"Hey, Mami."

"Hey Papi, how you doing?"

"Nigga's good. Wassup with ya?"

"Nothing, been out here trying to get work."

"Ya don't need no work, how many times I gotta tell ya that?"

"Lowe..." Tiesha drawled.

"Fine buh I hope ya don't get one."

"Lowe!"

He laughed and cleared his throat. "So Kiesha's going to college."

"Hmmm." She said as she turned the macaroni.

"Dorm huh?"

"Yeah, she gotta stay in the dorm one year before she can move out."

"Imma get her the best. Put some people on her tail."

"Don't spoil her Lowe, she's going to college. She gotta learn how to manage. Don't go giving her money anytime she say Bubba."

"Heard you mami. She there?"

"Hold on," she placed the phone away from her ear and screamed. "Kiesha!"

"What?!" She yelled back.

"LaKiesha, get your spoilt ass here!"

Kiesha came down grumbling and Tiesha passed her the phone. "Hello? Bubba!" Her face lit up.

"I'm fiinnee. Yeah, I'm leaving on Sunday."

"I want a BMW."

"No cars!" Tiesha yelled and Kiesha groaned.

My allowance is with her?!" Kiesha had a look of horror. "Bubba," she whined.

"Bye, i love you." She gave the phone to her older sister and went back to her room.

After a while, she came out all dolled up. "Imma head out."

"Where you going?"

"Out with friends."

"Friends huh? IIhope them friends ain't trying to get in your pants."

"Ky'Mon is a friend and he trying to get in yours."

Tiesha glared at Kiesha who shrugged. "Just saying."

"Ky'Mon is a potential boyfriend, your friends ain't even near potential boyfriends. I better not catch you fucking lil street boys, or imma report you to Lowe."

"I'm going to college, how would y'all know?"

Tiesha rolled her eyes and ignored her. "Cash?" She asked.

"Got it." Kiesha replied.

"Phone?"

"With me and your number is on speed dial so bye." She kissed Tiesha's cheek then turned to leave.

"Be back by 9."

"OK!"

Tiesha chuckled. She thought it was funny Kiesha thinks Lowe doesn't know everything. Ever since Lowe took over the business, he's got two people following her and she doesn't even know.

They do their job so well.

Kiesha didn't know that when she goes to school, she was gonna have more hidden bodyguards. Most of them are gonna be students and Tiesha was sure her sister would befriend some of them without knowing they were guarding her.

When she does find out though, Tiesha knew drama would ensue between her cousin and her sister.

Lowe had two people tailing Tiesha and she had a nasty fight with him when she found out. He said he called them off but Tiesha didn't believe him. She knew he probably got another two better at the job.

Well, what you don't know can't kill you.

Her phone began to ring as she was dishing her food so she picked it up and placed it on her ear without looking at the caller. "Hello?"

"Bitch!"

"Koko, why you screaming like a lunatic?"

"First, I heard bout the prank you pulled on Ky'Mon. Soooo dope."

"Yeah, thanks."

"And I'm spending the weekend at their mansion!"

"You?"

"Yes, Moneymaker wanna have some time with me. I think imma finally fuck."

"Good for you."

"Oh, good for you too."

"Say what?"

"Ky'Mon say he gon be at your place, say he don't wanna feel lonely. I'm already packing my bags."

"Wait, when did Ky'Mon say that?"

"Like two hours ago when money maker called me, I Iverheard him talking to money maker."

Tiesha tapped her phone's screen and looked at it. It was Friday. Was he planning to just show up without telling her?

"Hello?"

"Bae, you still home?" Tiesha asked her.

"Yeah buh I'm about to leave, almost four."

"Drop Kofi with me. Tell mama B he gon spend the weekend with me."

"Sure. See you soon."

It was almost four and Tiesha hadn't even had her bath. Soon enough, someone opened her door without knocking. Her friend dropped the little boy on the ground and he waddled his little legs toward Tiesha, showing her his baby teeth.

"My love." Tiesha picked him up and peppered kisses all over his face. He giggled and played with her face.

"Hello, I'm here too." Koko said.

She dropped his things on the couch and sat next to Tiesha watching TV. "So why?" She asked Tiesha.

"Why what?"

"Don't play dumb bitch."

Tiesha sighed. "I think Ky'Mon wanna fuck me."

"So?"

"I don't want him to be like Zane."

"So you using Kofi as excuse."

"Yeah."

"Baby listen to me," she said turning to Tiesha. "I think Ky'Mon likes you forreal. He been real good yeah?"

"Yeah."

"He ever force sex on you?"

"Nah, just touchy."

"See baby? he's a good guy and you shouldn't lose him. He's the fucking Trapking of Trapkings, he could have fucked you if he wanted."

