Chapter 17

Setting Things in Order

Nalyse

 

Things were not going the way I planned. Two weeks had passed since I saw Rashawn. He came in the day after I was discharged talking stupid. I was sitting in the living room on the phone playing nice with Caree. I was trying to get information on Kee’s whereabouts. She said she heard she was going down south somewhere, but hadn’t heard exactly where. It was cool, because I was gonna find that bitch and make her pay.

Caree gave me the latest gossip on what was going on in the Hills. Of course Spinx’s surprise return was the hot topic out there. I couldn’t get the entire scoop because this nigga was staring me all in the mouth, so I told her I would call her back. He sat on the love seat in front of me with a smug look on his face.

“Oh, so now you finally decide to show up. Why haven’t you been to see your son?” I snapped. I really didn’t give two shits if he saw him or not. I was just playing the part.

He just kept giving me this look, like he was disgusted or something.

“What, nigga, Kat got your fuckin’ tongue? I asked you a question,” I snapped.

I didn’t even see it coming. I found myself on the floor with his thick ass hands around my throat. I thought my damn heart was in my throat. I gasp and wiggled trying to get from under him.

“I could kill your little ass right now, and I bet no one would miss you! I know what you told Kat. I raped you? Bitch, I ain’t need to rape you. You threw me the pussy and then sold her out. What do you think she’s gonna do when she finds out you been snitchin’ on her the whole time? Do you know how much shit you done started?” he growled, banging my head on the floor. “Do you?” He let go of my throat and stood up.

I began coughing uncontrollably and gagging. Tears welded up in my eyes. I wished I had something to hit that nigga with, because I would have fucked him up. I sat up, trying to catch my breath. He paced back and forth.

“I’m only gonna ask you this once… is that my fucking baby? Please don’t lie, because I’m gonna get a test anyway. And if it turns up that it ain’t mine, I am gonna kill you myself. I can’t believe that I allowed you to do this to me, to leave the only person I ever loved. I never loved you… you do know that right? You were just her replacement. I mean, if I couldn’t have her anymore why not have the next best thing, the sister. You know we’re back together right? Your little lie backfired. She fuckin’ hates you. She never wants to see you again, so stop calling and harassing her! She wants nothing to do with you! You’re dead to her!”

Every word he spat stung like venom. I was so mad. How could she have told him? She promised me she wouldn’t say anything, I thought. I couldn’t blame her for being mad at me, but hate, come on, I was her only sister. This shit just wasn’t worth it. Rashawn sat on the couch next to me. He pulled me by my hair until I was off the floor. I cried in pain.

“What the fuck are you crying for? You did this shit to yourself. Now this is how shit is gonna work. You are going to get the DNA test. If that baby is mine, his name is getting changed and you’re signing custody over to me and my mother. There is no way I’m going to let a heartless bitch like you raise my seed. You understand that? You will never, ever, see my son again. So you can pack up your bags and go live with that faggot ass nigga Kev. Y’all deserve each other.” He stood up and walked towards the door. “Oh, by the way, I heard you had set up shop behind my back out in the Hills, I want my fucking cut. You got thirty days. If you ain’t got it, I suggest you get missing, ASAP. I’ll give you a head start before I come looking,” he spat. He slammed the door as he left out.

I ran to the door and locked the bolt on it. I went to the bathroom and examined myself. Bruises in the replica of his fingers were appearing on my neck. I picked up the comb and ran it through my hair, clumps of it fell out. I screamed and threw a jar of Liv into the mirror, cracking it. What happened? Where did I go wrong? I thought. This was supposed to go smoothly but it was dwindling downhill rapidly. I looked at myself in the mirror. My reflection was out of wack because of the crack. That’s how I felt. There was a crack somewhere in my life. I just needed to figure out how to piece it back together.

 

That’s how it went down between us. Now two weeks later I was sitting here alone in this apartment trying to figure what I need to do to fix this. I told Kevin what Rashawn did, but he didn’t give me the response I’d wanted. He was real calm and cool about it, talking some mess about he will handle it, but now was just not the time. Now is just not the time? I thought. What fucking time is better than now?

Rashawn damn near knew everything that was going on. He just didn’t know what part Kevin played in it. I was getting to the point to where I didn’t know either. I’d barely saw him since I’d been home. He kept telling me that he was trying to make sure things were going to go smoothly for us, but I wasn’t trying to hear that shit. I did what I should have done in the first place, called the one person I knew would handle my problem.

Spinx had stopped by a few times a week, making sure I had cash and something to eat. Of course he wanted something in return. I couldn’t give him any ass yet, but I had other ways of pleasing him. He wanted to go kill Rashawn when I told I him what he did to me. I wanted him to do it, too. But I knew there was something huge I would be missing out on if I reacted too quickly.

Rashawn thought he had a huge shipment coming in next week. Something was coming but it wasn’t what he thought. He was supposed to finally meet his connect face to face, because this deal was just too big to handle through UPS. He had been preparing for this shipment for some time, and I knew he was damn near using every penny he had for this supply.

