by Tynessa
“Damn sure is,” Shan said. “I’m going to say hey.” she walked over to where they were sitting hugged up with no care in the world. We couldn’t hear what they were saying but the whole time she was wearing a smile while she and the girl talked and Brunzie sat there confused.
She walked back over to the table still wearing a smile. She sat down and began eating as if we weren’t waiting for her to tell us what was said. I cleared my throat.
“So are you gonna tell us what was said?” I asked.
She shrug “Nothing really. He say they’re just friends” she paused “He even offered me a seat.”
“Shoot, I would have sat my happy ass down with their asses,” I said
“Why would you even go over there Shan? It’s not like y’all are together so I don’t even know why you all mad,” Star said.
“I went over there because I fucking wanted to! And who said I was mad?” she said angrily but I knew she was feeling some type of way. Star started back eating her salad in silence.
I’d be glad when they drop them babies so they can go ahead, fight, and get it over with. Star’s mouth was off the chain and I was getting tired of it. If she wasn’t Shan’s sister I would have been dug off in that ass a long time ago. Every now and then, she would let some fly shit roll off her tongue but she was mostly shooting me nasty looks and I would always return the favor.
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I was treating Shan out today so we could be on point for her big night. She didn’t know but she was having a surprise birthday party. We hit up the hair salon and got us a sew-in then to get our toes and nails done. Since I was driving, we decided to get dressed at my house. I was in the master bathroom doing her make-up when Bino stepped in the doorway.
“Look at the birthday girl,” he said to Shan and it caused her to blush “Wait until I tell my nigga how cute you was looking tonight,” he teased.
“Whatever Bino… Please don’t piss me off tonight,” she said.
He laughed, “I’m just saying… Aye Brooke, I’m about to head out.” He kissed me on the cheek.
“Okay baby, I’ll see you when I get back home,” I said to throw Shan off.
After we finished dressing, we headed to pick Star up. I didn’t want to but in order for everything to play out; she had to ride with us. I was surprised her little sneaky ass didn’t let it slip out. We pulled up to the club and it was packed, luckily, I already had a parking spot saved for me up front. We got out my truck looking like boss bitches that we were. Even while pregnant, Shan and Star was working it. Once we got inside the lights came on and everyone screamed “Surprise!”
Shan’s ass almost had a damn heart attack. I grabbed her arm “Are you okay sis?”
“Yes! What the fuck? Girl why you didn’t tell me?”
Star and I laughed. “It was a surprise,” Star said.
Everyone came over hugging, rubbing her belly, and wishing her a happy birthday.
Shaniqua
I was going to kill Brooke and Star’s ass! I didn’t even know when they had time to plan this because we were always together, if not all three of us then me and Brooke. I was glad I wore comfortable shoes because Brooke kept my ass on the dance floor. Yeah I was pregnant but that didn’t stop me from getting it in.
“Get it mama!” Brooke screamed over the loud music and I just smiled. I never thought I‘d be at the club while I was 7 months pregnant. If my babydaddy could see my ass now, I would be a dead woman. I saw Bino walk up behind Brooke and she started smiling without even looking back. I saw so much love in her eyes and I was truly happy they were together. I remember those days, when one person’s touch would make you feel like you’re floating on cloud nine.
“I’m going to sit down Brooke.”
“No, why?” she said grabbing my hand pulling me back.
“Girl have you forgot I’m 7 months pregnant? My back hurt!” I complained.
“Okay, okay,” she said as me, her, and Bino went back to join Star in VIP. When we got in VIP, I saw her sitting in Nell’s lap. I walked over to them.
“Why you didn’t tell me about the party brother?” I asked bending over hugging him around the neck.
“I thought I told you sis,” he lied.
“You a damn lie,” I said and we all laughed.
