“Wet Sugar” [Part 5 of 30]
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Summary: Erik has words with Yani and later helps her in a predicament with the assistance of Tahir. Meanwhile, Klaue plots out the Angola job that makes Tahir uneasy...
"Buss a couple rounds inna me
Ah mi sniper dat
Sit dung pon di buddy like a Cadillac
He bawl out Ah mi rider dat YOW
Take off my heels
And let me unbuckle your jeans now
Meh arch ma back and bawl out
Yuh gimme heart attack Yow
My baby he know he a blessing
He know I could never forget him
I can't lie
You the best I ever had
Take me so high
Make me bawl out Ohhh
Yuh gee it to me rough then yuh take it slowww
Ah mi sniper dat…
Monéa – "Inna Di World"
Killmonger.
Yani watched him dance with Peach, an old high school friend who was always kind to Yani even when she was talking slick about her cousin Twyla behind her back. Peach had two children already and by the way she was winding her body on Erik, she probably wanted two or three more from him.
Killmonger…him smooth, yeah…real smooth as his hands circle around Peach's waist. A real dirty dancehall plays, straight nasty riddum, and Peach lets her ass do the talking for her. Erik stays with her, his left hand pressing the arch in her back and Yani is stunned to see him reach for Peach's braids and pull her head back.
The woman is all smiles as she slows her hips down and just bounces on Killmonger's groin. And he likes it, thrusts back into Peach, and Yani turns her eyes away because she can feel her midsection quiver and her face get warm with irritation. Why does he have to dance like that in front of her? Zachary held her hips tight. She could feel his chubby erection snug against her rump. He wanted her tonight, but she was still skittish about sex with him.
Being with Chez made her lose trust with men, and no matter how nice Zachary was, how kind he was to her baby and her family, she kept him at arms-length when it came to full intercourse. She pulled away from him slightly when she felt him giving her tiny thrusts.
"Aye, Fam!" Cee Cee, their oldest female cousin squeezed onto the dance floor with Boogie, Donald, Sonya…the whole darn family crew that came to see Kendall. Junior spun an old Hip Hop joint that had her family on the floor doing something they did as children when music played, "The Swap" which was simply all of them dancing and then when Dex yelled out a cue, they would all switch partners on beat. It was fun and they hadn't done it in so long that she kept messing up when she forgot to listen for the cue which was Dex calling out "Galiber! Switch dem!"
Zachary couldn't keep up so he kissed her cheek and left for the bar, and Yani found herself becoming competitive with her relatives. She held her dress up a bit in one hand so no one would accidentally step on her hem. It got a bit rowdy when other people joined in the fun, essentially turning the family play into a line dance.
When Yani saw Peach twirling around her cousin Dulan, her eyes searched for Erik, but then Dex called out the next cue and Yani jumped to her left….
…right in front of Erik.
He had a big smile on his face when he saw her.
"Whatchu got, Ma?" he asked, and his dimples challenged her to impress him.
"Can you even hang, Killmonger?" she snapped playfully.
"Question is, can you hang? I can do this all day, girl."
The hottest Soca jam came on and the crowd turned stupid, Erik's eyes flicked around to see what everyone else was doing. The dancing became the domain of professionals now, and any tourists who thought they could keep up soon left the floor. It was Virgin Island show and prove time. And Killmonger had the nerve to still be there among them. But he was keeping up, and then some. His eyes never left hers and she felt her heart pound harder and faster. She was quite sure he could see it thumping in her chest. His hands slipped down to grip her hips.
Yani spun around and let her hips dip, the hem of her dress still clutched in her fingers, her legs shimmering with sweat. She could see Peach and another woman in a white dress with long locs swaying near them, waiting for Dex to give the signal so they could swoop in on Erik. Yani swept her eyes over to Dex, watching his lips, sweat flicking off of him, his shirt molding onto his body tight from all the perspiration pouring out of him.
"Galiber! Switch dem-!"
Yani saw the other women lunge forward, and she pushed back against Erik's groin, the weight of her backside throwing him off balance. He grabbed for her waist to counterbalance himself and the movement blocked him from switching to someone else.
Junior slowed down the beat of the music, chopping and screwing it up old-timey style until the song was like a heartbeat. Peach was hovering, her body rolling smooth like the tail of a winding Boa snake.
"I see you, Ma!" Erik called to her and Yani leaned forward, gently shaking her hips knowing her ass cheeks would bounce.
"Shit," Erik said laying the palm of his right hand on her lower back, his left hand rubbing her left hip.
Once she felt his touch, she shifted back up and bent her knees, her hips circling, hands clutching her dress tighter to outline her rump, moving just so-so until she had her cheeks jumping with nothing else on her moving. She just needed his eyes to stay on her—
"Ooh, Yani…" Twyla said.
He moved his hands.
Damn.
Erik's fingers gripped her shoulders, his waist glued to her ass and moving slow. She could feel his shaft poking through and she let the center of her cheeks grab at his dick. They were moving in tandem like they were fucking, the music setting the pace, the thin material of her dress letting him feel all of her softness…
Erik slid his hands down to her waist and twirled her around to face him.
"Nobody needs to be seeing all that, girl," he said while stroking her back, "especially your man."
Yani closed her eyes, shame filling her face.
Zachary.
This was supposed to be their night.
Erik's left hand held her waist again while his right hand eased up her side and cradled the nape of her neck.
"You were great up there. Your cousin, Kendall…he was really good too."
"He's choice, yeah?"
"Yeah."
He licked his lips and his eyes glanced around like he was looking for someone. His face moved closer to her until his lips were near her ear. She felt her breath exhale out of her mouth in short pants when she felt that scruff from his beard on her cheek again. Her neck arched back and she felt his warm rum-flavored breath tickle the shell of her ear. Her fingers slid up his arms and clasped just below the smoothness of his neck.
"Before you went off on Chez…you were singing to me, weren't you?"
A coy smile played on her lips and she tried to look away from his eyes, but he kept moving his head in front of her until she stared back at him.
"What if I was?"
"You got a man though."
"It was just a song, Killmonger. Mi play fuh dem, the crowd. Freestyle comes straight from here and out there," she said pointing to her forehead and then away from her face.
"Nah. That shit was for me. Only me."
"If you say so—"
"You were looking at me."
"I was looking at the audience—"
"You were looking straight to the back, where I was. You heard me shout to you. You ain't gotta lie. I felt that shit. You did too."
"Whatever."
"How come you wouldn't let me switch?"
"What?"
"I know you threw that ass on me to keep me from dancing with someone else. You real obvious, Ma. It's cute though."
She sucked her teeth.
"See, I know you know I'm right. Whenever you do that, I know I got under your skin. I been drinking a lil bit, but I'ma say this anyway. I like you. I don't know if I freaked you out or crossed the line when I touched you the other day, but when I didn't see you all day Friday, I thought I fucked up and scared you. But the way you sang that song…for me…I know…"
His words wandered off.
