âAs a matter of fact, fuck thatâwe ainât paying that nigga shit, if he want it he gonâ have to take it in blood.â
âI can dig it, you know Iâm down for whatever,â Rusty replied, giving Fresh a pound.
âEither ball hard or fall hard,â Fresh said as he pulled up on the corner of Dyckman so he could get some raw piff.
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Pop and Pooh stood in front of the building listening to Lucky try his hardest to sing an old school song.
âOkay, okay, thatâs enough,â Pop said, interrupting Lucky in the middle of his song.
âI used to be one of the Four Tops back in the day,â Lucky lied proudly.
âNigga, you canât even spell Four Tops ,â Pop said, tired of listening to the dirty manâs lies.
âYoung blood, why you trying to disrespect me?â Lucky asked.
âYo, just tell your wack-ass stories somewhere else,â Pop said, not hiding his dislike for the man.
âBack in my day I would have knocked your young ass the fuck out,â Lucky said coldly as he walked off.
âWhat!â Pop said as he quickly dug in the garbage until he found a bottle.
âYo, chill,â Pooh said, stopping Pop from throwing the bottle at the homeless man.
âThat bum-ass nigga better watch his fuckinâ mouth, before I break his jaw, Pop said watching the bum walk off still singing.
âYou know he didnât mean anything by that shit,â Pooh said, trying to calm Pop down.
âIâm about to get up out of here anywayâI got some pussy to get,â Pop said, pulling out his cell phone.
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Nika sat on the couch watching The Wire when she heard her phone ringing.
âHello?â she answered innocently.
âCan I speak to Nika, please?â
âYeah, itâs me,â she said in her sexiest voice.
âWhatâs good? This Pop, you busy?â
âNah, whatâs up? I thought you forgot about me,â she responded.
âNah, I just been a little busy, but Iâm free now and Iâm trying to see you, can you come to me or do I have to come to you?â Pop asked.
âI just got out the shower so you going to have to come see me,â Nika replied flirtatiously.
âAâight, bet, whatâs the apartment?â
â9E,â Nika answered again in her sexy voice.
âIâll be there in about fifteen minutes,â Pop said as he closed his cell phone.
âOkay, boo, Iâll be waiting,â Nika said right before the line went dead.
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When Pop hung up he went straight to the corner store and bought a box of Wet n Wild before he headed toward Nikaâs building, hoping maybe tonight might be his lucky night.
Nika threw on some perfume as she heard somebody knocking on the door.
âWhatâs up?â Nika asked, answering the door wearing nothing but a long T-shirt.
âTryna see whatâs up with you,â Pop answered as he stepped inside the apartment.
âI was just chilling, watching TV. Come sit down,â Nika said, patting the cushion on the couch.
âYeah, I think I saw this episode already,â Pop said, moving in closer to her.
âWell, you better not tell me whatâs going to happen,â Nika warned showing Pop her fist.
âNah, I wonât spoil it for you,â Pop responded with a laugh and scooted even closer to her.
When Nika saw Pop moving closer to her she immediately went into panic mode.
If I give him some now he s going to think Iâm a jump-off, then if I don t give him none he going to think Iâm fronting. Damn, what should I do?
Before Nika could think of an answer she felt Popâs soft lips on her neck.
In a quick, smooth motion Pop slid Nikaâs shirt off and was happy when he saw that was the only thing she had on. He immediately placed one of Nikaâs firm but soft breasts in his mouth as his hands explored the rest of her body.
Nika let out a soft
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