Chapter Ten

Darius

“Yo!” Saint shouts loud enough to be heard over the pounding bass of the music that plays at Shayla’s. He shoves his phone in my face and I frown at the picture of Leah, Cody and Katie all dolled up and wearing scraps of clothing that don’t leave much to the imagination, the caption reads.

L_Wills_3 - YOLO, girls night out on the town, let’s dance bish’s.

I flick my gaze back to Saint as I hand his phone back to him. He shakes his head, clearly annoyed I’m not picking up what he’s putting down.

“Read the fucking comments!” I grab the phone from him again and scroll through the comments. It pisses me off when I see guys commenting on how hot she looks but the one comment that stands out to me has me clenching Saint’s phone so tight, I may actually break it.

G-Bizz_69 - See you in 10, gawjus, can’t w8 to see you move.

I snap my gaze back to Saint. “Where the fuck are they going?” I snap.

“I asked Dylan, he said Garrett mentioned going to Smart Bar because his buddy is the DJ.”

Fuck! I scour the crowd trying to find Corvin. I spot him on the couch with a brunette sitting on his lap. I storm over to him and tell the girl to beat it. She pouts but does as she’s told. Corvin drunkenly climbs to his feet trying to scowl at me.

“What the fuck?” he growls right in my face.

“We have to go, your sister is at a club.” He scrunches his face in annoyance and waves me off as he drops back into his seat and motions for the girl to come back. “Corvin!” I yell, pissed off he isn’t listening.

“You go, you seem to know more about my sister than I do, so you go and save her ass.” I grind my teeth in anger as I grit out.

“Garrett took her to a club.” Within a second the girl is pushed off his lap and he is on his feet. His eyes are clear now as he looks at me.

“Get the others, we’re leaving.” I smile and nod as I rush off to find Beck and Crue.

We managed to find a parking spot a block away. When we get closer, we notice that there is a line half way around the block of people trying to get in. We bypass the line and move straight to the front. The bouncer opens his mouth to tell us to fuck off I’m sure, but I pull out five hundred from my pocket and wave it in his face. He snatches it and opens the red rope for us. People shout and curse us out but we ignore them, money talks and it will gain you entry to anywhere. The second we push through the main doors, the bass of the music hits me, Akon’s “ Hypnotized” blares thorough the sound system. The place is packed.

“How the hell are we going to find her?” Corvin shouts in my ear. I’m about to say we need to split up when the crowd begins to part as the music begins to quiet down and the DJ speaks.

“I got a surprise for y’all. I need y’all to back up and make some room for my girls, Leah, Cody and Katie to do their thang for y’all.” Before he has even finished speaking the five of us are pushing our way through the crowd to get to the center where the patrons have formed a circle to watch the show the girls are about to put on. The moment the DJ blasts Fifth Harmony’s –“Work from Home” the crowd on the other side opens to let the girls through.

Fuck me!

Leah looks… like a fucking wet dream. Her hair is straight and out, she wears this tiny little black top where the sleeves are off her shoulders, only big enough to cover her tits. She’s wearing denim cut-offs that are so fucking tiny they only just cover her pussy and expose half her ass cheeks. But it’s not the clothes that have my cock getting hard, it’s the knee-high black come-fuck-me boots that she’s wearing. Images of me fucking her in those boots race through my mind—my cock is rock fucking hard now.

“Jesus Christ!” Corv snaps. I look over to him expecting to be focused on his sister. I follow his gaze and my eyes widen in surprise to find he is focused on Cody and not Leah. Cody is dressed in a one-piece purple outfit that has a split from the top to her bellybutton. When they twirl around and bend over all their asses are on full display for all to see. Guys go nuts when they start to thrust their hips and throw their heads back as they run their hands down their body.

“Get it, Katie baby!” Saint shouts from behind me. I peer over my shoulder to find him and Crue both jumping up and down cheering and hollering for Katie. What the fuck is going on with them and the computer geek? I turn back to the girls when the crowd screams louder. I scowl as Leah and the other two lay flat on the floor and begin to pound their fists against the ground as they push their asses up and down like they are fucking. Having had enough of the fucking free porn show she’s putting on, I take a step forward but Beck slaps a hand against my chest halting me.

