Official Girl 4 (21 page)

             
“You riding with me or daddy, baby cakes?” I asked her, like she could really answer me back.

             
“You said daddy? Good choice,” MJ smiled.

             
“Whatever, loser,” I laughed.

             
“Ma cooked a whole meal fit for an army, so that’s where we are headed,” he said, picking up the car seat and giving me a kiss.

             
“Alright, I’ll be right behind you. Make sure you strap my baby in right Mykell Jr.,” I threatened.

             
“I got this mama, chill,” he laughed.

             
“I’ll make sure he does it right,” Mama said, following her son.

             
“Thank you,” I chuckled.

             
“So big head, how’s work going?” Dad asked me.

             
“I love it. Actually, that is what I meant to tell you. Yesterday some light skinned chick came by there and when she noticed me she started asking questions about you. LaLa had to come out and put her in her place. As a matter of fact, it was the chick we ran into at the mall a while back.”

             
“Damn here we go, thanks for telling me though.”

             
“No problem, now let’s go get some food and spend time with the kiddies,” I joked.

             
When we got to the house, Amyricale and Tyriq were so excited to see Mikyah, They kept fighting over who could hold her and whose baby she was. It was so cute. Then Romell came and took her from everybody and didn’t want to give her up and Mama made him.

             
“It’s crazy how much Kamora and Mikyah look alike.” Mama smiled while she held her granddaughter and I held my niece.

             
“I know, right? I asked MJ did he still want to get the test done and he almost cussed me out.”

             
“Girl I tell you them Jones men don’t play when it comes to their kids. They can tell if a child is theirs or not just by looking at them,” she laughed.

             
“I’m just so happy to have my baby home, I don’t know what to do.”

             
I remember when I used to doubt my mothering abilities but now, looking into my daughter’s eyes, I know I’ll be the best I can be and do whatever I can to love and protect her. Unlike my mother.

             
I was disturbed by the news Chyanne delivered to me about Toni questioning her about me and shit. I hadn’t seen that crazy broad since we ran into her at the mall and I would have liked to keep it that way. I even went as far as to change my number so she wouldn’t be able to contact me in any way. Neicey and I are in a very good place in our marriage and I’d be damned if I let anybody or anything fuck that up.

             
We have been through too much and it’s time we get to be happy like were supposed to. I’ve even been thinking about renewing our vows and just starting over fresh.

             
I was lying in the bed with Kamora on my chest and Amyricale at my side when Neicey walked in the room. A month after she had Kamora, she’d started working at LaLa’s boutique with Chyanne. She even got promoted to manager. I’m just happy she wasn’t there the day Toni showed up.

             
“Damn, I’m jealous. You don’t never hold me like that,” she laughed.

             
“I got something you can hold,” I winked at her.

             
“Nasty.” She smiled.

             
“Only if you want me to be,” I laughed.

             
“Whatever,” she said, picking up Kamora and kissing all over her face.

             
“I got to run by the club in a minute and do some paperwork,” I informed her.

             
She shrugged. “That’s cool. LaLa was coming over anyways.”

             
“Cool, I’m about to get ready and head out.”

*   *   *

              When I got to the club, one of the new bodyguards I had just hired named Buck was there. He was a big, black, ugly nigga.

             
“What’s up boss?” he greeted me.

             
“Ain’t shit Buck.”

             
“You got a visitor in your office, she said she was your sister,” he said, giving me the heads up.

             
I didn’t even say anything else before heading straight for the elevator to see who this nigga had let in my office. I knew it couldn’t be Janae or Lani because they would have just came by the house and I knew it wasn’t Daniella because Neicey said she was coming over our house.

             
When I walked in my office, Toni was sitting behind my desk looking too comfortable for me.
What the fuck?
“What are you doing here, Toni?”

             
“What do you think? I came to see you. I don’t appreciate you changing your number on me, then having me have to show up at your club just to see you,” she said.

             
“Toni, take ya crazy ass on somewhere before I have to hurt you. You’re a lawyer so you have to know this shit is trespassing,” I said, moving to grab her out of my chair. That’s when I felt her stab me in the neck with something. All of a sudden my body went numb and I couldn’t talk. It was like I was paralyzed or something.

             
She smiled and pushed me down in my chair while unbuckling my pants. I thought was yelling for her to stop but nothing would come out. I couldn’t move to get her off me so she just dropped down to her knees. “I’m tired of you denying me Mykell, enough is fucking enough,” she said before taking my dick in her mouth.

             
I don’t know if the shit felt good or not because I was still fucking numb, but the next thing I knew, I saw a fist flying and it punched her in the side of the face. Daniella and Neicey came into view. Neicey was putting a beating on Toni’s ass and I was rooting for her and cheering her on even though she couldn’t hear me.

             
“Neicey, call the ambulance quick! That bitch drugged him,” LaLa screamed when she noticed the syringe.

