King

"Where is my fucking girl?"I shouted at the trap.

They all stared at me. I know she wasn't here,  but I still wanted a answer. I wanted to take my anger out on someone, something. I was dying without her.

"How are we supposed to know King? If I don't know then no one does,"Lia said rolling her eyes.

She's been on the case for the past week, and I can tell it's wore her out. She is constantly being sarcastic. I need Maddy.

My life has been a living hell. Lay mad as hell. Grace is 'crying'. Lia is bored. It's just not going right. I gotta get Maddy back and asap.

"Just find Maddy," I mumbled. "Y'all dismissed."

MADDY

"Carter stop,"I giggled.

He turned me on my back and start blowing on my tummy. I'm really ticklish and he knows that. He looked up at me while I was dying from laughter trying to get him off of me. He placed his head in between my legs and I squeezed them together.

Already knowing where this was going I sat up and he did too. He placed his head on my lap while I played in his hair. He traced the tattoo we got last year together. It wasn't his name nope. It was simple.

As a kid Carter and I loved the movie Beauty & the Beast. It was our movie and we still watch it all the time. I got a tattoo that said 'Beauty'. It was really cute. He got the tattoo the beast in bold letters with a rose beside it. While mine had books. It was cute. I don't know if he like it but I did.

"You didn't get it removed?"He asked still tracing the books.

"No, I liked it,"I shrugged fixing his Bantu knots.

"Mhmmm,"He said looking up at me.

I flicked him off and he laughed getting off of me. He was about to kiss me but the doorbell rung. He grabbed my arm and pulled me downstairs to the foyer.

The door opened and in walked his family. That's was so unexpected. I guess he got back on good terms with them. Carter wasn't always the best with the term 'Family'. He didn't really fuck with nobody and that include some his family.

His mama stood looking at the staircase. Did I mention that their house back in Tallahassee was 3x bigger than this? Then had a theater, pool, golf yard, park, and don't forget the barn that held a lot of parties. Their house was humongous.

The governor was put to shame when he came to dinner.

"This foyer is so...plain,"His mother said putting her bags down. "Typical Carter,"She mumbled

Her eye she darted towards me. I stood on the staircase leaning against the wall. I had on some red basketball shorts and a white tank top. I was in the house so what should I look like?

"You didn't tell me you had...company over Carter,"She said walking into the kitchen.

Carter shot me a look. We all knew what that look was.

Just ignore her for me.

Ima ignore her all right. He pulled me into the kitchen. His father was standing against the wall taking a phone call. It was obviously pretty deep because he was paying no attention to me. Usually he would greet me and ask about my family. Since he was my sis-

"Madison, you haven't changed one bit,"She exclaimed smiling at me.

"I try not too,"I smile do fakely.

Carter caught me and pinched my thigh. I rolled my eyes and sat on the bar stool. His mother grabbed a cup and put some water in it. She had a pill and swallowed it while drinking the water. When we were younger Carter mom took mad pills. She work is the medical field and I swear she be taking those things illegally. Don't no body just be swallowing pills back to back.

The day went on while we sat and talked. We reminisced on old times. Carter's dad was really cool but his mama was a workout. No wonder why Carter so skinny. He had to deal with the damn grinch 24 damn 7. I probably done lost 18 pounds and lost 10 inches of hair playing with her. I can't stand her one bit. The doorbell rung again. I excused myself from the dinner table.

Carter had cooked some good parmesan chicken. I was dying for it, and he can cook thank god. Even though I can barely cook like I know the basics he taught me some. He likes when I cook but I love it when he cook. Lord this man can throw down in the kitchen. Instead of food network it need to be named Carter network.

I tied my hair back in a bun and walked back to the foyer opening the door.

"Oh my gosh boo! I haven't seen your fat ass in forever!"She shouted at me.

"DREAM!"I shouted hugging the mess out of her.

Dream was Carters younger sister. She was the same age as me, and she was basically my best friend as a kid. I love her.

She was a spitting image of her daddy. Dream was short. She was thick in the right areas but definitely on the skinny side. She had short black hair and was darkskinned. She was crazy though. Her personality was out of this damn world. She liked to dance, and goes to LSU to get a doctoral degree. Yet she wants to be a dancer.

Once she was hired to dance with Trey Songs on his Africa tour last year. Her parents weren't having that. So she had to decline the offer. I felt so bad. That was her idol too. She loves Trey. I wish I could get her position back. She so deserves that chance.

"Boo you got thick,"She shouted as we walked into the kitchen. "Where did all this as-"

Her mother furrowed her eyebrows looking at us,"Ashy knees come from Carter. Hey mother."

She walked up to her and kissed her cheek. I giggled and fixed Dream a plate and sat her down beside me. It was dead silent and Carter doesn't like that.

"So how's school?"Carter asked her.

"Somewhere you should be,"His mother mumbled under her breath.

"School is scho-"

"Your shoes are so cute where did you get them?"I asked.

"Oh my boyfriend bought them a long time ago,"Dream said showing them too me.

"Boyfriend?"

"Oh yes she has a soon to be lawyer boyfriend. His name is Chris."

"Elizabeth that is enough,"Her father spoke.

So that was her name? She never told me when I was younger it was always Mrs.Stuart.

She scoffed and played with her food.

The silence filled the table again. I finished my plate and played with my fingers. Carter stood up and took my plate. I got up to go with him, but he made me sit back down. I rolled my eyes and looked at Elizabeth as she kissed her teeth looking at Mr.Stuart.

Carter came back and sat down beside me. I laid my head on his shoulder. Dream mumbled goals. I giggled and played with his fingers.

"Can I get y'alls attention?"He asked.

My head shot up. Carter? Talking in a southern accent.

"Sure."

"Y'all showed up unexpectedly, which is normal. I been rocking with Madison for awhile. She always been here for me, even when I did some messed up things. I love this girl for real. I know y'all didn't approve of the relationship at first and mama you still don't, but I love her. I'm not about to keep hiding our relationship everytime we talk mama. Madison ain't like you and I'm thankful for that. She keep a nigga on his toes."

He got down on one knee and grabbed my hand. I could feel the tears spilling out of my eyes already.

"Madison, Maddy, Mad, I know you had some rough patches in your life. Some I was there for and some I was the cause of. I want to go through more moments and create memories together. I want us to make a family and be together forever. I know this is stupid but you really are my beauty. I love you a times a million. Madison,will you marry me?"He asked pulling out a ring.

On the inside beauty was engraved.

I nodded through my tears. He smiled and put the ring on my fingers as his mom sat in disgust.