War made her blood boil. “What now?”
“The agent was able to find out that El Decreto de Guerra has put together a deal to sell weapons and the buyer may or may not have ties to somebody within The Family.”
“But she don’t know who it is?” Rain asked.
“No.”
“And she can’t even say for sure if they’re with us or not?” Wanda asked.
“I’m afraid not,” Jada replied.
“Still, with all this other shit goin’ on and Bautista’s annoying ass coming at me, we can’t take any chances.”
“That was my thinking as well,” Jada said.
Rain shook her head. “Fuck!” she shouted and then she closed her eyes and focused herself. “I need you to stay on top of this for me, Jada.”
“Of course. Whatever you need.”
“Do whatever you have to do to shut that shit down for real.” Rain looked at Wanda. “That’s all we fuckin’ need is the damn FBI on our ass,” Rain said and wished that she could go back to being bored and horny, but she couldn’t.
Like everybody had been telling her for years, she was the boss of this family now, and she had to handle it.
“Do you trust her?” Wanda asked once Jada was gone.
“If you had asked me that two days ago, I woulda told you no.”
“What happened two days ago?”
“I told her that I didn’t trust her.”
“What did she say to that?” Wanda asked, anxious to hear what Jada had to say.
“She gave me that fake ass smile, you know how she carries it, and she said, that’s understandable.”
Wanda imitated Jada’s fake smile and then she laughed.
“And then she drops the smile, leans forward like she’s about to come across the desk and kick my ass and says, I trust you because Mr. Black says that I can trust you.”
Wanda stopped laughing. “Oh.”
“Then she said some shit about her respect and loyalty were absolute and unquestioned.” Rain laughed. “And then the bitch broke out that fake-ass smile again.”
“That fake-ass smile never fooled me. Jada West is one sneaky bitch.”
Rain said nothing, but she thought, sneaky, no. Jada West is a cold, calculating bitch.
“So you trust her now?” Wanda asked, because her mind hadn’t changed. She neither liked nor trusted Jada.
“I need her, so I don’t have a choice. I gotta trust her.” Rain paused. “And I need to trust her for the same reason she trusts me. Black trusted her enough to make her his partner.”
“That’s true.”
“I need to respect her for her position in this family,” Rain said, and Wanda rolled her eyes. Just then, there was a knock at the door.
“Who is it?”
“It’s Keisha,” she said, and Wanda got up to let her in.