by Lucinda John
“When was the last time you talked to that nigga? You better not lie either bitch. I’m sick of smacking your baldheaded ass around.” Gunz asked.
“Look I told you before I haven’t seen Bryson in two days. For all I know he could be on the other side of town with his bitch Tosha.”
“I guarantee you that nigga is not with my wife. As a matter of fact he’s holding my kids hostage because he wants her. Do you recognize the number?” Gunz held his phone out in front of her bruised and swollen face. The more I looked at her the more I was starting to believe that she didn’t have shit to do with the kids kidnapping. I actually believed that she had no idea where he was.
“That’s his mother’s number and I’m not with harming no kids. The shit ain’t that deep for me. Now I will admit that I felt a certain type of way about him being in love with a married woman and he was already married. We are over but he showed up here one day beat the fuck up. I never knew what had happened and I never asked. The shit was quite amusing to me. My main concern was if he had something to do with my brother BG’S murder. After all him and my brother was stealing from ya’ll. All of sudden my brother is dead and he gets to keep all the money from the heists. The shit was just too convenient for me.
“I can assure you he didn’t have anything to do with your brother being killed. I actually killed his bitch ass myself. That’s what happens when you bite the hand that feeds you.” The look on her face was priceless she didn’t expect to hear that but who gives a fuck. This bitch wasn’t shit either especially since she knew these niggas was stealing money and product from us. For all we know the bitch was a part of the scam. I decided to call her bluff and see what her involvement was in the shit.
“I have a funny feeling you were in on the shit. My gut tells me you know about my fucking money.” I removed my gun from my waist band and pulled a chair up directly in front of the chair that she was sitting in. I made sure to point the gun right in the middle of her forehead. I needed this bitch to feel me and know that we weren’t playing with her ass.” she started to shake her head no and crying.
“I promised you K-Money I had nothing to do with it. I only knew after the fact that they were stealing from you. On everything I love earlier tonight I found out the account and routing numbers to the bank account they transferred your money to. Along with other’s that Bryson was keeping from me. If you think I’m lying look inside my purse there’s a sheet of paper with all of the information on it. Take it all just please don’t kill me.”
“All I want is what belongs to me and my niggas. Right about now our main focus is getting my niece and nephew back. Now if you value your life you’ll take us to that nigga’s momma house.”
“I’ll do whatever you guys need me to do. Plus, I want his ass dead anyway for saying fuck my brother.” With that being said we were out of the door and headed over to this nigga Bryson’shouse. I hoped and prayed that the kids were there because I could tell Gunz was losing his cool and was about to start murdering any and everything moving. When all of this is over I just want to go on an exotic ass vacation and marry Tissa. That is if she will still have me as her husband. I know I hurt her when I hit her but that was never my intention. I love my baby with everything inside of me. I love Tissa more than life itself. I’m nothing without her so if she don’t want to marry me anymore that shit is going to fuck me completely up. All I need is my kids and Tissa. Life ain’t worth living if I ain’t got my family. I got it all in these streets but how can I enjoy the fruits of my labor when I get home to an empty ass house. Yeah, I was about to do a whole lot of ass kissing and pussy eating to get back in Tissa’s good graces.
Chapter 32- Bryson
I had been calling this bitch Sabrina over and over again and she had yet to answer. I was trying to get in touch with her before them niggas got to her. I definitely knew that her crib would be the first stop. I fucked up and I wasn’t thinking clearly when I took the kids. I had completely forgot that I left my computer unlocked. I wanted to make her think that I needed her in regards to transferring the funds and us living happily ever after but in actuality I wanted her to do it and ultimately kill her. Sabrina’s ass had to go I could never go the rest of my life with that bitch. All I wanted was Tosha and shit had been going good until that bitch ass nigga Gunz showed up. He ruined the family that I had always longed for. That nigga really made her get an abortion. I was already knocking on deaths’ door from the beating they had put on me but I died seeing them sitting in the car all over each other after the procedure. That bitch acted as if we never had a connection. That’s when I decided I wanted to follow them around to see if I could get a moment alone with Tosha. I could tell she was scared of that nigga’s presence alone.
I watched as the unknown female went from burning down Tosha’s house to driving over and burning down the nigga Khalil’s house. It was obvious she was pissed. I followed her to the DoubleTree and booked a room under an alias. I overheard the concierge telling her her room number. I fell back and waited before I headed over to talk to her. My intention was to try and link up with her. It was obvious we had beef with the same people. When I made it to the door the little girl was walking hand in hand with the little boy. I asked her where she was going and she replied that she was going to find her daddy Gunz. I told her I was her daddy’s friend and that’s how I was able to get them to just walk out of the hotel without incident.