Rashawn didn’t know I knew about it. He tried to do it on the side. The funny thing is, I knew every move he made with the connect, because his connect was Kevin. I couldn’t wait to see his face when he found out. At first I didn’t really want to see his demise, but after he turned my sister against me and put his hands on me; I wanted to see that rotten bastard take his last breath.

I was peeking out the window when I noticed the mailman pulling off. I decided to go check the mail. I was waiting for Lil’ Kevin’s insurance papers to come. It was starting to get hot outside. I opened my box and the first thing that caught my eye was a letter from Kee. No that bitch didn’t write me, I thought. I looked at the address and it was marked Raleigh, North Carolina. I opened it up and began to read it.

She was kicking some shit about how she changed her life and that she accepted God. I had to laugh. I know this bitch is tripping now… God, come on, I thought. She didn’t have a religious bone in her body. I read on, shaking my head in disbelief. She was inviting me to come and stay with her and her cousin. She was crazy, I would be down there, but it damn sure wouldn’t be to stay and play church with her ass. I was coming to wreak havoc, so she better be prayed up.

When I walked in my house I heard the phone ringing. I ran to it and Spinx was on the line. “Hey, baby,” I said seductively.

We chit chatted for a while and he asked if we could spend time together this weekend at the mote. I thought about it for a minute. It had been a while since I had some and I wasn’t bleeding anymore. So I told him it was a date.

 

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Kat

 

“I really enjoyed our evening out,” I whispered in Rashawn’s ear.

We were cuddled up on the rug in front of the fireplace. Of course it wasn’t lit because we would have burned the hell up. It was the middle of spring, and we had just returned from an evening of dancing and dining at Zanzibar Blue in Philly. Afterwards, we came back here and he commenced to giving me the best sex I’d ever had. I was in heaven. I lay in his arms staring at his dreamy eyes. I loved this man, I really did. My mother was right; he had been there for not only me, but my entire family. I owed him the truth.

I closed my eyes and whispered, “Would you ever do anything to hurt me?”

He kissed me on the forehead. “You’re my every thing and you know that. I would never do anything to harm you, the question is would you do anything to harm me?” he asked gently.

I propped my head up on my arm and ran my hand down his bare chest. I lay there thinking, did he just ask me what I think he did? He sat up and pulled me close to him. I was afraid to answer the question, but I knew I had no choice. I looked up at him directly in his soft brown eyes. “I can’t lie to you baby, lately… due to certain circumstances… I wished you were out of my life. I even thought about ways to be free from you,” I confessed.

He had a confused look on his face. “What circumstances? What are you talking about, Kat?”

“There’s something I need to ask you, and I need the truth. Did you rape Nalyse, and are you Little Kevin’s dad?”

Rashawn took a deep breath and placed his hands behind his head. “First of all, I would never do anything to hurt anyone in your family… rape… you and I both know I don’t need to rape anyone. Now, did I have sex with Nalyse; I made a mistake and had sex with her. It happened the night of her graduation. She came to thank me for the truck. She told me that you were sleeping with a guy named Allen from your school and that he was living here in my house. Of course I was upset. She played on my emotions and one thing led to another, and we were in the bed. After that night she thought it was going to be a regular thing, but I told her I wasn’t interested. She started threatening me, saying she was going to tell you that we were fucking if I didn’t keep her tightened up or break her off from time to time. I would have been told you, but I saw you with that nigga at the movies. You looked like you was in love, so I just let you do your thing. Next thing I know she comes running to me saying she’s pregnant. So, I put her in an apartment and made sure she was taken care of. But is the baby mine? I’m not even sure. I took a DNA test since that nigga Kevin came back in the picture,” he said.

 I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. That was nowhere close to what she had told me. I felt so ashamed for my actions in the past year. I wished I could have taken it all back, but it was too late.

I snuggled on his chest and apologized, “I am so sorry about Allen… I was so lonely, you were always gone and I was so unhappy. I knew you were hustling to take care of us, but I needed more, I needed you. Lyse, I can’t believe she lied to me. She told me you raped her. I love you so much, but why couldn’t you just have come to me? We could have worked through this.” I cried.

Rashawn rubbed my back. “It’s going to be ok. I know that you’re sorry. Everything is going to be fine, sooner than you think.”

 

Fatal

 

This nigga was always late. I looked at my Rolex, and the time read 10:20 pm. This nigga was supposed to be here damn near an hour ago. I sipped on my Merlot and enjoyed the scenery.

This sexy, fine ass Spanish dude kept giving me the eye. He looked caked up, too. He had on a charcoal colored Armani suit with some Gators to match. I gave him a little smile and he winked. We had been playing this game for the last twenty minutes. He was at a table with a few other gentlemen who also wore expensive gear. To the regular crowd they would have looked like business men, but I knew the deal. Those niggas were most definitely making underground power moves.

The waiter asked me if I needed anything else. I told him I was fine, and he slipped me a folded up piece of paper. I opened it up, and it was from Mr. Armani. His name was Miguel Diaz, he dropped me his digits. I looked in his direction and gave him a nod of approval. He gave me a big grin, and that’s when I noticed his deep dimples.

