A/N: Woohoo! A quick chapter update. Yay me! This one takes place a day after the last chapter. The whole chapter is over a month's span. As expected there is tons of drama, and a little bit of angst. Maybe a lot of angst. ;)
A/N: I tried posting this chapter last night, but the site was being stupid. Yeah, I might receive some angry reviews, but it had to happen.
Chapter 22- Induced
Xxxxx
KO 35 Girls
Reefside, CA
As soon as Tommy walked into his office, he got out the Falcon and Crane decorated pipe. He tightly packed the bowl of it with the mango kush he bought from Adam, and he took the biggest hits he could. Tonight, he had a feeling shit was about to hit the fan. This kush would help to balance his nerves out immensely.
Knuckles slamming into his door resounded in his room.
Exhaling his hit, Tommy placed his pipe into his desk drawer. "Come in." He called out.
Leilani waltzed into his office like nothing was wrong. She was decorated in a camouflaged bathing suit. The plunging v neck reached down to her belly button, and a gold circle ring was connected to the middle of the lower half of the bathing suit. The suit could easily be two pieces, but the gold circular object made it a one piece. Her alluring eyes and tattoos were displayed for everyone to see.
"Boss." Leilani started. She could see the disgust playing on his face. She sat on one of the free chairs. "I know there are a lot of people mad at me, but I don't want that to affect any of mine or the other women's work."
Reclining back in his seat, Tommy's bloodshot eyes examined her. "Then, why did you do what you did?" He questioned, deep in thought about her and Andros' actions.
Leilani got up from her seat. She walked around the table, and her poked out ass was planted on the edge of his desk. The newest stripper bent down more. "I did it for you." She replied. She got back up, and she opened his desk drawer. Leilani found his pipe and she took the exposed lighter. Covering the hole, she struck up the herb.
"You did it for me?" Tommy repeated her answer as a question. "That's stupid." He commented.
She grabbed his tie, and pushed the boundaries a lot more than she should have. Her lips connected to his, once more. The smoke was expelled from the sides of her mouth, and she tried to creep he tongue inside of his mouth.
He didn't want to grant her access. His inner mouth was only designated for Geo. Tommy pushed her off. "Fuck, why are you trying to ruin everyone's relationship?" He questioned her with animosity. But the effects of the weed were kicking in like ecstasy. He was forgetting his morals.
Not deterred, Leilani got onto her knees. "Mr. Oliver, you will not keep telling me no." She informed him. Zink. The zipper of his slack came down in one move. She unbuckled his black belt, and she watched as his strained cock was released. "You may deny me, but your dick wants me." She boldly said. Her small hands stroked his penis. As she kept doing that, she saw his big was getting bigger and bigger. "Fuck, you're huge!" She exclaimed.
Tommy laughed at Leilani. He sat back, and he let her continue in her carousing. This was definitely wrong on every single level, yet he didn't stop her. Her lips locked around his penis, and she began to suck and pull on it. Letting out a soft moan, Tommy had never gotten a blow job from anyone else, but Geo. Leilani's mouth continued to roam and her hands pumped him at the same time. "Shit." He gripped the handles of his chair.
He found himself comparing Geo's mouth to Leilani's. Geo knew how to work it, but so did Leilani. Then, he realized something; Leilani was definitely more promiscuous than Geo. The balls of his penis were juggled into Leilani's mouth. She vehemently began to taste them. Tommy had to stop her, after a while, the pleasure turned to pain. He shook his head, and Leilani giggled. At that point, Tommy should've stopped Leilani from continuing with the fellatio, but again, it was an epic fail.
Leilani grabbed Tommy's pants, and made it come down farther. She got up, and she began to suck even more on his dick. Applying more pressure, her left hand clenched his seat's handle, and her right hand clenched the side of his desk. His head hit the back of her throat. The popping sounds echoed. Tommy released more breaths after that feeling he loved so much. "Get down on your knees." He demanded.
"Yes, Daddy." She eagerly followed his command. As she got on her knees, her head was immediate brought down to his dick again. Dormant, Tommy used her any way he wished. He held the back of her head, and his dick was forcefully thrusted into her mouth. She opened her mouth wider, so he could get his entire dick in there. He kept up his pace. It was too much for her, and Leilani tried to pull away.
"No." He told her. This was something she had pestered and begged for, and she was going to get it, but on his terms. Tommy firmly held her head, and he pounded his dick farther down her throat.
The gurgling noise, the tears coming down from Leilani, and the snot that was formulating in her nose was definitely repulsive. This was not how she imagined it happening, but as long as he was pleased; she accepted the way he fucked her mouth.
Going faster, he felt that stirring motion. "Oh God… Oh God… Fuck." Tommy was about to cum. "Yes, fuck… I'm cumming." His cum blew into her mouth, and he continued holding her down. He groaned, while all of it was entered her mouth. He shoved her away from his cock. Spent, Tommy slouched down.
Leilani stood there for a minute. She began to wipe the excess cum, and her smeared makeup. She grabbed the tissues from his desk, and she wiped off what she could. After here, she would definitely have to redo her makeup.
The guilt finally hit Tommy. The impact of what he had done with Leilani entered his body. "Get out." He told her.
"Wh-what?" Leilani was shocked by his request.
"Get out. Just get to work!" He roared with anger. He needed to fix everything. His girlfriend was going to be so angry with his actions.
"Mr. Oliver, make up your mind. You loved your dick in my mouth; imagine how much you'd love it in my pussy." She described for him. "I can treat you way better than Geo can." She started to walk off.
Tommy turned his chair to the door. "Leilani." Readily, she turned to face him. Maybe her words got to him. "Keep her name out of your mouth. Have a good night." He waved her away. Her eyes narrowed, and she angrily stomped out of his office. "Please, Geo gives way better head than you do." He began to fix his pants. Tommy grabbed his pipe, and he wiped off the trace of Leilani's mouth. He continued taking more hits of his weed.
