(A/N: So sorry for the super long delay on this one, but this story is very close to my heart, so just know that it will be finished. Thanks for hanging in there with me, hope you all enjoy.)
"The Morgan"
A few weeks had gone by since the party, and Lamar's murder. His funeral was last weekend, and the event was very somber. Frankie and Big D threw a party in his memory that weekend. The whole neighborhood showed up. Harrison went to the party for a few hours, but he decided not to stay for too long. Though there hadn't been any retaliations for Lamar's murder, he knew it was only a matter of time before something happened. He was also stressed. He was running out of time to make a decision on whether he would ride out or not with Frankie's crew to get revenge.
Despite all of the dismal events of the past week, it was finally Friday. It was also a holiday weekend, and that was definitely something to be happy about. Monday was Columbus, which meant a long weekend. Keisha was happy because she'd finally gotten Olivia to agree to hang out with her and some of the girls, from around the way. Liv was going to stay home for the weekend. She was coming back on their side of town tomorrow, which meant and night out.
Keisha and the girls planned on taking Olivia to Adams Morgan. A popular party destination in Northwest D.C. It was a strip of bars on 18th street. There was always a very diverse group of people there with different genres of music playing in each of the bars. Keisha and her other friends always had a good time when they went. She hoped Liv would too.
To be honest Olivia was looking forward to unwinding a little as well. Law School was stressful as hell. But add on worrying about her brother, or who the next victim of this stupid street war would be was enough to make anyone go crazy. Olivia wasn't much of a partier since she'd left for college. It had been a while since she'd had a night out on the town, and knowing Keisha it would definitely be a night to remember.
Olivia was looking in the mirror as she put the finishing touches of her makeup on, when the doorbell rang. She went to open it, Keisha was on the other side. She stepped inside the house smiling brightly, as she hugged her old friend tight. Olivia hugged her back just as fiercely, and sighed. Not keeping in touch with Keisha when she went away for school, was another regret of hers that she vowed to make up for.
"Hey girl, you ready?" asked Keisha excitedly? Olivia laughed at her friends over enthusiasm.
"Yep, let me just grab my purse."
Keisha nodded as Olivia walked into the living room to get her things. She looked around noticing that the house was unusually quiet.
"Where's Harrison and your moms?" she asked Olivia as Liv made her way back towards her in the hallway.
"Uh, my mom is at the hospital working still, and Harrison is at Kim's house, I think," she answered a little unsure. Keisha opened the front door and smiled.
"Harry and Kim are so cute. They've been together for like two years right? She asked? Olivia shrugged. Keisha rolled her eyes but continued on. "They've been dating since they started high school, kinda reminds me of another old couples I know ." Olivia looked over at her and rolled her eyes. Keisha nudged her arm and smirking at her.
Olivia shook her head. "That ship has long since sailed, crashed into an iceberg, and sank into the titanic." Keisha laughed as she and Olivia walked out the door.
They walked over to a 2013 Honda Accord. "So your mom let you get the car tonight?" asked Olivia? Keisha nodded; then she unlocked the door.
"Yeah, all I had to do was promise her a kidney," she joked. Olivia chuckled as she got in the front seat on the passenger's side, while Keisha got in on the drivers side.
"Little D's with your mom?" she asked and Keisha smiled, she put the key in and started the ignition.
"You know he is." She rolled her eyes playfully. "As much as she complains about him being a little terror; I know she loves having him around." Olivia smiled as Keisha pulled off.
"Where are we headed first?" Olivia asked, knowing that they weren't going straight to Adams Morgan. It was only 11:30. The strip didn't get crowded until about 12:30.
"Gotta go get my cousin Shanice and her friend Candice. You remember Candice right?" asked Keisha and Olivia nodded.
She remembered both of those girls. Candice graduated a few years before they did. She worked as a manager at the Apple Store at Pentagon City in Arlington Virginia now. She had two little ones of her own. Keisha's cousin Shanice, was supposed to graduate in their year, but she had a bit of a temper, and a potty mouth. She got held back a year after tenth grade. She missed too many school days from being suspended for fighting.
"Yeah I remember them."
"They're both at Shawn's house, so it'll be quick," shrugged Keisha. Shawn was the nickname Keisha and the rest of the neighborhood used for her cousin Shanice. Liv rolled her eyes but smiled. Candice might be ready, but if Liv remembered correctly; it didn't matter what time you told Shawn you would be there, she was never ready to walk out the door on time. Olivia laughed to herself, thinking about it.
