As Time Goes By

Mario 129

So for some strange reason my oldest sister Selena was coming to visit today, not that I didn't want to see her because it's been a few months since I last saw her but the last time we talked didn't exactly go so well since she cussed me out for not attending my father's funeral...... but still she was my sister and we've always had a good relationship the only problem was sleeping in the guest room. To say Noah had completely checked out was the understatement of the millennium; he had been drinking heavy, he had been a lot moodier and I don't even want to think about what he does on the nights he doesn't stumble through our door drunk as fuck. I tried to get Saint to talk to him but he was so damn busy that we barely saw each other which was the biggest problem in our relationship; I know he had a million and one things on his plate but he could take a breather for five minutes to help his best friend out of this slump he's in. I can't put it all on Saint though because I had shyt I needed to deal with as well the most pressing being the whole Christian/ Juelz/ Joejoe thing..... I said I wanted to be in charge so I guess I had to suck it up and show Saint I could handle things.

"What exactly is the plan Mario? Mr. Prater gave us strict orders that Juelz is not to be touched and Joejoe is suffering horribly in jail thanks to Jose's cousin....... so what are we going to do about Christian?" One of Saint's most loyal bodyguards named Brick asked and I could see the bloodlust in his eyes.

"I think Christian should...... hold on." I said getting up and answering my phone. "Wassup sis?" I asked walking out of the room.

"Where are you my plane landed thirty minutes ago and I thought my ONLY brother was going to pick me up from the airport?" Selena asked irritated and I just realized how annoying her voice was.....

"Look I'm stuck in a meeting, so one of my drivers are going to pick you up.... I'll see you when I get home." I said hanging up, I walked back into the room and sat at the head of the table. "Christian needs to become a memory...... but make it look like an accident." I said calmly. The difference between me and Saint was I had no issue giving the order to have someone killed if it was up to me Joejoe would be in the ground but Saint was feeling a little generous. "Just let me know when it's done and we'll never speak about it again......" I said getting up and walking out the room, I needed to go see if Saint was back from wherever it was that he went. I got up to Saint's floor and saw Darion sitting on the phone blushing like crazy, I pointed to the door and he nodded.

"WAIT DON'T COME IN YET!!!!!" Saint said trying to push me out the room but it was too late I had already seen the pieces of the crib he was trying to put together himself. "I wanted to see if I could do it.... I wanna be prepared as soon as Paris has the baby." Saint said blushing a little, I walked over to the bags of clothes he had bought and smiled.

"You're really excited about this baby aren't you?" I asked walking over to him.

"Well..... yeah but I'm also a little nervous. What if I'm not a good dad?" Saint asked and my eyes wandered to his desk where there was a parenting book laying there and I had to laugh.

"Saint you'll be a great dad..... just not as good as me, so how about we cut the day early? My sister is on her way to the house and I really don't want to be there with just her and Noah's miserable ass." I said shaking my head.

"Give Noah some time..... he's hurting right now the two people he cared about most in the world, after his kids, of course, hurt him in ways we can't begin to imagine, he'll need some time to heal...... maybe I should send him and Jade on vacation. We can watch the kids and get some practice in so we know what we're dealing with....." Saint said not answering my first question.

"Toussaint Troix Pierre Prater..... you got fifteen minutes to be downstairs in the car ready to go." I said using the eye trick Marcus taught me and I could see it worked perfectly.

"Aight let me finish up this last minute stuff and I'll be down there." He said kissing me. Twenty minutes later we were pulling out of the parking garage and I could tell Saint was horny but he would have to wait until later, hopefully, my sister would be fine with staying in a hotel tonight and Noah decided to camp out somewhere else........

"NO I'm not paying for a hotel when y'all got all these empty rooms..... nothing is stopping you and Saint from fucking, hell I might be getting it in myself. You know I've had a crush on Noah since he hit his little growth spurt." Selena said looking as Noah walked downstairs in his boxers.

"What if I pay for the hotel?" I asked looking in her eyes and I knew she wasn't leaving. "So what brings you to Houston? I thought you hated this city?" I asked trying to get her attention off of Noah who decided he wanted liquor for lunch.

"I came to see my brother....... not that I need an excuse. Now, where's my girl Carly at? I swear she always has the best stories."Selena said and I had to snap my fingers to regain her focus since Noah decided to stretch and his dick escaped from his boxers, though I'm almost certain he did it on purpose because he winked in my sister's direction before walking out the kitchen.

"You know he's married right?" I asked and she started laughing.

"So, when has that stopped me? Besides I never liked his wife....." Selena added quietly. "Anywho...... I was thinking we should all go out to eat tonight." Selena said and Saint walked downstairs looking at us.

"That sounds like a great idea.... I'll call and invite Danny, Ala'ven, and Jose." Saint said and I knew he was planning something but I couldn't figure it out just yet. Later that night we were all sitting around the table laughing and having a good time, thankfully Noah was sober and in a good mood.

'"Noah where is Jade tonight?" Selena asked and I rolled my eyes.

"She's at home with my kids.... I'm probably going to head there once I leave here." He said looking down at his phone.

"Hmm.... I heard a rumor y'all had split." Selena said and I rolled my eyes again.

"Tomorrow is my son's birthday..... no matter what me and my wife are going through I want him to wake up wth both his parents home." Noah said standing up and walking away. I jumped up and followed after him with Saint, Danny, and Ala'ven following behind me.

"Yo sorry about my sister.... she never could keep her legs closed." I said pulling out a blunt.

"Noah you really need to get your shyt together..... channel that anger into something more productive like working out and not drinking." Ala'ven said calmly. "I know you and Jade aren't in a good place right now but all this drinking isn't good for you....."

"Ayy Noah are you fuckin that bitch..... No offense." Jose said walking out to the patio with us.

"Nah..... I'm faithful, unlike your sister. Look I'm about to head home, I'll see y'all at the party tomorrow." Noah said walking away with Ala'ven. Hopefully, Ala'ven could talk some sense into Noah because he was heading down an extremely dark and dangerous path. Everybody walked back inside leaving me alone until my sister joined me.

"I hope Noah wasn't too pissed, I was just playing with him.... it's not that serious." Selena said.

"Selena, what are you really doing here? I know you came to see me but I also know it's more to it than that so forreal why did you come?" I asked staring into her eyes which were so much like mine.

"Mario.... mom wanted me to come and talk to you, she's ready to move past everything that happened between y'all and she wants to see you." Selena said and I started laughing.

"I'm good, me and that woman have nothing to say to each other.... I've been coo on her since that night she burned me with the iron. You remember that night, don't you? Dad made y'all watch as it happened so no I don't wanna talk to her and if you wanna stay in my house I have one rule you are NOT allowed to bring her up again." I said heated.

"Fine Mario.... I'll leave it alone, but umm.... don't wait up for me tonight." Selena said smiling.

"So you met a dude already?" I asked smirking.

"Well I kinda already know him..... are you ready?" She asked someone behind me and I turned around to see Jose standing there.... so that's why he didn't come out when all the men left the table. "I'll see you tomorrow little bro." Selena said winking and I stood there thinking about what she had said, my mother was a million times worse than my father so I knew she was up to something my only question is what was it.................................