It's Always The Pretty Ones (10 page)

Jamelah was thrown back by her comment.
 
“Oh now see…you
are
crazy.
 
Who says things like that?”

“Somebody trying to protect her family from being destroyed!” Dazzy said her voice filled with rage.

“You need to be somewhere away from my brother and my niece. Preferably an insane asylum.”

“Just stay the hell out of my family’s business, you got that?”
 
Dazzy slammed the phone down on the charger, ending the call.
 
Angel stirred and began to cry in the background from all the yelling.
 
Dazzy smiled as she went to tend to her.
 
“Mommy is coming baby!”

Anton smiled big when Colbey walked into his office.
 
She was still as sexy and beautiful as the last time he saw her.
 
They had dated for about 2 ½ years while he was in the Marines.
 
The only reason they broke up was because she moved away for a new job.
 
It was a hard break up, but he didn’t want to hold her back.
 

“Ready to go?”
 
She asked with a smile.

“Sure, just let me sign out of my computer.”

She picked up a picture of Angel and Dazzy that he had sitting on his desk.
 
“Oh, is this your wife and baby?”

“No.”
 
He answered quickly.
 
“Well, the baby is mine.
 
She is just my fiancée.”
 

“Oh, well, congratulations!”
 

“Yeah, thanks.”
 
He said with little excitement.

“Gee.”
 
Colbey laughed.
 
“Hold back your excitement there!”

“Long story.
 
Ready to go?”
 

“Sure.”
 
She smiled as she exited the office.
 

“So, why didn’t you tell me you were back in town?”
 
He asked as they walked to the elevator.
 

“I was actually going to look you up and surprise you!”
 
She laughed.
 
“Who knew we would be working at the same place!”

“I know!
 
By the way, have I told you how great you look?”

An all too familiar attraction passed between them as they stared at one another for a moment.
 

“Yes, and thank you.”
 
She blushed.
 
“Why don’t you tell me about that beautiful baby and fiancée of yours?”

They stepped inside the waiting elevator.
 
“I wouldn’t know where to start.”

Chapter 9

Romeo walked into “Jaded”, a local nightclub/bar to meet Krystal for some drinks.
 
They had been going strong for a good three months now, which was saying a whole lot for Romeo.
 
Normally he couldn’t even go three hours without hooking up with a new woman.
 
He was proud of himself.
 
It was hard; damn hard, but he was committed to making a change.
 
Besides, he had really fallen for Krystal.
 
He looked across the room and saw Krystal waving to him.
 

“Hey sweet pea.”
 
She said as she stood up and gave him a kiss.

He hated it when she called him that in public.
 
“Hey babe.”

“Honey, this is Reina.
 
She is a friend of mine that just moved into the area.”

He reached out and shook her hand.
 
“Nice to meet you.”
 
He smiled.
 

“No, the pleasure is all mine!
 
It’s nice to finally get to meet the man she has been talking about nonstop for months now.”

“Oh
has
she?”
 
Romeo smiled at a blushing Krystal.
 

“Oh Lord, now you’re blowing his head up.”
 
Krystal joked.
 

“So, Reina, what brings you to town?”
 
Romeo asked as he motioned for the waitress.

“Oh, I have a small part in the play my best friend here is starring in.”

“Stop it.”
 
Krystal gently elbowed her jokingly.

“
What
?”
 
Romeo smiled.
 
“You didn’t tell me you got the lead!
 
That’s great, baby!”
 
He stood up and walked around the table to kiss her.

“Thank you.
 
I still can’t believe it, myself.”

“Well, you deserve it, so you should be proud!”
 
Reina added.
 
“Just make sure not to forget us little folks on your way up.”

‘Girl, stop.”
 
Krystal laughed.
 
“I’ll be right back, okay?
 
I need to go to the ladies room.”
 

“So, Reina, how long have you been acting?”
 
Romeo asked sipping his drink.

“Oh come on, Romeo.
 
I have heard some serious stories about you.”

He raised his eyebrow.
 
“
Really
.
 
What types of stories?”

She reached out under the table and began to slowly run her hand up his thigh.
 
“Really dirty ones, and I’m trying find out if any of them are true.”

He jumped slightly when she reached his penis and gave it a little squeeze.
 
“No, let’s pull this back.
 
I thought you were Krystal’s best friend?”
 
His face was serious, but he was fighting hard as hell inside not to bend her over the table and punish her ass.
 
He resisted because he didn’t want to hurt Krystal.
 

“Didn’t she tell you that we share everything?”
 
