"Latch"

Own It

It was now the beginning of April and luckily,everything was going pretty swell.

I had just changed into some comfortable attire, before August came barging into the room and throwing himself on the bed.

"Guess what just happened?!", he said.

I raised an eyebrow, "You just came bustin' in the room without knockin' first is what happened.", I replied.

He sat up on the bed, "My bad, it was da excitement."

"Excited about what?", I asked.

"Well... some people contacted my people, and guess who they want to do a performance wit' Lyfe Jennings?", he said while grinning.

My eyes widened because it was apparent that he was talking about himself. "Really?!"

He nodded his head, "I'm deadass! ...His manager, Janice Cross, reached out sayin dat people been tellin' Lyfe bout my old youtube videos and dat he was feelin' it and what not. She was like at da time, Lyfe didn't have any work then to be done but now he's one of da acts in some charity showcase next month in Chicago.", he happily explained.

"That's what's up!", I exclaimed and hugged him.

I remember during one of our random conversations, he had told me that "Must Be Nice" was one of his favorite songs to sing back then and how he found some inspiration from Lyfe Jennings. Now he was given the opportunity to meet and share the same stage with the man. I was nothing else but happy for him.

"You really been doin' the damn thing since you ain't Hop-Along Aug anymore.", I joked, as I sat down on the bed beside him.

He chuckled, "It's only right." He laid back, with his feet still touching the floor and placed his hands behind his head, "I gotta do what I gotta do and own it."

"I feel you.", I agreed.

He turned his head to me, "Let's have some fun and celebrate... just because."

"Tonight? ...where do you wanna go?", I curiously asked.

I had known and been around August since the end of January. Other than his last two doctor's appointments or if it was work related, I've only been out with August once, and that was just to Applebee's to have dinner with his new bodyguard and DJ.

"Yeah tonight. It's Friday.", he said."We ain't gotta necessarily go clubbin'... let's just chill here. Invite ya girls over, drink, bullshit and what not."

"That sounds like a plan.", I said.

"Cook somethin' light.", he said.

I twisted my face, "Cook somethin' light?... I ain't your lil house maid, home aide anymore! I'm your personal assistant now and I don't recall that bein' in the job description.", I said.

"You right, you right... but you know I like your cooking over anybody or place. I'll add more to your check.", he said, trying to bribe me.

I picked up a pillow from the other side of me and playfully hit him with it. "Whatever!", I said laughing.

I kept it simple with some finger foods and was just finishing up some fried chicken, beef patalitos, and buffalo chicken quesadillas before Jennifer and Myla arrived.

"Where's Evelyn and Kenya?", I asked, while they helped me in the kitchen.

"Evelyn said she might swing through after work and Kenya said she ain't feel like comin' out tonight.", Jennifer said.