Page 149 of 10,000 Hours With A Rich Menace

“Oh yeah.”

“Yes.”

“What you wanna know, Wonder?”

She kissed my chest. “I don’t want to know anything. Think it’s best for me to never know anything when it comes to that side of your life. Requirement?”

“One that should be number one. Long as you know that I’m going to do everything to make sure you never have to worry about anything. Buy us pretty art and make us money with the art shit.”

“I can do that.”

“What else?”

“My dad… have you heard from him?”

I never planned to lie to my wife. “He got into some trouble with some other people. Shit I couldn’t stop, so I let them deal with him. I didn’t want his blood on my hands because no matterhow much you may hate him, he’s your father. I don’t know what happened to him and I didn’t ask, baby.”

Wonder nodded her head. “Okay. I’m going to get our treats.”

While she went downstairs to get the sorbet, I relaxed on the bed upstairs and watched the sky. The shit was so beautiful and peaceful, even with hearing Don and Beans argue over who is driving the boat.

“Neither of you niggas are driving the boat,” Corleon said.

“Bossy ass,” Beans said.

“Aye, wait the fuck a minute… let me and my wives get the fuck on first. Sexy, come on… hold my arm. Baby, where you at?”

“Getting your wallet because you left it.”

I tuned out their conversation as I continued to relax and closed my eyes. “Hey, you sleep?”

Opening my eyes, Zoya stood there. She took a seat at the edge of the bed, and I leaned up. “What up, Zoy?”

“I wanted to check in with you.”

“I’m straight, what about you? Heard you doing your thing with the case.”

She smiled. “Dane don’t make it easy because he’s forever trying to kill someone. He threatened the prosecutor the other day. I think because I have him on the straight and narrow, he is becoming restless.”

“Those Amante brothers are ruthless. Did you find that witness yet?”

“Nope. Wherever she is, she is hiding in plain sight… I got Core working on it, so we shall see if she turns up. Deuce is already on alert to get rid of her the minute she resurfaces because if the other side finds her, Dane is going away for the rest of his life.”

“I got faith in you and K.”

“Yeah.” She looked down at her hands and then looked up at me. “Thanks, Maverick.” Zoya never called me Maverick.

When she was younger, she used to, but as an adult I was always Menace. It was less of a nickname to her, and more of who she thought I was. Her apology had nothing to do about me having faith in her and Kora. It was about the information she found out about her ex-boyfriend.

“Don’t mention it.”

“I know you don’t agree with me being with Sigel, and some days I don’t either. Allow me to have my own life and make my own decisions.”

I broke out in laughter, and she stared at me crazy. “Zoy, I can promise you don’t have to worry about me getting at him.”

She was confused. “So, you want to meet him?”

“Why did you just call me a stupid bitch, Zoy?”

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