Chapter Ten : Deadly Moves

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Kaine Turner

My eyes scanned around the mini family restaurant before they landed on a familiar figure. Moriah sat leaned back in a booth and sipped on coffee while scrolling through his phone not appearing scary at all.

"Can I sit down?" I questioned quietly but he didn't look up or acknowledged me. I watched him sip on his coffee some more before sitting down in the booth with a slight shiver from how cold it was outside.

"I didn't mean to kill Elias. It was an accident Mo you have to understand it and I'm not trying to excuse what I did because he didn't deserve to die. The both of you showed me nothing but kindness and I know how much you loved and cared about him. I'm not even gonna lie right now I'm kinda scared which is why I'm talking so fast but I'm tired of being scared" I said quickly.

"Is that a sniper outside?" Mo questioned ignoring what I said. There was a red dot on his shirt that he didn't seem bothered by nor did he look down or acknowledge it.

"I only brought a sniper because I knew you'd bring one!" I snapped using my phone to see the red dot on my forehead. Moriah looked up at me finally and held eye contact for awhile, his brown eyes showed pain that wasn't visible before.

"Then what are you waiting for? Kill me before I can kill you, don't be a coward" Moriah responded. I looked down ashamed, I couldn't do it and he knew it and in this moment I still felt like that mean and scared teenager he took in not like a man.

"You know you're still weak" he said dryly as he took another sip of his coffee. He was getting under my skin on purpose.

"I don't wanna kill you just like you don't wanna kill me. I wanna move on from this because I do want you in my life, I really do look up to you a lot and you were like a father to me. I realize that you may have been harsh and mean but you were teaching me patience and I learned how to control my anger for the most part and not to show emotion around people who don't deserve it. I don't want to war with you Mo, because I know if it came down to it you'd let me kill you so it wouldn't be fair" I explain looking down at the empty space in front of me.

"Not making eye contact makes you less of a man. I'm not gonna kill you because you'll have to face your on consequences soon and someone else will probably do it. I don't pick on the weak, I just wanted to see how lame you still were" he replied and I smiled and looked up at him.

"That means a lot to me Mo" I said and he looked away from me and stared at a family that entered. His gaze stayed on them for awhile before he looked back at me with an unreadable facial expression.

"Do you have children now Mo? I'm a daddy now, isn't that crazy?" I questioned. He sighed and ate some of the French toast sitting in front of him.

"Kids turn out to be disappointments, or they die" he responded. I looked down for awhile trying to think of what to say.

"Well not my son. I want to spend all the time in the world with him and teach him the right way, when he gets older I'm going to be there and I will never allow my daughter to be treated like shit like they did Jah. My kids won't be drug dealers they'll play sports and go to school" I explain.

"Good" he responded giving his watch a glance. I sat there for awhile knowing he didn't forgive me but he also didn't kill me so where did that leave us?

"Do you wanna come by my place and see Ajani and Knox?" I questioned while he ate the food on his plate.

"No I gotta get back to California to handle business. I have really no ill feelings towards you anymore. I think if you're smart you'd stay away from California, but I really don't care if you do or not" he shrugged eating some more.

I sighed and leaned back in the booth knowing he wasn't going to break anytime soon so I decided to do the only thing that I knew would get his attention.

"Hate me all you want but I love you Mo and I want you to be apart of my family. You're a good person" I said dryly with an eye roll not believing that I just admitted it.

He paused mid chew before swallowing the food in his mouth. He turned his head and looked elsewhere while he thought about what I said, I assumed.

"You saying that won't change my mind. I respect you for showing up though and not running like a coward how you did before. However, you should consider apologizing to the person who's father you did murder" he said.

I thought about Nate and got an eery feeling, I didn't even know how I was suppose to approach that situation.

"Can I have one of your French toast while I think this over?" I questioned and he narrowed his eyes at me. I kept the same facial expression and watched him grab the clean fork he wasn't using and place the part that wasn't covered and syrup on it.

We ate in silence and I'd occasionally look up at him wondering if he'd change his mind about forgiving me, it was obvious he still hated me but he was a little too calm.

