Motown Takedown (Motown Down Book 3) (36 page)

“This has bad idea written all over it,
”
Camo says climbing inside my truck. “I’m so glad you finally came to your senses and called the Happy Hitter!”

“Um, I hate to be the buzz kill here, but won’t Monarch shit the preverbal brick on this one?
”
Kandace asks.

“Oh I’ll be punished,
”
I grin taking a corner which makes them both squeal. “But it’ll be worth it.”

“What’s with the sudden lady boner you’ve got for this guy?
”
Camo asks clutching her bag.

“He said something I didn’t like.”

After hanging up with Demo, I made sure he wasn’t in the vicinity which wasn’t hard to do. He was high and keeping two hookers company, so he was safe and rather happy. Pope and Gunner tried yelling at me that I was being reckless but I threatened to kill them if they tattled before I hung up on them. They knew when to arrive and that’s all I cared about. Ransom wasn’t answering his phone but this did not surprise me. His ass, I’d deal with later. Which, brings me to now.

“Don’t take this personally, doc, but you shouldn’t be here,
”
I tell her as nicely as I can.  Giving Camo
the look
, I waited for her to agree and was surprised when she didn’t.

“I wasn’t missing this,
”
she says crossing her arms. “I’m always left out but not this time, bitches!”

“Are you armed?”

“No,
”
she pouts. “That one,
”
she nods at Camo, “Said I was the look out because I’m the tallest.”

“And the prettiest,
”
Camo adds trying to make her feel better but I didn’t want to be hasty.

“Second prettiest,
”
I amend motioning to myself. “Because have you looked at me?”

“What the fuck am I? Cousin It?
”

“I don’t know who that is but, while you’re pretty, you aren’t the prettiest one here. But remember last place is still a place. Just stating fact.”

“Bitch,
”
she growls to which I smiled. “Your ego knows no bounds, Cinnamon.”

“Don’t start with me
Pepper
,
”
I say losing my smile at hearing my wretched name. “And do not start this
I have feelings
shit with me right now either.”

“You just said I was ugly!”

“No,
”
I counter. “I said you’re the least pretty. Are you on your period?”

“If the spice girls are fighting, give me a signal, Rome would love to see this on video.”

“Shut up,
”
we both say at once.

“Get over it and focus,
”
I order Camo and I swore she snarled at me. “Kandace stays in the truck while you go high and I go inside.”

“Are we actually getting out or are we just going to fucking sit here all day?
”
Camo snaps.

“It’s a wonder you get the jobs you do,
”
I point out. “The boys were behind us, no doubt trying to act stealthy. Wait until they get here, the more the merrier and whatever.”

“We were followed?
”
Camo asks checking her mirrors. “Shit! This is your fault for calling me ugly! You distracted me, whore!”

“Does Gage think you’re beautiful?
”
I ask.

“Well duh!”

“Then what does it matter what I think? Jesus Camo, you are beautiful, calm the fuck down.”

“
How
beautiful? Be specific.”

“More beautiful than all the Lush bitches. Just barely less beautiful than Kandace but still nowhere near me.”

“That’s better,
”
she says piecing her rifle together.
God, girlfriends were high maintenance
. Climbing out, I head up the street and call for the boys. Monarch sent them to trail, no doubt, and I’d get pissed about that later. For now, I’d use them as a distraction. Once I spelled out what they were to do, I went back to the truck and loaded up. Their job was to convince Casper to let them inside. Then I would show up to speak to Casper, see the traitors and start shooting. The ole
’
bait and switch routine. Honestly, it was a solid plan considering my previous one involved simply shooting him when he opened the door then hitting happy hour. At least this way it was fun for everyone. Okay fine, it was fun for me.

I hadn’t killed anyone in weeks…

“Two hours ago you agreed to be my wife,
”
I say kissing her shoulder. “Tell me what’s bothering you.”

“I’m good, Eros,
”
she says kissing my knuckles. “All is right in my world.”

“Is it, Cinn?”

“Mmm hmm,
”
she says leaning into my arms. “Promise.”

“I want you to have fun with your girls, I want you to talk about your man, and then I want you back here under me.”

“I’ll have a killer time, brag about my man, and come home after. Got it.”

“Love you, Mo chuisle.”

“And I you, Eros.”

Trusting the boys (We’d always call them that, it was habit now) to keep Cinn safe, I let Ares out while I waited on Pookie. I had to give the man his due, he was always where I needed him to be. Unlike Ransom’s treacherous ass. I would lay money down he coughed up Cinn’s number to Casper, the rat bastard. If he thought siding with my enemy would get him Cinn and my business, he was crazy.

Fuck, they
both
were.

Running full tilt, Pookie yells, “Get in!
”
and before I could close my door, he floored it.

“The fuck?”

“The boys followed Cinn,
”
he says taking the first corner. “To fucking Casper’s place.”

Going out with the girls, my ass. At least now having a ‘killer time
’
made more sense.

“Get there yesterday,
”
I order him and while he navigates the streets, I load up.

“Whatever we walk into, think before you react, boss,
”
he says flying over a curb. “What you see with the queen is seldom what you get.”

“Just drive.”