"What's so funny?" asked Keisha smiling? Olivia smirked as the light turned green.
"Shawn's gonna be ready huh?" Keisha laughed too. "You should've picked me up last, we're going to have to wait all night for Shawn," she joked.
Keisha shook her head. "I told her ass I was on my way thirty minutes ago, so hopefully she'll be ready. Plus Candice is there, so maybe she can help speed Shawn's slow ass up." Olivia laughed again, but didn't think that would work.
"If you say so."
They arrived at Shawn's house ten minutes later. As expected, she needed an extra twenty minutes before she was finally ready to go. Keisha was getting pissed off because it was almost 12:30. Even though the bars and clubs didn't close until three, she still wanted to get down there and have some fun. Since she was the designated driver, she wasn't going to be doing too much drinking tonight. Once Shawn and Candice finally got in the car, it was clear that Shawn was already a little tipsy.
"What's up bitches!" she yelled loudly, falling into the back seat. Olivia laughed, Candice rolled her eyes, and pulled something out of her purse. Keisha turned to Shawn, ready to give her a piece of her mind,
"I told your ass I was going to be here forty minutes ago hoe! Why the hell wasn't you ready?" Shawn laughed.
"Bitch you lied! I knew you wasn't going to be here that damn early. Shawn rolled her eyes and continued. "Besides you know I have to go through like seven different outfits before I find the right one." Keisha smacked her teeth angrily, and Shawn put a hand on her shoulder. "Stop being mad cuzzo, look what I got," she teased.
Keisha rolled her eyes annoyed, before turning around to see what Shawn was talking about. Her anger dissipated, when she saw what her cousin was holding up. Shawn smirked when she saw the smile on her cousins face. Olivia noticed the change in Keisha's attitude, and turned around to see what Shawn brought. A frown instantly graced her face.
"That's right bitch, I got that Henny!" Keisha laughed as Shawn waved the bottle around.
"I knew I liked you for some reason," joked Keisha as she looked at the bottle. It was a fifth of Hennessy VSOP Cognac. Olivia shook her head. She was a lightweight, there was no way she was drinking that.
"I'm not drinking that shit." Shawn rolled her eyes and smacked her teeth this time.
"Come on Liv, I brought some soda for your lightweight ass, since you always need some damn chase." Olivia scoffed. "You drinking this shit tonight!" said Shawn firmly. "Matter of fact," Shawn continued. "I brought these cups too," she said pulling out some red plastic solo cups from her purse. "We all bouta take some shots before we pull off." She handed each of them a cup, but she had to hold Candice's cup for a moment. "Hurry up damn!" said Shawn impatiently. Candice rolled her eyes.
"Hold up trick, I'm tryna roll this blunt." Olivia rolled her eyes for the twentieth time that night. At this rate they weren't going to make it anywhere. Candice finally finished a few seconds later and took the cup from Shawn.
"Aight, let's do this." Shawn grabbed the bottle and poured a little in each other their cups. She grabbed the coke a cola, and put a little bit in Liv's; then she stuck her tongue out at her playfully. Olivia shook her head and laughed. "Let's turn up!" They all clinked their glasses together and took their shots back. Even with the coke in her drink Olivia still coughed a little. Keisha patted her back.
"You ok Liv?" she asked. Olivia cleared her throat and spoke quickly.
"Fine." Keisha accepted that and started the car; then she pulled off.
"You mind if I light this in here?" asked Candice holding up the blunt and the lighter. Keisha shook her head.
"Go head, I got some blunt powder in the glove compartment." Keisha looked over at Oliva. "It's cool with you right Liv?" In the past, she never had to ask Olivia. Hell she even hit the blunt with them sometimes. But Liv definitely wasn't the same person from four years ago.
Olivia shrugged. "I don't care."
"Bet," said Candice lighting the blunt. "Ya'll wanna hit this?" she asked after she took a puff. Keisha rolled down the windows a bit.
"Hell yeah!" said Shawn loudly. Keisha chimed in.
"Save me some." But Olivia shook her head.
"Naw I'm straight." Candice hit the blunt once more, before passing it to Shawn. Shawn hit the blunt a couple of times and tapped Olivia on the shoulder.
"You gon be fun tonight, right college girl?"
