Reckless

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I was still trying to wrap my head around what Trejean had just said, there was no way Epic was fuckin with a nigga... that shyt didn't make any logical sense in my mind because Epic was gay, bi, curious, or even questioning... at least I didn't believe he was. But there was something about the dude hanging there in his boxer, face a little swollen, some dried up blood mixed in his dreads, and the knot over his eyes..... Me and Epic didn't have the best relationship, but I knew my brother well enough to know what he liked, and even in this fucked up situation, there was a strength in his dude's eyes... a cold defiance and will to survive that I knew would attract my big brother. Epic respected strength, he loved confidence, that was one of the many things that made him fall in love with Eileen, she was a fighter, she was strong, and she would cuss his ass out in a heartbeat; she wouldn't back down from Epic and that shyt drove him crazy and turned him on at the same time. So it wasn't too crazy to believe that the reason Epic was drawn to this dude was his spirit moreso than his body. Trejean tapped me on the shoulder and motioned for me to follow him, we walked up the stairs and he cut the lights off, leaving the two men in complete darkness before taking me into the kitchen.

"YO WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?!?!?!?!?" I yelled as something huge slithered up the table, Trejean smirked and patted the snake's head as if it were normal. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't afraid of snakes in the slightest, but that shyt caught me off guard.

"My ball python... don't worry he's a baby, and even if he wasn't he wouldn't ever get to a size where he's big enough to eat humans." Trejean said placing the snake back on the floor. "Aight now let's talk, this shyt with Gee has to stop.... I get it, he fucked your nigga and that was fucked up but what Renee is building... it's way bigger than a petty beef over some pussy ass nigga who would rather hide than fight."

"This has little to do with Qwantay... it would help if your boy told me where Qwantay is hiding so I can end this shyt but instead he prefers to play games..... Now I've agreed not to beat Gee's ass TONIGHT, but I can't promise the same for tomorrow... and I definitely can't promise the same for them Fuller niggas." I said looking into his eyes.

"I never really liked them niggas... Renee doesn't trust them either but they're useful and Renee's partner feels they could benefit what we're trying to do...." Trejean said and for a second I felt like he was about to slip up and say the name of Renee's mystery partner but Trejean was much too smart for that.

"So what's the purpose of keeping ol'boy locked up in the basement? I don't give a fuck about that nigga but it seems like a stretch that he's really fuckin with Epic like that.... I know my brother and he'd never fuck with a nigga, that's just not his style." I said and Trejean smiled.

"We got it from a very reliable source, you know that nigga Murda? Well his brother use to fuck with this dude named Sweetz, Sweetz does hair and he was doing Alonzo's hair... when Alonzo went to the bathroom or whatever he left his phone, and Sweetz being the sneaky nigga that he is went looking for dick pics but found something a little more interesting....." Trejean said sliding me some screenshots of some text. "Epic isn't a very common name so unless these texts are fake, I'm pretty sure your brother is fuckin with a nigga.... plus your brother seems to love the food truck where buddy works so I'm going off of a gut feeling." Trejean said smiling.

"What does Renee think?" I asked trying to keep my voice normal though my mind was racing.

"For the most part she wants us just to hold him.... she doesn't want him beat up too bad. A couple of my more... fluid men want to have some fun with him but something about violating a nigga doesn't sit right with me, but if he gets too feisty I might let them have some fun." Trejean said and I had to suppress a shudder. "But you shouldn't worry about that nigga... we need you and Rich to link up with that nigga Taylor, he has some more shyt for us and we gotta move quick, so are you free to do it tomorrow night... it wouldn't be wise to leave that many guns lying around." Trejean said and I nodded, we chopped it up for a little bit before I left so I didn't raise suspicion but Philly knew the second I got in the car.