were.
"Baby, I can't tonight but maybe tomorrow."
"Oh, you hanging out wit' Ritchie?"
"Nah, I have some business to handle."
"How are things between ya anyway, is there still tension?"
"Everything is cool. We worked it out. Ritchie snapped out of whatever funk he was in. You know we brothers; it's 'til death do us part."
When Nico finally headed out, I immediately started getting my shit together because I was working on borrowed time. I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to come back for the rest of my belongings so I gathered up as much of my stuff as I could in order of importance, starting with all my jewelry (including Nico's), furs, designer bags, shoes and then clothes. Once I got all that in the car, I went in the basement where Nico kept his money. He had no idea I knew where he stashed it since I never came down here. I actually found it by accident when Nico was out of town and there was a power outage. At that time, when I went in the basement with the flashlight, I tripped and found the box switch, and the money and a gun. There wasn't much paper so I left it there. Plus, I didn't want Nico to know I knew just in case I had to take it for whatever reason in the future.
Well, that reason had presented itself. The money was wrapped in bundles stashed inside a duffel bag. I grabbed it and the gun just in case I needed protection. After doing one more house search to make sure I wasn't forgetting anything, I headed out.
When I got in the car, I called Inga to see if she heard from Ritchie and she told me no, so then I called him. When he answered he sounded like he was in the middle of something. "Ritchie, I need to see you."
"Precious, I'm busy right now. You gonna have to wait."
"I can't. It's important. It's about Nico."
"Oh shit. Did you tell him about us?"
"Listen, I need to see you," I said, not giving anymore information so he would bring his ass on.
"Alright, meet me at my crib in a half."
I knew he was shittin' bricks, hoping I didn't blow his spot to Nico and mess up the bloodshed he was plotting to start on his own. Luckily, it was dark outside so I parked my car across the street waiting for Ritchie to come home. When he pulled up I immediately called Nico.
"What's up, Baby?" Nico said, when he answered the phone.
"I was calling to tell you bye."
"What you mean, `bye'? Where you going?"
"I can't do this no more, Nico."
"Do What? Stop talking in riddles, Precious."
"After we got back from Antigua I tried to put the whole Porscha situation behind me, but I couldn't. The only person that was able to console me was Ritchie."
"What the fuck did you say?"
"Nico, I've been seeing Ritchie for a few months now, and we're in love. I'm pregnant and the baby is his," I said with a slight sniffle in my voice as if holding back tears.
"Precious, don't fucking play with me. This shit ain't funny."
"It's not meant to be. I've packed my stuff. I'm leaving you."
"Where the fuck are you right now?"
"On my way to Ritchie's."
"I'm going to give you one more chance to take all this bullshit back before I lose it."
"I can't take it back, Nico, `cause it's the truth. Why do you think Ritchie was showing you so much shade? He couldn't stand the fact that I refused to leave you. But once I found out I was pregnant, I decided it was time to let you go."
"That might be my seed. How you know I'm not the father?"
"I just know," I said, sounding confident.
"Then you a dead bitch," Nico said and hung up the phone.
I pulled my car in front of Ritchie's house in plain view for Nico to see. I then walked across the street and hid beside a house under construction.
Within fifteen minutes, Nico flew down the street and jumped out his truck with gun in hand. He paused for a quick second at the side of my car and kicked it before running up Ritchie's front stairs. He banged on the door with gun drawn, and when Ritchie opened it probably thinking it was me, all I heard was Nico screaming, "Where the fuck is
"Baby, I can't tonight but maybe tomorrow."
"Oh, you hanging out wit' Ritchie?"
"Nah, I have some business to handle."
"How are things between ya anyway, is there still tension?"
"Everything is cool. We worked it out. Ritchie snapped out of whatever funk he was in. You know we brothers; it's 'til death do us part."
When Nico finally headed out, I immediately started getting my shit together because I was working on borrowed time. I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to come back for the rest of my belongings so I gathered up as much of my stuff as I could in order of importance, starting with all my jewelry (including Nico's), furs, designer bags, shoes and then clothes. Once I got all that in the car, I went in the basement where Nico kept his money. He had no idea I knew where he stashed it since I never came down here. I actually found it by accident when Nico was out of town and there was a power outage. At that time, when I went in the basement with the flashlight, I tripped and found the box switch, and the money and a gun. There wasn't much paper so I left it there. Plus, I didn't want Nico to know I knew just in case I had to take it for whatever reason in the future.
Well, that reason had presented itself. The money was wrapped in bundles stashed inside a duffel bag. I grabbed it and the gun just in case I needed protection. After doing one more house search to make sure I wasn't forgetting anything, I headed out.
When I got in the car, I called Inga to see if she heard from Ritchie and she told me no, so then I called him. When he answered he sounded like he was in the middle of something. "Ritchie, I need to see you."
"Precious, I'm busy right now. You gonna have to wait."
"I can't. It's important. It's about Nico."
"Oh shit. Did you tell him about us?"
"Listen, I need to see you," I said, not giving anymore information so he would bring his ass on.
"Alright, meet me at my crib in a half."
I knew he was shittin' bricks, hoping I didn't blow his spot to Nico and mess up the bloodshed he was plotting to start on his own. Luckily, it was dark outside so I parked my car across the street waiting for Ritchie to come home. When he pulled up I immediately called Nico.
"What's up, Baby?" Nico said, when he answered the phone.
"I was calling to tell you bye."
"What you mean, `bye'? Where you going?"
"I can't do this no more, Nico."
"Do What? Stop talking in riddles, Precious."
"After we got back from Antigua I tried to put the whole Porscha situation behind me, but I couldn't. The only person that was able to console me was Ritchie."
"What the fuck did you say?"
"Nico, I've been seeing Ritchie for a few months now, and we're in love. I'm pregnant and the baby is his," I said with a slight sniffle in my voice as if holding back tears.
"Precious, don't fucking play with me. This shit ain't funny."
"It's not meant to be. I've packed my stuff. I'm leaving you."
"Where the fuck are you right now?"
"On my way to Ritchie's."
"I'm going to give you one more chance to take all this bullshit back before I lose it."
"I can't take it back, Nico, `cause it's the truth. Why do you think Ritchie was showing you so much shade? He couldn't stand the fact that I refused to leave you. But once I found out I was pregnant, I decided it was time to let you go."
"That might be my seed. How you know I'm not the father?"
"I just know," I said, sounding confident.
"Then you a dead bitch," Nico said and hung up the phone.
I pulled my car in front of Ritchie's house in plain view for Nico to see. I then walked across the street and hid beside a house under construction.
Within fifteen minutes, Nico flew down the street and jumped out his truck with gun in hand. He paused for a quick second at the side of my car and kicked it before running up Ritchie's front stairs. He banged on the door with gun drawn, and when Ritchie opened it probably thinking it was me, all I heard was Nico screaming, "Where the fuck is
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