The Legend of Johnny Hustle: Crown Me King

by Zach Tate

  I slipped the bracelets into the pocket of my robe, and handed her the two grand. While stopping her from leaving out of the suite, I said, “Gloria. I’ma tell you this once. I’m not Brave Dave with Crack frying my brain. You gonna hustle, then hustle, and we have a great understanding. If you want to hustle for me, then everything changes and you will be blessed. Nothing comes from nothing, so never try to bullshit a bullshitter.”

  She acknowledged my words. On her way out the door with the money in her hand, she replied, “I’m gonna take care of everything right now, Johnny Hustle. Just let me do what I have to do. I’ll let you know which suite to move into in a minute. I hear you loud and clear.”

  The door closed. I was so exhausted that I lay next to Red and closed my eyes.

  $$$

  Knocking awoke me. Room service, along with the bellboy stood at my door with a bag from the Duane Read pharmacy.

  The young White man with the food on the cart said, “Sir, I’ve been informed that you have been upgraded. You’ll be moving one floor up to the Bed & Sitter suite. I didn’t know if you wanted to eat now or in your new suite, so I brought the food to be on the safe side.”

  The bellboy handed me the bag from the pharmacy. “If you want to move now, my cart is at the end of the hall. We can move everything one floor up.”

  I stood in my robe, thought about the change, and told the men that I wanted the food delivered to the new suite.

  While one went to get the cart and the other went to the new suite, I grabbed the cosmetics case. I grabbed Roxy’s cash off the table and tried to wake Red, but it was useless. The bellboy came back with his cart and gathered up all of me and Roxy’s things. When the cart was full, my clothes trunk and the new case was placed on the bottom. I then asked the bellboy “How strong are you?”

  “Mucho, mucho strong, amigo,” he replied, smiling with much enthusiasm.

  I nodded, walked him into the bedroom, and pointed to Red. He was confused at first, but then I told him to wrap her in a blanket. I then gave instructions to put her over his shoulder and carry her to the new suite while I followed with the cart. Once again, New York City was into play. The bellboy looked as if my request was a minor one as long as I was paying for it.

  The new suite was almost twice the size of the one I left. The double doors opened, revealing an earth-toned lounge area in a semi circle. To the right was a long dining area, with a bathroom to the left of it. To my left was a long row of closets. The two bedrooms were across from each other. The sun glared through a large window that separated the two sleeping areas.

  When I arrived, the food was spread out on the old fashion dining table. I had to get Red to bed. The bellboy and I took her to her room. When he dropped her too hard on the wooded sleigh bed, her frail body bounced on the firm king size mattress causing her to awaken.

  “Where am I?” she asked, her wide eyes resting on me, the ceiling, and then scanning the new room.

  “My suite,” I said, watching her kick at the sheets so she could get out of the large blanket that she been wrap in.

  She stood and fixed the opening in her robe. While hopping from one foot to the other, she said, “I have to urinate immediately.” She looked around at the new room. “How did I get here? What did you do to me?” her head darted all over the suite. “Where’s the bathroom?”

  “Walk out, make a left and then another left. Right across from the dining area,” I replied.

  Red found the bathroom and closed the door. I raced to the food. I ripped open the bag from the pharmacy and dumped more sleeping pills into her grape juice. I then removed one vitamin from each bottle and held them in my hands outside the bathroom door. When Red exited the bathroom, I handed her the vitamins with the glass. “Here, take these and drink all of this.”

  “What are these? Vitamins?” she asked after swallowing them down. “I can’t believe how thirsty and tired I am. I’m hungry, too,” she said, yawning.

  I walked her over to the food. A plate of honey baked chicken cutlet breasts, beets, a large salad, and dinner rolls sat on the table. I didn’t have to tell her to eat. She ran through the meal and helped herself to the plate that was sent for me. When her food was gone, she walked back into the bathroom.

  After waiting for her to come out, she finally exited. Red yawned again, and then worked her tired body back to bed without saying a word.