She smiled devilishly as he pushed her hand away.
 

“Nah, she didn’t tell me that.”

“Tell you what?”
 
Krystal asked as she sat back down at the table.

“Tell me how crazy your friend, Reina is.”
 
He chuckled uncomfortably.
 

Oh, yeah, she is crazy, isn’t she?”
 
Krystal took a sip of her drink.
 
“Come on, baby.
 
Let’s dance.”

“Oh no.
 
I’m a little tired from work.
 
You go ahead without me.”
 
He smiled.
 

“Okay.
 
Come on Reina!”
 
She said as she grabbed Reina’s hand and pulled her onto the dance floor.
 

He had to squeeze his knees together to tame the swelling knot between his legs as he watched Krystal and Reina dance together on the dance floor.
 
Reina would make sure she was in plain view of Romeo; swaying her hips and grinding seductively.
 

“Lord, please help me.”
 
He prayed silently.

Anton and Colbey walked out the front doors of the building after a late staff meeting.
 

“Well, I’ll see you tomorrow.”
 
She said as she waved goodbye.
 

“Wait.”
 
He tapped her arm before she could turn to leave.
 
“Why don’t you stay and meet my daughter.
 
Dazzy should be here to pick me up any minute now.”
 

“Oh, okay.
 
I’d love to!
 
Where’s your car?”
 

‘”Umm…it’s in the shop.”
 
He scoffed.

“Oh, ok.”
 
She smiled.

“Here they are.”
 
He said as he walked toward the car as it pulled up.
 
“Hey Dazzy, I wanted you to meet an old friend of mine, Colbey.
 
Colbey, this is Dazzy, and back there is my little Angel.”

“Hi Dazzy, Nice to meet you.
 
I’ve heard so much about you!”
 
She said bending over looking through the window.

“Have you, now?”
 
Dazzy said with a straight face.
 

“Aww!
 
Hi Angel!
 
She is absolutely beautiful!”
 
She smiled as she looked in the backseat.
 

“Thanks.”
 
Dazzy replied curtly.
 
“Anton are you ready to go?”

Anton mouthed “sorry” to her from Dazzy’s rude behavior.
 
“I’ll see you tomorrow.”
 

“Okay.”
 
Colbey smiled.
 
“Dazzy, it was nice meeting you.”

“Yeah.”
 
Dazzy answered in a very agitated tone.

Anton was furious as he sat down in the front seat.
 
“What the hell is wrong with you?”

“What’s wrong with me?
 
You bring some little bitch down here to the car, smiling in my face and you have the nerve to ask what’s wrong with me?”

“Dazzy, there was no reason for you to be rude like that.
 
I just wanted her to meet you and Angel.
 
That’s it.”

“Yeah right. What did you mean an ‘old friend’, anyway?
 
What type of friend was she?”

“We dated for a while, yes, but she is just a friend now.
 
Nothing more.”

“You guys dated?
 
For how long?”

“Why is that important?
 
I’m with you,
for now
.”

Dazzy’s eyes got big.
 
“What the hell do you mean, ‘
for now
?”

“Honestly Dazzy, if you keep on acting the way you do, I don’t know how much longer I’ll be around.”
 
He shook his head as he looked out the window.
 

“How could you say that to me?
 
You would leave your daughter for some bitch?”

“Whoa.”
 
He said putting his hand up.
 
“I never said I would leave Angel.
 
I said I would leave you.”

Dazzy’s lips tightened with anger as she started to grip the wheel tightly.
 

“Wow.
 
Silence.
 
That’s first.”
 
He turned and reached in the back seat to give a fretting Angel her pacifier.
 
While he was turned slightly, Dazzy took her fist and slammed it down on his crotch.
 

“What the fuck is wrong with you!”
 
He said bend over holding himself.
 

“Don’t you ever speak to me like that again!
 
You will not leave your family for some trick bitch!
 
You got that?”

“I never said…”

“Shut up!”
 
She interrupted screaming at the top of her lungs.

Angel started crying from the commotion.

Anton gathered himself, still in pain, and reached back and held Angel’s hand.
 
“It’s okay, baby.”
 
He looked over at Dazzy staring straight ahead.
 
“You’re crazy, you know that?”

“Don’t you say that to me!”
 
She shouted banging the wheel.
 
“I’m not crazy!
 
You are just trying to put me down so I’ll feel bad and you can leave us!
 
I’m not crazy!”

Anton just looked at her in amazement.
 
Frankly, He was afraid to respond.
 
He looked in the back at Angel sucking her pacifier and holding his finger.