“What is a monkey with wings, hmmm.” Jo's voice is the first one I hear as I make it to the stable. Beauty's laughter is the next, and my skin prickles at the sound. My body is in tuned to hers. When I am not with her, I crave the time when I can be.
Jo is sitting on a stack of hay eating Knights secret stash of ice-cream, while Beauty sits on a stack of empty beer crates in front of her eating a peppermint ice-cream.
“Definitely flings,” Jo says as she laughs.
I watch them for a few seconds, but as my woman being who she is, it doesn't take her long before noticing my presence.
“OOOH, looks like someone just caught us,” Beauty smiles at Jo, and fuck it, she steals my fucking life for these moments when her dimple shows.
I haven't noticed it before.
Since we've left Kanla all those weeks ago I have learned a lot about Beauty. Small things that I haven't paid any attention to.
They just add to the intricate puzzle of her. Every day I fall deeper, even with knowing all that I know of her.
I should let her go, but should and would will never have the same meaning.
Like wanting to protect her, and save my brother at the same time. Either choice, I still lose.
“Uncle Zee,” Jo squeals when she sees me. And my eyes dash again to Beauty like it has done a few too many times before. I can't believe she is mine. MINE
She is a beauty. The blackest of beauty's, not by skin, as that is pale, but in souls. Akin to an evil goddess that has only known a dark way, an evil path and finally like all great leaders learns that even in the darkness there is a glimmer of light.
“Your momma is going to go bat-shit crazy if you don't clean yourself up before she gets back, better get movin’ there kid. Tomorrow I'm gonna help you with that tackle, so best make sure you momma says you can play, yeah.” I tell Jo, whose eyes widen by my words.
Kid knows I’m right.
She jumps down from the stack of hay and runs past me, but not before I ruffle her curly hair, chuckling.
Kid is fucking something.
I shoot a quick text to After and Knight to watch Jo get inside since I know the two are outside smoking a joint.
“My ass is gonna be huge if I keep this up,” Beauty says as she takes a big bite of ice-cream.
“Since when are you worried about your ass, it looks great to me.” I'm surprised she even cares about shit like that.
I read the message from After quick, just to make sure she can see Jo.
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