  Relief couldn’t describe what I felt when Red fell asleep. I was exhausted. I took another nap until nightfall. When I awoke that time, I ran into the other room to see if Red was still there. She was out like a light. I ordered room service again, drugged her drinks again, and made her eat the large plate of spaghetti and meatballs with the vitamins on the side.

  I had a plan—keeping her drugged and asleep added to that plan. It was all for my own selfish reasons, but it had to be done.

  $$$

  When security for the midnight shift came on, I told them to give me a call when Roxy came in, and to let her know we moved. I then called the kitchen. I ordered another full-course candle light meal, and told them to keep it warm until I called them back. I filled the Jacuzzi in the master bathroom with bubble solution. I made sure the Listerine mouthwash and toothpaste was out. I then laid a roll of condoms on my side of the bed.

  An hour later, Roxy was in the building. I hung up the phone and redialed the kitchen. I asked the cook to light the candles with the meal, and to send a container of hot olive oil up. I then ran to the tub, cut the pumps on, and went to meet and greet Roxy.

  When her tired frame walked through the door, she was exhausted. Her frown suggested that she had had a rough day. I reached for her and slowly removed all of her clothes. When I sat her naked body onto the living room couch, I pulled the ottoman up to her and had a seat. Slowly I massaged her feet. Again Crissy ran through my mind. I debated with myself, wondering if I was doing the right thing. I then pushed the thoughts away. I was doing what I did because I wanted to do it, whether she appreciated it or not.

  I reached for her other foot. With her eyes rolling to the back of her head from pure pleasure, she reached into her purse, and handed me another large wad of cash. I pushed it to the side and focused on removing her tension. She uttered in exhaustion, “Baby, I love you.”

  Her words didn’t spoil the mood, but I wasn’t going to allow myself to go that far emotionally. Nevertheless, I was saved by the bell.

  Room service showed up. Before answering the door, I walked Roxy to the hot bubble bath. I went back for the food and returned to the bathroom with the hot oil in my hands. I sat the oil on the counter top, removed my clothes and took my time getting into the tub. When my body hit the water, Roxy wanted to take care of me, but I stopped her. With a careful touch, I washed her body from top to bottom. When I finished caressing her body, I took my time in giving her a douche. The experience was new for both of us, but so was brushing her teeth for her. When I finished cleaning her up, I carried her to the bed and laid her on her stomach.

  The hot oil dripped down and in between every crevice of her body.

  “Damn, baby, I ain’t never had nothing like this before,” Roxy said lazily while relaxing.

  I said, “I know,” as I rubbed the oil into every one of her muscles. I brought pleasure to her overworked body. When I reached the nape of her neck, she said, “I want to thank you for loving me. Now make love to me nice and slow.”

  My love muscle dripped with pre-cum after hearing that. I slipped on a condom and turned her onto her back. My head sunk to her voluptuous breast, and my love muscle sank between her legs.

  Roxy squeezed me tight as I moved in and out of her in a slow rhythmic motion. Her body trembled under mine, and I felt the rapid pace of her pelvis moving. I did my job, but wasn’t finished yet. I picked her left leg up and over my head, slowly moving her into the spooning position. When I slammed my shaft deeper into her crevice, she reached behind me and yelled, “Don’t stop, baby. Please don’t stop. You feel so goo
d.”

  I aimed to please and took my body along for the ride. When I finally had my orgasm, Roxy was three ahead of me. She shifted her thick body and pushed me down on my back while removing the condom. She tore another condom open and put it into her mouth. After licking the rim of my manhood, she sucked on all of me. I looked down and didn’t see a condom. My shaft was at total erection by then. Roxy put the condom to her mouth like she was going to blow a bubble with bubble gum, and slipped the condom onto my stiff member with her mouth. When I laid back in ecstasy, she straddled me and satisfied her man.

  “You like that?” she asked while I was deep inside of her. She leaned forward, riding me with her feet flat on the bed.

  She stayed in that position until she started creaming again. After cumming, she turned around. She held my penis tight in her hands, and ever so gently used the tip of my slicked shaft to stimulate her clit. She then put my tip back inside of her, squeezing her muscles to give stimulation.