"You know what?" she asked, her fingers squeezing his neck gently.
His eyes were focused elsewhere.
"Yani?"
Zachary's voice was peach fuzz soft and Erik pushed away from her and she felt her legs automatically step forward towards him, trying to keep the heat from his overwhelming body next to hers.
"Respect," Erik said giving Zachary a sincere smile, "was just telling your girl what a great singer she is. Thanks for the dance, Yani."
She watched Erik leave the dance floor and her body felt cold and lonely without him. Zachary's hand went around her shoulder.
"You know him."
"He works for Mr. Klaue. Him and that other guy."
Yani couldn't even look Zachary in the eye, her gaze would reveal too much if she did look at him.
"Is he nice?"
"Yeah. They both are."
Yani walked away from the dance floor with Zachary. Her cousins Cee Cee and Monice drank Bushwackers and watched them approach, the whipped cream from their drinks leaving traces on their lips.
"You leavin' cuz?" Cee Cee asked.
"Are we?" Zachary said, a gleam in his eye.
Yani was going to spend the night at his place. He agreed to go at her pace, do whatever she wanted. Her eyes were still watching Erik as he sat at the bar with his friend. The woman in white already at his side stroking his back.
"Yeah, we're going," she said.
Her eyes went back to the dance floor where the rest of her relatives were still throwing down.
"Tell Kendall, I left, yeah?"
"Go on, he's high as a kite right now. Him tell you Bunny and Gregory want him to record a single?" Monice said.
"Yeah? That's great!" Yani said.
She hugged her cousins and clutched onto Zachary's arm.
Warm air greeted them outside, much cooler than the hotbox inside.
"Going to my place still?" Zachary asked.
"Yeah. But I have to be back home by ten in the morning. Auntie is going to church and Anika won't be able to stay after ten."
"So…are you…are we…"
"Easy boy…calm your pants."
Zachary grinned.
"You were choice tonight, baby. Chez…him no see you coming with guns blazing…blam, blam…"
Yani giggled.
"Him nuh ready fi mi—"
The words crumpled in her throat.
Chez and his minions were hanging out in the back of the parking area smoking cigarettes and shooting the shit.
"Here mi gyal come with that fire," Chez said. He was smiling at her, but a man like him showing teeth like that wasn't a sign of kindness.
Zachary pulled her back behind him.
"We don't want any trouble. No problems, here Chez," Zachary said.
Yani gripped his arm. Her purse was locked in Zachary's trunk. Her cell phone was in it. She debated about running back to the club to get Dulan and Dex. Or maybe even Twyla. There were three guys with Chez and only two of them.
"Who said there was trouble?" Chez said.
"Chez, just leave us alone," she said pulling Zachary along.
Chez stood in front of her.
"Whose watchin' mi pickney?"
"Sydette is fine. No need for you to worry—"
"I'll take you home," Chez said throwing down his half-smoked cigarillo. He stomped on it and grabbed for her arm.
"I have a ride home with Zachary," she said pulling away from him.
Zachary stepped forward and Chez shoved him back.
"You think yuh taking her home with you? Think you fucking my woman?"
"Would you stop?!" Yani yelled slapping Chez in the face.
"Bitch…putting your hands on me?!"
His hand shot out to grip her again but Zachary struck him in the jaw. The surprise punch only grazed Chez's chin.
"Get you some, nigga!" Chez shouted and pummeled Zachary.
"Chez! Stop it!"
She charged Chez as he held Zachary in a headlock punching him in the side of the head, but Chez's two friends blocked her. Yani reached down and took off one of her sandals and proceeded to strike both men blocking her and they pushed her back, still preventing her from getting to Chez and Zachary.
Zachary was able to get some punches in and Yani stood horrified watching her ex and next go at it. Chez had the upper hand and his third friend jumped in kicking Zachary in his side. Yani ran back to the club half barefoot.
"Goddess, why are you running?"
Erik's friend was outside smoking a cigar, the pungent odor wafting around him with the smoke.
"There are some guys beating up my boyfriend!"
The handsome Arab man followed her back to Zachary and Chez.
"Zachary!" she groaned when she saw his face cut and his nose bloody. Chez was still beating on him and Zachary was flailing to protect himself, no match for Chez and his goon squad.
"Not looking good for your man. I'm afraid," the stranger said.
"Whatchu doin' way over here…oh…damn…"
Erik strolled over with a cigar in his hand. His eyes saw the worry in Yani's face.
"Make them stop!" Yani wailed.
Erik pulled her aside while Tahir grabbed one of the men and shoved him away from Zachary.
"Hold this," Erik said handing her his cigar.
Erik strode over to Chez and with just one hard punch to the right side of her ex's waist, Chez went down on one knee gasping for air and clutching his side.
"Fuck!" Chez screeched.
The Arab man helped Zachary get up while Chez jumped back up still heaving with pain. He swung wildly at Erik who simply stepped back from the scattered non-connecting punches.
"Why don't you just stop before you wear yourself out," Erik teased before grabbing Chez's shirt, lifting him up, and slamming him against Chez's car door.
"Take your punk ass home," Erik said.
"Killmonger!" Yani yelled dropping Erik's cigar.
One of Chez's boys pulled out a gun and pressed the steel to the back of his head.
"What now, bitch?!" Chez cackled, expecting Erik to release him.
"You best use that piece before I turn around," Erik said. His eyes were still on Chez, his hands still clutching Chez's shirt.
Chez's other friend also pulled out a gun, but Erik's buddy moved like a ninja and snatched it out of his hand so quick, Yani missed Erik turning around and, yanking the gun out of the other gunner's hand hemming him up. Erik head-butted him then smashed the gun across his face. Blood spurted between the guy's fingers.
"He broke my fucking nose!"
Erik popped the bullets out of the small gun and flung them over his shoulder before shoving the gun in his waistband.
"Get the fuck on before we really hurt y'all," Erik said, his voice calm.
Chez fumbled for his car keys and Yani ran to Zachary trying to hold him up.
"Should we go to the hospital?" she asked Zachary. His eye was swollen and his nose and lip were bleeding.
"No," Zachary grumbled rubbing his jawline.
Erik and his friend watched Chez and his boys drive away before they turned to check on Yani.
"You okay?" Erik asked.
"I'm fine. Thanks for handling that. They were waiting for us…waiting fi me."
"I don't think your friend is in any shape to drive. Can you two get home?" Erik's partner asked.
Yani stared at him.
"That's Tahir, he's cool," Erik said.
"I can drive," Zachary said.
"No, you can't. You look like shit," Tahir said.
"I can't drive a stick," Yani said.
Erik looked at Tahir. Then Zachary.
"Give me your keys, man," Erik said.
Zachary only glared at Erik with his one good eye.
"Give him your keys, Zachary, I can't drive us to your place."
Yani saw Erik staring at her. She felt her face get warm.
When Zachary didn't move fast enough, Yani reached into his pants pocket and pulled out his keys. She handed them to Erik and slipped her sandal back on.
