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I wasn't sure what to think about the time at the lawyer's office. I killed me to see Angel so hurt when Bobby told him he didn't have any papers. Bobby didn't have any either but he didn't show anything, of course. I tried to block the whole visit out but my mind and hand kept drifting to the tiny slip of paper in my pocket. I wasn't sure what it was or why Evelyn was holding it but it had to be big.
We left the lawyer's office and Jerry announced he wanted to show us something. I knew what he wanted to show us but I hadn't seen it yet.
"This is it." Jerry said walking inside a huge old building. I looked around at the beat down warehouse as we all walked up the cement hill.
"So this is your dream, Jerry?" Bobby asked looking around like me.
"Oh, yeah." Jerry confirmed proudly.
"There's a lot of space in here. What are you gonna do build some automobiles?" Bobby asked.
"No, luxury lofts." Jerry told him.
"Rims, man." Angel muttered. I snickered and kept walking, holding onto Jack's hand.
"Urban sophistication is what I'm talking about." Jerry told him. I heard Jack stiffle a laugh and I smacked his hip.
"So now you're doing real estate?" Angel laughed.
"This whole first floor here is gonna be lavish offices and storefronts. I'm gonna put stained-glass windows here." Jerry explained as we neared the second floor.
"The building is condemned. You got insurance?" Bobby asked as we stood around the floor looking. It was kinda hard to picture it as something nice.
"Why?" Jerry asked. I held back a laugh, I knew what Bobby was going to say.
"So we can burn this bitch down." Bobby exclaimed. I laughed and Jerry scowled. I felt Jack leave my side but kept looking between Bobby and Jerry.
"No, we ain't burning shit down. You always wanna destroy something." Jerry sighed.
"Look. Look at your little brother." Bobby said pointed behind me. I turned around and gaped at Jack. He was peeing in the building, drinking a beer too.
"Jack!" Me and Jerry both yelled. Jerry more aggravated and me embarrassed.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Is this the master suite? Am I making the property value go down?" Jack laughed looking over his shoulder. I shook my head and turned back to the guys, who were laughing at him.
"This shit hole gives the term ''Motor City Breakdown'' a whole new meaning, Jerry. How the hell you gonna pay for all this?" Bobby asked after Jack fixed himself and joined us again. He stood next to me smirking and I hit him in the stomach.
"What?" he pouted rubbing his sore tummy.
"Freak." I mumbled and turned back to Jerry.
"Government redevelopment loan. Easy to qualify. Low interest rates. Ya'll stick around, I might give ya'll ass a job." Jerry told them. All of a sudden Angel burst into laughter. We all turned around to see him looking at something on a shelf.
"They look like nipples." Angel told us pointing to the incriminating object. I rolled my eyes and turned away. What is it with these boys?
"Let's go get a real drink." Bobby said throwing his beer bottle on the floor.
Bobby drove to the local bar he always went to and parked. I had been here a few times with Paisley to play pool. At first, I was scared but they knew I had some kind of affiliation with Bobby so no one touched or looked. We all took our seats at the bar and Johnny, the bartender, came over.
"What will it be guys?" he asked looking at the boys and giving me a small smile.
"The usual." Bobby told him. Johnny nodded and pulled four shot glasses out and set them in front of the guys. He grabbed the bottle of whiskey and poured each glass. He looked over at me and handed me a tall glass and a coke.
"Thanks, Jon." I smiled. He nodded and took another glass for himself.
"Your attention, please. I wanna make a toast. To Evelyn Mercer. The greatest mother four degenerate bastards ever had." Bobby toasted raising his glass. We all raised our glasses and the guys took their shots while I sipped my coke. Sometimes being underage sucked but Johnny had been known to slip a little rum in my coke when no one was looking.
"Johnny, pour me and my brothers another round. And a warm milk for my sister here." Bobby said slamming his glass down. I hit his arm for that comment and he smirked. "I wasn't talking about you. I was talking about Jack." he told me. I laughed and Jack glared at him.
"Man, I will drink you under the table." Jack told him, slurring ever so slightly.
"We're not talking about sperm, Jack, this is whiskey." Bobby told him. I hit his arm again and Jack sighed. We took the drinks Johnny poured and walked to find a table.
"Jack drinks Jack, Jack drinks Jack." Jack sang while sipping his drink. I was trying hard not to laugh but it was getting hard. Angel was glaring trying to ignore him and Jerry was just as amused as I was.
