What's Meant For You
She loved him when he let her in his home during the chicken epidemic at 10. She loved him at 16, when he swallowed his hatred and took her to homecoming. She loved him on the night of their graduation, when he spent all night worshiping her. She loved him when he left without a trace. She loved him when he didn't call, text, or email for five years.
And, fuck her, she loved him when he turned up out of nowhere, asking for her forgiveness.
Huey P. Freeman x Jazmine DuBois
Romance. Hurt/Comfort. Friendship. Family. Humor.
Rated M
WARNING: Riley and Cindy lemon is in this chapter. You'll know before you get too far and it'll be in it's own section that you can skip over if you prefer.
Chapter Five: For Your Protection
"DON'T MOVE UNLESS I CALL YOU." Huey gently moved her from his embrace as he stood to answer the door. She watched after him, dread slowly chilling her veins.
'Are you still with me, Jazmine?' Mr. Form asked, calling for her attention.
"Yes," she said. "I'm sorry. No, I haven't. What's going on?"
'Thomas quit earlier this morning. According to my team and the damage to the office, he caused quite the scene with his abrupt departure,' he explained. 'I'm just now getting the opportunity to assess the situation. I wanted to reach out to see if he'd contacted you or shown any signs of distress lately.'
"No sir," she answered. "I haven't seen or heard from my father in almost four years. The last time I saw him was before the divorce hearing."
Mr. Form took a deep breath. 'This can't be good.'
"Jazmine," Huey called. The urgency in his tone sent her back into high alert.
"Mr. Form, I have to go. I'll be in touch if I hear anything."
They said their goodbyes as she raced to her foyer to see who was pounding on the door.
Huey stood with Riley and Cindy. Cindy had glossy eyes, dancing between concern and anger while Riley wore a face she'd only seen on him a few times; rage.
"What's going on?" she asked quietly, taking her place beside Huey.
"Thomas," Riley ground out. Cindy placed a calming hand on his arm.
"He broke into the house and tried to attack Mom," Cindy said.
"What?!"
Huey wrapped a protective arm around Jazmine. He could feel her trembling in his arms.
"He snuck in through the back. Fucked up the door. She was headed into the guest bedroom to check on Alicia when he sprung out on her."
Huey's expression hardened.
"Oh my God," Jazmine said, her panic shooting impossibly high. "Please, tell me he didn't-"
"No," Cindy said, looking to Huey. "Mom shut the door and kept him away from her." Huey seemed to relax a little bit.
"Is Mom okay?"
"As okay as she can be, given the circumstances," Cindy said. "She held her own. When Riley heard the commotion, he headed went to check on her. When Thomas saw Riley he ran."
"I coulda shot dat bitch ass, hoe ass fuck boy but Cin stopped me," he grumbled.
"You can't kill him," Cindy said softly.
"And why da fuck not?" he asked. "Dat nigga was in da house wit my niece. My girl. And I can't protect what's mine?"
Cindy bit into her lip softly. Riley let his eyes flick to her mouth for a second before turning to his brother. "What we 'bout to do?"
Huey didn't answer right away. He looked down at Jazmine, who was watching him, waiting for his words.
"Go get some clothes," he told Jazmine. "We'll be stayin' wit Grandad until I can get some security on each of the houses and get your mom's door fixed." He turned to Riley and Cindy. "This includes you as well. Go grab some stuff from your house. Clothes, important information, whatever. It's gonna be difficult at first but I'll try to get the security systems expedited."
Jazmine seemed to consider his words for a moment. "What about Tom?"
He looked down at her, not responding immediately. "Go get your stuff, Jazmine."
Jazmine enveloped her mother in a hug as soon as she could. They held one another close, relief washing over them.
"Are you okay?" Jazmine asked as she pulled away.
"I'm fine, love," she promised, touching her cheek.
They'd came straight to Grandad's house and found that everyone was waiting there. Jazmine expected Grandad to complain about the amount of guests, but he looked as pensive as Huey and Riley.
"Let me show y'all where you'll be sleepin'," Grandad said. Jazmine noticed that Huey and Riley stayed behind, watching them.