One thing flashed in his mind. Geo is going to kill me.
Two Hours Later. . .
TJ and Andros walked into Tommy's office. They were greeted by a sight they didn't need to see.
"Holy Shit." TJ commented and covered his eyes, even though, his dirty mind wanted to watch them to see how well his 'brother's' skills must've gotten.
"Uh, haven't you guys ever hear of knocking?" Geo asked from her position on Tommy's lap. Tommy's ass was planted in his desk chair, and she sat facing the door.
Tommy looked to the side of his girlfriend. "Yes?" He questioned with annoyance. Fuck, can't a guy fuck his girl in his office?
Andros rolled his eyes. "Sorry to bother you two." He wanted to say this was against the rules, but obviously he had broken those before. He cleared his throat. "There's been a problem in the girl's communal dressing room. Leilani's nose is officially broken." He said.
"We need you to come and settle it." TJ removed his hands from his eyes and beckoned his other boss forward. "As you can see, I've suffered some injuries." He pointed to the scratches on his face and the unwelcomed makeup smeared onto his bouncer shirt.
Geo and Tommy laughed at the new 'design'.
"Fuck you two." TJ huffed out, annoyance evident in his voice. Then he looked at their position. "Well, it seems you have that covered." He snorted.
"Alright, I'll be there." Tommy shooed them out. After they left, he thrusted upward, and he continued until he was hard again. Geo countered his motions. "She doesn't… know… how to quit." His breathing got heavier, while he ignored his inner thoughts.
"Fuck… uh uh uh…" Geo's lust filled cries exited her mouth. She was lost in thought and couldn't comprehend a proper retort to his comment.
His dick kept impaling her pussy without mercy. However, with the earlier release from Leilani, his cum wasn't coming out. Hopefully, his girlfriend wasn't suspicious of his prolonged orgasm. His hands reached her barely there top, and his fingertips massaged her breasts with sensuality. His length kept massaging her insides.
Geo's body rolled against him. Her ass jiggled, while she countered his lap. "I'm glad… I wasn't there!" She yelped the last part. "Harder!"
His dick pounded into her. He listened to her wishes, and his right hand traveled to her clit. Her wet pussy was getting sensitive towards his touches. He needed her to cum, as the stirring sensation was finally wracking his body. "Fuck, Geo!"
Smirking, she loved it when he called her by her stage name. Her feral growl was released. "I'm…I'm fucking cumming! Oh shit." Geo's fingers grasped onto the table to maintain her balance.
"Oh God… fuck… shit…." Tommy's spurned body needed a rest. He lightly convulsed into her. Her petite frame relaxed into his chest, and her head fell back, so she could kiss him passionately. Their tongues dueled around each other's. The kiss was long and forceful. He needed to show her how much he still loved her. What he had done with Leilani was didn't compare to this woman. "I love you, Kimberly." He whispered her real name.
Mesmerized by his chocolate eyes, she smiled at him. "I love you too." She declared.
The taut, impatient knocks resounded. "Are you coming or what, Bro?" Andros questioned with irritation. "Fuck, come on!" The events occurring in the dressing room was too much for one person to handle.
"I'm coming!" Tommy screamed.
Geo got off of him. His cum dripped down. "I'm surprised I'm not pregnant by you."
Tommy laughed. "I think that's a good thing." He began to get dressed. Dropping his mouth onto hers, he gave her another powerful kiss. "More of that at home." His hot breath trailed into hers.
She smiled and nodded. Geo slipped out first, and headed to her dressing room. She needed to wash her sexually used body off.
The Boss headed down the darkened corridor to the main dressing room. In the room were about 5 strippers including Leilani. Two EMTs and two police officers were present as well. Andros and TJ were speaking to the uniformed officers. While, Asian Persuasian had one paramedic with her, and the one was tending to Leilani's nose. Crimson's hand was in a bucket of bone-chilling ice, and Bella and Chastity were off sitting at their stations. Tommy had to question was this whole situation. He walked up to his partner.
"Officer Lee, this is the co-owner of the club, Tommy Oliver." Andros introduced.
Officer Lee turned to the young man, the very, very young man. "Nice to meet you, Mr. Oliver." He shook Tommy's hands. "Alright, Mr. Oliver where were you at around 10:15 pm?" He had a pen and pad ready. Officer Lee stared longingly, he was shocked to know this young man was part owner.
"I was in my office." Tommy responded. He wondered why he was getting questioned.
"Did you know about the problems between Ashley Hammond aka Crimson and Dawn Jane Reyes aka Leilani?" Officer Lee prodded.
"They haven't had any problems until recently." He replied. "Officer Lee, what's going on?"
"From the information we've gathered, Ashley will be arrested on the account of battery." Officer Lee notified.
"WHAT?" Tommy screeched in horror. "No, she's never been in any kind of trouble. Whatever happened, there must be some misunderstanding." He stuck up for his 'sister'. "Ashley's not a criminial."
Crimson overheard. She couldn't believe she was getting arrested, but she knew her 'family' would stick by her. The second officer, Officer White, came and slapped the cuffs around her wrist. Her Miranda Rights were read to her.
Asian Persuasian nearly broke down again. "Ma'am." The EMT warned. "If you aren't able to calm down, I will have to take you to the hospital."
TJ walked over to them. "I'm the father of her child. Let me talk to her." He suggested. The EMT obliged. "Cassie." He whispered. "We will get her out. We will make sure she doesn't stay in there." He caressed her teased hair, and he placed a loving kiss on her lips. "Now, calm down. Finish the night out, and we will figure out how to help her." Cassie nodded, and she took a big gulp of ice water to soothe her soar throat.
Tommy's eyes were stuck on Officer Lee. "This is ridiculous. I am not trying to tell you how to do your job, but please, don't arrest Ms. Hammond." He begged.
