Page 97 of Love me Like XO

“Yeah, why?” He looked confused.

“Need a female to stand beside her, because I feel like she gonna need a motherfucker to shut her up a few times. I ain’t tryna compromise nobody’s morals in here.” Cee was probably the only female hired to work this place. Unlike most bitches she was about her coin and didn’t all that messy shit.

“Bet, I’ll have somebody send her in.” Within seconds he had his phone in hand then to his ear.

“Man Rik what the fuck did you get me into?” old boy asked glaring at Rikov.

“What the fuck do you mean get you into? You set me up!” he roared in his brother’s direction. “You gave me to these motherfuckers!”

Wrong move because Gram didn’t hesitate to clock him in his shit. “Calm yo’ pussy ass down.”

Reeling from being bashed upside the head he put his hand on the spot that was now bleeding.

“Anyways, back to business. Does anyone wanna start off the story and tell me what the fuck y’all got going on? I’on really feel like sitting here with you dead motherfuckers all day when I could be laid up.”

I looked around, but everybody else in the circle had tight lips. Shit was kind of comical, that is until Cee walked in the room.

“Y’all wanted to see me?” All eyes went to the thick ass female standing near the door with a cold glare.

“Yeah, I want you to lay knuckles on her ass every time she steps outta’ pocket. As a matter of fact lay them bitches right now,” Malik requested.

“Cool.” She walked over to Celia and within seconds jawed her ass. Her lil fist had to be powerful because she knocked her out of the metal chair at an angle.

“I too wanna make this shit quick. I don—” I couldn’t even finish my sentence, because just like I expected somebody started to sing. Celia was holding her face and pouring her soul through her lips.

“They made me do it. All of them. Rikov came up with the plan while Givens plotted the move, your sis?—”

“You lying bitch! You called Givens and told him you’d be in charge once you tricked him into getting rid of your brother. He brought me in because he needed to tempt them to be sloppy. You did all of it.”

I looked from Rikov to Celia because everything was going according to plan.

“So yeen have nothing to do with it?” Malik asked old boy who was watching the show as well. Rikov’s brother. His eyes went back and forth between Celia and his brother up until Malik addressed him.

He shook his head no and seconds later caught a bullet between his eyes. His body fell from the chair instantly, while Rikov’s blood curdling yell filled the space.

“There, niggas can’t never say I’m not a man of my word. Now, you what was the next part of the plan?” He pointed his gun at Celia.

“With my brother dead, Zero would go to jail and you’d be dead. He was supposed to kill you.” She looked over at Rikov.

“So, why I ain’t in jail?” I looked around aloof.

“Because this ditsy bitch went on one of her drug binges and deviated from the plan.” That part of the statement was filled with animosity.

I laughed.

“So, then what was the plan B?” Malik questioned, eyes dead set on Rikov.

“You killed him. Givens wanted to done. So, your sister gave us your address, and I sent him there to kill you.” He looked down at his brother and I could see the agony in his eyes. He didn’t expect to get his brother killed.

“Welp that failed, so where is Givens? Is there a failsafe or something,” I asked.

“No, because this plan could fail. This plan couldn’t fail.” He shook his head.

“Where is he?”

“The only place he’d be safe in the event this plan failed. The station.”

I laughed, shaking my head because that idea was flawed. Rikov offered a little more information, but after everything else he’d said that was it. After a while I stood to my feet, placing my piece back on my side. “Good doing business.” Then I turned around and walked back out the way I came. Nothing else needed to be said. Givens had to die, no matter how safe he thought he was.

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