My workout music tunes out the world as I hit the streets for about an hour run. I get to our spot and see Jr laid out on the Ottoman playing the PS4.
"Dad come play with me!" He demands, showing me the other controller
"I gotcha lil man let me take a shower then I can show you how it's really done." He laughs
"That's dead dad!" A little shocked, I plop right next to him and grab the controller and we go at it. Before I know it, it's two in the afternoon and I haven't fed him.
"Boy you ain't hungry?" I question while getting up
"One more game?" I shake my head
"Get you some food first!"
"Yea and come out here and play hoops with yo Unc!" Ant yells on the patio. Jr tosses the controller on the sofa and heads for the door
"Aye boy what you want to eat?"
"A sandwich." He says headed out the door
"This boy." I start pulling out the shit you need to make sandwiches and my phone rings
"Yo!" I answer
"Is this August?" A females voice replies
"Depends on who's asking." I finish making our sandwiches and take then outside
"I was given your number because I have a husband who won't leave me alone. He's already beaten me several times and now he's hit my daughter..."
I pause in my tracks. Ant looks at me then mouths "You good?" I look at my phone then place it back on my eat
"Do you know what calling me means?"
"Yes I'm fully aware, I need him gone because he won't leave us alone and I can't do it by myself!" She starts crying
"Okay Mrs..." I nod I'm good and sit down
"Cooper, Amari Cooper!"
"Well we need to set up a date to meet discuss a few things. Is this the number I can reach you at?"
She clears her throat "Yes but don't call until after nine. That's when he leaves for work."
"Iight, I got you, I'll get back at you soon. Oh Mrs. Cooper we don't come cheap."
"I'm well aware of your prices as well and I'll pay half up front and the rest when it's done. Call me back ASAP please."
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I'm laying back on my bed watching Power. I look over and see Jr is all the way gone. Guess a whole day of doing shit then a hot meal and bath will put anybody to sleep. I get up and go in the kitchen, take down a short glass and grab my E&J from off the counter top. I sit at the table and roll me a few blunts. I light the first one and start think of a conversation me Lauren had
"Seriously though August, if I had kids I'd give them the world if it was mine to give, ya know!" She turns on her side and looks at me
"I love how you are with him. You're a great dad!"
"You want kids?" I ask matching her movements
"Yea I do and almost did but I lost it. Guess God knew me and Jimere weren't ready for all of that!"
"Ren?"
"Yea August?"
"Shit I know we ain't been kickin it long, but this first time a nigga done ever been head over hills." She sits up with her back against the headboard
"Trust you're the only person outside of Jimere I've ever had these type of feelings for Aug." I lean in and kiss her
"Yo Aug!" Ant says snapping me out of my memory
"You gone pass the blunt bro?" I hand him the blunt and light up my next
"I can't get this girl out my head! I'm going fuckin crazy over here not knowing if she or the baby good. We been gone almost half a year, I know her stomach showin by now." He shakes his head
"Aug I get it man but you need to fall into some new pussy to get away from it all. You ain't gone forget about her and we ain't gone be hiding forever, we just layin low til we can seize the moment!"
"Cool, Ant the philosopher." We laugh at each other
"What these damn girls do to us?"
I shrug "I don't know man but this shit got me gone!"
He takes a swig of his drank then hits the blunt again
"We meet with this girl tomorrow. You sure we can trust her?"
I shake my head "I really don't Ant sum seem off about the situation but we gone check it out and plan this shit right.
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"If this bitch don't show up in fifteen minutes I'm leaving." I sit back in my chair facing the entrance
"Yea bro she like an hour late what the fuck she doin?"
I see a girl similar to the picture that was sent to me. She looks around and spots me.
"She here bro, tell lil man ima take him to the toy store to make it up to him."
"I got you!" We hang up and I greet her
"So sorry I'm late this LA traffic is no joke and plus my flight was a little delayed." She sits next to me
"We should go to your room to discuss the terms of our agreement." She stands up
"Let's go!" I follow her to her room. She takes off her shoes and falls back on the bed
"Don't mind me I'm really tired. So what do we have to talk about?"
"First I need to know who you got my information from." She looks at me with this nervous looks
"We can say it's a very satisfied customer!" I laugh
"See the thing is, is I don't trust you. So you got to come better than that!" She folds her arms
"This how you treat all your clients?" I place my him in my lap
"Only the ones who have something to hide."
She draws her attention to my gun then pulls her legs in bow across the bed "August I just want my husband dead. There is no running from him. After putting hands on my child, I've had enough! Please help me."
