The Frequency Of Compulsion/GXG/ Grip The Series: Book One

THIRTEEN

L E A N A

I opened my car door, finally stepping outside with the container in hand after sitting in the parking lot for the past twenty minutes, procrastinating. The sun melted onto my beautifully melanated skin in a firm caress as I closed my car door, turning on the alarm and making my way into the auto shop.

A smile melted on my face as I came face to face with Mr Gerald, who was busy sipping from a mug.

"At least you drinking something hot and not no redbull,"

"I'm learning," He rasped out with a small smile as I settled in front of him. "I was wondering how long you was gon sit in that car,"

"Here," I told him with a stretch of the container towards him and he took it with a smile.

"Thank you, I was just here wondering what I was gon eat today,"

"You need to stop doing that," I told him with a look around the shop. "You got a few cars in today,"

"Yeah, I see your half of a car still holding up,"

"Don't," I told him with a laugh as I settled on the fact that it seemed like everyone was gon be trying my car this week, him and first...Keys.

"You see I got that Negus finally being fixed round there," He announced and it had my eyes snapping over to the car that has just been sitting there for years.

"You finally figured it out?"

"No, I got that uhm youngin Keys from the club working on it," He expressed, surprising me. "You know her right?"

"Yeah I know her,"

"It seem like you know her real well since I seen you two step out at the barbeque," He stated, making me smile in amusement as I returned my gaze to him to find him placing down his mug on the table I was standing by.

"You and your sneaky self, we ain't do nothing but smoke,"

"She got an interest in you,"

"I'm a stripper everybody got a interest in me," I told him as he grabbed for a stool, pulling it over to the table I stood by.

"But not everybody good kin," He expressed while sitting down on the stool and opening the container of food.

"How you know she good kin?" I asked with raised brows and pursed lips and he simply hummed. "Look, I'm gon head to the club to go practice so I'm gon collect the plate on the way back,"

"Alight sweetheart, just say hi to Keys for me,"

"You too old to be messy," I told him with a playful tap to his head that had him releasing a throaty laugh.

"She good kin," He repeated as I turned and walked away and I simply smiled at the old man's words.

GOOD KIN

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Laughter echoed in the space of the club as I lifted my duffle onto my shoulder, taking my water bottle into my hold as well, happy to finally be done with practice since I—

"What time you coming in later," Latoya asked as she slid down the pole, attaching her eyes to mine that were already in her direction.

"Ion know, Silver, but Imma text you," I replied, calling her by her stripper name.

"Aitte girl, stay safe out there,"

"I hear you," I accepted as I waved a goodbye to the other girls with a lift of my hand that held my water bottle, before turning to leave.