“Thank you, Perry.”
“No need to thank me.”
“Can I take him home?” Rain asked.
“I don’t think he could he moved just yet. I’ll check him again in a couple of hours and then we’ll see,” Perry said and walked out with Danielle.
Rain didn’t like that she couldn’t take Nick out of there, but she sat down in the chair Danielle had just vacated. While she waited she held Nick’s hand and thought about the night’s events.
This was her fault.
There were no two ways about it. If she hadn’t gone to Cynt’s to send a message, Nick wouldn’t be laying there now. She thought about what Nick said to her when she tried to explain herself. ’Cause I knew you’d wanna run off and do something about it. She could hear him shout at her; That’s not what I wanted!
He was right, the way to deal with the situation was to wait them out, watch them, find out what they were planning and be ready for them when they made their move. “It’s called intelligence and it’s called that for a reason,” Nick had said to her on more than one occasion. Maybe it was time she started listening. Rains started to cry again when she thought about losing her king over the dumb move she made.
“I’m gonna kill that bitch and everybody who’s down with her,” Rain promised through her tears and squeezed Nick’s hand tighter. “I love you, Nick.”
Perry looked in and saw that Rain was crying, so he left them alone. He would come back later. After that, he was in and out every twenty minutes or so to check on his old friend. When Nick finally regained consciousness he opened his eyes and saw Rain sitting there.
“Hey,” she said and kissed his hand. “How do you feel?”
“Like I got shot.”
Rain let go of his hand. “I’m gonna go get Perry.”
“Did you get them?”
“No. They got away.”
Nick closed his eyes and motioned for Rain to go. She returned quickly with Perry and Glenda. She checked his vitals and changed the dressings on his wounds. “You know who shot you Nick?” Perry asked.
Nick nodded his head.
“Who?”
“Wanda,” Nick said.
“Wanda?”
“She sent men to kill him,” Rain said.
“I don’t believe it,” Perry said and shook his head.
“I don’t either,” Glenda said.
“Believe it,” Nick said.
“What happened, Nick?”
“Ask her,” Nick said and closed his eyes.
“What happened, Rain? What makes you two so sure that Wanda is responsible for this?”
“I went to Cynt’s tonight to let Wanda know that I knew what she was up to.”
Perry interrupted. “What is she up to?”
“Wanda is gettin’ ready to try and take over,” Rain said.