The Woods [Book One]

One

Nine years earlier...

I sat outside the warehouse where the next shipment was supposed to be and waited along with Johnny who seemed to be having one hell of a good conversation with whoever he was on the phone with.

"Nah Toni, you know Imma let you meet her." He said into the phone.

I rolled my eyes at him and pulled out my phone from my back pocket and replied to a couple of messages from randoms I had texting me. This nigga Benzino was late as fuck and my money is something I don't play about, ask around. I was staring to get pissed off and I just wanted to get my money and count it until I couldn't anymore but I couldn't do that, right?

Soon a black Cadillac Escalade pulled up and the window rolled down revealing Benzino like he was on some god father type shit. I scrunched up my face and whistled over to Johnny who was still on the phone but once he heard the whistle he told whoever he was on the phone with that he would call them back and made his way over me with a hard face to match mine. We played around and goofed but not when it came to our dough. Play time didn't last forever.

We now stood side by side with my boys behind me as Benzino stepped out of this truck and stood in front of us with two big ass, buff ass, dark ass men behind him holding four duffle bags in their hands, two in each hand. I mentally licked my lips at the sound of the dollars I was going to count listening to the crisp bills scrape against my fingers.

"My friends enjoyed your product." Benzino said breaking our staring contest we seemed to be having like a bunch of fucking weirdos. His men dropped the bags making dust fly from underneath them as they hit the pavement. "Two point three million are in these bags." He reached down to grab one and tossed one at my feet.

I wore a smug look on my face looking at him like he stole from my mama or something. I kicked the bag to the side and looked back to rocko who had the bag full of product for Benzino to take back. Rocko handed Benzino the bag and picked up the bags full of money and took them into the warehouse to be counted leaving me and Johnny outside.

"I'll be back in two months Money." He said calling me by my street name. I nodded my head towards him as he climbed back into the truck and so did these big ass niggas and they sped off down the street.

"Shit, a nigga got to pee." Johnny said as soon as they pulled off making me laugh , he ran off into the warehouse leaving me and rocks outside with the bags of money. I picked up one bag and handed the other to rocko and we both headed inside to start counting the money.

Rocko followed me to the back where my office was and we both dropped the bags on my desk and he left out and I opened one bag and started counting.

"Phew, I was holding that shit in for a while." He came in my office closing the door behind him. "Wassup play boy." He stated coming over to me sitting down in the chair next to me grabbing a stack and began counting it.

"Paper, you already know." I shrugged and kept counting.

Nothing was on my mind besides money. Believe me I know it sounds Cliche but ever since I was young when my dad gave me my first dollar I've been on the come up for more and more. When I was fourteen my father was gunned down in a robbery gone wrong. Leaving me his empire that he had accomplished I took over his turn at fourteen and me and Johnny been running it ever since.

"Aye bro, you trynna go to essence tonight?" Johnny asked me while he wrapped a stack in a blue rubber band then tossed it in the basket where the others where.

"Ain't that where all them tacky bitches be?" I asked doing the same thing to the money he just did.

"Them tacky bitches got the best pussy." He mumbled.

"Ha! Sike lil nigga." I cracked up laughing.

"Bro just come wit me. I'm supposed to do a walk through." I rolled my eyes and got up from my chair going over to the other bag and grabbed it tossing it on my desk.

"Aight Johnny. I'm just doing this walk through. I'm not staying there." I said plopping down back in my chair.

"Cool, you want me to pick you up? Or?"

"I'll meet you there." I mumbled taking the rubber band off the stack and began counting again.

10:34 pm.

I waited outside of this bullshit ass club for Johnny who was taking fucking forever to get his ass here. He told me to meet him at this club at ten o'clock and right now it's ten thirty and his ass late as fuck.

I bit my lip as I watched one of these females walk past me swaying her hips in this tight ass black dress she had on making her figure show. She licked her lips at me and winked while I bit my lip looking her up and down.

"There you are nigga!" I heard from behind me. I mentally rolled my eyes as I sighed and turned around on my heels coming face to face with Johnny.

"Nigga where you been!? I been waiting damn near a whole hour for your ignorant ass." I said as he grabbed my arm leading me in the club.

"I had to stop at Shaunie house real quick." He mumbled leading us through the packed ass club and up the stairs to the VIP section.

"You gon catch something fucking with shaunie infected ass." I laughed climbing up the stairs. From where we were seated we could see the entire club and all the lights and music went along with it fine.

I sat down on the black leather couch and leaned back putting my arms behind me getting comfortable. Johnny sat on the other couch across from me and grabbed one of the bottles that were placed on the table and poured some peach ciroc in a glass and drank it.

"So how long you supposed to be-" I was cut off when three females came up the stairs to the section looking fire as shit. I'm not even gon describe what they had on, just know they was all looking bomb as fuck.

Johnny stood up and made his way around the table to hug the one that stood in the middle and waved to the two behind her. I had my eyes on the one that was in the middle. I couldn't take my eyes off her period. Her and Johnny spoke while her friends made their way over to the seats sitting down and pouring themselves drinks.

"Yo, Eric." I snapped my head in his direction and nodded my head like 'wassup'. He motioned for me to come over to them and I wasted no time getting up and moving towards them. On my way over to them I caught eyes with her and she smirked looking away from me.

"Wassup?" I asked Johnny as I stood beside him looking the honey up and down while licking my lips at her.

"This my friend Toni." He said motioning to her. "Toni this is my best friend Eric."

"Nice to meet you." She said holding her hand out for me to shake.

"Nice to meet you too gorgeous."