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business, and I won’t ever ask you to let me do it again.”
    I shook my head. “I’m sorry, but—”
    Before I could finish my sentence, Seth placed his finger against my lips. “Baby, all I need is one lick. That’s it! And just so you’ll feel better, the shit I’m trying to move ain’t nothing but a few pounds of weed.”
    I hesitated for a bit. “And who are you supposed to be getting this weed from?”
    “You don’t need to worry about all that. The less you know the better off you’ll be.”
    “Well, where are you going to get the money to purchase that stuff?”
    “I don’t need any money. I got a few peoples I can see.”
    I sighed heavily. “Seth, I don’t know about that. You could really be getting into some major shit if you go back into those streets.”
    “I got this, baby. Don’t worry about it,” he assured me as he started massaging my face.
    “I still don’t know. I mean, what if those guys you’re talking about are being investigated, and you get caught right up in it?”
    “Will you stop being so damn paranoid. Believe me, nobody is investigating them.”
    “How can you be so sure?”
    “Look, let me tell you something,” he said in an aggravated way. “I could’ve gone back to the streets a long time ago. Niggas been trying to put me on since the day I came home. But I told them nah, ’cause I was trying to do shit a little different. And what’s so crazy about that is the road I’ve been trying to take ain’t been treating me right. So when those niggas approached me with the same proposition again, I’m like, ‘Damn, here’s my chance to get back on my feet.’ Plus, I figured I could help you out.”
    “But I don’t need your help,” I interjected.
    “I know you don’t. And you constantly throw it in my face all the time.”
    “No, I don’t.”
    “Listen, I ain’t trying to get into that with you. All I want to do is get back on the grind one more time. Rake in a nice chunk of dough and be done with it.”
    I refused to comment. I sat there and remained silent.
    “Whether you realize it or not, I could’ve got back in the game without even telling you. But that’s not how I want shit to be between me and you. I want to be honest with you about everything, especially if we’re going to be together. Now, what do you say?”
    “You promise it’s going to be a one-time thing, right?”
    Seth smiled. “Yes, baby! All I need is one shot.”
    Before I answered Seth, I thought about what he said and how I was treated at work today, and it became very clear that they didn’t respect my work around there. And since I was gonna be resigning soon, I smiled at him and said, “You know what? Fuck it! I don’t care! Go for what you know. But, please, be careful.”
    “I will, baby! And I promise, after I make this move, I am going to take your pretty ass on a cruise,” Seth assured me as he jumped to his feet.
    “Yeah, yeah, yeah,” I said as I watched him make a call from his cellular phone. I continued to sit there while he was engaged in his conversation. I could hear the excitement in his voice. After only a few words were exchanged, he hung up.
    “I just got the ball rolling,” he told me, and then turned around to leave.
    “Where are you going?”
    “Those niggas just told me to come and holler at ’em.”
    “What are you going to do about that job?”
    “What do you mean?”
    “Are you going to take it?”
    “Yeah, ain’t shit changed about that.”
    “OK,” I said.
    After Seth dashed out of the kitchen, I sat there in disbelief. I mean, I couldn’t believe that I had just given him permission to go back to the streets and hustle. What in the hell was wrong with me? Was I insane? Or was I just plain fucking stupid? I did know that I loved the hell out of him. All I could do was hope I wouldn’t have to suffer the consequences for using my heart to make decisions where they concerned him.

SETH
    Back To My Roots
    As soon as Maxine gave