A Kingpin's Dream 2: Forever Ain't Enough

by Briana Crosby

  “Man why you do that to him grams? Turk not a baby.”

  “Y’all will always be my damn babies, I don’t give a fuck how old ya are, I will still beat y’all ass. Try me ya hear,” she warned as she pushed me out the way and walked into the house.

  “Now where the hell is Persia? We gone be late to brunch if her ass don’t hurry the hell up. PERSIA BRING YO ASS DOWN HERE!”

  “Grams, have you been taking your medicine?” Turk asked as he laughed. Grams began to take her shoe off and pointed it in his direction.

  “Ask me that shit again and I promise you I will launch this damn shoe at ya skull,” she warned. I was cracking up, this shit was hilarious. Persia soon came rushing down the stairs looking bad as hell. She sported an olive maxi dress with dark brown Giuseppe Zanotti flats. Her hair fell down her back in loose curls. The Ray-Bans that sat on her face complimented the look, I walked over and kissed her to show my admiration for her. She caught me looking at her and instantly started to blush.

  “Persia lets go now, we gon’ be late meeting Bri and Miracle at this restaurant.”

  “Bye baby,” she said as she kissed me and walked towards the door with Grams.

  “Aye, thanks for all the help P! You the shit, dog.” Turk yelled. She kissed his cheek, smiled and then exited the house with Grams on her heel. As soon as the door closed it was time to handle business.

  BRIANA

  Miracle and I sat at Prime and Provisions in downtown Chicago as we waited for Barbra and Persia to arrive. I didn’t want to be rude and eat before they got here so I had the waitress bring out plenty of hors d'oeuvres. I wasn’t worried about being full because I’m sure my ass would still be hungry. I looked across the table at Miracle. She had a certain glow about her, the same glow that Persia had when she met Ramses. I didn’t know if she and Turk were talking, but whoever the man was she was talking to, had her ass glowing and smiling like she had won the lottery. Her eyes were glued to her phone. I didn’t really know Miracle so the conversation really didn’t flow like it would have if Persia was sitting in front of me. I was tempted to pull out my phone as well but decided against it, I didn’t want to make it awkward. I broke the silence by trying to start up a conversation.

  “Who has you smiling from ear to ear?” I asked as I sipped on my strawberry lemonade.

  “I’m texting Turk, I’m sorry that I haven’t been talking… He’s just so funny and sweet that I can’t help myself.”

  “Girl, what Turk are you talking about because the Turk I know ain’t nowhere near sweet, he may be funny but that boy is ruthless when it comes to someone’s feelings. How long have y’all been talking?”

  “Since that night from Barbra’s house. I didn’t know he owned the bar I worked at. He tracked me down twice within the last week, Bri. I don’t think I could get rid of him no matter how hard I try,” she said as she moved her hair from out of her face. I sat there and looked at Miracle, she was now going through exactly what I was going through with Adonis. I didn’t know how crazy Turk was with his women, but I do know that he wouldn’t stop until she was his and I was sure of that. It was no getting away from these men once they spotted you.

  “Well speaking from experience, trying to get away or leaving is a bad idea because he will find you. I don’t know what all he told you, but just know he has ways of finding out whatever he wants, so you might as well just give him a chance. Continue to play hard to get because they love the chase.”

  “Hello Darlings,” Barbra said as she interrupted our conversation. Barbra and Persia stood side by side as Miracle and I got up to hug them. “I am so happy to see you ladies because we have so much to talk about.” Barbra said flagging the waitress down. The waitress walked over with her notepad and pencil in hand. “Please get me and these ladies a glass of water, we will order in a few.”

  The waitress nodded her head and walked off leaving us there. Barbra looked at every single one of us with what appeared to be a fake smile on her face. She had called us so that we could all come to this restaurant to catch up since we really hadn’t talked in the past few weeks. She cleared her throat and looked at me.

