GOON
Recommendation: Listen to For Your Love by Tevin Campbell
Avril and Ro surprised Don and Navy with a surprise engagement party. They had booked a private hall in Manhattan that was on the water. Don had been in and out the country, so they had to keep pushing it back.
With the girls going on their trip this week, they figured this was the perfect time. Security was locked tight, and everyone had to go through security checks before being granted access.
Avril made sure the room on the top floor was reserved for Dennis. I held my baby close by, as I damn near bit my lip off looking at her. She was wearing a black strapless dress that held her breasts up.
On her feet, she wore a pair of high sling back YSL heels that she made me buy on the way over here.
She claimed all her heels didn't look good and called her sales associate.
On the drive over this way, we ended up in the YSL store while she tried on different shoes.
When she was satisfied, she held her hand out for my wallet.
"I feel like I'm falling out this dress," she whispered, as she fixed it.
I stood in front of her as she fixed it the way she needed. "You wanna go in the bathroom and fix it?"
"Think I'm good… I wish I would have worn the other dress… this is a bit much, right?"
"Boobie, I think you look good as fuck… it's what you comfortable in." I kissed her lips, and she wiped mine because she had all that glossy lipstick shit on my lips.
"Okay."
"Tonight, we focus on your brother and Navy… we tell everyone another time, okay?"
She smiled. "How you know I was about to give you the same speech?"
"'Cause we always on the same page."
I held her hand, as we entered the venue. Capri and Blair came over to Zoya and hugged her.
"You got our girl held captive… she doesn't answer the phone or nothing." Capri snatched Zoya towards her.
Blair shook her head. "Abandoned her Goddaughter… she's off to college now."
"Anjo, I'll be right back," Sim whispered to her, and kissed her lips.
Blair was no longer scolding me as she looked at her man maneuver through the crowd dressed in a suit.
"Yeah, I knew I wasn't tripping. Bitch been eye fucking him since we arrived and now she gotta use the bathroom…
be back." She ain't have shit else to say as she worked her way through the crowd behind her husband.
"Hey Goon… Hey Zoya," Erin came over and hugged us both. "You coming to see Jaiden get drafted, right?"
"Wouldn't miss that shit for the world, E." I told her, and she smiled.
Zoya kissed her cheek. "I'll be there."
"Cool… we got a sky box for everyone, and I need to make sure my count is good." Just as quick as she was here, she dipped off to ask someone else.
Capri held onto her friend. "So, nothing is in writing, but they want me to step in as Special Assistant US Attorney."
Zoya gasped. "You fucking with me… Pri, that's federal."
She nervously smiled. "Yeah. Robinson said that he's been watching how I've been handling everything as DA, and he's impressed. He called in some favors from the Attorney General, and he wants to offer me to serve out the rest of the term for the one that was murdered."
I could see why Meer was nervous. This was his wife, and she was going into the lion's den every single day.
"You think they know something?"
"No, I think they legit think I'm good at my job and want me on their team, not even knowing. Zoy, that means that Preston case… I would be the prosecutor."
"You think he innocent, Boobie?"
"I don't know… I usually know when I start a case, and I've only sat in on video calls. I'm not close enough to the case yet."
"Fuck you mean, yet?"
"He's not innocent, and when I show you what I know… you'll see."
Zoya smirked. "Then, I guess it'll be a family reunion because Kora is the judge on his case."
Zoya was talking like she was gonna be on that case or in that courtroom. I allowed it tonight, but she already heard what I told her.
Capri held her hand out, and they both hit the IG shake, and laughed. "Tonight, we celebrate Landon and Navy and shaking our asses on a beach soon."
"Ain't gonna be too much ass shaking," Meer jumped in.
While Zoya and Capri mingled, I went over to Menace. He was standing alone with a drink in his hand, so I stood beside him. "I'm hearing silence on what happened at Jerk niggas and Lime."
I looked at him. "Jerk and Lime, Mens… where the fuck you even pull that from?"
He remained unbothered and put his drink to his lips. "How is she?"
"She's straight. I know she'll struggle because that's life, but she's good right now." I assured him of his sister.
"Yeah… she hates me?"
"Nah. I think she's learning what it takes to be her big brother."
"Yeah, she doesn't even know the half."
"Talk to her… stop protecting them. They're adults, let her in. Stop carrying all that shit on your back."
"You said there's a target on my back, Gideon."
"Gerald, Bitch!"