"The car is over here," she said. She held Zachary's hand as she led Tahir and Erik to his car.
Yani slid into the backseat of the little black Nissan hatchback with Zachary.
"You don't even know these guys that well," Zachary hissed in the backseat, "you could've gotten your cousins—"
"I was getting my cousins, but they were available first. Did you wahn mi waste time looking for dem while yuh getting your ass kicked all over the place?"
The words flew out before she could filter herself and she felt Zachary's whole body cave in from the impact of her words. He turned his face away from her and looked out of the back passenger window. His handsome face was swollen and his once jovial looking-eyes were sour with rage.
"Zachary…I didn't mean it like that…they jumped you. It was an unfair fight…"
"Zachary, man…listen. You did what you were supposed to do. Protect Yani," Erik said from the front seat as he backed the car up.
"Make sure you stay on the correct side of the street," Tahir said from the front passenger seat.
"I got this. Yani, which way?" Erik asked.
She gave him directions as they headed East toward Red Hook.
"Zachary, let me see your face," she said turning on the overhead light. "Turn it off!" Zachary yelled pulling away from her again.
She turned off the light and shrunk back to her side of the backseat.
"Watch how you talk to her," Erik said. Yani caught Erik's eye in the rearview mirror.
"Who the fuck do you think you are—"
Zachary didn't even finish his sentence before Erik jerked the car to a sudden stop in the middle of the road. He turned his head to look back at Zachary, his face in full scowl mode, lips parted, his gold slugs menacing in the shadowed light. But then he looked over at Yani. She felt so embarrassed and scared about what happened, and the coldness coming from Zachary had her confused and hurt. Erik's face relaxed. He stared back at Zachary.
"Look. You got caught in a fucked up sitch. Got your ass handed to you. Trust, I've been there and it sucks when your woman is there to witness that shit. But it is what it is. Don't take your beat down out on her. This ain't her fault or your fault. You were outnumbered. You should feel grateful that she's okay. You took that shit for her. Now own it and get over it, bruh," Erik said.
"Car," Tahir said drawing Erik's attention back to the road.
Yani pressed her head against the passenger window as Erik continued driving. The prick of tears formed in her eyes and she felt them roll down her face. She quickly wiped her cheeks. When she glanced over at Zachary again, he was still hunched up in the corner ignoring her.
"What do you want to do with the guns?" Tahir said.
"Minraji'un ma'na 'ala al villa. Khaleehum," Erik said.
"Rah yerja'oo yidayqu hadul al tnain mara tanyeh? Yerja'oo yedawroo lil asliha?" Tahir asked.
Erik shifted gears on the car.
"Min la'eehum ba'dain. Zyarah mufaja'a mshan ya'rfoo shu rah yeseer lahum iza daya'uhum. Lazim deer bali 'ala Yani. Yimkin abu binta yedayi'ha bisabab ma saweat," Erik said.
Yani's eyes watched Erik and Tahir speak to one another in Arabic. Erik's voice sounded concerned, and she heard him say her name in their conversation.
Erik drove Zachary's car smoothly. Tahir turned to look at her.
"I enjoyed your performance."
"Thank you."
Tahir saw her wipe a tear from her face. He reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a small packet of tissue. He handed one to her. She took the tissue and wiped her eyelids, trying to avoid hitting her false eyelashes.
"You are too pretty to cry, Miss Yani. A Goddess does not cry. Only men cry for her," Tahir said.
Erik's eyes glanced back at her again and she turned her head away from him to look out of the window.
"Take a left here," Yani said.
"Stay on the left, Killmonger," Tahir said slapping Erik's arm with the back of his hand.
"My bad, my bad," Erik said.
Yani smiled.
"Bidak yanah nmoot?" Tahir said.
"No, I don't want us to die. Shut up. I got this," Erik said.
"Your insurance is good my friend?" Tahir said back to Zachary.
Zachary ignored them all and Yani felt the mood chilling once more between them.
"Right over there Killmonger, the orange house," Yani said.
Erik drove in front of Zachary's family home. His apartment was attached to the house.
"Do you know a good cab company that can pick us up?" Erik asked looking back at her. She wiped her eyes again to make sure they didn't look too bad. She glanced at her watch. It was two in the morning. Shit. She didn't even think about them getting back to the compound. She wished she had learned how to drive a stick. Sometimes cabbies didn't like coming to this part of Red Hook late at night.
"I can call a cab for you, but they might not come," she said.
Erik glanced at Tahir. She felt bad.
"I told you to let me drive my own damn car, Yani, now you got these guys stuck—"
"We're not stuck, we can walk," Erik said glaring at Zachary.
"We can drive to my Auntie's house and I can use her car. If you guys can bring Zachary's car back here, I can drive you back to the compound. I'm sorry for all the confusion—"
"Don't be sorry girl, it's not a big deal," Erik said. He saw her wipe her face again and he smiled at her.
"It's an adventure, we cool. Right, Tahir?"
"Cool like ice cubes," Tahir said.
"Zachary, let's get you in the house to clean up first," Yani said.
"No, let's go get the other car. I'm not letting them drive off in my car with you in it. I don't know them. You don't know them."
Yani kept her mouth shut.
"Which way to your Aunt's?" Erik asked.
She gave him easy directions glad the apartment was less than five minutes away.
When they arrived at her Aunt's place, she ran up the stairs. Her little sister Anika was wide awake watching tv.
"Why are you here? I thought you weren't coming until tomorrow," Anika said.
"What is happening?" Leona asked coming into the living room, her housecoat wrapped tight, her black satin bonnet covering her hair.
"I'll explain when I get back. Can I borrow your car Auntie? Chez beat up Zachary and him hurt bad. Mr. Killmonger and Mr. Tahir helped us and I have to get Zachary's car back to his place. Mr. Killmonger is driving it and I need to give them a ride—"
"Go, go, tell me all when you get back."
Yani took the car keys to her Aunt's late model Ford Focus.
"Want mi come with you?" Anika asked.
"No, we're okay. How was Sydette?"
"You know she's a good baby," Anika said smiling.
"Be right back," she said running out of the house.
Yani drove her Aunt's car alone as she had Erik follow her back to Zachary's house.
When Erik and Tahir stepped out of Zachary's car, she watched her bruised and brooding boyfriend stalk away from her as she grabbed her purse from his trunk.
"Zachary," she said.
She ran after him grabbing onto his hand.
"I'll help get you cleaned up and then we can drive them back," she said.
"We cool chilling out here when you're ready," Erik said.
Tahir was already pulling out another cigar to smoke.
"All this driving back and forth," Zachary lashed out. His ire was directed at Yani. She shrank back from him.
"What are we supposed to do? Leave them stranded?" she said, her voice raised. Erik and Tahir heard her.
"We can take the car back ourselves," Tahir said.
Yani reached up for Zachary's face.
"Let's take care of you, okay?" Her fake nails trailed down his uninjured cheek.
