Killer Diamonds (12 page)

Chapter 26

Time jolted upright. He’d
mistakenly fallen asleep. He remembered John Rogers leaving for work. He was watching morning news then. He looked around frantically, thinking he’d blown the heist. “Where is Mrs. Rogers,” he thought. He stood up and ran down the hallway. The first door he opened was an office. The next door was a closet. He looked up and down the hallway, and panicked. Time dashed down the hall to the last door. When he opened it, he stood in shock. Mrs. Rogers was standing there nude. Her body and hair were wet as if she’d taken a shower. In that moment, Time quickly analyzed her body. She was petite with curves. Time relieved that she wasn’t on the phone calling the police, quietly closed the door.

*****

Mr. Rogers and Mr. Davids were eyeing each other as they pulled away from the Sanco bank. It was nine in the morning and they were about to begin their route.

“You have visitors yesterday?” Mr. Rogers asked. Mr. Davids nodded his head.

“What do you think we should do?” Mr. Rogers asked.

“They have Juice and Cindy.”

“They?”

“Yeah. A man and a woman.”

“There’s just a man at our home,” Mr. Rogers informed him.

“All we have to do is drove out to the old
drag strip, let these people get their diamonds, and our families will be alright. Isn’t that right?”

“Frankly I don’t give a damn about the diamonds. The insurance will pay for them.”

“I hope so,” Davids said.

“You know, when I came home, Karen and that man were eating pizza.” Mr. Davids looked at Mr. Rogers in surprise.

“Yeah… she even had the audacity to open up a bottle of wine.”

“I drank a beer with my company.” Now it was Mr. Rogers turn to look surprised. “He was actually a good guy,” he said as he stopped at the red light.

“These people are professionals,” Mr. Rogers blurted out.

“Why do you say that?”

“Because… they sent two people to your house, and one to mine. They did their research. You see their faces?” Mr. Rogers thought to ask.

“Uh huh.”

“I’m not going to say anything if the police come asking questions. They might come back.”

The light turned and Mr. Davids pulled off. He then made the right turn that would take them out of the city. They rode with neither of them speaking. Once Mr. Davids left the city, he made a few consecutive turns until he was on the drag strip road. They drove for another half mile before a white van suddenly appeared. “I guess that’s the people we have to meet,” Mr. Rogers said as he noticed the van.

*****

Hitman, Ace, and Craig were on the drag strip waiting on the drivers for Ms. Sanco to show up. It was five minutes past the time they should have arrived, and they were starting to become nervous.

“You think something happened?” Ace asked.

“No, everything is alright,” Hitman replied. They were standing beside his Range Rover.

“You checked in with Nano and Tip?” Craig asked.

“We good y’all, just have some patience.”

Ace pulled out a pack of Newports. “Y’all want one,” he offered. Both Hitman and Craig accepted. Ace then passed his lighter around. It was obvious even Hitman was nervous, but it wasn’t for the van. Hitman had noticed that Ace was carrying two guns. He had the .380 and .38 he’d acquired from Mr. Dunlap’s pawnshop. His suspicion began to rise from Ace’s nervousness. He started to wish he had listened to Nano and changed up the assignments. Maybe it was his intuition, or maybe not. One way or another, he was about to find out.

“Hell yeah!” Ace’s excited voice cut into his thoughts. Hitman looked up and flicked the cigarette away when he saw the black van come into view. It was also hard for him to conceal his excitement. “This is it baby.
We’re right on schedule. Ski masks gentlemen, this is it!”

The van slowed down and turned off the main road. It then crawled the remainder of the distance and came to a stop. The doors opened and Mr. Rogers and Mr. Davids exited the van. Neither man said a
word; their only concern was the safety of their families. Mr. Rogers walked to the rear of the van. He then entered a five-digit number into the keypad.

Mr. Davids was next. He removed a key from underneath his shit. When he entered the key into the custom lock, something popped, and the door opened outwards. Ace and Craig hurried into the van. When Hitman heard the two scream from excitement, he knew they had pulled off the unthinkable.

Money began to transfer from one vehicle to the other. “Two minutes,” Hitman warned. He was unusually calm, not knowing if the diamonds were in the van or not. Ace and Craig continued to move at a fast pace. “I thought this was about the lady’s diamonds?” Mr. Rogers asked. “It is,” Hitman replied. “One more minute,” he stated.

Ace and Craig had made
twenty trips combined. Hitman then moved to the back of the van. “That’s it y’all,” he told them. Ace and Craig moved out of the way breathing heavily. When they cleared the way, Hitman crawled inside where there were two steel boxes. He opened the first to see a red velvet box. He took the box into his unsteady hands. He couldn’t believe he was experiencing that moment.