We was in VIP talking laughing and having a good time. Though I was hurting on the inside because everybody was there but Ronny, I wasn’t going to let it show. How could they have a surprise party for me and he not show up? That was some straight up bullshit! A few of their other friends was even there… Some that I didn’t even associate with. The only ones that weren’t was Vic because he was incarcerated and only God knows what Eric was out in the streets doing.
“Aye y’all, Ronny must didn’t know about the party?” I asked Brooke and Bino because they were closer to me than Cornell was.
“Yeah he knew,” Brooke said, trying not to make eye contact with me.
“Oh okay, I see,” I said nodding my head up and down. The lights in the club came on and the DJ came over the speaker.
“YO CAN I HAVE EVERYONE’S ATTENTION PLEASE… I NEED FOR THE BIRTHDAY GIRL TO COME ON STAGE. WE HAVE A SPECIAL SURPRISE FOR YOU!”
I looked around at everybody as they looked at me smiling.
“Go on birthday girl,” Brooke said helping me up.
“I NEED FOR THE BIRTHDAY GIRL TO COME TO THE STAGE, RIGHT NOW!” the DJ said once again.
I walked to the stage slowly and nervous wondering what was going on. Once I got on stage, it was a chair already waiting for me to sit in. Shortly after I sat down Ronny came from out of nowhere dressed in a pair of blue jeans, a white button down and some white fresh out the box Air Force Ones with a white fitted over his long dreads that was slightly turned to the back. Looking like a thugged out goddess!
He walked over to where I was sitting with a mic in his hand and a smile on his face. I just stared at him showing no emotions what so ever, wondering what the fuck he was about to do with that damn mic.
The lights dimmed right before the DJ dropped Forever by Sebastian Mikael. I loved that song! Ronny licked his full lips.
“Three o’clock in the morning and I’m still not home, another night, you sleeping by yourself… I know you cry yourself to sleep, every night because of me, and how you feel; you keep it to yourself… I know you think I’m fooling around, laying it down, playing house with some other girl but I promise you baby it ain’t like that now. Cause I retired from the game, I swear I‘ve changed… One day I’ll dress you up and wear my name cause I need you baby, like a mother to a child.”
I almost fell out my damn chair when Ronny started singing that song. Out of all the years we’d been together, I never knew he could sing. I’d barely heard his ass listen to R&B.
“So there ain’t no way I’ll lose you now, after all that we’ve been through… We’ve been to hell and back, and here again, enemies, to best of friends… We’ll work it out, work it out, work it out… I’m here to stay… Forever! My love… Forever! I need you… Forever! In my life… Forever and a day!”
The whole time he was singing he was staring me directly in the eyes with those big green eyes of his. They were so hypnotizing that I couldn’t look away if I wanted to but at this very moment, I wasn’t so sure if I wanted to. I loved this man with everything in me and hearing him sing those words to me made me love him even more. The words to the song describe us to the T because we have been through hell and back, from enemies to best of friends. Sang it baby, I smiled and mouthed out while rocking from side to side in my seat.
Almost at the end of the song, he pulled me up into his arms, hugged me so tightly, and began singing in my ear never missing a beat. He pulled me back and just stared at me with so much love in his eyes. He had a look on his face that I’d never seen before, but I knew it was nothing but love because of the way his eyes was sparkling. And that was something new to me!
The DJ lowered the song and
Ronny sat me back down in the chair and began speaking into the mic. I began to tremble.
“Shaniqua, I want to start off by saying I love you more than words can describe! You and my kids are the best thing that could have ever happened to me and y’all have also made me a better man. I know I’ve done a lot of fucked up shit that was unforgiveable and a lot of women would have easily walked away but you, you have always stayed down for a nigga and always loved a nigga no matter what. Yeah, we might’ve taken a break a time of two but the love, the bond that we share will never be broken. Like you’ve said time and time before this shit between us is Unbreakable!” And with that, he reached into his pocket, pulled out a small box, and dropped down on one knee.
I turned my head no longer able to look into those green eyes. I never saw this side of Ronny before. He never let his emotion play out in front of people like this. Was he really a changed man?