Olivia sighed. She and Shawn got along fine enough, but she knew that Shawn had always been a little jealous of her. Everyone in the neighborhood knew that Shawn used to have a thing for Russell, plus was always taking digs at Liv for leaving everything behind and going away to college. As if that was a bad thing. Sure she'd changed, but she could still be fun.
"Pass me the bottle," said Liv seriously. Shawn smirked at her.
"Well ok then." She passed the Hennessy along with the soda up front to Olivia. Then she passed the blunt back to Candice, who was in her own zone. "Which way you going to get to The Morgan?" she asked Keisha. Olivia poured the liquor and soda into her cup slowly, careful not to spill anything.
"I'm getting on the highway. Big D showed me a shortcut through the park last time we came up here." As she said this Keisha took the exit to get onto highway 295 north.
"Rock Creek Park?" asked Liv as she took a sip of her drink. She passed the bottle back to Shawn who poured herself another cup. Keisha nodded.
"Yeah it's quicker that way."
"True, what are the boys up too tonight?" asked Shawn.
Keisha shrugged. "I think they're hanging out at Frankie's house tonight." Olivia sighed again and Shawn smirked.
"Liv, you seen your old boo since you been back?" she asked, leaning up towards Olivia's chair.
"Once," said Olivia quickly as she continued to sip her drink.
"That boy fine as hell ain't he," gushed Shawn to no one in particular, she licked her lips thinking about it. Candice laughed, and even Keisha smiled a bit. Olivia had no real reaction. She just sat back and drank her cup. "You telling me you don't miss his fine ass Liv, all them muscles and those sexy ass lips," said Shawn practically fantasizing about him. Keisha laughed and even Olivia cracked a small smile this time.
"Nope, he's all yours if you want him. "We've been done for years." Shawn scoffed and rolled her eyes.
"Whatever." Shawn didn't buy it one bit. "You telling me you wouldn't let him hit that one more time?" she asked knowingly. Candice almost spilled her drink and Keisha glanced over at Olivia waiting for the answer.
Olivia shook her head. "He wasn't all that." Keisha laughed, while Candice looked at her questioningly. But Shawn didn't believe her.
"Not what I heard!" Olivia shrugged, but at the same time racked her brain to figure out what Shawn meant.
"What are you talking about?" Shawn smirked mischievously and tapped Keisha on the shoulder.
"Remember Ricky's cookout on the fourth of July Keisha? The one from a few years ago?" she asked? Olivia raised a curious eyebrow as she looked over at Keisha. Keisha thought back for a second and after a while she nodded smiling.
"Oh yeah I remember that, that was the summer after graduation." She glanced over at Olivia. "Before you left for college Liv." Olivia looked over at her and slowly started blushing as the memories came flooding back. Keisha smirked at her. "Oh I know you remember that."
"What happened?" asked Candice curiously?
But Olivia said nothing to confirm or deny this. She just sank down in her chair and continued to sip her drink. Keisha laughed as she noticed it. Shawn grinned as she began telling Candice the story. Olivia grabbed the bottle from the backseat and decided to drink some more.
"It was hot as hell that day," she started. "They ran out of ice real quick, nothing was keeping the drinks cold. So Ricky asked Frankie to go to the store to get some more ice. He gave him the money for it, his car keys and all that shit. But like two hours went by and Frankie still hadn't got back from the store yet. So Ricky eventually sent someone else" Shawn paused briefly before continuing on with the next part. "I went into the house, to see if I could grab something cold from the fridge; when I hear some sounds coming from the bathroom on the first floor. So you know me with my nosey ass," she said looking over at Candice. "I have to go see what it is." Keisha started laughing, and Olivia rolled her eyes, knowing what was coming next.
"So what did you hear?" asked Candice, dying to know. Shawn gave her a crooked smile and took a sip from her cup, before continuing.
"Ohhhh shit Frankie, right there, right thereā¦" she fake moaned, making sex noises dramatically in the back seat. Candice burst out laughing, so did Keisha. Olivia even laughed a little, but shook her head.
"No bullshit," laughed Candice. Shawn nodded, laughing too now.
"Swear on everything." Candice looked over at Shawn to see if she was lying. Then she looked over at Olivia and grinned.
"Damn Liv, at the cookout though," she shook her head jokingly. "Ya'll some freaks." The girls laughed, and Olivia shrugged.
"Whatever, like ya'll bitches have never done it in other places before." Everyone in the car laughed, including Olivia herself.
"I ain't mad at ya," said Shawn. "Sure did sound like he was putting it down that day though."