Officer Lee shook his head. "I'm sorry, Mr. Oliver. What she did was against the law. She'll get her phone call."
Dragged away, Crimson took one look at Leilani. The look was filled with daggers and hate. She hated that woman with a passion.
Leilani was ushered out the club by her sister. Her younger sister was called, and she was ordered to take her sister home. This was Leilani's second time getting messed up in the club. The money was great, but were the beatings worth it? She wasn't sure what to do. Her nose was completely shattered as of right now. Crimson got a good right hook in… several times. As her sister helped her out, Leilani attempted to look at Andros, but he denied Leilani's eyes. The EMTs left right after Leilani.
Andros left to his office. He needed to make a few phone calls.
Tommy looked at the rest of the people in the dressing room. "Alright, will someone tell me what the fuck happened here?"
Geo walked into the room. She looked at mess. "What the-?"
Littered on the floor was makeup, clothes, and shattered glass. There were blood spots on Leilani's vanity station. Clumps of hair in various colors were strewn on the floor, and chairs were toppled over. The new décor looked like a tornado came through the room.
Bella spoke up. "Alright, Leilani came in here, and she talked about how she got a good tip. Something about $500. Crimson said some shit about how Leilani must've given dome to get such a tip like that." Tommy's body tensed about when the issue of fellatio came about. "Leilani started talking shit back to Crimson, saying that the only reason why she's jealous is because she couldn't pull numbers like hers."
"Then, Crimson yelled back saying she was a fucking bitch, whore, and all that shit sleeping with the bosses to get ahead in this strip club. That's a big whore thing to do." Chastity picked up where Bella had left off. "Leilani kept running her mouth saying that if Crimson handled Andros like a woman should, then Andros wouldn't have accepted the sex she was offering. That set off Crimson because she was like, well why the fuck are you even offering, when he's already taken?"
"Then Leilani came back louder with it's against the rules." Asian Persuasian added. "That the fraternization rules were still in place, and we were bending them."
"And of course, Crimson shouted, bitch, I'll show you what's against the rules." Bella summed it up. "Crimson got some boxing blows in or something, and then she had the bitch up against her mirror."
"Who called the cops?" Geo asked.
"Leilani." TJ answered. "I had to call the EMTs because Leilani's lip and nose was hella busted. Not to mention, Asian Persuasian is already stressed out, so it seemed like they needed to be here."
Tommy shook his head. "Meeting tonight after the club." He ordered. "Anyone not there will be fired, and I am fucking dead serious." He walked out.
"Boss!" Geo called out for him. He turned to look at her. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, but I just need to put this to stop." Tommy went to Andros' office. They needed to discuss some issues.
02:36AM. . .
The workers of the club were sitting on the chairs in the main part of the club. Tommy and Andros' butts were on the edge of the main stage. They needed to clean up some mess that occurred from earlier in the evening.
"Alright, we all know everyone is tired." Tommy announced. He looked at them. "But, what happened in the club, earlier tonight was appalling. It's one thing to have club patrons fightinh, but our workers, no, that's a big no-no."
"Tommy's right." Andros concurred. He noticed Asian Persuasian and Geo rolled their eyes. He understood he had started the whole thing by sleeping with Leilani, but he was ready to fix the situation. "By a show of hands, we need to know who was at fault."
"Does anyone need to know about what occurred in the dressing room?" Tommy queried before they began.
Some of the workers nodded, and Tommy and Andros gave an informative, yet concise version of the rumble between Leilani and Crimson. The workers were at a standstill.
"Now, who was more at fault, Leilani or Crimson?" Andros questioned. He let the questions sink into their minds.
"We will start the voting now. All of those who think Crimson was at fault, raise their hand." Tommy signaled. He counted two people, which were the cooks. He mentally ignored their votes, but wrote it down anyway. "All of those for Leilani raise your hand." As soon as everyone else's hands were raised, he nodded in agreement. "Good, she'll be out of commission for a week or so. I'll let her know that she's fired." The decision was final. "Everyone is dismissed."
All of the workers began to file out the place.
Andros nodded. "Have a nice night everyone." He bid all of them a farewell. "Tommy, you got everything covered here? I need to go take care of something."
Tommy nodded. "Do, what you need to do." He went to his tired girlfriend. He made sure everyone was out of the club. "Ready to head to the DECA House?"
"Yeah." She nodded, but she thought about something. "Tommy, will Leilani try to get you into trouble if you fire her?"
"Nope because she broke the rules. Andros and I can't have a girl that is constantly starting shit with the other dancers. That's a liability, and in this business we can't have that shit."
"Good to know, Handsome. Come on, we need to bail out Ash." She yawned as she walked out of the club.
He followed, and he wished he could take back what he had done with Leilani.
Xxxxx
An Hour Later…
DECA House
Reefside, CA
"Where the fuck are they?" The Blonde with blue eyes grunted out loud.
Pacing back and forth, Karone was ready to kill someone. Ashley had never been the type of girl to start a fight. She was the one that tried using calming words; she was definitely the 'Martin Luther King Jr' of the family. If she had been using the teachings of Malcolm X, like Cassie, then yeah she would knock a bitch out. However, and this is a big however, Ashley must've been pushed to that point.
Karone and Zhane were placed in a tough spot after Andros had revealed his unfaithfulness. As Andros' twin sister, she decided to stick by him. Not only because he was her brother, but she felt leniency towards him. Leilani should be blamed too. Andros stick inghis dick in her, there's no doubt that was pretty shitty of him, but she sensed Leilani's lethal weapon was her sexuality. Karone was also Ashley's best friend. The hurt that cloaked her best friend's body was awful. The woman, who's known as Crimson in the club, didn't deserve that kind of treatment. Zhane, in an even tougher spot, wasn't sure what to do either. As Andros' best friend, he didn't comprehend what led him to have an affair with Leilani. It wasn't a one night stand, the affair occurred for a month- a fucking month! They even sometimes, had sex inside of club. For goodness sake's, Andros created the rule about not having sex on the club's property! Then, Zhane has his little sister, Ashley. He wanted to kill Andros for the pain he had put her through. His little sister was there for Andros, and she was treated like garbage. But seriously, Andros and Ashley's relationship was the epitome of faithful, infatuated love. He had to sigh and wonder what the hell the world was coming to.
