by Tee Jae
I smiled, seeing the sly grin form on Khaddo’s face as he opened the box and saw the Oyster 40mm diamond encrusted yellow-gold Rolex that set Brooklyn and I back about seventy-five-thousand. The look on his face was worth every penny as he placed it on his wrist.
“Thank you, guys.” He hugged Brooklyn before walking over and pulling me in for a brotherly hug.
“Salute,” Zilla raised his glass in the air and everyone followed suit.
Khali stood up and handed Karlie to her nanny. “So, we’ve been through a lot and by the grace of God, we have made it through. So, tonight in celebration of Khaddo, I say we all go around the table and tell him why we are thankful for him.” She smiled. She was always trying to come up with some mushy family traditions to show love to one another. It was corny as shit but I appreciated it.
I interrupted her, “Damere, why don’t you go first.” I spoke to her for the first time tonight, ice grilling her. She definitely wasn’t Khaddo’s type, so I wanted to know what she liked about him so much. I knew she wasn’t expecting that by the way she shifted in her seat.
“Ummmm su-sure,” she stood up with her glass of champagne looking down at Khaddo. “Well, from the first time I laid eyes on you in the warehouse, I couldn’t stop thinking about you.” She talked as tears formed in her eyes, “Which is why I’m so sorry Khaddo, I really am.” Everyone turned in her direction in confusion, except me. I pulled my burner from my waist aiming it at her.
BOOM!
The front door to my home came crashing in. “Everybody down on the ground NOW!” a Feds tactical team came bum rushing through the double doors of our dining room. “Put the weapon down now Mr. Santana!” An agent yelled, aiming their guns directly at me and my family.
Brooklyn turned towards Damere, “You bitchhhhhhhhhh!” she hollered before charging at her but was thrown down to the ground by one of the federal agents.
“Khadiiiiiiii,” Khali hollered, “Put the gun downnnnnnn!” she grabbed Karlie from the nanny, holding her baby tight crying.
I looked around at everyone staring back at me waiting for me to make a move. Brooklyn looked up at me from the ground pleading for me to put the gun down.
“Put it down, Khadi.” Brooklyn finally hollered snapping me out of my thoughts. I placed the gun down on the table and put my hands up in the air.
Damere exited the room and returned with an FBI jacket over her outfit, “Cuff those two” she pointed towards Zilla and Khaddo. I want to personally cuff him.” She walked towards me, pulling my hands down behind my back and cuffing me. “You were right, Mr. Santana, you do know a snake when you see one.” She whispered, jerking me away from the table.
“What’s the fucking charge?” Brooklyn was now standing up, fighting off one of the agents who held her back while Damere walked me out to the van where Zilla and Khaddo were already inside. I looked back at my wife in the driveway and all the guests who were over as the van drove away.
“Bro, what the fuck did you tell her?” I looked over at Khaddo with disappointment in my eyes.
He pulled his eyes away from mine and looked out the window, “Everything.”
To be Continued…
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