"That's your brother." Jerry said to Bobby pointing a finger at Jack. I laughed and Jerry looked at me. "And your boyfriend, when ya'll play nice." he teased. I glared at him and leaned back in my seat.
"Jack drinks Jack, Jack." Jack sang but got cut short.
"Licks ass crack and ball sack." Bobby shot getting tired of the singing. I shook my head and laid it on the table.
'Here we go, again.' I thought, knowing the banter that was about to happen.
"Jack doesn't lick ass crack and ball sack! Jack likes boobs. Jacks got fans. Jack's got lots of fans." he slurred back at Bobby. Jerry shook his head and looked over at me.
"Oh man." Jerry sighed. "Are you proud?" he teased. I smirked and pinched his arm.
"Will you shut up, man?" Angel groaned looking at Jack. Jack gave him a drunken smirk and sat back.
I decided to break the small line of silence and go to the ladies room. I walked to the back of the bar and pushed into the ladies room. I had to give it to Johnny. He kept the place clean. He made sure everything was clean so people would come back. Yes, it was a bar but it was also a public place. He knew how to take care of his business. And you don't see that a lot in Detroit. I was washing my hands when I thought back to the paper in my pocket. I pulled it out after drying my hands and looked at it.
"14232 Rolland Dr." I muttered. I looked at it and thought. "Who did you know in Salem?" I wondered. I sighed and put it away.
"I don't wanna go. But I have to." I heard Jerry mumbling as I walked back over to the table.
"Why are you in such a rush? You can't hang with your big brother and have a drink?" Bobby asked.
"I'm here. I mean, what? I'm glad y'all here. I love y'all." Jerry said looking at everyone. I sat down and looked over at Jack. He gave me a weary look and leaned over to me.
"You okay?" he asked. I smiled and kissed his cheek softly.
"I'm fine." I whispered. He smiled and grabbed my hand under the table.
"Hey, that's real goddamn bad stuff about your mom, fellas." Johnny G said walking up to the table.
"Yeah." Was the reply from all of us.
"Freaking gangs. Worms. Someone ought to step on them." Johnny said shaking his head. My head shot up and looked at him. Bobby's did the same.
"Which gang, Johnny G?" Bobby asked curiously.
"Oh, shit. Here we go. l knew it." Jerry said shaking his head. I sat back and tensed a little. This is what Camille, and I, was afraid of.
"I think I heard something. The neighborhood's really upset about this." Johnny told us while Jerry shook his head.
"Same old Bobby. Mama always said, 'As bright as Bobby is, he just does not like to think.' Ain't no good gonna come from this. Let the police do their damn job." Jerry said sipping his drink.
"Stop with the police. Half the cops in this town are crooked. You think the other half give two shits about another liquor-store holdup?" Bobby told him getting aggravated. To Bobby, the police were nothing more special than they were.
"I'm telling you, man, Green's on our side on this one." Jerry told them, looking at me for support. I sunk back and stayed out of it. This really wasn't the conversation I wanted to have. I knew how they were, and it wasn't going good.
"Come on, man." Jerry sighed setting his glass down.
"Green?" Jack huffed. This took me by surprise. I dropped his hand and started to get up when he grabbed it and pulled me down. He gave me a sympathetic look saying he'd hush.
"She's the only woman that ever gave a damn, man. The least we can do is go bang on a few doors and see what happens. We owe her that much." Angel said to Jerry.
"Why are you acting like such a bitch, Jerry?" Bobby asked. Jerry glared at him and looked around.
"Okay. So, what y'all just gonna shoot up the whole town because y'all mad?" Jerry asked.
"Why not?" Angel growled. I looked at him with wide eyes.
"Angel." I exclaimed. Jack squeezed my hand and I hushed this time.
"Come on, man! The people who did this, they probably from the same shitty-ass streets we from. Mom would've been the first to forgive them. Y'all know that." Jerry told them, proving a good point in my opinion.
"We can't all be saints, Jerry." Bobby seethed sipping his drink. I rolled my eyes and sat back.
"Yeah, we can't all be saints, Jerry." Jack mimicked.
"All right. All right. Cool." Jerry said standing up. I followed suit and Jack jumped up.
"Where you going?" he asked. I tried to force the tears back and looked at him.
"I don't wanna hear this." I told him. I saw Angel and Bobby look over, I knew they heard me.
"I'll take her home." Jerry told us.
"Bye, Jerry." Bobby said and then looked at me. "Sorry, Diddle." he whispered. I hugged him and Angel and turned to Jack.
"Be careful." I whispered hugging him. He nodded and let me go. I walked next to Jerry as he said his final bid to the boys.
