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“Hell, no. Little nigga always got somewhere to go,” I replied, laughing.

“Sound like us back in the day,” he pointed out.

“Exactly why I’m staying on his ass,” I replied.

Mase laughed before taking a drink.

“He’s doing good, though. You can tell he’s in a better place.”

“Yeah, I’m proud of him. Especially after all that shit with Dexter,” I admitted.

“He handled himself well,” Mase agreed.

I nodded. AJ had made his decision, and I was glad he could get back to enjoying his life without Dexter causing problems. Knowing Mase was looking out for him and Rah gave me one less thing to worry about.

I tapped my glass against Mase’s before taking a drink. Rah had found herself a good man, and seeing my sister happy was all I wanted.

I left Mase talking to Stacks and headed over to the patio, where Tori was sitting with Gee and Leah. She had Khajoni in her arms while Gee was holding Khori.

“There go Daddy!” Leah announced when she spotted me.

“Wassup, baby girl?” I greeted, kissing her forehead before leaning down to kiss my wife.

“Baby, take him for a minute,” Tori requested, handing me KJ. “I need to go to the bathroom.”

“Go ahead, mama. I got him,” I assured her.

I settled into the chair beside Gee while Leah came over to inspect her little brother.

“Daddy, he smiled at me earlier,” she announced.

“He did?” I questioned.

“Yep! Mommy saw him too,” she replied proudly.

“That little girl loves them babies,” she remarked.

“Yeah, she does,” I replied.

“I’m gonna teach them how to ride their bikes,” Leah added.

“Baby, they gotta learn how to walk first,” I reminded her.

Leah giggled before running off to join the other kids. I watched her go, then looked down at KJ, who was wide awake in my arms.

“Look at you, Casper… just chilling while your brother got Gee tied up,” I murmured.

Gee laughed as she adjusted Khori against her shoulder.

“Phantom knows who gonna spoil him,” she replied.

“Gee, you spoil all of ‘em,” I pointed out.

“And I’m gonna keep doing it,” she answered without hesitation.

I shook my head and laughed before settling back in my chair. With my son in my arms and my family enjoying themselves around me, I didn’t have a damn thing to complain about.

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