As they walked away Shy looked at Black curiously. "You mind if I ask you a question?"

"Sure, I knew you’d have questions," Black said, continuing to watch Hector until he was out of sight.

"Well, thank you. I only have a few questions. First of all, what just happened?"

"Hector owed me a favor."

"What was that?"

"I introduced him to Angee."

Black explained how back in the day, Hector used to buy from Andre, who was killing him on price. Hector knew he could get a better price from Black’s friend Angelo Collette. One night while Black was at his club, The Late Night, Angelo came in. He talked with Black while Hector looked on and waited for his chance. When Angelo went to entertain himself with the ladies, Hector came running up to Black and begged him to introduce him to Angelo.

"Hector; let me make sure I understand you. You buy from Andre, who pays me. And now you want me to introduce you to Angelo, so you can stop buyin’ from Andre, who pays me. Is that what you’re asking me? Let me make sure I understand you. You want me to take money out of my pocket to help you. Is that what you’re sayin’, Hector?"

"Yes, Black," Hector said.

"You owe me a favor, Hector."

"Okay," Shy said.

"So I take Hector over to Angee and I say, ‘Yo, Angee, this is Hector Villanueva. He’s an honorable man and deserves to be taken seriously.’ So Angee dismisses the honey he’s talkin’ to. He says to me, ‘Is he a good guy, Mikey?’ "

"I said, ‘I wouldn’t introduce him if he wasn’t.’ That’s why he owed me."

"That’s what all that honorable man stuff was about. You were reminding him that he owed you," Shy said.

"You catch on quick, college girl," Black said.

"Now, did you fuck his wife?" Shy asked, praying he’d say no.

"Yes," Black said to Shy.

Black had been having sex with Hector’s wife, Nina, for a year, but didn’t know she was married. She never wore a ring, and Black never asked her any questions.