Page 44 of Feeling Blue

Forever raised a brow and looked between the sisters. “You sure it’s just the two of you that know?” She looked at Dylan again and tilted her head to the side some.

Her discomfort was visible as she looked at her nails as if she’d never seen them before, even shifting from one foot to the other. Blue inwardly hoped Forever didn’t out them in there, because Journey was the type that liked to cause scenes.

“What you trying to say?” Journey rolled her neck with each word she spoke.

“Oh, nothing, girl. Take care.” Forever looked over her shoulder at Blue and switched out of the salon with him on her heels.

When they got outside to his truck, he hit the locks to open the doors, but the further in front of him that Forever got, the more he changed his mind about letting her in the whip with an attitude. Blue hit the locks and grabbed her. When they were face to face, instead of pleading his case like he’d been about to do, he pulled her in for a hug instead. Of course, she didn’t hug him back, but she didn’t have to.

“I’m sorry for putting you in situations that’s beneath you,” he kissed the top of her head. “I promise being with me isn’t like this.”

She was quiet, but he eventually heard her exhale and wrap her arms around his torso.

“Show me what it’s like then because this ain’t it.”

“I will. From this moment on, you have my word.”

When he pulled away to look at her, she was smiling. Blue leaned into her and kissed her mouth. She shared his passion and steadied their tongue play until he pulled away.

“Ready?”

She nodded, and he helped her into the truck. Once she was in and headed toward their destination, Blue reached his hand over the console to rub her thigh. She looked to be in deep thought as she stared out of the window absentmindedly.

“I want to talk to you about something. I’m not sure how you’re going to feel about it, but I trust your judgement, so I kind of need you to tell me what to do.”

“What’s going on?” She blinked at him, waiting patiently for him to divulge his feelings to her.

Blue exhaled. “This street stuff, you know that’s how I get and keep money, right?”

She nodded.

“How do you feel about me doing it?”

Forever pondered quietly for a minute before giving him a sincere expression.

“I think God spared your life this time, so to consider returning to what took it is insane, and I’m not trying to be rude when I say that.”

Blue felt a tad dejected, but only because even though that was the right thing to do, he hadn’t wanted to hear it. All of him knew before asking her that she would say something along those lines, but the slither of him that loved being in the streets wanted her to leave it to him to make his own decisions. Sure, he’d asked for her opinion, but he really only wanted it if it agreed with his.

“There are other ways for you to get money, Zurich,”

“That’s all I know.”

She turned in her seat to face him. “You’re not too old to learn something new. Tell me something you like to do.”

He pondered for a moment, and when he couldn’t think of anything outside of the hood, he just laughed instead. She smiled when she picked up on his silence.

“I’m not sure if you have more than what I was given, but you have so much money, Zurich. We can invest and turn it into something more.”

“Invest in what? Like real estate?”

She nodded.

“Real estate, stocks, start a few businesses. It’s limitless, really. All we have to do is make sure your credit and stuff is good. You could even buy you a few trucks if you want.”

Blue looked over at her, as she should have known better. “My criminal history doesn’t matter?”

“Not as much as you think. All we have to do is start you a business, build business credit, and boom, there you go. A fresh start.”

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