He opened the small box and there sat the largest princess cut diamond ring I’d ever seen.
“Yes!” I screamed and hugged him before he could even ask me the question and everyone laughed.
“I GUESS THAT’S A YES!” the DJ came over the speaker and said. I grabbed the mic from Ronny’s hand.
“THAT’S A HELL YES!” I said and began kissing my fiancé. I loved that man so much and after all the fussing and fighting, we were going to finally make it official.
Chapter 16
Ronny
I knew Shan’s ass wasn’t expecting me to be at her surprise birthday party, but the whole thing was my idea. I wanted all of our friends and haters to know how much I loved her crazy ass. After having that little talk with Brooke, I realized I couldn't see myself being with anyone other than Shan and I damn sure didn’t want her being with anyone else. All of that back and forth bullshit was really getting old.
Like my sis Brooke said, ‘we need to be together or move on’ and I definitely wasn’t ready to move on without Shaniqua being in my life. I smiled at her sitting over talking to Brooke before cutting my eyes at Star that was sitting not too far from them rolling her eyes upwards. That child really needed some help.
Shan walked over and sat in my lap “Baby, I’m ready to go.”
“I been ready,” I said patting her on the ass so she could get up.
We told everyone bye and made our way to the exit. Inside my car, Shan was just smiling and looking down at her ring. Then she finally adjusted herself in her seat facing me and turned down my radio.
“So why I never knew you could sing?” she asked
I smiled, “Nobody knew… not even my mama.”
“How could she not have known? Can Nell sing too?”
“I never told her and I don’t know, he might can but I never heard the nigga sing before”
“So why you never sang for me before? I got my own little singer,” she said smiling as she reached over and played with my dreads.
“That’s why, right there! Real G’s don’t sing baby,” I laughed.
She smacked her lips “That’s a bunch of bull!”
“But for real, I just don’t like to sing. I just thought that song fits us and I wanted to let you know how much you mean to me by singing those words to you. Plus I know how much you love that damn song.”
“Aw I love you Ronny!”
“I love you too,” I said as we pulled into the hotel.
I pulled up to the front door and Shan asked what were we doing there. I explained to her that since we’re engaged now I didn’t want to take her back to the house where I’d had other women. I wanted a fresh start with us and to leave the past behind us. I didn’t tell her about her real birthday present I had for her the next day.
Once we got in the room that had rose petals everywhere she was in awe. She covered her mouth and turned to kiss me.
“You just knew I was gonna say yes, huh?” she asked me between kisses.
“Confidence,” I winked.
She smiled, “Cocky ass.”
I walked her over to the bed and sat her down so I could run her a bath. I lit candles, placed rose petals around the tub, and a few inside. Hell I was impressed with the shit I was doing myself. I’d never been the romantic type so her ass had better not question my love for her.
“Baby, this is so nice,” she said as teardrops fell.
“Don’t cry. Just go ahead and take your bath and I’ll be waiting for you,” I said about to walk out but she stopped me.
“Why don’t you get in with me? I mean, it’s big enough for both of us.”
Shit, she didn’t have to tell me twice, I think I undressed before she did. Inside we kissed, touched, and teased each other. We kissed some more, touched and teased some, then bathed. Once we were finished, we let the shower run over us before getting out. I dried her wet body off before drying myself off. I grabbed the bottle of patron I already had there and poured myself a shot as I lit my blunt while she laid in bed butt ass naked, waiting on me. I wasn’t in any rush because we had all night. Once I pulled the blunt a couple of time, I put it out and made my way to the bed. I sat down on the edge, reached over, and began caressing the side of her face.
“You’re so beautiful Shaniqua!” I stared into her eyes. “And I could never say I love you enough.”
