A Street Doctor's Virgin: Standalone

17. Saige

17

Saige

“ S aige?” A well-dressed older gentleman approached her just as she was about to enter her office building.

She inspected him from head to toe, but she was certain she didn’t know him. “Yes?”

“Luca Sartori,” he extended a hand in her direction.

Her heart started to beat out of her chest as she shook his hand.

“I can tell by the expression on your face, you know exactly who I am. Nico told me all about Carmine’s little black whore in Virginia, so I thought I’d come meet you for myself. I’m going to ask you one time and don’t bullshit me. There are men who are ready to put a bullet in your head on my command if I even think you’re lying. Where is Carmine?” He questioned with an icy expression on his face.

“I honestly don’t know. The last time I saw your crazy ass son, he was putting two bullets in my body. When I woke up, I was in the hospital, so I have no idea where he is,” she responded, trying not to give off the fact that she was scared shitless.

“Why did he shoot you?”

She looked around and shifted her weight before focusing in on Luca. “Because he’s a fuckin’ nut job . He’s your son, you should know. He flew here and beat my ass all because I said I didn’t want to see him anymore. He left so I left my home and went into hiding. When I went back home, he was there telling me that I was acting like Victoria, so he had to teach me a lesson. That’s when he shot me.”

“So, you knew that he was married?”

“No,” she shook her head. “I didn’t find out until recently. Your other son, Nico, outed him at a party. They got into a fight about it.”

“And he hasn’t tried to contact you at all since he shot you?” He continued questioning her calmly.

“Well, I got a new number and a new phone, so if he has, I wouldn’t know about it. Look, it’s cold out here, so is that all?”

He took a few steps closer, closing the space between them. “If I find out you’re the reason why my son is missing, you will be burying sweet little Moon and Ramel, am I clear?”

“Y-y-yes,” she stuttered, her heart dropping to her ass even hearing him say their names.

“And then Winston and Celeste will be burying you.”

She pulled herself together and drew in a deep breath then let it out with a nod. “I understand.”

“I’ll never understand why my son decided to cheat on his perfectly good wife for someone like you , so just know that it’ll be my pleasure to kill you,” he threatened before walking away.

Saige stood, frozen in place until she could no longer see Luca. She wasn’t sure if she should go to work or go home. Since she was already at the building, she finally came to her senses and rushed inside. Her hands were shaking terribly as she walked through the halls and her co-workers greeted her. She forced a smile on her face as she fought back the tears that wanted to escape.

The minute she reached her office, she closed the door and took her phone out of her purse. She unlocked it and placed a call to Quadir.

“Wassup, baby?” He answered on the third ring.

“Luca just approached me,” she told him, wiping away the tears that fell out of her eyes anyway.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes. No. Fuck, I don’t know. I’m just scared, I guess. He said that if he finds out I had anything to do with Carmine’s disappearance, then he’ll kill Mel and Moon. He called them by name , Qua. My parents too.”

“Shit,” he sucked his teeth. “Just breathe, mama, and try to calm down. Technically, you don’t know shit about what happened to Carmine or where he is, so you have nothing to worry about. I’ll talk to Luca.”

“No, baby, I don’t want something to happen to you,” she begged, her heart rate increasing once again.

“Ima be straight, ma, you know me. Ima just make sure he knows that threatening you is threatening me, and I don’t take kindly to threats.”

“Quadir.”

“Baby, it’ll be fine. You want to stay at work or go home?”

She chuckled quietly to herself at how he switched subjects. “I’m going to check on Moon and Ramel first, and then I’ll decide if I want to stay here or not.”

“I’m sure they’re fine but okay. Let me know what you decide, beautiful. And remember, I got you, so everything is going to be okay,” he soothingly assured her.

“Thank you, handsome. I feel better. Let me call my siblings, and I’ll text you my decision.”

“Sounds good, love,” he told her before hanging up.

Saige went from panicking to calm in a matter of minutes thanks to Quadir Burrus. Ever since she’d given him her virginity almost two weeks ago, they’d been attached at the hips, literally. They’d been fuckin’ nonstop. Saige felt like she had to make up for lost time. She’d been saving herself for years, and now that she was getting some dick, she wanted it all the time. It made it even better that Q treated her like a queen, so she was always down to give him some.

They’d been staying at Q’s new house, and Saige thoroughly enjoyed coming home to his fine ass. It was nice to have a partner that could be there every day versus someone who was paying her for her time. Opening her sibling group chat, she sent the eyes and hoped like hell that both Ramel and Moon responded. She knew they should’ve been on their way to school, so they both still had access to their phones. Within a few minutes, both of them responded with the eyes as well, making her chuckle.

“I just wanted to tell y’all that I love y’all soooo much, and I’m going to plan for us to do something this weekend,” she sent a voice message to the chat before shaking her computer awake.

She sent Q a text and let him know that she was staying then got comfortable. Coming out of her knee-length, tan trench coat, she hung it up on the coat rack in her office then took a seat. She was glad she didn’t have to be out in the field because she honestly felt safer being inside the building. The last thing she wanted was for Luca to follow her around while she was trying to do her job.

