The Diamond Empire--A Novel by K'wan

Author:K'wan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

The meeting was scheduled to go down in Brooklyn, at a Cuban restaurant off Washington Street. He’d told Doodles that he selected the spot because it was their turf, but of course that was a lie. Buda had chosen the restaurant because it was public and the police patrolled the area heavily. That would keep everyone honest.

When he arrived, he noticed T.J. was already there. He was pacing back and forth, pulling on a cigarette nervously. He was probably scared to death. T.J. was Diamonds’ cousin and had been the crew’s liaison in New York City. He had been the one who brokered the deal between the crew and Eddie, and had been fielding the situation with Doodles and his crew in Diamonds’ absence. Buda had never liked T.J. because he felt the boy was all mouth and no action. He was soft, and Buda didn’t like weak people. The only reason he hadn’t killed him yet was because T.J. was still of value to his cause. The moment he closed the deal with Doodles, T.J. was going for a dirt nap.

“Sup, lil nigga?” Buda greeted T.J. when he stepped onto the curb. T.J. was nearly a foot taller than Buda so he had to look up when he spoke to him.

“Chilling.” T.J. ignored the insult. “Everybody is inside already.”

Buda looked at his watch. “Am I late?”

“No, they showed up early. I don’t know, Buda. I’m getting a funny vibe about all this.”

“Nigga, stop being so fucking scared. Everything is going to be fine.” Buda slapped him on the back harder than he needed to and proceeded inside the restaurant.

“So, any word on my cousin yet?” T.J. fell in step behind Buda.

“Nah, man. Still quiet. My money is still on Big Stone finding out he was fucking his daughter and having him clipped,” Buda told him.

“Yeah, about that … before you got here I was talking to Born. He says he hasn’t heard anything, but for some reason I don’t believe him,” T.J. said.

“And why would he tell you even if he did? The man has already proven he’s a snake by agreeing to double-cross his boss. Don’t worry, T.J., once we knock the big man off, everybody else is going to get what they got coming shortly after. You got my word on that,” Buda said seriously.

It wasn’t hard to spot their party. Rolling stuck out like a sore thumb, wearing an oversize green and yellow baseball jersey and matching hat. Several cheap-looking gold chains dangled from his neck. The man had to be at least fifty-something years old, but still dressed like a teenager. He looked like a damn fool, but Buda had learned firsthand that looks could be deceiving when it came to Rolling Stone. He was the brother of Big Stone, and the man who probably hated him most of all for reasons only known to him. Next to him was Doodles, a tall Jamaican cat. With his matted dreadlocks and a shaggy beard that covered almost his entire face, he looked like a mountaineer.

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