Now here we are and I can’t wait to return them to his ass. I’ve never seen a little girl dote on her father the way this little girl does. It makes a nigga like me jealous and wish I had a daughter like her. You can tell this nigga spoils these kids rotten because everything I offer she finds a way to say her daddy gives her something better. The boy is all cool and laid back but her little ass about to give me a migraine. The shit is so nerve wrecking. All I need for Tosha to do is just come and talk to me. She has to understand that I love her more than anything. She don’t need to be with that nigga. It can be me her and her kids. I had been in my mother’s basement since I snatched the kids from the hotel. She’s in the late stages of Alzheimer’s so she don’t know what the hell is going on.
“I’m hungry. Can we have chicken nuggets?” the little boy asked.
“No, Amir. Daddy is going to take us to McDonalds when he comes and gets us.” Before I could answer I hear the sound of Sabrina’s voice calling my name.
“Bryson! Bryson!” I could hear her footsteps coming across the floor so I jumped up so that I could meet her at the top of the stairs before she could come down to the basement. As soon as I made it to the stairs Sabrina came tumbling down and that’s when the niggas Gunz, Khalil, Dre, Thug, and Stacks appeared with their guns trained on me.
“Move bitch ass nigga and I’ll blow your fucking brains out!”
“Daddy! Daddy!”
“Come up here Aniyah and Amir.”
“Where the fuck is Tosha at?” I asked as the kids walked up the stairs past me. I wanted to grab one of them but at the same time I couldn’t bring myself to hurt them. At this point I knew shit was over for me anyway.
“She at home waiting on her husband nigga. Damn you got niggas out here looking bad. In all my years I ain’t never seen a nigga go through all these changes to fuck with another nigga wife. Before I put a bullet in ya head was fucking my wife worth it?”
“That pussy was definitely worth it.” I replied.
“I agree.” he said. At the same time Sabrina stood up and before I knew it blood splattered all over my face. One of them niggas had put a bullet in the back of her head. Seconds later he let off a round in the middle of my forehead. Life as I knew it ended in my mother’s basement. I never expected for my life to end that way but if it meant I would have Tosha I would gladly do it all over again.
Chapter 33- Gunz
The best feeling in the world was being able to walk into the house with my kids with me. I never again in my life wanted to feel that type of emptiness again. Only a r
eal father would understand the hole I had in my heart just knowing that they were possibly being harmed. They weren’t gone away from me for long but it felt like an eternity. I stood in the doorway watching Tosha put them on pajamas and get them ready for bed. She made motherhood look so easy even though I knew that it was hard being a mother. Now she was about to be the mother of four. The good thing about it is that I know she loves my kids more than anything in this world and most importantly they love her. I never would have thought the first time I laid eyes on her that she would one day be my wife and bear my children. I’m the luckiest nigga in the world to have her. The sad part about it is that I don’t think I’ve ever made her feel like I appreciate all of the things she had to sacrifice for me.
“Let me talk to you.” I said as I grabbed her hand and led her to our bedroom. I sat her down on the bed and got down on my knees in front of her.
“Is everything okay?”
“Everything is fine now that we’re complete. I owe you a big apology bae. I came home acting like I had never left. In reality I should have handled everything differently. It crushed me knowing that you were going to give something that was so precious to me to somebody else. Just hearing that nigga profess his love for you had me all fucked up. I’ve had a chance to do some soul searching and I realize I’ve never showed you how much I truly appreciate you for everything that you do. When I met you were a successful school teacher. You fell in love with a thug and it’s been downhill since. The bad part about it is that I feel like you’ve gotten the brunt of everything. You lost everything you worked hard for because you love me. You accepted my kids when you didn’t even have any of your own. Not to mention you almost lost your life at the hands of Johanna on more than one occasion. I just want to say thanks for loving me even when I know you should have given up and walked away. I really don’t deserve you. It took me seeing another nigga want you for me to realize how much I need you in my life. If I never told you before I love you Ma with everything inside of me. Please tell me you forgive a nigga. I just want to get back to our happy place. I still have to handle this shit with Johanna but I promise you after that it’s all about us and our kids.”
“I love you more than anything in this world. There is no man in this world that compares to you Gunzell. You complete me and without you I’m nothing. When you walked through that door that night I could have died and went to Heaven. God brought you back to me. I begged and pleaded everyday that it was all a bad dream and that you were indeed alive. If there is nothing else I’ve learned on this journey with you is to never take life or the ones you love for granted. Having you in my life has been the biggest blessing. You saved me from Ronnie. Don’t think that you put more on me than I can handle. God put us together for a reason. It was meant for us to go through all of these trials and tribulations. They made us stronger. The kids are safe and we’re all together now. That’s what matters the most. As far as Johanna is concerned she will never bother us again. Right now at this very moment we get to start our happily ever after. Thanks for coming home to me.” We hugged and kissed for what seemed like forever. At this moment I realized that I wanted to take time off from the streets and focus on my family. Not saying that I was completely out of the game but I just wanted to put my family first and focus on my businesses. My illegal money was long but my legal money had the potential to be much longer. My wife and kids deserve stability for a change and as long as I had air in my lungs I would die trying to give Tosha the peace and tranquility of married life she deserves.
