Angel's Future✔️

8- Just Pizza, huh?

•AVIANA•

I give Noel his sandwich as he grabs a jacket, ready to go to Luke's house.

"Momma?" he asks surfing a hand through his hair. I raise my brows. "Can I get a phone?"

I roll my eyes. "Boy bye." I gently shove him out the door. He's been begging for a phone and my answer is always no. Angel tried to say yes a few times but I get the final say.

"Halo has one!" he whines making a pouting face.

"She's thirteen!"

"I'm eleven...!"

"Get to thirteen and I'll get you one. I promise," I kiss his cheek even though he's still not happy with me. He opens the door, tries to send me another sad face but I only close my eyes and shake my head.

"Love you!" I cry out though.

"Love you too..." I laugh at how he said it. I can't let them grow and slip between my fingers. They have to be my baby as long as I can make them. I stroll into the living room where Angel is lounging on the couch. I sit myself in front of him, earning his big arms to swerve around my waist.

"Hey," he grounds out huskily. He didn't have work today so he's been a lazy bum. I don't have work because my employees were sick, so I told them we can keep the bookstore closed for today.

"Hi," I snuggle closer grinding my ass against his crouch. He groans softly before sending kisses to up my jaw. I giggle softly, and then remember Halo is still home.

"Baby, stop. We can't..." I tell him scooting away now. He holds me tighter.

"Why?"

"You know why."

He scoffs softly. "She's on her phone like always."

That's when the padding of feet sounds from the stairs. Angel doesn't remove his hold or his kissing. I shake my head ignoring the smile on my face.

"Awww, y'all are so cute," Halo gushes. Her shirt is falling down her shoulder so we see her sports bra. I raise my brows and she knows exactly what I'm talking about. Without a word, she pulls it up.

"What's up, honey? Cuz you never call us cute until you want something," Angel eyes her too, a smirk on his lips. Halo's cheeks flame into a ruby red, and that's when I know he got her.

She wants something.

A foot hides behind the other, and she bites her lip. Oh, yep. Something special is coming.

"My friends are going to Dominoes tonight," she begins speaking slower than a snail just walking. "And I'd like to go too. I never really ask to these things, but I really wanna go." She looks up from the floor, her eyes big and hopeful.

I nod. "Why you wanna go so bad?"

She swallows a lump in her throat, and then sends a strand of curl behind her flushed ear.  All the signs just screaming at me.  Someone has my baby flushed.

"All my friends are going to go.  Even Christina is going."

I roll my eyes. "That little girl does whatever she wants.  Baylee doesn't reel her in or anything.  You know I don't trust that child."

Her toes start moving in her fluffy pink socks. "But you trust me right? It's only pizza, Momma."

I sigh grabbing Angel's hand. "What do you think, Babe?"

"Any boys?"

"Some..." Halo admits. "But we'll stay away from them."

Mhm.  Because I totally stayed away from boys when I was thirteen.

"You said tonight right?" Angel's voice becomes more stern.  Halo nods.  "From when to when?"

"So, um, seven to whenever.  My friends said they were going to meet up at seven.  Never told me when they'd leave or anything."

I nod understanding.  Halo is so jittery, her toes dancing, her ears flushed and that hopeful gleam in her eyes has me wondering.

"Can we talk about it before we give you an answer?" I say nicely.

"Yeah. Yeah," she turns around to leave muttering to herself, "yeah."

When I'm sure she's out of ear shot I turn around to Angel.  He's thinking, the wheels in his head turning.

"There is a boy involved isn't there?"

"Hell yeah.  I don't know who, but there is.  Should we let her go?"

Angel squirms his face looking unsure. "Seven to whenever? Sounds odd.  But she said she'd be with her friends... I don't know, Aviana. It sounds fishy to me."

I sigh. "We can't keep her locked up.  And she's growing up."

"She's thirteen.  She just got here. We can hold on a little longer."

I smile, and reach for his face.  I make him look at me before kissing him.  He's just as protective over her or more.

"I think we can let her go.  She'll just have to text us every thirty minutes. How long will we let her stay?"

"An hour."

I scoff and gently smack him on the chest. "Baby, that's literally five minutes to a kid. An hour and a half?"

"Two?"

"Yeah." We both agree.  We have Halo come down and tell her our decision.  She can go but she'll only stay for two hours, and she cannot wear heels, makeup or anything showing too much.  She squealed giving both Angel and I hugs AND kisses.  When she comes back down she's wearing sweatpants and a sweatshirt with a messy bun and sneakers.

"My girl!" Angel cheers giving her a hug.  Halo melts into him, a smile on her face.

"You could've done something a little better," I egg giving her a kiss on her head.  She shakes her head no.

"This is good."

So I drop her off at Dominoes.  In front of the restaurant is Christina chewing her gum with an open mouth like a goat, and staring at the screen of her phone. She only looks up when Halo calls her.  I honk my horn at Halo, announcing my departure.  She waves back.

I leave, but I don't leave. I make a u-turn and hide in the back, just seeing who she's hanging out with.  After my situation, I need to know my baby's okay.

More girls arrive, each one giving Halo and Christina a hug.  One of them says something that has Halo laughing, her blue brackets reflecting off the light. 

Then the boys show up.

They all look older.  More mature.  My Momma instincts kick in and I want to get out the car and interrogate each and every boy, but my seatbelt reminds me that I should be gone.  Luther walks up to Halo and gives her a hug.  I always thought Luther treated Halo like a little sister, but after watching that hug? 

I know who has my daughter flustered. 
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A/N: 😏😏 I have nothing to say.  Do you?

I hope everyone enjoyed this.  Short, pointless but I like it.

-Mahawa 🐳💋