Sarah had the room nearest to Grandad, where Alicia was currently sleeping. They'd be sharing a room together.
Cindy would be sharing a room with Riley downstairs near the kitchen and Jazmine would share Huey and Riley's old room.
With Huey.
However, she didn't complain. Or even utter a word. The Freeman men were on edge right now and nothing any of them said would sway the choices made in regards to their safety.
That and Jazmine wasn't too upset at the idea of sharing a bedroom and a newly build en suite bathroom with the handsome Freeman boy.
Huey walked in as she settled into the bed closest to the door.
"Use the other bed," he instructed softly. She shot him a small smile.
"Want your old bed?" she joked.
"I want to be by the door in the event something wants to get to you."
She could feel heat settling into her face. He also must have noticed, as his shot her a smirk. She turned away quickly and moved her things to the other bed.
"I guess we won't be having a celebration this evening," she said.
"We never said that," he said. "But there are a few things that need to be discussed beforehand."
"You never answered me," she said. "About Tom."
"Once I have something, I'll get back to you."
"Are you, Grandad, and Riley going to be discussing this now?" He didn't respond. "Shouldn't I have a say in this Huey? He's related to me."
"You will have a say," he said. "But I need you to understand that I'm not, in any way, shape, or form, going to allow him to compromise you and Alicia's safety."
"And you think my suggestion would do that?"
"I think he's still your father," he said. "And I also think you have a lot of love and good in your heart. I don't want that putting you in a situation you shouldn't be in."
"So you think I'll try to protect him?"
"I think he'll still be a priority, no matter how low on the list," he replied. "But my list doesn't have any room or desire for him."
"Neither does mine," she said, but she knew he wouldn't budge.
"We'll talk in a little bit," he said before turning to leave. She rolled her eyes before falling on Riley's old bed.
"I guess your talk didn't go well either," Cindy said as she went to sit beside Jazmine.
"I don't understand why I can't be involved in the initial conversation. As if I would put my family in danger for Tom."
"They're just a little rattled," Cindy said, falling beside her. "I think Tom getting so close to Alicia really has Huey and Riley on edge."
Jazmine sighed. "I can only imagine," she said. "But I still want to help. I still want a say. I still want to know what's going on."
"We will," she said. "On their time, unfortunately. We know the Freeman men more than anyone. When it comes to theirs, there is no room for compromise, mistakes, or second chances."
"I have the security systems coming tomorrow," Huey said. "Cameras, audio recording, eye, face, and fingerprint recognition. It connects to your phone to send you any alerts and trips and alarm when needed. I also have new doors and windows coming in for all of the houses."
"The girls can't be alone," Grandad added. "Luckily everybody works from home so we don't have to worry about that, but any appointments, shoppin', walks, whatever, have to be monitored. I would prefer that even if the girls go out together, someone isn't too far away. Maybe refresh them on their fighting."
"What we finna do 'bout dis nigga, Tom?" Riley asked. "If we can find him, we can pop him."
"I don't think we should kill him, boy," Grandad said, though he sounded as if he was also hoping to convince himself.
"First, we need to find him," Huey said. "Jazmine said the law firm he used to work at called right before y'all came over. Form said he quit and did some damage on his way out. They probably have the police involved at this point."
"Which means we can't kill him if we find him," Grandad said, looking pointedly at Riley.
"We will find him," Huey said. "The police will probably be here before the day is over. I'll have Jazmine call the firm and get as much information as they can give."
"Ion see why dis nigga comin' back for Sarah," Riley said. "It's been damn near fo years."
"We'll either find out when we find him or what we find out will help us find him," Huey replied.
As predicted, the police came in hopes of finding answers not too long after they finished talking. Unfortunately, there wasn't much to give.
They left out the break-in, per the request of the Freeman men. They wanted an opportunity to move as they wished, and hovering cops made that all the more difficult. As they didn't have much information to give, the visit was relatively short.
They all sat in the living room now. Sarah sat with a still tired Alicia in her lap, Huey and Jazmine sat beside one another, Cindy sat in Riley's lap and Regina and Grandad sat cuddled together.
"Are we allowed to know what's going on now?" Jazmine asked. The bite in her tone made Huey narrow his eyes at her.
