Page 45 of Absolute Fulfillment
I laughed because she tried to mimic him when she spoke.
“But what I’m saying is, until you tell him how you feel you’re gonna stay mad. Just like I’ma tell you straight up that you set yourself up for that attitude when you believed he’d stay in the house for anything close to a week and a half. They don’t know how to sit still, none of them do, and you know this.”
I nodded, because she was right even though it irked my nerves. We talked for a while longer, more so her helping me work through my issues while we ate like she always did. Moments like this were needed, because without my girl, I’d be somewhere off my rocker going nuts.
Chapter 9
Rennix
I could tell Caya was pissed with me earlier so I gave her some space for most of the day. She knew the money didn’t stop for no man. I had to stay on my business regardless of what occurred. At least I wasn’t coming up here alone. I had Rem’s ol’ trigger happy ass. Bro wouldn’t hesitate to splatter something in the name of safety or vengeance. My brother had been talking about handling this shit since that night at my spot. He and G differed in that fact. Where G was trying to see what was to the shooting and the logistics of things—because bodies didn’t just disappear—Rem wanted to send shots in the dark. In his eyes, everybody needed to feel my shooting. He was right in that idea, but the fact still stood. We didn’t know who shot me or who tried to rob the club. There were too many mysteries and not enough answers and that bothered me while I was laid up in Caya’s house. That was when I went back to the darker motion I was used to. I was over doing things at somebody else’s pace. I hacked the security company’s camera system and encrypted the months I asked for. Then I shared them with myself and removed them from their database. Once I did all of that, I called and scheduled for them to remove their shit from my club.Today they’d be picking the shit up. While they did that, I had a hook up with this fool I met one evening over east. He owned a bar and said his cousin set up the surveillance so the only person with the feed was him. I didn’t need the feed secured because I could do that on my own. I just needed somebody to place the cameras and angle them.
Once I figured all of that out, I was in motion. Today me and Rem being at the club was just a formality. This was my business, so I wasn’t letting nobody run me from my shit. I’d worked too hard to shy from the deep end.
“Your girl ain’t fucking with you right now, huh?” Reminisce asked as soon as we pulled up.
“Nah, but she’ll be good. I ain’t going in late. I’ma make it in by nine.”
He chuckled and turned the car over. “Curfew having ass.”
“You’re damn right,” I agreed. “Plus we only here to watch the tapes and make sure Duke don’t need anything.”
Laughter still escaped his lips. “If you scared of your lady, then just say that, Renny. Don’t be coming up with all these excuses to go in early.”
I flipped him off. When we were both out of the car, we walked toward the entrance, immediately met by Buch, my security, a big, six foot four, hefty nigga. He had to weigh at least three-fifty, but all muscle. I always laughed internally at the fact that he was in a black T-shirt with a fucking donut on it. It wasn’t just any donut but one with pink glaze and sprinkles.
“Good to see you, boss.” He greeted me and threw his head forward in respect for my brother.
“You too. It been good around here?” I asked, eyes landing on the semi empty parking lot and high sun. It was still early in the day, which was enough time for business to be handled with surveillance and be ready for tonight. It was a Friday, so of course it was about to be packed.
He nodded. “Yeah. Nothing fishy. Everything is moving at its own pace.”
My eyes scanned the neon room before I nodded. “Cool. Keep your eyes peeled.” I walked off a few seconds later with Rem in tow. I hadn’t been spending much time here for obvious reasons, but I loved this space. Donuts was what showed me I could exist on the opposite side of business. It showed me I didn’t have to do what I was doing before. Reminisce and I were twins, but our thought processes and actions differed completely. Whereas he was fine with what we used to do, I wasn’t. I chose to stop playing God while he relished it. I didn’t judge him because that was his choice and his cross to bear. I just knew that life wasn’t for me.
“So, you really happy?” he asked, voice breaking through my intense thoughts.
“Yeah. I’m aight besides being shot.”
“I’m not talking about that. You know I’m not.” His eyes were also traveling the spot.
I laughed. “I know what you mean. Yeah, I’m happy and lowkey she makes me that way. It’s a peace of mind that I swear I ain’t used to, but I’m grateful for.”
“And her kid?”
“That’s my Lil G. Ain’t shit changed. If I’m in her life then I’m in his.”
Reminisce laughed. “Shit, it’s the least you can do since you knocked the Mario coins out of his father.”
“That nigga ain’t no father. He’s a fucking deadbeat.” We began to move toward my office, me ready to watch this film.
Reminisce laughed. “Alright step daddy of the year. Just know what you’re getting yourself into.”
“After watching all the fools in and out of your mama’s life. You think I don’t know? Me, Cay, and Adonis are cool. Especially since I’m probably gonna kill ol’ boy.”
I could feel Reminisce’s eyes. “Why?”
“He saw Cay and Adonis in the store. He said some shit like, it’s good I got what was coming to me. Like he knew who shot me or something.”
“For real?” Rem asked.