             
The only thing on my mind right then was fucking murder. I couldn’t believe this bitch was trying to rape my damn husband. She was that desperate for the dick that she had to take it? Is that really how we’re doing it now?

             
Thank God that bitch only gave him something that would temporarily paralyze him. The doctors said he should be back to his normal self in one to two days. I told MJ to look out for his brothers and sisters because I was staying here with his dad. Mykell kept feeling the need to apologize to me. Why? I don’t know.

             
“Mykell will you stop fucking saying sorry? You don’t have shit to be sorry about,” I said for the tenth time.

             
“I’m just saying though. I don’t want you trying to kill me in my sleep or something. If it makes you feel any better, I didn’t even get to feel it.” He smiled.

             
“Shut up nigga, that shit ain’t funny,” I laughed at his silly ass.

             
“Man, but yo ass hit her with a fucking Sharkeisha punch. That shit was mad crazy though.”

             
“Oh my gosh, will you please shut up?” I shook my head.

             
“Alright, I’m just saying though.”

             
“I’m just happy LaLa had to pick up something for Lakey, or else she would have succeeded and that would have been bad for you,” I let him know.

             
“Why?” he asked.

             
‘Because you would not have ever stuck that thing in me ever again. And I do mean
never
again,” I said seriously.

             
“What? Man, stop playing. As a matter of fact why don’t you come over here and take care of daddy real quick.”

             
I cracked up laughing. “Never, I need to pray over that thing and we are most definitely waiting until you get tested and they come back negative.”

             
“Aw, you playing, man”

             
Something on the news caught my eye so I turned it up.

             
Breaking news, the body of a very well-known lawyer has been found in her house burned to death. Sources say police responded to a call about a fire around 10:30 at this house behind me where criminal defense lawyer Toni Hunt lives. When firefighters were able to get inside her home, they were not able to save Ms. Hunt.

             
That was all I needed to hear. I was shocked because we had just seen her not even two hours ago. I looked over at Mykell and he was just as shocked as I was. We sat there trying to figure everything out until I got a phone call from LaLa.

             
“I took care of everything, she won’t be a problem anymore,” she simply said before hanging up.

             
What the hell?

             
For some reason I couldn’t find my phone. I looked everywhere in this house for it but I can’t seem to find it. Then all of a sudden, Mykell claimed that he had to go out of town to take care of some business but he needed to take MJ with him. I didn’t even have time to question him before they walked out the door, but I guess if they wanted me to know, they would have told me what was going on.

             
It was lunch time at work, so I took Chyanne and LaLa out to eat, my treat. LaLa was eating like she hasn’t eaten in days. Chyanne and I threw each other knowing glances. I cleared my throat to get her attention and she looked up at me with a mouthful of food.

             
“How far along are you and why didn’t you tell me?” I asked.

             
She kept chewing and swallowed hard. “I just took the test at work on my break.”

             
“So how do you feel? I knew it wouldn’t be long before Lakey put one in you,” I laughed.

             
“Neicey that’s not funny. I don’t know the first thing about being a mother or raising anybody. I had to raise myself because my mom couldn’t do it and my dad refused to do it.”

             
“LaLa, stop it, you’re not the only one. Chyanne was scared when she found out and her mother didn’t fucking help her at all, but she’s doing a damn good job for her age with Mikyah. My mother passed when I was eleven and I’m doing a hell of a job raising five kids. But another thing we all have in common is we’re not in this alone. We have each other and our children’s fathers,” I said.

             
She sighed. “You’re right, I can do this,” she smiled.

             
“Hell yea you can. But let me ask you something.”

             
“Go ahead.”

             
“What happened that night?” I asked referring to the night she killed Toni.

             
She smiled maliciously. “After I called the ambulance, I made sure you and Kell were straight, then I went straight to that bitch’s house. See, an old friend of mine is a lawyer too, so he got her info and stuff for me. I threw some C4 that bitch way and KABOOM!” she explained.

             
I sat there in awe. I knew I liked her for a reason, she had a dangerous side to her and it can be very deadly. She was a no bullshit type of female and the fact that she did that for me blew me away.

             
“You did that for me, Daniella?” I asked.

             
“Duh girl, we’re family right? So therefore, family looks out for family.” She smiled.

             
“Wow,” Chyanne said.

             
“I know, right,” I agreed.

             
What a hell of a day. Lakey better stick with this one, she’s a real thoroughbred chick. The definition of a ride or die.

*   *   *

              The only sound you could hear was my black red bottom heels connecting with the concrete. I walked in the dark room to find my target strapped to the chair with his head covered. I walked over to him and took the black bag off of his face.

             
“So we meet again.” I smiled.

             
“Neicey?” he asked.

             
“Don’t be so surprised to see me Kamil.”

             
“What are you doing here?” he squirmed.