^^Poison~ BelBivDevoe

Temah Amoah' POV.

"Dad, promise me, you'll play nice" I tell him, looking up at his towering body and he shrugs.

"I ain't promising shit" He says.

"Dad!" I say.

He sighs.

"Okay baby girl, I'll try, igh? I'll try to  be nice to the boy, what was his name again, Daniel?" He asks and I glare at him.

"Douglas, dad, you know this!" I say exasperatedly.

He rolls his eyes, giving me a mean mug and then nodding.

"Whatever" he sighs.

He picks up the trays of hot chocolate and moves out of the kitchen, to the bustling living room.

I rub a hand over my face and say a quick prayer to God on high, to make today work out well.

Just as I do, I hear commotion coming from the living room.

That must be them!

I move out of the kitchen to see Douglas, Bryce and Crystal.

Bryce and Crystal are able to make themselves comfortable quite quickly, putting their cooked food on the table amongst several other dishes.

My eyes zone in on Douglas.

Fuck.

He wears a fitted white t-shirt, his thin but visible chain sitting comfortably on it.

Paired with that, he wears a pair of grey sweatpants and a practically new pair of shoes.

His hair is neatly trimmed for the occasion, the diamond in is left ear making its occasional appearance.

I gulp, watching how his muscles bulge slightly with effort, both of his hands occupied with a 15 pack of beers in each crate.

His eyes search the room as he totally ignores one of my distant cousins, trying to grab his attention.

His eyes fall on mine and a bright grin splits is face.

He drops one of the crates in my cousin's arms and she stumbles to keep balance, a group of boys swooping into help her, before she lands on her ass.

His eyes move over my outfit.

^^ Temah's outfit.

I walk up to him and he sets the other crate on the ground, pulling me into a big hug.

"Would it be completely inappropriate, if I grab your ass in front of all these people?" He asks into my ear and I splutter.

"Douglas!" I admonish.

"Temah" he responds, giving my neck a teasing kiss.

Somebody clears their throat and Douglas stands upright to meet my dad, who stares at him blankly.

"The hell are you and why are you kissing up on my daughter?" My dad asks.

I mentally face palm.

Father lord.

Douglas lets go of my hand and extends it to my dad.

"My name is Douglas, sir. I'm Temah's boyfriend" He says confidently, looking into my father's eyes.

My dad takes his hand, shaking it extremely firmly.

Douglas doesn't flinch.

"I'm Crete, but you can continue calling me 'sir', until further notice" my dad says and I roll my eyes mentally.

Douglas nods.

"Yes, sir" He responds.

Douglas bends down and picks up the crates of beer.

I got about 4 more of these in my car, is that okay?" He asks my dad.

My dad looks impressed.

"Sounds good to me" dad says with a shrug.

"And when you're done, find me. We need to have a little talk. You, me and my sons" my dad says almost menacingly.

Douglas is tall, but my dad is taller. My dad also has a bit more muscle on him, giving him a sturdier stature.

Douglas subtly gulps and turns to me, once my dad is gone.

"He is terrifying!" Douglas croaks.

I giggle.

"Aw, you poor baby!" I tease with a pout.

He smirks down at me.

"Watch it, Temah" He says, eyes wandering down my figure.

"You look incredible in what you're wearing and if not for your father sending me death threats with his eyes, I would have my hands all over you" he chuckles.

I pull him down to whisper in his ear.

"Well you'll have me to yourself later" I say, brushing my lips against his ear intentionally.

He stands upright with an almost panty melting grin and walks out of the room a clear gesture that he knows that I'm definitely begging for trouble.

I giggle and as soon as he is gone, I start getting flocked by some of my female family members, asking who the 'sexy' 'fine ass' man is.

I dodge the thirst-inspired questions and I find myself with Kianna and Aleya, both of them in deep conversation with Crystal.

They all stop their conversation at the same time to smirk at me.

"What?" I ask.

Kianna brings her straw to her lips, sucking the lemonade out of it, loudly.

"Is that the body attached to the sexy ass voice we heard on the phone that night?" Aleya asks, pointing at the door Douglas emerges from, holding another two crates, Bryce close behind him.

I smile and nod shyly and my sisters squeal excitedly.