"Don't call me when y'all get shot up. This is Detroit, in case y'all forgot." he reminded them and we left. I heard Bobby and Angel ask Johnny about what he had heard and gave one last look to Jack as we left.
"I'm sorry about them. They don't think right, they don't think at all." Jerry apologized as we got into the car.
"I know. But I understand a little too. I just wish it didn't involve violence of any kind." I sighed and looked out the window.
"I know, I do too. But they won't do anything out of hand." he tried to promise. I looked over and smiled. He laughed and kept driving.
He dropped me off at my place after walking me up to be safe. He had a habit of doing that but I didn't mind. I plugged my cell in incase Jack or the police called. I had a habit of leaving it unplugged and it dying on me. I sat on the couch and turned the television to pass the time. It wasn't long before I fell asleep with nothing but worry on my mind.
"You got a burner?" Bobby asked
"I flew in." Angel told him as Booby looked through the trunk.
"Man, be careful with my baby." he said wiping off 'his baby.'
"Ohh…" Angel smiled.
"You like that?" Bobby asked looking over at him.
"Got ammo?" Angel asked inspecting it.
"Yeah. It's loaded, little brother." Bobby told him hurriedly. "Careful. Here, you carry the gas can." he said handing me the big red gas can.
"We're gonna do that gas thing?" I asked. He
"Yeah, we're gonna do the gas thing." he mimicked in a fake voice. "The only thing that scares people more than getting burned to death is people getting eaten alive. Let's go." he said closing the trunk.
"What do I--?" I asked holding the trunk open. "What do I get?"
"You coming with us?" he teased and looked in the trunk again. "Here you go, sweetheart. Poke them with that." he said handing my a tire iron.
"Oh, thanks." I said sarcastically.
"You're welcome." he mumbled and closed the trunk. We walked up to the door of the building and looked around.
"Let's go." he whispered and kicked the door open. "5-0! I wanna see some hands!" he yelled walking into the door. He had his gun up and so did Angel. Kids wee scattered every where and one started yelling, he had to be the watvh out guy.
"5-0, man! 5-0!" he yelled.
"It's the fucking police!" Bobby yelled as we walked through the crowded hallway. "Get out!"
"I don't wanna see any of you back!" Angel yelled at them running by.
"What are you doing here?" Bobby screamed. I hid my laughter seeing the scared faces.
"Hands!" Angel threatened.
"You got any drugs or alcohol on you?" Bobby asked them as they ran past.
"We're gonna make y'all take urine samples!" Angel finished.
"Get out of here! Get your little asses home now!" he yelled. "The popos is here! Y'all better run, man, these white cops are crazy! They killed Cornbread. He didn't do nothing." he yelled. I hid my laughter.
'Only Bobby.' I thought.
"Everybody put your fucking hands up!" Angel yelled.
"Detroit Police! I wanna see your fucking hands in the air!" Bobby yelled again.
"We got the building surrounded!" Angel screamed.
'I wonder how long until these kids realize we're not cops?' I thought.
"Every last one of you!" Bobby yelled.
"Sit your motherfucking ass down!" Angel said pointing the gun at one kid.
"Fuck you." He yelled.
"Sit the fuck down." Bobby yelled. "Don't fucking move!" he yelled to another kid.
"Sit down!" Angel yelled again. We turned into a room and Bobby stuck his gun out at one kid.
"You. Over here." he said holding the gun to the kids neck and pushing him back. "Yeah, yeah, you. You the man, right?" he asked the kid as he fell into the chair. "Sit down and shut the fuck up! Give me the gas." he ordered me. He handed me his gun and I handed him the gas can.
"Yo, what the hell y'all want? Y'all ain't no cops. What the hell you doing here?" the kid yelled as Bobby poured some gas on him.
"You're gonna wish l was the police when I'm done with your ass." Bobby told him and handed the gas can to Angel. The kid try to talk again but Bobby stopped him.
"No, no, no, no, no." Bobby yelled shoving a rag in his mouth. "This is not the talking part, okay? This is the listening part, so shut your mouth."
'What the hell are you standing up for?" Angel asked one girl.
"You know who I am?" Bobby asked the kid. I wasn't sure who to watch, Bobby and the kid or Angel and the girl.
"It's warm here." the girl smarted off to him.
"No?" the kid answered Bobby.
"Get your corn muffin head over there on the couch." Angel yelled. I smirked from behind the chair and lit a cigarette.
"You don't know why we're here?" Bobby asked him.
