Forbidden Fruit

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June 2, 2022, 2 am 

BANG, BANG, BANG

You've got to be fucking kidding me. 

"What part of stealthy do you guys not understand?" I snap into my earpiece. Rushing to grab the files off the office desk, I run out the door and down the stairs to the back of the frantic club. 

Pushing the back door open, I'm hit with a gush of cold air as the skimpy piece I'm wearing does little to really shield me from the night's air. 

"That would be Elijah." Sparkie says, annoyed.

"Man I told his bitch ass to stop eyeballing my girl. That's what he get's." 

"Elijah that wasn't necessary. You know I only have eyes for you baby." Lila says 

"Yes I know but I gotta let these dudes know." 

"Yeah whatever bitch-boy." Ember snickers.

"Ember nobody was even talking to your bald-headed ass."

"Don't start. Everyone get back to the damn car before the cops show up." I say before picking up my speed. 

Pushing past the mass of people rushing to get to their cars and get away, I make haste down the sidewalk to get to the car we had stashed away from club. As I get closer I see 3 figures waiting by the car. How the hell did they get here before me?

"Where the hell is Ember? Greek?" I shoot a questioning glance towards Adonis. 

"I don't know man, she was behind me one second but when I got out I turned around and she was gone."

Rolling my eyes, I click the button to my earpiece "Sparks where you at? You were given strict instructions to be at the car." 

A clinking noise fills my ears and then a voice that wasn't over my earpiece fills the dingy alley. "Yeah yeah whatever you're the boss. I saw bottles of Pink Whitney and couldn't help myself." Ember rounds the corner with 4 bottles of Alcohol and her gun in her arms. 

"What the fuck." Elijah Groans. 

"Why are you bleeding?" Lila asks, taking a step in Ember's direction. 

"Man listen, as I'm going behind the bar to secure the bag, this dude with a jacked up stache pops up from behind the bar and starts screaming at me. So obviously, I'm trying to calm him down and then he starts slashing this knife at me" Ember makes a popping noise with her mouth, "Clocked me right on the cheek. At this point I'm pissed because what the hell? I hit him over the head 'CRIT HIT!' and take the bottles and dip." 

Silence fills the alleyway once again. I can't believe this is who I'm working with. 

"Ember...Please can y'all just get in the car." Fighting back a laugh, the car fills up with Ember in the front, Greek, Lijah, and Lila in the back. Taking a deep sigh, I open the car door and throw the files into the backseat. They land in Greek's lap. "Greek I need you to go through that and find anything of value please."

"No problem, Boss"

"Hey Elijah catch!" Sparkie throws the 1 of the bottle's onto Elijah, who has sitting diagonally to her in the backseat. (Basically Ember is in the passenger, Elijah is sitting behind the driver. I hope this makes sense lol)

Elijah struggles to catch the bottles without breaking it. "Ember what the hell is your problem-"

"Got that one just for you big guy!" Ember cackles manically before turning back around in her seat.