Thin Ice 2 - Hide & Seek
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LaRon lay catching his breath, the hate inside him building as the awaiting disaster that lay beside him began to snore.
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Mook and Kim were readying themselves to leave for the gathering. As happy as she was about seeing Tariq again, Kim was trying to set her mind to deal with his wife. Kim had never cared for Kaitlyn. She was a complete tramp as far as Kim was concerned. Sleeping with Ice and then getting with Tariq. Still her former boss loved the woman without question, and since she wasn’t one for starting drama, Kim decided to put her best foot forward to try her best to make the evening pleasant.
“You look cute,” Mook told her coming into the bedroom and taking her in. Kim was wearing a multi-color halter, matching it with teal knee shorts and cute yellow and teal stack sandals.
All the accessories complimented the outfit as the multi color hoops dangled from her ears.
“You look pretty sexy yourself,” Kim commented back taking in her husband’s physique in the body molding tee and jean shorts he wore. Looking at the jeans she noticed the weighted pockets and gave Mook a look. “Baby, we’re going to a barbeque,” she told him. Mook smiled and told her he knew that.
Sighing lightly, Kim let the conversation go. In all the years they’d been together, she couldn’t remember a time when he didn’t leave the house armed. Even going to church, he insisted on carrying the gun in the car. She smiled slightly recalling how long she’d had to work at convincing him he didn’t need a gun inside a house of worship.
“You reached Dixon yet,” Kim asked recalling they still hadn’t heard from the man since arriving. “Yeah, this morning,” Mook replied applying his cologne and slipping on his chain. “He’s at his family reunion,” he continued as Kim grabbed her purse. “He’ll hook up with us later tonight or in the morning,” Mook finished, coming over and kissing her lips softly. “Let’s go enjoy some good food and good people,” Mook threw out jovially as Kim chuckled and agreed heading to the lobby of the hotel with him.
Please help me get through this evening and through being around Top’s wife, Kim prayed silently as the elevator reached the lobby and they walked outside to the waiting cab, climbing inside and giving him their destination.
Mook was in deep thought as they rode. He hadn’t shared everything with Kim, surmising she only needed to have limited knowledge of what was going on. I knew he should have killed that muthafucka, Mook thought of Tariq’s admission that Ian was no longer locked up in the mental hospital. Unfortunately the people Tariq had in place were facing incarceration themselves and no longer privy to any information that would have been useful. All they knew was he’d been released over a year ago, but that was it. Mook knew though. He felt in the very recesses of his being that Ian was close and he was making plans. This time when they all met up again, Armageddon would indeed take place. That was the true nature of the business that Tariq had requested his presence for. They were on the offensive, trying to find Ian before he could make any move and wreak any havoc. Unfortunately the man had a year’s head start on them.
“Baby,” Kim called out shaking Mook’s thought.
Looking up he noticed they were at their destination. Getting out, Mook paid the cab and thanked him as the man nodded and drove off.
“Now what were you so deep in thought about,” Kim asked, watching him closely.
“Nothing baby,” Mook returned, forcing cheerfulness to his voice.
She didn’t believe him, but Kim knew the time would come later for her to find out, so she again didn’t push. Everyone relaxed and temporarily forgot any issues when Tariq answered the door smiling and invited them both inside
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