Page 30 of Too Many One Nights

“Mhm. I know he better watch how he talks to me. I don’t have a problem beating his big ass and his brothers’,” she said. I gave her a look because it sounded like she said brother’s and not brothers.

“His brother’s?” I questioned. I saw the look that she thought I didn’t, but I was going to let it pass.

“His brothers, as in plural,” she confirmed.

I chose not to respond because I didn’t know how, plus Buck was pulling up. He stopped right in front of me and Mel before hopping his fine ass out and opening the passenger door for me.

“You still coming, right?” I asked my sister. Even though Buck was coming now, I still wanted her there.

“Ask your warden if it’s cool.” She smirked.

“Nah, I’ll leave that up to you,” he shot back, causing Mel to squint her eyes at him. He helped me inside of the car and followed suit. I gave him the address to my doctor’s office, and we headed in its direction. I looked in the side mirror and saw that Mel was following us.

“Can you be nicer to my sister?” I asked.

He glanced my way before looking back at the road. “I’m not mean to her. She has a smart ass mouth and I’m just matching her energy.”

“She means no harm. That’s just how she is.”

“And I’m how I am. It’s cool, one phone call gone straighten all that out.”

“What you mean? Are you threatening my sister?” I know like hell he wasn’t threatening my sister and expected me to be okay with it.

“Not even.” He looked at me. “How much you know about your sister’s nigga?” he nosily asked.

“I don’t know who she’s dating,” I answered honestly. Mel was secretive about her love life. “Why?”

“What if I told you that your sister was fucking with my brother?”

I looked at the side of his face like he lost his mind. “Stacks?”

Tugging at his beard, he looked straight ahead and said, “Nah, my other brother. Kilo.” When he responded, he looked at me since we were at a red light.

“How did you come up with that assumption? Isn’t your brother in prison?” I countered.

“Yep. In Wood Haven.” The light turned green, and he continued to the doctor’s office.

“That means nothing. Besides, she could lose her job.”

He chuckled. “Why you think you’on know?”

“I don’t believe you.” I folded my arms across my chest because he was tripping.

“She got that car last year around her birthday. It was brand new. Straight off the lot. Fully customized and loaded. I knew that shit looked familiar when I popped up at your crib.” I looked at him in disbelief because everything he said was true. She told me that her boo got it because her other car put her down but told our mama that she bought it as a birthday gift to herself.

“How do you know this?”

“Me and my brothers don’t keep secrets. I was the one that picked it up. We never met her, but we knew he was fucking with a C.O.”

I couldn’t believe this shit. She was keeping secrets and was in a whole relationship with an inmate who so happened to be Buck’s brother.

“I can’t believe this shit,” I mumbled just as we pulled into the parking lot. I couldn’t wait until he parked so I could get out and tell this bitch about herself. As soon as my feet hit the pavement, I was pulling her car door open.

“Damn, so we’re keeping secrets now?” I frowned.

“Girl, what are you talking about?” she frowned, matching mine.

“You’re fucking Buck’s brother? That’s how I was able to get the job? That’s who you called?” Shocked flashed through her eyes before it was replaced with agitation. She looked over at Buck and rolled her eyes.

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