Nineteen
Cyrus
"Ugh, you got crust all in your eyes." I laughed at Trinity from the screen of my phone. I was currently on a Facetime call with my mom, Lucas, Cruz, Trinity, and MJ, while straightening my hair.
"Auntie mean!" She whined running away.
"What you tell my baby?" My mom's tired face came onto the screen. It was pretty early here and the one hour time difference didn't help. I was surprised when they answered when I called.
"Nothing. She's dramatic like her mother."
"No, she's dramatic like you."
"Whatever." I laughed as Noble got out of the bathroom in nothing but a towel. Daddyish.
"Did you talk to your dad?"
"Yes. He made me call him as soon as we landed and he called me before I went to sleep." I smiled. My father kept his word and we were in a good place. Nasir also kept his word to Noble. They kept in contact and continue to work on building a relationship. Upon our return, he was throwing us a cookout at his home. I'm excited at the growth of both of our fathers.
"That's good. He better not fuck up Cy cause I swear if he hurts my baby I w---."
"Girl you ain't gonna do nothing." Lucas teased coming behind my mother and kissing her cheek.
"Aw, hey Poppy." I teased.
"Hey Baby Girl. You look nice."
"When don't I?"
"She's such a snob. Ugh, I can't take you." My mother laughed. I'm just like her. Prissy and pretty.
"Mommy, you always taught me that I was beautiful and it stuck with me even now. My confidence so high, I'll never wanna be like another female." I smiled placing on mascara.
"Ouuu." Lucas teased imitating Young M.A. as we laughed including Noble as he threw on a purple camouflaged Bape shirt, slightly ripped jeans, and a cream pair of Adidas. He was always so damn fine for no reason.
"Hey Noble." Mama laughed.
"Hey ma. Hey Lu."
"Waddup?" Lucas greeted as I laughed.
"Okay, bye now. Y'all wilding. Kiss my babies for me."
"I got you. Tell everyone I love them. I love you baby and tell your silly brother to call me. He ain't too old to be beat."
"I got you. Love you." I smiled before hanging up and turning to Noble.
"You look goood." I say placing his dog tag with his full name on it around his neck. "Now you look great."
"You something else." He kissed me as I shrugged. "What's your plans for today?"
"We're meeting up with fabric companies, models, the whole nine. I'll be so tired today and I'll miss you." I said rubbing his chest. He loves when I do that and now it was a habit.
"I'm proud of y'all. Y'all got like two months to show us something."
"We will. I gotta have my own." I spoke. I had to prove to everyone that I could hold my own. I have enough faith in Lani, Ken, Isis, and I that we will succeed and a flourishing company before the new year.
"I honor that."
"Let's go in the kitchen. I'm starving." I grabbed his hand walking down the stairs as he laughed.
It smelled super good as I rushed off into the kitchen abandoning Noble. I greeted everyone. I was surprised to see everyone up and dressed this early, even though we had agreed on this time. The air was still thickly annoyed with Ken's presence.
"Ouu it all looks so good." I smiled filling my plate with bacon, ham, sausage, eggs, hash browns, pancakes, and some freshly cut fruit. I didn't hesitate to dig in after fixing my cup of orange juice.
"It's good sis?" Mars recorded me eating as I stuck him the bird.
"Mama mad at you."
"Why?" He sucked his teeth. He hated when our mother was mad at him.
"You not too grown to beat." I teased as everyone laughed. "You never called."
"It slipped my mind."
"Lani get your man head out your ass. Got him forgetting to call his mother and shit. I bet you called yours."
"Sure did."
"Who cooked?"
"Isis." Tiz spoke as Isis smiled.
"Yeah. I got up early to make everyone breakfast." She smiled. Her food was really good but I couldn't let her know that.
"Oh." I fake smiled. This trip would be full of the fakery.
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Noble
"What was the purpose of being here?" I asked as we followed behind Maco in the ballroom where the "annual drug distribution" would occur tomorrow night. We were here a day early and they had a good bit of people here.
"We getting the upper hand. We get to speak first, get the distributors, and the connects first." He spoke as I nodded. He held a good point. Mars, Grams, D, and Syn were here as well. Syn isn't into the drug game. He owns Synful Cuts in the rough part of New Orleans but he was here because he ain't have shit else to do.
"Valid point." Mars nodded.
"You know any of these niggas?" Grams asked as I nodded in agreeance. In this case, the more people we know the better.
"Over there is Monty." He pointed to a heavyset dark skinned guy with long dreads. It appeared that one of his eyes were missing. "He was shot in the face at the age of twelve and took it like a whole G. His mom was sick and his dad was in jail so he started his own empire then. He been on top ever since. He deal with distributors from Jamaica, Canada, France, and different islands. We need him."
"I want him." Grams said.
"You sound so low, bro." D laughed lowly not trying to get us any attention.
"Grow up."
"Suck my dick."
"Y'all gotta act like females everywhere y'all go?" Maco asked annoyed as I nodded. We clowned all the time but these niggas just don't know when to get serious. Now was that time.
"Forreal." I huffed.
"Who got your panties in a bunch?" D laughed.
"Nigga, I'm not laughing." I spoke seriously. I felt like this could change my life and I felt like these niggas were playing around.
"I'm not your kid. Don't come for me." D spoke. I allowed him to talk tough because he can't beat me.
"Aye, chill. Y'all wanna get some money or what?" Mars questioned as I nodded. I headed straight into the crowd. My plan was to get my family straight and I'm not playing any games in New York.
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Noble Aasim Christian in MM
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