"I never said he was bad," Olivia insisted. "I just said he wasn't all that. Now can someone turn some fucking music on," she said eager to change the subject. She was feeling a little tipsy and she wanted to actually enjoy the night. She didn't want to talk about her stupid ex-boyfriend.
"Lemme plug my phone in," suggested Candice. Olivia handed her the cord and Candice turned on some music. The girls started dancing to Cardi B's Bodak Yellow, as Keisha took the exit to get onto Rock Creek Parkway.
Harrison and his girlfriend Kim were in her bed lying down together. They'd just finished making love and were coming down from their high. She had her head on his chest. He was slowly stroking her shoulder, lost in thought. Even though he was very much into what they'd just been doing, Kim could tell something was troubling him earlier, when he'd first come over.
She told him that they could talk about whatever it was, but he didn't want to talk at that moment. He asked her where her father was, and she told him that he wouldn't be home until the morning. He was working the overnight shift at his job. It was just her and her dad. They lived in the Barry Farms housing projects, in Southeast D.C.
Her mom passed away when she was five. Harrison asked if he could stay the night and she agreed. She thought that they would talk. But it was soon obvious that he came to her because he needed to take his mind off of something. So they made love, but now; she was ready to know what was bothering him.
"Babe, what's going on?" she asked. Concern was etched in her voice, as she looked up at him.
He was in deep thought, but placed kiss on her lips. Then he sighed deeply.
"Just thinking," he responded quietly. She kissed him again, and looked him in the eyes.
"Bae, just tell me what's wrong," she pleaded. He sighed again.
"Big D said he knows them niggas were that killed Lamar a few weeks ago. Frankie's planning to go after them. They wanna know if imma be down to go. But I don't know if I should go." He took a deep breath and then continued. "I mean yeah, I wanna get those punk ass niggas back for what they did. But I don't know if it's worth it, to keep this bullshit going. You know what I mean?" Kim nodded.
"Yeah babe I know, but you gotta think about it. Lamar had nothing to do with that shit. He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. God forbid, if it were you; I know he'd ride out." Harrison shrugged. "Remember what happened to Lucky?" she asked and Harrison nodded.
Lucky was Kim's older brother. His real name was Leon. He was about five years older than Olivia. He was heavy into the drug game by the time he was fourteen. He dropped out of high school and sold drugs. He raised in the ranks of a street soldier for five years. But when his girlfriend got pregnant, he decided to turn his life around.
He wanted to be a good father to his child, like their father had been to them. He went to job corps and got his high school diploma. Then he continued on and through job corps he got certified as an auto mechanic. By the time his daughter was one, he had a good job as an auto mechanic at a Cadillac dealership in Alexandria V.A.
He and his girlfriend got their own place. He would work in the mornings, and she would go to class in the evening. His girlfriend picked up a part time job, they were trying to save money to move out of the projects. One night when he was coming home from work, his girlfriend asked him to stop pass a convenience store to grab some milk for the baby.
He did, but on his way out of the store, he was shot in a driveby. Even though he wasn't the target. He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. He died at the hospital later on that night. His killer was never found and the police had never gotten any leads. Lucky died six years ago and the police still had no new information on his murder. He was a cold case.
"You know if I had the chance, I would get whoever killed my brother back," said Kim sadly. Harrison nodded taking what she said into serious consideration.
Fitz was in an Uber on his way to Adams Morgan for a much needed night out. He was off work this weekend for the first time in forever, and he was excited to let loose. He couldn't remember the last time he had a day off, let alone the whole weekend. All he planned on doing tomorrow was eating and sleeping. He didn't really have any big plans for tonight until his gym buddy Eric called him. Eric asked him if he was up for a night out and he thought, what the hell.
He'd been to a few bars in the city, but he'd never been to the Adams Morgan neighborhood. He'd heard his fair share of stories about how wild it could get, especially on the weekends. He was excited and looking forward to seeing whether or not the rumors were true. His Uber driver dropped him off on the corner of 18th street, at the beginning of the strip. He thanked the driver and tipped him through the app. It was about 11:45pm. Eric told him to text him when he got there, so he did. He looked around and smiled. The atmosphere was electric.
Everywhere you looked there were drunk party goes, having fun on the strip, searching for their next destination. The strip was on a slight hill, but full of bars/clubs on both sides of the street; from the top of the hill to the bottom. Trying to drive up the hill was damn near impossible. The traffic was a nightmare, whether you were trying to go up the street, or you were coming down the street.