"Yani," he whispered.
"I fix you up, and we take them back, then we can be together…okay, love?"
His hand reached out and rubbed her shoulder. "I'm…I'm tired. I can take care of myself…"
"You don't want me to stay with you?"
He shook his head.
A light came on in the main house.
"Shit," Yani said.
Zachary's father came outside. He had on pajama bottoms and a white undershirt.
"What's going on?" he called out.
"Everything is fine," Zachary tossed back. Mr. Harris walked down his porch steps, his large body lumbering toward his son.
"My God, Zach, what happen to your face?"
Yani stepped forward to explain, but Zachary pushed her away.
"Go," he said.
"Go?" Yani answered with a tremulous voice.
Erik stepped forward.
"Who are you?" Mr. Harris said, "you do this to my son?"
"No, Sir—"
"He helped Zachary, Mr. Harris. My ex-boyfriend started trouble—"
"Oh, so this is your fault, Yani? See, Zach. What I tell you?"
Yani felt her lip tremble.
"Yani. Let's go."
She felt Erik's strong calloused fingers clasp her hand.
"I'll take you home. Don't worry about getting us to the compound. We'll stay in a hotel around here. C'mon," Erik said.
Yani watched Zachary walk into his father's house. He didn't even say goodnight or look at her.
"Hey…Yani," Erik said.
His free hand lifted up her chin to look at him.
"He's embarrassed and his face is jacked up. Ego bruised. Let him sleep it off. He'll get back to you."
He squeezed her hand. She didn't want to let it go.
"I'll drive. Give me Leona's keys," Erik said.
She handed them over without letting go of his hand. He led her to the passenger seat. Tahir opened the door for her, then put out his cigar.
They found Leona waiting on the balcony still in her housecoat when they arrived back to the apartment.
"Auntie," Yani said.
Erik and Tahir followed her up to her home so they could relieve themselves in the bathroom before looking for a room.
"Mr. Killmonger. Mr. Tahir," Leona said.
"We'll be out of your hair soon," Erik said.
Leona gave him the biggest smile.
"They're going to find a hotel. They don't want me driving them back to the compound this late—"
"Just stay here, Mr. Killmonger."
Yani's eyes grew wide.
"Anika can sleep in your room and the men can take the couch bed. No sense wasting money for a few hours."
Tahir looked at Erik and Erik glanced over at Yani.
"I mean, if you're cool with that, we'd appreciate it. We can catch one of the island buses or cab back to the compound early," Erik said.
Yani stared at Anika who was ogling both Erik and Tahir. Yani didn't blame her. They both were too damn attractive to ignore, even after a rough night out.
"Is that blood on your shirt, Mr. Killmonger?" Leona asked.
Yani heard Sydette crying in the bedroom.
"Excuse me," she said rushing into her room and turning on the lights.
Sydette shook fists inside her crib that sat between a double bed and a twin bed.
"Hey, Sweet Pea, I'm here," Yani said.
She picked up her daughter.
"You smell so good, I wanna gobble you up."
Sydette gurgled and Yani cradled her, rocking her in her arms gently. She lifted her own arm up for a moment.
"Whew, Mommy smell ripe, Sweet Pea. Anika!"
Her sister walked into the room.
"Ohmigawd, that Killmonger told us what happened at the club. Chez really beat down Zachary?"
Yani nodded.
"And he pulled a gun?"
"His friends did."
"What is wrong with him? He is so stupid….sorry, Yani. I know that's your baby's father, but he is mean to people. And Zachary is so sweet. Is he okay?"
"I think so. He was upset—"
"How long are those men staying at the compound?"
"You can't even give two minutes for Zachary and you're already talking about them?" Yani teased.
"Dem sexy. I notice right away. They single?"
"They are way too old for you."
"Dad was way older than Mommy."
"That was different. They were much older before they had us."
"Killmonger…" Anika said, all dreamy.
"What about him?"
Anika's face went all googly-eyed again.
"You so silly," Yani said, even though she was feeling the same way after holding his hand.
She felt like she went through so many extremes. The coldness of Zachary and Chez and the warmth of Erik when he brought her back to Leona's.
"Can you watch Sydette for five minutes? I'm going to take a quick shower."
Anika took Sydette who fussed for a few minutes.
"She hungry…again," Anika said going out of the room.
Yani heard her Aunt still talking to Erik and Tahir. She grabbed clean nightwear and jumped into the shower fast. She wasted no time cleaning off, even using a cotton ball soaked in baby oil to loosen and remove her fake eyelashes. Once she felt clean and fresh, she changed into her shorts and over-sized t-shirt.
Back in her room, she took Sydette in her arms with a milk bottle Anika held.
"I'm going back to the living room—"
"No, you not. You stay in here now," Leona said.
Yani watched her Aunt's face as she stepped into the room. She couldn't read what she was thinking.
"Auntie," Yani said.
"Zachary no want you to stay with him?" she asked.
"Mr. Harris took him in the house. Blamed me."
"Samuel is an ass. Mi never like him. We talk after church when I get home?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"Okay. Goodnight. And don't let her bother the men—"
"They are watching tv, my show. This the only time I can stay up this late and watch scary movies, and now I'm stuck in here. They not even using the couch bed. Mr. Tahir is lying on the floor with a pillow."
"Leave them be," Leona said again.
Anika hopped on Twyla's bed.
"I hear Kendall was good tonight, yeah?" Leona said.
"Him awesome, Auntie. You would be proud—"
"Killmonger say you were on stage too. Him show me video later. How it go?"
"What he say?"
"He seemed impressed. Both of them. That Mr. Tahir says you sounded like an angel."
"I do okay."
"Get some rest."
"Okay."
She heard her Aunt's bedroom door close and her little radio turn on. The soft muffled sound of gospel music played quietly. It would turn off with a timer. Her Aunt always fell asleep fast.
Anika rolled over and faced the wall, her voice still grumbling about being sent to bed.
Yani stuck the bottle nipple in Sydette's mouth. She found comfort being home and with her child. She was happy that she didn't have to explain the situation. Erik took care of everything, giving her brain time to readjust before going in-depth with her Aunt after she went to church.
Sydette drank from the bottle and Yani watched her face.
"You not sleepy yet little one, eh?"
Yani heard the toilet flush and the water from the sink running.
"Auntie?"
"Nah. Just me. Your Aunt gave us little toothbrushes to clean our liquor breath."
Erik stood in the bedroom doorway. He was wearing one of Kendall's shirts instead of his bloodied one.
"She gets those from the compound. Mr. Klaue has her buy them in bulk for the men over there."
"Hey, there she is, Lil Mama," he said watching Sydette.
Yani smiled.
"I can't believe she's still up. We had been doing good with her sleeping through the night."
"She knows when Mama is gone. Waiting up for you."
Anika turned over and stared at Erik.
"Where yuh from?" Anika asked.
"Massachusetts."
"Go to sleep," Yani said, glaring at her sister.
