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I glanced around at everything we’d already opened. “Girl, where the hell we supposed to put anything else?”
“Don’t worry about that, baby,” Joni replied. “Come here.”
“Ajoni, what did you do?”
“Come see, mama,” he answered, taking my hand.
He led me around to the front of the house, where a brand-new white Cadillac Escalade ESV was sitting in the driveway with a huge champagne-colored bow across the hood.
“Oh my God! Ajoni!” I screamed, covering my mouth. “Baby, you bought me a new truck?”
“I had to make sure my wife and all my babies were riding good,” he replied, handing me the keys.
I threw my arms around his neck, kissing him before stepping back to admire my new truck. The chocolate leather interior was gorgeous, and with three rows of seats, there was more than enough room for our growing family.
“Baby, I fucking love it!” I told him, turning around to hug him again.
“I know you do,” he replied, kissing me. “You deserve it.”
“Damn, nigga! You couldn’t just buy her a stroller like a normal muthafucka?” Tae joked, walking around the truck.
“I’ain never going the normal route when it comes to my wife, nigga,” Joni laughed.
“Thank you, baby… I love it and I love you,” I told him.
“You got it baby,” he replied before kissing me again.
After taking a few pictures with my new Escalade, we headed back to the backyard to finish enjoying the shower. I still couldn’t believe Joni had managed to keep something that big a secret from me.
The music was playing, people were eating, and the celebration continued as everybody settled into smaller groups.
I was standing beside Joni, talking with Saint, Eve, Harlow, and a few of our friends, when Kat approached.
She’d been there for most of the afternoon, but I hadn’t seen much of her. I figured she’d been enjoying herself with the other guests, and I hadn’t given it much thought.
“Saint,” she called, stopping near us.
“Wassup?” He responded with a weird look on his face.
She studied him for a moment before speaking.
“Is your father’s name Frank St. Clair?”
“Yeah. Why?” Saint frowned.
“You fucked this nigga’s daddy?” Tae interrupted before Kat could respond.
“Tae, shut the fuck up,” Joni snapped, giving him a warning look.
Normally, somebody would’ve laughed at Tae’s foolishness, but the expression on Kat’s face let us know that this wasn’t a laughing matter.
She hadn’t taken her eyes off Saint, and I noticed the way she hesitated before answering.
“Kat, why the fuck you asking that man about his personal business?” Joni frowned.
She looked toward him before turning her attention back to Saint.
“Because he might be y’all’s brother.”