Zhane chugged back his bitter, carbonated drink. He looked at his dutiful wife. Their daughter was sound asleep in her pink and silver lined bassinet. "Karone, please, sit down." He needed her to stop pacing he was getting dizzy, and not because this was his 5th beer of the night.
Karone's arms flailed everywhere. "I swear I will fucking kill that dumb chinked out bitch!" She released her stress and ragged breaths.
Knuckles keenly rapped onto the intricately designed glass door. Zhane got up, and he answered it. Four familiar people stood behind there. He smiled at them. "TJ, Tommy!" He bumped fists with the men. "Cassie, Kim!" He gave them soft pecks on their cheek.
"What are you doing here? I thought you'd be getting Ashley by now." TJ questioned, while he greeted Karone. He opened the refrigerator and treated himself to the same drink Zhane had.
"No, she called saying that someone bailed her out. We thought you guys did." Karone stopped her pacing and pointed at them.
They looked amongst each other, and were wondering who was willing to pick up Ashley at three o'clock in the morning. Zhane started to roll up the blunts, and Kim began to cook for Cassie. The pregnant girl was hungry after all the crying and distress she had been through. Tommy grabbed a drink with TJ. Karone went to check on Ray, and she had a possibility of who could be with her best friend.
The clock in the house struck 4:00 am, and there was still no word from Ashley. They didn't have to wait much longer though. The front door was unlocked, and Ashley walked in. From their spots, all of the people got up. Their jaws dropped immediately.
"Hey guys." Ashley weakly addressed. She held up a big plastic bag. "We brought you back some breakfast."
"We already ate." Zhane informed. "Hey."
Andros, from the door, nodded at everyone. "Hey guys." He began to smooth out his two toned hair.
Cassie smiled at him. "Thanks for bailing her out." She sincerely acknowledged. The relationship between the two was strained, at that moment. Although, Andros bailed Ash out, it still didn't change the fact of what he did.
"It was no problem." Andros stated. "Tommy, TJ I'll see you guys tomorrow." They nodded. "Zhane, I'll call you later on in the day."
"For sure, Bro." Zhane gave him the thumbs up.
Karone needed a minute with her brother. "Andros, can I talk to you?" He nodded. She trailed behind him.
Ashley stood by the kitchen, deciding not to leave things how they were; she followed the two. Even in the moonlight, she could see all the physical features that made her attracted to Andros. "Andros." He turned to her. "Thank you, for getting me out of there."
After leaving the club, Ashley went to the Reefside Police Department. Her bail was set for $40,000. She sat in the dingy cell, thinking she was going to spend the rest of her night there. Fortunately for her, the guard got her. Outside of the jail, she waited for the person, who had paid the 10% of it. Other than Zhane or Karone, she thought the other possibilities were TJ or Cassie, Tommy or Kim, hell Adam or Tanya. However, the yellow light coming from the light poles that decorated the police department's parking lot displayed the one person she still loathed.
Andros didn't approach her, seeing her face showed pure angst against him. After a few minutes, she came to the elaborate SUV. The one that she became very acquainted with. After all, the passenger had her name stitched into it, literally. The SUV was in both of their names. Andros' name was on the back of his seat, while Ashley's was the back of her seat. She got in quietly, and the only time they talked was when she requested to get food for everyone at the house. Her wish was granted, so to say, and he took her to the 24 hr. Denny's. More money was spent, since he paid for the meal.
"Once again, it wasn't any trouble." Andros felt humble. "I would've done that for any other employee." He smiled at her.
Disappointment crossed her face. "Alright." She nodded and left the twin siblings to talk.
Karone smacked her brother's arm. Andros exhaled a painful hiss. "Did you bail her out, thinking this was going to get you two back together?"
Andros shook his head. "No, I did it because I didn't want her in there! She is one of the highest paid dancers." He snapped back at her. She gave him the stink eye, and he sighed heavily. "Alright, so still love Ash a lot, and I couldn't handle her being in there. It's not like my feelings can be turned off, especially when it comes to her." He looked through the glass of the front door. He read her body expression, and she was relieved to be back at home. "Karone, I'm not ready to gie up on us. And I fucked up by cheating on her for as long as I did. That's my fault, and I am going to wait until she's ready to come back to me." He swore that much.
"What you did is unforgiveable though. You had the opportunity to stop having sex with that slut, but you didn't. Ashley gave all of herself to you, and you threw it away to be with that girl! Was it worth it?"
"No."
"Then, why! Why! Why! Why!" Each 'why' was followed by her index finger to his right shoulder. "Was Ashley not good enough? Did that other girl give you what you needed? Ashley's done everything for you and maybe even more. Part of her savings when to the strip club, she was there when our grandmother died, she helped you when you had that trial and you were accused of raping that stripper, and she stuck by you no matter what. You know Ashley didn't need to work as a stripper, but she did because she wanted to be with you all that time!" Karone scolded her brother. "Damn it! You ruined the family. Kim and Cassie haven't had the greatest luck with their real families, and now this one is broken. All because you wanted to fuck some girl. It wasn't worth it because she's fired and probably not allowed to be back in that damn club." She shook her head, thinking about it.
Every word felt like a verbal slap. Ever since the two- Andros and Ashley- had crossed paths, they had been attached at the hip. Andros fucked up. "I fucked up." He admitted. "I wish I could take it back, but I can't. One day, I just hope we can be together again." His lips connected to his sister's cheek. "Give everyone my love." Karone sighed, but nodded.