  “Briana, now I’m going to ask you this question and I’m going to need you to answer it as truthfully as you can! Do you think you can handle a man like Adonis?” she asked. I felt like all eyes were on me. Persia shifted in her chair uncomfortably and looked down at the menu. Miracle seemed to be confused by the question considering the fact that she didn’t know what happened a few weeks ago. Like I stated before, I didn’t really know Miracle so discussing something like this was uncomfortable to me, but I guess I didn’t have a choice since Barbra put me on the spot. I swallowed the knot in my throat and looked at Barbra never taking my eyes off her ass every word left my mouth.

  “Barbra, I know this is about what happened, but you have to understand that I reacted out of anger. I have never been in a serious relationship so I honestly didn’t know what to do then. Looking back I know I made a huge mistake and I regret it.”

  “Briana, I’m going to say this and I’m only going to say this shit once. That was some weak ass shit you pulled. I warned you that bitches was going to try and take your spot and you almost let them. You never leave your man based off what a female has said without getting an explanation from him first. Child, I understand you are twenty, but the way you acted was just so naïve and childish. You are now a woman since you have stepped into Adonis’s world and you have to act like it. You are carrying his child now so you need to make sure you think before you react,” she preached. I sat there quiet as I listened to Barbra tell me nothing but the truth.

  “Oh, and about Nino, I know Adonis killed him so it’s no need for their ass to try and cover it up. I saw that shit coming already and I honestly don’t know why it hadn’t happened sooner.”

  “Wait, excuse me?” Miracle asked as she placed her hand over her chest.

  “Miracle, my grandsons run a cartel. Yes they have killed people and have done terrible things. If you don’t like it then your ass can walk out of those front doors, I will call Turk right now and tell him that you no longer want to speak to him. It’s nothing!”

  We all waited for Miracle to get up, but surprisingly she stayed glued to her seat. “As long as Turk is for me and is good to my son, then I don’t care what he does, as long as he doesn’t bring that shit to my home then me and him will always be good.”

  “Child, I like you already, that was a good answer,” she said as she took a sip of her water. “Now Briana, back to you! I told you before that I know this game and I know how these women work. I know for a fact that Kenya will be back. They always come back for more. They can’t cope with being defeated so they would rather ruin your life and your happiness to make themselves stronger. I know it was Nino’s idea, but since he is no longer here I can guarantee you she’s going to try to finish what he started and I’m sure she won’t be alone because they never are. You need to be ready for everything that’s about to happen because it’s coming! Watch your back and always keep a guard with you, you two are pregnant so make sure you’re protected at all times. If anything happens to my great grandbabies, honey, they gone awaken the old Barbra and nobody will be safe then. I love you all, that’s why I’m giving you this information. I just need y’all to be smarter with your decisions. Persia, I won’t even get on you about the Ivan situation but you know that was wrong. Miracle please soak up everything I just said to these two so there will be no fuck ups in the future. Y’all are fucking with men of power. You need to learn how to handle what comes with them & their life style. This ain’t no walk in the park but I have faith in you that’s why I love you so much.”

  “We love you to, Grams,” Persia said as she reached across the table and held her hand.” “I know y’all do, now let’s order some food.”

  KENYA

  Tears fell from my eyes as I looked down at Nino’s grave. They didn’t even have the decency to give him a tombstone. Th
e only way I knew it was him was because there was cardboard sticking out of the dirt with his name on it. I bent down and stuck a few roses in the dirt where his tombstone should have been. More tears fell from my eyes as I realized how much of an asshole I had been to Nino. Nino only wanted to be loved and it pained me that I never gave it to him. I should have been loyal to him like he was loyal to me. Nino wasn’t Adonis, but deep down he had a good heart. Now he was dead because of me, because I fucked up the plan. He had given me one job and I failed tremendously.

  “I’m going to bring hell to Chicago baby, I’m going to follow through with everything and make sure that that bitch is six feet under so that you two can elope in death forever. You want, Bri? Well I’m going to give her to you. Just give me some time baby and I got you,” I spoke as more tears stained my face. I placed one more rose down and stood up placing the hood back over my head. I turned around and walked back to the car where Keith sat and waited for me. I stared at him through the windshield and he seemed to be in a heated conversation. As I got in the car, I could hear him yelling and cursing at the person on the other end.

