Unwrapping The Throne

CHAPTER TWELVE

One month of pure bliss, there's been no problem with his siblings at home and no stress with Amber too. So with the thoughts of finally popping the question to Amber, Javice dressed up in the skinny jeans he knows she likes, one of his new shirts and a pair of white Jordan boots, feeling all giddy, he made sure to spray his lucky cologne and send a quick wink to Alvin, 'watch as you brother does it the right way bro' he jokingly said and with this began his journey on his date with her.

'Baby girl, you look good enough so I suggest you stop trying to dig a hole into the floor bro' Dylan shouted and just got an eye roll back from her, she's been pacing all evening waiting for Javice to arrive and she was beginning to make him feel dizzy and anxious himself.

'Amber Crooks, sit your damn ass down right now before you make me throw up from the dizziness of your pacing' yelled her father and with that she sat down.

'Don't mind the guys girl, they won't know what it feels like to be the lady, now honey you look fine and you'll take his breath away, okay?' said her mother but all she heard from her brother was 'make sure you throw his breath away when he isn't driving though to avoid accidents, okay?' seeing her father laugh along with this, she couldn't help herself and also laughed along and it was then the doorbell rang signaling either the pizza delivery or Javice arrival.

Her father was already at the door though and there was her man looking like a King, 'girl, you picked him from heaven or something?' her mother whispered and this brought a loud laugh out of her, one which brought a smile unto Javice's face despite the intimidating look her father had on.

Javice knew he wasn't exactly date material with all his tattoos poking out his shirt, but he wasn't about to let anything ruin his date with Amber not even the fathers predator look, laughing in his mind about how lanky her father looked, he was beginning to compare him to his opponents in the ring 'shut up J, that's your father-in-law' he imagined Alvin yell and with that, he comported himself.

'Oh oh, he's love struck', Mr. Crooks thought while inviting him in for questioning.

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' So I hear you've been seen around with my daughter since the beginning of your first semester; you wouldn't mind me asking you some questions now would you?' Francis Crooks asked, and Javice thought in his mind, actually I mind but said absolutely not sir

'Where are you from then?' he asked, thinking of just getting this over with, he answered 'Sea Grits sir, New Jersey'

'Oh, that's not so far from here, is it?' Francis further asked while Amber mumbled under her breath that this wasn't a courthouse earning a snicker from her brother.

'Yes sir, not quite far' he answered.

'Okay, what do your parents do Javice?' this question brought about a complete change in demeanor and it didn't take a genius to figure this out, but if he couldn't talk about his parents without tensing up, I won't let him be with my daughter Mr. Crooks decided.

Javice knew in his mind that this kind of question was bound to surface but hoped to avoid it on his first meeting, with no intent to lie since he was no liar, he answered the question correctly while all through it searching Ambers face for a change of mind or disgust

'My parents drink all day, so you can say they are drunks' he said and seeing as Ambers cool expression was didn't change, he felt a bit relieved but the look of total shock on Francis Crooks face brought a smirk to his lips, 'I guess I shocked him with my honesty' he thought to himself.

'Do you have siblings?' came from Mrs. Crooks. 'Yes, I do ma, two of them', he answered.

'If your parents are drunks, who caters for them then?', this question was quickly answered with an I do and noticing that her father was going to ask another question, Amber assured them she would be back before 11pm and left with him while dragging out of her father's presence.

'He has so many secrets my love', Francis said to his wife and got a motherly affection look back from her with an 'everybody does and so did you when we met, in due time, he would open up to her I pray' she concluded while Mr. Crooks was thinking of various ways to find things about him, knowing her husband.

'No Francis, do not do a background check on him, you attempt it and you stay on the couch till your dying days and don't even think about keeping it to yourself, I will find out' she said to her husband who was quick to deny it.

'I wasn't going to do anything of such honey' he lied

'I know you were thinking of it' she countered seeing as he was going to open his mouth to defend himself again, she added 'one more lie from you Francis and you get no sugar for a week' this shut his second attempt up and with that, the parents proceeded to the room.

Francis thought damn, she knows me so well and put an end to his forethought about a background check.

'Mom, its almost 11pm shouldn't your daughter be back?' Dylan asked his mom in the living room, laughing at this question, she replied.

'No one asked you to be the time keeper darling, you should have gone out too if you knew you was going to miss her or some' she said but was interrupted by a 'she better not be intimately involved with him or something' by Francis Crooks while pacing the living room.

Smacking him on the head, Valentina said you 'shut up i***t, you started having s*x at age 14, and we almost did it on our first date, so don't act like a saint now' and a vomit like sound from Dylan stopped her rant 'I didn't need to know that mom' he said.

'Whatever, I've been seeing your wallet lit with condom packs, so don't start with me boy plus your sister is decent and I trust the boy, so you guys sit your asses down' she said waving her fingers at them.

'Mom, never ever will you enter my room again, stop searching my room for condoms mom, dad doesn't have his or what?' he said while already standing up from his seat heading for his room, a 'we don't need to wrap it up honey, were married' from his mom got his father laughing while he just stared at them with fake disgust 'I hate you guys' he shouted.

A cars engine sound on the drive way stopped his rant, he moved to the window to thence spy on his sister but a smack and 'sit your ass down and keep busy with your phone or something' from his mother cut his journey short.

'I'm only being a protective big brother' he countered while pouting

'Big brother, Dylan you're only five minutes older than her' his mother commented while sticking out her tongue at him

'Your wife is still a child' he said to his father who just grumbled a 'that's what he said' back to him. Rolling his eyes at his parents, he slipped on his air pods.

Guess what? Im shocked right now.

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