"You're going to call Form and have him give you every piece of information he has on Tom," he said. "I have new security features being delivered to all of the houses tomorrow. This includes windows and doors. I'm having a single network set up so that each system is connected."
"The doors and the windows?" Jazmine asked. "Isn't that a bit much?"
He decided not to respond.
"Until we catch him, you all can't go out alone," Grandad said. "One of us needs to be with you."
Jazmine frowned at this. "You taught us how to protect ourselves," she said.
"You'll also be undergoing some training again," Huey said.
"We tryin' to find out what dis nigga want," Riley said.
Everyone looked around, hoping someone had an idea but they all found none.
"We'll be on the lookout for him and any information that can be found. Until then, new security on all of the houses and escorts when you do out," Huey said.
"I don't think all of this is really needed," Jazmine said, leveling Huey's glare. "It's Tom. I happen to like my doors and windows and I don't want a babysitter all day."
The room fell silent as she and Huey glared at one another.
"A word, Jazmine." He hadn't given her an option. He stood and pulled her into his old room before slamming the door shut behind them.
"You mind telling me what the fuck your problem is?"
"Excuse me?"
"You've done nothing but complain the entire conversation. So I'll ask you again; what the fuck is your problem?"
She stepped closer to him, anger bouncing dangerously between the pair.
"I'm pretty sure I made my problems clear," she said. "I like my house the way it is and I don't want someone following me around all day every single day until Tom is found."
"I'm so sorry that your comforts have to come second to your life for a little bit."
"Fuck you," she said. "Instead of being an asshole about it, which I know is hard for you, why don't you at least take the time to listen to what I'm saying and give a shit about how I feel."
Huey's angered expression suddenly went blank. He blinked as he looked down at the still flushed Jazmine.
"You're mad that you weren't able to be there for the planning." It wasn't a question.
Her glare relaxed a bit. "You're making changes and choices again and not consulting me first, Huey."
He took a seat in his bed and brought her down with him.
"Okay," he said. "What changes would you like to make?"
Her face relaxed now and a blush spread across her cheeks.
"You don't have any changes, do you?"
She looked down at her lap. "No," she said quietly.
He rested a finger beneath her chin and forced her to meet his gaze. "I understand," he said. "But I need you to understand that there are three people in this world I trust with your safety. With Alicia's safety. I'm not trying to shut you out. I'm only trying to do everything I need to in order to keep you safe. Because there's a chance he could have gotten in that room. You could have been in that house. In danger. And I can't just allow it to happen again."
She didn't respond right away. "Okay," she said. "I'm sorry. I get it."
He ran the pad of his thumb along her cheek before letting it fall back into his lap.
"Do you really think he would hurt Alicia? Or me?"
"I don't know," he answered honestly. "But I'm not going to put you in a position to find out."
Jazmine gave him a small smile before leaning forward and kissing his face, right beside the corner of his mouth. She giggled at his baffled expression. "I know you won't, Huey Freeman."
Cindy currently stood in the shower, letting water run along her curves. Warming her skin.
So much has happened in the past week. With the appearance of Tom, too much had happened. With him getting so close to Alicia, she didn't bother trying to argue. She hadn't found a need to. She was with Riley most of the time as it was and getting new add-ons to their home didn't seem that bad.
As her mind continued to wander, Riley climbed into the shower behind her, wrapping his cool arms around her. She leaned into his embrace, loving the feel of his skin against hers.
"You good?"
"Yeah," she answered honestly. "You?"
"Will be when we get dat bitch," he answered.
She turned in his arms and rested her hands on his neck. "You will," she promised. "We won't let him get that close again."
He leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on her lips. She recalled then the look in his eyes as he demanded to know why he couldn't kill Tom. Couldn't protect his family. A warmth pooled in her belly as his words played again in her mind.
When he tries to pull away she stands on her toes and steals another kiss, moving her lips slowly against his. He grins.
"Can't resist?" he asked against her lips when she pulls away.
She shakes her head, staring into his eyes as she slips down his body, leaving a trail of kisses on his tattooed skin as she moved. His hard dick slid against her soft flesh, pulling a low groan from him. When she was finally eye level, she broke his gaze, staring at it with a hunger he loved too much.
