Moved 2.4
Be The One / dua lipa
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Stuck N The Middle: Revelations
•July
Lani
Pulling up to the club in Zila's Porsche, some guys eyed us like they were going to break their necks as we exited the car. The valet took Zila's keys and I took her hand passing the long ass line to get in.
Security let us through quickly and I instantly felt the beat of the bass pumping through my chest coming from the club. Bodies packed the tight open area, the VIP had two spots open next to each other.
Spotting some jewelry shining even in the dim lighting, I already knew that was August tall ass. The whole group was over at the DJ booth, Cooper was up spinning tracks smiling down at everyone.
He was so silly, "What the hell is he doing?" I laughed looking at Zila.
"His fine ass always doing something." She responded making me turn my lips at her.
"Z, why don't you tell him you like him?" I asked her but she bumped my shoulder while we walked over to VIP.
"Yeah, I'll get Cooper when you decide to tell August you like his ass." She responded back as we took our seats in VIP.
Still feeling the effect of my grade A I shared with August, my ass was just on cloud nine.
Some bottle service girls came over with sparklers, one of them had a nice ass I had to admit.
"Look at ya, already on to ya next victim." August yelled over the music knocking me out my daze with two flute glasses in his hands.
"I don't know what you're talking about." I laughed at him taking the champagne he had for me. Taking a sip my mouth instantly felt more soothed.
"Sure your ass don't." August smirked at me, I smiled at him taking another sip.
"Thank you for my drink." I leaned back a little on the cherry red plush seats.
"Anytime LaLa." He replied with a small nod, I started blushing from his abrupt nickname he made for me.
Be cool Lani, chill.
Zila pinched my side obviously seeing August and I being cute.
"LaLa?" I asked him with a cheese, this nigga had my ass cheesing, caught me off guard. Swear I couldn't stand him.
"Ya," He shrugged, "That's my name for ya so don't act you don't like it, cuz I could care less."
"Whatever August." I shook my head at him, seeing the rest of the group coming to fill in the VIP that was ours.
I honestly couldn't stand pet names, but August got a pass.
Sheila came and sat on the other side of the VIP with a stank look at me and a glass in her hand.
"Need to tell ya side chick to stop eyeing me like that before I snatch her ass up." I yelled loud enough for her to hear, August snickered a bit taking a long sip of his flute, knowing drama was about to unfold.
"Bitch what you-"
"Ay, don't fuckin' start, came here to unwind not the other way around." August warned her before I clocked her in her damn mouth.
Like bitch? Bitch you just appeared out of nowhere, no one even knows her ass like that.
"August you just going to let her call me out my name?" She complained, and I could tell August was getting annoyed by her already.
"Can you stop, you blowing my damn vibe Sheila like seriously, we just chilling." He told her, in a last time type of warning.
She remained quiet sipping from her glass.
Yes Stank Sheila, stay in ya fuckin' place boo.
"Turn the fuck up, shot out to the VIP, my mafuckas over there!" Cooper spoke in the microphone stopping music briefly.
"Hell yeah!" Calen yelled, his shirt off. That nigga has to be drinking acting like that.
I looked at Dana who was laughing, probably at what his friends was saying about his crazy ass.
I applaud her for taking a chance with him, I wanted to do the same with August.
But it was just that fear that he wouldn't take me seriously and probably laugh it off.
"Pour up, pour up!" Calen walked down VIP with a champagne bottle pouring everyone some more in their glass.
Well I was right about my assumptions, hopefully Dana could handle a drunk and high Calen.
Lord knows in the past Calen always end up trying to fight someone.
I had to admit he was a lot nicer tonight then he had been last time everyone hung together. I don't know what Dana had done to his ass be he definitely was different.
"Thank you Calen." Zila told him as he walked back down to the other end of VIP.
This Ace of Spades had me on something for real the more I sipped, Zila grabbed my hand she started to stand up.
"Come dance with me baby." She asked making me stand up, leading the way to the dance floor. We went to the middle and started dancing on each other.
The liq on top of the fact that Cooper spun a track by Wiz Khalifa called Something New, I let myself rock to the beat against Zila.
You would've thought we were together how we were grinding against each other. Swaying my hips on Zila, I looked up at VIP to see August arm across Sheila shoulders.
She was running her mouth but it didn't even look like August was listening, what shocked me was he had his sunglasses off.
His low eyes were straight in my direction making my heart stop I looked away.
Maybe I was tripping and was seeing shit, but the song didn't help either. It kinda made me think of August, I wanted to make him mine so bad, but it was cool.
When the song ended I was hot as fuck and kind of bothered, whatever was in this Ace of Spades had some type of tequila vibe I needed to sit my ass down.
But first seriously needed to pee.
"I'm going to the bathroom real quick, coming?" I yelled to Zila and she nodded taking my hand again. While Z waited outside the door I went and handled my business.
Getting to the bathroom, I went into the stall taking my time. Wiping myself good, I flushed exiting out to wash my hands, and check my makeup.
"Listen little girl, imma need you to stay away from my man. I seen the way you looking at him, puta." Sheila walked up out of nowhere.
This bitch stalking me now?
"Girl bye, August isn't yours he got your ass in line just like the rest of the girls he mess with, so get the fuck out of here with that shit, your ol' stupid ass." I clapped turning towards her.
If I wasn't trying to be classy I would fuck her ass up in this bathroom but I wasn't in the mood.
"The hell going on girl, let's go-"
"Zila, please tell this bitch I will stomp her if she don't get the hell out my face!" I yelled, Zila huffed looking over at Sheila.
"Bitch what you think-"
"Don't step any closer to her, crazy bitch." Zila grabbed Sheila from the back of her hair putting her in a headlock.
Oh shit, I ain't tell her to do all that.
"Ow, let me go!" Shelia shouted while other girls came into the bathroom suddenly, they started laughing.
