Page 56 of Feeling Blue

“I know, but niggas in his position can’t wait. I know you know that, so since I got pull with you, I told my nigga I’ll plug him. Azerie?” Auto joined the calls before she could respond.

“Yeah, gang. I’m here.” A youthful voice with a proper accent, much like hers came through their call.

“I got my girl, Forever on the phone. She said tell her what’s good.”

Forever’s lips parted into an ‘O’ at the way Auto put words into her mouth. When she looked up to see Blue smiling, she knew he’d been in on their little plan. Which she should have known, anyway. Blue would have never let her sit on the phone with two men discussing business he wasn’t privy to. That she knew for sure.

I’m going to kill you. She mouthed to him when he blew her a kiss.

“Good morning, Ms. Maverick. How you doing?” Azerie’s manners brought her back to their call.

Blue’s sexy body had her momentarily distracted.

“This nigga trying to be all proper and shit,” Auto interrupted again. “Nigga, Forever is gang. Talk to her regular.”

Being referenced as gang, made her smile and warm up a little more to Azerie. It wasn’t something she’d been seeking, but to know she was validated enough to be affiliated with the realest hood niggas ever felt good. She couldn’t wait to tell Yummy.

“You can call me Forever. I’m well, Azerie. How are you, love?”

“Aht aht,” Blue grabbed her hand, pulling the phone away from her mouth. “I’m Love, that nigga is Azerie.”

Forever was a ball of giggles as he pecked her lips hard before getting back into the grass to resume his pushups.

“Yo, bruh wild, but I’m good. I will be better if you agree to take my case. The lawyer I have now is moving too slow. I’ve paid her, but every time it’s time to submit motions for my appeals, she’s got another excuse, or she needs more money. My grandma is getting older and I’m just sitting here on some shit I didn’t even have knowledge of. I know a lot of people probably claim they’re innocent, but I am for real.”

“And he’s good people, Forever,” Auto agreed readily. “Young and green as a fucking tree, but he my lil’ potnah.”

Another verification she appreciated, because let Nova and Blue tell it, Auto didn’t like anyone but the two of them, and Egypt and Azayna.

“I actually followed your case while it was in the news, Azerie. I know you’re innocent. I also did a little of my own research last night after getting your email. I’ve been in contact with my colleague this morning, and he’s going to help me get your case where we need it to be in order for me to represent you. The good thing is you’re serving time in Georgia, a state I’m licensed in, so that’s a plus.”

“Lets fucking go!” Azerie’s youthfulness showed once again, making Forever snicker.

“Don’t get too excited yet. There’s nothing set in stone.”

“Just the fact that you’re willing to do it is good enough for me. Auto told me about how good you were in court. If you can flip a RICO, I know you can win my appeal.”

“That was her nigga though. She was gon’ go hard for him, regardless. But, I have to admit, Lawyer Barbie don’t fuck around, gang, so I know she got you.”

Forever’s eyes wandered near her leg, where Blue was busy doing pushups. His sexy back denting with each dip he took. Hewas her nigga, and she would go hard for him. Again and again.

“I’m happy you all have this kind of faith in me, but I’m not all that. I just do my job.”

“Aye for real, gang, stop doing that shit. You the fucking goat. These old ass white muthafuckas can’t do the shit you be doing. I saw that for myself. You good. Stand on that shit. The gang finna keep your pockets laced. Shid, might mess around and make you blood for real, you get enough of the homies out.”

The way Auto’s words made her smile was insane, but she couldn’t fight it away. He sounded so sure about her talent in the courtroom that it reminded her of Jerrico, and he was one of one. The confidence he had in her was beyond words, and it made her love him even more than her sister probably did. So, to have Auto rallying on her behalf once again made her feel just as qualified. If not more.

She spoke through her smiling. “I don’t want to be blood, Auto, but I appreciate it.”

Auto sucked his teeth. “Your ass just saying that because your nigga a Crip,”

“No, I’m saying it because it’s true, and sometimes against the law,” she sniggled while pushing her hair over her shoulder.

“It’s against the law but you over there laid up with a gang member now, fuck out of here, tiny ass girl,” Auto’s loud chuckles made her smirk. “Wasn’t worried about the law when you woke up in my nigga’s bed this morning, was you?”

Never in her life had she ever met anyone with a mouth worse than Goody’s, but Auto had her beat.

Standing to his feet, Blue leaned closer to the phone. “Nigga, leave my fucking baby alone. She already doing you a favor. She’s feeling Blue. Getting y’all niggas out ain’t changing shit. She said it’s against the law, so it is, nigga. What my baby says goes. Yo hoe ass trying to argue and shit.”

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