Most of the cars attempting to go up and down the street, were Uber, Lyfts and Taxi Cabs, picking people up and dropping people off. Music blasting from the bars could be heard on each side of the street as well. Cop cars were situated in the middle of the strip, with cops looking for anyone who was trying to make trouble.
Eric texted Fitz back and told him that he and his friends were ten minutes away. Fitz decided to go to a bar on the strip, and grab a drink while he waited. He walked up the strip, careful not to bump into any drunken party goers. He walked into a bar called the Town Tavern. He found a seat at the bar and ordered a beer. The place was crowded. The DJ was playing top 100 hits. There were a few drunk patrons dancing in the middle of the floor at the bar.
He finished off his first beer quickly, and flagged down the bartender to order another one. He decided to start off light because he had no idea where Eric and his friends wanted to go tonight. He didn't want to be too intoxicated to get into the next location. He was almost done with his second beer when his phone vibrated.
It was Eric. He texted him to let him know that he and his friends had arrived. Fitz sent a quick reply, letting them know which bar he was in. Eric and his friends came into the Town Tavern about five minutes later. He spotted Fitz at the bar and walked over to him, with his two friends following behind him. Fitz stood up once he saw Eric and his friends making their way over to him.
"What's good man," greeted Eric. He gave Fitz a manly hug. Fitz returned the hug and the greeting. Eric was almost as tall as Fitz, only a few inches shorter. He had a muscular build. His skin tone was a mocha color, and he had dreadlocks that reached his mid-back.
"Hey dude, how's it going?" asked Fitz?
"Everything's going good, glad you could come out officer," he joked. Fitz cracked a smile. Eric stepped back and introduced him to his friends. "Fitz this is Cody and Dwayne, their new to the station. So I decided to bring them out," he explained.
Eric was a D.C. firefighter. He'd been one for almost five years now. He and Fitz met three years ago, when they had their annual police officers vs. firefighters softball game. The two hit it off and became good friends.
Fitz shook both of their hands. "Nice to meet you guys."
They greeted him back. Cody was a bit shorter than Eric and Dwayne, but he had a bit of a muscular build as well. Dwayne was about the same height as Fitz, but a little more bulkier than all of them.
"What you drinking bruh?" asked Eric, motioning to Fitz's empty glass.
"I just had a beer." Eric nodded.
"Well I think it's time for something a little stronger." He got the bartender's attention. "Four shots of patron please," he said turning to the boys. They all nodded. The bartender placed the shots down on the bar in front of them. They clinked them all together and knocked them back. Fitz, Cody and Dwayne all bought another round each. Four rounds of patron shots later, the boys were ready to party.
"So where are we headed?" asked Fitz as they left the Town Tavern? Eric patted his shoulder as they made their way past a few people on walking down the strip.
"You like to dance my dude?" asked Eric, feeling his drinks a bit now. Fitz shrugged. He was feeling his as well.
"I can, if that's what you're asking." Eric laughed.
"I know you can bruh, I'm asking if you like too," explained Eric.
Fitz nodded. "Sure."
"Cool, cus the place we're going, won't be fun if you don't dance. It's this bar/club a little further up called Heaven and Hell." Eric pointed at a bar up the street. "It has three levels, with DJs on each floor. The music is bangin and the girls, man the girls are fine as hell." Fitz laughed out loud.
"Sounds good." Eric smiled at him as they got closer to the bar.
"Trust me, you'll like it," he assured him. Fitz smiled at him and nodded. He was excited, he couldn't wait to go in, and see what this place was all about.
They finally reached the bar. The line to get in was incredibly long. They walked to the back of the line. Fitz saw that the bouncer was only taking cash at the door. He turned to Eric and said.
"Hey Eric, how much is it to get in?" Eric looked ahead at the bouncer and his eyes got a little wide with surprise.
"Oh shit, I forgot that they have a cover charge." he said reaching in his pocket, and pulling out his wallet. "Damn, I don't have any cash on me," he said looking in his wallet. "I'm going to have to go to the ATM, it's ten dollars to get in," he told Fitz. Fitz nodded, but remembered that he had forty dollars in cash on him, just in case.
"Hey dude, I'll pay for you to get in," he offered. Eric got him out of the house tonight, the least he could do was pay for him so that he didn't get whatever ridiculous fee the ATM would charge him for taking money out.
"Foreal?" asked Eric looking at him gratefully.
"Yea, bro, it's no problem." Fitz reassured him.
