Chapter Twelve
Brianna Lumar

Throw that, twerk it
Shake that, bounce that
(I want a slim, fine woman with some twerk with her)
(Action!)
Do it, baby, stick it, baby
Move it, baby, lick it, baby (do it)
Suck up on that click until that pussy got a hickie, baby (bounce)
Watch big, coulda bought a Range Rover (Range Rover)
Chain little, but I spent some change on it (change on it)
Nigga mad, I'ma put the gang on it (gang on it)
They'll die 'bout me, they'll bang on it (facts)
And that asshole got a li'l frame on it (ooww)
Pussy so good he got my name on it (Miami)
Itty-bitty-pretty
I'm the realest in the city
Only fuckin' with the plug
Got a nigga worth a benj
Pourin' love, only talk about
Bands when he hit me
Chose him, he ain't pick me
We were never doin' quickies

My friend Dekia and I were dancing to City Girls Ft Cardi B's Twerk while Jari was recording and hyping us up . It was our last week in New Orleans and we'd been out here partying the entire time .

We were currently at Dekia's pool graduation party and later on that night we would be attending another . " What's up with you and my brother ? " Dekia told me as her eyes traveled over to her twin brother Julez .

They weren't really twins but they looked alike and they were the same age so they were hood twins.

Hood twins is basically when your daddy has two kids that are the born in the same year and are the same age .

" I like him .. but I can't do anything with him I don't live here " I said . I was really downplaying the situation her brother had been all up on my ass since I touched down in New Orleans . He texted and called me every day wanting to chill with me and the night before he ate me out in his car .

I wasn't lying to her I did like Julez but he liked me more than I liked him . He was cute , he was light skinned with green hazel eyes but he was too pretty for me . He didn't have that hood demeanor that I liked my niggas to have .

I really only gave him play the night before because I was bored and I was mad with Coby . I called him and heard a bitch asking him to help her find her pants . After that I blocked him on everything which resulted in him emailing me but I acted like I didn't see it .

And then there was Dmack . He must've got him some more bitches because he was acting like a fuck boy only texting me good morning , wyd , and good night which was annoying so I was over him .

Pushing my thoughts of them out my mind I walked over to Julez and stood in front of him . " See something you like ? " I asked him with a playful smile .

" Duh " he said as he pulled me closer to him by my waist and rested his hand on my bare ass that was out because I had on a two piece bikini .

I looked back at Shane who shook his head and mouthed " hoe " to me . I playfully rolled my eyes and stuck my middle finger at him.

" come sit in the car with me for a minute " he said .

I started to tell him no because I knew he was just trying to feel up on me but before I could answer him my phone started ringing . When I saw that it was drick calling me I rolled my eyes and declined his call .

All of them were getting on my nerves and that included Blaire and Hassan . They kept calling our phones or texting us finding anything to complain about , either we were out too late or our outfits were too revealing .

They acted like we were so wild to the point they had to clock our moves every minute. We didn't even do anything but party and the twins were with us and they wouldn't let us do anything stupid.

Well Shawn wouldn't , Shane minded his business and didn't care what we did as long as we weren't in any danger .

" Why you looking at me like that ? " I asked Julez.

" i'm not yo nigga so I can't say shit " he said . I figured he thought Drick was one of my niggas because I had him saved under my heart in my phone .

" That's my cousin " I told him laughing at his jealousy.He gave me a look as to say he didn't believe me but I really didn't care like he said he wasn't my nigga .

Shane walked over to us . " Man why you not answering the phone for Drick ? Him and West going off on me and and Shawn cause you and Jari being fast " He complained .

" I'm not being fast " I rolled my eyes .

He gave me a look as to say ' bitch please ' . He forced his phone in my hand and I put it to my ear . " Hey favorite cousin " I said innocently .

" You want me to bash your fucking head in Brianna ? " Coby said into the phone causing me to smack my teeth . I thought it was Drick on the phone .

" What do you want ? " I asked him as I walked away from Julez and Shane .

" Why the fuck you block me for ? " He asked .

" Why the fuck did I hear a bitch asking you to help her find her pants for ? " I countered back . " Fuck you Jacoby , I got a new nigga down here and his head game better than yours " I said knowing he was about to get pissed off .

" Bit - " he paused and I heard him take a deep breath to calm himself down causing me to smile because I knew I got under his skin . " For his sake , he better shoot back " He said before hanging up in my face . I turned around and saw Shane walking up on me . I handed him his phone back and was about to walk back over to Julez but he grabbed my arm stopping me.

" I know you think you slick but I know you fucking with Coby on more than a best friend level " He said.

" I have no idea what you're talking about " I said . I wasn't admitting to nothing until I was ready .

" Ok Brianna , just be careful with what you're doing . Coby and Dmack both do business with Chino and Julez is your friends brother the last thing you would wanna do is have niggas beefing over you " He said .

" Dmack is a hoe , Coby is a hoe , and Julez is just a joce until I go back home. That's all " I said .

" Ok " He said .