"Sure." Zila smiled and pushed Sheila hard as fuck towards the exit door. She stumbled in her heels holding the back of her head.
"This shit isn't over!" She yelled, while Zila and I just waved at her with big ass smiles.
"Bye." We waved in unison as she walked off.
"Damn, you ain't even told him how you felt yet and already got bitches coming after you." Zila smiled at me and I shook my head.
"Sheila probably going to say something to him, I don't know why she tried me like that." I groaned walking out the bathroom.
"Because you and August have a friendship Lani, even I can see it. Y'all cute." She told me rubbing the side of my shoulder.
"I don't know." I sighed, and we made our way back to the VIP, and right off the bat I could see August and Sheila arguing.
Great.
"What the fuck you talking about!? I'm done with your shit for real!?" August yelled as everyone decided it was time to go, that's just how loud August and Sheila were going back and forth.
"Yeah, it's time to go, almost midnight and Sheila has ruined the vibe." Zila spoke, seeing Cari come up towards us while we exited the club.
"What the fuck is up with them?" Cari asked holding Bryson hand behind her.
"That bitch started with me in the damn bathroom and Zila attacked her ass." I laughed.
Cari held an open mouth looking over at Dana, who had a hand full with a drunk and high Calen.
"Come on Calen I'm going to drive give me the damn keys." Dana groaned holding him up with his arm over her shoulders.
"Nah, I'm driving, you don't know how to drive a Lamborghini baby." He slurred with his laugh.
"Oh my gosh, Dana and Calen?" Zila asked in shock and Cari nodded alongside me.
Zila smacked her lips as we walked outside, "Why I had to be the last to know?"
"Believe me I just found out earlier tonite when Dana told me." I told Zila, we walked to her car hearing someone call from behind.
"Hey Zila can I ride with you, I'm not going home with her ass tonight. Make me wanna put my hands on her ass." He asked Zila, she nodded.
"August!" Sheila yelled standing in front of the club while I got in Zila porsche, glad I wouldn't have to see her ass for the rest of the night.
August got in the backseat ignoring anything she yelled as we eventually sped off, I felt kind of happy he didn't leave with her I couldn't lie.
Dana drove off in Calen Lamb, Cari got in her car with Bryson and Cooper. Zila followed behind him, her phone rang and she asked me to answer. It was Cari.
"Hey, sup girl?" I asked looking out my window into the night.
"No one really wants to have the night end so soon since most of us going back to the states either in a day or so, y'all wanna go back to the estate?" She asked since I put her on speakerphone.
"I'm down, what about y'all?" Zila asked August and I.
"It's fine with me." I shrugged, turning back to look at August he had nodded off looking so adorable, "August sleep."
"Well wake his ass up, ain't no time for sleeping." Cari spoke with a laugh and then she hung up.
"Oh my gosh she so crazy." I shook my head.
"Aww, Lani your boo back there sleep." Zila teased me and I rolled my eyes.
"Zila hush, he not my boo." I sighed.
"You want him to be though." She continued at me.
"Z, stop it." I laughed looking to see we had made it back to the estate.
Parking her car Zila got out, "Imma leave you two love birds alone."
Mugging her I watched for a few seconds as she walked away before walking around the car opening August door.
Leaning against the door, I bent down to shake his warm shoulder a bit, stirring in his sleep he opened his low eyes looking up at me.
Why is he so damn sexy?
"We back already LaLa?" He asked me, my stomach got butterflies automatically.
"Yeah sleepy." I told him leaning back up.
"Okay." He stretched a bit before stepping out the car, his tall ass stood over me closing the door back.
"You good?" I asked looking up at him.
"Yeah," He nodded, "I'm sorry about that shit at the club, killed everyone vibe."
"It's not your fault she was just being jealous
for no reason." I shrugged.
"For no reason huh?" He asked with a smirk looking down at me, clipping his sunglasses in the unbuttoned top of his shirt.
"Yeah." I shrugged again looking away from him, I crossed my arms over my chest.
"Hmm, so you don't have a crush on me?" He asked boldly.
"Um, what?" I asked him, my face started getting hot, and my palms were getting sweaty.
Shit I knew Sheila was going to say something.
"Um, what?" He mocked me leaning up against Zila's porsche, "Your ass heard what I said."
"No we just friends, come on everyone meeting on the patio in the back." I told him, grabbing his hand so we could stop talking about this.
But August gripped my hand stopping me from trying to run away.
"Na, I'm not worried about everyone right now. Answer me honestly Lani."
"Even if I did have a crush on you August, so what, you have women for days lined up. I'm not about to be added to that shit." I told him, looking up into his eyes, he turned his lips to the side.
"You really think I would treat you like that?" He asked me more lowly, "I've known you since we were in kindergarten."
"That don't mean shit, you just now gave me a nickname after all this time." I reminded him, taking my hand out of his.
August smiled down at me placing his hands in his front jean pockets.
"So you been waiting on that nickname huh?" He asked and I rolled my eyes at him.
"No, I-"
"That's been my nickname for you all along, but I know you don't like that shit so I never called you it," He explained.
"Out loud that is."
"August..." I sighed, rubbing the back of my neck softly my heart felt like it was about to explode out my chest.
Grabbing me by my hand he pulled me closer again, "Lani."
"Can we not do this right now?" I asked him, looking down at my feet, feeling myself turning red as a tomato.
"Alright, fine. When you ready to talk about it." He let me go and began walking away.
"Really, just let it go that easily?" I laughed walking behind him as we made our way to the patio in the back.
"I'm letting it go." He spoke, I smiled knowing he was still curious," Saw how you was looking at me in the club."
"I was not looking at your ass you was looking at me." I laughed feeling myself blushing.
"Only way you could see me looking if you was," He laughed, "But it's cool, stay in denial."
I smiled at his playful words, knowing he wanted to talk about it but glad he wouldn't get into it too deep.
We came to the patio, seeing that everyone was sitting around the little fire that was on the sand.
