CHAPTER THIRTEEN **Sorry**

The Franklin's held an invitation only barbeque every year and it was so epic that every year the folks around St. Matthew tried to get an invitation and no one ever did. No interlopers allowed as the only non-family attendee were usually co-worker possibly human therefore no one could 'wolf out' in front of the humankind.

Penny went all out every year: bounce houses for kids, a DJ on an elevated stage, two ice cream trucks, open bar, jet skis to ride, horseshoes to throw, face painting, chest match, karaoke, rock climbing wall and a merry-go-round. Penny paid for it and Betty held it at the marina, she owned the Marina.

Jabari peacocked Briggy all over the bar-be-que in front of everyone but rushed her over to meet his grandfather Samuel looking ridiculously loved struck. The intimidating older man playing domino's gave Jabari two thumbs up on his pet Briggy who could not hide her nerves about all of this.

"You look like your grandfather Jabari." He kissed her forehead his cousin Trisha watched their affection, and she did not like it. Penny watched their affection, and she did not like it either.

Samuel shook Briggy's small hand. "He's strong like me too. I'm the big wolf around here, Samuel Franklin, you wanna play? You can learn about a girl after you play bones with her." He liked the ways Jabari was looking at her, but he thought it was just lust because human girls were only good for sex. That was not the look.

Samuel's towering 6-foot 7 frame was built for power and speed and he had both, he stood up and pulled out a chair nor Briggy and sniffed her. Apple Cinnamon.

"I don't know how to play, but it's math right? Like, you have to count by seven or something?" Briggy asked with a smile on her face.

"Is she serious?" He gave Jabari a curious look and Jabari just shrugged. "You really can't play bones? Ain't you black gal?"

"Yes sir I am," she giggled. "Growing up I couldn't play cards, or dominos. But it was music and all the books you could read."

'Where you find this one?"

"Vandy found her for me, up at the stoe she's from the North, Mom says I can keep her."

Samuel understood, Jabari asked for permission to keep this human even Samuel could smell the sexual surrender as this human beautiful girl had his nose open. "Jay go grab my liquor Tea while me and this filly have a talk." Samuel motions for Briggy to sit across from him. "How long you been 'round?"

Jabari pulled out the chair for her to sit down. "Mom said you wasn't supposed to drink today." Jabari didn't want to say that to his scary grandfather, but he had too.

"Nigga my momma name was Lucy Finley-Franklin and she died in 16…" Samuel catch the truth behind his tongue before he reveled too much, like how his mother died over 400 years ago. "Boy go get my mug and I want much ice too."

Jabari rubbed his fingers through her hair. "You want a drink bae?"

"Yeah bring her my drink, let see 'up North' do with that liquor in her. But put a bunch of water in it."

Briggy bucked her eyes at him, "Daddy Samuel are you trying to get me drunk."

"Damn right! Now take out your phone and read up on these here bone rules, cause we 'bout to play."

Jabari snickered and walked off, leaving Briggy with Samuel who was hated by half the Werewolf's at the bar-be-que but not one would make a move on him for any reason. Samuel Franklin was the War Lord Werewolf who put the kill order on Elijah D'Arco, his son Mitch wanted to wed Penny Duchess of Austral, Elija wife.

In a three-day battle Penny's 1st husband wasn't strong enough and Elijah D'Arco died after just Samuel Franklin told him he would. The descendants of Elijah were all around him and never one time did one fling his way. Never not one.

Jabari was a killer like his father Mitch and Samuel could see it, not that momma's boy image he always showed. Naw, Samuel watched his youngest grandson knuckle up and only time would bring his full killer out then Jabari would ruled his own pack and take over as War Lord.

9pm rolled up and it was time for the fireworks, all the kids were ready for the show and had lined up on blankets, each with sticky sugary treats in each hand ready for lights and sounds. Jabari and Briggy laid on a blanket with his doting 2-year-old nephew laying on her large chest, his sister's Estelle's son. The little baby Werewolf like Briggy, she was soft and smelled good so he kept swinging his red charm sucker at Jabari whenever he touched Briggy, fended Jabari off from the soft human that smelled so good.

"Aye you need to give that little nigga back to my sister." Jabari poked the toddler in the forehead.

"No, he's so cute." Briggy hugged him tighter crushing him into her breast. "He likes me."

Jabari was jealous of the look on the toddler's face buried between Briggy's breast, Jabari snatched him out of her arms and flung him in the direction of Vandy who was walking by. "He like them tig'ole bitites." He told her. "Aye, take him to Estelle."

Vandy threw his hands up rejecting. "Naw you take sticky nigga to her."

"Dude, com'on we have had him all day."

"No!" the toddle hit Jabari with his sucker.