Several minutes later, we were in Casper’s lot and I saw the doc panic while rushing to make a phone call. You could also hear the yelling from the street. Barging in with guns raised, I was unprepared for the scene. Cinn had hers trained on Casper while Casper’s was trained on her. Off to the right, three of his boys were aiming at our boys who had their hands up weaponless and Pookie and I leveled ours on his boys. We were having ourselves a standoff in the middle of a dirty living room. The energy was thick, shit was about to pop off and that’s the same fucking moment Demo entered the room with hookers.

Losing her temper, Cinn stomps her foot never dropping her arm when she rails on her boys. “You fucking tattled?”

“We didn’t say shit,
”
Sam says keeping his hands raised.

“Then how did he find us, Sam?”

“
He
has GPS in all his vehicles,
”
I chime in while coming to her side. “What am I looking at here, Mo chuisle?”

“Dammit, I forgot about that. Hang on,
”
she says reaching her pocket. “I’m getting a call.”

“It’s the doc,
”
I tell her. “She can leave a message. Now, what the fuck is going on and who am I shooting?”

“Ugh,
”
she says throwing one hand up. “Since you didn’t trust me to go out alone and sent these four to tail me, I decided to put them to good use.”

“Safety, Cinn, not trust. However, you’re in the enemy’s living room,
not
out with the girls, so clearly I was onto something.”

“Can we wrap this up?
”
Casper interrupts. “She stays, you all die and I sleep well tonight, how’s that?”

“Can you back up?
”
Cinn asks sarcastically. “My neck is starting to hurt from looking down at you.”

“You tolerate her mouth?
”
he asks me and I couldn’t stop my grin.

“What can I say? She’s good with it.”

“Damn right, I am,
”
she nods.

“You’re out numbered and I’m bored,
”
he says rolling his eyes. Casper was a lot of things and short on men was never one of them. They were here, I did not doubt that, they were just well hidden.

“My presence is a favor to you,
”
she says lowering her hand but I watched her finger flex over the trigger. “The fact that you don’t recognize my magnificence disappoints.
”
And there it was, a small shrug, the signal. Not moving a muscle, I watch Casper’s boys drop one by one. Our boys hit the ground while Pope and Gunner (who have not been returning my calls) enter the scene to flank my woman. Scrambling over, the boys also flank her while Pookie mans the door with a grin on his face.

“Exterior is clear,
”
Pope says with a smile.

“Rookies,
”
Gunner snorts. “Well, dead rookies now.”

“Tell your boy in the kitchen to come out,
”
she says keeping the gun loose. But when he doesn’t answer she cocks her head and asks, “No?
”
then shrugs before motioning to Demo who unloads into the wall sending the whores to the floor. His man behind the wall hit the floor with a thump. “You don’t take orders very well,
”
she says shaking her head at him but all he can manage is a glare. “Is it a guy thing?
”
she asks the room. “I don’t get it. You forced my hand so don’t glare at me like I’m in the wrong here. You lost, do us all a favor and shoot yourself in the head or something.”

“I will not –
”
he begins but she cuts him off.

“Shut up,
”
she says holding up a hand. “God your voice is—-How many times do I have to tell you, you’re beautiful in your own way! I’m an impossible act to follow so just move on. Jesus you try my patience, woman.”

“Cinn?
”
I ask but she waves me off too busy saying shit no one understood.

“Where’s Ransom?
”
she asks Casper completely shifting gears.

“Cut him loose,
”
he shrugs.

“Time to lose the gun since you won’t kill yourself,
”
she suggests but he shakes his head no. “A hand then,
”
she smiles shooting from the hip and hitting him square on the top side. Screaming in agony, she looks up at me and says, “You don’t hear screaming like that every day.”

Grinning at Pookie who was barely holding it together I tell him, “I taught her that,
”
in my proudest voice. Despite the absurdity of this situation, plus the fact I was actually enjoying it, I pull her to me. Kissing her hard, I break away to lean in and remind her, “I should punish you for this.”

“A spankin’?
”
she giggles then groans when I feed her my tongue.

“
You,
get a room, you pervert, quit watching. Wait, I’ll allow it. You might learn something.
”
Ah, she was speaking to Camo now the babble made sense.

“I’m not pleased, Mo chuisle,
”
I tell her. “Why the fuck did you come here without me? I had it handled.”

Staring at Casper, who still hasn’t stopped screaming, she shrugs and says, “You did? Well, it’s not like you shared that with me or anything. Plus, he said something I didn’t like.”

“Which was?”

“He called you a bitch.”

“And that upset you?
”
I ask calmly. “Enough to come to his place and start a war?”

“You’re not a bitch!
”
she snaps
.
“And this is hardly a war. This is a house call.”

“Would somebody shut him up?
”
Demo asks wiping his gun clean from the couch.

Walking over to Casper, I take the back of his knee out and when he hits the floor as always, I kept shit simple. “The queen has spoken.
”
Then I put a bullet in the back of his neck.

“Well that was anticlimactic,
”
she pouts. “I was hoping for I don’t know…more.”

Scanning the room, I noticed Pope and Gunner had already taken off without a word. My guess was, on Cinn’s order. The boys looked guilty as fuck for indulging her and Pookie was smiling at all of it. Cinn avoided my eyes and Demo announced he was taking a nap, not once helping the hookers up from the floor. Getting in her space, I gave her one order. “Pookie goes with you while you take your girls home.”

Then I motioned the boys with me and we left.