Rating: R mostly for language
Genre: Drama/ a little comedy to break it up
AN: Sorry that it is a little short
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the concepts of characters from PB
Part 7
It had been weeks since the infamous kiss and Anissa was doing everything in her power to avoid Riddick at all cost. She finally admitted to herself that she was attracted to him, but she couldn't let him have the upper hand by playing with her emotions and hurting her. The best ultimatum that she could figure out – though it was not the most mature thing to do—was to hide from Riddick. She would stay at the bakery longer and get there earlier everyday and on the weekends she would run errands non-stop. It had gotten so bad that Bri and Jack began complaining about never seeing her, but it didn't change the fact that she needed to avoid Riddick till she could figure some things out.
It was Friday around 10:00 am when Anissa came home to make sure that the girls and Cojack had eaten. She entered the front door looking around and calling out Jack and Bri's names, but was met with no answer. She began to panic and search around the house when she found her father in the laundry room sorting through his robes.
"Dad where are the girls?" Anissa's voice was a little panicked.
"Calm down, child, the girls have been wanting to go shopping with Alexis and Mary, but they haven't had a chance to ask you so I told them they could go."
"Oh! Dad I am sorry. I know that I have hardly been here… I've just been so busy you know…" by the way Imam was looking at her she could tell that he didn't believe a word that she had said.
"Anissa, I have learned a lot through out the sixty-five years that I have been alive, and I have learned to recognize when someone—especially a women—is trying to avoid an uncomfortable situation."
"I am just…" Anissa tried to choose her words wisely to not bury herself "I am just trying to avoid confrontation... So can you feed Cojack for me so I can avoid another fight and go back to work… bye dad." Anissa didn't give Imam a chance to reply as she grabbed her purse and left.
"Girl! You need to get laid!" Anissa's friend Diana said loudly as she nibbled on a cookie that Anissa had just pulled out of the oven.
"What?"
"You heard me! You need to get your fine ass out of this damn bakery, put on something low-cut and tight, and find yourself a very willing man!" Anissa eyebrows touched as she glared at Diana, but before she knew it both of them were doubled over with laughter. Anissa grabbed a cookie and joined Diana on the counter. It was after closing and Diana came over to keep Anissa company like she usually did on a Friday afternoon. Anissa looked up to Diana in every way; she was a very successful partner at the law firm that she worked for, she was happily married to a man that really loved her, and had a beautiful house on the North side of Nash, AKA the rich side of Nash.
"What are you talking about? Where am I going to find this man from? You know I don't go out much" Anissa hopped off of the counter and began putting the cooled off cookies in a basket to take home.
"That's your problem! You work too hard and you don't go out! Besides this bakery and your kid you have no life! You need to fix that because your clock is ticking if you know what I mean." Diana said before shoving another cookie in her mouth.
"Well… thanks for making me feel better…" Anissa had a hurt look on her face as she took her apron off and tossed it on the counter ready to leave.
"Aw Hun, you know I only meant that because I love and care about you" Diana jumped off the counter and ran in front of Anissa to stop her. "All I am trying to say is that you deserve better Anissa, you deserve to be happy."
"Thank you, Diana" the two women hugged and Anissa went back to fixing the cookies.
"How about I set you up with one of my friends from the law firm, Marcus?"
"Diana, I don't know-"
"Before you say no" Diana said cutting off the negative answer Anissa was going to give her "He is very handsome, sweet, and he is the epitome of a gentleman. He just moved here from Tsar so he could use some help in learning his way around…"
"Well… Maybe I'll think about it…"
"Great! I already told him your address and to pick you up at 7:30."
"Diana!"
"Anissa!" Diana quickly grabbed her brief case and ran out of the room screaming, "Have a nice time!" as she dodged a cookie.
Anissa entered the front door of the house around six and was in a rush to get ready for her date. She quickly put her things down on the table beside the door and rushed down the hallway, but stopped when she saw a figure lying on her couch. She backed her steps up and walked into the living room to find Riddick sprawled out on the couch in the dark.
"What are you doing?" Anissa asked confused
"Laying down genius" Riddick answered without moving to look at her
"I meant aren't you supposed to be at the club?" Anissa was already annoyed… and oddly felt the fluttering in her stomach.
