"A3, why didn't you tell me you had floor tickets?"

"I'm telling you now."

"Well when are we going?"

"Who is we, it ain't no we." I shook my head at Troy.

"Why are we talking about it then, shit?" Troy asked kind of irritated.

Me, the squad and a few other were all at my house having a little celebration. Some colleagues and people I met along the way while getting into my own philanthropy work was present. Everybody came through to celebrate this win with me.

I had just inked a partnership with this popular pop artist, he was inspired by my vision and direction. He's into sketching and drawing so he wants to open up a gallery letting half the proceeds go to his charity called Battled Cancer. I'm thinking about putting up my own paintings.

We also have plans to open up an art school in Virginia his hometown. That's later maybe within the next two years. We're getting together a few others to join in the industry. This is definitely something I want to continue, getting art programs in smaller inner cities.

"Troy I'm fucking with you, I got everybody tickets, I wanted to lock it in for the playoffs."

"You always play so damn much. —Just let me know when and I'm there."

"You bringing your girl?" I asked.

"Nah, I'm not sure. I have to see if she will be able to make it back in town."

"How are y'all working out?"

"Cyrene, that's my baby man. I love that girl. Plus she a freak. She do get on my damn nerves sometimes though, with that smart ass mouth of hers."

"Ima' call and tell her you're talking 'bout her."

"Aye don't play nigga'." He said trying to grab my phone but I was too quick. "You petty."

"I ain't calling that girl." I laughed. "Now who's whipped."

"Shut the hell up, stupid ass." He laughed.

Raina should be here any minute, I told her I was going to pick her up but she said Sienna had already offered.

I'm happy she's coming back home today because I really need to see her. I've been working non stop all week trying to secure this deal and getting everything done with one of the studios. It's been stressful.

It's good we've been able to FaceTime though, like we use to. At the end of everyday this week, we call each other just to unwind and release. It feels good.

My mama finally talked to my pops. Which ended horribly. He called me because he locked himself in my old room, my mom had a knife threatening to kill him. I rushed over and tried to diffuse the situation.

I got the knife out of my mamas hand, she was raging, shaking and crying. Her hair was all over the place and it was hard to control her. I carried her out to my car and drove to my house. I called my dad and told him to leave. I didn't feel like looking at him at the moment.

So my mamas been staying with me this week. She helped me get this party together.

I heard my doorbell ring. I went to answer it and it was Raina, Sienna and Trey.

"Hey baby." Rai sang jumping in my arms wrapping her legs around me and I caught her. She grabbed my face and started kissing and sucking on my lips.

"Can y'all go get a room or something?" Sienna laughed.

She ignored her and kept kissing me and moaning, she opened her mouth wanting me to explore inside. I started laughing.

"Babe, chill." I smiled extra hard.

Everybody was looking at us, including my mama smiling. I put her down, she started wiping the lip stick stain off my lips.

"Why'd you ring the doorbell? You could've just came right in, you know that."

"I don't know, this is still new. I can't just be entering in peoples houses."

"Well don't ring it, and here." I handed her keys to my house. "Use it next time."

"Ok." She stood on her tips wanting to kiss me again so I bent down obliging.

She turned to everybody in the room then looked at me, she was embarrassed. "Hey everybody, sorry." She greeted them sheepishly which caused everyone to laugh.

"You're good Munch, I missed you too." I pecked her lips again making sure she knew she didn't have to be embarrassed. It's not that type of party everybody in here is mad chill and know what's up. —Anybody who has a problem with our level of affection can leave.

Everybody came to embrace her all except Mike of course, which I understood. They needed to talk.

Raina came back over to me after having a small chat with my mama.

"Munch, go ahead and-"

"I know, I'm going now. Just let me put my stuff up first."

I grabbed her hand and pulled her over to Mike. "Mike and Rai y'all go upstairs and talk, I'll put your bags in the room, don't worry about that." Both of them looked at each other then nodded. He proceeded up the stairs and Rai followed. Leah and I stood at the stairs watching them go up.

"Thank you." She spoke.

"This needed to happen, both of them missed each other. It should be an easy conversation, they're both grown now."

"Yeah, he visited Mama Laurie's burial site. He cried like a baby, he's been wanting to fix this. He thought he did too much damage, with the suicide attempt, y'alls break up and her being mad at him. He was afraid Rai might not need him anymore. —And that she would go on with life without him."

"You know I wasn't going to let that happen. Not now anyway with me being back in her life."

"I'm so happy, for the both of you. This has been a long year, I'm happy things are now in a better place between you guys." She smiled genuinely.

"Me too." I said before she walked off heading back over to KJ.

I brought her bags to the bedroom and went back to the party to mingle a little. Its a good turn out but not too crowded. After about a hour Rai and Mike came back out. They came down the stairs laughing and smiling. Ok, that's a good sign.

I walked over to them. "Everything's good?"

"Yeah, we're good. I can't believe this has been going on for over a year. All because of my bullshit." Mike grimaced.

"Nah it wasn't bull, that's your sister. I understand, especially since shes been through hell. You're natured to protect her no matter what."

"I shouldn't have let it go on for a year though. I missed everything with her first year of college." He added.

"Hey my first year isn't over yet. Its almost, but its not over. So you have plenty of time to make your way to DC and bring my nephew and sis' too." Raina chimed in.

"See, all good no worries. —Now, do you want me to start calling you brother in law or stick with bro? What do you want?" I joked shoving into him.

"Something y'all need to tell me, y'all eloped?" He smiled.

Raina and I glanced at each other then started laughing. "No, now you know I wouldn't marry her without you knowing it. But I plan to in the future God willing. So you can go ahead and get use to the idea."

"Well we will cross that bridge when we get there." He said laughing. "But you've always been my bro so bro is good."

"Oh and I almost forgot —babies, lots of babies at the very least ten. I want a big family. We can drop em' off to you and then we can-"

"A3 this conversation is way over. I don't want to think about you and my sister making babies." He scrunched his face.

"Good point." We all laughed.

This is a good place to be. Everybody hung out for the rest of the night. I got my girl here for the weekend. Things are great. I feel like my bro Mike is genuinely here for us now and I'm ready to move forward from all of it too.

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