little while longer before she zipped her back up. She stood up and looked at Secret. âIâm sorry, sis. I hope you will forgive me.â
âThereâs really nothing to forgive you for. You didnât know the situation. I canât fault you for that.â
âThen can I have a hug?â
âOf course,â Secret said.
The two sisters went in for a hug.
âI was so glad to hear you got out,â Katherine said as the sisters parted.
Secret looked a little puzzled. âHow did you find out?â
âGirl, as soon as those charges got dropped against me and I cleared that situation up, I came straight to see about you. You my sister, girl. We blood. Even if I hadnât found out about Lucky and Taneshia, after what he did to you, he could forget about me running back to him ever again. I called him every dirty bastard in the book. I even got physical with him. Thatâs when he told me he was fucking Taneshia, during our argument.â
âWell, Iâm sorry too.â Secret just felt like she needed to apologize.
âFor what? All you did was get mixed up with that loser.â
âYeah, but clearly he was your loser before he was mine.â
Both women burst out laughing.
âGirl, Iâve been looking for yoâ ass,â some chick walked up and said to Katherine. She then looked to Secret and greeted her. âHi.â
âHello,â Secret replied, ending her laughter.
âHey, Taneshia,â Katherine said to the girl. âI just ran into my sister, Secret. The one I told you about.â
âOh yeah.â Taneshia stuck her hand out. âGood to meet you.â
âGood to meet you too,â Secret replied, shaking her hand.
Taneshia looked to Katherine. âGirl, come on. I got these dudes watching our seats for us. You been gone forever. I didnât know what happened to you.â
âIâm good,â Katherine replied. âJust ran into my baby sis on my way coming back from the bathroom.â Katherine looked to Secret. âWe have to exchange numbers. I need to come see my niece and spoil her rotten.â
âSounds like a plan,â Secret said.
The two sisters exchanged contact information, promising to stay in touch. Secret smiled as she watched Katherine walk away. It felt good to know that she wasnât alone, that she had someone who would have her back. Not only that, but this was a plus. Katherine said sheâd been messing with Lucky for years. She could help her out in this little endeavor Detective Davis had Secret on. Share some inside information on Lucky. Speaking of such, Secret gasped, realizing that sheâd gotten distracted from her purpose of being there: to connect with Lucky.
Secret quickly turned her attention back toward where sheâd spotted the father of her child and Lucky. Neither man was in sight any longer.
âDamn it!â Secret said under her breath. She smacked the palm of her hand on her forehead. What the hell was she going to tell Detective Davis?
Chapter 12
âHe was right there. What the fuck?â Detective Davis snapped. âNow we have to set something else up again.â
âDo you mind keeping it down some? My daughter is upstairs sleeping,â Secret told him.
Detective Davis stood pacing Secretâs living room floor. âNow we have to figure out another time for you to just so happen to bump into him without it being obvious.â
âOh, and me showing up at a basketball tournament with a four-week-old baby wasnât obvious?â Secret threw her hand up. âWhatever. I ought to say the hell with this whole operation now,â Secret said. âYouâve got nothing on me. With the right lawyer, I can get out of this mess without having to jump through all these hoops. After all, youâre the smart one. You went to college to learn how to catch bad guys, right? What do you need me for?â Secret
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