I looked towards the open doors where the kitchen was to see Calen sitting on the counter while Dana was making him drink from a water bottle.
One thing I do remember is Calen being terrible at holding his liquor, it costed him his friendship with August four years ago.
So much time had passed since then, I was glad everyone was back in good graces with each other.
As August and I made our way towards the group on the sand, we took our seats across the circle from each other.
Every now and then August would squint at me and look away.
Blushing I tried to ignore him and realized that Zila was sitting in Cooper lap making out with him.
"Oh wow." I mumbled, looking over at Cari.
"I know right?" She mouthed towards me with her hand covering her mouth laughing. Bryson mushed her head into his neck playfully.
"Bae." She complained poking him and they started laughing playing with each other.
"The twins decided to go home?" Cooper asked, making Cari and Zila laugh.
"Ya since the girl they was trying to get at sitting on ya lap bruh." August told him.
Cooper raised his eyebrows with a clueless look, Zila snickered tucking her face in his neck.
Dana came eventually with Calen to the circle and they sat close to each other talking.
"Y'all know all y'all boo'd the fuck up huh?" August commented making me giggle at his salty ass.
"Don't start nigga, yo ass already killed the vibe in the club." Calen spoke making Cooper chime in.
"Hell yeah," He muttered but Zila started kissing him again.
They were cute, I shook my head looking back over at August who was shaking his head.
"Don't be mad just cuz your so called boo was crazy August." Cari laughed and he put his chin in his hand with a bored look.
"August." We all looked up to see Sheila standing there looking over at him.
"What the fuck?" Calen, Bryson and Cooper all said at the same time.
She's starting to scare me.
"This bitch done came back for another ass whooping." Zila laughed snuggling Cooper.
"Bitch what you say to me?" Sheila asked beginning to walk towards her.
I began to stand while Cooper held Zila tighter knowing her ass would get up too.
But August stood walking towards her, "Sheila just leave for real no one wants your negativity energy alright?"
"You don't want to talk at least?" She asked looking up at him with puppy dog eyes. Shaking my head I sat comfortably back in my seat.
So pathetic.
"He don't want your ass just go." Zila crazy ass yelled, and Cari busted out laughing.
"You can shut the fuck up Zilaphone!" Sheila yelled standing around August to glare at her.
Zila laughed a bit looking at her with the most sweetest smile.
"Cooper let me up so I can lay this bitch in her grave for fuckin' good." She told him sweetly.
"Na." He told her, tightening his grip on her.
All the while I just leaned my head on my hand ready for this drama shit to be over.
"Sheila, leave now." August told her, "It's done between us alright I can't deal with you no more."
"You don't mean that August!" She yelled and he turned his head shaking it.
"I don't? Okay let me show you." He muttered down at her, backing away she watched just like everyone else as he walked towards me.
Oh, God.
Taking my hand he had me stand up. In awe he sat in my chair, and pulled me down on his lap.
It was like a dream, feeling his warm hand grab my chin and press his lips to mine. I immediately became wet as fuck, it took me off guard.
It wasn't just like a kiss on the lips, but it was a kiss of determination, so gentle and patient.
I melted in his arms kissing him back as he slipped his tongue in my mouth tasting like......pineapples?
So that's how he taste.
"August!" Sheila yelled, I barely heard in a daze.
"Alright that's it, Bryson, Cooper can y'all escort Sheila off my damn estate?" Calen shouted, and I knew once he got involved that was the end of the drama.
"Let's go!" I heard the guys yell probably taking Sheila away, all the while August and I were still going at it.
He bit my lip slowly sending me over the edge, I sucked his tongue with ease making him chuckle lowly.
"Awwwww!" I heard Cari and Zila yell in unison, I pulled my lips away from his, coming back to reality.
Our first kiss, was a kiss used to make a damn senseless ass point, not because he liked me.
August looked at me in my eyes with a different edge to them, I patted his hands for him to let me up and he did.
Standing up I went and sat in a chair next to him, shaking my head.
"Careful with the jealousy kiss nigga, it will have you doing shit you didn't think you would." Calen spoke.
Dana probably the only one knowing what he was talking about because she started laughing at him.
"Lani, can you come walk with me?" August asked me lowly leaning over, once everyone had settled down a bit.
"Yeah, alright." I nodded standing up after he did.
"I'm sorry I used you like that." He sighed while we walked a ways from the group, "Ya not mad at me are you?"
"Hell yeah I'm mad at you." I huffed looking out at the ocean as he walked beside me, "You don't even like me like that."
"Hey, why you gotta act like you know everything about me all the damn time?" He asked stopping me, kicking sand by standing in front of me.
"August you can't stand here in front of me and tell me you like me like that." I muttered, getting annoyed now.
Last thing I needed was him lying to me and to himself.
"Of course I like you, I wouldn't have done that with any other girl, shit I don't even be kissing on girls like that no way." He told me, but he could've just been saying that shit.
"How I know you not lying so we stay on good terms?" I asked him, looking away.
"Lani I like you." He told me, but it didn't feel good enough. August stared down at me as I continued to look away.
"What? That's not good enough for ya?" He asked, I shrugged not wanting this conversation to be like this, I expected it to be different.
Wanting a do over on this night, I couldn't change how everything happened, my attraction had gotten the best of me and people peeped it.
Everyone except August.
"You probably wouldn't have even done that if you hadn't suspected that I liked you more than a friend." I spoke the obvious, waiting for what clever thing he was going to say now.
"Lani..." He sighed.
"Just admit it ok." I sighed, "It will save us both regrets, at least now I know, no hard feelings. Nothing awkward between us ok?"
"But-"
"Ok??" I continued cutting him off. Scratching the side of his head he shrugged at me.
"Ok." Was all he said, and I started walking back to the group with him in tow.
All the chairs were empty by the fire that had been put out, I wondered where everyone was. Digging my phone out my pocket I had a text from Zila.