  “Ohhh, damn, baby,” she moaned. Seeing her well-shaped ass bouncing in front of me took me over the top. With only a few moves, she had me cumming.

  Roxy laid in my arms and cried on my chest. “Baby, I’ll do anything for you.”

  Smiling my eyelids got heavy. Nothing gave me more pleasure than pleasing my woman.

  $$$

  It was late the next morning when I awoke to an empty bed. When I realized how late it was, I jumped up in a panic. I hadn’t had the time to give Red her sleeping pills, and I didn’t want her to escape from the room.

  I grabbed my robe and put it on as I crossed the hall to open her door. When I looked in, her bed was empty. Red had flown the coup. My plans were destroyed. I started cursing, but I was cut off by a sound. I heard the shower in the other bathroom running. Glad that she was still in the suite I exhaled in relief.

  While washing up in my bathroom, I kept my ear pointed to the door. I wanted to make sure I stalled her until I got to the sleeping pills. I intended for her to sleep the Crack out of her system for another day. When I heard the sound I was waiting for, I spit out the toothpaste, rinsed my mouth, and headed out of the door.

  When I reached the hall that separated the rooms, Roxy was standing there with a towel around her waist. Next to her was Red, standing with a towel around her midsection.

  “Are you happy to see us, or do you have a flag pole under your robe?” Red asked, commenting on my new erection.

  I couldn’t believe my eyes. The dark rings that had formed around Red’s eyes were gone, and she looked like she was coming back to life. When I looked at Roxy’s nakedness, she walked over to me, kissed me on my cheek, and put her hands around my waist.

  “How you feeling?” I asked Red.

  “Like a new woman. I haven’t had an appetite in a few months. I feel energized and ready to take on the world.”

  She folded her arms in defiance. “Roxy and I got to know each other better. I’m glad that you two helped me get some rest. Since they don’t call you Johnny Hustle for nothing, what’s this gonna cost me?”

  Again I was shocked. Even though tons of men were having sex with Roxy everyday, I somehow felt violated when I thought of the two women having sex.

  Roxy must have picked up on my vibes. She held my chin. “Baby, I was helping her wash up and get her hair together. We only talked that’s all. She cool people. Let her stay until she make up her mind what she want to do. I’m not telling you what to do, I guess I’m just asking?”

  The words I needed to say wouldn’t come to my mouth, so I figured I would take a shot in the dark. “You can stay Red, but you do what I tell you to do. In a week from now you can decide what you want to do. As it stands, you up two grand. You did what I needed you to do for three days, and I got another grand to help you get on your feet. If you do what I ask by next week.”

  It was clear that Roxy was happy about the whole situation. She smiled. Red folded her hands together and she looked down at the brown carpet.

  “I don’t have anywhere else to go. When I hit the streets, I want to do it knowing I’m together. I’d like to thank you and Roxy now. I’m gonna go back to sleep and I’ll see you later.”

  I put my hands in my robe and felt the two bracelets. “Here, I got something for you.” I walked over to her and placed one of the bracelets on her wrist. When it was secure I said, “You get the other one when you fulfill your contract and get that monkey off your back.”

  Red stared at the diamonds while wiping tears from her eyes. We both silently knew it was going to be a fight for her not to sell them to get high.

  Roxy led me into the bedroom. She pushed on my chest and I fell onto the bed. She straddled me, bent her face down to mine, and kissed all over me. “You the man, baby,” she whispered in my ear. “I knew you just wanted to get that girl off of that Crack. You like an angel or something. Coming down here trying to help everybody get they self together. I swear I’m loving you more and more each day. I see the way you look at Red, and I know she turns you on, too.”

  She held my face and kissed my nose. “If you want her, I can set the whole thing up. It’s cool with me. Just keep me as number one, baby. And if you want me to, I’ll have her while you watch.”

  My back and my manhood stood up after hearing that.

  “You and her got something going on? What’s up?” I asked like a jealous lame.

