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Chapter 12

Eric POV

I was nervous as I looked in the mirror at my outfit, a Ralph Lauren Polo button up with a pair of blue denim True Religions with a pair of gold and white Jordan 13's. I placed my gold Rolex on my wrist as I looked at my freshly braided hair.

My daughters think I should cut my hair again but its my damn head, I do what I want. I was preparing for my evening with Kimora and to be honest, I was nervous. The last girl I was involved with was Tae and we seen how that played out. I got so caught up I thought she was my late wife, Shayla. I'm skeptical about dating because I feel like I'm violating my wife, but something also says she would want me to move on and live my life.

She did anything to make me happy, even when I was dogging her back in the day. when you get older, you get wiser. And it took for god to call my baby home for me to really act right. I could only live with the what if's and how would it be's Shayla was alive. One day we will be together again, until then a nigga gotta keep on livin life.

I finished getting myself together before grabbing my Keys off of the mahogany brown dresser then heading for the front door. Something about Kimora drove me wild but at the same time she kept me calm. She was really calm but I can tell she had a short fuse, which was extra sexy to me.

I finally made it downstairs and made sure I turned off the lights before opening the door. When I looked up from a last-minute check of my good feet's, I jumped back as my heart dropped, instantly pissing me off.

"Rih!", I snapped. "Man, what the fuck you doin?! Just standing in front my damn door like that?!"

"I was about to ring the bell, then yo titty shaped head ass answered the door.", she shot back as she clutched her chrome colored Balenciaga bag under her arm.

She pushed her self-past me, with her red bottom heels clacking across my floor. "What the fuck you doin here?" I said as I closed the door behind me. Rih continued to walk until she reached my living room, with me trailing on her heels. "Where Cube at and why are you here Rih? And don't say because you missed me because we know that's a lie."

Rih sucked her teeth as she used her right hand to make sure her already smooth edges was still laying down, flat to her box head.

"Look I don't know what the hell is going on between my son and your daughter but this shit is starting to give me a headache." Rih said with a sigh as she plopped down on my couch that was behind her. "O'shea moping around and he said that E'mani been drinking like a fucking fish, she broke his play Station and so mo' shit bro. O'shea running the street with this Alex girl and I know her little light skinned self gonna try to take advantage of him during his vulnerable state and – "

"Wait a min sis" I said, interrupting her fast-talking ass. "I been calling E'mani and she aint been answering me. So, you telling me that her and O'shea broke up?"

"Yeah. And I don't know what to do."

I stared at Rih as she rested her elbows on her knees, holding her head. I don't understand why she is so overwhelmed about the situation. But, E'mani and this new drinking thing? Nah I'ma have to put my foot all the way in her ass. If that's what it takes so a new habit won't form then so be it.

"Look Rih. You can't stress yo self out about this shit. These kids wanna be grown and then when they hit with some real grown shit, they wait for us to save them and intervene. As long as we keep doing that, they aint never gonna learn. I aint know shit about E'mani getting engaged. I mean, I knew but I wanted to hear it from her mouth."