Z💜: went to the movie room to chill. (12:50AM, Mon, July 5)
"You coming inside or you about to head out?" I asked August placing my phone back in my pocket as he continued following me up the patio.
"Ain't shit for me to do at home, unless you want me to leave." He blinked down at me.
"Why would I want that, I'm not mad at you." I shook my head at him going inside the house, honestly I was frustrated that he had this effect over me.
"Seem like it." He muttered softly, but I ignored him trying to start an argument.
"So annoying." I spoke to myself, crossing my arms over my torso.
"What?" He asked grabbing my arm, stopping me. I took a deep sigh looking up at his sexy ass.
"Can we just pretend that kiss didn't happen please." I groaned, wanting to push him up against a wall and....fuck, among other things.
"Sorry, but not sorry, I can't." He shrugged looking down at me.
"Whatever August, you didn't feel anything." I blurted continuing to walk away from him.
"How the fuck you know what I feel and don't feel?" He asked me but I just ignored him.
Didn't know you still felt anything at all honestly August.
In silence August continued to follow me until I came to the stairs that led down to the basement where the movie room was.
On the big screen played fifty shades of grey darker, and I shook my head at these freaky love birds playing this damn movie.
Zila and Cooper sat in the upper left hand corner we saw them first, Dana sat with Calen down in the left corner.
It was at a love scene once August and I came in, walking down the stairs.
Oh, if only August had me in that position.
"Y'all in this bitch watching porno?" August asked making me chuckle at his clueless ass.
"Nah bruh." Cooper answered snuggled up with Zila, "It's a movie."
I walked all the way to the end in the right corner where Cari and Bryson sat, getting a poke from her in my side.
"What happened?" Cari lowly asked me and I shrugged.
"Nothing." I answered plainly, then I felt a nudge on the back of my head.
Turning around I saw August tall ass standing over me.
"Come to the back with me." He asked, I looked over at Cari who gave me a smile leaning her head into Bryson's shoulder.
"Why?" I asked in confusion looking back up at him.
"Just come on Lani, damn." He huffed, and I contemplated, but he wasn't going to leave me alone so I just went.
Standing up I walked up the stairs to the secluded left corner, sitting by August crossing my arms over my chest.
Raising the arm rest that kept us separated, he uncrossed my arms and leaned his upper body with his back to me on my chest.
Confused I let him grab my left arm and lay it across the top of his chest.
"What are we doing August?" I asked, and he kissed my wrist softly.
Did he think I was his now? Because that wasn't the case.
"You being my pillow." He told me and I mushed his head only for him to lean up and turn his body towards me.
Grabbing my wrists he planted them above my head on my seat, I wriggled in his grip just in shock that he was doing this.
He leaned his face on my left tit biting my nipple piercing gently with a little firmness through my shirt.
The sensation went straight to my center, I gasped in shock.
"August-" I started to protest lowly but he put his warm lips on mine making me putty in his embrace again.
His lips so smooth and soft he kissed quickly biting my bottom lip, letting it go my mouth it did a pop.
Letting my hands go, he did a smirk on my lips.
Pulling away out the passionate kiss he kissed my cheek once, "I told you I like your ass, now act like a pillow before I kiss something more lower on your body. Start our own damn porno."
"You know what?" I sucked my teeth at him, he laid back in his previous position, wrapping my arms around him.
What the hell I started?
~
Dana
Leaning against the wall I took a deep breath, cringing from hearing Calen being sick from drinking too much.
The toilet flushed again and then I heard the water running at the sink. It all just brought back memories of how I was when he was gone.
Never did I realize how low his tolerance was for liquor, until now. It made since why he only smoked really and not drink.
"Dana?" He called out to me, I went for the doorknob opening the door.
In only his black ralph lauren boxers that barely were on his hips he smiled innocently at me, leaning over the sink.
"You okay?" I asked watching him squirting some toothpaste onto the blue and white bristles of his toothbrush. He nodded slowly closing his eyes as he scrubbed his tongue quickly.
"I'll be out in a minute." He mumbled through continuing brushing. Leaving out the doorway, I went and sat on his bed waiting. Picking up the TV remote off his nightstand, I clicked the tuner.
Everyone found somewhere to crash on the estate, I stayed with Calen just to make he was alright before I went to my guest room.
I definitely couldn't go to Cari's room, knowing what her and Bryson was up to for the rest of the night.
Turning on Golden Girls, I laid further on the bed resting my head on my hand when I heard the bathroom door open.
Calen walked past the front of the bed coming to lay beside me. He took a deep breath laying fully on his back.
My eyes quickly scanned his almost nude body while he breathed, and I honestly didn't like him pushing his limits like this. His left hand slithered its way to my chin, he rubbed softly.
"Hey." He lowly spoke having me look into his low eyes.
"Hey." I softly replied looking away from him.
Noticing my cool aura, Calen scooted closer to me on his bed, his lips touched the lower part of my jaw he was so close smelling like mint.
"Dae, what's wrong?" He asked me in concern, he gripped my hip.
"I don't like it went you push yourself like that." I told him, his lips made contact with my jaw gently.
"It's fourth of July Dana, I get fucked up from time to time." He defended himself with a confused tone.
"Yeah, ok." I muttered remembering how bad I was hooked on the alcohol.
"You shouldn't judge me, I mean you did the same thing at one point." He told me, I scoffed leaning up out his embrace on me.
I knew Cari would eventually tell him all that he put me through and how I had responded.
She just didn't want to see the shit again, and I didn't blame her.
"Yeah that wasn't a choice, I was fuckin' depressed because you were gone." I snapped at him, he leaned all the way on his back looking up at the ceiling, removing his hand from my hip.
"Wasn't my fuckin' fault your ex, threatened to kill me and my family." He replied with an emotionless expression, putting one hand behind his head.
"So it's my fault that I didn't know she was like that!? Fuck you Calen." I yelled getting up out his bed, he wasn't about to sit here and make me feel like the time lost between us was my fault.
