Kisses and Thugs : Reloaded

Letting Go...

(LJ POV)

2 Months have passed since we took Rock off the scene. We living life to the fullest. No problems no nothing and I plan to keep it this way too.

We're sitting in the theatre room as usual watching movies and eating, Zahria and Javari is at the doctor for the last check up before the baby comes. "I'm ready for dad to come back", Grayson said "Shid me too" I said agreeing. Then the door bell rung and I got up to answer it. "Who is it?", "The nigga nut sack you came from".

I opened the door and it was pops. I had never been so happy to see him in my life . Then Grayson came out the theatre room "who was at th- ," "Ahh shit Pops back!" , he said running to the door. I went into the theatre to get Loyal I couldn't wait for my dad to see him. I brought Loyal to my dad and he just smiled. "I never thought I'd be a grandfather so soon" he said with a big ass smile on his face.

We spent an hour talking and laughing then dad said he had to go home to ma. Then I get a call from Javari panicking about to lose his fucking mind. "LJ what I do? her water broke." "take her to the hospital duh" I said while laughing. "Meet me there" he said before hanging up. I ran upstairs and put on some shoes Michelle followed "what's going on?" she asked. "Zahria water broke ", I replied. She slid on some flip flops and followed behind me downstairs. Grayson watched Loyal while we were gone he don't like the whole giving birth delivery thing.

We pulled up to the hospital and paid for parking we got our visitor passes and walked upstairs. We walked in the room and Zahria is screaming like she fucking got shot or some shit. Michelle went to the side of the bed and started comforting her Javari looking dumb and nervous as hell and it's funny asf to me. "Relax bro it's gone be ok" I told him trying not to laugh.

Hours have passed and she's at 9 cm. J.T and Rittany finally made it up here. To my surprise J.T seemed excited about the baby coming. The nurse came in and checked her cervix. "Time to push" she said. "About fucking time" Zahria said.

After 9 hours of labor and 1 hour of pushing Zahria's little boy slid out. Javari held his baby boy and I knew his life was bound to change. After me and Michelle held baby King we had to leave and get back to Loyal cause Grayson wanted to come see the baby.

A week has gone by and Javari, Zahria, and King are now home. No lie it was hard because we had another newborn in the house so that mean double the crying.
I was sitting in the living room playing the Xbox. Javari came down and grabbed the controller and we began to talk. "Ian trying to sound like no pussy but I want out this dealing shit I look at my son everyday and I tell myself I gotta do better for the sake of him" he said. "You ain't no pussy you a man I want out too I just had wait for My dad to come back and I gotta tell him today.

I called my dad over I promised my self I would get out of this as soon as he came back. My dad knocked on the door and I let him in. Me , Javari, and pops sat in the living room talking. " I gotta let it go da I have a child who needs me" I told him and Javari agreed with everything I said. Da looked at us and stood up and said " I'm proud of yall, your priorities straight" he said while smiling. "I never wanted y'all doing it anyways but I'll never stop a younging who tryna make his own money" he said.
He stayed a little while longer and smoked a few blunts and then He left to go back to the trap. After talking with my dad I felt a load lifted off of my shoulders. "What's next?", Javari asked. " I don't really have to work for shit, but we need to start a business or some just to keep busy and keep money in our pockets", I said.

"I've always said if I ever stop selling I wanted a barbwrshop", I told him. He looked at me and laughed and said it was the same thing he said.

Octavia walked downstairs and went straight to the kitchen like her fat ass always did. "Your fat ass stay in the kitchen" Grayson said walking in the kitchen. We all laughed then we all went back in the theatre room and watched a movies.

A Year Later

"Marquise you closing tonight right" "yea", he said . I walked out the shop and went upstairs to get Michelle from the nail salon yeah so we got us a business started Michelle, Zahria, and Octavia opened their own nail salon and Me and my boys got the barbershop. We had our own businesses and made our own legal money. We ain't have to worry about being targeted over some stupid shit We could be at work without worrying about risking our lives with our jobs. But don't get it twisted our shop was strapped just in case anything did go down. I look back over the last year and see how I turned my life completely around. I went from a dope selling boy who thought he'd never be able to find love, to a man with his own business and a loving fiance and a great father. I ain't no Bitch or no punk I just learned to love and to let my guard down. And this just don't go for me that's for me , Grayson, and Javari. I've always had money and power but this is even better when you your own boss and making your own moves without putting your life on the line over a quick dollar. But that's the benefits of letting go.

The End