"Nuh sleepy. I want to watch my tv show."
"Auntie told you what you supposed to do—"
"I'm sixteen. I'm not a little kid no more. I watched Sydette by myself all night. I can care for a baby, but can't sit up and watch tv? Serious?"
"It's because you are a young woman among two strange men."
"Two strange men staying inside the apartment that you invited."
"Tahir is knocked out on the floor. You can watch your show for a few more minutes if you let me talk to Yani alone," Erik said.
"Alone? Hmmm," Anika said.
Yani jerked her head toward the door.
"Okay. But if Auntie wakes up and says anything, I blame you."
Anika ran out of the room, and Erik cracked the door a bit for a little privacy.
"Okay, Sweet Pea, time to finish up. Bedtime," Yani said.
"Sweet Pea?"
"I call her that. She so round like a little pea in a pod."
"I like that better. I'll call you Lil Mama instead."
"Mi nuh little."
"I know that for sure."
Erik's eyes held hers and Yani felt nervous being with him. The kind of nervous that came with bad decisions. Poor decisions. Lack of impulse control. Something she was very familiar with when it came to men.
Yeah, him dangerous. A bad boy. And bad boys have always led her astray.
She focused on Sydette.
Erik sat down next to her on the bed, close enough so that his shoulder touched hers.
"She's cuter than I remember. Can I hold her?"
Yani lifted the bottle out of Sydette's mouth and Erik picked her up and held her in the crook of his muscular arm. Taking the bottle from her hand, he placed it in Sydette's mouth and her baby girl accepted Erik as if she had always known him.
"You have experience with babies? Have kids?"
"Experience, yes. Kids? Nah. Baby cousins. I can change diapers and do their hair too," he said.
His dimples relaxed her. His eyes went to stare at Sydette as he held her bottle, and Yani's Sweet Pea stared back at him as her cheeks and lips moved to squeeze out sustenance with his help. Unlike Yani, Sydette had big black eyes, unwavering eyes, bold as a brick through a window. She had eyes that read people well, and when she liked someone it showed with her being content in their presence. She was Yani's barometer of good energy, and thus far, Erik was good enough for her daughter.
When her bottle was empty, Erik handed it to Yani and lifted Sydette up, his left palm cradling her chest while his fingers supported her chin and jaw. He allowed her to lean forward a bit as his right hand gently rubbed her back in circles.
Yani reached for a clean bib and held it next to Erik just in case something more than a burp came out. Sydette made little sounds with her mouth, her eyes looking up to watch Yani's face.
"You're being such a good baby, Sweet Pea," she said.
Her daughter gave a juicy smile with a little drool and then a loud burp came through.
"Big one," Erik said chuckling.
He leaned Sydette back in his arm and played with her right hand, her fingers grasping his and holding them. Yani wiped the little bit of drool that slid down her chin with the bib.
"How often does Chez see her?" he asked.
Chez.
Ugh.
"Not much. Sometimes he stays a few minutes when he brings me money for her. And that isn't much. It's why I work three jobs."
"Three? Damn. How much time do you get to be with her?"
"Not enough."
"Were you working on Friday?"
"Yeah."
"So you weren't avoiding me."
"Avoiding you?"
"What we did, by the pool…"
"Oh."
"How you feel about that?"
"I liked it."
Her words seemed to please him. He had a grin on his face as looked back at Sydette. The baby was squealing and grasping for Erik's wrist.
"She likes you."
"She has good taste."
He pulled down Sydette's yellow t-shirt so it covered her stomach better. She kicked her bare feet in the air and Erik tickled one toe making her laugh.
"I don't understand why Chez would ignore his baby. She's adorable."
"Him have another baby-mother he stay with."
"Before you or after you?"
"During," Yani said.
"Ouch."
"My baby three months older than that other one. Some tramp him knock up while I carry Sweet Pea."
Erik played with Sydette's curls.
"He ever beat up Zachary before?"
"No. They don't know each other, not from the same circles or nothing. He's seen him before, but…no problems like tonight."
"How long you been with Zachary?"
His warm brown eyes were on her face again.
"Almost three months…talking to each other for about three months, but just now starting to date. When I have time. This was the first time I've gone out in a long ass time. Dress up y'know? And of course, Chez ruined it. Zachary won't ever speak to me again."
"You don't know that—"
"Chez had his friends pull guns on you. You think him want to be with a girl with a crazy Ex like that? I wouldn't date me after that shit."
"How serious were you two?"
"You getting all my business, Killmonger."
"I'm nosey."
"Yeah, you are."
They both laughed.
"How serious?"
"Why you want to know?"
"I told you already."
"Told me what?"
"I like you."
"You like my tits."
"Your tits like me, that's why they do what they do."
Yani felt her mouth drop open.
"You ain't answer my question yet."
"Zachary?"
"Yeah."
Yani felt Erik's arm press into hers. So much heat radiated off of him.
"How you say you like me and you just met me? You don't know me at all," she said.
Yani had to put a stop to this.
She felt herself stumbling into her old habit of falling for men she should avoid at all costs, no matter how beautiful they were. The warning signs were screaming at her: Working for Klaue. The scars on his body. The gold slugs that were shaped like big sharp cat teeth.
He was even smart enough to figure out her body's reactions to him. She was surprised her tits weren't tripping with him there on her bed.
"I know enough to know that I like you. You work hard. You speak your mind. Your Auntie adores you and supports you. This beautiful little girl in my arms that you bust your ass for…you can make iguanas move faster than a speeding bullet—"
"Funny!" she said hitting his shoulder with her shoulder.
"I like how you sing, how you try to speak standard English around Klaue but that island patois keeps popping out no matter what. The way you move when you swim…how you're looking at me right now."
"How am I looking at you right now, Killmonger?"
"Like you want to kiss me."
"Tuh—"
"Kiss me, Yani."
"What if I tell you that Zachary and I are serious?"
"Then I'd say I know you're lying, cuz if that were true, you wouldn't let me get this close to you. On your bed."
A small sigh escaped Yani's throat. His face was so near hers.
She acted willingly stupid once more.
Kissed him.
Pressed her lips into his while he held her Sweet Pea, the fresh mint of toothpaste on his breath as his tongue swept inside her mouth seeking the heat of her own tongue.
His lips swallowed hers and she let him have at it, the breath in her throat trapped making her shaky, almost faint. She pulled back from him, a sliver of saliva strung between them when they parted. Yani wiped his lips and then hers.
Erik stood up and placed Sydette inside her crib. The baby was awake on her back, but she was quiet and calm lying there. Erik knelt in front of Yani and cradled her face in his hands.
"You're not serious, right? Tell me the truth, cuz if you are, I will stop."
She didn't answer because she honestly wasn't sure.
"Yani," he said, and took her mouth again, exploring every nook and cranny and crevice, taking ownership of the moist space between her lips. She rested her hands on his shoulders, afraid to touch anywhere else. She was well aware that her bedroom door was ajar and anyone could walk in and see them.
