Page 48 of Halo: Tales Of A Hitman

“I’ll hit’chu up later.” Hendrix told him when he opened door.

The guy looked at Hendrix with a glow in his eye and smirked. “You betta.” He kissed him then Hendrix chuckled and closed the door.

“Where do you meet these men. GQ for gay men?” I joked with him.

“I got tha sauce girl! I keep telling you that! Naw but for real I met Karter at the horse races in Big Rapids. I wanted something different than the thug shit I normally go for. Karter has a mix of both, street, and book smart. And he didn’t run from my dick either, rather I was fucking him or making him choke on it.”

“Hendrix!! Goodness!!” I hit his arm laughing so hard at his bluntness.

“Shit I’m just being honest. You might be seeing that one again. You work today?” He asked when we walked into the kitchen.

I just wanted a banana and smoothie drink. Hendrix turned the coffee maker on for himself and started making him some breakfast. I sat on the chair in the kitchen nook.

“Yup I need to leave in fifteen minutes.”

“So, we gone talk about you and the infamous Halo Stone. I gave you a few days to process it.” He had humor in his voice.

“Shut up. Yes, we can talk about it. First let’s talk about the fact that I was told that he was gay or bisexual. My plans were to make my best friend and hook him up with you.”

The way he found what I said so funny made me laugh too.

“Let me tell you a few things wrong with what you said. I’ll be the only best friend you have. I don’t play that shit when it comes to you, and you know it. I only let Siren pass because she’s a chick and you need at least one outside of my sisters Regan and Pixie.”

“You’re brothers and sisters!?” I called him out.

“You heard me girl. Next, I could have told you that he wasn’t gay or bi. The nigga wanted to take my head off when I opened the door for him when he came to see you. As protective as I am over you. I looked in his eyes and could tell his protectiveness had another layer of reasoning. But I appreciate you for trying to put me on.”

There was something more important I had to ask him. “You know his last name. I take it you didn’t just guess.”

“The Stone brothers are known by many people Story. Especially in the world me and some of my families are in.”

I bit my banana and chewed it while talking, “But I asked did he sell drugs and he told me no.”

“He wasn’t lying, they don’t and I take it because you’re looking a little clueless that he hasn’t told you what him and his brothers do.”

I shook my head, “He said he would tell me eventually. Hendrix, you are my best friend. You tell me.”

“In other circumstances I would because he should have. But seeing the look in his eyes, I know he’s not about to let shit happen to you. Give him a chance to tell you on his own. If you could still love and rock with me knowing what I do, then remember that when he tells you.”

That did not make me feel much better, but what it did was make Halo run out of time. The next time we were together in private he was going to tell me the truth.

**

“Okay, all done. Tell me what you think.” I handed Siren the mirror so she could look at her hair close.

“Yasss! This is exactly what I wanted, and the gold hair jewelry makes it pop. Thank you!”

I took the hair cape off her and was glad she loved it. Siren came in and wanted eight jumbo lemonade braids. She was my second client today, the first one was a take down, wash and blow dry out. It was Sunday and the people we saw were by appointments only on this day. Regan, Wren, and I had appointments, so we were the ones in the shop.

“Period. I’m so happy you like them. She looks good Blake?” I turned and asked her.

Blake got up from Regan’s chair from getting her sisterlocks retightened.

“She looks better than good.” Blake answered then bent down and kissed Siren.

My homegirl told me that they weren’t official yet, but they were at least dating. Blake followed me to the front and paid for both of their styles.

“What are you two about to get into?” I asked them.