" Make sure you know what you're doing too " I told him since he was all on my case .

" I'm not doing shit " He said .

" I saw Leila leaving Uncle D's house the other night . Her and Lo only broke up weeks ago , so they might not be done done . Big Zo's son are crazy and the last thing we need is a nigga beefing with you over a girl " I told him .

" Just like you said .. she a joce for me while i'm down here that's it . " He said and I believed him. Shane talked to a bunch of girls and wasn't looking to settle down anytime soon .

We both were playing shit too close to home though but what's life without a little reckless fun ?

Later on that night I was laying in Dekia's bed looking at my stories from the day cringing at how ghetto my voice sounded in these videos .

I had the room to myself because she was in the room with Zo and Jari , Shania , and the twins were at my uncles house . I would've went with them but I had a feeling Coby was going to show up and I didn't feel like dealing with him .

Just as I watched the last of my story Dmack was calling me in facetime which was a surprise because we never facetimed before and he had been missing in action lately but since I was bored ... I answered his call .

We both stared at eachother waiting for each other to say something but I was the one to break the silence. " damn you called me just to stare ? " I said.

" Nah ... I just wanted to fuck with you . What's up with you ? " He asked .

" I should be asking you that ? I barely hear from you anymore . You reuped on hoes ? " I asked.

" To me it sounds like you feeling me ? You miss me or some ? " He teased .

" Not at all " I smiled .

" Nah I ain't fucking with nobody , I wish i'm bored than a motherfucker and I ain't been hitting you up cus you out of town . I'm grown as fuck I don't like all that texting and phone shit I be liking to pull up " he said which I could believe because if we did text it was him telling me he was coming pick me up .

" well i'm still not in town " I told him .

" I know ... I watched your story today . you cutting up huh ? " he asked.

" you only get one life , gotta live it to the fullest " I said .

" I feel that "

" No you don't cause you don't go out and have fun . All you do is hustle , sleep and repeat " I said .

" I have fun ... i'm not you though you always out shaking your ass somewhere " he said .

" problem ... cause you sound a lil mad  ? " I asked with a raised eyebrow .

" I mean you could you be coming shake your ass on me but you be playing " He said .

I started to respond but was cut off but Dekia's brother Lo coming in the room . " Aye they got some nigga outside looking for you " He said before leaving out .

" You stay coming for me .. let me find out you the one with the hoes " Dmack said and I laughed .

" Nah ... that's all you but let me call you back " I said .

" Do you " he said hanging up . I climbed out of Dekia's bed and slid my feet into her slides that said by the bed and walked downstairs. I went outside and wasn't surprised to see Coby was standing in front the door .

" Where the nigga at ? The one that head game better than me ? " He asked and I noticed he was holding his gun in his hand .

" I was playing ... I just wanted to piss you off " I lied not about to get Julez drageged into my mess I had going on with Coby . Julez wasn't a shooter , or a hood nigga for the matter and coby would really shoot him and then it would start unnecessary conflict with Dekia and I and I really liked her as a friend  .

" It's one of her brothers ? " He asked not letting it go .

" No .. they all have girlfriends . I told you I just said that to make you mad " I said . We stared at each other for a while until I broke the silence. " What bitch was you fucking ? " I asked.

" Shes not important and she's dropped already " He said .

" You think that makes it better Jacoby ? That after you fuck a bitch you drop her ? You still fucked her " I stressed .

" So what you want me to do Brianna ? Stop making me out to be the problem when its you . I told you I wanted you and I have no problem only being with you but what the fuck do you expect me to do when you scared to be with me " He said .

" I want you to wait for me until i'm ready . you're showing me you can't even do that " I stressed .

He ignored what I said and looked at what I was wearing . " Why you got this little ass shit on in the house with all them niggas ? "

" None of them checking for me . Kia and Zo are together , Lo has a situation with Leila , Derrick got two girlfriends and Zion not my type " I told him . " and I was laying in kia's room for the rest of the night I only came out the room to see what you wanted "

" We leaving tomorrow night .. so be packed and ready to go . Goodnight " He said as he kissed my cheek and then walked off .

I shook my head and walked back in the house and found kia and zo who didn't even try to hide the fact that they were eavesdropping . " nosey much ? " I asked .

" very much soo " kia smiled .

" but we can give you some good advice on your situation . I know you're scared to be with coby because your auntie raised him and y'all are like family but the key word is like .. y'all aren't family so y'all aren't doing anything wrong . fuck what people have to say if you want to be with him be with him . That's how Kia and I was .. we had issues for a long time scared of what pops and everyone would say when really he knew and didn't care as long as we were happy " Zo told me .

" yeah and y'all situation isn't even that bad as ours . Our moms and pops are legit together and we all live under the same roof . We even share twin brothers " Dekia said .

She was right their situation was wayyy worse than ours but her family wasn't as crazy as mines . I had to think about if drick and west would be mad at coby for making a move on me , my auntie who legit looked as coby as her son .. and the whole family who didn't see coby as an outsider but their actual grandson , nephew , and cousin .

