Chapter 54
Story
“We need a plan. This shit is really getting complicated and there are too many people connected. We can’t kill the entire gotdamn city to get to one man,” Trooper released before his eyes were on Los then back on me.
He was frustrated, for good reason.
“Shit, we can if we have to. I’m not trying to let them fuck up a good thing just because somebody’s got a hard on for Prescott. Hell, his old ass shouldn’t even be relevant anymore any gotdamn way.”
“He’s not. His money and power is, but the second he stops breathing, all of that shit goes away,” Trooper said.
“You’re right and we need to make things happen.
I don’t really give a fuck about any of it, but Lanni and Sophie are stuck right in the middle.
If I have to walk up to that muthafucker in broad daylight surrounded by cops, press my gun to his temple and squeeze the trigger, I will. I’ll go back for them and I mean it.”
Trooper and Los nodded in understanding.
“That’s not an option though, so we’ll figure this shit out in a way that we all walk,” Los said.
“Really, there’s only one way, and that’s to eliminate the problem. I’m ready to get this shit over with so I can bring my baby home.”
I rubbed my chin and smiled at him. Trooper had definitely grown up and I respected him for that.
“Your baby or mine?” I said with a smug grin.
He shot me a look. “No disrespect, but if you talking about Alana, you can claim that. But if you’re referencing Sophie, that’s all me.
You’re her father, but I’m her man, and she’s my responsibility.
You know I love you like your blood is running through my veins, but that’s all me and I ain’t compromising on that. ”
“Damn, Troop. You taking it there? Shit just got deep,” Los said and chuckled.
I nodded out of respect. What more could I ask for? If he was ready to step to me, I had no doubt Sophie was in good hands.
“As long as you’re on your shit that will never be an issue.”
Trooper smirked and nodded. “No doubt, but you already knew that. Now, can we figure out how to shed some blood so I can bring her ass home? She ’bout to make me fly to Jamaica to handle some things just to shut her ass up for a minute.”
“Ay, we cool, but that’s just something I don’t want to think about.”
Trooper chuckled. “My bad, Story. I forget sometimes, but I still mean that shit regardless.”
“Yo, you dumb as fuck for that, Troop,” Los said. “But I got a question. Which one of y’all bodying William?”
“Me,” Trooper and I both answered at the same time then looked at each other.
Los laughed and leaned back. “The fuck y’all gon’ do? Pull straws?”
Trooper’s hand moved down his face and he looked me right in the eyes. He had his issues with William, all of them stemming from what he had done to Sophie, but this had been a long time coming for me. He knew, and from the look he gave me, he understood and respected me enough to give me that.
“You killing him first or Harold?” he said, breaking the silence.
A smirk crossed my face. “William. The second Harold gets word, he’ll know I did it and come to me.”
“So Prescott and his son both disappear, then what? You know they’re coming for you,” Los said, looking right at me.
“No body, no case. If they can’t prove shit, they can’t do shit.
I hate the way it all played out, but I met with the lawyer Lanni hired and there ain’t shit they can do to send me back unless they create a new charge.
She made sure of that. I don’t plan on giving them anything, which means we don’t fuck up. ”
“Allen, Willis, and Rogers need to disappear too. They can assume all they want, but if they can’t prove shit then we walk,” Trooper added.
“Exactly, but let’s be clear. We’re killing feds. That’s some serious shit.” Los looked at me and Trooper both.
“True, but it’s either that or let them keep fucking with us.
Once Prescott disappears, it changes the dynamics.
They want it bad, so if he experiences an untimely death they’ll be out for blood trying to get anyone who had a hand in it.
We get rid of the key players now and they have to start from scratch.
They don’t have shit. So if we’re cleaning house, we get rid of Allen, Rogers, and Willis too.
” Trooper nodded to himself like he was still processing what he had just said.
“And what about your situation? You handle both of them?”
He wouldn’t rest easy until he’d killed the men who put their hands on Sophie. That was a distraction, so it needed to be handled before he moved to this situation.
“It’s done. William’s pussy ass is likely hiding out now. You already threatened him, so he knows what’s coming.”
“Aight, then. Let’s shed some blood.”
“This muthafucker here with his OG ass,” Los said and chuckled.
I stood and so did they. We dapped and left. I was about to pay William a visit, no time like the present to make shit happen. I was just as ready to bring Lanni home as Trooper was to bring Sophie home. Killing William would get us one step closer to that.
Idecided to head back to my apartment and plan my next move.
The second I arrived, I was met with bullshit.
Apparently, we weren’t the only ones in the process of making moves.
Just as I approached my door, two men were walking away from it.
Badges hung from their necks, letting me know exactly why they were here.
“Sinclair Thomas. We were just looking for you,” one of them announced before he glanced at his partner, who had his eyes on me from the second they’d turned from my door heading my way.
“Damn, I didn’t know feds had delivery service,” I said with a smirk.
“Delivery service?” They glanced at each other before sending matching confused stares my way.
“Yeah, delivery service. Usually you picking muthafuckers up and taking them to the bullshit, but looks like you’re delivering it to me.”
As if they were one, I watched as their expressions dropped and their jaws clenched at the same time. I ignored their irritation and pushed through the two of them, heading toward my door with my keys in hand.
“That’s real cute, but not entirely smart coming from a man whose freedom is limited to things he can’t control.”
“Everything about me is within my control. Trust that shit, and what type of grown ass man tells another grown ass man something is cute? Get the fuck outta here with that.”
“You must not know who you’re talking to. That ten years you did at Rikers ain’t shit compared to what I can make possible.”
His pussy ass was just tossing out idle threats. I was about to turn to face my door again when Allen, or whoever ever the fuck he was, took a step toward me, but my words stopped him cold.
“Let me make this real clear. If you so much as breathe on me hard, you better make sure your will is up to date, because that’s a personal guarantee your family will need it.”
“You do realize you just threatened a federal agent,” his partner said, placing his hand on his gun.
I looked him up and down and shrugged. “Yeah, I do. The fuck you gon’ do?”
“We can arrest you right now.”
I chuckled and looked from one to the other. “For what? Opening my gotdamn door and minding my own business? You’re here because you want something from me, not because you have the authority to arrest me. Get the fuck away from my door and out of my building. Pussy ass muthafuckers.”
I was done talking. After I unlocked my door and entered my place, I slammed the door, leaving them standing there.
With my phone in hand, I dialed Trooper. “Yo, your problem just showed up at my door. You need to handle that soon, or I’ll be forced to.”
“Tonight,” was all Trooper said before he ended the call.
Now, all I had to do was take care of William so Harold would come for me. When that was done, I would be bringing my baby home.