He sucked on her bottom lip and she let her fingers trace the curves of his ears. Her lips took control of his, and he submitted, his hands traveling under her shirt. She was braless and when she felt his fingers tweak her nipples, the sensation shot down to her clit and she released his lips.
"Ooh," she sputtered, pushing back from him.
His hands continued to play with her breasts and she felt the tingly hot sensation of her milk falling down.
He lifted up her shirt and she felt his lips latch onto her left nipple, the pleasure from his sucking causing her to whimper softly. His lips and tongue were really tugging on her and she felt her milk release into his mouth.
She clasped the sides of her shirt with both hands and lifted it higher so she could watch him suck her, his mustache and beard grazing her nipple and her cleavage as he moved his face across her chest and latched onto her other nipple. Her head fell back and her knees shook.
"Killmonger," she panted, "stop…please."
He groaned and she looked back down at him as he opened his mouth and squeezed her right breast, a stream of milk squirting right onto his tongue. His head turned toward the crib as he licked his lips and swallowed.
"She's asleep, don't worry," he said looking back at her, massaging her tits, and watching pale liquid drip from her peaks.
"God…" she mumbled, her eyes unfocused, his touches leading her into a world of trouble.
The fingers of her right hand dropped down to her shorts and she fumbled with sticking her hand between her thighs…
"Jesus!" she moaned when she felt Erik's fingers passing hers inside the material and scissoring her slick clit.
"It's okay for me to touch you like this, right? Let me know, Yani…fuck you are so wet, girl…"
"Taste mi wet sugah," she whispered.
She widened her thighs for him and peeled back the crotch of her shorts.
"Fuck, Baby," he grunted, dropping his face down, his generous lips covering her vulva. She heard the loud wet kiss he gave her down there, the hot feel of his mouth knotting her stomach with nervous anticipation of being caught. The wide swathe of his tongue licked up and down her engorged folds, but then he stopped suddenly.
"What's wrong, Killmonger?"
He kissed her swollen lower lips again and then sat back up, bringing his face close to hers. His cheeks and beard were shiny with her slick, his eyes glazed over like hers. He shook his head like it pained him to stop.
"Shit…you so fucking sweet, Yani. I don't want to do this here. I don't want to upset your Aunt or disrespect you in her home."
"Yuh no disrespect me, man. For real. I want you to kiss me there some more…"
There was mirth in his eyes and he leaned in and kissed her forehead instead. She felt his finger graze her clit again as he fixed her shorts. She saw the obvious tent in his crotch, his thick imprint straining against his pants.
She grabbed for his neck, tried reeling him back to her hot mouth, but he clasped her hands in his.
He took a deep breath. Several actually. He closed his eyes and kissed her forehead again.
Her cell phone startled her as it vibrated on her dresser. She jumped up and grabbed it before it woke up Sydette.
"It's Zachary," she said.
"You don't sound happy about that."
Erik stood up and glanced over at Sydette.
"Yellow is her color. Yours too," he said.
"Killmonger—"
"Talk to Zachary."
He left her alone with the baby.
###
She was too much.
The ride in the cab back to the compound was a quiet one. Tahir was still a bit hungover, and Erik didn't get any sleep in Yani's home. He never slept for more than three hours a night anyway, but he never felt his eyes close at all sitting on the couch in their living room waiting for the sun to rise. Tahir snored on the floor, and Erik stayed sitting upright, his balled fists resting on his thighs.
She worked three jobs.
Barely saw her child.
Had a quarrelsome and violent Ex.
Maybe had a boyfriend who couldn't protect her without getting bodied.
Lived in a household that gave her no privacy.
His jumping into the mix was not going to help her. She really didn't need three men and a baby to juggle.
And damn if she didn't feel and taste like heaven on earth. Told him to lick up her wet sugar between her generous thighs.
"Fuck. Me," he thought, watching the scenery go by as he stared out of the cab window.
Back at the compound, he took a long cold shower in his new room inside of Klaue's main house. Klaue was down on his beach swimming, so Erik had a bit of quiet time to himself. He fixed himself some plain black Kenyan coffee and scrambled eggs, wishing he had some shrimp and cheese grits to comfort him.
He wanted to go swim in the cove, but it would only have him think of Yani, and thinking of her made his dick hard. Jerking off in the shower didn't help, and his lips kept itching when he thought of sucking milk from her tits. And licking her pussy…
When Yani peeled back her shorts he got to see up close that pretty pussy with the fleshy inner labia. He'd eaten plenty of pussy in his life, seen all shapes and sizes of vulvas, clits, and inner lips. Yani's pussy reminded him of something primordial and from the sea itself, soft and ultra- slippery like the wings of a manta ray spread wide and floating free. How would those inner lips feel like if he pushed his length into her? Would they curl around the root of his shaft? Or stay open and welcoming, cushioning his heavy sack?
He was sprung and he knew it. Cursed it, but accepted it. The island lowered his defenses, but it wasn't too late to try and wean himself from her. The team would be leaving for Angola in two weeks, and distance had a way of cutting off interest for him.
He had to compartmentalize again. Shelve this girl and put his energy into Klaue and the next mission. There was a woman Klaue wanted him to check out who had exceptional cyber tech skills, fresh out of the Air Force and hungry for mercenary work. Linda. That was her name. Solid reputation. Vetted by a former colleague, but Erik wanted to vet her himself before Klaue offered her any spot on the compound crew. Some women were tricky when it came to mercenary work. They could sometimes be a hindrance, especially in certain Middle Eastern and African countries with strict gender roles.
The arsenal they were moving was huge, expensive, and had to clear through several checkpoints before making it to their final base. They needed an ace to handle cyber subterfuge, and there was no time to waste if this Linda turned out to be a dud. Procurement of the munitions and heavy artillery had to be done for Klaue's clients soon. There was so much political instability and so many gratuitous mini-wars blossoming across the continent that money was being made hand over fist. Afghanistan was next on the list, but throughout it all, Klaue and Erik were on the hunt for more vibranium. The black-market value was at a premium. They just needed to be one step ahead of the U.S. government, the World Security Council, and some elements of S.H.I.E.L.D. Linda had better be up to the task in keeping up with Klaue who had fingers in several armament pies globally.
Erik swiped on the tv mounted inside the kitchen island counter and switched the channel to the BBC news feed.
"Tony-fucking-Stark," Erik mumbled when he saw the man speaking at a U.N. council meeting.
He sipped his coffee and watched his former mentor speak. The man had a few more grays in his hair and beard. Being Iron Man was aging him fast.
What would Tony think of him now?
Erik was a long way off from being that fresh-faced nineteen-year-old intern running around Tony in Malibu, trying to keep up with him and absorb what he could. He remembered the constant monitoring at M.I.T. and Tony's unannounced pop-up visits to Cambridge, always trying to convince Erik to forget the Navy.
"Now look at us," Erik whispered, his coffee gone lukewarm. Both on a mission to change the world.
