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“Nope… I don’t ever want you to do that. What else you got?”
“Well… You already know I can move coke in the clubs, especially at Ecstasy. We’ll need to make twenties.”
“True. That could help for sure. You got rid of that quick. I’m with it, but it’ll have to be when I’m there with you. I can’t leave you alone on that track. It’s too fast. It’s hot.”
“I know… I can’t get in without an escort anyway. So we got that, and with what you already have.”
“Right.”
“But that’s still not enough. Not for what we want.”
“Over time, it is.”
“Is it?”
“What are you suggesting?”
“I was thinking that maybe I could take Demi up on her offer.”
“At Big John’s?”
“Yeah, I could probably move a lot there too. You won’t have to be with me, so I won’t be holding you up from your runs.”
“That could also save Demi from having to drop by… She’ll be right there.” I grinned. “Was that your plan? Are you trying to keep Demi from coming over?”
“No, I would never let my personal feelings get in the way of us getting where we need to be.” Sway paused, smiling. “I mean… I’d prefer we be able to be home alone and not interrupted every night at two-thirty in the morning.”
“I knew it!”
“I’m a woman, Andre. I’m always going to be jealous.”
“I know, I know… I believe you. Especially after that thing with Solo. You saved that business.”
“So what do you think?”
“Do you even know how to dance?”
“I can dance enough.”
“Okay… I guess I’ll be picking you up and dropping you off…”
“You don’t have to. I can take a Lyft or an Uber. Nobody’s going to pull over a driver. It’s safer.”
“I never thought of that… Sway, you’re very smart… Very clever.” I pondered. “Do you have a bank account?”
“No… What for?”
“The Lyft? You have to have a bank account or a card, don’t you?”
“You send me. Call it for me.”
“How about we just get you a bank account?”
“I don’t need a bank account. I want you to take care of all the money. I’ll bring it and put it in your hand as I make it.”
“And what if something happens to me? Wouldn’t I need you to take care of things until I get back?”
“You’re right. Why are we talking about all of this now anyway? I’m ruining my honeymoon. What’s the plan for tonight?”
“I’m taking you to the movies.”
“Cinepolis?”
“The Angelika.”
“Never heard of it.”
“It’s out by Mockingbird.”
“Still don’t know it.”
“They show a lot of indies and old school movies.”
“I know you like those. What are we seeing?”
“Well, we have a few choices. The Exorcist is some kind of scary shit where a young girl is possessed by the devil.”
“That’s going to be a no for me.”
“’Purple Rain’”.
“I’ve seen that on VH1 like ten times.”
“The only one left is The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I read that it’s one of the biggest cult movies ever made. It’s supposed to be really good.”
“That sounds scary, too.”
“I think it’s like… It’s scary, but it’s more like…a musical with monster people. But it’s like funny too.”
“Ooh, let’s see that!”
“Bet!”
“I’m sure you’re hungry. We have to get you something to eat first.” Sway paused, staring. “Why are you smiling at me like that?”
“Have you noticed something… You seem to fill in all my blanks. Like whatever I can’t figure out, you have the answer for it.”
“I’ve been thinking the same thing about you! Whatever I need or when I need you… You’re right there!”
“We complete each other.”
“Or are completing each other.”
“Exactly. You just made sense again.”
“We’re about to be a powerful pair. Are you even ready for this?”
“I know the world isn’t.”
“It’s going to be ours.”
“Let’s conquer it.”
“I’m going to make you a rich man, Andre.”
“Make us rich.”
“Make us rich.”
Creole Gaudet
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