Kingsley Creed A week later



"This is me and Dandre when we were little." Royce showed an old Christmas photo of him and Dandre. "As you can see Dandre wasn't feeling Santa and the elf's." Kingsley chuckled. "You look evil."

"I was." He said.

"Is it true you didn't like Dandre growing up?" E asked.

He nodded his head. "I was just immature and wanted everything to be about me." He said. "Now it seems like the roles have swapped."

She nodded her head. "Have you spoken to him lately?" She asked.

"Nah, I haven't. When Dandre upset about something he doesn't talk to nobody and ignores everything until he calms down." He said. "He will probably either stop by or call me."

She frowned a little. "You aren't worried about him?" She said. "You seemed so sure he's gonna call or stop by."

"Because that's literally how he operates.." He said. "Look I care for Dandre, I went out my way to get him to talk to a therapist or someone. I can't keep helping someone who doesn't want help or want to change." He said.

"That's true." She said. "He's still young though. He will change as time goes on."

"I hope so. I don't want to see my brother take a wrong path in life. I care about him, I really do." He said. "Hope he comes around soon."

"He will." She told him as she rubs his arm. He looked down at her hand and squinted his eyes. "What?"

"You need your nails done." He gently pushes her hand away making her burst out laughing.

"I thought we were having a good moment until you said that bullshit." She pinches his arm. "Get them done for me then."

"That ain't no problem, I know a spot you can go to tomorrow." He said chuckling. "Nah for real, they not that bad. I did too much."

"Whatever." She nudged him as he wrapped his arms around her pulling her closer to his body. "What's up with things in Miami?"

"I haven't heard anything back from Knox actually. I'll have to call later and check in and see what's going on." He said.

She nodded her head. "I kinda miss the girls." She said as a smile creep on her face. "Even though I had a rough start and a couple altercations, I miss being around them. Everything was such laughs and giggles."

"Who taught you how to fight?" He asked chuckling. "I'm not going to lie, I don't like it when you get mad. It's like once you get angry you don't know when to calm down. Like when I picked you to come stay with me for a week and you and Lux fought. We had got on the plane and everything you were still mad." He said as they burst into laughter.

"Nobody really taught me. As a teenager I would get into with some girls from school and I just learned how to defend myself." She said. "Nah when they had me jumped in the middle of the club I was so 38 hot." She shakes her head.

He nodded his head remembering exactly how that night went. "Just hollering and screaming." He said making her laugh. "Them bitches jumped me! They jumped me!" He mocked.

"I was fighting for my life. I ain't never been jumped before until then. At that we in the middle of the club and I don't know who them bitches were I was just walking by. That was so lame."

"Nah I understand why you were so mad. I would've been pissed off too." He said. "Exactly why Amber, Lux, and Asia are no longer with us." He said

"Period-" She immediately looked at him and tilted her head. "What you mean by that?"

"Exactly what I said." He said. She stared at him waiting for him to look up at her. When he finally did he seen her eyes soften. "Nah not like that. They still alive, they're just not working for me."

"Oh, you need to be clear." She said side eyeing him. "I ain't forget what I walked into that night." All he could do was chuckle and continue to scroll on his phone. "Have you ever fought before?"

"Years ago." He said. "I don't play those games no more. I'm too grown and mature, I keep that M16 by the door." He pointed to his rifle sitting up against the wall by the door.

"Oh ok." She nodded her head. "My bad then."

Later that night Kingsley and Justin were getting ready to go out. Justin fixed the last touches on her mini skirt before stepping back to take a look at his work. "I think the other purse would go." He said.

"This is so cute." Kingsley did a 360 in the mirror. "I love a good mini skirt."

"Yea just don't bend over too much." He said. "We don't want that coochie to pop out and say peek-a-boo." She burst out laughing.

"I'm not about to play with you." She said right before Royce walks in the room. Justin and Kingsley stopped talking watching him sit down on the bed.

"Why y'all stopped talking?" He asked putting his phone in his pocket.

"No reason but we about to leave. Our Uber should be pulling up in about 15 minutes." Justin said.

"Why you ain't just take my driver?" Royce asked.

"Because we don't need you keeping tabs on us the whole night." He said. "I know you'll have him watch us in the club and everything."

"You think you know everything, don't you?" Royce squinted his eyes at him. "Just tell me which club y'all going to be at? I'm not going to send nobody for y'all. I promise."

"Can we get one night out to enjoy ourselves without being watched and followed? Like damn." Justin scoffed grabbing his phone. "Be down in a couple minutes." He said before leaving the room.

Royce sucked his teeth before looking over at Kingsley who was admiring herself in the mirror. "You like it?" She spun in a circle.

