cleared a ridge.
"Couldn't have done it without you, brother," Carlos said, watching Yonnie stare at the house trying to approximate Tara's position inside.
"Hey, wouldn't have been able to flip the digits if you hadn't made the come up, "Los."
"Cool," Carlos said with a smile. "So, we're even - and I guess you won't take it no type of way if I don't rift the silver block on her room or her motions within the new compound."
Yonnie put his hands behind his back and closed his eyes. "That's cold, man. You silver shielded me out... damn, my own boy don't even trust me."
"She's married, holmes. C'mon now. You're talking to me." Carlos smiled as Yonnie peeked at him with one eye. "I trust you about anything but her - and you almost got my ass kicked by my own team behind a chat on the beach."
"We was just talkin'," Yonnie said, opening his arms and trying not to laugh.
"Councilman Yolando, be real," Carlos said, opening his arms and laughing. "There was seduction signature all in that shit when she came back, man ... and she's married to a nose."
Yonnie held up his hands in front of his chest, chuckling. "Aw'ight, aw'ight, what can I say? It was the first time I held her where ... damn, man," he said, suddenly allowing the mirth to drain away from him as his arms slowly lowered and his gaze went back toward the house. "First time she had a pulse... had red blood flowing in her veins ... was warm. No illusion, really was warm from life." He looked at Carlos. "I make no apologies, brother - I couldn't help it."
"What can I say to that?" Carlos muttered, truly understanding. He looked at the house with Yonnie and rubbed his jaw, hoping they wouldn't have to come to blows over the situation.
"She was a master, too," Yonnie said offhandedly "Damn..." Carlos frowned and looked at him. "Now you've lost me."
"You came up, dragged me with you. I had the elevation capacity, took her where I went with a no-bullshit mate bite." Yonnie shook his head, his eyes never leaving the house. "I didn't know I'd gone up a notch, definitely didn't know she had, 'til she bulked one time out in Arizona during Cain's time when something spooked her... but hey."
"You gotta let it go, man..." Carlos let his breath out hard. "Don't make me regret leaving a back door open for you to come on the property, brother - c'mon, work with me. Damn. As it is, your ass is standing on hallowed ground, and they can't monitor open conversations here because the four corners all the way to the epicenter have been barriered. Now, if I lift the ban, you fry. So, chill."
"All right, aw'ight, damn." Yonnie turned away from the lit house below and closed his eyes. "Don't act like you haven't been here."
"It's because I've been here that I know that the only instinct greater than the one you're battling at the moment is the survival imperative - and that's why I'm not playing when I say, do not take me there and make me lift the ban while you're on the property." Carlos looked at Yonnie and didn't blink.
"Aw'ight, Mr. Chairman," Yonnie grumbled.
"Don't be like that, man."
"How am I supposed to be?"
"Grateful that I'm about to drop some science on you."
"Yeah, right," Yonnie said, releasing a bored sigh of frustration. "Why you call me tonight?"
" 'Cause I wanna tell you something, man... like, I ain't in your business, but you might wanna watch the company you keep."
Yonnie tilted his head. "Come again. I live in Hell, dude. What - "
"You know a witch named Lorelei?"
Yonnie paused for a moment, thinking. "Oh ... yeah ... damn...Straight skeezer, gives good rim."
"Yeah, well, she gave you more than good rim."
Yonnie opened his mouth then walked a hot path away from Carlos and came back. "I do not fucking believe - "
"Yeah, she left you burning, brother," Carlos said calmly. Yonnie tilted his chin to the sky and closed his eyes, fury making his fangs drop. "What kind of STD was it?"
"Dissension demon," Carlos said flatly.
"Oh, shit!" Yonnie began pacing again.
"Nasty little motherfucker, too. Me and D got him before he burrowed deep into the team."
Yonnie stopped walking. "Tell me Tara ain't see that shit."
"You want me to lie to make it feel better, or you want the truth?"
"Oooooh, shit." Yonnie walked away from Carlos shaking his head. "I'ma kick that witch's ass,