Jabari was fed up, "Oh yeah, it's on where's my sister?" Jabari saw a flash from the side moving fast it was some of his family on the move quickly. He saw Junior, Kyle and Tyrell went hustling into the white dining tent, behind them his sister Bernice and Estelle going on last. Trouble was inside that tent most likely his grandfather Samuel was cutting a fool and cursing people out as he surely hated every D'Arco male but Kyle and spoke to them in brutal ways. Jabari need to get her away from the drama.

"After I take him to my sister, we're going to the boat house?"

"The fireworks just started." she whined childlike.

He whispered back in her ear, "You want me to get you to squirt again?" Briggy nodded over and over to him saying yes, she wanted that.

He licked her ears, and she wiggled as it turned her on. "Alright, yeah just let me take him to my sister, yeah? I'll be right back." he snatched up the 2-year-old and marched into the white plastic dining tent because the activity was moving in that direction. Jabari heard someone yell as he walked in the tent and saw Ram standing between his two wives as they yelled at each other.

"Shut the fuck up!" One young lady yelled.

"You're just a slut!" the other wife yelled.

Jabari found his sister and handed the toddler off to his mother Estelle, "This is why all ya'll rushed in here? Because these two in here fighting?"

"Yeah we had to make sure it didn't turn into a dog fight and shock."

Ram was struggling to hold back his wives from clawing at one another the pressure, anxiety and physical struggle was having an effect on him all over. He would scream shut-up to one wife and some random part of his body would half transform, three fingers on a left hand.

Then Ram would hold back the other wife and other half of his body would transform, his right ear and eyebrow Jabari laughed as he looked like a Mr. Potato Head going back and forth. The stress was taking all his energy and Ram laid on the floor and the women stopped yelling at looked down at him the bottom half of his body was full Werewolf.

Estelle looked around to be sure Briggy wasn't there, "Where is she?"

"Watching the fireworks."

"Go on back before Briggy comes looking for your ass." The toddler in her arms hit him with his red charms sucker again, telling him to take his leave and smiled past him but no one noticed whom he was smiling at, but it was Briggy. Peeking through the plastic window watching Ramon looking like a Centaur transmuting back and forth.

"I'm drunk." is what she told herself going back to the blanket and Jabari was quickly behind his love bringing her close. She reached behind him and softly touched his sooth brown skin.

"I'm drunk and I want to feel you inside of me."

"I'ma need this ass to come with me." They snuck over to the boat house in between the large explosion. Jabari closed the door behind them, and they got busy fast. Briggy pushed him against a long silver table and pulled his shorts down.

Yet she wasn't fast with her pleasures either, unlike Karen Briggy didn't care if he grabbed the back of her head, she didn't care if he moved his body back and forth in her mouth, she liked it all whatever it takes.

"Jabari, you in here?" Then they heard, as Jabari looked up and Mike standing there, watching. "Oh shit, I'm sorry!"

"Dawg! Get the fuck out!" he yelled at his nephew who was six years older then him. Briggy bust into laughter right there on her knees while Jabari pulled up his shorts yelling and pointing for Mike to leave.

"Hell naw, we got caught!" she could not control her laughter. "It's so many of ya'll," Briggy stands up. "I guess it's back to the fireworks but this was fun!" She really was drunk

Mike backed out the door after killing the mood between them too, Jabari knew it was time to get back to the barbeque, but his horny mind was ready for more of that human body and that mouth.

"Let's go back to your house."

Jabari took her hand pulling her to the parking lot but didn't get far, no Penny saw him trying to go and after all those families came bothering her she was not going to let him leave. Nope, then it was proving them right, her youngest son was in love with his pet human. No way.

"Jabari where you going boy? You need to stay here tonight son." Penny strutted up with her sexiness liquid and smooth. "Please boy, your grandfather is here and your Aunt from Charleston. You can't leave, Briggy why are you leaving?"

Briggy nodded her head, "Because I'm drunk I think, that Samuel he gave me…"

Penny slapped Jabari's arm. "You let him drink?"

Briggy used her finger as a pointer in the air. "According to Samuel, he's a big wolf and do what he wants. That's what he said."

Jabari cursed under his breath because he could not leave. "Ma' "I'm just going to walk her to the car."

"Goodnight Mrs. Franklin I'm going home." Penny came up to Briggy and lifted her face looking deep into the beautiful human's eyes, she was trying to see if Briggy believed the wolf part of Samuel's talk. She saw a pretty drunk looking back.

"You're too drunk to drive, ain't ya? Samuel drinks gut rot."

"I only live like eight blocks." Briggy pointed to the left, not the direction she lived at all.

"Jabari call Briggy an Uber. Her little ass shouldn't be drinking, especially not with your Grandfather."