Power (Streets 2)

sixteen.

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Noelle stepped out of the shower while humming one of her favorite songs, Losing You by Solange Knowles. She placed the floral robe on her body before tying the wrap around her waist. She walked out of the shower and saw Benji laying on the bed while Brielle laid next to him. She smiled at the sight before grabbing some clothes to put on.

"Everybody is gonna be here soon. Don't you wanna change clothes before they come?" She asked him as she pulled the black lace panties over her thighs. She winced in pain once she lifted her leg.

Thoughts of Benji pounding into her while rocking the bed replayed in her mind, making her blush. Even though her legs were throbbing, she enjoyed every bit of it.

"I will. I just wanna lay next to Brielle a lil' bit longer." He smiled as Brielle stared over at him. Her eyes slowly fluttered open and shut as if she were tired but she couldn't stop staring at him.

"She'll still be right there when you get out. Go take a shower." She demanded before patting his butt.

He quickly jumped up and smacked her hand away. "Stop playin' wit' me Noelle."

She laughed and pulled him in for a kiss. He picked her up and she wrapped her legs around his waist.

"Wait Benji—" she breathed out once she pulled away from him. "We can't do this right now."

"It's been months Noelle—"

"I know but you have to take a shower. And I have to feed Brielle."

"Can you wait until I get out of the shower? I wanna feed her." He smiled.

"Yeah I'll wait. But hurry up." She smiled back. He grabbed the large towel and wash cloth before jogging towards the bathroom. An hour ago, Noelle called almost everyone on her contact list and told her that Benji was alive. Of course a few people didn't believe her and thought she was starting to lose her mind but once she put Benji on the phone, people decided to come over and see for themselves.

"Hey mamas." Noelle cooed as she laid next to Brielle. As if on cue, Brielle's bottom lip started to poke out and she knew she was about to cry. Brielle moved around a bit before a tiny cry escaped from her mouth. Her cries never made Noelle's head hurt because it wasn't loud. She sounded like a tiny mouse.

She placed Brielle on her shoulder and softly rubbed her head. She knew that doing this would calm her down. She heard Benji spitting a few bars from the latest rap song before she laughed. She missed being able to laugh at him.

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As Benji combed out his miniature afro, the doorbell rang. Both him and Noelle were nervous and didn't understand why. This was a happy occasion.

"I'll get it." She laughed as she placed Brielle in his arms. She noticed that he wasn't moving from the couch that he was sitting on.

She checked the security pad on her wall and saw that it was Mama Sheila and Benny. The two of them were nervous and it looked like they'd been crying.

Noelle finally opened the door and Mama Sheila's eyes landed on her son. She gasped before squatting down and covering her face.

"I can't believe it." She cried as Benny tried to help her up. Benji placed Brielle in her swing before helping his mother stand to her feet. She wrapped her arms around him and Benny did the same. Noelle was so happy to see Benny smiling again.

Shawn and Diamond pulled up shortly after followed by Dominic and Brianna. Before Dominic even pulled into a complete stop, Brianna jumped out of the passenger seat and ran into the house.

"Shit, it is real." Ava said as tears welled in her eyes. Shawn helped Diamond out of the car before they walked towards the house.

"Let's go sit in the living room." Benji told them. Mama Sheila and Ava quickly let go of him and followed him into the living room. Diamond walked in and gave Noelle a hug before spotting Benji.

"Wait a minute—" Benji paused before laughing. "You pregnant?"

"Yes. Now shut up and give me a hug." Diamond laughed as she opened her arms out wide. He gave her a hug as Dominic walked in the house. Just like everyone else, he was shocked.

Sincere and Nicole walked in the house and gave Noelle a hug. Once everyone was settled in, Benji stood up to speak.

"I know y'all shocked to see me standing here but the reason I faked my death was because I needed to take care of the person who tried to kill me." He told them.

"And that was Cory, right?" Benny questioned before Benji nodded his head.

"So where were you this entire time?" Ava asked him.

"I was renting out a house in Cook County. Under Mecca's name. He was the only person I kept in contact with because Cory didn't know Mecca like that."

"Well I'm glad you're still alive. But what you did was really messed up. I planned a funeral. I buried somebody under your name." Mama Sheila spoke.

"I'm not pronounced deceased in the system yet. I already checked. It's plenty of Benjamin Taylor's around the world. I'm just gonna get a new social security card."

"Let this be a start of a new life. You have a child and people who love you." Mama Sheila told him as he nodded his head. Shawn looked over at Diamond and held her hand. He understood exactly what Mama Sheila was saying and she wasn't even talking to him.

"I still can't believe this." Benny said before everyone agreed.

"I see everybody's gonna have to get used to it but just know what I did, will never happen again."

"I feel like celebrating." Ava laughed.

"Who you telling? I feel like we should have a big celebration. It's been awhile since we've all been together anyway." Mama Sheila joked.

Benji placed Brielle on his chest and smiled as Mama Sheila and Nicole created a list of things to get from the grocery store. Benny and Sincere stood in the kitchen discussing business, Ava and Diamond were creating a list of food to get as well and Shawn and Dominic were talking about getting bottles of liquor.

Noelle sat next to Benji and rubbed Brielle's soft hair. "Look how excited everyone is."

"I know. I'm glad to be home." He told her.

"Please take your mother's advice. I don't wanna go through this again. Nobody does." She told him. He had a lot of thinking to do.

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