Nano smiled, “I do. I just don’t like him coming up the way we had to.” Nano looked over at Hitman. “Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate you being there for them.”
“It wasn’t a problem.”
Hitman turned the black Range Rover onto Beal Street. They were in downtown Memphis.
“So is this really it,” Nano asked.
“Yeah. I think if everything goes right, I’m leaving Tennessee. I’ll probably move to Texas. I heard they’ve got some fine ass senoritas down there. I’ll get a ranch and lay back. Probably buy some horses and shit. Let my cowgirls ride around on my land.”
Nano laughed. “What about Lendora? What are you going to do with her?” Lendora was Hitman’s girl; they had been together for twelve years. “Oh she’s coming. I have to have somebody to keep me and my ladies in check.”
Nano laughed and said, “Pull over there,” pointing.
“You going to buy me something,” Hitman asked him.
“No, I’m going to buy my son something. I’ve been pressing him lately.”
Hitman pulled into the parking lot and killed the engine. They were at an HHR Gregg Electronics store. Hitman pulled the keys from the ignition. “Hold up! I’ll go with you. I might as well buy him something too.”
“That’s the problem. That’s why he likes you better than me.
“Don’t worry about it Nano, he’ll come around. Believe me; he knows who his father is.”
“Mr. Dunlap, I’m talking about real fucking diamonds,” Ace said with excitement in his voice. Mr. Dunlap owned the pawnshop that sat next to the Peabody Hotel. He’d been the sole owner since his wife died fourteen years earlier. Craig and Ace were frequent visitors to his shop.
“Ace what do you know about diamonds,” Mr. Dunlap asked trying to hide his amusement.
“Shit! These diamonds are like the one Jacob had.”
Mr. Dunlap chuckled. “You see, that’s my point exactly.” He turned to Craig the more reliable of the two brothers. He knew Craig was the more down to earth of the two. “How much are these diamonds worth?”
“I heard sixteen point five million,” Craig answered nonchalantly.
Mr. Dunlap’s face lost the smile. He looked at Ace who was grinning and Craig who still looked casual. “Nobody has diamonds like that around here except old lady Sanco,” he told them. Ace’s smile broadened when he mentioned the multi-millionaire widow. “What the hell are you boys about to do?”
Chapter 4
Hitman’s black Range Rover was parked in the driveway when Tip’s house came into view. “I see your Godfather is here with your Daddy,” she said. Dice looked up from the passenger seat. “Yes,” he exclaimed getting excited. Tip pulled in behind the SUV. Before she could kill the engine, Dice had already slipped out of the car. He dashed into the house. When he made it inside, he saw his father and Hitman seated on the brand new burgundy sectional that Tip had purchased the week before Nano’s release.
“What’s up Hitman,” Dice asked doing his pimp stride towards them. He casually stepped with his right foot and dragged his left.
“Damn! You cool as hell nigga, what’s your name?”
“My name Dice baby!”
“Where you from,” Hitman asked smiling.
“What’s it to you?”
It was a game that Hitman and Dice liked to play with each other.
“You don’t see anybody else,” Nano broke into their back and forth.
“What’s up Nano,” Dice asked giving him a pound.
“I bought you something.”
Dice dropped his book bag from his shoulder and slid onto the couch between the two men. At the same time, Tip was making her entrance into the house. “Did you hear me Dice,” she asked. “Yes Ma’am,” he lied before turning his attention back to his father. “What did you buy me?” Nano pulled an iPad from behind his back and showed it to Dice.
“What’s that,” Dice asked with big eyes.
“This is an iPad.”
“What does it do?”
“You can download music on it. You can also play games and do your homework on it?”
“For real? I can listen to music and play games with it?” He could have cared less about being able to do his homework on it.
“Yeah, for real.”
Dice eyed Nano suspiciously. He thought Nano was trying to play a track on him. “Where are the buttons then?”
“It’s a touchscreen. It doesn’t need any buttons.”