Menace smirked as he looked out at his wife dancing with her cousin. Corleon was standing on the other side having a debate with Capp. I assumed when he walked away laughing and circled back around, Capp said some off the wall shit.
"I told you I would protect her… ain't going nowhere."
"Cool, so you'll marry her?"
"Without a doubt."
"Take the Caselli name."
"The fuck, Menace? She is becoming a Wraithe… ain't even arguing about that shit." I told his ass.
"Let me pay for the wedding. Whatever she wants."
I looked at him, knowing that I couldn't allow that to rock. "You've taken care of her nearly her entire life… let me do that now."
He nodded his head, as he rubbed the glass. "Heard you."
Greene came running in all excited. "They are coming." She went and stood beside me, as we all waited for them to enter the venue.
Landon and Navy walked in together; she wore a white silk dress that flowed behind her. Landon wore a navy-blue suit that went well with all the white Navy had on. On his lapel, he wore the Case House pin, and a small book pin next to it.
"Surprise!" everyone screamed, and Navy jumped up and down.
She rushed to hug her parents while crying. Don hugged Ro, and then Avril, before he looked around. Relief painted his face when he saw his brother standing there. He came over and smiled at him.
"You knew about this?"
"I did."
"You came?"
"Always."
They both embraced, although Menace was slightly tense. I felt hands on the back of me and saw my baby.
"So happy for you both, Landon."
"Oh, she not beefing no more." He teased his sister, and they hugged.
Stevie rushed over and hugged everyone. "Don, I cannot thank you enough for marrying my favorite content creator."
"We appreciate you doing this for us," Menace added.
Me, Don, and Zoya looked at them, as they stared at us like we were the ones with the problem.
The DJ started playing music shortly after everyone screamed "surprise." Zoya took off to dance on the floor with Capri and Blair. Me and Meer slid onto the floor behind our women. Baby By Me by 50 Cent played and Zoya started shaking her ass on me and was in her zone.
"You dancing a little too hard to this song, Zoya." Meer yelled over the music, and she managed to flip him the middle finger while dancing.
"Meer?"
"What up, Zoya?"
"Fuck ya!"
Capri laughed while she kissed her husband. "Mind your business, Pissy."
He said something in her ear, and she tried to run and he pulled her back. "Don't fucking run now."
Jeffie came over towards me. "Hey, you have someone at the front that is saying they need to see you."
I told Zoya I would be back and went to the front. Jeffie looked at me, as I looked at my cousin. Inez had been on her own path since I told her ass to disappear. Her ass was being selfish, and I couldn't take that shit.
Not right now.
I gently grabbed her and pulled her down the hallway. "Why in the fuck would you bring yo ass here like this, Nez? High and unkempt… the fuck you do this for?"
"No, Goo… listen, please. You have to listen to me," she trembled, as she held onto my arms. "Please Goo… please."
I looked around, pissed that she decided to do this today. All the days she could have done this, she chose to do this now. "What, Nez, what the fuck is so urgent?"
She choked down her words as her hands trembled. I waited while she started to scratch her neck, but her eyes were serious. Whatever she had to tell me had her scared.
"Forty is the Red Hook Killer… he just tried to kill m—"
BLAOW! BLAOW! BLAOW!
I snatched my cousin so fast and shoved her into the janitor closet. "Don't fucking leave, Nez."
She was so scared that she was peeing herself. I pulled my gun and rounded the corner, as everyone was running. Ro had his gun out, and aimed out the window, towards the water.
Cappadonna held Alaia close to him, while Capella had his gun out, hopping over one of the tables, snatching one of the servers. "Walk his ass down, Capella!" he roared.
As his father demanded, he put that gun to his head and blew that shit back. Aimee came running behind. "Pops!"
He moved slightly, pulling Alaia behind him, and Aimee let her shit go, taking the shot. Meer and Sim were standing in front of Capri and Blair. Corleon was on the balcony of the venue with both guns out, and Jeffie and Skyer were both behind Capone with Erin.
I shot at the other window, hitting a nigga in an all black server outfit. "Where's my fucking wife?" I pushed through people looking for her. My mind was getting to her. "Fuck is my baby?"
"I'm here, Goo… over here," Jett was in front of her.
Where the fuck was her security?
Gunshots were everywhere.
"Wonderrrrr!" I heard Menace roar, a sound that I had never heard from him before. The nigga barely spoke above a rasp, but his roar was of someone in distress.
"Stevieeee! Nooooo!" I heard Skyler's screams.
To Be Continued