Phoenix, just trust me” Terrell said looking right in her eyes. He knew shit may have been moving fast, because hell he still didn’t know what happen the other night, but for some reason he didn’t care, he really just wanted to protect her.
“I trust you” Phoenix said truthfully, because she did trust him.
“Good” Terrell said before kissing her. Phoenix wanted to pull back, and say something about the girl on the phone, but something about Terrell made her deepen the kiss. His tongue was sweet, and the way there tongues danced was everything but wrong. Finally breaking the kiss, Terrell pressed his forehead against hers, “You lead, and I will follow.” He said.
Phoenix could have sworn she felt butterflies, never in her life has she been told to lead, she always was made to follow. “Okay” she simply said. Terrell was winning her over fast.
“Shit, let’s eat before it gets cold” Terrell said as he opened the box. The remainder of the night, they eat pizza and watched movies. Phoenix ending up falling asleep before Terrell, so he placed a blanket over her, careful not to disturb her, and then went to sleep himself.
Chapter 22
It had been a week since Geno was shot and left for dead, he was doing much better and had been moved from ICU. He had recently found out that Butter was killed the same night he was shot. He still hadn’t heard anything about Phoenix; he assumed she was killed too, because he didn’t think it was possible for her to have made it out alive.
“What’s up fam?” he said to Terrell the moment he walked into the room, he hadn’t seen or heard from him since that day he told him who shot him.
“Can’t call it, glad to see ya ass in a better condition” Terrell said sitting in the chair that was in the room.
“Yea nigga’s thought they had my ass, but shit my ass made of steel” Geno said with a chuckle.
“Good shit” Terrell said laughing along with him.
“You check out Pac man?” Geno asked without hesitation as he set up in the bed.
“Yo Pac man dead my nigga, somebody smoked his ass before I could even get to the hood” Terrell said leaning up in the chair.
“Word?” Geno said. He was happy that nigga Pac man was dead, but at the same time a little pissed since he didn’t know who the other cat was that was with him. “Any word on who he was with, like who the job was for, cause we both know Pac man aint come after me on his own.
“I got my ear to the streets, but right now nigga’s aint talking. Not only that I’m dealing with a fucking thief in my own camp” Terrell said as his phone began to ring; it was Phoenix.
“Fuck you smiling like a lil fucking girl for?” Geno said laughing.
“Fuck you nigga, and mind your damn business” Terrell said as he simultaneously answered the phone. After telling Phoenix he would call her back after he finished handling something he went back to talking to Geno. “But like I was saying I got my ears to the streets but I am dealing with my own shit too.”
“Who the hell stealing from you fam?” Geno asked seriously, that’s one thing he didn’t play with and that was blood.
Terrell was shaking his head before answering because it was still real hard to believe, “fam, I believe it’s that nigga Renz.
“I hate to be one that says I told you so, but nigga you know I always told you it was something about that nigga that you shouldn’t trust. That nigga wants to be you so bad it’s sickening.” Geno said with a look of disgust.
“Shit I know,” was Terrell’s simple reply.
“How you gone handle that shit? Geno asked.
“Shit, I’m still tryna figure that one out, that’s why that nigga still breathing” Terrell said as soon as one of Geno’s nurses walked in.
“I’m sorry I don’t mean to interrupt, but sir it’s time for your therapy session” the nurse said with a smile.
“I’m about to get up out of here anyway, my girl at the crib waiting on me” Terrell said as he
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