  “Baby, nobody, and I mean noooo-body is gonna touch my body except you and the ones you give permission to. Turning tricks is business and all for us. With Red, I been where she’s at, but didn’t have good people like you around. A woman knows when another woman finds them attractive. Like the way Gloria is always looking at me. I love to be with another woman ‘cause it’s different, but I’m not doing it unless you tell me to. I love you, baby.”

  I wondered what the hell I did to have Roxy in my life. She was hooked on me in every way possible.

  That morning I told Roxy that she had to stay at home and she didn’t protest. I called the hotel spa and requested an immediate appointment. I wanted the staff to come to me instead of us going down to them. I didn’t want to leave the $50,000 I had stashed away up there. So, as soon as the first stage of my plan was over, I was going to see Proverb.

  $$$

  The three-woman team came up to the room, rolling in a beautician’s chair and dryer. A small salon was set up in the living room. While I got my hair shaped up, the two women had Roxy and Red in separate bathrooms. Red was totally unaware of what was going on. I gave specific instructions on the short curled haircut that I wanted her to have. I also asked the stylist to dye her hair a dark red with blonde highlights. For Roxy, I wanted her to have blonde hair with light blue highlights to match her contacts.

  By the afternoon, the women had their hair styled. They also received manicures and pedicures. When that was done, they were treated to bikini, leg, and eyebrow waxes. Eyelashes and makeup were added on after they received ultra deep facials. I had an inexpensive outfit sent up for Red, and when we were all dressed, Roxy lent her a pair of heels and a jacket.

  Red didn’t want to leave the hotel room. She was afraid to go out. I sent Roxy to the Port Authority with a message for Marcy and Elexus. I had to see Proverb, but I didn’t want Red in the suite by herself. I walked her into my bedroom, cut on all the lights, and walked her to the tall standing mirror.

  “You remember her?”

  Her eyes watered. She put her manicured hands to her mouth and I said, “Her name is Red. She used to be the best all around hustler in Times Square until she lost her mind and turned into something else.” I turned her body to face me. “We on forty sixth street, and I want to walk to forty second street. Just four blocks and we’ll be right back.”

  She nodded, showing that she was willing to go. We headed out the door with the cosmetic case in hand.

  It was early November—the chill was in the air. I only had on a suit, but I was well dressed. As we walked down Seventh Avenue, the hustlers that w
ere out called to Red and told her that it was nice to have her back. Red’s white teeth lit up, and a new stride bounced into her walk as she held onto my arm.

  We cut into Proverb’s store and I said, “Proverb, what’s the word?”

  “Deliver those who are drawn towards death, and hold back those stumbling to the slaughter. I can’t believe my eyes. Two of the best hooked up? You really got it going on, homeboy.” He grabbed Reds hand, kissed the back of it, and said, “It is a wonderful pleasure to see that the queen is back on her throne.”

  Red blushed when I handed him the case. I told him that I would see him later. I didn’t want her to know how much was in there; I left Proverb to do the counting. My only concern was getting cash out of the hotel room. I still had the cash Roxy made, and what I checked into the hotel with, so altogether I had close to $10,000 stashed in my trunk. That was a small number if Red found it and decided to get high. What I wouldn’t have been able to accept was losing $50,000 due to my own carelessness.

  On the way back to the hotel, we ran into Roxy. The two women grabbed each of my arms and escorted me up Broadway like I was a king. The wings had grown back on my feet. I had more money than I ever had in my life and two women who were concerned about me. I was on top of the world and loved every minute of it.

  When we went into the hotel, we received a bunch of compliments that boosted my ego. I had the ladies in front of me as we went into the room. Before I could walk in, Gloria was waving to me from a room down the hall. I told the women to make themselves comfortable and that I would be back.

  I reached the small room Gloria was cleaning. She stood in the middle of it with her hands behind her back. “I was there this morning, but you were busy. I’m sure you’re a man of your word, and here.” She pulled out a stack of bills and handed me $500 in cash with three platinum Master cards on top. “My cousin at home in Brooklyn got the cards from the post office, so you got all the time in the world. The five is from the three you lent out, and you’ll have another five from me at the end of the day.” She closed the door behind me and began taking off her clothes. “I won’t be long. I just need a taste and I’ll be straight.”