Calen leaned up scooting to the edge of the bed so fast he grabbed my waist, "Let me go Calen."
"No." He replied sternly pulling me to sit on his lap but I fought, feeling the tears come, "Never."
I was so deeply addicted to him, I felt vulnerable when he brought up how sick I was with him being away.
But I didn't want him to see just how weak he made me, how much I felt like it was my fault that he had to leave me.
"You resent me don't you?" I sniffled with my question. It would explain him pushing his limits tonite.
"Dana, would I have agreed to move with you to Miami if I did baby?" He asked softly finally getting me to sit on his lap.
Wiping my tears away he turned my head to look into his eyes, "Everyday you weren't near me, I was hurting just as much baby girl."
"I just don't want you to think that I'm obsessed with you, because I-"
"Dana, we're wearing each other's names on our necklaces, the feeling is mutual. I would kill over you." He spoke with a deep sincerity in his tone.
"Don't do that." I chuckled, his expression softened up a bit and he finally smiled at me.
"Then don't stop telling me you're obsessed with me, I love hearing that shit." He muttered kissing my lips softly.
"Ditto." I smiled on his lips, he squeezed me tightly.
"You may not see it, because you don't know how I was before I met you..I..." He sighed looking down at our hands intertwined.
"Talk to me," I pleaded. Needing for him to keep going.
"I'm not like how I used to be Dana, dating and shit that's not who I am, or was." He confessed looking in my eyes, then he looked away, "But you make me want to love and be here whenever you need me."
"How were you before?" I asked him curiously, his piercing stare connected with my eyes.
"Someone I never want you to meet." He replied lowly, taking a slow breath.
"I can't imagine you being like, what you're trying to say." I told him, he did a small smile looking up at me.
"The only reason I approached you at the bar is because Cooper asked me to, and I honestly didn't want to." He told me.
Whoa.
"Well I'm glad you did." I smiled at him, he kissed my cheek.
"Me too." He agreed, breathing slowly.
Him opening up to me, helped a lot, and I couldn't be more in love with him now.
"Thank you, for talking to me about this." I kissed the side of his head. He nodded squeezing me tightly.
"Sorry if I worried you with the drinking, I usually don't go all out like that." He apologized, kissing my neck softly snuggling me.
"Yeah, I know." I took a deep breath, "We really leaving tomorrow?"
"If you want," He huffed, "The only reason I had said it earlier because August was aggravating the fuck out of me."
"Did y'all talk it out?" I looked down at his hands, trailing the ink he had on them with my pinky finger.
"Yeah, we straight, especially now that he know you're mine." He told me, I smiled at how we had the acceptance of everyone in Calen's circle of our relationship.
"I didn't know how you wanted to tell everyone." I shrugged.
"Yeah, me either, that shit just happened on its own." He chuckled breathing deeply.
"Well, I guess I better get to my room." I spoke about to stand up out of his embrace but he still held me tightly.
"Everyone else is cuddled up right now in the house. Why can't we Dana?" He asked and I did a big sigh.
"You're supposed to be leading by example as the big brother to respect your parents house." I told him, he remained quiet but I knew he didn't agree.
"Cari hasn't seen Bryson in three days and Cooper is not going to deny anything that Zila tells him." He spoke of his siblings in a low blunt tone.
"I know we all grown Cae, but just for tonite with it being our last, let's just get some sleep." I tried persuading him.
"I won't touch you, unless you want it." He whispered, a smirk on his face.
"But I do want it, all the damn time now." I groaned in frustration, Calen just smiled biting his lip.
"I'm right here." He slowly rubbed up my back sending tingles all over my body.
"See that's why we can't." I summed it up, Calen shook his head.
"That's you having kinky thoughts about me."
"Calen." I pushed his shoulder in disbelief, he laughed.
"What?" He smirked innocently, rubbing down my neck on my hotspot, "Mines about you be nonstop."
Oh no.
"Yeah I'm getting up now." I grabbed his hand before we started something I didn't want to end.
"I seriously can't wait for us to get this damn condo in Miami." He spoke sounding irritated but let me go to stand up.
"We're seriously moving in together." I smiled, knowing if someone had of told me months ago that this would be happening I would probably punch them in the face.
"I can't believe the shit either, I'm seriously putting up my player card." Calen muttered making me step forward to mush his forehead.
But he grabbed my wrist with one hand quickly pulling me towards him gripping my hip with the other.
"You try and touch me again and you not leaving my bed baby." He told me with a serious look, letting me go.
"Oh, puh-lease Mr. Rodriguez." I muttered stepping away from him, his eyes lit up in hearing me say his name.
"That sounded sexy as shit coming from your mouth." He rubbed his bare stomach giving me a lustful stare, I automatically got hot by how he was looking at me.
"I'm leaving now." I laughed at him shaking my head.
"I would advise you to." He blinked looking at me with his legs spread, biting his bottom lip.
"That is not fair Calen." I squinted with a smile staring at him. He licked over his top lip with a grin.
"Come sit on top of me and it will be I promise." He spoke lowly leaning up a bit sizing his eyes up and down my body.
"What? So you can take off these?" I asked unzipping my shorts Calen's smile left and a stare of focus appeared.
Biting his bottom lip he sat up sizing me with a look of vulnerability, "Dana."
"What?" I asked batting my eyelashes at him, slipping one hand down in the front of my shorts.
"You got two seconds to go or imma..." He trailed off standing up and I dashed out his door closing it behind me.
His revenge on me was not going to be fun...at first.
~
Brushing my teeth, I went downstairs to see everyone and I mean everyone in the kitchen eating breakfast cooked by Cari of course.
Glad that I decided to change out of my pajamas into a big black t shirt and black skinny jeans with black socks I joined the feast my stomach growling.
"Hey babe, this for you." Cari winked after spotting me, she put a plate of food in front of me as I sat at an open seat of the kitchen island.
