Charli. Can you hear me? You fuckin’ ho ass bitch! I told you time and time again to leave what’s mine alone. I know that dick is good but is it worth what you are feeling now? I am so glad you can’t speak. I don’t ever want to hear your irritating voice again. Ever. And if by some fluke you wake up and survive, then you better not open that nasty mouth of yours to call my house, speak to me or my husband. Trust me you won’t even survive my next attack. Most flea bag bitches have nine lives but yours will be cut at the third. So play with me if you want to. And you had the nerve to try to burn down my house? With my kids in it? Stay in your fuckin’ lane, you nasty bitch.”
I wanted to spit on her. I stood tall, turned around, and walked out. As I hit the hallway, her heart monitor began beeping really fast.
JAZ
I had just finished fixing a plate for Angel and Kaylin when I heard Kaeerah yell, “Here comes Daddy and Mr. Steve!”
I looked at Kaylin preparing to eat. “Don’t get up. I will bring him in here.” I took off for the front of the house. Kaeerah was already outside at Steve’s car, helping her dad with his crutches.
“Jaz,” Steve called out to me.
“Steve, thanks for bringing him home.”
“Hey, it’s what I do,” he bragged.
“Dad, where were you?”
“I had to talk to the police.”
“Were you scared to talk to the police?”
“Not at all.”
“Good.”
They came up onto the porch, and I held the door open. Faheem leaned over and kissed me on the cheek. “We have company,” I told him.
“Who?”
“Kaylin and Angel. They’re in the kitchen eating.”
“Cool. What a surprise. What did you cook?”
“Lasagna, asparagus, and salad.”
“What brings them down here?”
“I called for backup.”
“Why do you need backup?”
“Because I know you, Faheem. Like you’re being real cool and calm right now. I know that this is just the lull before the storm.”
“You think you know me, Jaz.”
“I know you, Faheem.”
“Did you know that I spoke to Snell and Rock and told them exactly how to handle my situation? Did you know that they were doing everything I told them to do, not what you wanted? Did you know that I knew every move that you were making? Every phone call? Every dollar you paid out? Now, what did you say was for dinner?”
I was stunned. I didn’t want to believe what Faheem had just told me. Anger slowly heated up my entire body. I balled up my fist and punched the wall. “Fuck this!” I needed to take a walk. I stormed out of the house. That nigga just pissed all over my parade.
TRAE
I was still trying to figure out how my training and time under the wing of the one and only Charlie Li lasted only a measly two months. Everything was going smoothly. They were feeling me and how I handled things, and they told me so. I was feeling them and how they kept their word and never came with any bullshit. But then, boom! It was all over. And Tasha was walking around as if she was on cloud nine, tickled about the whole damn thing, and I didn’t like it.
She was sucking my dick real nice like she always did, when I finally dumped my seed down her throat. I came real hard, and it took me a minute to get my head clear.
“Baby, what’s the matter?” she asked as she began planting gentle kisses up my abs and on my chest.
“I’m just thinking, that’s all.”
“Thinking? About what? And right in the middle of my fabulous head game? I’m down here puttin’ in all this hard work, and you’re someplace else.”
“Just trying to figure out my next move.”
“While I’m giving you head? Are you serious?” She got up off the bed and disappeared into the bathroom.
When she came out, she sat at the bottom of the bed. I patted the spot next to me. “Tasha, come here.”
“Not until you tell me what’s on your mind.” She grabbed my nightshirt off of the floor and put it on.
“Business.”
“What business?”
“I was able to get a meeting with Mr. Li. But I still haven’t figured out how I’ma distance myself from this whole dog incident but at the same time use it to my advantage.”
“Use it to your advantage? What does that mean? I don’t like the sound of that. I’m going with