LOVE FOR A KING (Sequel to A King's Treasure)

SIXTEEN16.

Treasure Anika Williams

Once I scooped Keenan from school I hurried back home so we could get ready and go over to Ms.Elizabeth's house. I pulled into the driveway to see Alex and Ashanti just getting out of their car, I parked the car and cut the engine then got out.

"Hey Auntie Shanti hey Uncle Alex!" Keenan cooed as he ran past me and straight to them. He kissed Shanti belly and then hugged it, I smiled at the sight.

"Hey sis." Alex said giving me a side hug.

"What's up nigga, y'all going with us?" I asked, he nodded his head Yea.

"Hey boo." Shanti said kissing my cheek, I returned the gesture and we went inside.

"Girl tell me why Messiah ass had the nerve to cally phone and say he done with Mecca." I told her as I put my purse down on the counter.

"Pshh, girl he full of shit." She added, I nodded my head in agreement.

"So when is the baby shower?" I asked as I caressed her big belly, the babies started kicking.

"Ouuu." I said in excitement, "You felt that huh?" She asked with a smile, I nodded my head.

"I want to have the baby shower after I have them. I want them to be there you know because not everyone can get in the damm delivery room." She said, and it made sense.

"That's cool, found out the sex?" I asked she shook her head, "Nope, just waiting til I give birth." She said.

"Well that's cool, maybe I should've done that." I said.

"Yea you'll get another chance, you and my bro back together y'all gone conceive again eventually." She said, I really didn't need her jinxing me right now. Just when she mentioned him his ass came in the kitchen smoking a blunt.

"Why you down here talking? Yo ass need to go and get dressed, you know you take a million and three years to get ready." He said blowing smoke from his nose.

"I'll make us all late keep getting sporty." I said making him and Ashanti laugh, "I told you to stop smoking that shit when my son in this house." I said getting serious. I don't need Keenan growing up being a spawn of his father, I'm not having it.

"He upstairs with his uncle getting dressed, big as this house is he won't smell shit." He said, I smacked my teeth and started up the stairs.

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"It's about damn time." King said as I came downstairs, I can't get mad this time cause I did take long.

"My bad shit, don't start nagging." I told him, I grabbed my purse off the counter and looked at them- they was just chilling on the couch.

"Uhh hello, I'm ready. Y'all rushing me for nothing." I said with a slight attitude, I opened the front door and walked outside.

"Mommy?" Keenan called.

"Yes baby?" I asked.

"Where we going?" He asked, "To Grandma's house." I said smiling, he looked at me with a confused expression.

"Who's grandma?" He asked, I knew I'd have to explain this at one point in his life.

"Well baby," I started as we got into the truck, I got in the back with him. "Your daddy has a mom, which makes her grandma. You excited to meet her?" I asked.

"Is she baking cookies?" He asked with a cheesy grin.

"Yes! She's going to be so happy to see you." I told him, he smiled and kissed my cheek. I figured it out last week that when he's happy or don't know what to say he kisses me. Everyone finally got situated in the truck, we went in Alex car so King in the last row of seats with his big tall ass.