Page 39 of Lordes

“You never know, things can change faster than a bullet. One day you’re standing firm in your convictions and the next day you will burn your own mother to the ground just to feel the warmth of a fire.”

“I don’t know what the fuck that means and I don’t want to know. Setting people on fire shouldn’t be a thought.

“How long are you in town?”

“I’m leaving tomorrow night.”

“Where are you staying?”

“I have what they now call a sidechick here. You know her, Maddie.”

“That’s still a thing.”

“What can I say? I love Mexican food.”

“I don’t need to know anything about your personal life.”

“You started asking me questions.”

“I just was going to offer you a room if you needed one.”

“Thanks but I’m good. I’m going to spend the night with Maddie at the condo I pay for. I have a meeting with Cenzo tomorrow, late afternoon.”

“And I don’t want to know anything about this meeting.”

Nicco chuckled. “You are really a choir boy. Your girl is hot. You better loosen up if you want to keep her Black ass.Le ragazze nere sono selvagge.”(The black girls are wild.)

“FuckItaliano, I don’t—”

“Cazzo italiano! Fuck Italian!I know you speak the language. That blonde hair and blue eyes might fool everybody else but it doesn’t fool me. I know you speak four languages.”

“Stop checking up on me.”

“Make me.”

“You might be Nicky Dead Eyes to everyone else but shit doesn’t mean anything to me.”

“Geez, Lord, lighten up. I’m just fucking with you. Go get your dick sucked. Did you fell in love with this nig—”

“Call her by her fucking name?” I heard the slur and I wasn’t having it. Bria meant something to me.

“Sorry, no disrespect. Labria is a fucking Chi-Town hottie.”

“What?”

“She’s a keeper.”

“She is.”

“I can see that. You ready to go to war for her.”

“I am.”

“Did you get my birthday gift?”

“Yes, I almost sent it back but I knew you would send it again. You do asshole shit like that.”

“True.”

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