"Still an arrogant ass no matter whose side you're on T," Erik said.
He flipped the channel to the cartoon network hoping the background animation chatter would be the white noise he needed to relax.
"Finally back," Klaue said, sliding open the side kitchen door. He tracked in sand from the beach as he wiped his arms off with a large white beach towel.
"All nighter," Erik said re-filling his coffee mug.
"I'm sure the ladies loved you two last night."
"We had an interesting night. What time do you want to start tomorrow?"
"Early…eight. Leona will fix a brunch spread so we can work through the afternoon. I want us to test some munitions on the gun range and start booking flights into Jo'burg."
Klaue stared at the scars on Erik's bare chest.
The man never questioned Erik about the markings, just like Erik never questioned the brand on the side of the man's neck. Erik already knew what that shit was. His father had taught him a bit of the Wakandan language, and he knew how to write a few words using the Wakandan symbolic alphabet. The brand on Klaue was a combination of two graphemes that when spoken issued the sound of a lowlife.
Thief.
Without knowing all the details in full, Erik knew his father's people had captured Klaue and burned his pale treacherous skin before the man escaped. Branded for life with twisted angry red flesh. Not only was the maggot a thief of vibranium, but the thief of a legacy, Erik's legacy. And his blood. He quickly looked away from his enemy and drank more coffee before his eyes narrowed, betraying him, and he did something he would regret. The tv screen on the counter turned solid blue with a chipper automated female voice announcing the arrival of someone and then a picture of Tahir popped up.
"Entrance granted," Klaue said aloud as the front door opened and Tahir entered the domain.
"Killmonger? Klaue?"
"In here," Klaue called out, pouring himself a coffee and standing near Erik.
Tanner in color, hair glossy and damp from swimming in the pool, Tahir looked like the perfect tourist.
"Good morning," Tahir greeted.
"Coffee?" Klaue asked.
"No thank you. I'm cutting back on caffeine," Tahir chirped, using his fingers to pick up pieces of Erik's uneaten scrambled eggs.
"Savage," Erik joked. Tahir washed his hands in the sink.
"Any word on getting you on with us for this leg of the world tour?" Klaue asked.
"Nothing yet. But I'm good for Afghanistan," Tahir said sitting on a barstool and glancing at the BBC news feed.
"Excellent. I was just telling Killmonger we have a busy day tomorrow. Be prepared to do some gun range shooting and going over the shipment with the other men."
"Sure thing, Boss."
The landline rang.
"The call I've been expecting. Excuse me for a moment," Klaue said exiting toward his bedroom.
It was odd living with Klaue in the main house. He had a master bedroom with a tremendous view of the ocean that he didn't use. Erik was staying in that room. Klaue took a smaller less spectacular room in the back of the house, away from the open views.
The man was a night owl, mainly taking overseas calls and juggling his next big take. He slept in late every morning until usually ten in the morning. He would sometimes go for a swim and then meet with them for late lunches. It was rare to see him at breakfast, Leona or Yani taking a plate of food for him to heat up in the main house. Like Erik, he enjoyed solitude, but when Klaue was around people, a burst of his extroverted energy would engulf the surroundings. Almost a wild savage need to be the main force in the room. Erik noticed he had cut back on drinking, probably preparing for the mission. Sobriety wasn't the man's strong suit, but he did get down to the nitty-gritty when it was time to talk and do business.
Erik's eyes glanced up from the tv screen.
Tahir's face was full of concentration.
"Ma busiq bihada al Klaue. Rah yekhounah," Tahir said.
"You don't have to trust him, just trust his money. And he won't betray us…not any time soon. He needs me," Erik said. Tahir's face looked uncertain, even with Erik's confidence.
"I don't know, my friend…"
"Inta khalee Klaue la ilee. Rah ntali' minu masaree wa nitruko li alnusur," Erik said.
"Okay, okay. I'll leave him to you as you say. Make this money and bounce. But leave him to the vultures?"
"I said what I said."
"Personal."
"Business," Erik said with finality.
"Maybe I will have some coffee," Tahir said picking up a coffee mug.
###
Erik stuffed earplugs in just before Klaue began the loud rapid-fire shots from the Israeli 308 Semi-Auto rifle.
"This has very mild recoil," Klaue said when he stopped firing.
"Decent weapon, they've been copying the Russian AK-47s and the Finnish RK 62s over the years. You should get a good price for them, but you should really stick with your South African supplier. Not a great demand for Galil ACEs in Africa," Tahir said.
Erik watched Polk, Huntsman, Shipley, and the others as they took turns firing new AK-47s and a few South African Vektor Battle rifles.
Their targets were struck with the hard metal pings of steel on steel, each man a crack shot. Erik was more interested in the smaller arsenal of handguns. A new small arms gun culture was sweeping many parts of Africa and several African countries were manufacturing some of their own weaponry. Being South African helped Klaue do a lot of cross border arms trafficking in his own country, and he was able to make quick sales that would prove more lucrative as time went on. Especially with so many arms embargos occurring in East and North Africa recently.
Erik waited for the men to finish with his gun pointed downrange. His eye protection was warming up from the sun and he could feel sweat sliding down his cheeks.
When it was his turn to go, he let loose a fast clip of shots.
"Hold up! Hold up!" Klaue called out, staring at his cell.
Everyone stopped shooting.
"Refreshments gentlemen. Break time," Klaue said.
Erik put the safety on the gun and placed it on his side holster. When he took off his goggles and popped out the earbuds, he saw Yani and Leona walking above them under the gun range veranda pulling little wagons filled with food and drinks.
Erik and Tahir followed the men up to where the women set out big plastic dispensers filled with lemonade and ice water, along with platters of turkey and roast beef sandwiches. Thank you's were given to the women, and Erik did his best to ignore Yani.
She was once again dressed in a simple t-shirt and some loose sweats, and when her eyes sought his he turned away from her, filling up a large plastic cup with ice and lemonade, turning to face the ocean when he drank.
Klaue glanced at his watch.
"Take a half hour and we'll continue," Klaue said.
Erik grabbed a roast beef sandwich and walked away from the gun range. Yani and Leona stayed put, and he could hear Tahir speaking to them. There was no way he could stand there and eat knowing that she was going to bore holes into his face with her eyes, trying to read what he was feeling.
He sat under the veranda of Klaue's main house and watched a cruise ship approach the island far in the distance.
"Killmonger."
Fuck.
He put down the sandwich he had wrapped in a napkin on a patio table near his chair.
"What do you want, Yani?" he snapped.
Her face looked taken aback by his gruff response. He hoped she wouldn't start doing this, following him around the compound and being obvious.
She held out a cell phone for him.
"Mr. Klaue asked me to bring this to you," she said.
"For what?"
"A phone call, I guess," she said, her face now neutral with him.
Phone call?
Then he remembered. Klaue wanted him to have a new satellite phone that went through him and not Erik’s own personal one. He said he was going to pass them out during lunch.