It was a lot and the men in my family were a little crazy when it came to us girls dating especially older boys and coby was older than me by three years so I knew it was gonna be some shit .

It was only ok for Dekia and Zo because he was her step pops son but if it was the other way around i'm sure it wouldn't have been as accepting .

" I know but coby has some shit with him too . I always catch him fucking with a bitch and if we're gonna open pandora's box I need to know he solid and he's not showing me that . He think because everytime I catch him with a bitch he drop her that it means something to me but it don't because he gonna go find another one to fuck with and cycle is repeating but if he catch me with a nigga he want to go and kill him " I vented .

Kia and Zo shared a look . " what's that about ? " I asked confused .

" Bitch that sounds just how me and zo was " she said .

" well y'all seem solid now so how did y'all get to this point ? " I asked .

" oh friend .. it took me stabbing him , him going to jail , plenty of fights with other bitches , four niggas getting killed , me getting another nigga and two baby scares , one actually being his baby for us to get solid " she said causing my eyes to widen .

I wasn't about to go through all that with Coby , that was the reason I refused to get involved with Dmack like that . I wasn't for all that shit .

" You done scared the girl kia , you didn't have to say all that " Zo said noticing the look on my face . " Honestly .. I can speak for cobys point of view because I was him and I know how it feels to be with someone who's afraid to show you off . I fucked with other bitches because they gave me what kia didn't and that was a sense of security , I started to feel a little insecure in our relationship because she wanted to keep me a secret and they made me feel good about myself. Anyways ... the shit with the other bitches I knew I wanted to be with kia but I thought I could have my cake and eat it too I got my act together when she showed me that she could actually leave me alone and be with another nigga like I didn't exist " He said.

" So you're saying I should fuck with another nigga to get him to act right ? " I asked .

" Well I don't know ... your nigga a killer ? " Zo asked and I nodded . " Well ... if you decide to do that make sure the other nigga ain't pussy " Zo said and I nodded .

" so not my brother ... you my friend and I love you but don't put Julez in your shit " Dekia said .

" Julez is a sweetheart I would never . If we lived in the same state I would consider taking him serious " I lied . Julez was a sweetheart but I wouldn't take him serious cause he wasn't a hood nigga .

" Thank yall for the advice ... it gives me some stuff to think about . Goodnight " I said . " oh and i'm leaving tomorrow night kia "

" Aww man " she pouted . " You gotta start coming down more then once a year I don't have no friends "

" You could come visit me " I suggested .

" No stanka ... I know new orleans people crazy but chicago is crazier " She said and I laughed .

" We could do something tomorrow before I go " I suggested and she nodded . I said goodnight to them and went back to to kia's room . I tried falling asleep but I couldn't so I called Dmack back and talked to him until we fell asleep on the phone.

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Brooklyn Lumar

" Look Brooklyn I understand that Sakani is your daughter but please don't have her witnessing nothing she shouldn't " My grandma told me as she handed me brooklyn's overnight bag .

Apparently ... Brianna and Jari were in new orleans wilding out and my big cousins plus Blaire and Hassan went down there to pick them up . I know nine times out of ten that they weren't even doing much but that my cousins were overreacting little did they know they were going to make them act out more with all hovering that they did .

Anyways since they were out of town , they left Sani and Khi with our grandparents and since my grandmother knew how Drick wouldn't let me get my baby unsupervised she called and let me know what was going on and that I could get her .

" I won't maw maw " I assured her. The last thing I would do to my child is put her in harms way . That's why I left her when she was two months when I was dealing with postpartum depression and that's why I never went back for her because I didn't want her to witness me and Desmond fighting like animals .

" Ok , they'll be back tomorrow night " She told me basically telling me to have Sani back then and I nodded .

I grabbed Sakani's hand and we left out of the door . I strapped her into her booster seat and sat her overnight bag in the seat next to her and got into the drivers seat.

As soon as I pulled off Desmond was calling me . " Hello " I answered .

" Where you at Brook ? I wake up and you gone " He asked .

" My bad ... My grandma called me this morning and told me my cousins was out of town and she had Sani . She let me come get her " I told him.

" I still think it's fucked up they dictate how and when you see your child " He fussed.

" I made it that way though " I said owning up to my wrongs.

" y'all coming over here ? it's been years and you still never let me meet her " He asked .

" Yeah .... We're about to make a few stops though and have a little mommy daughter day and then we'll come home to you " I told him .

" Y'all need some money ? " He asked .

" Yes " I said . Desmond didn't know it but I had plenty of money stashed away in my bedroom at my moms house. I didn't work and he took care of me but everytime he gave me money I would put most of it up to have just incase.

" okay ima send some to y'all account . Y'all have fun , I love y'all " he said.

" I love you too baby " I said before disconnecting the call .

I looked back at Sakani and she was playing on her Ipad. We had a day full of adventure as we went and got brunch , to the nail shop and got mani pedis , we went to the spa and got massages , and then I took her on a shopping spree and got everything her little heart desired .

It was a