Free BOMAW Vol. 10-12 by Mercedes Keyes

occasional fight even though King Louie kept things pretty much under control.
    Stepping up to the place, once more, Mundo and Ben witnessed another shift in his manner, his walk. The way he held his keys in one hand and all of a sudden the other was at his crotch, nothing overt; blatant; it was just a subtle shift, one enough for them to recognize that he was slipping into another character. He pushed the pool hall door open with his shoulder looking at them smiling, winking and walked in and of all things playing on the jukebox, James Brown, Papa Don't Take No Mess!
    Mundo and Ben looked at each other surprised as Shawn called out loud and boisterous,
    "KING LOUIE! I'm back man! Wha's up!?"
    They looked toward the end of the pool hall and there was a rotund black man who looked towards them and then, all white teeth.
    "HELL NAW! Moby-Dick?"
    They looked at each other again, and mouthed simultaneously, 'Moby Dick?'
    "Didn't I just see yo' white ass a while ago? Boy what the fuck you doin' back here again so soon?! Yo'ass movin' back to L.A.?!" He greeted happy to see Shawn, waiting for him to get there.
    "I missed you King Louie! I had to come back!" Shawn laughed, hugging him and patting him on the back.
    "Don't bullshit me motha'fucka! Don't forget, I know yo'ass! Miss me? Ain't this some shit! What you got yo'ass back here again for? Leas' you ain't all beat up this time!" He taunted laughing in his jolly way, looking behind Shawn spotting Mundo and Benjamin.
    "Back this time King Louie on business, brought my family with me." Shawn informed him, taking the seat next to him.
    "I see you got family with you! Who the hell is that right there, he look just like yo'ass! Last I know, all you had was the baby, Angela ... when and where the fuck this one here happen?! Yo' past catchin' up to you ain't it?!" He laughed looking at Benjamin, who blushed being the center of attention. Thing was, he wondered would Shawn claim him or not. It was weird, he was almost holding his breath waiting to see what he would say.
    "These my boys, King Louie!"
    "Well I know that one is! You ain't even got to say that, where this one here come from? Ya'll step ya'll grown asses up here and speak to King Louie! Yo' mamas tracked his ass down for child support? What? What happened? Saw his ass on an episode of Cops ?"
    "Fuck you King Louie!" Shawn laughed sitting there with a sideway glance at him.
    "Moby-D I done told you once goddamnit - you can't have me now! I ain't like that, I'm for the ladies, the ladies like me!"
    Benjamin and Mundo started laughing as Shawn blushed, "Motha'fucka you know I ain't gay! I'on play that shit!" Shawn tossed back, still light hearted.
    King Louie was full of elation and shaking his head, "If you was you'd have to wait your ass in line to have me boy! Now introduce they ass."
    "Benjamin Caesar McPherson, I went back home and low and behold, there he was."
    Benjamin stepped up, "Nice to meet you sir." He offered his hand to shake it.
    Shawn spoke up admitting, "We're waitin' on test now to make it official." Shawn explained to King Louie.
    "Ain't this some shit! What motha'fuckin' test you need? Look at his ass." King Louie looked from Ben to Shawn.
    "It's a long story, trust me when I say, it could go any way. But uh..." Shawn looked right at Ben saying, "I gotta a feeling I know what the test results will be."
    "Okay, if you say so man, and this one here, where you find him?"
    Shawn went on to introduce Mundo who stepped up to shake King Louie's hand as Shawn explained that he was his wife's son and now his.
    Ben stood smiling, watching Shawn interact with King Louie and Mundo, who of course, without fail, had them both dissolving into laughter.
    He would like to laugh as well, but he was overcome by emotions. Shawn had so much as admitted that he knew that he was his son. He'd presented both of them as his. For a bit, he'd been afraid that he wouldn't; he really expected him to say, his nephew, his brother's son.