I looked up briefly and noticed somebody fucking with my car. I quickly got up and walked out of the restaurant not being able to run.

"Yo, what the fuck are you doing?!" I shouted loudly. The person was wearing a hoodie and before they could run away I saw a strand of blond hair and my blood started to boil.

"Jenny?!" I shouted in confusion and she stopped realizing she'd been caught. She turned around and removed the hoodie revealing her face and I looked at her with confusion.

These broads are turning more annoying by day. I didn't even find myself attractive so I didn't understand what I did to make them act this way.

She smiled and went to say something before she paused and looked behind me. Her demeanor changed and she quickly rushed to the waiting car.

I looked over my shoulder at Moriah who found this situation funny. I gave him the screw face and he folded his arms.

"Is that your side chick or something?" He questioned and I shook my head no quickly. He was laughing but if Jenny actually was I felt like he'd attempt to kill me right here and now.

"No my sorta kinda ex. I dated her but never had real feelings for her besides pity and she's apart of the Accardi family so she's been making my life complete hell" I said sadly.

"So kill her. Or are you afraid of the mob?" Mo questioned as he zipped his jacket up and shoved his hands into his pockets.

"I don't fear anybody. I'm just trying to play this smart, people rush into shit and then look stupid, you don't just go around killing people because they upset you. Unless you're my wife and in that case it's different because she's crazy" I explained and he laughed.

A black truck pulled up and Mo started to walk towards it until I grabbed his shoulder. He looked at where my hand was placed and I moved it.

"There's people out here trying to take down both of our organizations. Since you forgive me we should try and work together at least" I said quickly.

" I carry no ill feelings towards you anymore because that's no way to live. That other part is something you'd have to talk to Calvin about, that's his area and I just do the killing" Mo explained.

I looked away not bothering to stop him from getting into the car and leaving. I was happy it didn't turn out how I thought it would but disappointed that I'd probably never get things to go back to how they were before.

As much as Aaron annoyed me and as much as I did dislike him, no matter what he did I wouldn't let the person who murdered him off the hook. Even my mother in law still looked at me weirdly, Elias was their brother and they shouldn't be forced to forgive me, I understand that.

I climbed into my car and rested my head on the stirring wheel ignoring the freezing temperature.

I must of sat their for awhile in a daze because when my phone rung it startled me a little bit. I sat up and answered the phone.

"What? I'm still alive?" I asked staring the car up. The heater came on and Angelo coughed into the phone.

"I'm at the club, pull up there's some shit you gotta see" Angelo said and I agreed before hanging the phone up.

I wondered what he was doing at the club so early in the morning. We didn't have any meetings or shit so unless Harlem pulled some dumb fucking move than I didn't understand it.

Making a U turn I headed towards the club in silence expecting to get some terrible news while keeping an eye on my surroundings.

When I pulled up Angelo was standing outside with a few other men talking. He passed the blunt to young nigga before walking over and getting inside.

My cousin unzipped his jacket and pulled out a yellow envelope. It was thick and he opened it up and showed me all the cash inside.

"I guess I'll start off with the good news, remember that dude in Chicago we went to see his name is Benny" Angelo reminded and I nodded my head.

"Well he has some time for another meeting so we have to fly back out there next week and see him. Hopefully we can make this deal and stop walking on egg shells, he said there more of this to be made" Angelo explained waving the cash around.

"So what's the bad news then?" I questioned and he sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose before looking at me.

"Some of our workers are getting arrested over petty shit. I think there's an informant, somebody must of gotten picked up without us knowing" Angelo said and I remained calm.

"That isn't good. This problem needs to be nipped in the bud before it turns into a big problem, let's just play this shit smooth and relax knowing the police they'll be watching. They can't pin any murders on us and if it came down to it, who's business is this?" I questioned and Angelo smiled and slapped hands with me.

"Harlem wants to be the leader so bad so let his ass take the lead first and go to prison. He's the reckless one anyway" Angelo mumbled and I agreed.

