I couldn’t breathe, my heart was beating like a drum in my chest.
“You did the right thing.” Fendi told me, but it didn’t feel like it. I felt scared and my hands were shaking.
“It’s okay baby. It’s cool.” Astro was there rubbing my arms. “That nigga ain’t gonna do shit.” They could say that now, but I knew how crazy Don could be.
“Y'all don’t understand. That nigga is wild, I didn’t mean for it to happen this way.” I was going to break it off with Don but I had a different approach planned. I had already moved out of the house and got a place. I was going to tell him that I was going back to school and not stripping anymore. He had no use for me if I was doing the school girl act. He would just want his money and disappear from my life. Now he had turned into my enemy, and even worse.
“Your husband, My Trick, Make yo nigga suck my dick.” Was playing and I could tell that the song pissed him off.
“Baby you good...you're safe.” I was staying with Astro over the past week, we had some long talks about our future and where things were going. I felt like in this short time of being with him I was finally seeing what it felt like to be loved by a real man.
“I know I’m just...I know how petty he can get. I want you to be careful.”
“Oh I’m good.” Astro said laughing. “Trust me, that nigga ain’t gonna bother us. He’s got other shit to worry about.” I wanted to know what he was saying but Fendi was here.
“I’m about to go girl, me and Uzi about to hit it. You gonna be good?” I wasn’t sure about her and Uzi, it was him coming in here paying that started this whole shit.
“Let me talk to you Fendi.” I pulled her away to the side. “What was Don talking about? What did you tell Uzi?”
“Nothing, just...I told him I wanted to pay Don back for Aunt Trini’s house.” I knew I should have never told her.
“That was between me and him, why the fuck would you tell Uzi? That makes him look like a bitch.”
“Why do you care?”
“Because when he gets embarrassed the motherfucker goes crazy, do you understand? This shit could have been avoided.” I wanted to strangle her. She didn’t think about anybody but herself, and now she put me and Astro in danger.
“Calm down, I told you that I was going to pay and take care of this.”
“But you did it wrong. You're always doing shit like this. Coming into my life, taking over in your way. I had the shit handled, now we gotta deal with it while you go fuck off.”
Astro was at my side by that time.
“Whatever. Sorry I tried to save you from getting your ass beat. Have fun bitch, I’m good on you.” She and Uzi walked out, leaving Astro at my side.
“Baby you trust me?” I turned to him, looking deep into his eyes.
“Yeah I trust you.”
“Then know I’m not going to let his bitch ass come near you.” He said looking around.
“Come here...let’s go in the bathroom.” I did as he said, ducking into the bathroom. Just me and him in the small studio bathroom.
“Dial the number to Club Diamond for me.” He said giving me some janky flip phone.
“Why…?”
“It’s a burner phone. Just do it.” I knew the number by heart and dialing it I handed the phone to him.
After a few rings someone answered.
“Club Diamond.”
“Hey yo...Y’all gonna get robbed tonight.”
“What?”
“I’m warning y’all. Get your security together and keep your eyes open. Niggas are coming to rob y’all.” He said it slow and before anyone could ask questions he hung up.
“Oh shit…”
“I know that nigga. He’s mad, so he’s going to try to do something big to show he’s the shit. When he does, they gonna light his ass up.” I was so happy I gave him a dozen kisses on his neck and cheeks.
“That’s fucking brilliant baby.”
“So you see. I got this shit taken care of.” He had one side taken care of ,but not the other. Fendi was still running around like she was hot shit.
“What about my sister?” I asked him.
“Just let it go boo. She didn’t mean no harm.” But I wasn’t sure about that. He didn’t know Fendi like I did, and to me she always meant harm. It was her middle name to do harm.
“Yeah maybe you're right. But what about my song?”
“She already signed for her rights. I produced the song and I already gave the beat guy money for the track so...if you want we can put it out there?” That made my pussy moist.
“You mean it? I’m going to be a star?”
“No...You are already a star.”
“I love you…” I blurted it out, trying to catch the words as they came out, and before I could he gave me another surprise.
“I love you too.” We kissed, a deep kiss and hug that I needed so badly.
“So let me go out here, I think I’m going to call a connect and see about getting it on the radio.” That made my cheeks hot. I couldn’t speak as Astro left me in the bathroom, but as I paced the floor I still couldn’t stop thinking about Fendi.
“Fuck that bitch...let her burn.” And burn she would. I didn’t know how, but I was going to torch that bitch for how she did this. It could have cost me my relationship and some business, so now we weren’t sisters, we were enemies.