Damn, he’s fine, I thought. I looked him over. From the looks of it, he looked like he could do a little damage in the bedroom. Those Spanish niggas were crazy, too, just how I like them, a little deranged. Just when I was about to get deep into my little day dream I was interrupted by this ignorant ass nigga.

“What’s up, baby. I see you over there checking out Chico and shit,” he joked.

Spinx black ass came strolling in damn near an hour late wearing this loud turquoise, leather Avirex Jacket; a pair of Fendi shades; and a black Gap sweat suit. He was the only person I knew who could pull some shit off like that and still think he looked good.

“Nigga, you know you wrong for coming here all late. I was getting ready to leave this bitch. You are paying for my fucking drinks, too.” I added. I tried to act like I was pissed. But I couldn’t hold it in any longer, I had to laugh. I couldn’t get pass that bright ass jacket on his fool ass.

“What, what’s so fucking funny, Fae?” he said while cheesing. He knew damn well what I was laughing at.

“Nigga, you, you and that Gymboree looking jacket, nigga. That shit looks ridiculous and you know it.”

He started laughing. “Fuck you, Fae, with your stankin’ ass… look, everything is set up for this weekend. I just need you to show up and scare the shit out of her ass. I want her to know I ain’t playing with her ass. I mean, I got mad love for her, but she play to damn much. I feel like Samson found my weak point and sent the enemy in to devour me. But I can’t lie, I love that little bitch. She’s devious as a mother fucka, but I love me some Nyse! I just need to get her ass in check, even if I have to make her stare death in the face to get her ass right,” he said, taking my glass of merlot to the head.

I shook my head in amazement. This chick had all three of those niggas going bananas. I didn’t know what type of voodoo she had going on, but they were lost under her spell. I thought Rashawn had put her in her place, but a few days afterwards he was feeling some type of way. She wasn’t my concern any way; I had other plans for her.

I had to make him come to his senses. I couldn’t believe when he told me he was going to let Kat get away with trying to kill him. I told him he had to be fucking nuts. She needed to be an example; no one would respect him if it got out that he let that shit go. How much more was he gonna let her get away with? If I had my way, which I eventually would, that bitch would be history by the end of the week.

Spinx and I sat around talking shit until we were both pissy drunk. We both staggered out of the restaurant holding on to one another. I could barely stand up.

“Yo, Fae, you all right?” he slurred. I noticed his truck was parked closer to the entrance than mine. I guess his punk ass didn’t want to walk me to my ride.

“Yeah, nigga, I’m cool. I’m just a few rows away.” We gave each other a pound and went our separate ways. Not even a minute later I heard him peel off. Damn, he didn’t even wait to see if I made it safely, I thought. But who the fuck in their right mind would fuck with me? I’m Fatal!

I took my heels off so I could have better balance. Halfway to my car I felt something all too familiar poking me in my side. Wow, I know this shit is not happening to me now. I thought. The only thing I could do was laugh. I’d got caught slipping. I tried to turn around to see who finally caught up with me, but they pressed the barrel deeper in my side.

“I don’t want to hurt you. I just want to talk business.”

That voice was familiar. They removed the gun from my side. I laughed as I turned around to greet this brave soul. I couldn’t believe that standing in front of me toting a nickel plated .357 magnum was the infamous Nyse. She stood there staring me straight in the eyes, studying my every move. She had the gun in her right hand, pressed against her thigh. Hmm. Let me see how much heart she really got, I thought. I lounged towards her. She swiftly had the gun aimed towards my skull. She even had the nerve to cock it back.

“I told you, Fae, I want to do business. I’m not trying to hurt you. Let’s take a walk to your car so we can talk,” she said, still aiming the gun at my head.

I couldn’t believe this shit. I couldn’t stop smiling. This bitch was really bout it. I turned around and walked to my car. She followed behind me. When we reached my car, I got in. I unlocked the passenger side door to let her in. She went around to the back door and sat behind me. Good girl, I thought. I just wondered where she learned all this shit from.

“So, what’s up, Ms. Nyse, what can I do for you?”

“I know your brother has his plans for Rashawn, but he’s taking too long. He needs to be dealt with ASAP. He knows that I’ve been stealing from him, and he threatened to kill me. It won’t be long before he finds out about the connect being fake. He’s on some other shit now, and he threatened to take my son.”

I sat and listened to her whole little plan. I had to admit, it was well thought out. Of course the money that she gave to me upfront was lovely.

“There’s more where that came from. I know that Rashawn has more at my sister’s, and she has a secret safe in her walls. If you do this for me in a timely manner you can have everything that’s in there,” she said.

It sounded good, but something was just not quite piecing together. “So, what’s in it for you? I know you want more than just this nigga in the dirt. You don’t want no loot?”

She smiled at me in a weird freaked out sort of way.

“No, I don’t want any money him, six feet under is enough.” She opened the car door and slid out. Before she walked away she turned to me. “Oh, Fae, just to let you know, Rashawn has $250,000 bounty on Kevin’s head. Not to be in your business, but whatever is up between you and Spinx, you need to cut it off. He’s the nigga that plans to put the bullets in Kev’s head. Within seconds she had disappeared back into the night.