I'm in love with peaches.

Chapter 19

Armoni P.O.V

I was on the plane ready to land in L.A.
King has been blowing up my phone every since I left. I had no idea where I was going or what to ask about my dad.
I didn't even know my father's name let alone where he stay.

I got off the plane and began to get my bags from baggage claim. I had turned my phone off because Hassan kept calling which was starting to blow the shit out of me. After I got everything with my luggage done. I began to walk outside of L.A.X. and look for a cab to take to an hotel.

I was looking around as if I was lost. You can say LA was absolutely nothing like Chicago. "Excuse me?" This mid height kinda Brown Skin boy came up to me.
"Yes?" I said looking him up and down wondering why he came up to me.

I had pepper spray if something went wrong with this conversation, I wasn't  going to hesitate to scream rape. "I couldn't help but to see you look lost." He said licking his lips. I rolled my eyes. "Yeah and you standing in front of an air port just like me so you can't do nun for me." I said.

He just laughed. "I'm actually from here just came back from doing business for my boss." He smiled. I look him up and down. He had on designer and look like Coke boy material and he was perfect.
I need to use him maybe he knew my father in some way. If he didn't know him , he could at least help me.

"Well I'm sorry." I said turning around beginning to walking to a cab. Playing hard to get. "Wait up !" He said running up to me. "I'll take you where you want to go." He licked his lips again. "Umm probably not  I seem that movie Taken before."
I said serious but he just laughed.

"Your funny and beautiful." I he told me as a smile begin to come across my face. "I'm Armoni." I said extending my hand. "Im Jeremiah." He said shaking my hand. "So how bout that ride?" I asked him.

He grabbed my bags and we began
walking to the other of the airport where a diver pulled up with a white Range. "Hop in." He said going around to the drivers seat as the driver hopped out. Once he got in and close the door we began driving of the lot.
"I have on of these but mine is black." I told him. "Oh you balling ?" He said paying attention to the road. I just shrugged.

I didn't really feel like getting to the story about my job because buying a Range cost more than I make at the bank as a teller. I didn't want no questions being ask of how I got it. I didn't want to tell him I use to be a stripper because then he would think I was a hoe.

I also didn't want  to say nothing about  King. I planned to keep the conversation short less questions as possible. We pulled up on Crenshaw, which was notorious from drugs and gangs. He parked in the drive way of this little house. "I thought you was taking me to a hotel." I said looking at him funny.

"I am chill I got to get something first." He got out the truck and pulled up his pants and began walking into the house. I began to look around taking mental notes. I need to know my surroundings. I turned on my phone to see 6 miss calls from King.
I began to call him back.

If I was going to find my dad I needed any information about him. After the first ring he answered. "Noonie where are you ?" He said through the phone. "I'm safe ok , I need to ask you some questions" I said looking back at the house to see if Jeremiah was coming out.

"Go head."
"I need you tell me everything you know about my dad , where he stay , what's his name ... All the important stuff and make it fast I don't have all day." I said into the phone.
"Ya out cha sounding like ya run things Gyal. He chuckled, I rolled my eyes.
"You going tell me or not? Like I said I don't have all day." I said keeping my eyes on the door of the house.
"Look ma ya tell me where ya." He said.

Jeremiah began walking back to the car. I need to end this conversation before questions were asked. "I'm safe." That was all said before I hung up. Truth is I was safe. Before I left I took one of Hassan's guns out his case. I had also packed my taser. I had protection if anything went wrong so I wasn't scared.

  Jeremiah got back into the front seat of the truck. "One more stop before I take you where you need to go." He said and I nodded.  We road the the rough side of L.A. for a good 15 minutes until we got on the nice side. We road up to a gate in front of this big ass house almost like King's. Subtracting the Palm trees,and  water fountain. In Chicago  there were no Palm trees  and to be honest this is the closest I ever been to one.

Jeremiah had put the code in for the gate and we parked.  "Come in with me." He said as he got out the car. I followed suit.
We walked up the steps to the door where he had put in another code and opened the door.

We walked into this nice foyer , I looked up to see the most beautiful chandler. I smiled to myself. "You like it ?" He asked as he closed the door behind us. "It amazing." I followed him into what I guessing was the living room. "You can stay here if you want." He said looking at me.

Jeremiah and I just met and I didn't know if this was a good idea but then again this might be my only way to find my dad.
"Why would you want me too?" I asked looking at him as I sat on the arm of a couch. "I want to get to know you , you intrigue me." I laughed.

This guy must think he going to fuck. "I'll help you know I'm in a relationship." I smiled at him. "Why he ain't here with you?" Jeremiah asked sitting in the couch across from me.

"I needed to handle some business." I told him not really trying to get into detail.
"Well whoever he is he is one lucky guy."
Jeremiah said looking at me. I smiled.
"Thanks." I said.

It was  no more time for small talk I needed to know , if Jeremiah was a Coke boy , who he worked for and if he could help me. "This house is beautiful though , what do you do?" I asked.

He was silent for while , I began to read his body demeanor. He seem calm but tense at the same time. "I'm a business partner with one of the biggest money movers in L.A." He said looking dead at me.

Strike one.

I began to ask him more questions , trying to get as much information out of him as I could but I didn't get that far. All he told me is that he makes good money and that dropped out of high school at 16. "You done asking me questing like you an opp?" He asked and I laughed.

Strike two

His face was blank. "Now you , tell what you really doing here." He asked.
This was it the moment of truth. I took a deep breath. "I came here to ..." I was in the middle of my sentence when my phone started ringing.  "Excuse me." I said getting up and walking into a hallway.

It was Hassan.
"What do you want?" I whispered into the phone.
"I'm in L.A. What hotel you at ?" He asked.
I expected this but I didn't want anything to do with him. "I'm not at one. Why are you even in town?" I whispered.
"I came to see you. Just let me explain everything give 10 minutes, let me know where you are." He begged.
"Look King right now I'm not feeling you and I can do what I came here to do by myself." With that being said I hung up the phone.

I turned around to see Jeremiah. "You ok?" He asked. I nodded. "Should we finish our conversation or...?" He said looking at me. I was was starring at the ground. That's phone call with Hassan fucked everything up.

Jeremiah probably heard me say his name and might think I'm up to something I'm not. "Um actually maybe tomorrow if your free." I asked.

He nodded and grabbed my phone. He put  his number in it. "Come on I'll take you to a hotel , I wouldn't want you and King to have no more problems." He said.
"You heard my conversation...... Look whatever you think I'm here for I'm not." I said quickly.  "Then what are you here for ? I'm not bout to hurt no female I'll just handle that shit with King so tell me why you here?" He said.

I looked down at my fingers then looked back at Jeremiah. "I'm here to find my father."