Page 56 of Mercedees: Forever An Atkins
Ms. Linh shook her head with a smile while my mother wiped her tears saying, “Well, I think my daughter has met her match. She’s always been so hard but this… this is a side of her I never witnessed. She deserved happiness much like everyone else and I’m glad she found it in you. From now on, call me Mama Cas. If we’re doing this blending thing, we’re gonna do it right. Linh, we’re exchanging numbers before we leave as well. I have nothing else to say, Arion. I’m just so happy for my baby,” my mother squealed.
Her being so happy only made everyone else smile. I’d always had support from my family but this time it felt different. I was married and carrying two babies at once. They were showing me every reason I needed them. And Arion… that man was showing me exactly why I busted my pussy open for him in Vegas.
The way that man said what the fuck needed to be said and nobody questioned him… yeah, as soon as my pregnant ass was upstairs and relaxed for the night, I was gon’ need him to slide up in the kitty and work me slowly. I never craved nobody the way I did him in this very moment.
When he laid eyes on me, my faucet turned on. He was already sexy as hell but dominating the room, our marriage, andour home gave him an aura I couldn’t describe. Leaning over, he placed his lips on mine and kissed me like he meant it in front of both our parents. He wasn’t backing down from shit he said. Standing on business wasn’t foreign to him.
The kiss was broken and I instantly turned into a fiend for more. With his lips at my ear, he whispered, “I’m gon’ fuck yo’ pretty ass to sleep when they get the hell up out of here.”
I returned the energy saying, “If you wasn’t leaving in the morning, I’d make you go all night. You know how much I love creaming on you baby.”
“Aye, cut all that shit out. I don’t know what’s being said, but I know it’s some nasty shit. Cedees, you turning red,” my father spoke throwing his shot back out of disgust.
I blushed even more as the room erupted with laughter. I was nervous as fuck with everyone finally meeting, but it turned out to be exactly what we needed. This was the smoothest meet and greet I’d ever been involved in.
“I’ll cancel plans and blow yo’ shit down. Don’t tease me,” he said kissing the side of my cheek. “My fault y’all, let’s finish eating or whatnot. My wife needs me,” Arion chimed.
“Mhmm,” Mama Linh commented.
I was content. For the first time since coming home from that wild night in Vegas, I was okay with where I was in life. I had a marriage I could love, a man that I grew to love, and babies made out of it. A smile graced my lips from ear to ear as I settled into this life.
Before I could enjoy it good, a female’s voice beamed through the house. “Arion. Where you at love bug?”
That fast my smile dropped as I looked to my husband for clarity. He seemed unbothered by it. Another woman was in our home, uninvited might I add, calling him by a name that wasn’t given to him by his parents. While no one seemed to be curious about who she was, I was breaking my neck to see.
She finally entered the room disregarding everyone in sight. When she ran straight to Arion, jumping in his arms, I tried to hit both of them in the mouth, but my body wouldn’t move fast enough. I didn’t play them type of games, and he knew it.
“God, I missed yo’ big headed tail. How you been big bro’?” she questioned.Big bro’? Oh shit. Mama Linh did say she had a daughter. Is this her?“And where’s Clover? I want to meet her.” Arion moved to the side so she could get a good look, and her hands flew over her mouth.
“Yeah, I left that part out for a reason. I wanted to surprise you. She got yo’ niece and nephew in there twin,” he said proudly. Arion helped me to my feet, and I couldn’t help but softly giggle. I towered over her. It was clear on who she got her height from. She was just as tiny as their mother. “Clover, this is my twin, Aurora. Sis’, this is Mercedees aka Clover.”
“Nice to meet you, Aurora,” I replied extending my hand.
Much like their mother, she waved me off, then opened her arms unto me saying, “Girl, I wish I would. You’re family now. Come here.” She was on her toes trying to bring me in. I snickered before bending down to meet her. We exchanged hugs before she joined their parents on the other sofa.
Her aura was warm, light, and easy. I could tell that she too lived a soft life. From the way her brothers were to the way BG was with Mama Linh, I just knew she got princess treatment from them.
Nodding, I took note and realized I gained so much from being with Arion. He had plenty of people in his corner for support, and I loved every bit of it simply because they were now mine, and our children’s as well. I couldn’t have asked for a better husband. I was so used to being an Atkins not realizing being a Greek is just as solid.
Epilogue
Mercedees
The tears in my eyes were out of pure joy. I couldn’t help but cry as I looked at my mother in the mirror. She was finally getting the life she worked so hard for. The way she made my father beg for thirty plus years to get her back was goat status. Now, she was jumping that same broom she beat him with at the altar. I was so proud of them.
I remembered how hurt she was when my father cheated on her. After telling me about the many miscarriages she experienced, it all made sense why she never cut him any slack. She went through more than enough losing babies that she refused to tolerate infidelity, too. I hadn’t seen my father with anyone else since. She was always his focus afterward.
“Mama, you are exactly who you think you are. You look so beautiful, and your makeup is flawless,” I complimented her.
“Thank you, Cedees. I didn’t think this day would ever come, but Ryan kept his word,” she said, dabbing the corners of her eyes with Kleenex.
“Pops really did and now look. I love this for you, Mama Cas. Now all I got to do is convince mine to get his shit together, so I can be a bride, too,” Akira chimed.
Imagine my surprise finding out that this heffa was just as pregnant as I was at the time. Ashaun locked her down within a matter of months. She wanted to hate him so bad, but I saw the way them two looked at each other. He was crazy ‘bout her and vice versa. Whenever he stepped into a room, that was where all her attention went… and rightfully so.
Coming from a well-loved family, it seemed like I would never find my own. That one night in Vegas changed my entire life. I was glad I didn’t get the annulment. I was happily married with a set of twins that took my breath away every time I looked into their tiny faces.
When I told Arion about the family tradition of being named after cars, he thought it was the funniest thing ever. He also challenged me that if I could get two names that he loved, the kids could continue that tradition. Guess who won… Acura and Aston were all that man could think about.
