"I told you I got some shit to handle out of town, nigga. You know if I was there I'd be there my nigga" Dame said coolly.
"Yeah, aight bruh. I'll let you know how my shit went and the butt-naked hoes Ima' end my night with." Macy hyped.
Dame chuckled. "Aight, my nigga. Knock it out." Macy hung up.
"Faggot ass nigga," Macy said to himself. Dame leaving out of town wasn't sitting well with Macy but he trusted Dame so he ain't say shit about it.
Macy sat in the back of his truck popping bottles by himself. When he arrived at club 601, he was feeling the alcohol. When he entered the club, his Goons were surrounding him like always when he made his way up to the VIP section.
Macy quickly spotted some of his little niggas from the block and invited them to turn up with him.
"Yo, Macy, what's up? Happy birthday my nigga." Lil Jay said, dapping up Macy.
"Yo, Thanks my nigga." Macy said.
"Yo, it's some Bad ass bitches out here my nigga. You should invite them up here." Lil Jay suggested. Macy sent his goons to Grab a few girls and bring them up to VIP. They all knew who Macy was so when they saw it was him who invited them they were all over him.
"Well if it isn't Macy." One of the Girls flirted. Macy's eyes scanned her body. He couldn't just have any ol chicks partying with him in VIP. Her body looked like a busted can of biscuits. Her red worn out weave was nappy and her heels were outdated.
“Yo, Get the fuck out my VIP bitch! " Macy Barked at the girl terrifying her.
The girl knew what time it was. She scattered out of the VIP and disappeared into the crowd.
Macy marched over to the goon he told to bring some bitches to VIP and grabbed him tightly by his shirt. The goon was three times bigger than Macy but he didn't give a shit.
"Nigga, I said get some bad bitches in VIP! You know I can't be partying with no busted bitches! You trying to play me nigga!" Macy Yelled. His Green Hazel eyes had lost their color and were pitch black.
"Nah, Boss. My bad. You know it's kind of hard to see in here." The goon said, shaking.
Macy looked around. It was kind of hard to see, but you could see good enough.
"Well get some glasses nigga. Now get me some fine bitches up here!" Macy let go of the goon shirt and he ran off to find some girls.
When Macy turned around he saw his lil soulja Lil'Jay with two bitches. He was sucking on one of their titties and the other girl was kissing his neck
"Aight my nigga! Do ya thang!" Macy cheered on. The goon came back with two pretty girls for Macy. Macy scanned over them. They were looking good and dressed nice.
When he invited them up, he asked what they were drinking.
"Peach Ciroc,” the one with the Short spiked hair said.
Macy ordered the Ciroc and the girls started dancing. Macy was drinking with the girls and dancing having a good time.
When he was all tired out, he sat back on the couch and the two girls joined him. He looked at the one with the spiked hair.
"What's your name, shorty?" He asked. She was the finest to him.
"Shardae" she told him. He looked at the other girl. "I'm Tamela. We already know who you are Macy. We know you the man around here." Tamela flirted. "Hell yeah, I'm that nigga. And since I'm that nigga, what y'all willing to do for me?" Macy asked, wanting to get freaky with both girls right in VIP.
Without saying a word, The spiked hair girl lowered herself and started to unbuckle Macy's pants while Tamela started kissing on Macy's neck. That was his spot so his Dick was rock hard within seconds.
He didn't want any Sex he just wanted head and he damn sure wasn't eating their Pussy.
Shardae pulled Macy's dick out of his pants and took all 9 inches of him inside of her mouth. She was lickin' and suckin' all down his tool. Macy rocked his hips up and down sliding in and out of her slippery mouth. He was so horny he felt he was going to explode in her mouth once she gripped his Balls and slurped them into her mouth. Macy was on cloud nine.
"Yo, My nigga Macy a fool!" Lil Jay cheered, hyped at Macy getting head in the open VIP.
Macy Smirked while opening his eyes to respond to Lil' Jay when his eyes landed on a familiar face.
He knew he had seen her face before but he couldn't pin point it. His mind started to wonder about where he had seen her face before then it dawned on him. Macy 's face went from a smirk to an evil frown.