Ashley returned to the porch, and Karone retreated back to the inside. She was ready to lie down with her husband and infant daughter. A Newport cigarette was in Ashley's left hand, and her yellow lighter was in her right. Her hazel pools looked at the SUV that was backing out, and she ignited her menthol cigarette. Ashley watched him leave, and the only thing that could be heard was her tears falling and the burning of the paper from her cigarette.
Xxxxx
12 Days Later. . .
KO-35 Girls
Reefside, CA
Inside his office, Tommy sat back in his comfy, office chair. There were plenty of things swirling in his brain. One, he had cheated on Geo. Two, the offer to go on the dig to Africa was in two days. Three, his second family was still reeling from the effect of Andros' situation. Four, Kim was late; her period hadn't come and it was always on time. To say he was stressed, was to say the least. He had no clue what to do.
The dig was an opportunity of a lifetime, and Tommy wanted to accompany Dr. Mercer to Africa. However, his girlfriend thought he shouldn't go. She offered the following reasons: one, Dr. Anton Mercer was too close to home for her, two; she couldn't handle being without him for a month, and three, what if he met someone new. All of those reasons scared Geo to death.
Putting himself first, Tommy had been incredibly stressed running the club. Yeah, he had a partner, but Tommy was only 18 years old. There were other things he could be doing. Constantly having to monitor almost 20 workers, paying club bills and the workers; it was taking a toll on the young man. He wanted to know what it was like to just have a break.
His office phone rang. Tommy grabbed the black telephone. "Hello?"
"Tommy, I think you need to head over to the dressing room." TJ recommended.
"What's going on now?" Frustration was wrangled in the tone of his voice.
"Leilani came in, and she's not pleased about her dismissal."
"Alright, I'll be there."
Tommy straightened out his clothes, and went towards Andros' office. He knocked, and he poked his head through. "Come on, we need to head to the girl's dressing room. Leilani's upset about getting fired." Andros nodded.
Soon, both men made their way to the dressing room. Women's voices were ringing throughout the spacious place. They walked inside, and it looked like it was Leilani vs. the world. There were five girls on one side of the room and the tiny mixed woman was opposite them.
"What's going on?" Andros questioned, keeping his distance as far away from Leilani as possible.
"We told Leilani she was fired, and she doesn't believe us." Lotus B. answered.
Tommy turned to Leilani. "We took a vote, and I'm sorry, but you can't work here anymore." He curtly informed her.
Shocked, Leilani looked at Tommy and Andros. "What? You guys can't mean that."
Geo, Crimson, and Asian Persuasian walked into the dressing room. Bella, Jasmine, and Lavender took their places in various parts of the club. The three newcomers were ready to witness Leilani's response to her 'pink slip'.
"We gave you a set of rules, and you didn't follow them. We have grounds to fire you, and that's what you need to follow." Tommy reiterated his position.
"You want that too?" Leilani's sole attention rested on Andros. He nodded, while he looked down. "Same goes to all the females up in here?" Her French manicured nails gripped her hips.
"It wasn't just us-" Asian Persuasian motioned to the dancers. "The other workers agreed it was best."
Leilani nodded. "Alright, but I guess I'm about to start some shit." She began stretching like she was about to run a marathon.
Tommy freaked, hearing her words. Fucking shit, she's going to set this place on fucking fire! He needed to slip out of there.
"I've fucked plenty of these woman's Baby Daddies. Dylan, Raven, and Alize's men were cool as hell. They bought my kush, and when we smoked it, they blew it into my pussy. Their tongues loved massaging it." She winked. "I fucked Mikayla's husband too." Leilani's spiteful body turned to Andros. "Andros, I used you, so I could start working here. You should've never introduced me to Tommy." Her tongue clicked the roof of her mouth, and she let out a laugh. "Geo, I sucked your man's dick." Gasps erupted in the room. Frozen by her words, Geo looked at Tommy. She didn't want to believe it. "No wonder no one was allowed to be all up on him, he is well endowed." Laughing to herself even louder, Leilani looked at Geo. "How does it feel sucking on his cock, knowing that it was shared by me too?" She swayed her hips and turned to Tommy. "Mr. Oliver, when you drop her, let me know; I'll suck you up again, not to mention I'll bounce on your hard dick." She walked out the room and the club.
Speechless, the woman's eyes grew dark. The only one that didn't judge him was Andros. It was obvious that Tommy had fallen for Leilani's charm. Geo's eyes literally set him on fire, and she left the room. Her trail could've been fire with the anger that was emitted from her body. Tommy immediately followed her. He saw she went to her dressing room, and he slipped in there before she could shut him out. Geo's size two body was rocked with her cries. Her boyfriend committed the ultimate sin, and for a little bit, Kim was number two in his life. She hated, absolutely hated that fact.
"You." Her voice gravely deep and bitter criticized him. "How could you do that to us!" She yelled.
Backing himself up to her door, Tommy looked at the pain he had caused her. Her cries were getting louder, and her nose was getting red. "K-k-Kim…" He didn't know how to calm her down.
Facing him and wiping away the moisture from her eyes and nose, she shook her head. "When the hell did this happen?" She demanded to know.
"A week and a half ago." His voice croaked.
More tears fell. "Did you fuck her?"
"No, I didn't."
"So you just let her suck your fucking dick?" She had to chuckle. Her laugh was laced with hostility. "Damn, you should've let her gone all the way." She sarcastically muttered.
"What?" He looked at her like she was crazy. "It was only one time." Tommy said, calmly.
"Once time, one fucking time!" She continued in her anger fueled tirade. "Just because you didn't fuck her like Andros did, doesn't mean you are so easily off the hook."
"I never expected to be."
"Then, why the fuck didn't you tell me? Oh my God!" His girlfriend took off her heel and threw it at him. He covered his lower body. "You let her suck your fucking dick!" She shook her head, just thinking that woman's saliva was laced around her boyfriend's penis. She took off her other heel and angrily threw it.