“Wow man! Can I see it?”
Nano proudly handed it over. He was satisfied seeing how excited Dice became at his new gift. Dice examined the iPad and asked Nano, “Can I download Biggie and Pac on it?” Nano looked up at Tip and saw Tip was looking at Hitman.
“What do you know about Biggie and Pac,” Nano asked his son.
Dice looked at Hitman innocently and then back to Nano. “Those are Hitman’s people. We listen to them in the Rover.” Nano looked at Hitman again before focusing on his son. “I’ve got something for you too,” Hitman interjected trying to deter the attention from what he and Dice listened to when they were together.
Dice looked at him. “What you got for me?”
Hitman pulled out a yellow watch.
“What’s that?”
“It’s a G Shock?”
“What does it do?”
“What do you mean? It tells you what time it is.”
“That ain’t nothing! I already have a gold watch my mom gave me.”
Nano and Hitman collapsed with laughter. “Damn nigga,” Hitman said taken aback. “Go do your homework,” Tip told him embarrassed but delighted that he liked the watch he already had better. Dice slid off the sectional and ran towards his bedroom eyeing the iPad. “You ain’t got nothing to say,” Nano prompted him. “Thanks Dad,” Dice said then looked at Hitman, “Thank man.” He then turned back to his bedroom. “Dice,” Tip called stopping him in his tracks a second time. “You’re forgetting your book bag.”
He returned, scooped up the bag, and then finally disappeared down the hall. Tip took the space Dice had just occupied. She flopped down in between the two of them and gave them each a kiss on the cheek. “So… are there any changes yet?”
“We were debating if I should send someone else to the Roger’s residence,” Hitman told her.
“Y’all ain’t feeling Time on that?” She looked back and forth between the two men.
“I’m not,” Nano finally said. “I don’t want to jeopardize this on one careless ass dude.”
“He’ll be alright,” Hitman tried to assure him.
Nano sighed with disbelief. “How about Ace and Craig? I know they can get a little hyped up, but they never fucked up like he almost did. Remember New Year’s Eve in Orange Mound.”
Nano had to remind them of the incident that almost got them killed, and had sent him away for five years. Hitman sighed, “Yeah, but that was Skillz fault really. I’m going to leave it like it is. Believe me, this is the best way. Plus, I don’t want Time and Skillz together with diamonds worth this much money.”
“You don’t trust them,” Tip asked.
“Skillz… no. Time, he’s been with it for a while now. He’s really good at what he does. Everything will stay the same as of right now. Nevertheless, plan two might be different.”
“Plan two,” they asked in unison.
“When we get the diamonds, we’ll bring them to you. We’d rather split the jewels three ways instead of seven. You’ve got the connections right,” Craig asked.
“I know everyone in Tennessee. If you two get those diamonds, I guarantee we will get sixteen point five million for them to split three ways.”
“No… Mr. Dunlap. You’ll get four million for your part. My brother and I will get the rest. That’s what we’re offering.”
Mr. Dunlap appeared to be thinking over their proposed deal. With four million in free money, he could do a lot. He was more than happy to take it. “Okay Craig and Ace, we have a
deal.” Mr. Dunlap extended his hand to Craig.
“Hold up,” Ace said. “Since we’re putting Mr. D on, he has to give us some collateral, like some heat.”
“What do you want,” Mr. Dunlap asked eager to seal the deal. He would give them the store if they asked for it for the opportunity to become a millionaire.
“We want that .380 and the nine-millimeter Ruger.”
Mr. Dunlap opened the case where he kept the guns on display. He grabbed the guns Ace requested. “Here you go,” he said handing them over. “Now do we have a deal?”
“Deal,” Ace told him shaking his hand.
“Did you get the job,” Time asked when Monique walked into the house. “Yeah I got it. I had the skills the department was looking for.” She took a seat on the couch and slipped off her heels.
“I thought you couldn’t get a job driving one of my Chevys?”
