Coming in Between Love

Answers!!!!

Irritated I call him back. He picks up on the first ring.
"Dead silence is not going to answer my question."
" Yea baby. I know you want answers but now is not the time. Just tell me if they said a time to meet them. Please baby."
Ken has known me long enough to realize that if I don't get answers from him, he can't possibly expect them from me. But given the reason, I'll shut up and just go along with it.
" 9 tonight."
" Oh shit!! It's already 8:30!! Baby I gotta go!! I call you later love you!"
I keep my ear to the phone half thinking that he really isn't going to hang up and leave me clueless.
"Beeeeeeeeeeepppppppppp!!!!"
Apparently the dial tone sound proves me wrong. Not trying to get a headache thinking on the matter any longer, I decide to go to sleep.

Kens Point of View

" Hey man come on I said I would make it but leave my girl out of this. You know how I feel about you texting her."
" Boy you ain't in no condition to be talking. 9 o'clock ain't 9:30. And as far as your girl goes, if someone would answer their phone once in a while, then maybe I wouldn't have to text her."
Jay Q's always been a dick. I have to remind myself a thousands times a day why I even put up with that fool.
" Alright. Fine. If you're not gonna extend the time then at least change the date."
" No can do. The jobs got to happen tonight. And yo ass better be here at 9."
" I'm sorry who's driving in heavy traffic? I am. If I had wings I would fly. But guess what? I don't. So I can't move any faster than I am right now."
" That sounds like a personal problem. You know the penalty. Deal with it when you get here. Peace Out homie."
Fuck!! That jackass would hang up on me. Jay Q don't ever cut me any slack. I get a headache trying to figure which is worse. Vickie bring pissed off at me or Jay Q mentioning the penalty for being late? Vickie wins. I can take a couple beatings from Jay Q and his boys, but Vickie? I can't live without her. To see her mad at me and not be able to answer her breaks my heart. I know I've done some shit in my life. We all have. But she doesn't deserve to be brought into my other life. I won't ever understand why that woman puts up with me.
I pull into the crib at 9:15 and pray the Jay Q will cut me at least a little slack. I get out my of my 1997 Black Charger and am greeted by a slim jim Jay Q. Jay Q doesn't look like he could do any damage because he's so skinny. His size isn't even intimidating, but I know Jay Q. He can fight and he don't fight nicely. I scan the area and I'm a little confused. Jay never comes alone when he's doing business. This is all kinds of weird.
" Where your boys at Jay?" I ask, half expecting them to jump out from behind him.
" It's 9:15 Ken."
My question unanswered. Figures.
" I know Jay. I'm sorry. Traffic...."
A punch to the face stops me in mid sentence. I cough up blood and I can feel my tooth loosening in my mouth.
" I'm gonna cut you some slack. Which is something you don't deserve, but I did go behind your back and call your girl. But there is a catch," I hold my breath and pray that whatever Jay wants I can get.
"You have to have my stuff in your trunk right now."
I could literally jump up an down like a 5 year old and hug him. If I hadn't followed my gut and brought his stuff with me I would have had to give Vickie more than just some answers. I shiver at the thought of explaining a couple broken ribs to Vickie. I hastily open the trunk of my car and hand Jay Q his stuff.
" It's all there." I tell him as he fingers through the stack of money.
" Yea I know. Go home to your girl. And don't let this happen again or I won't be so nice."
" Yea. Next time."
Relief rushes through my veins that went cold while Jay was talking. I turn up the heat in my car as soon as I get in. Taking a short cut back to Vickie's place I pray that her parents aren't home. As I pull into the lot I'm relieved to find that the driveway is empty. Still playing it safe I call Vickie and she answers on the first ring.
" No ones home come on up."
And she hangs up. Damn! She must be pissed as hell. I take the key out the ignition and just as I'm about to ring the doorbell, the door opens.
I freeze. My heart literally stops and for a moment I hope I'm hallucinating.
" Yo gurl is bery gooood comfanay Ken."
Lucifer . My past really has come back to haunt me I think to myself. Then reality hits.
" Where's Vickie you son of a bitch?"