  “Bitch don’t call me anymore about that shit, when I’m ready to see my fucking child I will,” he said as he instantly hung-up. His chest heaved up and down as he sat in the driver’s seat filled with anger.

  “Is everything ok?” I asked trying to sound sincere. Truth was, I didn’t give a fuck what went on in their personal life. As long as they did what I told them I was good.

  “My baby moms fucking tripping, but I ain’t worried about that bitch. You aight? It seem like you was crying out there.”

  “Seeing that shit just made me want to carry out my plan even more, you see how they have a damn cardboard out there! All the money these niggas got and they can’t even give him a tombstone. Those niggas is foul!! But that’s ok because I’m back in town and shit is about to get real ugly.”

  “I called Magic City and asked them about the girl you said looked like Briana, she got on the phone and we talked for about thirty minutes. She said that she will be willing to come down here if she has a place to lay her head and is given money. I told her we got all that shit covered….she says she’ll be down here by next week.”

  “That’s perfect because she’s the key to this operation, good job Keith,” I started to stroke his dick through his jeans as I stared into his eyes. I was now starting to think that Keith was all I needed for this operation. We really didn’t need Juan’s ass. If I could convince Keith that Juan was a snake and have him kill him that would be one less job I would have to do. Juan was becoming a little too distant for me and if he decided to back out then my plan would be ruined. Keith immediately pulled his dick out as he looked at me.

  PERSIA

  We all sat in the living room at Grams’ house drinking and having a good time. Miracle wanted to introduce us to her mother. Barbra thought it would be a great idea since she really didn’t have any friends her age, plus she wanted to meet the mother of the woman Turk was going to be with. Miracle had told us she was on her way earlier so I figured that this was her knocking at the door. Briana was busy showing Grams the ultrasound pictures and Miracle was in the bathroom so I was the only who could open the door. I stood up and straightened the wrinkles out of my dress and walked towards the door.

  “Who is it,” I yelled from the other side.

  “It’s Miracle's mom,” she said. I unlocked the top lock and quickly opened the door. As I looked at this woman my heart stopped and tears formed in my eyes. I stood there frozen unable to move as I looked at the woman who had played a major part in me and Briana’s life. Sister Clara looked at me with tears in her eyes unable to move as well. “Briana!!!” I cried out as my voice cracked.

  “Persia why are you cr…..ying,” Briana gasped as she stared at Sister Clara.

  “You two are so beautiful, you have grown into everything I have wanted you to be,” Sister Clara cried. Barbra stood off in the distance with her hand over her chest probably wondering what all this was about.

  “I prayed to the Lord above so that I could see my beautiful babies again and it has come true. God, you are so good,” she cried as she attempted to wipe the tears off our faces. Briana and I suddenly hugged Sister Clara in the doorway. Neither of us wanted to let go as we feared that this will be our last hug just like the other one was. I was messed up after sister Clara left us, she was the only mother figure I had. Hell, my parents didn’t give a fuck about me! They left me money thinking that it would equate to love, not understanding that I would rather have them than the money any day. When Sister Clara entered our life I was happy and I didn’t feel empty, but when she left it took a toll on me. Miracle appeared at the bottom of the steps with the same look Barbra wore on her face. A look of confusion.

  “So you all know each other?” Miracle asked.

  “Come on in so that we could get a better explanation of everything because I’m so confused,” Barbra said as she sat down. Sister Clara stepped in and I closed the door behind us. We sat down and she immediately began talking.

  “Leaving you to was one of the hardest decisions I had ever made in my life. I never meant to hurt either of you, but I had to leave because I was pregnant with Miracle’s brother. It was hard enough trying to hide Miracle. You can’t be pregnant and be a nun so I left and at that moment I knew that I didn’t want to be a nun anymore. That life style wasn’t for me. My mom forced me to do it... it was never something I chose. When I left I wanted to adopt you girls so badly but I knew they would never let me have you after they found out what was happening. I cried for weeks because I loved you two so much. I prayed that you listened to the advice I had given you.” She cried.