"Cool man, when we get in there I'll buy you a drink or two," joked Eric. Fitz laughed.
"Imma hold you too that."
They finally got to the front of the line, where the bouncer was. After being searched and paying the cover charge; they went inside the bar.
Olivia and the girls were inside Heaven and Hell on the bottom floor, known as Hell. This floor was always the most crowded out of the three. The lights were off towards the back of the floor, where the DJ booth was. When you first walk in there was a bar and a few chairs off to the side. The bar was the only area on that level with light. They'd gone on all the levels and settled on this one. The DJ was playing the latest hits and the bar wasn't as crowded, because the dance floor was overly packed.
Candice was cool with the bartender, so he gave them cheap drinks all night. Keisha and Olivia were standing by the bar, finishing off their drinks. Shawn was dancing with some random guy, and Candice was outside smoking.
"You good Liv?" asked Keisha?
Olivia was on her third drink. She didn't seem like she was overly intoxicated. But Keisha knew that Olivia didn't really handle her liquor all that well. Olivia nodded, bobbing her head to the music. She was really enjoying herself, she felt the stress of everyday life slip away with each sip that she took. Keisha kept asking her when she was going to get on the dance floor.
Back in the day Olivia and Keisha used to tear up the dance floor at all the parties in the neighborhood. Olivia did love to dance, but her buzz wasn't strong enough for her to get on the dance floor in front of a bunch of strangers yet. Plus she didn't feel like checking some rude ass guy, who couldn't take no for an answer, if she refused to dance with them.
"In a minute," she answered.
"Ok. Big D called me when we got in here. Imma step outside to call him real quick." Olivia nodded. "Don't get into no shit while I'm gone Liv," warned Keisha.
She laughed, feeling light. Olivia was tiny, and soft spoken but if she felt threatened, she wouldn't hesitate to go off. Blame it on the neighborhood she was raised in. She knew right from wrong, but she refused to accept any type of disrespect.
"Go girl, I'll be fine," she insisted.
"Ok, I'll be right back." Olivia nodded and watched as Keisha go outside.
She sipped her drink and bobbed her head, as one of her favorite songs Unforgettable by French Montana, came on. She was just about finished with her drink when she heard a familiar voice say.
"Fancy meeting you here."
She turned to look into those same blue eyes she saw at the coffee shop not to long ago. The same ones that brought her little brother home safely. She cocked her head to the side, smiling lazily.
"I know you from somewhere," she slurred. He laughed, stepping closer to her. He held out his hand.
"Fitz." she gave him her hand and he brought it to his lips.
"I knew that," she smiled. "What are you doing here?" she asked? Though it wasn't odd to see someone of a different race in club Heaven and Hell, it was very rare.
"I'm here with my friend Eric," said Fitz motioning back to his friend, who was further down the bar buying a drink. Olivia gave his friend a little wave. Eric waved back, and winked at Fitz, silently letting him know that he approved.
"Oh, I'm here with my friends too, they're around here somewhere." As soon as she said this Shawn, Keisha and Candice all came to the bar where they were.
"Damn Liv, who is this fine piece of white chocolate." Shawn flirted, while licking her lips. She was trying to get closer to Fitz. Olivia blocked her from doing so, and rolled her eyes. Only Fitz saw this and he laughed. Keisha and Candice looked on curiously. They wanted to know who he was also.
"He's the guy I'm about to dance with," answered Olivia, feeling kind of annoyed by Shawn. Shocking Keisha, Candice and Shawn, Olivia grabbed his hand and dragged him to the dance floor, not that he was complaining.
"Excuse me ladies." Fitz nodded at each of them and held Olivia's hand as they walked towards the dance floor.
Candice looked at Keisha and Shawn. Shawn was smirking approvingly, but Keisha looked like she saw a ghost. "What's with the face Keish? We all wanted Liv to have fun tonight, looks like she's definitely having fun now."
"She won't be for too long, Big D asked me where we were and I told him." Shawn shrugged.
"So what?" Keisha rolled her eyes.
"So now, him and the crew are on the way up here. Frankie included," she stressed. Candice and Shawn shook their heads. Olivia and Fitz were grinding all over each other. This was not good, this was not good at all.
(A/N: Not much Olitz interaction in this chapter, but the next chapter makes up for it, I promise. Up next Olivia and Fitz continue to dance the night away, then her ex makes an un-welcomed appearance, and needless to say, things don't go too well.)
