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“It definitely has its perks. I love living on my own and not having to worry about anyone else.” I admitted.

My sisters were my heart, but I hated living with multiple women. Even when we were growing up, I couldn’t stand it. They hogged the bathroom, made a mess in the sink, and complained whenever the toilet seat was left up. I loved the peace of not having to deal with anyone’s mess except mine.

“I bet you do. My only hesitation is that I don’t know if I want to rent, and I’m not sure if buying is the better option. In my mind, I was going to be married or engaged by the time I had to move out of my momma’s house, and I planned to have a house built from the ground up. Now, I’m not so sure what I should do.”

I flinched a little at the mention of her being married. The future was something I tried not to think about, but I could admit the idea of her getting married didn’t sit right with me.

“Yeah, I guess it’s something for you to consider. I plan to stay at my place until I decide to buy a house. I’m still debating where I want to live. As much as I love the calmness of Jonah Hills, it would make more sense for me to live somewhere like LA.”

Honesty’s smile faded and was replaced with an adorable frown.

“Why are you mean-mugging me?”

“Are you really⁠—”

“Oh, my gosh! It’s Solo! Solo! Can I please take a picture with you? You are literally one of my favorite artists, and I’m your biggest fan!” A young girl shrieked out of nowhere. I should have been prepared, but I wasn’t. My bodyguards were standing nearby and Gill gave me a look as if to ask me if I wanted him to intervene.

I nodded to let him know I was okay, even though I wasn’t so sure myself. Ol’ girl pushed her phone into Honesty’s hand without even bothering to properly greet her and gripped my arm as if we were taking pictures for prom.

A part of me wanted to tell her to get the hell on, but I was working on my image, so I had to be on my best behavior. Honesty gave me a look that said she had some choice words on the tip of her tongue; I silently pleaded with her to stay calm.

Reluctantly, she snapped a few photos for the girl and hurriedly passed her back her phone in the same manner it was given to her. The young girl rolled her eyes at her, but refrained from saying whatever was on her mind.

“Are you ready to go? I still need to see the cows and the chickens,” Honesty fussed. I smirked, knowing it was taking everything inside her to remain cool.

“Yeah, baby. We can go right now.

“It was nice to meet you, Solo. Thank you for the picture.” The young girl smirked as her friends stood on the other side of her, snickering.

“Thank you for taking those pictures for her, Honey Bee. I appreciate you, baby.” I winked at Honesty, who wore a matching smirk.

“Anything for you, daddy,” she purred, causing my dick to jump. We might have been acting, but I was still a man at the end of the day.

The girl scoffed and stormed away without saying anything else. From my peripheral vision, I saw someone’s phone raised, so I knew our picture had been taken. Mission accomplished.

TEN

honesty graham

“Whatever y’all are doing is working because the blogs are already going crazy. I just saw a viral post of the two of you holding hands and another of you two sharing a funnel cake. I don’t know, cousin. It kind of seems real to me,” Triniti pointed out, sitting her phone in front of me.

I rolled my eyes because I had been hearing the same thing for the last three days. Our appearance at the fair was a success, but I wasn’t sure if I truly understood what I was getting myself into.

Once people realized Solo was there, we were constantly bombarded by fans. It made me understand why he chose not to leave the house unless he absolutely needed to. The women were downright disrespectful as they treated me as if I was the help or completely ignored me altogether. Solo tried his best to hold his tongue, but by the third interaction, he denied the woman a photo.

She was rude from the moment she walked up to us. When she asked for a picture, she stepped between us without saying excuse me or anything. I knew Solo was trying his best to hold it together, but when her friend told me to move out of their way, he lost his cool for a moment.

After he summoned his security, he moved away from the woman and explained that he was no longer willing to take the picture.

“Why is this bitch just standing there? Can she not see we’re trying to get our pictures with him? Is she slow or something?” Her friend grumbled.

Of course, I heard her loud and clear, but I chose not to say anything because there was no point. If I knew nothing else, it was that Solomon would never allow someone to talk about me disrespectfully.

“Aye, Gill. I need y’all.” Solo called out to his guard, and the other two men followed.

“What’s going on, boss?”

“I’m ready to head to the next stop. I think baby girl said something about wanting a turkey leg.” Solo ignored the women as Gill and his team asked them to move out of the way.