Love, Law & HipHop

Chapter 41

-GABE-

"Who cooked the potato salad?" A man yelled as he made his plate.

"I did Unc!" Case yelled back. She was doing better but her vibe was still off.

"Fried the fish too?"

"Yesss Unc" Case said now aggravated.

We were sitting at a table with Aunt D chilling as everyone made their plates. Case already made mine before everyone got in line.

"I guess they love yo food." I rubbed my hand up her thigh.

"Irking. All of em. Can't even enjoy this no more."

"Chill. Don't need to be letting these niggas get to you. I don't like seeing you like that."

"You've never seen me like that. I ain't spazzed on you yet. You just worry about not getting me like that. And next time I'm spazzing, give me space. Don't get yourself hurt. All I see is red. The only person I will never spazz on is my mom."

"Ain't nobody scared of you yo. But real shit you gotta chill. You got my kid to think about now."

"Shhh. They listening. I cannot wait until they open up these gifts." She said covering my mouth.

Case drunk her smoothie from smoothie king and I ate my plate. After eating, they surrounded the gift table so Niecy could open the gifts.

Niecy went straight to the gift Case got her but not on purpose.

"Here we go." Case said. I could feel her heart thumping as she reached for my hand. Her hand was sweaty as fuck.

"Awww these are so cute. What is this?" Niecy held up some all white booties. She pulled the bibs out, baby clothes, and continued taking clothes out looking confused. She finally got to the bottom and opened the box showing her "Big Mama" necklace which was what her grandkids called her. Niecy was still confused.

"Awww which one of my grands got me this?" She scanned the crowd.

"This one" Case said rubbing her belly showing her small but visible bump. Niecy looked shocked at first but yelled and screamed as she ran to us. I was thrown off cause she ran to me hugging me first.

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" She said as she hugged me and kissed my cheek then hugged Casey. Case's family were all waiting around to give us hugs and congratulations. I was happy because I know this was fucking with Case.

Kev walked up and wrapped his arm around our necks as he whispered in our ear.

"They picked up Mac. He needs you Case."

"Fuck him. He can sit there until tomorrow." She waved Kev off. I looked at her and noticed she was unbothered but I knew she would hate this shit tomorrow if she really made him sit there.

"Let's go. I got it." I walked towards Kev's whip. We passed Ko standing by Kev's car and I asked him to hop in with us.

We ain't say much of shit cause neither me nor Kev liked the nigga but I wasn't going to no precint without being lawyered up.

"Aye bro. No disrespect to you. I ain't got a problem with you. Case loves you. You're her entire world. I never tried to and I ain't trying to come in between that. She deserves to be happy." The nigga just had to say something.

"You good my nigga. Let's get this shit done so I can get back to my girl." I replied to his corny ass.

We pulled up and Ko went to figure out what was going on. He came back out and told us the girl will drop charges if we pay for damages to her crib. I was ready to go so I gave em a few bands and sat back in the car.

About an hour later, they walked out with Mac. These young niggas got a lot to learn. I see a lot of myself in the Mac nigga. I just hope he learns soon.

"Preciate that Boss." Mac said as he dapped me up from the back seat.

"It's all good lil homie." Kev pulled off and I lit my much needed blunt. It was getting dark and I just wanted to be in bed with Case.

"What the fuck make Case spazz like that?" I asked. I needed to know for our kid's safety.

"Case needs to be in control. If she feels like someone underestimating her or treating her like a bitch or not listening, she spazz on everyone EXCEPT Aunt Niecy. She sprung on my granny and Aunt D fool. That's why I just let her bitch me out. She don't mean nothing but love. She look out for a nigga straight up and I gotta respect that. I was just pissed she ain't even tell me we had a youngin on the way. Shit hurt fool."

I could see the pain in Mac eyes. I don't know where their moms was but it seems like Case was the only mom they knew.

"She planned to tell y'all at the BBQ."

"Nah fool. We should've known first -"

"Shit I ain't even know. I found out a month or so later. Case was on some fuck shit."

"Where tf y'all find this nigga? I ain't seen em since I was a youngin. I thought you ain't fuck with em Kev." Mac said referencing Ko. I laughed. Nobody liked this nigga.

"He working with Case on something. He was looking out for her for a minute." Kev said.

"He was looking out for her or she was looking out for him?" Mac said laughing. "Y'all remember when this fool tried to make a play and got set up. Case hopped up with all of us 38 hot. I think that was the day we found out she was pistol happy. She ain't go nowhere without her wop ever again. Real talk, she always got our backs though shit crazy. No matter how much we fuck up, she got us fool." Mac replied.

"She ain't have yo ass tonight. She told us to leave you here." Kev told him.

"I know. It take her a good three days to calm down she'll be back." Mac said.

"Aye, why Case mean so much to you niggas? Seem like more than some family shit." I asked.

"Nigga... Case a real one. She done be through some shit with us. Straight up. You wouldn't believe half the shit if I told you. She always been the realest nigga in the room." Kev said.

"Yeah folk. My moms on drugs. My granny raised us but Case been there since day 1. She was 10 when we were born and never missed a beat. She would drop us off at school, go to high school and pick us up after. She worked to put us through summer camp, day care, all of that shit. Even when she went to college, she never missed a nigga game, graduation, birthday, none of that shit. She might not be that much older than us but she's slick the mom we know. Me and G have and still will fuck it up over her. We all got some war stories and wounds we share with Case." Mac said as he took the blunt from Kev and hit it a few times before giving it back.

"That's why I sized you up. I had to see who the nigga is she fucking with. I heard ya music but ion vibe with New York niggas like that so I had to make sure you were going to protect her since we ain't there.... and this nigga here sleep." Mac said motioning to Ko as he passed me back the blunt as we all laughed.

It was crazy I'm still finding shit out about Case. She cared about everyone but herself. She had to do better. She has a kid to think about now. Her own kid. Not these grown ass niggas.

We pulled up to the house and everyone was wrapping shit up. Case was sitting on the porch. She saw us pull up and ran towards me.

"Where did you go?"

"Chill. I went with Kev. We good." I told her as I grabbed her.

"I didn't know what type shit you on. And you left ya phone."

"You know he good with me Case." Kev said. She just looked and rolled her eyes.

"Can we go? I'm tired." She said motioning me to the car as we headed back to her mom's crib to get some rest.