She gripped his base, pumping him slowly and using her other hand to gently fondle his balls.
"Fuck," he moaned.
She'd never tire of hearing him like that.
As she pumped, she took his head into her mouth and began to suck gently, swirling her tongue around him. He clenched his teeth and gently rolled his hips, begging her to take more of him.
She complied, moving her mouth in time with her hand.
"Dis fuckin' mouth," he said, letting his head fall back. He tangled a hand in her blonde waves as he pumped carefully into her hot, needy mouth.
She began picking up her pace, taking him deeper and sucking him harder. Eventually, she moved her hand so she could take the rest of him down her throat. He growled as he looked down at her. Her brilliant blue eyes were looking up at him, wide and hungry.
He watched her for a moment longer, taking in the way the water slid down her beautiful skin. The colors staining the otherwise pale surface. Her breasts heaving and jiggling as she sucked him.
He wanted a taste.
He pulled her up and pressed his lips roughly to hers. He trailed kisses along her jaw and to her ear, loving the way she trembled despite the water's heat.
"You such a good fuckin' girl fa daddy," he purred, biting into her skin. She whimpered, grabbing onto his shoulders. "Daddy wanna taste."
"Another time," she begged, pulling away to look into his eyes. "I need it. I want it inside."
He smirked.
"Aiight," he said, reaching down and pulling her until she wrapped her legs around his waist. "But I want that pussy sittin' on my face tonight."
She moaned at his words, biting her lip and nodding frantically.
She reached down and lined him up before they shifted, allowing her to sink slowly onto his throbbing dick.
"Fuck," she whispered, loving the way it feels when he slides in for the first time.
"So fuckin' tight," Riley hissed before lifting her up and sliding her back down. She began to contract around him. "Cummin' already?" His smirk was evident in his voice.
"All over your dick, Daddy," she breathed, shifting her hips to rock against him.
He groaned and began to move. She moaned into his shoulder, willing herself to stay quiet. But she was already close. Already ready to cum all over him.
"Let go, baby girl," he urged, loving the way she contracted around him. He picked up his pace. Hard. Fast. He could feel his balls tightening. And he wanted to cum his very favorite way. "Milk Daddy's nut wit dat pussy baby."
She bit into his skin hard as she came for him, his words being her undoing. Her hips jerked violently against him as her contractions did exactly what he asked of her - made him cum. He pushed into her, grinding against one another as he filled her with cum.
"Fuck," he murmured. "Shit feel so fuckin' good."
She could only moan her response.
Riley set her down gently, allowing her to use him for support. They shared another kiss before washing up and stepping out.
Riley threw on a beater and some shorts while Cindy settled on some fitted joggers and one of Riley's old t-shirts. Once they were dressed, they headed downstairs, suddenly famished.
Jazmine's shower hadn't been nearly as exciting.
She readied herself quickly, changing into a pair of black leggings and a fitted black shirt with a gold Hogwarts seal on the front. She pulled her hair into a bun atop her head.
When she left the bathroom, she found Huey on his bed dressed in a black beater and sweats, having showered before her.
"You okay?" she asked, pulling his attention.
"Yeah," he said. "Talked to Alicia while you were in the shower. She didn't see Tom, just Sarah shutting the door."
"That's good," she said.
He made a low humming noise.
"I was thinking," she began, "I don't want this ruining our day. It sucks but we still have so much to celebrate."
He eyed her carefully. "Okay."
She smiled at him before walking over to her side to put her things away. Once she was done, she stood in front of him and extended her hand. As he stood she could see that his mind was a million miles away.
"Hey," she said gently. He looked down at her. "She's safe. And she'll stay safe. We're all right here, together. I know nothing will touch her."
He nodded, letting his body relax.
"Come on," She began leading him out of the room. "We're going to enjoy this time with our family."
I couldn't help myself! I love you guys so much! Thank you for the support and going on this journey with me.
I hope you continue to rock with me until the end. Please continue to read and review. Hearing from you guys is one of the best parts to my day.
Okay, honestly this time, I will see you March 30th.
Or maybe sooner. ;)
Much love, Q. I.