"Oh…yeah. Thanks—"
She turned around abruptly and stalked away from him.
Great.
"Yani…hey, hold up…"
He trotted after her.
"I'm working, like you," she called back to him.
Let her go.
Erik stopped following her. He was supposed to compartmentalize. Stay on the grind. Leave that girl's hectic life alone.
He finished his sandwich and turned the cell on. Memorized the number.
Back at the gun range, the women had left and they all continued going over weapons with Tahir checking the product samples that they would be moving in Angola. Klaue wanted Tahir prepping his men to know what to look for in case some duds got through or someone tried to slip some well-manufactured imitations that the Ghanaians, Somalis, and Nigerians were creating on their own and selling as counterfeit product. Erik could tell Klaue was desperate to have Tahir with him.
Tahir was still leery of the man, and this made Erik appreciate his associate more. He could sense the foul in any situation.
Erik spent the evening in Klaue's living room researching Linda Chambers on his laptop. Her military record was standard-fare with a few commendations for her work while being stationed in Bagram Air Base in Parvan Province Afghanistan. Discharged as a technical sergeant, Linda spent time working for AramStar a private security contractor before popping up on the deep web offering her services. He made a few calls on his own phone, and then surfed some private links to get some intrusive factual data on her.
Single. Home base New York. Clean record.
He ran her credit and noticed a large amount of debt. Some overextended credit cards. A defaulted loan. Forty-thousand still owed for a two-year-old beemer. Broke with expensive tastes.
He stared at her military picture. Cute. He found some online photos on her private social media account. Cuter. Sexy even when she went all out.
She needed money. Her military and cyber tech skills were valuable on the black market. No shame in looking for big pay. She enjoyed skiing, mountain-climbing, and hang-gliding, all adrenaline rush hobbies. She also spoke Arabic.
Could be a keeper.
He sent a private encrypted message to her. If she was good, it wouldn't take her long to break the code and get back to him. Especially if she was hungry for the life.
Laughter outside.
Klaue, Tahir, Huntsman, and Klaue's long-time partner Limbani walked up the hill from the beach.
Yani stood outside near the veranda holding a stack of towels. Erik glanced at his watch. It was almost dinner time. Why was she still here? Who was watching Sydette?
He put his computer on sleep mode and walked out onto the wrap-around veranda. The men took the towels and headed up to the first house for dinner. Yani was trailing behind Klaue and the men when Erik caught up to her.
"Yani. Why are you still here? Who is watching Sweet Pea?"
"I work later when all the men are here. Auntie can't do everything by herself with this many people."
She'd been there since seven that morning. Ten hours away from her baby so far.
"Who has Sydette?"
"Twyla doesn't work today and Kendall is home now too. She's fine."
"She have enough milk for today?"
He had no idea why he said that, but it made her smile.
"She have plenty, Killmonger."
He wanted to live inside that smile.
"I have to go help, Auntie. Dinner ready in about fifteen minutes. Steak tonight."
"Cool…"
She turned to leave.
"How is Zachary?"
"He's okay. He texted me. We didn't talk over the phone. Mouth too sore…"
Her voice had that enchanting lilt that he came to crave so much.
"Are you two…I mean everything will work out for y'all, right"
Her eyes dropped away from his and stared at the ground.
"I don't think so. He didn't sound positive, and he's scared of Chez…so…it's probably best."
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be. It's hard, y'now…hard being with me. He comes from a good family, and he's a Mama's boy, and his Mama doesn't want him with a woman with a child already. He's finishing at the University soon and needs to concentrate on that."
"His loss."
"Yeah, well, mine too I guess."
The early evening sunlight struck the side of her face illuminating her satiny skin. He wanted to stroke her cheek and tell her everything would be fine and that she'd find the right guy someday and all the stuff that people needed to hear when their hearts were broken or breaking.
Truth was, he was glad Zachary couldn't hang. Punk ass. Pouted like a little bitch in the backseat of the car when his woman needed to be hugged and reassured after witnessing violence like that. Young niggas nowadays just didn't have the balls anymore to just take an ass whooping like a man and keep it pushing. Win some, lose some. Next.
"I don't know what else to say, Ma, except I'm sorry."
"I'll be alright. I gotta go," she said pointing up toward the front house.
"Yeah, you better dip before your Aunt comes looking for you."
He rubbed his palms together and took a step back from her.
She walked away from him.
Damn this girl.
Taking quick long strides, Erik caught her hand in his and pulled her back against him, his head lowering to hers as he took her lips once more. He lifted her up and she wrapped her legs around his waist, her arms holding his wide shoulders tight.
This was madness, their sloppy wet kisses making him tumble further down the rabbit hole with her. Their heads shifted left and right, each trying to devour the other's face. She let go of his lips first.
"I gotta go, Killmonger!"
"I know," he said catching her lips again, his hands slipping down to clutch onto her ass. He pushed her up against one of Klaue's coconut palm trees.
"Shit," he huffed when he felt the warmth and shape of her vulva molded against his dick. He had on light linen pants to protect his legs from all the mosquitos, and they both could see the large bulge standing up as her pussy rocked against it, and fuck if she wasn't grinding on his shit. He could feel his pre-cum leaking. He rubbed his dick back into her with the same amount of pressure she gave.
Once he had good balance, he lifted her up a bit and bounced her on his length, knowing her core was dripping. He rotated his hips, hitting her mound from different angles, always keeping that delicious friction
"You're so hard…I can feel all that big dick…this how you fuck, Killmonger?"
His voice hitched in his throat. How could she make such a dreadful nickname sound so erotic in his ear? She had him groaning hard and he wasn't even inside her fat pussy yet. He found an angle that his dick hit that made her clamp her mouth shut, and he stuck with that friction. He was hitting that clit just right because her head fell back and she was whimpering like she couldn't take anymore from him.
The heat between them was incendiary and when he felt ready to erupt, she wailed in his ear, "I'm cumming, Killmonger!"
He emptied his sack after hearing his name shouted from her lips, his dick spitting all in his pants, staining the cotton material. It was a thick nut, the semen hot and sticky inside the linen.
"Oh fuck…Yani…got me out here like this girl…fuucckk!"
She started laughing at him and he chuckled too having to stop and groan a few more times when he felt the aftershocks of his orgasm quaking his legs.
His cell phone vibrated in his back pocket.
He put Yani down and she tried fixing her sweatpants. Luckily, she had thin dark sweats on, the wetness from his pants only leaving a damp trace on her clothes. That could dry and be unnoticeable by the time she made it back up to the front house.
"Stop laughing at me girl," he said, play slapping her left butt cheek, "I gotta change my clothes because of you."
He reached out to strike her backside again, but she jumped away from him covering her butt with her hands.
"Go on girl, get up there," he said.
He glanced down at his cell phone.
A notification.
When he pulled up the link, he knew exactly who it was.
She was fast. Clearly skilled at breaking encryption codes.
Linda...
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