"It's closed" he said curtly
"Closed? What do you mean?"
Riddick let out an exasperated sigh "Closed for remodeling" he said curtly trying to get Anissa to leave him alone.
"Where is everyone?"
"I'm not a fuckin' keeper stop asking me all these damn questions!" to say that Riddick was in a bad mood would be the epitome of understatements. His day had been so bad that it left his with a thirst for blood… one that he hadn't had since leaving that damn planet.
"Well excuse me, you don't have to be rude!" Anissa made to leave to get ready for her date but stopped and turned around "I am expecting someone so if you could kindly let them in if I am not ready I would appreciate it" she turned on her heels and marched up the stairs.
Riddick never felt bad for anything that he did. He was a man of very few regrets and remains infamous for the "fuck 'em" attitude if anyone didn't like how he dealt with a situation. Though all this was true he felt a pang of guilt in the way that he treated Anissa just now, but he wasn't gonna do anything dumb like apologize… please. Riddick looked down as Cojack trotted over to him and flopped down on the floor next to Riddick and sighed as he got the back of his ears scratched. Riddick understood and appreciated dogs because they never nagged, asked any questions, or expected too much. He laughed at Cojack and thought more about his day from hell, which involved him loosing his temper and almost killing a guy in the alley behind some bar. He knew that he had changed a lot because the old Riddick would've ghost the fucker without any remorse, but the new Riddick just couldn't screw up what he had going for him so that was—
Ding Dong
Riddick's thoughts were disturbed by the doorbell ringing. He groaned and debated with himself whether or not he wanted to get up and let this chick in (because he knew it had to be some baking chick 'cause its not like Anissa's attracting dick).
Ding Dong
"Fuck!" Riddick exclaimed getting up from the couch and shuffling to the door yanking it open to an unexpected surprise. It's a man.
"Hello" Marcus said politely, a little intimidated by the man wearing dark shades in the middle of the night.
"What can I do for you?" Riddick asked with a little more force than necessary.
"Um… I'm um… here for Anissa…" Marcus didn't know what he did to piss this man off, which made him even more nervous.
"Hello, … you're early" Anissa said shyly catching both man's attention. She looked stunning as she came down the steps in a body cupping little black dress and stiletto pumps. Her short bob was curled perfectly and her make- up was so soft it was barely there. Riddick felt the growl of jealousy as he saw the way that Marcus was staring at Anissa.
"You ain't even gonna check up on your kid?" Riddick said rudely causing Anissa to feel guilty.
"Marcus, just give me a second I have to make a phone call," Anissa said making a huge mistake by leaving the two men alone "Go ahead and take a seat in the living room. I'll only be a second." She left them making a beeline for the kitchen.
Riddick began sizing Marcus up as the two of them went to sit across form each other. 'look at this fool in this monkey suite' Riddick thought to himself 'he probably thinks he's gonna get laid' Riddick laughed out loud startling Marcus who was squirming under the scrutinizing gaze. 'he's about my height. Probably weight 200 soaking wet. Hands are soft so he ain't never done no hard labour…pussy' Riddick tilted his head to the side as he continued to stare at Marcus.
"You do know she's used goods, don't you?" Marcus jumped not expecting Riddick to say anything.
"Huh?"
"You heard me" Riddick leaned back on the sofa.
"If you are referring to the fact that she has a child, I am very aware of the matter. It doesn't bother me… I love kids." Marcus had a charming smile on his face that made Riddick want to sow his lips shut.
"So loose pussy doesn't bother you?" Riddick laughed as Marcus eyes expanded to the size of saucers "It didn't bother me the first time either… but the second and third time I kept slipping out of her… I had to bend her over and put it in her ass." Marcus mouth dropped open. "You should be able to test her out tonight, just buy her a couple of drinks."
A second later Anissa entered the room, "Ok, the girls are out with my father so everything is fine there. Marcus, I am ready if you are… are you ok?" she asked when she noticed that he was looking everywhere but at her or Riddick.
"Um… yeah, let's go… It was nice meeting you" He said curtly to Riddick before quickly leaving the living room.
"Bye Riddick… don't wait up" Anissa stuck her tongue out at him before turning on her heels. If she had look back she would have seen the pissed off look that marred his usually stoic face, which could have only resulted from jealousy.