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"So what are you gonna about the Nicki situation?" Tez asked me. I sighed. "I don't even know. I still can't believe that shit happened."

"I know man. Although she act like she hate me, Nicki, she's like my little sister. This shit that happened to her hit me hard." He said.

"I think we need to hit up Chris-" I quickly cut him off, I didn't want Chris involved. "No."

"Jace I know you hate him but he's the only one who knows who this Dre guy is and where we can find him." He explained.

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"I can't lie I was surprised by your call... What did you want to talk to me about?" Chris asked as he walked into my office at the house.

"Take a seat. I heard you and Nicki have been around each other a lot while I was away." I said as he sat down.

"Jace there's no disrespect at all. I know nothing is ever going to happen between her and me. She loves you and I can respect that-"

"This isn't about that." I cut him off. He frowned, confused. "Then what's it about?"

"Your friend. Dre." I took a deep breath before telling him what had happened.

"WHAT?! HE'S FUCKING DEAD!" He yelled as he stood up and flipped his chair in anger once I told him.

He charged towards the door but I stopped him. "Hold on." He stepped back and looked at me like I was crazy.!" fuck you mean 'hold on'? You're gonna let that motherfucker get away with this?"

"We're gonna handle business, we just need your help.We gotta wait until the right time..."

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"Yo so what happened after you took Nic home the other night?" Chris asked whilst shopping with Dre for some stuff for his younger brother.

"Nothing." Dre shrugged in response. "She said y'all fucked." Chris said and waited for Dre's reaction, he noticed a shift in Dre's body language before he spoke up.

"For real? I know thats your friend but that bitch lying." He said with a shocked expression.

"So what happened then?"

"I took her home and she asked me to walk her inside so I did, I was about to leave until she tried to kiss me, I know you was feeling her so of course I rejected her." He lied as he tried his hardest to avoid eye contact with Chris. "Why didn't you say anything before?"

"I seen a bottle of pills and a blunt in her purse too, I assumed she was just high, that's why I didn't say anything."

"Oh. I knew there wasn't no truth to what she was saying. We've been friends for years I knew you wouldn't do something like that."

"Exactly. I wouldn't do no shit like that." He said before walking away to the other end of the store.

"Aye Dre, wanna make some money?" Chris called out after him. Dre turned in his heels and walked back over to him. "I know a guy, he said to meet me at this address." Chris said showing Dre the address Jace had given him.

"Is this legit?"

"100%."

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"You seen that girl Tammy?" Dre asked Chris with a smirk on his face. "You know that's Mikes sister."

I had arranged with Chris to meet me with Dre, here at one of my old warehouses. So me and a few of the guys were here waiting for the right moment.

"And?" Dre chuckled. "She's still in high school, that's straight jail bait." Chris said shaking his head at him.

"Going to jail is least of his problems." I said as I approached the two of them. Dre's face dropped and I noticed fear in his eyes. "Hey man what's going on?" He asked nervously looking back and forth between myself and Chris.

"My bad let me introduce myself. I'm Jace and over there that's my brother Tez, then we got Wayne over there, this is Quan behind you, and finally Marquis." I said pointing to each of the guys.

"Now we've got the introductions out if the way, lets start." As soon as I finished speaking Quan walked over to Dre and shot him in his foot.

I gave him a chance to get up before I snatched him up and started punching his face.

At first he tried fighting back until eventually he gave up, I was about to bring his suffering to an end and shoot him but Chris stopped me. Instead he took Tez's gun from him and shot Dre himself.

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"Hush princess before yo wake mommy up" I said to Armani as I tried getting her ready. "Too late" I heard Nicki mumble as she sat up slowly.

"My bad, I'm Tryna get her ready but she fussing" I reached over and took Mani from him. "Where you going?" I asked.

"Uh it's Saturday I'm gonna go get Ky."

"Oh." So Jace had a DNA test done and it turns out Kyrie is his son. I still don't like Kayla, like why did it take her 5 years! It's like she purposely waited until Jace had moved on and was happy to do this.

"I can take her?" He asked gesturing to Armani. I shrugged. She's your daughter too."

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"Y'all cute. Matching and shit." I said once I came home and saw Jace sat on the couch with Mani & Kyrie.

"Watch your mouth around my kids." Jace warned.

"Why Mani look so white?" I giggled as she smiled at me.

"Shh she not white she just light skin. You forgetting your mama white." Jace said and I gasped. "My mother is not white!"

"She look white." He shrugged. "She's Latina-". "So she white" Jace added cutting me off.

"No sh- you know what, you're so annoying shut up" I said rolling my eyes as I slapped him playfully. "I'm just messing with you baby." He chuckled.

"So what are you guys doing today?" I asked as I sat down next to them. "He wanna go paint balling." Jace replied.

"Isn't he too young?"

"No miss Nicki I'm big." Kyrie said. "You are?" I said sounding animated. "Yeah. When I went to the carnival with mommy she let me go on the big boy ride by myself." He said sounding excited.

I couldn't deny he was cute and reminded me a little of Jace. "For real?"

"Ky go get your sister her bottle from the kitchen it must have cooled down by now." Jace said and I smiled as Kyrie ran off.

Once he was gone Jace grabbed my thighs and pulled me close to him. "Thank you." He said kissing me. "For what?"

"Trying with Ky. I know your little spoiled ass, jealous and shit but you-"

"I'm not jealous." I argued. "Yeah whatever. There ain't no need to jealous you're always gonna be my baby."

"I know." I said flipping my hair over my shoulder.

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Please excuse any errors, I didn't proof read and was half asleep while writing this 😩