"You know I got hit tonight? Of course you do, ’cause your ass was in on it."
"What is you sayin’?"
"I know it was you, Blue."
"You’re crazy. Fuckin’ wit’ that nigga done made you stupid."
"I’m smart enough to finally see your bitch-ass for what you really are: a lyin’-ass backstabbin’ bitch!"
While Rain and Blue were arguing they didn’t notice that Kirk and Richards had arrived at JR’s and were checking out Rain’s car.
"Gray Taurus," Richards pointed out as they passed.
"We come to the right place," Kirk said as they got closer to the club.
At that moment, Bobby and Nick arrived at JR’s and got out of the car. "There she is," Nick said, "arguin’ with Blue."
"Get her away from that nigga and let’s get this over with. Ain’t that Kirk and Richards," Bobby noticed.
"Shit! That’s all we fuckin’ need," Nick said.
"He don’t need to see us," Bobby said, and he and Nick stood by the car.
The argument raged on.
"You are stupid. Too stupid to know who your real friends are!" Blue shouted.
"Real friends like Jay Easy," Rain said and Blue went silent. "Yeah, that’s right, Jay Easy. That nigga told me everything right before I put a bullet in his brain. All I wanna know is why?"
"Because the shit you been doin’ just ain’t right!" Blue yelled and got in Rain’s face.
"What is you talking about?"
"You givin’ up everything Jeff Ritchie and your daddy built to Nick. And turnin’ your back on Jay Easy for that nigga was wrong."
"So you backed Jay Easy’s play?"
Blue laughed at Rain. "You are a fool, Rain. A fuckin’ fool who don’t know shit ’bout what’s really happening."
"What you talkin’ about?"
"One of Nick’s people was behind Jay Easy."
"Who?"
"Bo Freeman was backin’ Jay Easy."
"You know what, fuck this." Rain started to pull out her gun, but Blue was faster with his and shot Rain in the chest.
"Police-freeze!" Richards yelled with his gun drawn.
"Drop the gun!" Kirk yelled.
Blue turned and pointed his gun in the direction of the two detectives and fired. Kirk returned fire and hit Blue with several shots.
Nick saw Rain lying on the ground and started to go to her, but Bobby held him back. "Let her die."
Nick jerked away from Bobby and turned away.
"Come on, lets get outta here before Kirk sees us," Bobby said, and he and Nick got in the car.
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
It was quiet at Clay’s garage. The only people there were Bo and Hank. The phone rang and Bo answered it. While Hank looked on, Bo listened and nodded his head. Then a smile came across his face. Bo hung up the phone and pulled a bottle of Glenlivet 12 Year Single Malt Scotch Whisky out of the desk drawer and two paper cups.
"What’s the occasion?" Hank asked as Bo poured the liquor.
"We celebratin’."
"What we celebratin’?"
"That was Bull Harris on the phone. He just heard that the cops found Stark and Moon dead at Fat Larry’s. I’m bettin’ that it was Nick who killed them."
"It’s begun," Hank said and turned up his drink.
"Damn right, it’s begun. It’s better than that. He said that Blue Claxton shot Rain outside of JR’s."
"Where’s Blue now?"
"Dead."
"Dead?"
"Stupid mutha fucka shot that bitch in front of the cops, and they smoked his ass."
Hank laughed and refilled his drink. "That’s fucked up."
"For who? Shit is fucked up for that nigga, maybe. But the shit’s workin’ out perfect for us. Shit, we was gonna have to kill that nigga and that dumb-ass cry baby Jay Easy anyway."
"That nigga was pathetic. Cryin ’ like a fuckin’ girl over that bitch," Hank laughed. "‘Rain left me for that nigga. She hurt me, hurt me bad’," Hank said, imitating Jay Easy.
"I wanted to put a bullet in that nigga’s brain right then," Bo said laughing.
"If you had, we wouldn’ta made all that money sellin’ all that caine he stole from Rain to Cruz," Hank said.
"You know, Hank, shit is workin’ out better than I planned." Bo walked to the door of his office and looked out into the garage.
"With Stark, Moon and Rain dead, sooner or later Black is gonna find out that Stark was supplyin’ Rain."
Bo spun around quickly. "What you mean sooner or later? I’ma tell him myself in the mornin’ at Kenny’s funeral," Bo laughed. "See, I had the shit figured right from the jump. When I found out that Stark was supplyin’ Rain, I knew for a fact that once Nick found out about it, he would kill Stark; if for no other reason than to keep that shit from Black. That nigga would lose his mind if he found that shit out."
"Yeah, bad enough Nick was fuckin’ around with Rain on Wanda. Shit, Freeze told me that Black said he would kill Nick over Wanda. But if Black found out that the bitch was dealin’, shit," Hank said.
"Black would kill her and Nick."
"I heard how Black did Banks when he found out that nigga was dealin’."
"Shit, Nick and Freeze beat the shit outta him then they burnt the nigga with acid, before Black said the nigga was guilty of treason, put a bag over his head and shot him."
"Them niggas didn’t play in those days."
"That was then. Now them niggas soft as paper. Tryin’ to go legit, shiiit. Let Wanda’s bitch-ass blow that smoke up they ass."
"I don’t know about all that now. It wasn’t soft how Black dealt with the three young niggas that tried to kill him and Bobby in that drive-by. And what about Mylo and that other DEA agent?"
"How long ago was that? Since then, them niggas been laid back gettin’ soft. Back in the day, Black would never get involved with a nigga like Stark. I don’t give a fuck what that pussy-ass Angelo wanted. Back in the day, Black woulda shot that cracker in the head for sayin’ something like that to him. Now, that nigga rolled over and got in bed with them mutha fuckas to keep the peace."
"Well, either way, Bo, you had the shit figured. Only thing you didn’t figure right was Kenny," Hank said.
"Yeah." Bo dropped his head. "I just knew he’d be down for it. I thought that since Kenny didn’t like Nick, he would back me in this shit." Bo had planned to kill Nick since the day Black came to the garage and told him that he had picked Nick to takeover for Freeze, over him.
"But you was wrong there."
"Kenny knew Freeze dying was Nick’s fault, but what I didn’t count on was Kenny being so loyal to Black. When he said that shit to me I had to kill him."
"Told you that nigga wasn’t ever gonna turn on Black. They go too far back."
"But, fuck it now, shit’s done."
"You oughta call Cruz. Tell him the good news."
Bo walked back to his desk and picked up the phone. "Now that Stark is dead, Cruz can make his move." He sat down and dialed a number. Cruz was a big part of Bo’s plan. He had promised Cruz control of Stark’s market once he was dead.
Once again, Hank looked on while Bo held the phone and listened. Only this time he wasn’t smiling.
Bo hung up the phone and poured himself another drink and shot it quick.
"What’s wrong?"
"That was Cruz’s old lady, Sonya. She said Cruz and Jorge are dead."
"What?"
"She said just got home and she found Jorge and four of their boys dead; two in the hallway and Jorge and two others in the apartment. And they found Cruz in the basement. He was chained to a pole, shot in head. She said the rats was eatin’ his ass when they got there."
"Black," was all Hank had to say.
"You think Black did that shit?" Bo asked.
"I wouldn’t bet against it. I mean, think about that shit. Stark was supplyin’ Rain. You had everybody believin’ that Cruz killed Kenny ’cause he wanted Kenny with him on his move uptown. Now on the same night they both turn up dead. On the same fuckin’ night!" Hank shouted. "I’m tellin’ you Black behind that shit."