She kissed my hand. “I love you too baby,” she said as I covered her lips with mines. The kiss we shared was so passionate and sincere. I eased over her body and began kissing my way down, from her neck, to her beautiful mountains, tasting and teasing each nipple. Then I traveled down to her swollen belly that didn’t have a single stretch mark in sight even after being 7 months pregnant with her third child.
On the right side of her stomach at the bottom, I admired the big heart shape tattoo with RONNY underneath and smiled before kissing all around it. I made my way on down to her shaved pretty pussy that I loved and was so familiar with, and placed small suck marks on her inner thigh. She was letting out soft moans and rotating her hips as I began placing soft kisses on her wet pussy.
I knew she loved when I did that shit. I was so into the way she was rotating her hips in my face and her moaning being music to my ears that I didn’t even realize my tongue was flicking over her clitoris until she grabbed the back of my dreads and began to shake uncontrollably. I finished her off by wrapping my lips around her clit taking her on over the edge. She grabbed the back of my head and her body began jerking. Once she was finished and had calmed down, I looked up at her and smiled. I ran my wide tongue over her pussy once more before asking was she okay.
She was breathing heavily “I’m… straight!” she managed to get out. I placed my hand on her belly that was going up and down.
“Your mama did it lil mama,” I laughed and said to my unborn child as I eased on top of her. “You need some water or juice?” She shook her head and grabbed my rock hard dick, placing the head at her opening. I eased it in and her shit was tight as hell. I didn’t move right away, because I wanted to loosen her up some and once I felt she was loose enough I began making love to her nice and slow until we both exploded.
I rolled over to my side of the bed before pulling Shan into my arms where she rested her head on my chest and I kissed her on the forehead. She looked up at me.
“Ronny!” she said softly
“What’s up?”
She didn’t say anything right away then she finally spoke. “I know I haven’t been the easiest person to deal with. I know sometimes I go all out and blow things out of proportion but I love you so much and sometimes I can’t handle my emotions that well. I let it get the best of me. I mean, I was barely 19 when we met so you have to understand I’ve never been in love like this before. I know it doesn’t justify my actions but I’ve never loved another man as much as I love you. You and our kids are my world and I just want to apologize for my spoil selfish ways.” I heard her sniffle.
“Baby, there’s no reason for you to apologize. You know I’m spoil and have selfish ways also. I think we both have so much in common,
starting with our stubbornness and that’s why we’re always bumping heads. But like I said when I sang that song to you…. ‘I’m here to stay… forever!”
She slowly sat up and straddled me. “I’m not going anywhere either baby.”
Shaniqua
“Happy birthday my sexy fiancé,” Ronny whispered in my ear and it was music to my ears. I smiled before sitting up.
“Good morning baby,” I said stretching noticing the breakfast on the table.
“Come on so we can eat.” I eased out of bed and went into the bathroom because the baby was sitting on my bladder and I had to get myself together. Once I was out Ronny was already stuffing his face. I sat down and began eating as well.
“So what are we doing today?” I asked.
“It’s a surprise,” was all he said and I was cool with that. We finished eating and showered then headed out to get our day started. Inside the car, I couldn’t stop smiling as I sat quietly in my seat admiring my ring. I looked at Ronny.
“Thank you so much baby,” I said as I reached over and played with his dreads.
“There’s no reason to thank me, you deserve it. I know I’ve done a lot of things to you and taken your love for granted but I promise baby, all that bullshit is over. I’m not about that life anymore,” he assured me.
“You know what baby, I see it. I see the changes and I want to thank you for changing to keep us as a family.”
He reached and grabbed my hand and kissed it. “After almost losing you, that was enough to make a nigga change his ways. I can’t live without you and I don’t want to try again.”
I just blushed.
After riding for 45 minutes, we pulled up to a nice ass gated community. Ronny pressed in a code and the gate swung open.
“Who live out here baby?” I asked but he didn’t say anything. He didn’t even look my way as he sat up in his seat and drove slowly through the neighborhood. I sat in my seat admiring the houses. They were beautiful.