Again, he covered his body. "What, what should I have said? Hey Beautiful, I was in my office and Leilani came in. She tried to kiss me for the second time, but instead, she dropped to her knees and she began to suck my dick!" He muttered sarcastically.
Geo didn't miss anything from his mouth. "Second time? What the hell happened the first time?" She hissed. Her fists were balled up, and she was ready to punch him.
Way to go Tommy! One point for… KIM's side. He couldn't believe how stupid he became all of a sudden. Letting out a deep breath, Tommy grew small from his spot. "I-I-I kissed her." He whispered.
"YOU WHAT?" She shouted at him. Her chest elevated up and down at his admission. His second admission for the night. "After everything, Goddamn it, Tommy, you were supposed to be the one for me. You were supposed to be different from other guys!"
"Kim, you know I'm not a fucking professional at being in a relationship." He angrily countered her. "Hell, you are my first and I planned on making you my only one, but shit happened. Just know that's all I've done behind your back. I've only made out and gotten head from Leilani. Nothing else has happened!"
"You still did it though!" She begant to cry. Tommy hated to see her like this, and he approached her. He attempted to place a hand on her shoulder, but she withdrew as if his hand had acid. "Don't fucking touch me you bastard." Venom tinged in her voice. She punched his chest. "I fucking hate you."
Huffing, Tommy hated that she was so mad at him. "You know I love you."
"Love won't fix what you did with her! You kissed her, her mouth was all over your fucking dick, and she's ruined Andros and Ashley's relationship!" She shouted at him. "I can't believe you. I've been faithful, since I've been with you. I haven't touched any other guy, the only thing I've done is kiss Cassie and Ashley and you know about that." She huffed. "You are going to leave me like everyone else has!"
Anger erupted inside of Tommy. "You really wanna go there?" He faced her with a new confidence. "Kim, what about you still using? The time I've found your fucking pills; when you told me you were past that life." His body towered over hers, and he was breathing like a bull ready for his bullfight. If she wanted to fight over him doing shit with Leilani, then he was ready to uncover her affair with pills. He wasn't stupid, and he was putting two and two together. "The time at the gallery and the time when I tried to help you get a shirt; all of those had to do with your Oxycontin, didn't it?" She shook her head. "Didn't it?" He roared. She continued shaking her head. "Why Kim, were you trying to hide your fucking pills from me?"
Her blazing eyes pierced his angry chocolate ones. "This isn't about me!" She shouted louder.
Tommy laughed and shook his head. "This is very much about you. You aren't the only one cheating, just because Leilani's mouth salivated over my cock, doesn't mean it's any different than your mouth inhaling that crap."
She pushed him away. "Fuck you, Tommy!"
He circled her like a nasty vulcan, ready to eat it's prey. "What? Someone can't take the truth? You are still snorting and smoking pills. You do it because you can't handle your life. Well grow the fuck up!"
"You have no clue the hell I went through back then or now." She sneered at him.
"Then overcome it." He challenged her with hate. "I'm sick and tired of you not solving your problems like an adult. You take the easy way out." He pointed at her.
Fury encompassed her petite frame. "You have no clue what the hell you are talking about."
"Or maybe I have every damn clue, and I do know what I'm talking about. Are you using again?" Tommy questioned her with intent.
"No." She quickly answered.
"Don't fucking lie to me." He told her. "We live together, and I love you. I need to know, are you fucking using again?" Tommy asked, keeping restraint in his tone.
Pushing him off, his girlfriend shook her head. "No, I am not." She wished he would get off her back about the damn thing. Yeah, she was lying to him. Fuck, her pills were stashed in their house. They were in the basement, and were in a little corner. She had gone to great lengths to keep her pills close to her. They were available whenever she needed them, but were unavailable to a suspecting Tommy. Now, he was questioning her about her drug use. She isn't the one on trial. He was. "I am not using. All those times you thought I was using, they're in your head. What is Leilani filling your head with a bunch of lies?"
Tommy exasperatedly rolled his eyes. "She's not important." He began to walk away.
"Obviously, she's very fucking important if you're willing to mess around with her." She smacked him upside his head.
He turned back to her. Rage flashed in his mind. "What I did was wrong, I admit it. The fact I kept it from you was even more wrong, but you are openly denying your drug use! And that-" He paused and looked into her topaz pools. "Is even worse than what I have fucking done! You know that, and I know that."
"Stop trying to turn this around on me." Her arms crossed over her chest.
"I'm trying to get the truth out of you." Compassion filled his chocolate pools, while he looked down at her. "If you're still hurting yourself, I need to know."
Internally, denial and truth were fighting. The most appealing answer was to deny, deny, and do some more of the denial. "The only thing that's hurting me is your presence." She retorted with wrath. "I want you out of the house."
"Are you kidding me? Over a blow job and making out?" You gotta be fucking kidding me right now. Tommy's curse count was probably over a hundred. Arguing with Kim was a futile attempt at times, and right now he lost. She nodded. After realizing that, he knew what he was going to do. "I'm leaving."
"What do you mean you're leaving?" Geo's voice trembled.
"I can't do this, and I'm going on the dig." He inched closer and closer to the door.
"No you aren't! You aren't leaving me for my Dad."
"Kim, I can't handle this right now. Everything-" He motioned the whole entier club. "- I can't do it. I'm tired, and I need a break." Tommy confessed.
She shook her head, and the tears continued their free fall. "Don't do this. Tommy, don't do this. Don't leave."
"Why?" He looked at her. "You already kicked me out the house. I might as well go someplace else! Hell, it'll be paid, and I'm doing what I should have been doing."
"You'll be gone for a month though!" She panicked, knowing she won't be able to handle him being gone for that long.
"At first, I wasn't going to go, but now I see it's the best decision. I'm going to let Andros know. I'll also have Zhane cover for me." Tommy sighed as he looked at her. "We can't keep doing this Kim!" He screamed at her. "Our relationship can be so unhealthy at times, and I need to be alone. I'm tired of working, I'm tired of fighting, and I'm tired of not knowing about your drug use."
