Exiled

Jacobi 93

It was four in the morning when I tried to sneak August into the house but it seemed like literally, everyone was up; Miss Ethel was in the kitchen cooking which meant something was up because the various smells that hit me told me that she was cooking a feast, my dad was in his office typing away at his laptop, my mom was up watching movies with my aunt and Poochie, when they came back I'm not sure but I was convinced they had left a few days ago.... nevermind but Quran was in the gym working out as usual. But I managed to get August into my bedroom without anyone noticing, not that I needed to sneak him in but I like the deviousness of the act; we got up to my bedroom and started kissing, my goal was to spend the entire day with my dude before we started school tomorrow. August pushed me on the bed and climbed on top of me, he kissed all over my chest while trying to take off my basketball shorts; see if it were up to him we'd be fuckin right now but I wasn't trying to take that risk.... just yet.

"Why did you invite me over here this late or early if we're not going to....." August said kissing me on the cheek. "Then again I wasn't expecting anyone to be up so I can see your apprehension, so until they go to sleep what do you wanna do to pass the time?" August said rolling over and looking at me.

"Well the first thing I want you to do is to put your damn clothes back on, my dad would kill you if he walked in here and saw that you were naked." I said looking down at August's dick and forcing myself to have some restraint.

"Stop playing... your dad loves me, so at the most, he'd do is cut my dick off but he wouldn't kill me." August said smiling. "In all seriousness, though I've been talking to Semaj and by next summer I'm trying to have my own place, Ahmad is moving to Memphis with his girl and Aries is doing his own thing... I'm not trying to be the only one still in that house."

"You've said that before so why....." August covered my mouth and had it been anyone else I would've beaten their ass.

"I got a job.... it's nothing spectacular, I'm working at this little construction place. I'm trying to save up my money so that as soon as we graduate next year I can move out, the reason I'm bringing it up is because of the hours. As soon as I get out of school I gotta work, so between school and work there may be days where we don't get to talk, I'm telling you this now because I don't want it to become an issue in the future." August said looking into my eyes.

"Aight then we'll just have to work around your schedule, make time for lunchbreak quickies, and find a way to make this work. Like forreal I'm in this until the bitter end and I'm willing to make it work if you are, you're the only person who stood by me through all the bullshyt so I think I can handle you making some money.... just don't call me if you're dirty." I said looking at him.

"Let's not go there Cobi because a little dirt from work is nothing compared to some of the nasty ass niggas you've been with in the past, so if I want to give you some after work dick we both know you're not going to turn it down." August said laughing. "Come on let's go to sleep since we can't do anything else." August said smacking me the pillow and he better be lucky I didn't feel like playing otherwise I'd beat his ass.

When we woke up we had somehow gotten tangled up together, both of us were some wild sleepers but this was crazy, it took longer than I care to admit to getting untangled and how my entire leg ended up in his boxers I'll never fuckin know. When we finished showering we walked downstairs and Quran was just leaving the gym, he was covered in sweat but he didn't seem tired at all, in fact, he looked like he was ready to go for a run around the neighborhood.

"Uncle Jacquez wants to see you, he's in his office." Quran said walking past me and I started to say something to him because his tone was a little too aggressive for my liking, even though me and Quran have grown closer over the summer I still had my pride and his tone came across as if he wanted to fight or something.

"Ayy head down to the basement, I'll be there in a few." I said kissing August and walking back up to my dad's office, after knocking on the door I walked in to find my dad sitting with someone I hadn't seen in about six months but I couldn't help but smile when I saw him. "Uncle Frédéric?" I said hugging my 'uncle' how him and my dad were related I don't know but they had the same black rose tattoo and they called each other brothers so I'm guessing it was like a fraternity thing.

"Damn Cobi, you've gotten uglier since the last time I saw you; you really are your father's son." Uncle Frédéric said and I punched him in the arm playfully. "So I heard you start school tomorrow, senior year is a big deal."

"Yeah, I'm excited and since you've pretty much spoiled me since the day I was born I'm already thinking about what you can get me for graduation... maybe now I can finally visit your hotel?" I asked and Uncle Frédéric smiled, he came from old money and I knew his family dabbled in a bit of everything from multinational corporations to local corner stores but the one I was most intrigued by was this secret hotel that catered to the insanely rich.

"I'll see what I can do... that's if you graduate because I've heard your grades have been slipping but then again considering what was going on with you and Pastor Teague I can see why." Uncle Frédéric said and I looked at my dad accusingly.

"Relax Cobi, I needed his advice on how to deal with that situation.... it's just a shame that someone got to him before I could." My dad said feigning sadness. "But no use in crying over him, now Frédéric do you mind giving me a few minutes with my son?" My dad said and Uncle Frédéric punched me in the arm as he walked out the room and I sat down across from him and waited. "How are you feeling? And I'm not just talking about right in this moment I mean overall, you start school tomorrow and I need to know if you're good."

"I'm good dad, I mean I'm getting there.... I still see him sometimes even though I know he's gone it's just I think he'll continue to haunt me until the day I die.... Pastor Teague took something from me that I'll never be able to get back and in a strange way he'll always be apart of me." I said quietly.

"Jacobi look at me, that nigga doesn't have to be apart of you if you don't want him to be. I get what he did to you was.... unspeakable and as a father I failed to protect you from him but I refuse to let you bare the burden of guilt, that's for me to handle. But want you to let go of whatever you're feeling Pastor Teague is gone, don't let him continue to torment you." My dad said.

"I hear you dad.... but uhh how long is Uncle Frédéric going to be here?" I asked wanting to change the subject.

"Only for today but uhh.... he's not really here to see you, or me for that matter he's really interested in Quran." My dad said and I felt a ping of jealousy which my dad caught. "Look Frédéric was close with Quran's dad they were boys and Frédéric feels kinda guilty about not being there for your aunt and cousin after Big Q died.... and I know the feeling but he's planning on looking after Quran but your cousin well he's a proud dude, he doesn't like receiving help."

"I guess you want me to put a bug in his ear and let him know Uncle Frédéric is a good dude and stuff like that?" I asked and my dad nodded. "Aight well you raised me to be a businessman, a dealmaker of sorts so what do I get out of doing this?" I asked and my dad smiled deviously.....

"Why are we going out to eat if Miss Ethel is at the house cooking a big ass meal?" Quran asked as me, him, and August pulled up to Semaj's house to pick him up before going out for a light lunch.

"Because Miss Ethel probably won't be done until later tonight, but this is one of your last days here and I know you don't wanna spend it cooped up in the house. I also wanted to talk to you about a few things....." I said as a text came through my phone, it was from Chris saying that he needed to talk to me. I watched as Semaj walked out the house and started forming a plan to drop these niggas off and dip put so that I could talk to Chris because he text me when it was an emergency and considering the bond we had been building since the whole Pastor Teague situation I knew we needed to talk in person...............................

****** QUESTIONS ******

1) Who should get the next chapter; De'Vaugh, Luciano, Semaj, or Slayer?