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"It's 7PM Friday! It's 95 degrees! I ain't got no ni—"

Zuri hissed as she received a hard slap on her butt from Malik. "Stop playing with me." He told her.

"I didn't know you were home." Zuri replied innocently as she rubbed the spot he slapped.

"I bet you didn't." Malik kissed her lips. "What you cooking?"

"Just some chicken parm." Zuri said. "Cali kidnapped our son for the day. I think she's keeping him until the day before she leaves."

"When are you gonna go talk to the lady—I keep forgetting her name." Malik said while unbuttoning his uniform shirt.

Zuri giggled. "Her name is Heather, and it's supposed to happen this weekend."

"You sure I don't need to be with you?" Malik asked.

"I'm sure, baby." Zuri assured him as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "Your anger issues are something serious when it comes to me and your son."

"It's my job to protect y'all no matter what. I don't play that shit." Malik said making Zuri smirk.

Zuri bit her bottom lip before going in for a kiss. Malik placed both hands on her ass as he stuck his tongue in her mouth. It's been a minute since they had sex since LJ started sleeping in their bed all of a sudden so they've been craving each other terribly. However, that had to wait because Jasmine was currently ringing their doorbell.

"Shit, I forgot Jasmine was coming over." Zuri said once she pulled away from the kiss.

Malik sucked his teeth. "How long she gon be here?"

"She's just here to get some food before she has to go to work." Zuri opened the door and greeted her cousin with a hug.

"Hey bookie butts." Jasmine said to the couple.

"What's up, shawty?" Malik replied. "Got another long shift ahead of you, huh?"

"You already know." Jasmine said as Zuri handed her a lunchbox filled with three different meals and snacks. "Thank you, girl. You're always coming through when I need you."

"You know I got you. I gotta plan us a vacation soon." Zuri said.

"Yes because we both need it." Jasmine chuckled. "Let me get up out of here so I can help save some lives. I'll see y'all later."

"Be safe." Malik told her as Zuri escorted her out of the house.

Zuri returned to the kitchen and was immediately picked up by Malik and sat on the counter. "Slow down." Zuri giggled. "You don't want to eat first?"

"That's what I'm about to do." Malik replied seductively as he lifted up her Walmart nightgown, finding no panties underneath.

"Wait, turn off the sauce. I worked too hard on it and I don't want it to scorch." Zuri said.

Malik sucked his teeth as he turned around to turn off the stove. He then turned back around to see Zuri running out of the kitchen. "Where you goin', girl?!" He called to her back.

Zuri laughed. "Catch me if you can!"

Malik chuckled as he went after her. "So childish, dawg."

-

"Hi LJ." Madison cooed as she held Lennox's little face in her hands once she and Jonah stepped into the Tagaloa home.

"Madi, you're not that much older than him." Jonah told his little sister. Any time Madison would see a toddler smaller than her, she would treat them as if they were a baby even though she was a toddler herself.

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