XIX.
Omniscient POV
Earlier that day
Jalen sighs deeply while approaching his brother's 2021 Lamborghini Huracan EVO, Thea's face lingering in his mind as he takes his seat in the passenger's side. He'd be lying if he said her worrying hasn't caused him to a litte, the last thing he wants is for something to go wrong.
"You good?" Josiah asks while starting his car back up, he notices the distant look in his brother's eyes.
"Yeah," Jalen answers as he nods his head, "let's just get this over with so we can come home to our families."
"Thea still trippin'?"
"She was never trippin', just concerned for her man. Fatima wasn't on yo ass about coming?"
Josiah chuckles at his brother's defensiveness, he's never seen him like this about anybody until Thea. He isn't complaining though, he loves seeing his brother all in love with a family of his own— he feels as if it were a long time coming. They both have grown into men with kids and women neither of them could imagine living without. Josiah never thought he'd see the day where he'd be about one person, but for Fatima he'd trade in the world if it were the only way he could be with her.
"Yeah, she was."
"Iight then."
"I don't blame them though," Josiah says truthfully, "you never know what can happen."
"Mane," Jalen waves his hand as if to dismiss his brother's negative words, "don't start that shit, bro. We gone kill this nigga and then we going the fuck home."
"You think it's gone be that easy?"
"Nah," he says honestly, "it's never that easy with Avery, but we got a thought out plan and I'm sure if we stick to it then nothing can fuck it up."
"True," Josiah responds, "speaking of plans, Elias and them should be calling any minute to tell us if they got this nigga or not."
As if on cue, Jalen's phone starts ringing and he quickly retrieves it from his pocket to see Jay calling. He answers it, before placing it on speaker and holding it in the air between him and his brother.
"We got him," Jay announces while breathing heavily into the phone.
"Damn nigga, what you got yo lips pressed against the speaker of yo phone?" Josiah questions, before sharing a laugh with Jalen.
Jay sucks his teeth while rolling his eyes at his cousin's words.
"Hurry up and get here," he says with irritation evident in his voice, "this old ass nigga the most annoying muthafucka I ever held hostage. He too damn old to be telling yo mama jokes."
Jalen and Josiah share a glance with one another, before erupting into laughter. It's very rare for someone to irritate Jay, he's usually the one causing the irritation. But Avery is working his last nerve and his knuckles are throbbing from punching him so many times.
"Ain't shit funny. Hurry up before this nigga be swallowing all his teeth before y'all even get here."
"Mane, stop bitching. We pulling up right now," Josiah responds while parking in front of the abandoned building they decided to reside in this afternoon.
