Pulling my gun from my back I aimed and pulled the trigger sending a bullet into his abdomen making sure it hit where I estimated Surah’s first bullet entered. Then I sent another a little higher up knowing I hit him in at least one of his kidneys. I stood there watching him choke on his own blood while struggling to breathe. She lived through her injuries because it wasn’t hertime. She owed me forever, but this nigga right here was done. And I was calling his time.
I waited a while before I glanced down at my watch to gauge the time. Then I walked over to him and pressed my index and middle finger into his neck to see if he had no pulse. “Time of death is 3:53 a.m.”
“Somebody been watching too much fucking New Amsterdam. Are you ready to see if this motherfucker floats or what?” Kasey interrupted my moment.
I looked from Requ to Kasey and Knoxx before I nodded my head. “Lead the way.”
“Speaking of, where did y’all get this big dumb ass cage from?” Knoxx asked a few seconds later.
“I know a bitch with a few big cats.” Kasey’s stupid ass shrugged once we reached the water. “Anything you gotta say before you become a fucking mermaid?”
He was about to say something, but Kasey’s stupid ass nodded for his workers to push the cage into the water. Seconds later they did and all you heard was Gunz yelling before a big splash which indicated he’d made contact with the water.
“I guess that’s what they mean when they tell niggas that they’re going to swim with the fish. Well in his case drown with those motherfuckers. Aye y’all go put old boy in the burner and bleach that floor. I got dope coming in here in the morning.”
They nodded before both going back into the warehouse. My purpose here was fulfilled now all I wanted to do was go home and climb into bed with my baby.I didn’t even care how long the drive was. Once Kasey dropped me off to my car, I was hitting e-way with onlyminein mind.
Chapter Nineteen
Time stands still for no man or woman… Some Time Later.
Ommy
Life said blossom… And that’s what I did. Never in a million years did I believe I’d fall this madly in love with a mere human who breathed and walked the earth the same way as me. I did though. North Payne claimed everything about me from the moment we both said no strings attached. That was a big joke, but everything after that was real. All of the entanglements and the connections we’d formed were real and this child inside of me was proof of that. She was proof that it didn’t matter how you started, it was about how you ended… well kept it going.
“You and this fucking ice cream. How in the fuck did you find ice cream on this fucking island?” North mugged me as he joined me on the beach.
“The hotel has great resources. Try this.” I held my spoon up for him to try it.
He accepted the spoon into his mouth, before making a sour expression. “What the fuck is that?”
“It’s pistachio and it’s not that bad.” I giggled, because yes it was. The thing is throughout this pregnancy I had become completely obsessed with ice cream. It was insane how I could find some fucking ice cream and the fact that it had become a part of my daily diet. North hated it because that meant he was always either bringing it in the house or bringing me a bowl to bed. He rejoiced that I was in my eighth month and almost about to give birth, because he claimed he’d worry less when I had her. Something told me that was a fib, but only time would tell.
“A fucking lie. Why are you up so early? It’s vacation, Avery.”
“Couldn’t sleep.”
“As always.” He smirked.
“Yeah, when she’s born hopefully, I regain my normal sleep pattern.” My eyes went down to the massive engagement ring on my finger. He’d proposed the morning before our vacation and said he had no qualms with going to city hall if that's what I wanted. He was sweet because he knew I hated people and a wedding would overwhelm me, but I couldn’t do that. I wanted my father to walk me down the aisle, so I for sure had to hold off on my shotgun wedding.
“We’ll see.”
“And what does that mean?” I mugged him.
Seconds later his hand was on my stomach before he started to speak. “Means your mom didn’t sleep much before you, so I don’t know why she’s blaming her lack of sleep on you, baby girl.”
I knocked his hand from my belly and began to fake pout. “Leave me alone, North.”
“Never.”
“And I’m gonna hold you to that.”
He leaned down and pecked my lips, before standing up straight. “I’m about to go take a shower, so we can go get breakfast. C’mon.” He didn’t give me a chance to respond because he was already halfway to the hut.
I used to think not having my mother in my life would hinder my ability to be what anybody needed, but I was wrong. Not having my mom in my life made me stronger, and it even prepared me for the moment she came back into my life…or tried. The truth is I would always love her, but I was already accustomed to her not being there, so what good would it have done to have her now? She made her choice and I had made mine. Knoxx still battled with his decision and he always would, but one day he stopped making the relationship he never had with her so complicated. One day he’d just walk in his truth and forgive her from afar.
“Avery, c’mon,” North’s voice interrupted my farewell thoughts. When I finally got up and turned around, I couldn’t help but chuckle at the impatient expression on his face.My person, my piece of mine… mine.
