I felt cold metal pressed to my temple, and he tightened his grip on my throat. He’d pulled his gun out so quickly I didn’t even see it. “Come by here trying to entice me again and they gon’ be outlining you with that white chalk, love. I’m trying to be cool. Trying to be a gentleman like I was raised to be, but you gon’ make a nigga get outta character real fucking quick. Don’t do that, I beg you. You don’t know that side of me, baby. You used to dick between ya lips, not a nine, but I can switch up real promptly if you need that.”

