“Can I have two Sea of Fires, please?”
“So, what’s the latest, cuz? It seems there’s never a dull moment in your house.”
Jonathan snorted and rolled his eyes. “You’re telling me! I just found out my son acts like a little devil when he’s away from home!”
Derek howled. “Oh, that’s too rich! I knew he was too good to be legit!”
He sucked his teeth. “Whatever! Just because your son is a terror doesn’t mean everybody’s kid is.”
“That’s true! But, my son is bad and I know he’s bad!”
“How do you just let him be bad? It doesn’t get on your nerves?”
“He’s a toddler! They’re gonna do what they’re gonna do.”
“I don’t accept that. Kids need structure and a little discipline!”
“HA! Like your daughters had discipline.”
Jonathan gasped. “My daughters were perfect little angels!”
“Ok, so Aubrey was a perfect little angel.”
The cousins shared a laugh and sipped their drinks while Jonathan recanted the story of Oliver’s meltdown at his sister’s house. After a brief lull in the conversation, Derek wanted to regress to the previous topic.
“So, uhh…Aubrey still dating that boy?”
Jonathan felt a brief internal struggle, but he put on a smile. “Yes. She and Julio are still together.”
Derek raised an eyebrow and nodded slowly.
“What?”
“Nothing.” He took another sip of his drink.
“Derek…”
He tried to wave him away. “Nothing, man. It’s none of my business.”
“Come on, Derek. You’re not gonna tell me anything I haven’t heard or already thought.”
Derek sighed. “Real talk? I think it’s foul.”
Although Jonathan was a little bit caught off guard, he understood. At one point he felt the same way. But, he learned and was still learning to live with it. “I hear you.”
“I mean…you can’t seriously be ok with it.”
“Derek…”
“I’m serious, man! After all his father did to our family, you of all people should want to stop it.”
Jonathan attempted to smile. “Your daughter…is she dating yet?”
“Heh, I wish a plumhead would!”
He chuckled. “When she begins dating, you’ll understand.”
“Man, please. Ain’t nobody going nowhere with MY baby!”
Jonathan shook his head at his cousin. “Let me explain it this way. I can either get with it and keep my daughter or forbid it and damage my relationship with her. Besides, we shouldn’t punish him for what his father did.”
Derek snorted. “Sounds like Skyla talking.”
“You know I didn’t arrive at that conclusion on my own.” They laughed. “But seriously, the kid is cool. He’s nothing like his father.”
“Let’s hope not.”
“I’ll drink to that.”
Hehe I love this chapter!
🙂
Those Pruetts are just so good looking ! I love seeing them together !
Yeah I’m glad they remained close over the years. Jonathan needs a best friend…a man lol.
Dereeeeeeek!!!!
Okay. That’s all I have to say today.
LOL glad he could brighten your day!
Again I find myself puling the #gma card .. perfect little angel is completely open to interpretation and there is nothing wrong with that! AND it don’t matter what anyone else says 😉
LOL uh huh
I love this chapter. This cousin friendship has always been special.
lol @ I wish a plumhead would!
I’m glad Jonathan has made his peace with Julio and Aubrey dating. I bet he’d probably be flabbergasted to know how slow they’re moving. By the time he was her age, he was married or practically married. Or maybe he’d be happy to know they weren’t rushing the legacy’s next phase, lol.
I don’t think he would be flabbergasted to know how slow they’re moving given what he knows about Aubrey and his opinions of Julio (which you’ll get plenty of them in just a few more chapters!)
I feel like he’s always encouraging his daughters to date, lol. But I’m happy to know he wouldn’t be rushing them.
Oh yeah, he encourages them, but he knows them. Maya and Aubrey are so not the same lol. And, despite the fact that he’s come to terms with Julio, he would appreciate any and all delays in permanent relation LOL.