in the living room so I can show you my unattractive fist." Adrianne said making both Kaiah and I laugh.

Dre entered the living room holding Miracle and I'Liyah was right next to them.

"Molly." I exclaimed at my 5 year old niece. My very beautiful niece.

I hugged I'Liyah as Dre put Molly down. She came over to me wrapping her arms around my waist.

"Hey Ti-Ti Zhari. Hey G-Ma. Hey Ti-Ti Kai." Miracle greeted us all giving them their hugs after me.

"How G-Ma's baby been?" Adrianne asked Molly as she hugged her back.

"Good."

"Ma, can you watch her for a couple hours?" Dre asked.

"I have work soon. Ask your sisters. That's what they're for." She said.

"I would but I'm about to go with Pasion." Kaiah told him. Pasion is Kaiah's friend.

"Z?" He asked me.

I held my hand out and he smacked his lips before dropping a 20 in my hand.

I smiled. "Of course big bro. You two have fun. Don't do anything I wouldn't do."

"You don't do anything. You're lonely and anti-social, punk." Dre said.

"Unh unh, off my baby 'fore I pop that ass." I'Liyah told him.

"Yeah, nigga. Don't hate ya whole life. It ain't healthy." I told him. "Come on, Molly. We're gonna go take a nap."

I led Miracle upstairs to my room closing the door behind us.

"You wanna watch TV, Molly?" I asked her.

She nodded. "Um, Empire."

I laughed. "Girl what you know about Empire?"

"That's my show. I love Cookie and Luches." She said. I laughed hearing her mispronounce Luscious's name.

"Is that right? Fine, we can watch it. You're lucky I have every episode recorded." I told her. I grabbed my remote going to my recorded shows and playing the episode where Jamal was bonding with his "daughter" and singing to her. One of my favorite episodes. The cutest one ever.

We were watching it for a while before sleep consumed both of us.

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"Zhari, what I tell you about that cryin' shit?" His hand connected with my face giving that all too familiar stinging sensation.