Afia walks up to us and nudges me, motioning to Douglas, who follows my dad into a separate area of the house, followed by Khaden, Gideon, Kofi and even Terrance, who is a matchstick compared to the rest of them.

Christ.

I turn back to the girls.

"How badly do you think they'll skin him alive?" Afia asks, Kianna and Aleya.

"Is this the first boy you've brought home?" Crystal asks and I nod.

Her eyes widen and she makes a face.

"They're gonna gut him like a fish!" Aleya teases.

"Nah, they bout to hang, slit and dice that nigga!" Kianna cackles.

Dread sets in the pit of my stomach.

I know that they are joking, but...

My brothers and dad aren't exactly the  'beat around the bush type'.

More like the 'beat yo' ass' " type.

"I need a drink" I mutter excusing myself.

I walk up to the drinks table, snatching up the bottle of Hennessy and pouring myself a small amount, sipping it.

I'm not about to make a fool of myself.

I need to think this through.

It can't be that bad, can it?!

A tap on the shoulder drags me out of my thoughts and I turn around, immediately wishing I hadn't.

The 'distant cousin' that I saw trying to make a move on Douglas...

She ain't distant at all.

In fact, she's my first cousin and she is now standing right in front of me.

Gemini.

2 months older than me and a complete and utter bitch.

It doesn't make sense because her mom is the nicest person to ever grace the planet!

Her dad was an awesome person too, until he died suddenly of a seizure.

Gemini is beautiful.

She wears a skin-tight orange body-con dress that hugs her curves well.

Her her hair falls in loose curls flow silkily down her shoulders and back.

She looks like a beautiful dark skinned angel, but her attitude says otherwise.

When we were teenagers, she slept with half the block, because of a stupid bet and got into so many fights at school that her mom came to our house crying asking my dad, her brother, what to do.

Even if she slept with 700 people I wouldn't give a fuck.

I love her.

But destroying my auntie's spirit is where I draw the line.

My dad tried to console her and suggested that aunt Joy be stricter with her but she just couldn't!

After her husband died, she couldn't find it in her to be harsh to her daughter and it made her spoiled as fuck.

"Who's that fine ass nigga, you brought wi'chu?" She asks with a smirk.

I roll my eyes and say nothing, taking a sip of my drink.

"Aw, spill, cuz! You can't keep something as handsome as that to yourself, now can you?" She asks with a hiccup.

I can and I will.

"Are you drunk, Gem?" I ask, cringing at her choice of words and she scowls at the pet name.

"I'm grown, don't call me that!" She snaps and I shake my head.

You ain't act grown.

"Let's grab you some water, okay?" I say softly, picking up a water bottle from the table and handing it to her.

She snatched it off me her scowl getting deeper.

"You think you hella smart, huh!" She states more than asks.

"Well, lemme tell youu some" She slurs pointing at herself.

I take another sip of my drink.

"Yo' man is extremely sexy! Extremely. And I wanna know how good he'd feel. So you gotta share" she demands with a grin.

I can feel my skin radiating with anger at this point as a few people gather to see the show, some saying 'ohhh' and others saying 'you finna take that?' 

She taunts and taunts until I step forward ready to knock her head off of her shoulders, when I feel a strong pair of arms wrap around my body.

I relax, when the familiar cologne fills my nose.

I turn to face Douglas, angry tears in my eyes, threatening to spill out.

His face softens and he leans down capturing my lips in a kiss.

I kiss him back, wrapping my arms around his neck and his large hands, grabbing my hips and butt, caressing them a little, a smirk playing on his lips.

He pulls away first, then looks at my cousin blankly.

"Excuse us. My girl and I got shit to do" He says to her shocked face, pulling me away, without another word.

He takes me to the food table with him and I immediately perk up.

He laughs and hands me a plate, letting me serve myself as he grabs his own food.

I stack my plate up with jollof rice, chicken, salad, plantain, plain rice, goat curried stew and ox-tail soup.

Douglas looks at my plate and grins.

"I do like a woman who can eat" He says, into my ear and it is then that I realise that this is the most relaxed that I've ever seen him.

He constantly shamelessly flirts with me, teasing me about little things to cheer me up after the little scene with my cousin.

