14 years later
"What will you come on the boys will be fine right boys", they mean mug her causing me to laugh.
"We men Aunty B", Jaquan said rubbing his chin.
"Shut up", Juan hit him.
"We be fine ma go on enjoy yourself you hard go out all you do is work", Jaquan sit beside me holding my hands.
"Just be home before midnight", be burst out laughing but I knew he was serious he was always worry about me.
"Okay I'll be home before midnight if you promise to clean your room before I come back home".
"Deal", we did our handshake.
"Okay let's go", I took up my bag leaving making sure to turn the camera facing the road.
"Just relax they will be fine plus Juan is very responsible if something should happen", I nod my head that's true Jaquan give the most trouble.
"They said they want a bike for their birthday you know how much for a bike", she laughed .
"It's not funny V they even took riding lessons behind my back just because they have their license".
"Well you can at least give them the bike they don't ask for anything I wish my child was like that", she pulled up at the V was no longer my assistant she was now a a midwife working at a private hospital and we became best friends, the twins were turning seventeen next week and life has been pretty good except me going on a few dates here and there to it not working out mostly because of the twins they keep chasing them off.
I told them how mom died and that I adopted them and how their father died in a race car accident before mom told him she was pregnant. They asked where I grow up they would like to visit there one day I told them on summer break.
"Can I have a martini please".
"Anything for the beautiful lady", she winked at me he was cute Carmel skin brown eyes athlete body.
"And single too", V shouted over the music I rolled my eyes.
"Is that so", he hand me my drink I thank him walking to the VIP dancing to the music we started to dance to the music letting go to all my problems taking shots after another.
"Girl my feet hurt", V complain I help her to the seat she took off her shoes.
"I don't know how you walk and dance in those all day".
"I'm use to it".
"Don't look but that guy upstairs been checking you out since we were on the dance floor".
"What girl please there plenty of woman out on the dance floor plus I'm thirty six I don't have time for all these lame excuses of a man".
"Oh shut it look he's definitely looking at you", I turned around looking at him Crown Knight .
"Let's just go he killed my vibe".
"What you know him he s fine girl", she took up her shoes.
"Yeah that's Crown Knight the guy I told you about".
"The one that got away as in the Crown Knight the guy that arrested the serial killer".
"Yeah you sure you want to walk bear feet outside", she put on her heels as we walk out feeling the cool breeze.
"Shar", I turned around see Crown running towards use.
"Girl he fucking fine in person", B whispered.
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Broken Promises and Silent Hearts
Historia CortaShar, an educated Black woman, was forced to grow up quickly to raise her twin brothers, Jaquan and Juan. She developed a deep mistrust of men after witnessing how they treated and abandoned her mother. On the other hand, Crown Knight was born with...