"Please, please, please, Tommy don't leave me." She pleaded with seriousness. She placed his larger hands into hers. "Please, please. I can overlook what you did with her. Please don't leave me."
Sighing, Tommy looked at his girlfriend. "We've been together for 6 months now. You've been my first for a lot of things, but Kim I need this."
More tears were dispersed from her eyes. "I'm so, so sorry. Please, don't go. Don't go to Africa. What if you meet someone? What if you don't want to come home?"
Tommy kissed her forehead. "I'm going to let Andros know about my vacation." He separated from her. "I'll leave the car to you, and I'll call a cab so you don't have t take me."
"Tommy don't do this!" She forced down the golf ball sized lump in her throat.
"Kim, you don't get it." He watched as the sorrow filled her. "I'm leaving tomorrow."
Her head shot straight up. "What about my birthday and Valentine's Day?" Kim cried louder than before.
"I'll make it up. Don't worry; your dad won't know anything." He hugged her. "I love you. This won't break us up, and it's up to you whether or not we'll end." He was serious. "I just need to think about some things." This was the hardest thing he could've done, but there was too much about his hidden life that was getting to him. He exited the door, and he heard glass smashing through the wooden door. The sound startled him, and he left to Andros' office. His chest was held high, and he ignored the whispers from his workers.
Xxxxx
Two Weeks Later. . .
Tommy's Dig
Nairobi, Kenya, Africa
On February 13, Tommy called up Dr. Anton Mercer. He graciously accepted the dig, and he left for the Reefside Airport that night. He left Kim the car keys, but she ignored him. The fact he was leaving; she felt like he was abandoning her. Tommy disliked that their fight got him to that point, but his whole life as a partner at a strip was frustrating the hell out of him. Constantly having to maintain the drama and staying up all hours of the night, it was physically and mentally draining. Tommy was still 18 years old, almost 19; he shouldn't have to play conflict manager to other people.
For Kim's birthday, Tommy had three dozen pink and white roses sent to their home. In addition, he had a 1.5 karat diamond ring added to the rose motif. He had a lot of free time on the plane. She would always be on his mind, and he hoped that he still had a home to come back to after this. They talked here and there, but her distance got to him. He attributed it to the fact she didn't want to talk to him. He had said a lot of hurtful things to her.
Tommy was on a team of 6 students. Three males and three females accompanied Dr. Mercer, Dr. Smith, and three Kenyan natives for this dig. They were hunting for dinosaur artifacts.
Taking a rest, Tommy sat in the tent. He was also trying to get away from the blistering heat. In the United States, the temps might be in the 50s, not in Africa though. The temps were about 100 degrees. Tommy was always sweating.
One of the female diggers came into the tent. The young woman stood at 5'5", she had light brown eyes, and brown hair. Her looks were reminiscent of Natalie Portman's. She had the full lips, and the hint of an olive like tint. Wearing a white tank top, beige shorts, and brown boots, she found the cooler and took a drink out.
"Gotta love this weather." Olivia joked.
Tommy laughed. "Yeah, back in the states it's freezing." He smiled at her.
Olivia leaned in. "So, tell me more about California?" The students on this dig were all over the United States. Dr. Mercer personally handpicked the students. Olivia was from North Carolina, and her major was Biochemistry. She had a personal interest in dinosaurs. That wasn't her only interest, she was interested in what the west coast had to offer. By looking at Tommy; there seemed to be a lot. A dirty thought crossed her mind.
"It's just like any other state. I mean, a lot does go on. I'm originally from Angel Grove, but I recently bought a house out in Reefside with my girlfriend." Even though his relationship with Kim was rocky, Tommy still possessively claimed Kim.
"Do you miss her?" Distress entered her voice.
Not picking up on her emotion, Tommy nodded. "Yeah, a lot. We left on bad terms, but I believe there's hope for us." He looked at her. "What about you?"
"I love North Carolina. I'm always busy with school, so I don't have time to date." She told him. Looking at him with a certain attraction, Olivia smiled some more. "I come from a college town, so it's kind of like party central though. I do that once in awhile. Do you party?"
I party a little too much. "Yeah, I do."
"That's cool." She gulped down her water. "Maybe we can go out tonight. The other students were thinking of heading out, and I think that'd be so cool." She grinned.
"Um, I'll have to see." Tommy was thinking about staying in, so he could call up Kim. He hoped she was in the mood to talk.
"I hope you come out." She nudged him, and she went back to the sight.
Dr. Mercer came into the tent. "Hello, Tommy. How are we doing today?"
Tommy smiled. "I'm good, just missing home." A somber smile played on Tommy's mouth. His heart ached because he missed Kim so much.
"I know how that feels." Dr. Mercer mimicked his apprentice's expression. "Uh, Tommy." He went to sit down with the young man. Tommy looked at him. "I remember your parents telling me you are an only child." Tommy nodded, and Dr. Mercer wondered how he could extract information from Tommy's brain about the woman he had heard. Dr. Mercer was very much missing his daughter, and he wanted to know, if she was at least okay. If the woman with Tommy was his daughter, he had some confidence that she was in good hands. "When I called you that one day, um, I heard a woman. Was that just a friend?" Dr. Mercer felt like he was jumping the gun a bit, and maybe that wasn't his daughter. That must've been a one in a two billion shot that his daughter would be with this man in front of him. Also, his daughter's birthday was two weeks ago, and for Tommy to just leave her for a dig, that wouldn't make any sense.
Shit, I promised Kim I wouldn't say anything to her dad. He smiled. What am I going to do? What am I going to do? "More than a friend, she is my girlfriend. We live together." Tommy needed to choose his next words carefully. If he didn't, then Kim's secret life would be blown to pieces. "Why the sudden interest?" He hesitantly made eye contact with the man.
