Libertine Dreams

“Tyler said that when she’d confronted her, that her grandmother started jumping up and down, speaking in tongues, and dropped to her knees with her hands raised to the air, screaming, crying, and calling on Jesus.”

Tyler growled. “Yes…” I turned to her. Her big eyes were steady, sharp. “Now don’t go and threaten me with a good time and not go through with it. You look like you’re a man of your word…got my pussy all wet.”

Sway, grinning mischievously, hurriedly spun the swing lock and quickly twisted the dead-bolt latch before dashing towards the window. She parted the curtains. “A whole stretch Limo! Black!”

“Yes.” A Rooms To Go commercial appeared on the TV monitors above. We all looked to each other and laughed. “I guess that’s it. Let’s go tomorrow, early. That way, we can have time to pick out what we want and have it delivered.”

“Based on your credit, which you don’t have yet, you don’t qualify. Not just for this apartment, but any apartment…complex that is. Of course, there are private owners who’ll rent to you…”

“Okay, woman! Shit!” I held it in my hand, looking to Cami. “And as long as you’re here with us, I will do everything in my power to protect you…even if I have to put my life or my freedom on the line.

“Sway… Okay, I get what you’re saying, but I’m going to need you to look at the big picture here. And I respect your hustle. It’s beautiful. You’re right, there is way more money in this than I can even dream of while selling coke at the level I’m at.