A Sticky Situation by Kiki Swinson Read Free Book Online

though, just like I wasn’t going to tell him. I guessed we were going to all have a few secrets in our back pockets.
    A few minutes later, Melody’s brother and his friends began bringing money to me, and the ball started rolling. When Jay saw how fast those pills of dope were going, he decided that he couldn’t sit around and babysit me and Melody anymore because he had to leave and go re-up for us. When he got up to leave, I pretended not to notice his expression. I just handed him all the dough I had made and let him carry his ass.
    “I’ll be right back,” he informed us.
    After Jay sped off in his truck, I thought Melody was going to come back at me so we could finish what we started, but she kept her distance. She did wink at me every now and then, though. I guessed it was her way of showing me that she didn’t forget about what happened earlier. To let her know that I didn’t forget it either, I made a few comments about how good I would’ve made her feel if Jay had not showed up. I smacked her ass a few times, too. Other than that, I left her alone since Jay was still in the area and he could sneak back up on us at any given moment.
    At the end of the day, I pumped out twelve grand worth of heroin. That’s twelve hundred pills of dope, to be exact. By the time I left the spot, it was a little after nine o’clock. I had been out there for a total of eight hours and walked away with six grand. I was happy as hell, so I figured it was worth it.
    “Damn, we had a good day,” Jay commented.
    “Yep, we sure did,” I agreed, stuffing my profits deep down inside my pockets.
    “You think you could do this again tomorrow?”
    “You damn right!” I assured him.
    “Well, holler at us then,” he said and then we both parted ways.
    Maxine was pacing the floor like her mind was going bad when I walked through the front door. As soon as she was able to hold me in her arms, she felt better. And after I got her into bed and fucked the shit out of her, she completely forgot what she was worried about. When she drifted off to sleep, I took my money out of my pocket and counted it over and over again, just to make sure that bitch-ass nigga Jay didn’t sucker me out of a couple hundred dollars. When I convinced myself that the count was right, I stuffed every dollar back into my pocket and turned over to go to sleep.
    “What a helluva day!” I said under my breath, thinking about the many ways I could’ve fucked Melody if that cock blocker Jay hadn’t showed up. Then I thought, There’s always another day, and closed my eyes.

MAXINE
    Gotta Keep The Dog On The Leash
    It was Thursday and the sun was shining bright. The weather was really nice for it to be in the smack dead middle of fall. Plus, I was happy as hell about my man waking up next to me this morning, and since I refused to let the moment die, I decided to take today off. My boss, Karen, didn’t have a problem with it, especially after I lied to her about having a migraine.
    “Take it easy,” she said. “And if you’re not feeling any better tomorrow, just call and let me know.”
    I assured her that I would and ended our conversation. I crawled out of bed and went to the kitchen so I could surprise Seth with a nice, hot breakfast. He loved blueberry pancakes with a juicy T-bone steak and a side of scrambled eggs with cheese. That was his favorite breakfast, so I hooked it up. Once everything was done, I poured him a glass of cranberry juice, grabbed utensils and a bottle of syrup, and placed them all on a wooden lap tray.
    “Baby, wake up. I got you some hot breakfast,” I announced as I entered the bedroom.
    Seth turned over and rubbed his eyes a bit to regain focus. “Damn, that shit smells good as hell!” he commented and then yawned.
    Excited about how much he loved my cooking, I said, “I got your favorite.”
    “I see.” He smiled, taking the tray in his hand and setting it across his lap. “How long you been up?”
    “Not