"We're good cousin, don't even worry about that extra bullshit. I'll talk to my lawyer and see if he can do some digging" I said and Angelo agreed.

"Give me a heads up when you handle that. Don't forget either" He warned. We exchanged goodbyes before he got out of the car and returned back to the group of guys he was talking to as I pulled off.

Harlem is going to be his own downfall, the nigga was laid up in a hospital bed because of his mouth right now. It was hard to pity the hardheaded and annoying ones.

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"Baby, don't get caught lackin" I teased kissing Ajani's forehead. She groaned and cuddled into the grey blanket with dinosaurs on it that belonged to Knox. Ajani had been in the same spot since early this morning the only thing that had changed was she'd showered and switched clothes.

I rubbed her back while she closed her eyes and groaned some more. When I tried to kiss her cheek she mushed my face away and gave me a look of annoyance.

"This is just like when I was pregnant with Knox. I was sleepy, hungry and nauseous all at the same time" she complained. I laughed and brushed her hair out of her face and watched her facial expression change.

"Where's Knox?" I questioned continuing to stroke her face because she looked sick as fuck. Ajani opened her eyes for awhile like she was thinking before she closed them again and I laughed.

"He's with Johan. I didn't feel good  and could barely get up, that's how tired I was this morning" she complained as I kissed her forehead.

"Want me to sing under the sea to you in my fake accent?" I questioned and she laughed lightly knowing that she would get annoyed.

"No. That's my favorite part of the little mermaid and I might accidentally punch you in the throat out of frustration" she teased.

"Wanna know how my meeting went with Mo?" I questioned and she opened her eyes and nodded her head.

"Lay down and tell me" she said as I pulled my shoes off. I laid down next to her and she scooted closed and gave me some of the blanket before laying her head on my chest.

"He was still detached but he said he had no ill feelings towards me. At least I don't gotta worry about him coming back to murder me, he wants me to apologize to Nate though" I explain.

"I don't hate my uncle because I know he loved me and when my fadda was in prison he helped my mom raise us. What he did was inexcusable but I have no doubt that if that man would've came after me he would've died for me and tried to protect me. I'm not saying what you did was wrong but if you feel like you should apologize to my cousin then do it but make sure it's sincere and explain your actions" Ajani said with a groggy voice.

I nodded while I took in her words, that felt like it happened so long ago. I wasn't going to apologize because of Elias dying I was going to apologize for running away and not being the one to explain to Nate what happened, he had to carry that burden when he shouldn't have.

A lot of children look up to their fathers as hero's and that's how I wanted to be viewed by my son. Nate wasn't wrong for hating me because back when that happened I hated myself.

Ajani's phone rung and I reached on the dresser and handed it to her. She looked at the caller ID before answering it and I could hear my father in laws voice boom.

Jesse was real angry about something and she had to pull the phone away from her ear as she sat up some.

"Fadda what scandal are you talking about?" She questioned and I looked at her. He continued to yell and I could see she was about to cry.

"I don't know what you're talking about. Honestly" she sniffled as she pressed the speaker so I could hear him.

"Gyal I will come back and slap the shit out of you! How did that video leak? I got connects looking at me funny and shit and men my age that I came up with talking about you in some fucking porno!" He shouted and my eyes widened.

"I don't have a porno! Why aren't you listening?!" She shouted and he said something to her I couldn't understand.

Ajani pushed some of her tears away and grabbed the Mac book as she sat her phone down. I continued to stare at her wondering what the fuck was going on as she typed something in on the computer.

A few moments later a video came up and she pressed play. I sighed in relief realizing it was a video of us in one of the back rooms of the club.

After realization kicked in my face grew warm and I knew someone in my group leaked it. Nobody had access to the video footage except Raheem, Angelo, Harlem and I.

"Oh no" Ajani whispered as she quickly got out of bed. She rushed into the bathroom and I heard the toilet seat come up before she started to vomit.

"We can take this shit down right? It only has around a thousand views and we should be able to track it" I said to Jesse as I picked up the phone.

"Refresh the page again, I got people working on it" he sighed. I refreshed the page again and the website was no longer up.

