Chapter 25
“Making a Move”
Poppo
“Welcome to my home,” I said to Jewel as we pulled up to a little spot I’d gotten in Norfolk.
I’d been spending so much time on the East Coast, and in VA in particular, I figured I may as well get a little spot. Hell, with the money I was spending in hotel costs every month, I may as well pay rent instead.
“Oh, this is cute! Looks just like a bachelor’s pad.” She giggled as we walked into the living room.
My living room was simple. I had a big-framed, black-and-white photo of Tony Montana from Scarface on the wall, a black leather sectional, and a fifty-two-inch plasma on the wall. That’s all a nigga needed.
“Make yourself comfortable.” I handed Jewel the remote then headed to the kitchen to make her a drink. “What you want to drink?” I asked, trying to be a gentleman. If it was up to me alone, I would have given her a shot of Henny straight. That would have made my night go a lot easier.
“Uummm, what do you have?”
“Hennessy.”
“That’s it?”
“Look, ma, like you said, this is a bachelor’s pad. I don’t have no little sweet shit or none of that girly shit you be drinking.”
“No Hpnotiq, Alizé, or Nuvo? Nothing?”
“Hpnotiq. But if you drink it, you have to drink an ‘Incredible Hulk.’ “ I had to get the Henny in there some kind of way. You know that Henny make you sin, and that’s exactly where I was trying to get to that night.
“Okay. Okay. Incredible Hulk it is.” Jewel laughed and sat down on the couch, finally submitting.
“Here you go.” I handed Jewel the drink then sat on the couch next to her.
“Thank you.”
“Like I was saying in the restaurant, shit is about to come up for the both of us.”
“Oh yeah? What makes you so sure?”
“Look, baby girl, I got my eyes on the prize, and by all means, I plan on getting it.”
“So let me hear a little bit of this plan,” Jewel said. “You got me real curious.”
“All you need to know is, soon Calico is going to be six feet deep.”
“Oh yeah? And what will happen after that?”
I knew exactly what Jewel wanted to hear, so I played along. “I’m going to take the lead and be in charge. I’m already on my way. Since Calico’s been locked up, I’ve been stacking dough and building up my new team. Some of the old team members will have to go because their loyalty will lie with Calico, and I can’t have that. My empire will stand strong and make twice as much as his did. All I need is a queen bee like you by my side,” I said, already beginning to feel on top of the world.
“Sounds like a good plan.” Jewel guzzled down the drink I’d given her.
Ring! Ring!
My phone rang, interrupting our conversation. Normally I would have ignored it, but it was Murdock. That nigga owed me eighty-five hundred dollars, and I needed that shit, so I answered.
“Excuse me, ma. I need to answer this call,” I said to Jewel then walked away. I picked up the call. “Yo?”
“Ready for you,” Murdock said.
“I hope it’s all there, Murdock. I ain’t taking no cuts.”
“I got eighty-five hundred for you.”
“Cool. Meet me at KFC at Five Points,” I instructed Murdock to meet me at a place close to the crib.
“Sorry about that, ma,” I said to Jewel as I walked back into the living room. “Want to take a ride with me down the street real quick?” I asked her, knowing this would be the prefect opportunity to show her how I was getting money.
We hopped in the car, and I met up with Murdock at the KFC. He was already there when we pulled up. This time I got out of my car and hopped in with him.
Murdock handed me the money as soon as I got in. “Here you go.”
“Eight-five hundred, right?” I tried to confirm, like always.
“It’s all there, man,” Murdock said. “And to show I’m a man about principle, I added a little interest.”
“Thanks, but I don’t need interest, nigga. I need you to pay on time.” I then got out of his car and got back into mine.
“Count this for me.” I handed Jewel the stack of money then pulled off. I watched as her eyes lit up and a broad smile came across her face.
“I don’t count money unless it’s mine.” She smirked.
“Soon enough, baby girl, soon enough,” I said, confident that the time when I could throw her stacks was near.
Minutes later we were back at my crib and comfortable on the couch like before.
“Would you like another drink?” I inquired as soon as we got settled. I already had a mixture of the Hennessy and Hpnotiq in a pitcher cooling in the fridge and ready to pour.
“Maybe just one more,” Jewel said and turned on the television.
We were just in time to watch reruns of The Game on BET.
Ring! Ring!
My cell phone rang as I was making Jewel’s drink. Not recognizing the number, I answered the phone in a fake voice. “Hello?”
“You gon’ die, bitch nigga!” a male voice said from the other end.
“Oh yeah? You know where to find me,” I said in a calm voice. “I ain’t hiding.” I then hung up the phone. I didn’t want to draw any attention to my phone call and take the risk of ruining the mood me and Jewel had set so perfectly.
I’d been receiving those calls off and on since Deebo’s death, and ain’t shit happen. I had been carrying on with life as usual, and ain’t shit jump off. Hell, those niggas knew where to find me if they really wanted some. The way I saw it, niggas was just popping shit, hoping to scare a nigga away.
I returned to the living room and handed Jewel her drink. “Here you go, sweetheart.”
After Jewel finished that last drink, I didn’t even bother to ask her if she wanted another one. I didn’t want to make it seem like I was really trying to get her drunk. Maybe, she was done for the day and night.
I, on the other hand, knew how to hold my liquor and had about five Incredible Hulks with us just sitting on the couch. I was feeling nice and knew Jewel was feeling even better, so I didn’t hesitate to make a move on her. I started by gently kissing her neck and feeling on her breasts. I wanted to put one in my mouth, but no sooner than I caressed her soft, supple breast, she shooed my hand away. Not wanting to ruin the mood and totally fuck things up, I eased off.
“How about a massage?” I whispered in her ear and started to rub her shoulders before she could even respond.
She didn’t resist, so I took that as my queue to keep going. I took my time, paying special attention to each part of her body as I rubbed her from head to toe. Although I was disappointed and nearly had blue balls, I was glad to have gotten this far. I just hoped the next time things would be different and I would be inside her pussy. I knew it was wet and juicy, and I couldn’t wait for a taste. Literally!