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I looked at him, still trying to get my own temper under control.

“Bruh, I’on even wanna talk about that shit right now. She knew better than to bring that up out there.”

“And then got the nerve to act surprised because we pissed,” Tae replied. “We’ve been asking her about our fathers since we were fucking kids. Now she suddenly remembers fucking Frank St. Clair?”

“That’s what got me fucked up. Even if she wasn’t sure, she could’ve told us about the nigga and let us figure the rest out.”

Tae shook his head, looking toward the backyard.

“And now Saint gotta question whether his daddy was fucking our mama too. She put that nigga in some bullshit he ain’t have nothing to do with.”

I couldn’t argue with that. Saint had always been good with us, and I considered him family long before Kat opened her mouth. I didn’t have a problem with the possibility of him being my biological brother. Hell, for all we knew, he could be related to both of us. But I damn sure had a problem with how we’d found out.

“I’m getting a DNA test,” I told Tae. “That’s the only way we gone know for sure.”

“Shit, me too. Because I’ain taking Kat’s word for shit,” he countered.

We were still talking when Tori came around the corner. She glanced between us before walking over to me.

“Baby, you alright?” She asked, slipping her arms around my waist.

“I’m straight, mama,” I answered, pulling her against me.

She looked up at me, clearly not believing that shit, but she didn’t press me.

“Saint and Eve are getting ready to leave. He wanted me to tell y’all he’ll be in touch,” she explained.

“Aight. I’ll holla at him,” I replied.

Tae rubbed his hand over his head before looking toward the driveway.

“Man, I’m about to get the fuck outta here. I done had enough of Kat for one day.”

I dapped him up before he leaned down and kissed Tori’s cheek.

“Love you, sis. I’ll call y’all later,” he told her.

“Love you too, Tae,” she replied.

Once he left, I looked down at my wife. I hated that Kat had managed to put a damper on something Tori had been looking forward to for weeks.

“Baby, I’m sorry about all that bullshit. Today was supposed to be about you and our boys and Kat ruined it with her bullshit,” I told her.

“Ajoni, you don’t have anything to apologize for. I had a beautiful shower, and I’m not letting Kat ruin that,” she assured me. “I just hate that she did this to you and Tae.”

I kissed her forehead, appreciating the fact that she wasn’t trying to convince me to forgive Kat or hear her out. Tori knew how I felt about Kat, and she knew there wasn’t a damn thing anybody could say right now to make me feel differently.

We stayed outside for a little longer before heading back toward the house. Most of the guests had already left, and Rah and Mesha were finishing up the last of the cleanup.

“Everything good?” Rah asked when she saw us.

“Yeah, we’re straight,” I answered. “Appreciate everything you and Mesha did today.”

“You know we got y’all,” she replied, giving Tori a hug.

After checking on the kids, Tori and I went inside. Gee, Ma Pat, and Kat were in the kitchen, and the minute I walked through, Kat started toward me.

“Ajoni, can I please talk to you?” she asked.