Free Independent Women - the Complete BWWM Romance Series Boxset by Lena Skye

the game?”
     
    “I don’t have a choice. I know my wife is going to leave me if I don’t bring in some income sooner or later.”
     
    Saying those words from his lips hit him like a ton of bricks. Tamika never seemed like the gold digger type, but it had always been understood that he was going to be a money making machine after college. She thought that he was going to play pro-football after he graduated and so did he. When he sustained the injury, he got into a career that he knew could make him some money. From the time that he was little he always knew that doctors and lawyers made big money. He didn’t have the time or patience to become a doctor so he enrolled in the law program. It was the toughest three years of his life, but it was worth it to see how proud Tamika was of him. He hated that he had to lie to her, and most of all he hated that he couldn’t take care of her. All of the bills were being paid from his savings and he didn’t know how much longer he could keep that up. She was going to find out what happened soon.
     
    “Well that’s fucked up,” Mimi grinned. “I can’t stand gold-digging bitches.”
     
    “Hey don’t disrespect my wife like that.”
     
    “Ooooh my bad, I didn’t mean to strike a nerve, Reginald. So does she knew about your past in the drug game?”
     
    “No she doesn’t know about any of it. I’ve always chose to keep that part of my life away from her. She doesn’t need to know about or be involved with any of this shit.”
     
    Mimi laughed and shook her head, “Same old Reggie, always keeping secrets. I wonder what else your precious Mika doesn’t know about. Does she know about how you used to belong to me? About how you use to crave this pussy?”
     
    Reggie laughed so quickly that he snorted. It was true that he used to mess around with Mimi when he was in college, but it wasn’t because she was irresistible. It was because she paid his car note, gave him the least risky jobs, and made sure that he kept a full supply so that he could make money. She even paid all of his younger brother’s high school fees when he couldn’t foot the bill in undergrad.
     
    “She doesn’t know about me and you either.”
     
    “Yeah, I didn’t think so.” Mimi called her minion back into the room and told him to bring her a “deluxe package”. He nodded and disappeared.
     
    “Whatever the reason, I’m glad to have you back.”
     
    “I wish that I could say that I’m happy to be back, but these are tough circumstances.”
     
    “Don’t even worry about it. This game isn’t for the weak and if you have other options, I always suggest that you take them. But at the end of the day, we’re family. Whenever you need work, I’m here. You always sell to upscale clients, I missed you, boo.”
     
    Reggie shook his head and remained quiet. He didn’t really know how to respond to her. It was true that he sold to a better grade of people. He used to sell to his professors, coaches, teammates, and even some of the staff at the university. That’s partially why he applied to the law program at his school, because the Dean was one of his clients. He knew that he had to let him in.
     
    Soon her minion returned and he dropped the bag at Reggie’s feet before returning to Mimi’s side.
     
    “I have to tell you, Reggie, you were one of my favorite boys but now it’s going to have to be strictly business between us,” Mimi said.
     
    “I see that I’ve been replaced,” Reggie said in amusement as he looked at the boy, “You traded me in for a younger model?”
     
    “Well a woman has to keep up appearances, and I love them when they’re still wet behind the ears. My babe just turned 21 last week,” she gave him a slap on the ass and pointed him back towards her bedroom and winked. He bent down to kiss her, suggestively grabbed his dick, and walked towards the back.
     
    “Some things never change,” Reggie laughed. He could remember when that boy was him.