He sits next to me as we eat, talking to each other and the people around us.

Soon after, it's time for dessert.

Me and Douglas agree to get one huge amount of everything then share a plate and share to avoid clashing with anybody, going back and forth.

He sits on the couch and we share the desserts until we are full and then along with my siblings and some of my nicer cousins, we sit around and start throwing questions around.

"So you niggas is trying tuh tell me! That you don't like being in control wi'cho woman?! You like her telling you what to do and shit?!" My cousin Matthew asks, tipsily.

A lot of the boys murmur with disagreements and a couple of them agree.

But they notice that Bryce and Douglas are both quiet.

"Aye,boys! You ain't said shit!" Matthew inquiries.

Bryce shrugs looking at Crystal.

"I dunno. I like taking charge sometimes, but it's not a priority. We both just do us and she takes charge sometimes" he says simply and some of the boys nod respectfully, while others call him a 'simp' which he ignores.

Crystal says something in his ear that causes him to redden significantly, with blush making us all laugh.

Then eyes fall to Douglas, who takes a sip of his beer, arm wrapped around my waist lazily teasing circles on my thigh.

"Wha'chu think boy? You like your girl telling you how to act? All in your ear and shit?" Matthew asks teasingly, making people chuckle.

Douglas shrugs.

"I have to disagree with you. I think it's sexy as fuck" He says boldly and my eyes widen as the boys around him holler and whoop loudly, at his boldness.

I cover my face, feeling people poke me teasingly and I feel Douglas' chest rumble with deep laughter.

"Man, you niggas is soft!" Matthew exclaims, waving his hands at Douglas and Bryce dismissively.

"That's why your ass is still single!" Bryce counter attacks and a huge 'Ouu!" follows from my brothers, who clap him on the back in a good natured manner, while the rest crow with laughter at the look on Matthew's face.

Matthew soon joins the laughter and everyone continues talking jovially.

I get off of Douglas's lap, moving to the kitchen to grab some colder water from the fridge and while I'm there, somebody clears their throat.

I turn to face Khaden, my older brother.

"Hey bro, what's up?" I ask.

"Nah, nothin' I'm just checking on my baby sister" he says with a grin and I shake my head, laughing.

"I'm fine bro, don't worry" I say, throwing him a water, which he catches.

"You and your mans, wanna play beer pong?" He asks, taking a gulp of his water.

I shake my head no.

"He said he ain't gonna drink so that he can drive us" I respond, which is partly true.

Douglas really isn't drinking.

But I don't want my brother to loose his shit over us being alone in one car together.

Khaden nods.

"That other girl you came with... Crystal?" He asks, gaining my full attention as he looks at his feet, trying to act nonchalant.

"What- What's up with her, I mean... she got a man or some?" Khaden asks trying to sound nonchalant.

My mind immediately goes to Bryce.

But then I remember her saying that it wasn't exclusive.

"Ion know. She's into Bryce though" I respond truthfully.

I feel a little bit bad for Bryce but at least I'm being truthful.

He nods.

"I just saw that Bryce guy all over her and I knew it. I thought I should ask first" he shrugs with a chuckle.

I walk up to him wrapping my arms around his neck and hugging him.

That Hennessy must be kicking in, a perfect reminder of why I don't drink.

It makes me more affectionate than usual.

He hugs me back tightly.

"You are such a soft ass nigga" I tell him with a sigh and he bursts out laughing.

"Igh, that's enough sappy shit for one night." He says.

"Most of us got work tomorrow and deadass need to sleep!"

"What bout beer pong?" I ask and he chuckles.

"You're my partner in crime. We'll do it when you free enough" He responds, with a shrug, walking out of the kitchen and into the crowd.

Soon after, I walk into the living room and I spot Douglas where I left him.

He speaks easily with my family members, talking with them and really getting into the conversation.

He laughs at things he finds funny and seems to get on with everybody around.

Even the little kids like him, showing him their action figures and babbling happily to him.

I wait until they disperse walk up behind him and kiss his ear.

He stiffens for a second and then turns to face me, his body relaxing when he sees me.

I peck his lips, biting his full bottom lip and tugging slightly making him groan.

He looks into my eyes and his own eyes darken significantly.

He knows what I want.

And I want it now.

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