"Yo, get the fuck up." Macy ordered the girl who was still suckin' him up.
The girl looked up at Macy and saw his mood had changed. She knew all about Macy and what he was about so she did as she was told.
Her friend backed off as well.
Macy damn near jumped off the couch stuffing his dick back in his jeans as he rushed over to Hashim who was one of his loyal goons.
"Yo, Shim, you see that bitch over there at the bar?" Macy asked, pointing at her Hashim squinted his eyes to get a better look in the dark.
"Yeah, I see her. what's up boss?"
"That's one of them La'Bella Cartel Bitches!" Macy looked at his goon with The Devil in his eyes. "Dead that bitch, now! You know what to do." And with that, Macy walked back over to his seat, grabbed the spiked hair girl, and pushed her face back down in his pants.
****
Dame lay in his hotel room staring at the ceiling. He had been thinking about everything from his childhood to his brother and Macy. Dame had lied and told Macy he was going out of town for 2 days to handle some business when truth was he just didn't want to Be around Macy and damn sure didn't want to go to Macy's birthday party that he was sure was going on right now.
He had also been thinking about Pepper. Ever since he had gotten her number a month ago he’d been wanting to call her. But he couldn't find the courage to do so. He had never been afraid to approach a woman but Pepper was different. She was Beautiful yet ruthless. He knew all about the La'Bella Cartel but never knew what they looked like. He suspected they were a bunch of Black girls but was surprised to find out they were all Latina's.
He heard of them Knocking niggas off from the east to the west coast. She would be intimidating to most men but not to Dame.
He held his cellphone in his hands contemplating calling Pepper.
He was hoping to see her tonight but it was already going on 11oclock.
When he finally built up the courage, he dialed her number and waiter for her to answer.
"Hello," She spoke into the phone. Dame loved her Latina accent. Spanish girls just did something to him.
"Hey, what's up, Pepper. How you doing?" He asked, making small talk before asking her out. There was a pause on the other end of the phone. "I'm fine. What can I do for you? Did you dead the nigga yet?" She was straight to the point.
Dame couldn't help but laugh.
"Ah, Nah, not yet. I was calling because I wanted to know if you would like to maybe go out to eat somewhere. No date. I just been thinking about you and want to see you." He said honestly.
He told himself fuck it and went in for the kill. Pepper wanted to tell him she had been thinking about him too but she couldn't. She had to keep up the hard to get role.
When Pepper agreed to Meet him at Joe's Crab Shack in New port he hung up the phone and got dressed. He didn't want to dress up so he decided to wear simple blue jeans and a plain white 'Black Owned ' shirt with the Gamma Jordan's. He tucked his gun in its Hollister on his ankle and was out the door in 30 minutes.
When he arrived at Joe's Crab Shack he was surprised Pepper was already there waiting on him looking good as ever.
Her long wavy hair was pulled back in a slick ponytail that made her Black baby doll eyes pop.
Dame made his way over to the table. When she saw Dame she smiled.
"Hey, shorty. Surprised you beat me here." Dame said.
"I'm surprised you made it here on time." Pepper shot back.
Dame just smiled. The waiter came to take their drink orders.
"So, What's the real reason you called me here if you didn't get M
acy yet? " Pepper wanted to know. Dame sighed. "Look, Stop the bull, Aight? You feeling me and I'm feeling you so why you playing? "Pepper blinked. Completely taken aback by his response. She didn't think that she was giving off any hints of her liking him but obviously she was.
"I'm not playing. I just don't know if I can trust you. That's all." Pepper responded, staring into Dame's eyes. She wanted to see a sign of deception but she saw none.
"And why can't you trust me?" he asked.
"Dame, look, don't play dumb. You and I both know why I feel I can't trust you. How do I know you really not working for Macy and you getting close to me just to dead me!" Pepper raised her voice.
"You know you can trust me because I said you can. If I was working with Macy to dead you shorty you and your crew would've been ghost months ago." He spoke honestly.
Pepper knew Dame was right. She chuckled and shook her head.