"I guess," Tiesha shrugged.

"Imma see y'all on Sunday. Bye." Koko kissed Kofi and left.

"Ami," Kofi called. A short form of Mami.

He had picked it up when Lowe came over one day and kept calling Tiesha that. "Yes, baby?" He just giggled.

"Okay let's go and bathee."

Tiesha locked the door and went to her bedroom. She placed his bag in her drawer then she placed him on the bed and undressed him after which she undressed herself.

She sat in the bathtub with him on her lap and let him play with the bubbles. As the water was relaxing, she would have slept off in the tub if it wasn't for his constant giggling.

They got out and she dressed them both, her in biker shorts with an oversized top and the little boy in a baby blue shirt and shorts. They were eating and watching TV around seven pm when the doorbell rang. Tiesha opened the door to find Ky'Mon smiling at her.

"Lil mama."

He wrapped his hands around her waist and kissed her. She placed her hands around his neck and kissed him back. "You look good." He squeezed her ass.

"Thanks."

He walked in and she closed the door. "Your son is here," he asserted.

"I know."

She sat down and Kofi jumped on her lap looking at her. Ky'Mon dropped a bag on the floor and she raised her brow in question. "Imma spend the weekend here." He replied.

She sighed and gave Kofi to him so she could clear the dishes. "Hold him."

"Ion know how to hold a damn baby." Tiesha ignored him as she made her way into the kitchen.

When she came out, Ky'Mon was looking into Kofi's eyes, and the little boy was smiling. "This ain't your baby 'cept he look like his pop."

"He ain't mine, you eaten?" She said.

"Yeah, I'm good. How you been?"

"Bored."

She took Kofi from him and sat down between his legs with Kofi resting his head on her chest knowing he'd sleep off almost immediately. "Still want a job huh?"

"Yeah."

"Come work for me."

She laughed quietly as she placed sleeping Kofi in her arms, his head resting on one of her boobs. "I'm serious. I know you don't like no violence so imma make you my personal assistant or secretary."

"Hmmm."

"I know you want it, Lil mama."

Of course, she wanted it. "Lemme think about it."

"Nun to think about, just say yes huh?"

His hand went under her shirt and grabbed her boob gently. He squeezed it and pinched her nipple. "Say yes."

She sighed and then said yes. Tiesha hadn't said say yes because Ky'mon asked her to but because she wanted to. After all, she was tired of sitting at home.

"Good, you resume on Monday. Wear something sexy." She rolled her eyes at his second sentence and just continued watching TV.

After a while, Lowe called her. "Wassup?"

"LaKiesha." He sounded angry. He never used her full name.

"What happened?"

"My guys found her getting stoned!"

"You mean they was spying on me." Tiesha heard in the background.

"Shut the fuck up!" Lowe yelled at Kiesha.

"She was about to have a threesome with some dirty motherfucking niggas." He said to Tiesha.

"Cos this your fucking last weekend before going to school, ya wanna ruin ya life?!" He was yelling at Kiesha.

"Lowe, I'm sorry."

"I swear to God, LaKiesha Grace Kona-Reys. Imma kill ya." Lowe said slowly to her.

"They caught her stripping, she was giving a damn show to every fucking cunt. Imma send ya a video now." He was talking to Tiesha again.

Just then, Tiesha saw the popup and opened the message immediately.

Oh.

Her sister was sucking dick on camera. "Lowe," Tiesha called weakly.

"Don't worry mami, Imma deal with her. Just wanna inform ya."

"Lowe, IIdo–" Kiesha began.

Tiesha heard an ear-splitting slap. "I said shut your goddamn mouth 'fore I beat the street hoe outta ya body."

"Night," he said to Tiesha and ended the call.

"Fuck." Tiesha mumbled.

She looked at the time and saw it was just a quarter to nine. If Tiesha was being honest, this was Lowe's fault. She had told him to stop spoiling Kiesha with things. She knew Kiesha was gonna get spoilt but Tiesha didn't know it was gonna be this bad.

Tiesha knew she tried her best. She made sure to check her baby sister's room for condoms and pregnancy test kits just to be sure she wasn't doing something bad and she had never found any drugs in her room or PT but she had found condoms.

MoTiesha had given LaKiesha the talk. Lakiesha was eighteen but she was still Tiesha's baby sister. She would have to go over there the next day.

"You OK, Lil mama?"

Tiesha sighed as she stood up with Kofi in her arms. "I'm going to bed."

Later that night as she laid in bed with Kofi in her arms, she felt Ky'Mon's hand around her waist but she was lost in her thoughts thinking about what Lowe was going to do to Kiesha.

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