“Didn’t nobody drive that shit. I parked it around the corner and walked.”
Time studied her as he smoke his blunt. He took a pull and slowly exhaled. The smoke lingered in front of him momentarily.
“You need to go outside with that shit. They said they do random drug tests,” she told him.
“This is my fucking house! I ain’t going outside with shit!”
“You’re unbelievable,” Monique scoffed giving him a dirty look. She looked around and asked, “Where’s your shadow?”
“What kind of shit are you on? Don’t worry about my people. You need to be checking to see if I have any warrants.”
“Boy, I didn’t have time to see if you had warrants. I was there for an interview! You’re going to have to hold on for all that other stuff.” Monique started at him testily. “Time, you need to go outside with that stank ass shit! You’re going to get me fired before I get my first check!”
“A fucking check? That’s what you’re worried about?” He looked her up and down and then he walked outside. Monique scrambled to the window. She then moved to the phone and quickly dialed seven digits.
“What’s up baby,” she asked into the phone now smiling.
“Nothing. You got the job,” Skillz asked.
“Yeah, I got the job. What do you think,” she asked now twirling a finger in her hair as she watched out the window.
“I think I miss you.”
Monique giggled, “You’re just saying that.”
“No, I’m not.”
“You for real?”
“Hell yeah! Where that boy at?”
Monique checked out the window before answering. “He’s outside standing by that dumb orange car. What are you doing?”
“I’m about to take a shower.”
“Why are you teasing me? When it gets dark, I’m coming over.”
“You better not have on any panties when you get here.”
Later that night…
“I have to hurry back,” Monique moaned in between the kisses Skillz placed on her body. She was laying on her back with her legs spread apart. When she first arrived, she had been wearing Skillz’s favorite tennis skirt. Her halter-top was all white to match her white Air Max. Now all of her garments were on the floor.
“I’m already wet,” she cooed holding her legs up for Skillz to see her clean-shaven pussy. “Come on baby,” she begged him. Skillz stood and unbuckled his belt. When his pants fell to the floor, he quickly stepped out of them. Monique licked her lips when she saw his dick standing upright. She didn’t know if it was the actual sex between them, or the sneaking around on Time, but she was always turned on.
She slipped a finger inside her pussy. Slowly she began to slide it back and forth fucking herself. Skillz smiled stroking himself for her pleasure. “Come on Skillz…” She yearned for him to enter her. She pulled her finger free and placed it in her mouth. That made Skillz smile. He quickly got on the bed. Before she knew it, he’d already positioned his dick at her wet pussy and pushed himself inside her.
“Oh… Skillz…,” she moaned wrapping her legs around his body. They started off making love. Soon after, Skillz was fucking her as if it was the first time. The bed continually banged against the wall in his one bedroom apartment and Monique was meeting his every thrust. That only drove Skillz to the edge quicker than he wanted. They looked into each other’s eyes when the moment was about to arrive. The passion between them was undeniable.
Just when Skillz was about to nut, Monique grabbed onto his ass and pulled him deeper. She cried out when the first squirts of his semen erupted. She quickly found his ear with her tongue and began to suck on it. Soon she was whispering how much she loved him.
“Skillz, I hate him.”
“I know,” he said between breaths.
“I’m tired of sneaking around like this. The only thing I want to do is be with you.”
Skillz rolled over. His dick pulled free from her and he lay on his back next to her. Monique quickly curled up beside him.
“When I have to give him some, I close my eyes and wish it was you. That’s the only way I can do it with him.”
Skillz wrapped an arm around her. “Listen… there’s something I want to tell you.”
She raised up on her elbow with a smirk on her face. “What…,” she said letting the word drag out.
“You should know, we got this lick coming up.”
“No… Skillz. I just got this job for us. You don’t have to do it.”
“Nique, this shit is big.”
She sighed, “How big?”
“Like sixteen point five million dollars big.”