Nine hours later, Saige was getting back into her coat, grabbing her purse, and getting ready to depart the building. She looked around for the security guard to see if he could escort her to her car. When she failed to find him, her anxiety kicked up a notch. Taking a few deep breaths, she convinced herself that everything was going to be fine. She pulled her coat tight and stepped outside. The sun was just starting to set, but November had just begun, and the temperatures had been in the low 50’s, so it was pretty chilly outside. Looking around, she surveyed her surroundings before quickly heading to her car. As she got inside, her phone started ringing with a call from Q.

“Yes?” She answered, starting her car and immediately pulling out of the parking lot. She didn’t want to take any chances by sitting around.

“You aight?”

She smiled even though he couldn’t see her. “Yes, I’m headed home now.”

“Aight. Stay on the phone with me until you’re there. How was your day, bae?”

“Boring. A lot of paperwork. How’s everything at the hospital?”

“Busy. Remember the doctor that started working with Ramel before I took over his case? Dr. Ascot?” He asked.

“Yes.”

“He invited me and you to have dinner with him and his wife on Friday, if you’re up to it.”

“Our first double date? Ouu, sounds cute. I can’t wait,” she squealed with excitement.

He chuckled. “Bet, bet. I’m glad you’re excited about it. Kurt and his wife are cool people.”

They continued chatting until she pulled into the massive driveway. She couldn’t stop the grin that spread across her face even if she wanted. Shifting the gear into park, she turned off the engine and hopped out.

“Qua,” she bit her bottom lip and walked towards him. “You didn’t say you were already here!”

“I wanted to surprise you, love,” he pushed the large bouquet of red tulips in her direction.

She took them from him then kissed him. “Thank you so much. These are beautiful.”

“Just like you,” he winked. “I didn’t want you to come home to an empty house and be worried. Plus, I wanted to take you somewhere so…c’mon.”

“I’m still in my work clothes, Quadir,” she looked down at her clothes then up at him.

“And you’re still perfect,” he nodded towards his truck. “C’mon.”

Blushing, she did as he asked and started walking over to his Rover. He opened the door for her and helped her inside. It was hard for her to take her eyes off the flowers.

“You really like them, huh?” He asked after he got inside as well.

She finally looked at him. “I’ve never gotten flowers before.”

“Ever?”

“Nope,” she shook her head.

“Damn baby. Well, I’ll make sure that I always get you some, okay?” He leaned over and kissed her.

She nodded and smiled as her heart started to flutter again. She loved the way Quadir made her feel. For her first real relationship, she couldn’t have picked a better man to give her energy to. He was worth all of her time and then some.

“Where are we?” She questioned when they pulled into an abandoned-looking building.

“You’ll see,” he hopped out and rushed to her side to help her out as well.

Eyeing him, she placed her hand in his and walked with him inside. When she looked around, she realized they were at a shooting range. There was an older, black gentleman standing behind the counter.

“Um, what are we doing here?” She quizzed.

“Grim, it’s good to see you again young man,” the guy dapped him up then looked at Saige. “And who is this lady that’s too pretty to be with you?”

“C’mon Mac,” Q laughed. “Mac, this is Saige. Saige, this is a long-time friend of mine, Mac.”

“ Just Saige? Not your girlfriend?” Mac looked at him.

Saige giggled and extended her hand toward Mac. “We’re getting there. Nice to meet you.”

“Nice to meet you too, pretty lil’ thang,” Mac kissed the back of her hand.

“Aightttt,” Q pulled Saige’s hand away from Mac’s. “Not too much on her, Mac… I’d hate to have to kill you.”

“Awh nigga don’t threaten me about no woman you ain’t claiming as yo own!” He winked at Saige.

Saige looked at Qua and giggled again at the expression on his face. It was clear he was irritated. “It’s cool, babe,” she lightly touched his hand.

“I’m cool,” he told her, letting out a breath. “We’re here because I want you to get some target practice in.”

Her eyes went wide. “Wait, what? Quadir, I’ve never even held a gun, let alone shot one.”

“Well, that’s why we’re here, ma. Ima teach you everything you need to know. I can’t have you out here naked.”

She raised an eyebrow and frowned because she had no idea what he meant by that. “Naked?”

“Without protection, a gun,” he chuckled and walked up on her, loosely wrapping his arms around her waist. “I can’t be with you 24/7, and I’ll be damned if anybody catch you slipping out in these streets. Ima teach you everything you need to know to protect yourself if a time ever comes,” he leaned close to her ear. “And when we’re done here, Ima take you home and wear that pussy out.”

Biting on her bottom lip, she felt herself getting hot all over. She was ready to take him up on his offer right then and there. “Okay.”

The two of them spent the next three hours going over gun safety, loading and unloading a clip, and firing. Never in a million years did Saige think she’d ever be shooting a gun. The hold Quadir had on her was something serious, and at that point, there was nothing she wouldn’t do for or with him. He could ask her to carry ten bricks across state lines, and she was going with no hesitation. She was all in with her street doctor. She just prayed that there never came a time where she had to use what she’d just learned.