I smiled seeing she had everything I wanted on my plate, already knowing what I liked.
Looking across the kitchen, I saw August and Lani sitting with each other.
August stared down at Lani while she ate and I thought it was adorable.
He likes her.
"Hey babe." Calen spoke from behind putting his warm lips on my neck, giving me goosebumps.
"Hey, slept well?" I asked him, and he frowned a little at me.
Calen pushed his lips against my ear, softly whispering, "Na, I had to masturbate thinking about your wet-"
"Well what is this, a family feast in my kitchen?" Clay walked in the kitchen with Cassie on his arm.
Calen halted his words while I chuckled quietly, biting my lips not knowing what Clay and Cassie were about to say.
"Hey folks, an unintentional slumber party is all. We behaved ourselves." Cooper spoke up, getting a look at Zila of his lying.
"Well had I known I would've made breakfast." Cassie spoke getting a head shake from Cari.
"Got it handled ma." She smiled deeply, I chewed on her yummy sausages, seeing Cassie do a small nod.
"Ma, can I talk to you for a second?" Calen spoke up while everyone continued eating.
Kissing my cheek he walked with Cassie to another room, and I hoped he would go easy on her.
"So when do y'all go back to the states?" Zila asked drinking some orange juice out her glass.
"Probably in a day." Cari responded with a nod popping a piece of egg white in her mouth.
Instantly everyone heard yelling, making the kitchen silent. It was Calen and Cassie arguing, in Spanish, my heart dropped.
"Or TODAY." Cari mumbled.
August and Lani looked not surprised at all, Cari rolled her eyes leaning into Bryson's chest.
Cooper shook his head as Zila watched him on his phone, she had the same look as everyone else.
It's like I was the only one shocked in hearing the arguing, and that honestly scared me.
"Well that's cue for everyone to head out." Clay announced loudly, without a second thought the gang began to leave the kitchen.
~
Calen
"You are unbelievable you know that?" I scoffed at her and the unbothered look on her face.
"It's a good opportunity for her Calen," She shrugged, "You can always visit."
"I'm not going to be visiting mother," I smiled at her and she nodded, "I'm moving to Miami with her."
"You're what?!" She yelled, "Calen what about your company, you're-"
"I'll make the adjustments I have to, but you know mom, if you don't start showing you genuinely accept my relationship, I'll be making the adjustments of other things in my life too." I told her, walking off I had it up to here with this fucking island.
~
Lani
August walked me to my car after I waved bye to Zila one last time knowing I would see her soon.
Approaching my dark blue Benz, August smiled looking at my car and then at me.
"What you over there smiling about?" I asked him, he always did that it annoyed me a bit.
"Can't believe I've been overlooking you this whole time." He muttered watching me get in the drivers side, "Can I get a ride?"
Overlook?
"To your house right?" I asked squinting at him.
"What else you had in mind?" He asked with a smirk.
"Oh shut up." I muttered, August busted out laughing.
All since last night he's been teasing me since he knows I like his ass, I swear I'm starting to regret the shit, except when he smiles.
Its so fuckin' annoying.
"But na fa real, I want to talk to you." He told me, I shook my head gesturing for him to get in.
Jogging to the passenger seat he got in, I push started my ignition.
My Kendrick Lamar CD boomed the speakers playing halfway through LOYALTY where I had left it before exiting my car yesterday.
Turning the stereo down, my thoughts roamed as the song mirrored what I wanted from August and probably would never get.
"So we just going to ignore last nite?" He asked, I could hear the smile in his words.
"What are you talking about?" I asked in confusion, cuz I was really confused we didn't do shit last nite but sleep.
Eventually through the night, August found a way to cuddle my little ass, because when I woke up with my cheek pressed to his chest I freaked out at first.
"That we have something between us." He boldly spoke making me scoff.
"No we don't shut up." I sighed speeding down the dirt road towards the Hernandez estate.
"So you don't want to be with me?" He asked lowly, getting a little more serious.
"August your definition of being with someone and my definition, are completely different I'm sure of it." I blinked at the road in front of me.
"Hmm. You don't think I'm capable of being in a relationship?" He asked me, I sighed knowing this fuckin' conversation was about to take a turn.
Because I was not about to sugar coat shit for him, he knew me too well for that.
"Nope." I replied having my lip pop at the end of the word.
"Why?, I seem that fuckin' heartless Lani?" He asked more aggressively, turning towards me in his seat.
"August you fuck who you want, you do you. Shit I'm just being honest." I shrugged briefly looking over at him.
Taking a blunt out his front shirt pocket he lit it, blowing smoke. The fragrance of the loud calmed me a bit and I knew I had hit a sensitive chord with August.
"If it's like that, I dont understand why you stupid enough to like my ass, let alone let me kiss you twice." He muttered, filling me with anger.
I spoke on his flaws with not letting people get close to him, so now he tried to flip it like I was the one with the problem.
Typical, heartless August.
Pushing hard on my breaks once we made it to the outer gates of the estate, he looked at me like I was crazy as I put my car in park.
"I'm only going to say this once," I seethed pinching my pointer finger and thumb together at him, "I've adored you all these years. Before and after that bitch Nyah cracked you into a million pieces. But you know what August, this stupid woman is going back to Miami in two hours and you won't have to worry about me caring about your selfish, arrogant ass!" I yelled at him.
Looking defeated he stared away from me, "Lani, listen."
"Get the hell out of my car August I have to go finish packing!" I snarled at him.
"But-"
"Out!" I grumbled with a squint at him and he huffed opening his door stepping out my car.
Once he closed the door I shifted my gears and sped off, feeling the warm tears slowly stream down my face.
Some way to end the summer.
~
Dana
"I think thats everything." Cari mumbled as we exited her room with our belongings packed, ready to be loaded in the waiting van downstairs.
"Y'all got everything?" Cooper asked looking up at as we came down the grand staircase for a final time.