"You know, just trying to get to know the people that come on my digs. Uh, what's her name?" Dr. Mercer insisted on knowing about Tommy's girlfriend.
Ahhhhhhhh! Tommy shouted in his head. "Her name is Annabelle…" Tommy paused. "Annabelle Willis." He lied.
Unsuccessful in his venture, Dr. Mercer nodded. "Well, I hope you and Annabelle live a wonderful life together." He wished.
"Me too." Tommy mumbled, knowing he probably shouldn't have lied. He did so anyways, so he could help Kim out. Fuck my life! He exited the tent, so he could continue in the dig.
Xxxxx
A Week Later. . .
1992 Valencia Rd.
Reefside, CA
Descending into the hidden basement, Kim headed towards her makeshift cubby. Tommy had been gone for three weeks now, and she had been a mess. Her love was half way across the country and she missed him terribly. Her heart yearned to have him back by her side. She took a deep breath, and she grabbed the box. Her Oxycontin tablets were surrounded by plastic. She opened the tiny zip lock bag, and 10 pills fell onto the bar's counter.
Since Tommy's departure, Kim's followed his directions. She uses the truck, and she drives to work at night. Once work is done, she either goes to the DECA House or she comes straight home. Lately, she's been coming straight home. Her convoluted affair with Oxycontin was happening again. Instead of the sparing use she had been accustomed to, she had been using 2-3 times a day for the past week. She had continued the love affair, since no one was around to get her caught up. Her boyfriend wasn't down her back, and her family was off in their houses. Whenever she used, she was able to break the high she had been under. Seriously, this shit was undetectable on her at times.
The last time she talked to Tommy was last night. Their relationship was stable, but she was still enraged at him for leaving. Honestly, after she got off the phone with him; she cried herself to bed.
Kim pushed that to the back of her mind. Sheets of aluminum foil and straws were by her side. She smiled. Placing an 80 mg pill of Oxycontin onto the sheet, the red straw hovered over the pill, and she lit up the bottom. Drawing the burning pill's trail into a star, Kim held in the smoke. Inside, the smoke traveled around her systems. She exhaled deeply. This entered her system very fast, faster than snorting it. Kim would never inject it, she was deathly afraid of needles. However, the one time she tried it; the feeling was indescribable. She giggled, thinking she might have to make an exception.
Her cell phone rang. "Shit!" She cursed. Kim scrambled to her phone. It was her boyfriend. She shrieked in excitement. "Baby, baby!"
He laughed. "I love you." Tommy declared.
"I love you too." She smiled, and she lit up the opiate.
Tommy heard. "Are you smoking weed?"
Kim nodded on her end. "Yes!" She blew out the smoke.
He laughed. "Alright, just one more week until I see you, and I am ready to fuck your pussy." He swore.
Her panties got wet just thinking about his penis. "I can't wait, I still haven't started. I hope I start after you come home."
"Beautiful, you're still late?"
"I am, but I'll be fine. Don't worry." She placed another pill on the foil. "What's my Dad got you doing?"
"Just digs. We found a cool brachiosaurus bone. I took a picture. He hasn't asked about 'Annabelle Willis', thank God."
Kim giggled, while she eagerly struck up her lighter. Inhaling the evaporated pill, her eyelids were getting heavier. "That's good, Babe." She exhaled, and the hits were finally inebriating her.
"What time are you going in tonight?"
"Uh, I'll be there around 9. The girls miss you. Zhane's being a tight ass again."
"I'm sure he has reason." Tommy couldn't wait to be home. "Beautiful, I never want to fight again." He didn't hear her answer. He waited a few minutes. "Kim?"
She snapped right out of it. "Huh? Uh?"
"Are you alright?"
She nodded. "I'm fine… very… very… fine." She was getting sleepy. That was a side effect of the opiate use.
"Are you fucking smoking weed or pills?" Tommy yelled into the phone.
"Neither." Snoring was heard more than anything else.
"Kim! Beautiful!"
Waking from her momentary lapse of sleep, Kim yelled. "I love you, Handsome!"
Sighing, Tommy gave in. "I love you." Tommy hung up the phone. He wondered what was going on in California.
Kim's head rested on the bar's counter. Her back was going to suffer because of this position, but that was the least of her worries.
Xxxxx
Three Days Later. . .
Tommy's Hotel
Nairobi, Kenya, Africa
Ring… Ring… Ring…
No one answered the first set of rings.
Ring… Ring… Ring…
Tommy got up, once the rings finally registered. He flicked the lamp's light switch, and he picked up the phone. "Hello?" His tired eyes looked at the clock's numbers.
"Tommy?" Andros cried.
"Andros, are you crying?" Tommy knew men weren't ones for crying.
"Come home, Bro. We need you. The family needs you."
Tommy's bare chest was exposed after he took the sheets off. "What's going on? Is it Cassie, did something happen to Ray… oh God, is it Kim?" Worry filled his body.
Andros tried to regain his composure. "It's Kim… she's had a… she's had a…" He hated to admit this through the phone.
"Damn it!" Tommy seethed and his fists pounded on the nightstand. "What the fuck happened?"
"Kim's had a drug overdose. She's in the hospital. Come home she needs you."
Hearing the news, Tommy's head dropped to his chest. He was dumbfounded, and he was very hurt. Honestly, this didn't compare to the time he had lost his Grandma Nadine, no this was was much worse. The love of his life was in the hospital, and her excessive use of pills landed her there. "I'll be there as soon as possible." Female hands covered Tommy's chest. Tommy shoved them off.
Getting up and covering her naked breasts with the comforter. Olivia looked at Tommy. "Is there something wrong?"
Tommy, deadpanned, nodded. "Everything." He got up and started getting dressed. He had to tell Dr. Mercer.
Preview for the Next Chapter- Flashbacks, Anton and Kim meet, and complexity.