She eyed him. “It doesn’t seem like you’re taking it seriously.”
“What you want me to do? Go beat the nigga up?”
“I mean, my sister is downstairs crying, so . . .”
Savio scoffed. “Not gonna happen.”
Cashmere shook her head. “You should probably go get some sleep . . . in your own room. You have an early morning tomorrow.”
Savio’s brows pulled in. “I thought you ain’t have nothin’ to do until tomorrow afternoon.”
“I don’t, but Vee does. You’re on her detail now. Twizz is being reassigned, and I’m getting a new head of security. The call has already been made.”
Now, Savio was pissed. He stood so he towered over her. All he wore was a pair of red basketball shorts, and his muscles flexed as she took a subtle step back, but he noticed. He noticed everything about her.
“Fuck you just say?”
Defiantly, Cashmere held her chin high and looked him in the eyes as she spoke. “I said you’re on Vee’s detail now.”
“You ain’t think to talk to me about this shit first?” he asked. He didn’t want to be on Ivoree’s detail. He wanted to be head of security for Cashmere and keep her safe.Thatwas his priority. He couldn’t lie and say he hadn’t been a little distracted lately,but that didn’t mean he hadn’t grown to love his job. Fuck, he’d grown to loveher.Not being around her every day was sure to fuck him up.
She looked confused. “It was what my sister wanted, and I trust you with her. She’s shaken right now and needs someone she’s comfortable with. That’s you.”
Savio’s jaw clenched. “Long as Ivoree is good,” he finally said before he walked toward the door. His mind reeled as he thought about what had just happened. One thing was certain, . . . he definitely needed to talk to Twizz.
“Sav . . .”
He ignored Cashmere calling his name, now on a mission to go directly to the source.
After a quick shower, Savio hopped in a company-owned black SUV and went straight to Twizz’s house after checking his location. He didn’t even warn Twizz that he was on the way. Savio was so lost in his thoughts that he didn’t think of much but getting to his lil homie’s house and chopping it up with him.
When he pulled into the quaint neighborhood, Savio couldn’t help but feel a sense of pride, despite everything going on. Twizz had come a long way from the dirty little boy he found on the streets. He might be hardheaded, but Twizz was a good man who had done well for himself, which was why Savio was irritated he had to keep having these stupid ass conversations with him.
Savio parked in front of Twizz’s three-bedroom home before he hopped out of the truck and bounded up the driveway. He knocked on the door, and it took Twizz a couple of minutes toanswer it. When he did, he had a towel wrapped around his waist. Savio moved past him and into the home.
“Yo—”
“We need to talk,” Savio said, cutting Twizz off.
Twizz glanced behind him toward the stairs. “Like, right now?”
Savio instantly put two and two together. “Tell shorty you’ll get up wit’ her later.”
“Man, you don’t know how long I been tryna bag shorty though. I really like her. Been actually dating her for the past month?—”
“It’s important.” Savio felt bad for interrupting, but that shit wasn’t important right now. Twizz had fucked up his and Cashmere’s vibe, so it was only right Savio fuck up Twizz’s vibe with ol’ girl.
Twizz sighed and moved toward the stairs. “You lucky you my nigga.”
Savio chuckled at that and took a seat on the sofa. A few minutes later, a pretty woman with brown skin and a small shape with a fat ass walked down the stairs ahead of Twizz.
“Hi,” she muttered toward Savio with a wave before Twizz opened the door for her.
She seemed shy. Savio was good at reading people, and he instantly liked this girl for Twizz. He nodded and then watched their interaction. Twizz was soft with her as he said his goodbyes. When he finally closed the door after making sure she had gotten to her car safely, Savio asked, “What’s her name?”
“Nola. What’s so important that you had to stop me from finally getting my dick wet?” Twizz asked as he plopped down on the recliner across from the sofa.
“What you mean finally getting ya dick wet? You ain’t been fuckin’?”
