Love Me Like XO

III

Los Angeles, CA
Same Day
📍The Beaumont House

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Hezekiah rang the doorbell and rolled his eyes at the annoying that echoed on the other side of the door. The door was quickly opened and revealed his mother, whose happy expression immediately turned into a mug.

"Boy, move! Don't nobody wanna see your flavor of love smiling ass." Annalise said before shoving him to the side and squealed.

"Ahhhh, my baby! Mama missed you so much!" She said and squeezed Levania in a tight embrace her heart felt whole again, finally having her baby boy back home.

"Wooooow, that's you gonna me Mama? I see how it his." Hezekiah said jokingly before sucking his teeth when his mother paid him no mind because she was too busy gushing over Levania. He rolled his eyes and walked into the house to look for his father and found him sitting on the couch watching a movie.

"You got ignored, huh?" His father asked without looking away from the TV.

"Yup."

Levania and his mother parted before she quickly pulled him inside of the house and closed the door behind him. The house was just like he remembered, but just with minor adjustments over the years of his absence.

Stained glass windows, a vibrant kaleidoscope of colors, captured sunlight and scattered rainbows across the polished tiled floors of the interior. Each room unfolded like a page in a cherished story, inviting one to explore its treasures, glistening chandeliers, exquisitely woven tapestries, and bookshelves lined with tomes that whispered secrets from ages past.

As you stepped through the grand arched doorway, the scent of fresh lavender filled the air, its source a meticulously arranged bouquet on the polished marble entryway table. To the right, the living room beckoned with plush, deep couches, a large television, and exquisite pieces of furniture. It was here that the brothers would gather after school, their laughter mingling with the sounds of cartoons as their mother prepared cookies, the sweet scent wafting through the air, wrapping around them like a warm embrace.

Beyond the living room lay a sprawling kitchen, the heart of the home, where aromas danced and mingled. Massive copper pots hung from a pot rack, each gleaming with promise, while a spacious island was often the scene of impromptu culinary experiments. Here, the twins would throw flour at each other, their giggles intertwining with the simmering sounds of their mother's cooking. She was the benevolent queen of this kingdom, and her laughter brought life to every corner of the home.

"Is that my baby boy!?" Hearing the voice he missed so dearly, Levania ran into the living room to see his father and Hezekiah sitting on the couch watching TV.

"Daddyyyyy!" He screamed before running and diving straight onto his father, who grunted slightly at the sudden impact.

"Well damn lil nigga. Why don't you just throw my back out while you're at it." Levi said to his youngest, who clutched his pearls in disbelief.

"That shit been ran through since your old ass tried to be like those retarded characters from that damn videogame. At your big age. Damn near needed to replace my table after that shit show and don't call my son a nigga, Nigga." Annalise said before smacking her husband upside his head and he winced while Levania and Hezekiah laughed at deep pout on their father's face.

"Mmcht can't say shit around her old wannabe Delores from Encanto hearing ass." Levi mumbled under his breath, and his sons looked at him with wide eyes.

'Oop' Levania thought while holding back his laughter as their mother shot the nastiest stank face at her husband.

"Leviathen Lucario Beaumont.....what'd you say?"