Page 71 of City of Gods

“I listened to you, even though your attitude needs some work.” I stared at the faculty entrance of Bellmore General wondering how the fuck Takia even ended up working there.

“Fuck you, nigga,” she huffed. “I needed to talk to you anyway. Can we link up?”

“Sure. Send me an address and I’ll be there in a minute. I want to call HR and ask them about Takia. Maybe mention some inappropriate remarks she made about Rob.”

“Look at you flexing your doctor muscles. Get that bitch fired.” She sounded so proud that it made laughter tumble out of my mouth unexpectedly.

“I’ll see you in a little while.” I ended the call and shook my head. Sanai knew how to pull me out of whatever bad mood I was in. Even if she did it by getting on my fucking nerves.

“Dr. Godwin, how can I help you?” a male voice answered once I was connected to the HR department for Bellmore General.

“I was wondering how I’d go about finding some information about a nurse and filing a complaint.”

“Of course, doctor. Usually, we’d have you come in and meet with a liaison to discuss the incident and your options. Since you’re a Godwin, we can handle things over the phone or via video call. How would you like to proceed?”

I loved being a Godwin. There was no need to front or be humble. Now wasn’t the time for that. Like Sanai said, I needed to flex and I planned to.

“I need you to pull the resume of a nurse named Takia. I don’t have her last name, but I assume there aren’t many.”

“You’re right. Only one pops up. Takia White. She’s a relatively new hire coming in last year.”

“Last year? Where was she before that?” I asked, stroking my chin. I knew the information being given to me wasn’t something that just anyone could call and request, so I made sure to get everything I needed to know so Sanai and I could figure out how to go forward.

“Before that…she worked at a bar in east Bellmore. Then a daycare center. Can I help you with anything else, Dr. Godwin?”

“Sure, can you open up a formal complaint against her and have it sent to the CNO?”

“I certainly can. Just give me one moment.” It didn’t take long at all for me to tell the guy on the other end what the complaint was and to get everything typed up and sent off before I ended the call. I could get any other information about Takia somewhere outside the hospital. I didn’t want to dig too deep where I worked.

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“You had me drive an hour outside of Bellmore to sit in this diner?” I laughed when I spotted Sanai sitting near a window. She was busy dividing her attention between her phone and the parking lot. When I approached, she looked up with an immediate smile.

“Hey, I’m glad you made it.” She popped up with a burst of energy and wrapped her arms around me. My body responded without any prompting from me. I leaned down and lifted her off her feet then kissed her lips, sucking on her bottom one before exploring her mouth with my tongue. She deepened the kiss, pushing out little puffs of air that almost sounded like moaning.

It sounded enough like moaning to make my dick jump.

I put her down then cleared my throat, realizing we were in public again. Something about wrapping my arms around her body and drawing her in so I could taste her and smell her made me want to say fuck the diner. I needed to be inside of her.

“I did not mean to get all caught up like that,” she admitted, sliding into the seat across from me. Her hair was straightened and hanging well past her shoulders. She was all business…well before I walked in, she was. Now the apples of her cheeks had color to them and her lips were plumper and brighter from the way I’d kissed her.

Under the table, I gripped my dick and watched her closely, wondering if she knew what I wanted to do to her fine ass.

“It’s all good, Sanai. I have that effect on women. I told you that.”

“You better not be having that fucking effect on anyone else but me.” She rolled her eyes like she was annoyed, but I knew her much better by now. She wanted to leave the diner, too, so I could show her who she belonged to.

“I’m not. Trust me.” I tilted my head to the side and looked at what I could see of her outfit. “You look beautiful, as usual.”

“I know. Thank you.” Her grin was smug and sexy. “Now, tell me what happened when you saw Junior, and tell me all about Takia. Then I’ll tell you what I’ve been up to.”

Sixteen

Bakari didn’t have to tell me much about nurse Takia at Bellmore General for me to know she was working for Mother. She had to be. Why the hell else would she block him from going into his office to essentially tell him that she knew Rob shouldn’t have gotten shot and that the bullet was probably meant for someone else? That wasn’t something you say to someone when you’re giving your condolences.

I had to admit, it was smart planting someone in the hospital where all three brothers worked. I had no idea how many other plants were in there but all we needed was Takia and I was going to make sure that happened. I kept seeing myself knocking that bitch out and dragging her out of her house to an undisclosed location so I could torture information out of her.

I had access to a drug that would remove inhibitions so the truth would come out but what fun was that? I needed to work out some frustration and Takia’s face was going to serve my needs perfectly.

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