DOUBLE TAKE (Part 8)

Wake Me When It's Over

"How the fuck do you expect me to feel Sam? After all this time I find out that Severo was the one that hid you from me". I yelled.

And the hits just kept on coming. I feel like I'm walking a tight rope and there's no netting under me. All I do is push through to the next day and wait for the curtain to fall. There's something new everyday to ponder, to do, to oversee. Always someone to talk to or another meeting. My kid's are driving me insane. Duel can't keep his dick in his pants or stay out of trouble. Demmy is quickly growing into a young lady and talking nonsense about wanting to date. I'll kill the first boy brave enough to wink at her. Sire is doing great at the Den since I removed him from the clean up crew but I feel he is hiding something but I don't know what. Heir is in some funky relationship with this Fera girl who I see right through.

She doesn't love my son, she loves his bank account. Yet, this time I've chosen to sit back and let him learn. I can't always rule over him and he needs his space. However that phone call from Tia rattled my nerves. Now I had to determine if Tia was just trying to cause problems out of jealousy or was she honest. Using my better judgement I've got a man watching Fera now and he should be getting me a report on her soon.

As for Tia, she isn't bad, just got mixed up in this world. I know my son still loves her and if they can ever overcome their past they might just find their way back to each other. Sure, I threatened to kill her if she reached out to Heir but I wouldn't dare. My son would never forgive me. I'm keeping them apart for a reason, for their own benefit. It took not seeing Sam for year's for me to realize how much I loved and needed her. With Tia and Heir's rocky past they need to heal first before they try again. They might not see it now, but I'm doing them a favor. They wouldn't have made it a month if I had allowed Heir to stay. Now, once Tia was given some space to mend mentally it's obvious that she's keeping tabs on my boy. The rest is up to her.

So if the report's come back that Fera is what she is in going to sit back and see if Tia will handle this own her own. My hope is that she'll say the hell with my demands and  handle her business. That doesn't mean that I'm going to just let Fera to harm anyone. She will be heavily watched and if I need to step up I will. I just hope Tia doesn't fail me. I am my mother's son and just as she tested the queen potential in Sam, I'm testing it in Tia. My money is on Tia being the one for Heir.

Currently though Sam and I was going through another round. Yes, I know it was year's ago and I shouldn't be as pissed as I am. I think that the issues with King and Severo are riding over into everything else and I'm just a ball of stress and nerves. I'm sure all my problems are what's causing me to take thing's out on Sam. I don't know how that woman tolerates me but I love her so much more for doing so. Deciding to man up and let it go I looked at her. "Just forget about it cupcake. It isn't that big of a deal anymore".

"Obviously it is Demarco or you wouldn't continue to bring it up".

" Cupcake , baby just come here and love me. Make it all feel better ".

Sam gave me a sympathetic look and came to me. She rubbed her hands up and down my arm's. "Dem baby, you've been working yourself to hard. You need to relax. I'm getting worried about you".

She forced me to sit down and stood behind me. Sam begin to massage my shoulders. "You're so tense baby. You need some rest and relaxation. Why don't we take a week off and go somewhere warm and sunny. Just the two of us. Salt air, fruity drinks and a lot of hot sex".

I grinned and patted her hand. "Sounds wonderful cupcake but I can't leave right now. There's just too much that needs to be done".

Sam gave a fake little wine. "Tell you what cupcake. Give me a month and I promise we will go. I'll even make it two week's and let you choose the destination" .

Sam jumped up and down clapping her hands before she slithered her way onto my lap. "I love you Dem".

My reply was to kiss her plump lips.  "I love these lips".

Then I squeezed her ass. "And I love this ass. In fact I love it so much I'm about to get a little bit of it".

Swooping her off my lap I tossed her over my shoulder cave man style and went to our bedroom. A few hour's later we emerged to make us some dinner. As we were eating our sandwiches Numb nut walks in. "The fuck you want".

Without asking Cole grabbed a few chips off my plate and crammed them into his mouth. "Hurry up and eat. I need a night out. Let's go get some drinks and shoot the shit".

I looked at Sam. We had just made up and I didn't want to leave her but then again I hadn't hung with Cole in awhile. Sam smiled. "You boy's run along and stay out of trouble" .

Giving Sam a kiss, I promised not to be too late and left with Cole. We chose a sport's bar and over drinks and catching a game we chatted about much of nothing. Mostly we were just being our dumb selves. It felt good being with him and not discussing work. Our of nowhere and I don't even know why I said it but I blurted out. "You know I can't help but feel that I'm failing my parent's. That I should've have already caught their killer's and the guilt is eating me alive" .

"Boy, that's bullshit. We all want the ones responsible and you're doing all you can. You gotta quit letting it eat at you. We will get them".

I nodded my head and grunted out a laugh. "Thanks fucker".

" Anytime ugly ass".

We both laughed and bumped fists. "Boy's for life". We both said.

Soon we walked out of the bar and was making our way to the car. Cole paused and felt his pants pocket. "Shit, I left my keys back there. Hold tight".

I waited as he ran back in and I can't explain it but a weird feeling came over me. I glanced around and spotted my men in place watching over us but still something felt off. I could feel it in the air. The street's were still busy and I checked out every corner. Cole emerged from the building and that's when I saw it. A car was parked across the road and the window slowly cracked as a gun peeked through. "Cole" . I screamed running toward him.

He looked up at me surprised and I tried to motion for him to get down but it was too late. A bullet ripped through his back and busted through his chest. Cole's eye's locked onto mine and I could see the light draining. "No Cole. Stay with me man". I cried as he fell over into my arm's.

Laying him down on the concrete I cradled his head. "Get some fucking help". I screamed at my men.

"Cole, don't leave me man. Don't you dare. I need you man. It's always been us. You're my crazy fucker". I cried as I rocked his still body.

Images of us together as kid's, teen's and young men kept playing in my mind. Memories of all the stupid shit we have done filtered in as well but a loud explosion shook me from my thoughts. The car where the shot came from had been blown up but not by my men. I saw two lone figures dressed in black running from the scene and it was obvious that were responsible for blowing the bastards up. However I could leave Cole to chase them down. My main priority was making him survive.