What's Love Got To Do With It

Chapter 4

Alaina woke up the next morning Dying to call Frankie. She spent all night thinking about him the way he licked his lips, they way he spoke with so much articulation yet a street swagger that made him so intriguing. Rolling out of bed she stood up stretching her thin frame and stepping into her slippers. She looked around as they sound of a small bell ringing caught her attention.
"Sir Charles." She called to her cat as he ran to her side running against her legs as she ran her fingers through his pure white fur lets go get something to eat she said walking into her bathroom and brushing her teeth and washing her face. Alaina stared into the mirror her silky black hair barely stayed in the ponytail she put it in the night before walking out of the bathroom she headed down the stairs and into the kitchen
Morning Mama she said kissing her mothers cheek grabbing a apple from the center of the island she grabbed a knife and begin slicing away at the apple.
"How are my beautiful ladies doing today Alaina's father asked walking into the kitchen carrying her two year old sister. Alaina's father was the leading district attorney for lake county
"Alaina do me a favor sweetie your cousin Keisha just came home and your aunt Tasha said she's feeling real down you min going over there cheering her up a bit? If your not too busy." her father said sipping his coffee staring at her over the rim of his glasses.
"When did she get out?"Aliana asked biting into her Apple
"Yesterday morning he continued she's just trying to adjust to life on the outside its hard you know being locked down for four years." He said shaking his head
Alaina remembered the night kiesha was arrested they were together at kiesha's house when it was raided kiesha's boyfriend at the time Joey was moving major weight and killing everything that opposed him, but when the Feds finally caught up to him he let kiesha take the fall for the drugs as guns. It was heart breaking seeing kiesha handcuffed and thrown in the back of a squad car. The night relayed in Aliana's head like a motion picture.
"It still feels like yesterday!" Alaina said finishing her Apple then tossing the core into the trash shooting it like a basketball. Ever since that happened with kiesha Alaina steered clear from street niggas that was until last night her head began to spin a tthe thought of Frankie snow just the thought of his name sent butterflies through her stomach she just had to have him she told herself going back to her room with sir Charles following her every step

Frankie stood over the stove removing pieces of bacon from a skillet. He turned the stove off
"uncle Vic breakfast ready he said sitting two plates on the table filling them with eggs, bacon,grits, and croissants
"Damn boy his uncle said walking into the dinning room smells good." he said sitting down.
A knock at the door stopped Frankie in his tracks as he sat down.
"Here I come Frankie barked who is it?"he said putting his ear near the door.
"It's me Jojo."a smaller voice said from the other side. Frankie opened the door
"What's good lil dude?" Frankie's voice faded as he Laid eyes on Jojo "What the fuck happen to you?" He asked pulling JoJo inside the house closing and locking the door behind him
Jojo's Face was bloody and covered with dirt as if he had been dragged across the ground.
"They caught me coming across the tracks leaving my aunts house. Jojo began. You know how she always put me out when she gets up to go to work.
They chased me from there and caught me on the tracks. He said covering his face. Jojo was fourteen years old with no guidance his mom was too busy chasing after a pimping junkie who only used her for her benefits from the state his dad was never around. And his older brother Jazz was killed when Jojo was only seven years old it was safe to say the world had giving up on him.
"What did you do Jojo I mean them niggas from the east pull fuck shit but you ain't got shit to do with shit so what happen? He asked as his uncle Vic came into the room with a bowl of soapy water and a towel.
"Last month I saw lil chi chi running from the police. Jojo started he was running and I saw where he threw his stash right before they caught him and he seen me watching but."
"You went back and took his shit!" Frankie cut in.
"Yeah I didn't think he would even care about that shit after all this time Jojo said using the towel to wash his blood stained face
"Aight go hop in the shower an find something to wear I'm pretty sure I got something that will fit you." Frankie said standing up and grabbing his phone from the dinning room table
"Where we going?" Jojo asked timidly "We nowhere you'll be staying with uncle Vic. Frankie said with a wink and a smile walking down into the kitchen and down the basement stairs