This girl better quit fuckin playing with me, I learned how to handle a Twerk Queen from his Jamaican chick I knew in college, she was trying though... 10 points to Gryffindor for effort but I was better and no matter how hard she threw it back I had no problem keeping up. I needed this night out... nah I needed to get my ass back to Columbus and make sure Kolby wasn't on no bullshyt, but my family came first and I needed to spend some time with Halo in his element. I loved my son... I loved my son dearly but that kid had no discipline whatsoever; the first day I was here I sat with his mom and just observed. Halo moved like a whirlwind, moving from one thing to the next without taking a break; he took three laps around the living on his lil bike before dropping it on the floor and moving to his toy food truck... he didn't play with it, Halo just knocked it over and moved on to punching the wall. As I said, I loved my son but he had a lot of energy that he needed to direct in a different direction; that was the reason I was here... I needed to work out a schedule with my son's mom because I refused to be a deadbeat and had every intention on being involved in my son's life... That was one of the reasons I was in Houston... the other being business which is exactly what I was doing right now... so to speak.
"Careful Jaire... by the looks of it, in her mind, y'all are married." Lorenzo said nodding in the woman's direction and she was staring over at me, she waved happily and maybe I went a little overboard with our dance.
"Well, she's going to be extremely disappointed.... So wassup? From the moment I've landed y'all have shown me nothing but a good time, y'all took me and my bad ass son everywhere we wanted and he seemed to have a great time playing with your kids... I'm not stupid, y'all are trying to butter me up." I said playfully.
"Guilty.... but I think you would be an asset to what I'm trying to build. We want to erase the stigma of gays in sports, create a space for us to thrive and network... build connections and provide a place for young men and women to have somewhere to go.... We want to provide counseling, scholarships, resources, and opportunities.... You have been doing good for yourself, that app you developed and sold has really taken off and I feel like you can be extremely valuable..." Lorenzo said.
"So an asset.... I know my value and while I respect what you're doing I don't know if I want my name attached to something without knowing the motives behind it... Everything you've said sounds good but how am I supposed to know there aren't other people with more nefarious motives?" I asked.
"I can understand your skepticism... and trust me you aren't the only ones who have those concerns.... Honestly, I was inspired by my little brother... I've seen what Devin has done with Brittany Hills and it made me want to make a positive impact on the world. Sure there may be some people with cruel intentions but mine are completely pure... and despite your skepticism I know you want to help develop young men and help them transition into the professional sports world.... Why else would a man with your talents become a high school basketball coach?" Khalil asked and he got me there.
"No offense... but Devin seems to be having his own issues at Brittany Hills at the moment." I said and Khalil winced.
"That's being handled as we speak... look you can leave at any time, no harm, no foul... but give it some thought... If I weren't passionate about this I wouldn't be doing it for free... This is all Enzo's idea and I believe in it so much that I decided to come on without being paid... Just take some time and think about it. Excuse me, I need to go get my son and his friend...." Khalil said getting up and walking over to Noah and Juelz who were flirting with the bartender.
"Where are your apprehensions coming from?" Enzo asked and I shrugged.
"I guess I don't see where I fit into this... I trust your motives... I trust Khalil's.... It's just I don't wanna jump into something without knowing everyone whose involved. I want to take some time and really think about it... I'm not saying no, but I want to think about it." I said honestly.
