Lovin A Gangsta

Chapter 11- Let The Hustle Begin

With my second wind behind bars I had no idea what all was about to come my way. Things were beginning to get out of control between his boys and my brother. Meeks had a game plan that was starting to cramp my style. No matter what I couldn't just sit here and let this shit eat at me. It had been weeks since I had even been out the house. I felt alone without Miami and for me there was no point. The hotel would call and leave messages telling me that if I didn't come in or contact them within the next forty-eight hours I would be terminated. Which was stupid seeing as how it had been a hundred and fifty hours ago.

At this point I wasn't sure what was the right thing for me to do? Aja came by everyday just about to check on me and try to bring me out of this.

Things weren't as bad for her since Kilo was out the same night. All he had on his sheet was bull shit Misters. For me it was different, Miami had been there before and she wasn't trying to hear it. I know that five years to the average person may seem like a walk in the park compared to the twenty-five he was against. It seems as though time had slowed down on my side. I guess going back to work wasn't really that big of a deal since I had enough to hold me down while he did at least three of the five. I just kept thinking about how life would be if I had spent everything and he had nothing to come home to. That would leave him no were but starting over. My mom had started coming by these last few days but she had been so busy with her own new love life that I didn't want to bother her.

This was the first time I seen a real smile on her face since my pops passed away four years ago. Beside Aja said he was real cool and even had a political spot on the bench. LaLa had moved in with my mom so that she could go to school. Even though my Mom a blood relative Miami said to let her handle the courts. Plus, she needed the company anyway.

I glanced over at the clock and thought that should get up and shower. I knew that Aja would be stepping in here any time to try out that new Jacuzzi tub we had installed. So, I poured me a glass of Dom, lit my candles Aja had brought me from Passion's and turned on the CD player. As I sung the words to I'm in Love by Ginuwine I day dreamed about the night I first went out with Miami. Then tears began to form in my eyes, you would have thought that I was all cried out by now.

The music came to a pause and I could hear Aja calling me. I was in no need to scream to I decided to just let her find me. As she tracked upstairs I could hear her saying that my front table was full of mail that I needed to look at before the lights or something went out. Then she opened the bathroom door all loud and country using her outside voice instead of her inside voice.

"Girl Mimi I know you not still sobering when you know that it's going to do is give you a migraine like it always do."

"I know that but every time I think about my about my baby being locked up over some bull shit I just want to cry and keep crying."

"Well in case you didn't know that new club down on Fifth and Rockchester just opened up a restaurant on the second level VIP."

"Okay and you telling me this because?"

"I want us to go and check it out tonight."

"Whatever just keep talking."

"Man Mi you know that I not going anywhere without you." I took a minute to think of how selfish I was being. I knew that she wouldn't go out or have fun if she couldn't do it with me.

"Come on Mimi please she begged I really want to go and plus you need to get out cause you know hoe's out there taking. Acting like you can't survive without Miami and done gone off the deep end or something."