Epilogue
I’ve been so many places, seen so many things
But none quite as lovely as you
More Beautiful than the Mona Lisa
Worth more than gold
In my eyes you’re a pleasure to behold
You’re my latest and my greatest
My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration
Things never looked clearer
Peace within never felt nearer
My burdens gone
It’s turned into a stone
Tender as a babies touch
I needed you oh so much
I’m blessed and so alive
You’re my latest and my greatest
My Latest, My greatest Inspiration
You inspired me, inspired me!!!
The soulful sound of Teddy Pendergrass My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration played as Gunz walked La’Tissa and Lori down the aisle to Khalil and Dre who anxiously waited for them at the altar in all black tuxedos with hints of red. They were both dressed in Swarovski crystal draped wedding gowns with long flowing trains. The wedding party was also dressed to the nines. The bridesmaids wore beautiful red tight fitting dresses and consisted of Tosha, Tahari, La-La, Barbie, and Ta’Jay. The groomsmen also wore black tuxedos with hints of red and consisted of Gunz, Thug, Stacks, Malik, and Sarge. With their husband’s new found business ventures, it was only right that the wives become closer and build great friendships with one another. Each and every couple had been through something during the course of their relationships so it was only right that they stand before Tissa, Khalil, Lori, and Dre as they solidify the love that they had worked so hard for. The trials and the tribulations seemed to all be worth it as they stood before God and their closest family and friends promising to stick it out for better or for worse; which wouldn’t be so hard because they had already been through far worse than most couples go through in a lifetime.
After about ten minutes of the Pastor doing the traditional ritual it was time for the couples to exchange their vows. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house when the couples were finished.
Lori:
The day I stumbled upon you I was a broken woman. I was in limbo of what I wanted out of life. I was in love with a man who hurt me and hurt my daughter as well. The moment you saw me you saved my life. Not only did you save me from an abusive relationship, you saved me from myself. It’s because of you at this very moment I’m a better woman. I never knew what it was like to have a father to love me but everyday I watch you love my daughter like she’s yours. The day you adopted her you made me the happiest woman in the world. On this day and every day going forward I give all of me to you without a question or a doubt in my mind. For the rest of my life I’ll die trying to make our life a happily ever after. I just want to say thank you for loving me and making me the happiest woman alive.
Dre:
You know I’m not all that good with words so I’m just gone go ahead and get right to it. As I stand here in front of you I never thought that this would be happening. There was a time when I thought we may never see each other again. When I was laid up in that hospital in that coma I heard your voice and that’s what made me turn around and not go into that white light. I’m not a spiritual person but I know God kept me here for you and my baby NeNe. I love the both of you more than anything in this world. Although this is the happiest day of my life it still saddens me to know what you had to go through just to make it back home to us. If I never tell you enough please know that I love you from the bottom of my heart. It means the world to me that you’re entrusting the rest of your life to me. I promise you on this day and every day going forward that I’ll take care of your heart. I love you with everything inside of me.
K-Money:
As I stand here before God, my family, and my niggas I can wholeheartedly say thank you for coming into my life and changing me when I needed it the most. I got out of prison and all I want to do was fuck bad bitches and get money. Then I met my Parole Officer and the rest is history. I wanted you the moment I opened my front door. You gave me three beautiful kids and you’re raising my son. You didn’t have to accept him but you did. For that I love you even more than what I already do. Everyday I beat myself because I feel like I ruined your life. You were so sweet and innocent. Now you’re a savage in every since of the word. You had the world at your feet but you fell in love with a thug. Not one time did you judge when we made it official and I messed
up. Your life has drastically changed due to loving a nigga like me. I don’t deserve you but you’re here willing to take on my last name until death do us part. I just want you to know for the rest of my life I’ll lay my life on the line for you and my kids. Right here I pledge my love to you Tissa because you’re more than deserving. You’re worthy of it all and there is no place I would rather be than here getting ready to jump that broom and have you make an honest thug out of me. I love you baby forever and always.
Tissa:
Where do I begin? There’s not enough words in the dictionary that can describe the way I feel about you. We’ve been together for damn near three years and whenever you walk into a room my heart skips a beat. Whenever you’re gone too long, I anticipate hearing your car pull into the driveway. I never thought I could love a man the way I love you Khalil. At one time I felt like loving you ruined my career and everything that I had worked so hard for. I had a career but I was lonely and I wasn’t living. The day I came to visit you was the beginning of my forever and neither one of us knew. It’s amazing how life works. The one person whom we think is not good for us has the potential to be the greatest thing that could ever happen to you. As I stand before you I have to let you know that you are the greatest thing that has ever happened to me. Never in a million years have I ever thought you ruined my life, you stepped in and made it better. I vowed to never love a thug again but you, Khalil Kaine, was, and still is a cut above the rest and most importantly cut from a different cloth. I pledge my love to you and only you. For the rest of my life I’ll be the best wife and mother to our children that I can be. You never have to feel like you don’t deserve me. God created me especially for you. I love you with all my heart and I’m proud to be Mrs. Khalil Kaine.