"Yep." Cari replied once we made it down the last step.
Bryson already was outside waiting along with Calen who had been salty the rest of the morning and afternoon once he had his discussion with Cassie.
She stood outside with Clay by the doorstep, silent. Cari gave her parents a side hug continuing to walk to the car.
"Love you mia," Clay kissed her cheek, "Dana it was nice meeting you, please visit anytime and goodluck in Miami."
"Thank you Clay, Cassie take care." I nodded towards them as she gave me a quick smile. I took a huge huff getting in the van next to Cari and Bryson.
With that we were off towards the airstrip. Coming to the jet, I smiled at all the memories I had made on the island because of Calen.
"Hey everyone, let's take a picture just for a reminder." Cari smiled with her phone in hand. She took numerous pictures of everyone.
"Glad to get the hell back to the U.S. for real." Cooper mumbled.
"You ain't lying Coop." Calen muttered from the front seat, I saw he clenched his jaw. Cassie must have really pissed him off.
We came to the jet seeing that Calen's men were waiting for us, we all exited the van and headed towards the jet.
Following behind Calen I walked up the stairs to see Lani was sitting in the back with Zila, they waved at us.
Cooper made his way to the back of the jet where Lani and Zila sat.
"Hey." Cari spoke placing her book bag down she snuggled against Bryson once they sat.
Calen made sure I was settled before he walked back to the door opening of the jet.
The surprised look on his face made me wonder who he was talking to through the doorway, "Alright come on man."
Backing up and walking back towards me Calen gave me a look, and I saw August walk inside the jet with a book bag on his shoulder.
"Well look whose deciding to leave the island after four years." Cooper yelled, he stuck his middle finger up making Cooper laugh.
August sat in the front of the jet, Calen came and sat up under me leaning his head in my lap.
I looked back towards Lani who had a peculiar look on her face.
Surprised?
~
¥Later That Evening¥
After dropping the gang off in Miami, we continued back to Atlanta, and I could not be more happy to be back to start packing.
Cari had Bryson helping her with stuff while I worked on my room for now.
"Babe, before we start moving for real, I gotta take care of the relocation of my offices." Calen talked to me as I started going though junk in my room that I wasn't bringing with me.
"Okay, how long do you think it's going to take?" I asked him, halting my sorting.
"Two months at the most." He told me with a hesitating smile on his lips.
"Calen two months?" I asked, "What am I going to do for two months?"
"Hell, I don't know. Look for a damn condo for us to live in." He shrugged laying back on my headboard.
Lifting his shirt he pulled his glock out his waistband, placing it on my bedside dresser.
Even though Calen has eyes and ears all over Atlanta in case someone decided to fuck with us, he didn't want to let his guard down.
As much as I was against it, I couldn't stop him from being paranoid, it made me wonder what the hell Erin did to him when she kidnapped him.
It made me cringe just trying to think about it, he never will tell me even when I try to ask.
"That isn't going to take two months." I squinted at him, he shrugged again poking his lips out a bit.
"Dae, I don't know what you want me to tell you. You know I got you already with finances until you start your job." He told me raising his eyebrows.
"Calen I don't want your money." I pouted, thinking I was going to start working again at least in a few weeks.
"You ain't got no choice cuz, when we get married, you going to be having it regardless." He blinked at my pout unfazed.
This nigga already talking about us getting married.
Even though we had been together four months, it did in some way feel like longer than that.
Regardless we still had a lot to do before marriage came, Calen in love ass is just ready to jump in with both feet.
"I ain't ready to marry you." I huffed at him, he smiled at me licking over his lips.
That conniving smile appeared on his lips, making my juices start to flow without a choice.
"Oh really?" He asked sliding up off my bed walking towards me in a slow pace, he slipped out his all black timbs.
"Calen, no I have to sort through this shit." I warned him but he still came towards me.
"Nah, ya ass just said you won't have nothing to do for two months, looking at this junky ass room that you have created." He muttered looking around, "It should take you the whole two months to sort through this shit." He spoke pushing me up against my closet door.
"Cae." I groaned softly as he gently grabbed my chin turning my head to the side he kissed my hotspot.
"Still don't want to marry me?" He asked, and I huffed closing my eyes as he licked up and down my neck.
"No." I laughed at his crazy ass, I opened my eyes to see him smirking at me turning my face back towards his.
"Guess I'm going to have to change that answer if we moving in together." He deeply replied kissing my lips slowly, he tasted so good.
Then he just walked away, knowing I wanted him to finish.
Revenge time, shit.
"Calen stop playing." I groaned, it annoyed me how fast he made me not want it, then want it and beg for it.
"Huh?" He turned around innocently trailing his eyes up and down my body.
"You are so fuckin' annoying." I grumbled as he stood there with with arms crossed over his chest, smiling evilly.
"Come here." I meekly spoke at him, forgetting completely about what I was doing.
"Why? You don't wanna marry me remember, that mean you don't want me." He shrugged teasing me, a glimmer in his eyes at me.
"Baby, I do one day, but not tonight." I spoke biting my lip looking down at my pants playing with the button, "But I do need you right now."
"Dana, don't you dare." He told me his brown eyes watching as I touched myself through my pants.
Before I could move my hands another inch he was all over me. His warm mouth captured mine as his hands went to work.
They found the button of my pants, undoing it, he tugged my pants south slowly bending down, pulling away from our kiss. I gripped the top of his head as he pulled my pants all the way off my legs.
Going for my panties next he kissed the bottom of my stomach. Quickly he pulled my panties down I could've swore I heard a rip of the two hundred dollar lingerie I had on, that he bought.
"Calen, those were-" I moaned feeling the tip of his tongue slither in my folds flicking my clit. I gripped the top of his head tighter.
"Told you every time I catch you wearing them, I'm ripping them the fuck up." He muttered darkly, continuing his attack on my pearl.
