All the details Somee ran down for me about how I needed to consider things that hadn’t even crossed my mind plagued me.
I shook my head. “Nah, not with Rylee. Being deaf changes everything. There’s so much more to consider. Things my money can’t weigh in on. I have a lot to learn and I don’t want to fuck this up.”
Omiri chuckled and shook his head. “Damn, one day in and you’re already a different person. Kids fuck up your entire world but in the best way.”
“This is not how I saw my life playing out,” I admitted. Omiri was my boy and I could tell him anything without judgment.
He grinned smugly. “It’s gonna be kind of hard to keep running through women with a six-year-old at the crib waiting on you.”
“That definitely complicates things,” I muttered, considering my sex life was about to drastically change. As quickly as the thought surfaced, so did the idea of having a temporary solution to my problem.
Somee being that temporary solution shot straight to my dick just as she and Makari appeared in the entrance of the living room. Makari moved to her husband and dropped onto his lap. His arms adjusted without thought to accommodate her. When Somee found a seat near me but not on me, I found myself annoyed that we didn’t have the same type of bond. Not the marriage per se, but the comfort level where she was at ease in my personal space.
I almost fucking laughed because why would my mind go there?
“She looks so sweet, Land, and that’s wild because she has your whole face. I can’t wait to officially meet her. And her room is adorable. I’m surprised you pulled it off. I thought for sure that was all Somee but she let me know you did it on your own.”
Somee was at an angle where she couldn’t view Makari’s face unless Makari turned her head. I summarized and repeated what Makari said, signing the words to Somee.
“She likes Rylee’s room and is giving me shit for pulling it off. She thought it was all you.”I spoke as I signed, then addressed Makari.“Good to know you think so highly of me.”
This time when Makari spoke, she turned her head to be sure Somee had a clear view of her face. “Don’t let him convince you that he’s one of the good ones. He’s not. Straight up ain’t shit man, but he’s big bro, so I still love him.”
I laughed and shot her a bird. I didn’t bother signing what Makari said because based on the smile Somee displayed, she’d caught every word.
“I’m not one of the good ones. I’m the best one. Whoever is blessed enough to get my time will be lucky as hell for sure.”
Makari signed,“Arrogant ass.”
Somee laughed. A full blown laugh that felt so fucking perfect I wanted more of those. The low rasp of her voice felt like a gift.
“Of all the shit you could have learned, that’s what you went with,”I signed and spoke at the same time.
“What she say?” Omiri asked.
“Arrogant ass.”
He chuckled, shaking his head, not surprised at his wife. Makari shared, “One of the first videos that came up when I searched ASL tutorials was cuss words and negative attributes. Since this was you, I figured ass and arrogant would be used at some point so I learned both.”
Somee flashed a smile and I shook my head.“What happened to it’s all love, Kari?”
“It is all love. Love hurts, so I hurt your feelings any chance I get.” She leaned back into Omiri. “Baby, we should go. Somee had a long day.”
“Man, it was your idea to pull up on them.”
I signed the conversation between Omiri and Makari so Somee wouldn’t be left out and her hands were moving.
“You don’t have to rush.”
“She said you don’t have to rush,”I signed and Makari shook her head and turned to Somee.
“No, we’re going to go. We’ll have plenty of time to hang out and get to know each other.” She held up the crystal covered device in her hand. “I have your number.”
After Makari and Omiri were gone, Somee went upstairs to shower and chill for the rest of the night. I finished cleaning thekitchen and decided to check in with my parents since I hadn’t talked to them since losing the game. They’d both texted and my mother called but I just wasn’t in the headspace to talk to either of them knowing they would try to make me feel better and that wasn’t happening.
My life was really messed up right now and I didn’t know that I would come out on the best side of things.
I walked into the theatre room and settled into one of the recliners, powering up the screen to pull up Sports Center Live, not sure why because it was only going to piss me off. A part of me needed to know what type of craziness was attached to my name.