Dame and Pepper ate and talked all night. They shared with each other about their past including their childhoods. Pepper had told him about her Mother getting killed when she was 16 years old and her being on her own since then. She purposely left out the part about her deading the nigga who rocked her mother. She also shared with Dame how she was still a virgin at the age of 24. Dame was startled beyond belief.
"Damn, Word? That's crazy. But it's good. I never met a grown woman that was a virgin before." Dame told her, "so is there a reason why your still a Virgin?"
"No. I just never had the time to be interested in a man, let alone have Sex with him," Pepper told him. Dame was impressed and it made him want her even more. They had gotten to know each other like no other all within three hours.
Neither one of them wanted to leave each other's company. Pepper didn't want to take him back to her House because the Cartel was there and she wasn't sure about going all the way out to his house in Middletown so they decided they would just go home and see each other soon.
When they got to Pepper's car, her phone began to Ring. She fished it out of her purse and looked at the screen. It was Mo'esha.
"Bitch, I'm a grown woman what I tell you before I left." Pepper joked.
"Pepper! Get here! It's an emergency! It's Si-Si! They got Si-Si! That bitch ass nigga killed Si-Si!" Mo'esha yelled into the phone frantically.
Pepper’s face became serious. She wasn't sure if she was hearing Mo'esha correctly.
"What! Bitch don't play with me! You—”
"Pepper shut the fuck up and get here! It's on the fucking News! Fuck!" Mo'esha screamed.
Pepper hung up the phone and jumped into her car. "What's wrong, shorty!" Dame asked.
"Look, I gotta go! I'll see you later." Pepper said, putting her car in reverse. She was trying to get home as fast as she could.
"No, wait, I'm coming with you." Dame ran over to his car and hopped inside just when Pepper was pulling away. He sped out of the parking lot and followed her.
When they reached the small cabin just on the banks of the Ohio River Pepper jumped out of the car. Dame followed her. Pepper burst through the door to see China on the floor crying hysterically. "No! They got her! That bitch ass nigga got her! I told her not to go out by herself!"
Mo'esha sat next to her shaking her head.
NEW ANCHOR :
"Police found a woman tonight behind the 601 night club an hour ago. Police say 24 year old Sierra Ramirez was raped and beaten to death before being shot in the face. Police have no witnesses or any leads on this murder. If something new comes up we'll be the first to let you know…"
Pepper dropped to her knees and screamed at the top of her lungs.
"Nooooooooo! Si-Si, nooooooooo! "
Tears poured from Pepper's eyes like a waterfall. Another one of her Crew members were dead. Mo'esha glared up and saw Dame standing in the door-way. She quickly rose and rushed over to him. "Nigga what the fuck you doing here!" Mo'esha yelled through clenched teeth.
Dame just stared at her. He knew she was in pain and was confused by his presence.
"Nigga, yo friend did this shit to my friend! That nigga Macy gonna die, man! He gonna fucking Die!" Mo'esha went crazy punching the door.
"Pepper stopped crying just for a small second. Mo'esha, Dame has nothing to do with it! Leave him alone!"
Dame walked over to Pepper and kneeled beside her taking her into his arms.
"Yo, it's ok, shorty. We're going to get this nigga, Macy. I promise you that. Just let me handle it, baby." He rubbed her hair gently.
Pepper felt good being wrapped up in his arms. At first, she didn't know if she could trust Dame. But this night proved that she could put all her trust into him and that everything was going to be ok.
Mo'esha calmed down and picked China off the floor and took her to her bedroom. Pepper and Dame went into her room. Dame didn't want to leave Pepper's side and she didn't want him to leave. She felt she needed his comfort.
They both undressed and laid into Pepper's bed not saying a word. There was nothing to say.
Si-Si was dead. And Macy was yet again the killer. That nigga had to get got, Word.
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THE CARTEL
"China, Mo'esha, could y'all come into the living room please?" Pepper had sadness in her voice.
She couldn't believe Si-Si got caught slipping and was so brutally murdered. Si-Si wasn't innocent and had killed people herself, but in no way did she deserve to die how she did. Mo'esha and China dragged themselves into the living room. They too were feeling the death of Si-Si and were taking it hard.
