Careful of the Company You Keep

Careful of the Company You Keep by Angie Daniels

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off the look.
    â€œWhat are you doing here?” I asked. “Trying to catch a case with the jail bait in here?”
    He frowned. “Nah, Hodges dragged me in here with him.”
    I nodded knowingly and followed the direction of his eyes to his boy standing at the other end of the bar trying to spit at one of those young-looking girls. Hodges was one of those who refused to admit his ass was hitting fifty.
    Landon grinned. “I should be asking what you’re doing in here.”
    â€œI’m meeting Danny.”
    He chuckled and I joined in. He knew my girl’s taste for young thugs as well as I did.
    â€œHave you seen her?”
    He pointed to the back of the room. “She’s sitting over there.”
    We stood there staring at each other like two damn fools. I could have continued, but the last thing I wanted was for him to know just how attracted I was to him. I don’t run after men. I like to be chased. “Thanks. I’ll holla at you later.”
    â€œYou do that. Save me a dance.”
    I reached for my drink, then turned and walked away. At least something good was coming out of this night. I moved to where Danielle was sitting. She was wearing this cute Rocawear jean outfit she bought while we were in St. Louis shopping last week.
    There were only two chairs at her table, and neither was empty.
    â€œHey, whassup?” I asked with my eyebrow raised as I looked down at Mavis’s crackheaded ass sitting across from her.
    â€œWhassup, Renee?” she asked as she rose out of my seat. “You got five dollars?”
    I backed up and raised a finger to my nose because I could smell her breath from where I was standing. “Yeah, here.” I reached inside my pocket and slipped off a five. Anything to get her ass away from me. She didn’t even bother to say bye as she dashed off into the crowd. “Ugh! What you doing talking to her?”
    â€œGirl, you know her ass is a booster. She’s going to come by my house tomorrow with some new DVDs that just came out.”
    â€œOh, well, if she’s got anything good, hook me up.”
    Danielle nodded, reached for her drink, and took a sip.
    â€œGuess who I saw coming in?”
    â€œWho?” she asked.
    â€œLandon.”
    Danielle’s eyes widened. “Landon Lawson? Hell nah! I heard he was back.”
    â€œYep, and he looked good as hell.”
    She gave me that look that said I know something you don’t . “Girl, you know he’s been messing with Leslie’s wide ass since he’s got back.”
    She had my attention. “Leslie who?”
    She smirked and reached for her drink. “Leslie Harris.”
    My eyes grew large. “Hell nah.”
    She sucked her teeth. “Yep, but I heard she started stalking his ass, so he quit fooling wit her.”
    Leslie came out of high school a year ahead of us and was one of those that I never cared much for. She spent too much time in the club getting drunk instead of home taking care of her three kids. I heard she didn’t like me. Why, I don’t know, and really couldn’t care less.
    â€œI saw her in here earlier, so don’t let her see you talking to her man.”
    â€œFuck Leslie’s ass.”
    â€œAll right, don’t say I didn’t warn you,” she teased.
    I pursed my lips and swung around in my chair. Danielle knew I wasn’t scared of that ho. One thing I don’t do is back down.
    While sipping my drink, I waved at people I knew as they moved around the building. Like I said, the place is one big circle, so at some point everyone came around at least once. Sure enough I saw Landon, and shortly after Leslie was coming up behind him. I shook my head. One thing Renee doesn’t do is sniff after a brotha. When it’s over, it’s over. If we decide we want to fuck after that then it’s a mutual decision. But I’ll be damned if I ever stalk a mothafucka that doesn’t

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