The start of something good.

I laughed, shaking my head at her. "Toby is gonna rake us over the coals!" Though I couldn't help but find joy in her laughter as well. I had to admit, Dante had been right. It had been a great night. "Which reminds me." I stood, walking over to the bars and yelling out. "I didn't get my phone call, motherfuckers!" An officer yelled back, "And if you keep using that language, you won't." Smirking at the voice, I snapped back. "Really? Let my lawyer hear you say that! You'll have a bawl going head to head with him in court!"

I almost fell over laughing when B threatened him. An older officer, heavier set came to the bars and stopped dead from yelling, just staring at the both of us like dinner. "Ew.. stop, please." I said, shifting, feeling uncomfortable by his old man eyes staring at me and B so gross like. Like he was picturing a weird porno.

"Did you come in here to beat off or something?" I asked, scanning him up and down. "Because if so, you're a sick fucker!" He grunted. "Come get your call. Who wants to go first?" I looked over to A. "You wanna call Toby, or me?"

"You can call him.. I'm afraid that guy is gonna touch me.." I said, staring at him and he grinned at me. "Stop it!" I saw B in the club.. she could handle herself.. I had lost my pepper spray!

"I'll be right back. Just jab him with your heel if he tries anything." I told her before turning back to the tub o lard. "Hear that? You'll be a backward unicorn if you lay a pinky on her." Sure, I was threatening a cop, but it wouldn't be the first time. He simply glared at me and unlocked the door to lead me out to get my call.

I watched as B walked out, and leaned my head back, laughing. She was my favorite person on Earth.. because of moments exactly like this.

The officer followed me out and handed me the phone. Glaring at him, I took the receiver and dialed Toby's cell. I didn't even realize the time and heard his groggy voice answer. "You know that thing you said you didn't like doing for A and me?" He grumbled even more. "We're at the 27th on Jefferson." He said he'd be right there and I hung up the phone. "He's on his way, and you're going to be sorry," I said, smirking at the gorilla before walking ahead of him back to A in the cell.

I seen her coming back and smiled. I seen Dante pass by B as they both were walking. "Hey, Bianca.." He said with a grin before a guard shoved him forward.

I winked at him. "See you soon, big boy!" The guard ushering me gave me a shove into the cell. "Watch it! I'll make sure my lawyer knows you manhandled me, asshole!"

"And she'll own your porn collection!" I yelled as he walked away. I laughed again, nearly falling over.

Laughing, I sat down beside her and laid my head against the wall. "This has been a good night, hasn't it?" I asked her, thinking of Dante.

"Yes it has.. hopefully it doesn't stop here.. you think they'll still wanna do business with us?"

"Oh, I think so," I said with a nod. "Even if it's just so Dante can fuck me." I giggled. "I don't think he's going to let something like us all getting arrested stop that."

"Do you want to have sex with him?" I asked, looking more at her.

"Oh, he looks like he can really give it to me really good! And you know I'm pretty good at judging that!" I could only imagine how good his dick would feel inside me. And those arms. And his chest. Fuck! My pussy was wet just thinking about it.

"Well it's a good thing he looked at you like your the hottest piece of meat he's seen in his entire life.." I laughed.

"He did, didn't he? Well, I'm gonna rock his world, aren't I?" Even as I said that, my brother walked in and I saw his face blanch. He didn't like when I talked so freely about sex. He was sure I was talking about it, I knew it from the way he shook his head at me. "Your lawyer is here, ladies." I looked over at A. "Look, your knight in shining armor!"

When my sister had called I was sure I'd been asleep for at least two hours. She lived on a completely different schedule than I was used to, but she was my sister and I loved her. I loved her partner too, more than I ever thought I could love another human being. Prior to meeting her, the only girl who mattered anything to me was Shadow, my dog. Of course, they said a man's best girl should always be his mama, but not when their mother was my mother. I understood exactly why my papa was divorcing her. No one really knew that they were, as soon as his term ends, but they were done. They had been for years. They were the reason I wanted to make any relationship I'd ever have be worth holding onto. So when I met Abby, I knew she would be the one who I would do that with. It's taken forever to get her to this point where we're even barely starting to date, but she's worth it. I wouldn't want to leave my heart in any better hands.

I rolled my eyes at my sister and asked them both even as I shifted my gaze to Abby. "Are you alright?"

I stood slowly as Tobias came inside. "I'm alright.." I promised, staring at him. Something about the two of us being in the same room now was so different. More raw. More real. More open. I hadn't let him past the barrier of my heart, not wanting to settle for just anyone in my life. But he had snuck his way in and seeing him now... it felt like everything I was supposed to want and need.. and I did want it. "I'm sorry we woke you.. I'm sure Shadow isn't happy daddy left the bed."

The jailer unlocked the cell and I patted my brother on the back. I may not have wanted a straight-laced family, and even if we didn't publically acknowledge each other as family, I loved them anyway, and I was grateful he could do this for us, knowing he'd go the whole nine yards and wipe it from our records as well as having come down in the middle of the night to bail us out.

"Nah," I said, shaking my head. "I told her I was coming to see you and she went right back to sleep." Nevermind the sad puppy dog eyes she gave me as I left. "Let's get you out of here, yes?"

"Yes.. please.." I grasped his hand gently and smiled at him. "Thank you for coming.." B being his sister or not, he could've refused. But he never did. He always came to bail us out. I came out to the front with my hand in Toby's and seen Jackson with his family. I almost felt like I was doing something wrong. "Those are new employers.." I said, pointing toward them, smiling as my eyes caught Jackson's. God, he was gonna be trouble.

"I'm not saying sorry.." I said, plain and simple. "They said fag.. called the girl we were with a nigger.. fuck them.. I'd bust their face again." I was staring and Papa stared back. "Fine, I'm sorry I disappointed you.. but not sorry it happened." I felt this pull to look behind me and turned. I seen Bianca and smirked in her direction. I was just about to ask Papa and Pops to make sure they were being released.

"I'll try.." I promised my husband, smiling at him. He always had a way with me, he soothed the parts of me that always seemed a second from snapping. I heard Dante and wanted to smack the stupid out of him.. but he did change his stance and I rubbed my head. I understood it.. but that didn't change that this could have ruined everything for us. I was really trying to be understanding. But it was hard.

I was just about to suggest checking on the girls, but saw them coming out. "Let me see if I can save this disaster from you two!" I whispered, pinching both of them on the arm, and walking over to the girls. "Bianca, Abigail.. I'm Tony Frost. I'm so sorry about this night."