"Move, move." Angel rushed the girl to the sofa and poured gas on her feet.
"Yo, what the fuck!" she screamed.
"Shut up." he yelled and walked back over.
"I know you're not gonna tell me what I wanna know, so I'm gonna light your little bitch ass on fire." Bobby told him, taking the cigarette from me, and turned around to point at the room. "Then I'm gonna watch you run around here like a chicken with his head cut off, lighting all your little friends on fire. Is that what you want?" he asked.
"Which one of your boys shot up the liquor store on 104th Street?" Angel demanded.
"What boys man?" the kid asked through the rag.
"The police got witnesses, bra." Angel yelled. 'Don't even hit us with no bullshit. Okay, tough guy." The kid yelled through the rag and Bobby yelled back.
"Hey! Now is the talking part. You better start saying what the fuck I wanna hear. Speak." Bobby said taking the rag out of the kids mouth. We all waited intently for what was possibly bound to be the best and worst news we've heard.
"Man, that shit was counterfeit as a motherfucker, man. Ain't nobody playing no basketball when that shit went down, okay? Why you think cops ain't arrest nobody?" he yelled at Bobby. Bobby reached back and punched the kid in the jaw.
"What the hell is he doing?" the girl asked from the sofa.
"How do you know nobody was playing basketball if you weren't there?" Bobby asked.
"Because, bitch, police said those people wasn't killed till 11." the kid yelled.
"So what?" Bobby asked
"So they turn the court lights out at 10!" the kid told us. We all looked at each other and Bobby looked at his watch.
"Let's go. Let's go." Bobby said grabbing the kid by the back of his shirt.
"Now, where we going, man? Where the fuck y'all taking me?" he asked as Bobbu drug him out the room.
"You little bastards need to stay in school." Bobby told the remaining kids on the room.
"That's what you get for calling my brother a bitch." Angel said smacking the kid with his gun.
"I hope you all have a very nice evening." I smiled as we walked out. We drove to the court and stood outside of the gates.
"It's 10:02 and these fucking lights are still on." Bobby said tapping his watch.
"I know you know who did this, homeboy." Angel whispered harshly to the kid.
"This is bullshit. Let's pop this motherfucker right now." Bobby yelled. Angel smirked and I tensed.
"Speak up on it, man." Angel whispered again.
"Bobby, take it easy." I asked.
"Shut up, Jack." Bobby yelled walking to the kid. "Come on."
"Look, what--?" the kid started. "Yo, man, they gonna shut off! They gonna shut off, man!"
"Only lights that are going off are yours." Bobby told him. "Let's go."
"Look, look, look. Look." the kid yelled pointing behind us. We all turned to see the lights turn off.
"You're fucking lucky." Bobby told him.
"Told you. Man, y'all fools been played." he yelled and shrugged Angel off. "Get off of me, man! Y'all don't even know who you messing with, man. Questioning me about the lights being off and all that." he yelled laughing.
"Why don't you shut the fuck up, man?" Angel said hitting him again. "You talk too much." he yelled. I looked over at Bobby who was looking at the court. This was not going to be good. We let the kid go and drove in silence back to the house. We got out to see Sofi waiting for Angel at the door.
"Jack, it was a questionable kill." Bobby said walking into the foyer.
"What makes you think that?" I asked taking my jacket off.
"Boy, it's sad, you growing up without a father. Nobody taught you anything, did they? I should've stayed around longer and held your little hand, huh, sweetheart?" He teased as Angel and Sofi ran past us upstairs.
"Whatever, man." I mumbled and hung my jacket up.
"Look, sometimes pros will cover up their shots with another crime. Like a burglary or something. Then pay a witness to throw the cops on to the wrong suspect. You understand?" he explained walking into the kitchen.
"Why would anybody wanna kill the sweetest woman in the goddamn world?" I asked him. He sighed and lowered his head.
"I don't know, Jackie. I don't know."
I was half asleep and barely listening to the radio when I felt something on my leg. I kicked my leg and moved it under the blanket. I felt it on my arm and jumped to see Jack.
"Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Jack! You scared the crap outta me." I shrieked putting a hand over my heart. He didn't look up as he responded.
"Sorry." he said solemnly. The tone of his voice struck me like a truck.
"What's wrong?" I asked moving so he could sit next to me on the couch. He put his head in his hands and sighed. He stayed silent for a few minutes and looked up at me.
"I don't wanna talk about it." he whispered and pulled me onto his lap. "I just wanna feel you. Be near you." he said placing a feathery kiss on my neck.
