The Score by Kiki Swinson Read Free Book Online Page B

Sometimes I feel like a fucking petty-ass thief after we come off with five and ten grand jobs. That ain’t no real money to a nigga like me. I need to make the kind of dough I used to make when I was in the streets. I wanna feel like the leader I am,” Matt said.
    â€œOh really?” My nostrils flared and I bit down into my jaw to keep myself from saying what I really wanted to say to him. How fucking dare he talk about buying back into the game and getting back on his feet when I’d been the one holding us down since the drug raid that had ended his street deals. I was also the one who scammed up the money for the defense attorney that kept his ass out of going to prison for life. And because of all the stress I ended up losing a baby I didn’t know I was pregnant with until it was too late. I went through the loss of the baby by myself because Matt was locked up behind bars. What’s even more fucked up was that I hadn’t been able to get pregnant since. The only reason I could think that this was happening was because Matt was too busy shooting sperm up in all the other bitches. Right now, he was definitely treading on thin ice with me.
    â€œYeah, really. I don’t feel like I run this shit. Sometimes it feels like I work for you and that ain’t cool. I want my own shit! I wanna rebuild my empire. So as soon as we get this bread, I’m calling my connects and then I’m gonna branch off.”
    â€œI see you got everything all planned out. So, I’ll call my dude, but you, me, and Yancy are going to have to talk about percentages,” I said flatly. “Now I know that she found the wallet but that still doesn’t entitle her to the lion’s share of the money. It’s going to come down to who has the resources to get that money into our hands.”
    â€œI figured that you were going to say that,” Matt replied. “It’s always about who is going to get more and who gets less with you, Lauren. ”
    â€œYou damn right. I started this whole thing. If it weren’t for me, then we wouldn’t be living the life we’re living. Look at this place. Look at the cars we drive. So, of course, I’m gonna say who gets what,” I told him.
    â€œLook at how quickly we forget who took who out of the fucking hood!” Matt snapped. I could tell that he was becoming very irritated with this conversation of ours.
    â€œI haven’t forgotten shit. I know what you did for me.”
    â€œAre you sure? Because right now, you’re acting like you’ve done everything for me. When in fact, I put you up in a house, paid all the bills, and took care of you.”
    â€œLook, Matt, I already said that I remembered what you did for me before you went away and did time. So I’m not trying to go back and forth with you. All I’m saying is that, you can try to get your hands on the money on your own, or you can agree to my terms and we all walk away happy.”
    â€œWhatever, Lauren. Just make the phone call and let’s make this shit happen,” Matt folded.
    I smirked and shook my head in the affirmative. “Now that’s the spirit,” I said sarcastically.
    One thing about me, I might have come from the hood but I didn’t have a hood mindset at all. I was going to get mine no matter what. Too bad, I was going to see to it that Matt and Yancy didn’t get shit.
    I left Matt in the room and headed back outside to make the call to my computer geek, Ryan. I needed some privacy so I elected that my car would be the best place for it. As soon as I got into the driver’s seat I started dialing his number but before I could press the send button an incoming call came through. I looked down at the caller ID and noticed that it was my homegirl Daysha so I answered it. “What’s up, girl?” I said.
    â€œNothing much. Where you been? I’ve been trying to get up with you.”
    â€œYou know me. I