Chapter Forty-Six
Venus sat at her desk waiting for the District Attorney to call her back. Annette had turned down their first offer and Venus was pushing the D.A. to put her ass on trial. The nerve of that bitch.
Venus locked her office door and then went and pulled a bottle out of her desk drawer; she was drinking more and more these days. She leaned back and felt the burn of the drink as she swallowed it. She reached for a can of Planters Peanuts and took another drink before someone knocked at the door. She didn’t want to be disturbed right now. ”Who is it?” she yelled out.
”It’s Dre. Are you all right?” Andre said. Damn, what does he want? Venus thought as she got up to go and open the door. Andre stood there in an Armani suit and shoes. She didn’t know if it was the liquor or he really just looked that damn good. Venus decided that it was both.
She invited Andre in to sit down. They had both been promoted at the bank, and they each had private offices now. The liquor bottle was visible on her desk, but Venus didn’t care if he saw it. ”What can I do for you, Andre?” she said grabbing a handful of peanuts from off her desk.
”Nothing, really. I just wanted to make sure you were okay. I know you’re under a lot of stress, and I want you to know that I’m here for you,” he replied sitting across from her. Venus thought he sounded really sincere and thanked him. ”Come here. You look like you need a hug,” he added standing back up.
Venus smiled and got up from her black leather chair and walked over to Andre. At first she just stood there, looking into his eyes. They were pretty, and she had never noticed them before. Andre cupped Venus’ face in his hands and kissed her on the lips. He pulled back and studied her face, hoping her eyes told him that she wanted more—they did. Andre kissed Venus again with such passion this time that her knees buckled. Is it the liquor, peanuts or the kiss? she thought. She decided that it was the kiss.
Venus could feel Andre’s hardness through his pants, and she placed her hand on his crotch to make sure that what she was feeling was real. Oh, it’s real all right, she thought. He was packing a shotgun. The muscles in her pussycat started to jump and throb. She pulled away from him and went to lock the door. Then she came back and sat on her desk. She pulled off her shoes and slid off her pantyhose. Andre looked at her in disbelief. It didn’t take long for him to figure out what time it was.
Venus, now in a bra and thong, closed the blinds and helped Andre out of his clothes. He let his pants and boxers drop down to the floor. Wow! Venus thought. BJ was big, but Andre was huge. And he had a pretty dick, the kind she liked to suck. Venus bent down in front of him and teased the head with her tongue. He ran his fingers through her hair and then he lifted her up off the floor. He kissed her as she wrapped her legs around his waist. Then he entered her and pinned her up against the wall before stroking the life out of her. She came immediately.
Andre put Venus down on the carpet and beat his head on her clit. He continued to enter and pull out of her, and he beat her clit some more until it was swollen. He entered her again, putting her legs up on his shoulders and putting his hands underneath her, spreading her ass. Venus came again and Andre came too, now. They lay there catching their breath.
Venus was embarrassed; she couldn’t believe what she had just done. She went into the bathroom connected to her office and washed up. Then she cracked the door and peeked through it to ask Andre to pass her clothes to her; she didn’t want him to see her naked, as if it mattered now. He handed them to her and got dressed.
Venus came out of the bathroom fully dressed now. ”I’m sorry. I don’t know what came over me. I am so embarrassed,” she said.
”Don’t be sorry. I’m not. Furthermore, I think it was long overdue,” Andre said. ”Come see me before you leave,” he added before giving her a quick kiss on the lips.
Venus sat at her desk and thought about what just happened. She felt guilty about giving herself to someone so soon after BJ’s death.... I’m sorry, BJ, but I gotta move on... rest, baby.
Share and Will decided to purchase the McDonald’s downtown. She figured she could close the deal for $220,000.00, a quarter of a million at the most. It was a busy location, like her other two restaurants.
She and Will drove to her co-op on Seventy-Fourth Street and she checked her answering machine. There was a message from one of the detectives. He notified her that Petie was still at large and she could call the 32nd precinct if she needed to.
Share thought about Renee and decided to give her a call. Renee was more than happy to hear from her. Share told her that she was helping the police so Petie could be apprehended. She gave Renee the names of two support groups that she could join before relocating to Pennsylvania. Renee was grateful, although the counselor had already given her more than enough information on support groups. But more important than that, she was grateful to speak to someone who understood.
They hung up on a good note, and Share was pleased that Renee still wasn’t holding anything against her. They were two women who’d met under fucked up circumstances. Their beef was-n’t with each other but with Petie. They both understood that.
Share sat back and said a silent prayer. And she said a special prayer for Petie, asking God to help her forgive him and to have mercy on his soul.
Venus was in Andre’s office waiting for him to get off the phone. She was wondering who he was talking to. She felt herself getting a little jealous. Andre must have seen the irritation on her face, and he cut his conversation short. ”Okay, Mom, I’ll be there Sunday for dinner.” Venus felt silly. Look at that, she thought. You’re already assuming shit. Andre hung up the phone and grabbed his attache briefcase before getting up from his desk. ”Let’s go,” he said guiding Venus out the door.
”Where we going?” she asked with a big Gatorade smile across her face. Andre didn’t answer, and they drove to his house in separate cars.
”Park your car and get in mine; we’re going for a ride,” Andre told Venus when they got there. She didn’t dare ask again where they were going. She felt like a kid waiting for a surprise from her father.
They stopped at a red light and Andre leaned over and kissed her. ”Relax, I only bite behind closed doors,” he said winking his eye at her.
Petie couldn’t sleep and his mind was racing. He and Ladelle had counted $152,000.00. Petie gave him thirty grand and two bricks. He kept the rest, but he’d give some of it to Renee for the boys.
Petie called Roz and told her he’d need ID, and he asked how long it would take her to get it. She told him to get a Polaroid picture and she would make it happen. Petie knew he could count on Roz for anything. She had more connects than dots. If she didn’t have so much shit with her, Petie would gladly take her. But he was feeling Patrice now anyway.
He sat back in the chair and watched Patrice sleep. Yeah, Patrice was his new shorty and they needed each other. One day he might tell her about his condition, but for now he’d keep it a secret.
Petie continued to sit there and watch Patrice sleep. It reminded him of when he and Renee first started out; he would watch her sleep for hours. He felt like he was keeping shit safe while wifey and his sons slept. These thoughts made his heart hurt. No matter what happened, he would make sure that his sons were all right.
Patrice turned over in the bed and looked at Petie. ”I can’t sleep anymore. Come to bed.” Petie got up from the chair, got in the bed and gave Patrice the business. They made love all through the night. Petie took his time with her. He’d been with her for three days now, and it seemed like three months. He was really feeling her. He had never felt this way about anyone so soon before, and it scared him. If she fucked up he would beat her down fa sho, but he tried not to think about that.... Petie and Patrice—fuck Bonie and Clyde.