"I'm really sorry, I don't know how the video got out. It was a breech of security, but I'll find out who did it and take care of the problem, I promise" I stated.

"I got people scanning the Internet. Can't do shit about it now" he said hanging up. I closed the computer and got out of bed before limping to the bathroom.

"Jani don't cry, it's not as bad as it looks" I said clearing my throat. I held her hair back allowing her to vomit.

"It is, nobody is gonna take me seriously now. They'll probably give you props" she coughed as tears rolled down her face.

"That's not true. I doubt many people saw it and my dick was on full display but I'm confident so I don't give a fuck it is what it is" I assure her.

I looked away when she gagged over the toilet. I gave a small smile showing my dimples and she wouldn't look at me.

"What do we do?" She questioned and I bit my lip and grabbed a towel for her. She wiped her mouth off while I flushed the toilet.

"We just gotta laugh at it because if we can laugh at it they can't say shit. Somebody say something just shrug the shit off or call me and I'll kill them for being disrespectful" I joked helping her up.

She tossed the towel in the hamper before she went to the sink and started to brush her teeth. I came up behind her and wrapped my arms around her waist securely as I nuzzled my face in the crook of her neck.

"I'm a need to pay Harlem and Raheem a visit" I said quietly. Ajani looked at me in the mirror before spitting into the sink.

"I wanna come, I wanna watch Harlem die brutally" She said taking a deep breath. I smiled and grabbed her breast gently knowing that would make her mad.

"Are you still cramping a little bit?" I questioned and she shook her head no while pinching my hand.

"I just feel bloated and a little tired" she said clearing her throat. I laughed and kept my arms around her as we walked out of the bathroom.

"Then come ride. I mean that figuratively speaking like in my car and not on my dick"  I joked and she slapped my arm while walking into the closet.

I might just let Ajani beat his ass, everybody knows Harlem can't fight and picked on the weak.

Johan Powell

I recorded Knox as he bobbed his head to the music that was blasting throughout my car. He didn't notice me and continued dancing while eating a Dorito.

"You got a big head" I teased and he looked at me like he understood. He finished chewing what was in his mouth before he started to whine and reached for another chip.

"Bwoy! No more" I said as the passenger door opened. Aaron climbed into the car with his backpack and seemed to be in a good mood.

"How was school? Meet any gyals?" I questioned and he shook his head no. I started the car up and pulled away from his school before traffic got crazy.

"I joined a math club today" he said and I glanced at him briefly before looking at the road. He seemed happy about it so I guess if it made him happy he can enjoy.

"Are Kaine and Ajani home?" Aaron questioned and I shook my head no. Ajani was sick as fuck this morning and had called me wanting me to pick Knox up.

"Knox are you ready to be a big brother?" I questioned my nephew. Knox got quiet and Aaron looked in the backseat.

"No!" He shouted and Aaron laughed and tickled him. I shook my head and knew after awhile he wouldn't care.

"Are you and Kaine good?" I questioned and he nodded his head. He unzipped his bag and pulled out his wallet.

"He gave me a hundred so I can buy lunch with no problem for awhile. He's nice again and I think he cares about me" Aaron said and I laughed.

"Obviously he cares about you that's your brother. He's just a pain in the ass sometimes" I explain and Aaron looked down.

"I feel like I have a family now. When I was living with my grandparents it wasn't really a family, they cared about me but I was lonely a lot and I had to miss a lot of school to take care of them, sometimes they'd be sick for months. When my grandpa died I had to care for my grandma but she started to forget everything and I had to tell someone" he explained.

"You shouldn't of had that type of burden" I said quietly but he shrugged his shoulders and laid back in his seat.

"It was karma" he said quietly as he placed his seatbelt on. I remained quiet as we drove and picked up some Chinese before going back to my condo.

"Bam" Knox whined as I took a hold of his hand and unlocked the door. He was expecting his kitten to be at my place for some odd reason.

"The cat is at your place bwoy" I explain as we walked inside. Aaron sat his bag by the door as

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