Bigger Is Better

20. Family Dinner

(You'll only understand this chapter if you went back and read the revamped parts in the first book)

"So I picked 4 houses that I want to take y'all to out in Ferry View. It's a little ways out of the city but I think you all will love the neighborhood."

Our real estate agent, Drew, spoke through the macbook on facetime as Koko and I sat up against the headboard in the bed discussing our living situation.

"Fair View? That's Northwest Atlanta? TIP and Tiny stay out there right?"

Koko question looking up for her phone.

"It is. Bout a 35 min drive" he nodded and she sighed.

"What's the matter?" I looked over at her and she shook her head.

"I don't want to spend that much money on a house right now. It's dumb when this is not where we're going to stay."

She sighed and I furrowed my eyebrows "what you mean this not where we're going to stay?"

"We've talked about this Aug. I don't mind staying in Atlanta for another year or two but here isn't where I envision starting and rooting our family and raising our kids."

"Aye Drew, we'll get back with you later G" I looked at the screen and saw him looking a lil uncomfortable.

"Aight Yung" he hung up and I closed the computer screen turning back towards her.

"Put ya phone down baybeh let's talk. I wanna be on the same page."

She locked it and turned to look at me.

"You don't want to stay in Atlanta?" I inquired reaching over grabbing a blunt and lighter off the dresser.

"I've told you several times I've always wanted to raise my family in Houston. Atlanta is okay right now for just you and I but I love Texas it's more suitable for children."

I sparked the blunt inhaling and holding it for a sec before letting it go.

"What's wrong with the A baybeh. Our life is here."

"Nothing August but Atlanta doesn't really have any secluded suburb areas. I want the nice house, picket fence, and backyard.

Yeah my firm is here and so is your label but we don't have to stay. I can easily relocate I've already been looking at buildings and it's not like you're still a new artist. You're through the door so you have wiggle room."

She went into detail and I nodded listening.

"It's gone take a while before we can make that move, gotta straighten shit out here first"

I told ha' bein completely honest passin the blunt to ha'.

"And I'm ok with that for now but we both have family there. Land and houses are larger and cheaper there. Do you not want to leave?"

She took a long pull holding it then releasing as I eyed her.

Shrugging I responded "I love the A, this been home to me for years. But I will say now that Trav nem done all moved back I guess it makes more sense to live in H-tine. Honestly it's whatever you want, wherever you wanna go dat's where we going."

I told ha' being honest. Marriage was about sacrifices and I trusted ha' judgement.

We weren't ready to start a family yet but in the near future we would be and just like I her I wanna be round family and in a place where it feels like home and our kids can be raised without having to be uprooted at anytime.