“Over here lookin’ through a case file. You?”
I lowered my voice. “I need you and Dell to find someone for me ASAP. The nigga did some shit, and now he gotta see me.”
Lenny and Dell were brothers who went from hood rascals to the hood’s biggest detectives.
In a low tone, Lenny asked, “Do you need us to handle it?”
I knew exactly what he meant. Without any questions, the brothers would be ready to ride for old times’ sake. If I gave them the word, their roles on the force didn’t mean shit. The uniform would be off, and street justice would take over.
“Nah, I got this one.”
“You got his full government?”
I paced back and forth on my well-mowed lawn. “Not yet, only a first name, but I’ll work on getting a last name when I get off the phone.”
“We got you, bro. Just keep me posted.”
I ended the call with Lenny and stepped back inside Rhema’s she-shed. She was back at work, cutting more wire.
“Rhe, do you know Shane’s last name?”
“Um…” She thought about it for a while before saying, “I think I heard Momma call him Shane Hawkins one day.”
I instantly pulled out my phone again and sent the name to Lenny. Once he confirmed that it was received, I put my cell away and pulled Rhema in for a hug.
“Rhe, I’d do anything for you, Momma, and Ramiro. I promise to never let a soul hurt y’all. I love you so much.”
She wrapped her little arms around me tighter. “I love you too, Daddy.”
CHAPTER 36
SAJE
“Saje, there’s someone I want you to meet at my upcoming gala.”
“Oh, really? Who?”
Reason had just gotten done putting me through the mattress, and we were lying in bed, both on the verge of falling asleep. Anything involving his world always excited me. We’d been dating for months and had gotten extremely close. But even though we were close, he kept his personal business separate from what we had going on. So, him bringing up introducing me to somebody had me feeling like we were stepping into new relationship territory.
“My business partner and good friend.”
“Okay, handsome, let me know when, and I’ll be there.”
Reason leaned over and kissed my lips. “My stylist will find you a gown, and I’ll hire a crew to do all that shit you women like to do before a special event.”
Now he was speaking my language. I was a bitch who loved to get pampered, catered to, and glammed up on the regular.
“Thank you!” I blurted excitedly. To show him my appreciation, I slowly kissed his chest, traveled down to his eight-pack, and guided my mouth toward his pretty dick. ThenI hungrily wrapped my lips around it and showed him how thankful I was.
Two weeks later, I was looking like a high-fashion model and ready to attend the event with Reason. We walked around the gala, briefly speaking to guests, and he introduced me as his woman. I felt proud to be on his arm.
Reason was the type of man who had everything on a woman’s list of what she wanted in a man, and he was all mine.
“There go my bro.” He pointed toward the bar area. “Come on, that’s who I want you to meet.”
My whole insides felt like they were about to fall out when I saw who his bro was.
It was none other than Basheer Buchanan.