I shivered against his lips and let out a soft sigh of pleasure. His strong hands ran up the back of my shirt and ran across my skin. I locked eyes with him before I pressed my lips to his. I slid my hands around his neck and up the side of his face. An electric shock surged through my blood when our tongues met. I kissed him as deeply as I could and he returned the feeling. All the passion and the desire coursed through me as I pulled back and looked into his eyes. In one soft, gentle move he lifted us off the couch. I wrapped my legs securely around his waist as he carried us back to my room.
The cool air left my back as he laid my on my bed. He didn't even move from his spot on me as he slipped his shirt off. My hands roamed his chest and mesmerized every tattoo and curve of his muscles. He grabbed my hand and intertwined our fingers. He slowly moved them up above my head as he leaned down to kiss me again. His tongue slid ever so slowly across my bottom lip and his teeth gently bit down. I shifted underneath him and he leaned up to look at me. He let my fingers go and moved his fingers down my arms and sides, causing my to shiver. His hands stopped at my shirt and lifted it up and over my head.
He sat up on his knees between my legs and pulled my waist. I wrapped my arms around his neck when I was on his lap again. I curled his hair around my fingers and tilted his head back for a kiss. His arms went around my waist and one arm went up to the back of my neck. Just the feel on his skin on mine caused a gasp to escape my lips. After a moment of our kiss his hands dwindled down to my bra snap. I moved my arms in front of his chest to slide the straps off. He pushed me back down onto the bed and looked at me, taking in every inch of me. He took one lonesome finger and traced a line down my neck and shoulder to my side and to my night shorts. He looked up at me before continuing.
"You're beautiful…" he whispered deeply. I bit my lip and watched as his fingers tugged at the top of my shorts. I lifted my hips just enough to help him slid them off. He licked his lips when they were off and again, took me in. He ran his rough hands up my legs and smirked a little. He grabbed my hips and pulled me down to meet him. He leaned over me again and kissed my neck. My hands rested on his shoulders as he kissed down my neck and to the center of my chest. He paid special attention to my naval as he continued his descent. I let out a sharp gasp and shifted just a tad when he got to the rim of my panties. He slipped one finger on the side and slowly moved it down by my thigh.
My eyes were closed but they suddenly opened when I didn't feel him anymore. I looked down at him as he was taking off his pants and boxers. I felt the nerves kick in looking at him, wondering how I never had him before this and why it took so long. He hooked one finger on each side of my panty and pulled them off. He ran his hands up my sides on last time before sliding on a condom. He looked at me one last time for assurance before entering me. I gave a slight nod and he continued.
I was almost shaking with anticipation when he finally entered me. My back arched into him and my eyes fluttered closed feeling him inside me, so close, no near. His pace started slow and gentle as he hovered over me and kissed my face. I kissed his collarbone softly as he moved within me, small gasps letting loose as he quickened his pace. His hands entangled in my hair and lips moving across my hot skin as we finally let each other in.
"Jack…" I moaned digging my nails into his shoulders. The room was filled with the sounds of our breathless moans, our bodies were moving together as one, sliding across each others hot, sweaty skin. A chaste kiss every now and then just to relish the feel of one another's lips. The built up lust, love and desire since we had met in the pit of my stomach. The pleasure I was feeling, the love, what he was giving to me and making me feel. The feeling of being so close to the person you never want to be away from. All unfolded in my room with the soft moon light shining through my window. Detroit never felt so serene and calm. And my life has never felt so complete.
I'll be your dream
I'll be your wish
I'll be your fantasy
I'll be your hope
I'll be your love
Be everything that you need
I'll love you more with every breath
Truly, madly, deeply do
I will be strong
I will be faithful 'cause I
'm counting on
A new beginning
A reason for living
A deeper meaning, yeah
I want to stand with you on a mountain
I want to bathe with you in the sea
I want to lay like this forever
Until the sky falls down on me
And when the stars are shining brightly in the velvet sky,
I'll make a wish send it to heaven
Then make you want to cry
The tears of joy for all the pleasure in the certainty
That we're surrounded by the comfort and protection of
The highest powers
In lonely hours
The tears devour you
I want to stand with you on a mountain
I want to bathe with you in the sea
I want to lay like this forever
Until the sky falls down on me
Oh can you see it baby?
You don't have to close your eyes
'Cause it's standing rightbefore you
All that you need will surely come
I'll be your dream
I'll be your wish
I'll be your wish
I'll be your fantasy
I'll be your hope
I'll be your love
Be everything that you need