“Oh my God Skillz! What are y’all fittin’ to do? Rob a bank?”
“Something like that, but we aren’t going inside. The bank is coming to us.”
Monique sat up on the bed and crossed her legs. “What do you mean?”
“You know old lady Sanco?”
“Everybody knows her. Y’all going to kidnap her or something?”
“Nah, we’re just going to take her diamonds.”
“Skillz, if you get caught for that, you’re never going to get out of prison. That’s the richest white lady around here.”
“We good Nique. You know Hitman knows his shit.”
Monique fell quiet thinking about what Skillz had just said. Then she suddenly smiled. “You going to put one of those diamonds on my finger?” She held out her hand and wiggled her ring finger.
“Yeah, I’m going to call it the Sanco wedding.”
“You say sixteen point five million dollars? I’m going to have your baby.” She grabbed his dick teasingly. “Do you love me Skillz?”
“Hell yeah I love you.” He braced himself on his elbows to look at her.
“You wouldn’t think bad about me if I put your dick in my mouth would you?”
The thought of Monique sucking his dick instantly aroused him. He began to swell in her hand. “Nah baby, we’re going to be together.”
She looked at him considering. Then she licked her lips and smiled. Monique buried her face in his midsection. When the warm sensation from her tongue enveloped him, he grabbed her by the back of the head and began to coax her down his shaft. Skillz closed his eyes. “Hell yeah I love you.”
Chapter 5
Tip was running late again so she choose to take a shorter route to work after dropping Dice off at work. She was the receptionist for a loan company named Wellman, and at that particular moment, she was about twenty minutes away from being suspended. Tip made a stop at the corner pantry on Ebenezer and Franklin to grab a few items to take to work with her. Specifically, a mango and pineapple soda. After she grabbed her favorite drink, she made a quick detour down the candy aisle for a bag of Reese’s Pieces. Out of nowhere, someone squeezed on her ass so hard it hurt. She jumped and turned around to see Time standing there.
“Nigga what is your problem, touching me like that.”
“You don’t miss me Tip?”
“You can’t be doing that shit, you tripping. Why you on some disrespectful shit?”
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��You weren’t saying that when your boy was locked down.”
“Hold up! You and I don’t, and never did have anything going on, and I definitely don’t need anybody to think that. We talked as friends, accidently kissed, and that’s it.”
“I don’t need to hear that. You tell that shit to Nano.”
“Oh you wanna act like you got some power over me. You want to blackmail me? You know what; I can tell Nano what I did. He’s not shallow like some people I know.”
Time laughed. “You can say what you like, but I’m going to get some of that.” He grabbed his crotch and made a gesture towards her ass. Pissed off, Tip mistakenly grabbed a pack of Tropical Skittles and cautiously walked past him. She didn’t want him to be to touch her again. She made it to the counter where the cashier was concerned.
“You want me to call 911? I saw him grab you.”
Tip laughed even though she felt violated. They both looked back at the aisle where Time was beaming at them. The cashier leaned over the counter and whispered, “Looks like he’ll take it if you say no.” They both laughed. “Kizzy, you’re crazy girl,” Tip told her. “I’m just making sure you’re alright. Anyways, where’s that little handsome son of yours?”
“I just dropped him off at school.”
Kizzy started to ring up her items. “When he gets older, he’s going to be real popular.” Tip handed her a ten-dollar bill and said, “I know right.”
“So how does Nano like being home?”
“It’s alright so far.”
Kizzy passed Tip’s change across the counter. She had been Tip’s babysitter when Nano was locked down. “Call me if you need me.”
“You know I will.”
Tip dashed out of the store. Kizzy looked on while Tip slid into her BMW and pulled away in a hurry.
“Give me some Swishers and a pack of those yellow pills,” Time said rudely sitting a six-pack of Coronas on the counter top and pointed at the energy pills behind the register.
“What’s your problem,” Kizzy asked frowning down at him.
“What’s yours,” he barked back.
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