They had all grown up together and were friends. They did everything together from Shopping to killing. China knew Si-Si must've been high as a cloud at the time of her death because what else could be the reason for her being so stupid thinking she could go out to a club alone.
China and Mo'esha took their seats on the Leather sectional that took up most the living room with Dame sitting opposite of the couch and Pepper sitting on the Round Glass coffee table In front of them.
Pepper's elbows rested on her knees as she cupped each of her cheeks.
She knew what she had to do for her crew. No amount of money was worth their lives. And even though Macy killing Si-Si should've made their Hit a personal matter, Pepper saw it has a sign to just take this lost and move on. She hated to admit The Cartel was no match for a ruthless Man like Macy and that their best bet was to let go, and let someone who is more closer to Macy Take him out. Dame. Look, " Pepper began. "Y'all know we never gave up on a job before. Whenever we were hired to do something, we did it and got our money. But this hit with Macy, I think we should let it go. We can't get to him as y'all can see. The nigga been getting at us but we haven't touched a hair on his head in a year since we got hired," Pepper paused and waited for Mo'esha to yell about how they weren't giving up. But Strangely, she nodded her head and agreed.
"You're right, Pepper. You know I'm never one to back down. But this shit way over our heads. Ain't no fucking way the 3 of us can go up against Macy and his crew. So I'm with letting Go."
Pepper shifted her black eyes to China whose face was still red from crying.
China shrugged her shoulders. "Sounds good to me." She mouthed dryly.
Pepper looked at Dame who was just staring at her. She had already confessed that she lied to him that day at Dave's crib when she told him they would back off of Macy and let him handle it.
He told her that he knew she was lying because she was too much of a Hot-Head.
"But, just because we're backing down doesn't mean Macy isn't going to get Got. Since we can't do it, we'll wait for Dame to do it. No matter what, it's going to get done." Pepper Assured.
China and Mo'esha glared at Dame who nodded his head as confirmation.
"So, we all agree that we are no longer on this assignment to dead Macy?" Pepper asked China and Mo'esha again just to be sure they were all on the same page.
Both ladies nodded their heads.
"Ok, Now, We need to Go into Cincinnati to claim Si-Si's bo
dy so she can have a proper burial. She needs to be laid in style." Pepper said, looking at China and Mo'esha.
Mo'esha shook her head. "Y'all can go do that. I'm not stepping foot back in the Nati until Macy is ghost. I'm not risking my life anymore. Fuck that! Mo'esha jumped up and ran into her room.
"Well, the 3 of Us can do it. " Pepper shifted her eyes between China and Dame who both agreed to go. Pepper walked back into her bedroom to get dressed and Dame followed her.
"Yo, that shit was deep and brave of you to accept your lost and back down." Dame Admitted.
Pepper was pulling clothes out of her closet.
"Well, I'm a leader. I had to let it go for the sake of my crew. We were only still on the job because of me. I wanted that money and The Cartel never got defeated." She told him, brushing her hair.
Dame walked over to Pepper. She turned her body so that she was facing him. She was much shorter than him so he towered over her.
With his head bent down, he said, "Well, I'm proud of you baby." He placed his arms over her shoulders and kissed her soft fluffy lips. Dame was the first man she had ever kissed. She thought she would be nervous, but it seemed to come so naturally. She wanted to have Sex with Dame and he take her virginity, but she knew now wasn't the time.
Feeling overwhelmed, Pepper stepped back. "Dame, you know I'm not ready for this. " Pepper confessed.
"Ready for what? It was only a kiss." Dame said, confused.
"Only a kiss, huh?" Pepper uttered, looking down at the big bulge in his jeans.
Dame and Pepper both burst into laughter and Dame pulled Pepper back into his arms.
"I'll wait forever for you to be ready, baby." Dame pecked her lips again and let her get ready to go claim her friend’s body.
Once they were dressed, they hopped into Pepper's black Hummer and made their way over the river back to Cincinnati.
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THE CARTEL
Mo'esha lay in her bed. She was in no mood to leave the house. To her, it was too risky and she didn't trust Dame. How could she When he worked for Macy and was so close to him? She was disgusted at how Pepper looked at him. She could tell that Pepper liked Dame, and that Dame seemed to like her.
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