As her chest heaved, I stared into her eyes and saw all of the lust she had for me. She may have been engaged to another man, but her body was mine for the taking. Lucky for that nigga, that was not why I was here today.
“W-why did you come here?” She stammered over her words, still not bothering to remove herself from my embrace. “H-How did you find out where I worked?”
You just so happened to be the sister of a nigga I’m killing soon. Hell, I might have to kill you, too, but I’m intrigued by you, so I wanted to stop by and say hello.
“I’m on the market for a new home, and I was told you’re the best in town when it comes to real estate.” I grinned, removing my hand from her throat, but not putting any distance between us. “I was hoping we could sit and come up with a game plan.”
Blinking slowly, she rubbed her hand down the back of her short tresses before exhaling deeply. “I have a few appointments over the course of two weeks, but I’m sure I can work you in.” She gave me a small smile, and I swear my heart skipped a fucking beat. “Come have a seat and tell me what you like.”
“I’m a simple man, baby.” I shrugged, taking a seat in front of her desk. My eyes stayed on her as she took a seat and began typing at her desktop. “All I need is a bed, bathroom, kitchen, and basement. I live near Highland Meadows, but I want to relocate to the Manors. I think I found a reason to stay in the citypermanently.” Her fingers stopped mid-stroke as she dragged her eyes up at me. “I’m open to whatever you find, Bloss Baby.”
“Will any women or kids be joining you?” I smirked at the slight twitch of her left eye as she asked the question. Picking up her Stanley, she took a long sip. “I only asked so I can be sure I’m catering to all of your needs.”
“You want to be the woman to give me the kids?” I raised my brow at her, causing her to choke. “If that’s the case, you might want to add a few more bedrooms. I know once I slide up in you, I’ll never pull out.”
Seeing her flustered and back to work, I chuckled and decided to leave her ass alone. My intentions were to come here today and make my presence known. Since the day at the coffee shop, I knew I had to have her. To what capacity, I was not sure yet. She was still on the radar for what she may have seen at John’s. Plus, my wanting to kill her brother might be a conflict of interest. I’d just have to make sure I was around to comfort her when I knocked his ass off.
“I made note of everything, and I will be in touch with the results. Wait…” She frowned slightly. “I don’t have your number.”
“Trust me, when I want to make myself known, I know how to find you.” I grinned, standing from my seat, causing her to do the same. “I appreciate your help, Bloss Baby.”
Pulling a small knot of money from my pocket, I walked around her desk and placed it on her keyboard. “Thank you for your time. You and Stacy have lunch or dinner on me tonight.” Lifting her chin, I placed a kiss at the corner of her mouth. “See you soon, beautiful.”
With a wink, I let her reel from my actions, and I made my way out of her office and building. As the sun blazed down on me, I looked around the crowded shopping center, feeling accomplished. I should’ve felt bad about wanting to kill Rowan just to turn around and fuck his sister. The thought of taking his life and claiming her in the same breath gave me a thrill. Soon, I would be bringing my latest fantasy to life, and Blossom was going to be the star player.
“It’shot as hell out here!” I groaned, shielding my eyes from the beaming sun as I walked through my company’s main worksite.
My team and I were working with a private business owner today to add onto his mechanic shop. Milly Grove now held contracts with Boudreaux Enterprises for most of the city’s restoration, so all my current projects were with privately-owned businesses or personal residential renovations. I wasn’t complaining because I needed the money, and I was happy that losing some of the government contracts didn’t affect my construction business.
After greeting and speaking to the crew, I made my way inside my office and was relieved that someone had come in andturned the air conditioner on. I wasn’t seated ten minutes before there was a knock on my door.
“Damn, man. Let me find out you’ve been ducking and dodging me. Is that the way you treatfamilynow?”
Looking up from my desk, I locked eyes with Damien. With his hands in his pockets, he strutted into my office as if he had the right.
“Why haven’t you been answering any of my calls?” he asked, his words slow and steady.
“I’ve been busy…” I said nervously as I gestured to the clutter of papers on top of my desk. “I was going to call you later this evening.”
Holding my breath, I watched as he said nothing and continued to look around my office. Damien knows everything about my family and me, and he’s let it be known that no one is above punishment when it’s time to pay up. I’ve been trying to pay him back what I owe, but it seems as if I’ve been doing nothing but digging a bigger hole for myself. That’s the main reason I didn’t feel bad about agreeing to hand over my sister if I couldn’t get the money the last time I spoke with him.
“How’s my future wife doing?” He smiled as he pulled down a picture of my sister and me from my mantel. She decorated my office when I first started my company, and I often forgot it was there. “Have you told her I’ve been asking about her?”
“She and I don’t speak that often,” I stated honestly, standing from my desk. I hadn’t talked to Blossom since the day she fired me from doing a job for her. I was wrong for showing up intoxicated, but so what? She was my sister and needed to cut me some slack. “Not to mention, it’s not much of a conversation starter when she’s engaged to someone else, Dame.”
As Damien eyed my sister’s photo, I thought of a way I could get him off my back and out of my life. I could tell Tyreek, being as though he’s not the most lawful cop. I was positive hehad people or ways to make Damien disappear. But that would require me to show my ugly lies, and that was not something I wanted to deal with or do.
How do I tell my future brother-in-law that I gambled away my sister?
“We agreed that you would either pay me the two-hundred grand that you owe me, or I could have Blossom.” He removed the photo from the frame, folded it, and placed it in his pocket. Finally, he turned to face me, piercing me with eyes that were just as dark as his skin. “You’re not going back on your word, are you, Row?”
“I just need a little more time…” I pleaded with him as I walked toward him with my hands in the prayer position. “Life is tearing me up right now, and I just need?—”
“I don’t care about any of that!” he hissed through his words, holding his hand up to cut me off. “You knew what owing me entailed, and you agreed to my terms. You have three weeks to pay me what you owe, or your sister is mine. And if you keep dodging me, you may not even live long enough to see us live happily ever after. See you later,brother.”
I stood, watching him leave my office, slamming the door behind him. Closing my eyes, I rubbed my temples, cussing at the shit I was in. Blossom and I weren’t on the best of terms, but I didn’t want to sell her off either. I was under duress when I agreed to his terms back at the hole-in-the-wall, but there was no way I could go back on my word now if I wanted to live.
Trekking back over to my desk, I used my office phone to call Chris. He and I hadn’t spoken much since we robbed the stash house in Willow Springs. Now that I thought about it, it had been days since I’d spoken to him even though I’d called multiple times.