“What the fuck?” I snap.

“She needs to win this, D.” I frown confused at what the fuck he is saying until he points across from us and I see Chelsea and two other girls I recognize from Leah’s old dance team. Fuck me! They’re having a dance battle! I’m proven right when the song ends and the three girls slink back into the crowd as the others take the floor. None of them have the sex appeal or the stage presence like Leah. They move to Little Mix’s “Touch” but nothing about the way they move makes me feel anything. To be honest, I have secondhand embarrassment for them. The crowd seems to love it when they all begin to dance all over each other.

“We gonna stop this or what?” I snap, but then zone out when I see Garrett push his way through the crowd and hug Leah from behind. I clench my fists at my side, she looks tense and uncomfortable in his hold.

Tell him to fuck off, Goldie.

It brings a satisfied smirk to my face when I watch her untangle his arms from around her waist, then plasters a fake smile on her face as she turns to talk to him. I hate that I don’t know what she is saying. My blood begins to boil when he bends and whispers something in her ear that has her throwing her head back and laughing. It’s in that moment Cody turns toward us and her eyes widen. I shake my head and place my index finger against my lips urging her to not say anything. She darts her gaze back to Leah then back to me—no, not me—she looks at Corvin who stands next to me stiff and brimming with anger. I dart my gaze between the two of them, trying to get a read on what the hell is going on between them, but my attention is snagged when the song ends and the DJ speaks.

“Dammmmm, y’all! I can’t choose, I think we need a final round.” The crowd goes crazy. “I got y’all, how about for the final round we make it interesting.” The crowd goes nuts beginning to shout out their suggestions. “Okay, I like that one. What do ladies say to a lap dance?” I turn ridged, grinding my teeth so fucking hard I think I may actually break them. I feel eyes on me and I look to my left to see Chelsea grinning at me as she shouts her agreement. I turn back to Leah and the girls to see them deep in conversation then they nod and Leah steps forward.

“Fuck this!” Corvin snaps, but Beck cuts in before he can end this.

“You storm out there and drag her out, she is never going to make it at CHU. She has to prove herself and winning this will do that.” Corvin glares at Beck, his face is turning red with anger.

“I’m not watching her give some douchebag a lap dance!” he grits out.

“Ladies pick your men!” The DJ calls. I spy Chelsea stalking toward me and I know I have a choice to make, I swallow my nerves and turn to Corv pleading with my eyes that he sees I am the better option. “Hell no!” he snaps angrily.

“Corvin, Chelsea is coming to get me to throw her off. Let me do this for her .” He searches my gaze for a minute. I begin to worry that he is going to deny me and I know seeing Chelsea with me will throw her off her game, making her lose.

“Don’t fucking touch her and this doesn’t change shit!” I can tell that was painful for him. I nod my agreement just as Chelsea reaches us.

“Come on, good-looking.” I allow her to take my hand and lead me out to the center of the dance floor where there are now two chairs waiting. I cut my gaze across the crowd to see Leah standing there with wide eyes, her brows push in, as hurt begins to show on her face. Garrett slides in beside her and leads her out to where I stand with Chelsea. She drops her gaze to the floor unable to look at me.

“What’s wrong, Leah? You seem… upset?” Chelsea taunts. Leah shakes her head and slowly lifts her gaze to peer up at me through her lashes.

“I… I can’t watch this–” The DJ announces for us to take a seat. Chelsea pushes me down into mine as Garrett slip-drops into his with a shit eating grin on his face as he looks at the beautiful blonde standing in front of him. I know I said I would ruin her but I can’t, not with how hurt she looks right now thinking she is about to watch Chelsea grind all over me. I flick my gaze to Corvin who looks like he is ready to throw hands and mouth. I’m sorry. If this is what she wants then Leah is gonna have to woman up and come get me. I know she can do it, she just needs to come claim what’s hers.