Hitman opened the box slowly. When it was open, ten diamonds from Amanda Sanco’s collection almost blinded him. They were the clearest diamonds he’d ever seen. He closed the box and exited the van. He then approached the drivers. “Nobody will hurt y’all families, but you have to get inside the van.” Mr. Rogers and Mr. Davids climbed into the van. When Hitman closed the door, he walked over to where Craig and Ace stood. It was then that Ace pulled out the .38.

“I’m sorry Hitman, but we need those diamonds.”

Chapter 27

When Karen Rogers came from the bedroom, she was wearing her hair in a long braid. She had on Herringbone cotton slacks, and a silk blouse. Time felt like he needed to apologize for bursting in on her. “I’m sorry for just walking in on you like that,” he told her.

“It’s alright. I understand.”

“I didn’t mean anything by it.”

Mrs. Rogers stepped past him and walked into the kitchen. Time could hear the
refrigerator door open and close. She then returned with a bottle and two glasses. “I don’t normally drink this early, but I also usually don’t have this type of company. Would you like some wine?” Mrs. Rogers didn’t wait for a reply. She filled both glasses and brought him one. “I hope everything works out for you. You seem like a nice young man. To the diamonds,” she said raising her glass. Time raised his glass, and then they both sipped their wine. “What time will John drop the diamonds off?” she asked him.

“It should be early this morning.” Time glanced at his watch. Then he looked at Mrs. Rogers. She was searching his face. He couldn’t help
but notice her nipples were erect, but that didn’t necessarily mean anything. He moved to the front window to look out. After he checked the street for anything odd, he turned back to her. However, Mrs. Rogers was no longer sitting at the table. He turned back to the window thinking about the diamonds. A minute later, she called out to him, “Can you come here for a second please…”

When Time reached the doorway of the Rogers’ bedroom, he cautiously peered inside. “You called me?
”

“I was wondering if you could help me fasten this?” She had her back to him holding up her braid. Time walked over to her, and realized why she was standing in that spot. There was a
full-length mirror there. Mrs. Rogers was holding a necklace in her hands. Time took it and inspected the piece. It was one of a swan. Time reached around her and did the clasp for her. “Thank you,” Mrs. Rogers said looking at him in the mirror.

Time didn’t respond, he just looked back at her. Then he moved closer to her. When Mrs. Rogers didn’t
appear afraid, he moved her braid, and planted one soft kiss on her neck. The kiss sent a chill through her and a small cry of pleasure escaped her lips. He brought his body against hers so she could feel his erection. When she didn’t shy away, he brought his hand up to her breasts and gently squeezed.

“I saw you watching me,” she whispered. Time started to unbutton her blouse while he grinded his hips against hers. He wanted her to know how hard he was. “Oh my…” she
said her breathing beginning to change. “ This isn’t right.”

Before she knew it, Mrs. Rogers was standing topless in the room. She then turned to face Time. The
y began to kiss and Time worked her pants down. When they fell to the floor, Mrs. Rogers didn’t hesitate to step out of them. Time then began to take his clothes off. He removed his shirt and pants. When he pulled his boxers down his erect dick popped out at Mrs. Rogers.

“Oh…,” she giggled nervously. Then she reached out and grabbed it. Time guided her towards the bed. He then laid her down on the white comforter. “This is wrong,” she said guiltily, knowing what was going to happen next.

Time didn’t hesitate. First, he wrapped his lips around her nipple, and then he moved to the other one. When Mrs. Rogers hand landed on his back, he started to move his tongue down her body. Time paused only at her navel, before landing on and sucking her pussy. Just moments after he started, she began to respond.

“Oh, yes, oh that’s my spot, yes, please don’t stop!”

Time then returned to her breasts.

“Are you going to put it in?” she asked, almost begging.

Time didn’t waste another minute. He grabbed his dick and ran it across her pussy. He then positioned himself to enter her. When Time’s dick part Mrs. Rogers, she cringed. Soon she relaxed as she adjusted to his size. Slowly he pushed the rest of the way inside her, and started to stroke.

Chapter 28

“Something is wrong,” Tip whispered. “I’ve got a bad feeling. Call Hitman.” Nano looked at her troubled. Rarely were Tip’s feelings wrong. He pulled out his cell phone and dialed the number. After a few rings, he disconnected. “There’s no answer,” he told her.

