best friends’ sons wouldn’t try anything funny because they grew up thinking that he was their uncle.
They were so into their conversation that they didn’t even notice that Rocky peeked in the room and turned around before they could see him. Rocky saw the pistols sitting on the table, a lot of money, and flame. His fat ass got spooked, hoping they didn’t see him because a mission just went through his mind that quick.
When Swen left with his baby, Merch went on about his business with Ax and Tee, talking about a layout plan.
Ax followed Merch out the club to his car, making sure no bullshit happened. Then Tee always walked a distance from them, so it wouldn’t look like he was with them. He would be the element of surprise just in case some shit popped off.
When Merch went to get in his car, he saw Samaya strutting through the back door with her nose turned all up.
Merch said, “What’s up, Samaya?”
Samaya said, “Nothing, nigga! Where Queen at? Ask her what’s up.”
Merch said, “That’s your fam. You should know, smart-ass!”
Samaya said, “Call her! Don’t be questioning me, Merch.”
Merch said, “Bitch! Quit playing with me before I smack the shit out of you!”
Samaya said, “Go on, Merch! Quit playing with me! Go find Queen.”
Merch said, “You got a man yet?”
Samaya said, “‘Do you have a man yet?’ The fuck!”
Merch followed Samaya to the back and smacked the back of her head. He made her lipstick smear onto her slushy cup.
Samaya said, “What the fuck, dude? You play too damn much.”
Merch said, “Bitch! Don’t play with me. Ask your cousin with your stuck-up ass.”
Samaya said, “Exactly! She’s your bitch! Not me…”
Merch said, “Shut the fuck up! Give these packages to Queen and Teresa for me.”
Samaya said, “This what the fuck you followed me for? I’m not a delivery service, nigga.”
Merch said, “Do as you’re told, smart-ass! You smoke the shit? Miss delivery.”
*****
Merch’s text to Queen: “When you come to work tonight I’ll be here.”
Queen’s text to Merch: “okay! bring some money.”
*****
Merch went to his mom’s crib to change and talk numbers with his accountant. Then he met up with Ax and Tee to make packages. He had plans to deliver a few before heading back to the club.
Ax said, “Let me take it up? I want to see her fine ass.”
Merch said, “Yeah, if I go. I’m staying there for a few minutes.”
Tee said, “We’re not waiting on fam tonight unless she got some friends in that bitch.”
Merch said, “Run that shit, fam! We have a few more drops, and I have places to be.”
When they finished making runs, they headed for the club, but they stopped for some Swishers and Backwoods first.
Merch said, “Look at the ass on her. Got damn!”
Tee said, “What her face look like, though?”
Ax said, “Turn around, turn around. Ohhh, noooo! Fam…”
Merch said, “Nope! Couldn’t do it. Her face is all wrong.”
Tee said, “You don’t have to look at her face though, fam.”
Ax said, “Well, she looks like a skipper. Skip my big-ass nose, skip my droopy bottom lip, skip my dark-ass eyes, and skip on to this ass. Fam! Start looking at the face too. Shit! I forgot. Look at your baby moms.”
Tee said, “I told y’all! That bitch took the dick when I was drunk.”
Merch said, “My dick not working if I’m not awake. He got a sensor with eyes. Pretty face, pretty pussy alert. He’s not going!”
Ax said, “I don’t give a fuck if the bitch ass fat. If she’s ugly and we fuck, it’s a possibility we can get pregnant. Nope! Hit this shit, fam. Get out the trance of her ass.”
Merch said, “This the last drop. I’ll be right back.”
Ax said, “Fam! You know she is about to be on your ass.”
Tee said, “Let me go, fam? Just wave to her from the car. I’ll tell her your stomach hurt.”
They laughed so hard to the point Ax started choking off the smoke. Merch was holding his stomach but went to drop it off anyway.
*****
When they pulled up to the club, they saw Teresa bending over in the trunk getting some bags out then heading into the back door.
Ax said, “If all them strippers are going through the back door, we need to hire some dancers quickly.”
Merch said, “My girl, and her family, the finest ones in this piece that I’ve seen. It’s a few that I think we should keep, but we should wait until after tonight to make our decision. The night chicks look better than the daytime dancers anyway.”
Tee said, “Morning dancers get high all night, then drag dance all day. The night dancers get their beauty sleep all day, shop, and dream of hustling.”
Ax said, “I’m so high that shit made sense, fam.”
Merch said, “Beauty sleep? I guess we were the beast then.”
Tee said, “Ask a night dancer what she does all day?”
Merch said, “Queen sleeps and shops.”
Ax said, “Fam, stop it! He got you believing that shit!”
They sat out in the truck flaming until everybody else arrived. The guys went in the club like a mob, and Merch saw Queen standing at the bar talking to one of her regulars. He didn’t bother her until she walked over to him on her way to the dressing room.
Merch said, “Why do you still have street clothes on?”
Following yo monkey ass, and getting addresses, Queen thought. She held that shit in because she knew he’d carry her ass to the back. She didn’t want to fuck up all the money she was about to make off him and the club.
Queen said, “Just walked in, and he waved for me to come over.”
Merch said, “I don’t see a tip. Time is money, right?”
Queen said, “Where’s
