"And just what you want me to do, Janeka, fire her?"
Koji was leaned back in his black suede chair, jaw tight and face pensive.
"Fuckin' right! You tell us day and night not to be trickin' in this fuckin' club then you got that- that- WHOLE ASS BITCH eatin' pussy on stage like this some freaknik. Do somethin'!" Janeka snapped her neck as she pointed her finger at the door.
"Nah, hol up. You not about to talk to me like you the boss and I'm the hoe shakin' ass for a blueface." Koji leaned forward towards Janeka with a dark glare, making her step back.
"First the fuck of all. You Work for Me. Get that shit clearer than crystal. And at the end of the day, yeah I said y'all can't be fucking the customers but if Neko want to put on some fake freak show to bring in money. What you real mad 'bout? You jealous that's not Your Pussy she eating? Keep it real-"
"Man, fuck you, Koji. Straight up." Janeka threw her hand at him with a scoff and turned on her heel to walk to the door.
"Nah, Janeka. You the one fuckin' buggin'. And to be straight up with you, you tiptoeing on thing fuckin' ice with that fuckin' temper. You think I can't get another bitch in here badder than you with LESS mouth? Get fuckin' real-"
Florice, standing up to stand in-between Janeka and Koji, held her hand up in protest. "Now, Koji, chill-"
"Nah, fuck that. You lucky this your girl or I woulda been tol' her tired ass to flip a stack at the Butter Biscuit & Bitches spot down the fuckin' way." Koji snatched his toothpick out of his mouth, nostrils flaring. "Matter of fact, you fined for the whole fuckin' night. Next time you come in MY office tryna check me about some fuckin' money YOU not making you fined for the whole fuckin' week." Koji turned his back to both Florice and Janeka, calmly placing his hand on his Koi tank.
"Now get the fuck out of my office."
Florice, biting her lip, opened her mouth to interject. "Ko-"
"I said she needs to get- out."
Janeka, with a face of disbelief, sucked her teeth and walked out the room with a loud slam of the door, causing a nearby bamboo plant to topple over.
Koji was dead silent, almost to the point of making Florice stand on edge. When Janeka walked out, she immediately headed over to the plant to pick up the dirt with a piece of paper.
"Leave it. Come here, Florice." Koji's tone softened, his chest still rising and falling from the recent alteraction. "Just for a second."
Florice shook her head silently and dropped the paper. She walked over to Koji and placed his hands on his large back to signal her presence. "Koji you ain't have to cuss her out like that. You know Janeka just made about that shit bec-"
"That shit don't matter. Money is made as long as she not on her back for one of the niggas here. You know I ain't going to fire her." he replied to her silent question.
"Then why are you so hard on her?" Florice traced her hands up to his shoulders and squeezed gently, feeling the tension dance across his trapezius muscles. "Is it cause she started the club with you? What is it?"
"It ain't even none of that. Janeka is good. Real good. She can be the top bitch here but its her mouth. I'd french kiss a whole python before fuckin' with her and truth be told, Florice, I can't save her from herself. So, I gotta keep it gutta wit her when she with that shit."
"You don't think the other girls notice you be extra friendly with us but extra, like, I don't know, brother like?"
"That's what you calling it now? A brother?" Koji turned around and held Florice by her waist, his smoldering black eyes looking into Florice rich brown hues. "I don't think you should be lovey-dovey with your brother, at least not like this." Koji gave Florice bare ass a squeeze, his eyes never leaving hers. "Just tell her i'm sorry."