Suddenly
a horn blared outside. Tip moved to the window to see where the noise came from. “Psst….” Nano looked at her. “That’s our ride.” Nano walked to the window and looked out. He now had his own funny feeling. “That’s Skillz baby. I wonder why he didn’t call,” he said to her.

“I don’t know, but let’s go!” Tip took Cindy and Juice out the back of the house. She then came back in in a hurry. “Come on,” she told Nano. They ran out of the house and slid into the SUV. From Skillz’s demeanor, they could tell something was wrong.

“What’s up?” Nano asked.

“Craig and Ace drew down on Hitman. They took the diamonds.” Skillz banged his hand on the steering wheel.

“Get the fuck outta here,” Tip yelled.

“Where’s Hitman now,” Nano asked.

“He’s good; he’s just not answering the phone. Ace and Craig took the Range Rover, and he’s got the van. At the moment he’s putting up the cash they took.”

“Hold up! You mean everything went right?” Tip asked.

“Hell yeah! We did that shit! It’s the aftermath we weren’t ready for.”

“I can see Ace doing something like this, but not Craig,” Tip said trying to make sense of the situation.

“It don’t matter, they dead,” Skillz stated.

“What’s up with Time?” Nano asked.

“He’s not answering his phone either. We’re about to go check on him now.”

*****

Once Ace and Craig had ditched the Range Rover, they called the Jewish man. If was official, and there was no turning back. Ace turned on Bethea Street. They were headed to the Radisson to meet up with their connect.

“You got some heat on you?” Ace asked.

“No.”

Ace pulled the .380 out and passed it to him. Craig checked the chamber. “There’s already one in
there,” Ace said. “And the safety is off.”

“You know Ace, after this, we are that.” Ace nodded, it was already something he’d considered. “
How about the detail shop?”

“Forget a detail shop. We’ll start over somewhere else.”

Ace turned into the Radisson. He drove slowly scanning the room doors until he came to room 134. It was located at the back of the hotel. Ace knew they were at the right place when he spotted the Porsche. He turned in and parked beside it.

“You ready?” he asked.

Craig grabbed the velvet box. “I better be ready after what we just did.”

They stepped out thinking about the millions of dollars they were about to get. Ace was the one to knock on the door. The big white bodyguard answered. “Please, come on in. Mr. Colodon is waiting for you.”

Ace and Craig entered the room with sixteen point five million dollars worth of diamonds.

*****

“Why does it feel like I’ve married the wrong man?” Mrs. Rogers asked.

“I’m sorry you feel that way. I wish there was something I could do about it,” Time told her. Mrs. Rogers smiled at him, “I never had it like that before,” she said redoing her braid. “Are you feeling guilty?” he asked coming up behind her. He squeezed her ass. “Nooo… I feel rejuvenated and fulfilled.” Time bent down and grabbed his
pants.

“Do you think everything is all right?” She now seemed concerned.

“I hope so; I should have heard something by now.”

Mrs. Rogers turned to face him. She could see that he was looking for something. “Anything wrong?” she asked.

“I can’t find my cellphone. Your husband,”

“No, he wouldn’t have.” They both began to search the room. “Did you have it when you came in here?”

“I don’t know.”

“Is that it ringing now?”

Time stood still and listened. He then heard it ringing in the distance. They quickly exited the bedroom and headed down the hall. The sound was coming from the couch where he’d fallen asleep earlier. He threw the pillows around until the ringing became louder. The phone was in the couch. Time picked it up and looked at the caller ID. It was Skillz.

“What’s up?”

“I’ve been trying to reach you for thirty minutes. What’s going on?”

Time looked and Mrs. Rogers and smiled. “Nothing. I lost my phone.”

“The diamonds are gone! Craig and Ace jacked Hitman for them.”

“Craig and Ace,” Time said shocked.

“Hell yeah, we’re around the corner from you now.”

“Alright.” Time ended the call to wait.

“Is everything alright?” Mrs. Rogers looked on nervous. Time looked at her contemplating. He wondered if it would be alright to tell her since he’d just fucked her.

“Somebody took the diamonds.”

“What about John?”

“He’s alright. Look here, my ride is right around the corner, I’ll be gone soon.” As soon as he finished his statement, a horn blared from outside. Simultaneously, they both looked out the window. “That’s them.” Time headed for the door.

“Hold on a second!” Mrs. Rogers disappeared down the hall still naked. When she returned, she carried the Dominick’s pizza hat. “I don’t need John finding that in my bedroom, or if anyone else comes looking, finding your DNA.” She then handed him a card. “This is my cell number. If you’re still around after this and you want to… just call me,” she said then gave him a kiss on the cheek.

“I’ll call,” Time said and then ran out the door.