"Cae." I moaned as he lifted me by my thighs up against the door spreading my legs, "Fuck."
Holding on to his head, he had me pinned up against the door, diving his tongue in and out of me.
"Shit so fuckin sweet." He purred, I became more warm by his words, "You're mine right?"
"Yea." I breathed lowly and he stuck a finger inside me, I did a deep gasp feeling him curve his finger against my spot, "Shit."
I looked down to see I was at least four or five feet up off the ground, his arm holding my weight while the other enhanced the pleasure he put on me.
"Louder, tell me that shit." He commanded stroking his finger inside and out.
"I'm yours, I want to marry you Calen." I cried out feeling he added another finger while he licked my clit in zigzag.
"Very soon baby." He kissed my clit with his juicy lips sending me over the edge.
"Oh fuck Calen." I whimpered breathless, I came all over his mouth. He licked up every drop of my essence before sliding me down his body.
My legs weak, I looked up at him knowing my face was flush as I held on to the top of his shoulders. Calen's smile was evident that he was happy he got what he wanted.
"You can't use orgasms like that to get what you want to hear." I whispered to him, he leaned down kissing my lips, gripping my hips with his hands.
"Mmm, seems like I can." He smiled laying me down on my bed after he pushed all my shit on it, on the floor.
My body was so used to him giving me one orgasm after another, I was going through withdrawals waiting for the next.
Turning me on my stomach, he gripped my hips moving my back into an arch.
"No, you can't." I laughed at him, he slapped my ass once making me yelp in pleasure, "Mmm, you ass."
"Did you take your birth control?" He asked me and I nodded with a smirk.
"If I didn' t?" I asked him and he got quiet, then his warm hand rubbed up and down my slick entrance it made me shudder.
"Guess we about to go half on a baby then." He spoke without a care.
Seconds later I felt his warm tip rubbing softly up and down my opening.
"Calen, stop fucking teasing me." I tried sounding mad but I sounded more like I was begging than anything.
Pushing my body towards him I tried to get him inside but he kept backing up doing a soft chuckle, "Bad girl."
"Calen, I'm about to fight you." I groaned and he did an adorable laugh at my threat.
Using one of my hands, I tried to go for my center but Calen grabbed my wrist, "Nope."
"You are evil." I whined, laying my right cheek flat on my bed.
"Say I'm Ms. Ross-Rodriguez." He told me, I huffed at him, about to get up but he held me in place.
"Calen, give it to me!" I yelled and he laughed.
I felt him bend down raising my shirt, his warm tongue glided slowly from the bottom of my back to the top.
"Say it and I will." He bit my shoulder, I felt like I peed between my legs.
"I'm, Ms. Ross-Rodriguez." I mumbled ready but he still teased me with his tip.
"Calen I said-"
Without warning he slid inside with the first deep stroke, I forgot how to breathe, "Oh my...."
~
Hand in hand Calen guided me downstairs, we both were hungry as fuck and decided to go to the diner. Cari and Bryson were in the kitchen making out, I smiled at them shaking my head.
"Ah, hm." I cleared my throat making them stop kissing they looked our way.
"Oh don't you do that, I'll be glad when we move to a bigger place, y'all nasty." Cari muttered with a laugh.
"Oops," I laughed hiding my face in Calen neck, "That's what y'all get for the hell y'all put me through."
"Y'all coming with us to the diner?" Calen asked, they nodded following us out the door.
We hopped in Bryson's Audi, I sat in the back with Calen. He had me lean on him with his arm wrapped around me.
"I'm going to have like fifteen different meetings before I get the approval with the board and everything." He sighed.
"Don't worry baby, we're going to get through this." I encouraged him as we exited out the car holding hands walking up to the diner.
"I know." He smiled holding the door open for everyone to walk inside. Every chance I got I wants to keep him in high spirits about moving.
It felt weird not going in here with Cooper, but he was too into Zila, he decided to stay in Miami with her and wait till we got down there.
"Welcome back gang." Laurie spoke up with a bright smile, it seemed like it had been ages.
"We headed to the usual table Rie." Cari smiled at her walking past, Calen and I behind her.
"Okay, just signal me when y'all ready." She nodded going back behind the counter with a stack of some empty plates in her arms.
"Thanks." I smiled, we headed to the booth and a group of people sat at our booth before we could get there.
Cari walked up first, smiling down at the two women and a guy that was obviously gay, "Is it cool if we sit here?"
"Depends, what you going to give me sweetie?" One of the girls asked and I rolled my eyes.
"Cari let's just sit somewhere else." I yelled over to her already seeing Bryson and Calen picking another booth further down.
She ignored me though.
"We always sit here, it's just tradition." Cari explained but the girl just looked at her like she was dumb.
Calen walked back towards me with a confused face not really understanding what was going on, "What is she doing?"
"Okay," The girl smiled pointing at Calen, "I want his phone number for me, and the other guys number for my home girl and then you can have this punk ass booth."
"You have to be rude? Bitch." Cari shook her head walking away but she didn't see that the girl stood up mugging her.
Cari be giving no types of fucks like Calen, I swear they were definitely related to the core.
"Bitch who you calling a bitch?" She yelled, but Cari ignored her walking over to us, she sat down next to Bryson in the side of the booth that faced away from them.
"Just forget it, we'll be picking a new diner soon to start a new tradition Car." I smiled at her feeling Calen lean closer to me.
"I guess so." She sighed, my smile began to fade seeing the two girls walk up.
Don't want to let shit go? Okay.
"Hey bitch, I hear you called my sister-"
"We don't want any problems, please just enjoy the booth and fuck off." I told the two women with Calen's gun in my hand aimed at them.
Calen smiled at me the whole time, Bryson and Cari's face was shocked by my actions as the girls walked away, well more like ran.
"I love you." Calen kissed my cheek, taking his gun back from me.
"Are y'all ready to order?" Laurie asked with a laugh probably peeping that whole thing.
~