  “All these years we thought that you didn’t love us and it was something bigger than that. We forgive you and we still love you,” Briana said.

  “This is so beautiful ladies, God works in mysterious ways and he brought you all back into each other’s lives. I swear this family is getting bigger by the second,” Barbra yelled. Adonis suddenly came rushing through the door and interrupted everybody’s conversation by grabbing Briana by the arm, trying to take her upstairs.

  BRIANA

  “Adonis, what the hell!!! You’re hurting me,” I yelled. He said nothing. He guided me through the halls and opened the door to the room we always slept in when we were at Grams’ house. “Adonis what the fuck is your problem, you can’t be here just grabbing me like that without some explanation!” I yelled. He ignored me as he locked the door and loosened his tie. He stared at me coldly and tilted his head to the side. A cocky smirk graced his face as he stared at me hungrily.

  “That shit don’t fucking matter to me right now, you can go back downstairs when we done.” He said as his thick tongue glided over his bottom lip.

  “What you mean when we are done?” I asked confused.

  “Meaning... when I’m done eating your pussy and making love to you then you can go back downstairs and continue with whatever the fuck y’all were talking about. Now come here,” he demanded. I swear whenever Adonis said he was going to eat my pussy I was game. I had been craving sex bad lately and it was nothing like a quicky with the man you loved, so I was down for the cause.

  “I’m not going over there,” I rolled my eyes and folded my arms trying to make it seem as if I wasn’t interested in him. But we both knew I wanted him just as bad as he wanted me. He knew me all too well. He shook his head as he threw his tie on the ground. “What I tell you about making me repeat myself Bri?” he asked. He walked over to me and kneeled down on one of his knees in front of me. That tear drop that complimented his face along with those big brown eyes that always captivated you did something to me. I was so gone over this man.

  “Can you lay back for daddy?” That cocky smirk formed on his face again as his hands traveled up my arms. “I was in my office handling business when my thoughts drifted off to you and that thong you was walking around the house in the other day. The way t
hese thick legs, and this fat ass moved had me in a fucking daze,” he said as he pulled my leggings off. He immediately began to kiss and suck on my thighs. His tongue trailed up my inner thighs before he stopped at me pussy and looked at me. “I need my pussy now ma, I want you right fucking now.” He looked at me seriously as he kissed my love box through my panties. He knew that I hated being teased yet he did it anyway. “You gon’ give me my pussy or am I gon’ have to take it,” he said as his big and strong hands traveled up to my stomach and fondled my breast as he planted kisses all over my wetness.

  “Baby, you’re driving me insane.”

  “Now you know how I feel all the fucking time,” he winked at me before pulling my panties to the side and started devouring my pussy. I was panting heavily as I watched him watch me. My baby was taking me to another place. The place he always took me to when our bodies intertwined.

  “Briana and Adonis!” a voice yelled from the other side of the door.

  “Yo what the fuck, can I eat my girls pussy in peace?” Adonis boomed not realizing Grams was the one who was on the other side. She kicked the door and banged on it some more as she cursed Adonis out.

  “Boy, open this got damn door so I can put my foot up your ass. Who the hell are you talking to!!!! You better stop all that damn cussing.” I covered my mouth and laughed as Adonis continued to kiss on me ignoring the fact that Grams was cussing him out.

  “Baby, she gone break the door down.”

  “Shhhh, just let me finish before I head back to work.”

  In just 20 minutes, Adonis had me in every position you could think of. I laid on his chest as I traced his tattoos. He rubbed my stomach and he planted sweet kisses on my forehead. These are the moments I cherished with him the most. The atmosphere was filled with love, our bodies glued together, my body on top of his as our heart danced in our chest to each other’s rhythm.