to hear it from anyone, it should be one of you two.”
Both Damian and I didn’t have a comeback. I felt small and I’m sure Damian felt the same. This supposed to be a joyous occasion, but now I was sweating bullets. I felt like the damn criminal who didn’t know what crime he was being convicted of.
“ And your brother shouldn’t have to wake up to his fucking wife complaining about him getting another woman pregnant, because his fucking sister couldn’t control her fucking temper and mouth,” Foxx said. Foxx rarely swore. When he did, it meant he was either very upset or disappointed, or in my case, both.
Still, I didn’t say anything. What could I say? That I let a two-bit bitch get the best of me?
“ Both of you, I don’t need this shit,” Reggie weakly stated. He raised his bed up a little. Both Damian and I were still standing at the foot of the bed. I’m sure Damian felt as I did, that we were on trial and was just finding out what the charges were.
“ You,” he said at me. “You should know better Naomi. You don’t let anyone bait you like that, especially someone so below you like Vanessa. Come on, what in the fuck are you thinking?”
That was a question. I was now equally upset at myself because I could really see the pain Reggie was in, and I could only imagine the stress. I was really worried about his blood pressure, although the blood pressure monitor read 110 over 76. That number was 102 over 70 when we entered the room.
“ And fuck Damian, two more locations were hit while your ass was here at the hospital,” Reggie said in the direction of Damian.
“ I ask Damian to stay with me,” I immediately went to his defense.
“ Naomi, just shut the fuck up for once, will you!” I was shocked. Reggie usually didn’t speak this way to me. He was visibly upset. As weak as he was, his voice raised an octave.
“ Damn Naomi, I spoke to Marco, and he is right, this is a fucking business, a dangerous business. If Damian is my right hand man, my lieutenant-in-arms, he does need to be out there taking care of business when I’m not around. This is serious shit we are into. It’s so serious that you can be on top of the world one day, and six feet under the next.”
At that point, Reggie started coughing and Foxx got up and got him some water from the water pitcher that sat on the table next to the bed. Once Reggie drank some water, he wanted to say something else, but Foxx stopped him.
“ Both of you listen,” Stone spoke up behind us. “Reggie needs you both. He is right about this being a dangerous business. It’s a business you guys are in up to your necks. The operation has been hit three times and a fourth if you count someone taking a shot at Reggie.”
Stone stopped talking and I know it was to let that point hang in the air. It was all about effect. It was then that I realized that we were in a business that we could die at a moment’s notice. Hell, I should have realized that when Lucky was killed in front of me. For a minute, I was afraid when I was with Marco and his son, and just like that, I snapped out of it when I realized Marco was going to kill me. I converted back to my old self, and that in itself was dangerous. Fuck, I had to take this seriously. After all, this was a serious business.
“ Reggie will be in the hospital for a couple more days,” Stone resumed speaking. “The nurse said he will be moved to the Critical Care ward tomorrow. I will be providing twenty-four hour protection for him the next couple of days. I have several cats including myself who will make sure he is not disturbed or bothered.”
“ What about the detectives and hospital staff?” I asked. “Wouldn’t they have a problem with that?”
“ No, I know people,” Stone said. And that was all he had to say.
“ That also includes Vanessa,” Foxx stated. “I have already told her not to come to the hospital or even call. Plus, I told her that if she moves out, she better not take
Both Damian and I didn’t have a comeback. I felt small and I’m sure Damian felt the same. This supposed to be a joyous occasion, but now I was sweating bullets. I felt like the damn criminal who didn’t know what crime he was being convicted of.
“ And your brother shouldn’t have to wake up to his fucking wife complaining about him getting another woman pregnant, because his fucking sister couldn’t control her fucking temper and mouth,” Foxx said. Foxx rarely swore. When he did, it meant he was either very upset or disappointed, or in my case, both.
Still, I didn’t say anything. What could I say? That I let a two-bit bitch get the best of me?
“ Both of you, I don’t need this shit,” Reggie weakly stated. He raised his bed up a little. Both Damian and I were still standing at the foot of the bed. I’m sure Damian felt as I did, that we were on trial and was just finding out what the charges were.
“ You,” he said at me. “You should know better Naomi. You don’t let anyone bait you like that, especially someone so below you like Vanessa. Come on, what in the fuck are you thinking?”
That was a question. I was now equally upset at myself because I could really see the pain Reggie was in, and I could only imagine the stress. I was really worried about his blood pressure, although the blood pressure monitor read 110 over 76. That number was 102 over 70 when we entered the room.
“ And fuck Damian, two more locations were hit while your ass was here at the hospital,” Reggie said in the direction of Damian.
“ I ask Damian to stay with me,” I immediately went to his defense.
“ Naomi, just shut the fuck up for once, will you!” I was shocked. Reggie usually didn’t speak this way to me. He was visibly upset. As weak as he was, his voice raised an octave.
“ Damn Naomi, I spoke to Marco, and he is right, this is a fucking business, a dangerous business. If Damian is my right hand man, my lieutenant-in-arms, he does need to be out there taking care of business when I’m not around. This is serious shit we are into. It’s so serious that you can be on top of the world one day, and six feet under the next.”
At that point, Reggie started coughing and Foxx got up and got him some water from the water pitcher that sat on the table next to the bed. Once Reggie drank some water, he wanted to say something else, but Foxx stopped him.
“ Both of you listen,” Stone spoke up behind us. “Reggie needs you both. He is right about this being a dangerous business. It’s a business you guys are in up to your necks. The operation has been hit three times and a fourth if you count someone taking a shot at Reggie.”
Stone stopped talking and I know it was to let that point hang in the air. It was all about effect. It was then that I realized that we were in a business that we could die at a moment’s notice. Hell, I should have realized that when Lucky was killed in front of me. For a minute, I was afraid when I was with Marco and his son, and just like that, I snapped out of it when I realized Marco was going to kill me. I converted back to my old self, and that in itself was dangerous. Fuck, I had to take this seriously. After all, this was a serious business.
“ Reggie will be in the hospital for a couple more days,” Stone resumed speaking. “The nurse said he will be moved to the Critical Care ward tomorrow. I will be providing twenty-four hour protection for him the next couple of days. I have several cats including myself who will make sure he is not disturbed or bothered.”
“ What about the detectives and hospital staff?” I asked. “Wouldn’t they have a problem with that?”
“ No, I know people,” Stone said. And that was all he had to say.
“ That also includes Vanessa,” Foxx stated. “I have already told her not to come to the hospital or even call. Plus, I told her that if she moves out, she better not take
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