"Yea, you look good." He said. "I want to know where you going though." She walked over to the bed grabbing her purse. Royce grabbed her wrist. "I'm serious."

"We're just going to a nightclub. Me, Justin, Queen, and Beverly. Just a girls night out without anybody watching or following us." She said.

He lets go of her wrist and nodded his head. "Ok." Was all he said. She tilted her head.

"What?" She said.

"Nothing, go ahead." He said.

"Now you seem mad." She said. He shook his head

"Kingsley let's go!" Justin yelled from downstairs.

"You better go before you miss your ride." He said. She stared at him. "I'm not mad. You can go, just be careful."

"Ok." She said before leaving the room. As her and Justin made their way down the elevator, outside they were greeted with Beverly and Queen in the Uber.

"I'm so excited! We lit all night!" Queen said.

"Everyone taking a shot now." Beverly pulled out a bottle of Don Julio Reposado. "I brought everyone a shot glass too." Everyone took turned pour themselves a shot. Kingsley held a mug on her face due to the liquor.

Queen giggled. "We got a baby drinker over here." She pointed at Kingsley face.

"It was that strong?" Beverly eyes widen as she giggled. "I didn't think it was."

"No I'm just not a drinker." She said.

"Baby you about to have a time of your life tonight." Justin said before they all started to cheers the the shot glasses

As soon as they make it to the club they were greeted with more drinks. On her third drink Kingsley stood on the couch dancing her ass off with Queen.

"We so tore up!!!" Queen and Kingsley danced to the Spanish music.

Her fuel tank suddenly became low so she took a seat to catch her breath. She picked up a small water bottle from the bucket of ice and drunk it. "I know you having fun." Beverly said.

"Yes everything spinning. I got to take a break." She said making her laugh.

As she sat down sobering up while drinking her water, she looked around to see everyone was having a good time. "You can come with me to the bathroom?" Queen asked her.

"Sure." They both get up from the couch leaving their section.

Once they found the bathroom, Queen went inside since it was a one stall bathroom. Kingsley stood against the wall to wait for her.

Within minutes two guys came out of the guys bathroom. Kingsley did her best to ignore them and not make eye contact but somehow she alway catches a male attention.

One of the guys stared at her making her uncomfortable. She looked at him and gave him a small smile. "Hey." She said with a low voice.

"I know you." He said.

"You know me?" She raised her eyebrows.

"Yea, I seen you before. You a dancer." He said. "I was in Miami and I seen you on stage before."

"Oh... yea." She said.

"Yea I don't never forget a face." He said. She nodded trying to dismiss the conversation. "I'll see you around Ms King." She frowned watching him walk away.

She bangs on the bathroom door hoping Queen watch finished. When she opens the door seeing the look on Kingsley face she instantly becomes worried.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

"Some dude just recognized me from Miami and he called me King." She said.

Queen rolled her eyes. "It's probably one of Royce boys. He figured out where we are." She huffed grabbing Kingsley hand.

By the time Queen and Kingsley get back to their section, Queen lets Justin and Beverly know that Royce knows where they are. Justin quickly called an Uber and wasted no time on leaving the club.

In the Uber they sobered up and came to their senses quick. "I swear it's like everything we do we have to be watched." Beverly said rolling her eyes. "This has to stop."

"I totally agree with you but this is also their way of protecting us." Justin said.

"We understand that part, but this is a continuing thing. We can't even go get brunch with Taz and Royce having someone following us." Queen said. "Nobody wants to be watched all the time."

"True." Justin tossed his shades on drinking his water. "I'm going to feel like shit in the morning."

"Kingsley you had a good time." Queen said making them chuckle. "We got to do this more often."

"I did actually." She rest her head on Justin's shoulder. "I'm tired."

Kingsley was the first one to get dropped off. As soon as she got on the elevator she put in Royce his code and leaned against the wall closing her eyes.

The elevator dinged before the doors open. She stepped off the elevator seeing Royce was on the couch watching Tv.

He immediately sat up hearing Kingsley come in. He couldn't help me chuckle. "You had a good time huh?"

"Yea." She smiled.

"I seen you all over Queen's story." He said walking towards her. He could smell the liquor on her so heavily. He shook his head. "Damn what all did you drink."

"I don't even know." She said. "Why you sending your boys to watch me? I was perfectly fine hanging with the girls. As you can see I made it back here safe."

"What you talking about?" He asked.

She sucked her teeth before giggling. "One of your boys came up to me and he said he knew me from Miami. He knew my name too. So I put two and two together and figured you sent them for watch me."

"This why I needed to know where y'all was going." He said. "I didn't have nobody come and watch you tonight."

"So who was the guy I was talking too?"

TBC