Chapter Twenty One

A few weeks has passed and Santana has been living her best life. Not only has King been treating her like a queen, making sure there was always a smile on her face but she finally finished school and passed her state test for her RN and honestly she couldn't be happier. Her trip was almost a month away and she couldn't wait to just sit, relax, and drink on the beach.


Right now her, Chanel, Taylor and Mickey all decided to go out and get dinner after work before going out to the club to celebrate Santana's hard work in school and Taylor's shop anniversary.


"I can't believe it's been three years since we have been working with you" Mickey said licking the barbecue sauce off her fingers from the wings she ordered.


"And I can't believe yo ass is pregnant" Taylor added pointing her fork to Chanel who started to smile from ear to ear.


"Listen sis I couldn't believe it my damn self this one knew before I did" she responded pointing to Santana who was enjoying her shrimp pasta. "She brought home the pregnancy test like here bitch take this" she continued making the girls laugh lightly.


"Yo Tay is Nikki going with us tonight?" Mickey questioned once their laughter calm down.


"I don't know she said Myles hasn't given her an answered if he's gonna watch Mylee yet" She answered, rolling her eyes at the fact that he hasn't change.


"Myles?" Chanel questioned.


"Her man" Taylor answered nonchalantly.


"She needs to come out and enjoy herself she's been working extra hard since he's came home" Mickey added.


"I fucks with Nikki though it's the loud mouth one I can't stand" Santana chimed in making the girls laugh.


"I don't know if Diamond coming" Taylor chuckled shrugging her shoulders. "But we should wrap this up cause I still gotta get ready for tonight" She continued looking around for the waiter. Once she spotted him she waved him down.


"Everything alright ladies?" He questioned.


"Yes can we please have the check and doggy bags?" Taylor told him.


"Sure no problem separate checks or...?"


"Nah you can put it all together" Mickey said as they all nodded. Once he walked away they started to gathered up their belongs and get their money together. A few seconds flew by and the waiter came back with styrofoam trays and bags along with their checks. Before he could walk away the ladies stopped him.


"Hold on baby we all got everything together right here" Mickey said as they put their money in the book before handing it to him.


"And you can keep the change" Chanel said putting her and Santana food in her tray.


"Thank you ladies" he smiled thinking about the tips he just got from them. After they grabbed their belongings they headed out the door and went their separate ways.


"I wish you can come out with us Nelly" Santana pouted as they walked to her car. "The vibe won't be the same without you"


"I know but you know Trae would beat my ass" Chanel responded. Once they reached Santana car they hopped in and place their food carefully on the floor.


"Aren't they coming back tomorrow you think Trae would really know you went?" Santana joked as she started her car.


"You always encourage my rachetness"  she chuckled. "But you know everybody in this city talk" she continued rolling her eyes. Santana couldn't help but laugh at the truth. Connecting her phone to the Bluetooth Badish by Nailah Blackman ft Shenseea blasted through the speakers as she drove out the parking lot heading to Trae's house. Once she dropped off Chanel she headed straight home to get ready for tonight.


****


Santana looked at herself one last time in the mirror before fixing her baby hairs with edge control and toothbrush. She had on a blue cropped denim off the shoulder top with army cargo pants and red heels. She had her hair in a high pony tail with extra tracks to give it more volume and thickness. She reached for her makeup bag and grabbed her favorite liquid eyeliner and begin to outline her eyes along with the sharpest wing that the ladies love so much.


Once she was done she took out her favorite lip gloss and glossed her lips hearing her phone vibrating on the bed. She walked over to it seeing Dex FaceTiming her. Sliding her finger across the screen she waited a few seconds before the call connected.


"Wassup bae" he smiled all up in the camera. "Wait hold up why you all dressed up?" He questioned seeing her hair all done and make up on her face. "Where you going?"


"I'm about to go out" she answered grabbing her highlight kit.


"Oh word where at? Me and Khalil about to head out too"


"That one club that's throwing the reggae night tonight and someone supposed to be performing I don't know I'm just going cause it's free before twelve for ladies" she answered putting gold shimmer highlight on her cheek bones, tip of her nose, shoulders and breast.


"Who you going with?"


"Are you with King?" She questioned trying to look in the background thinking he was getting information for him since she hasn't spoken to him since him and Trae went out of town for business.


"Nah he's still out of town" he chuckled. "I told you I'm with Khalil-"


"Wassup Tana" she heard him in the background.


"But honestly we was thinking about checking that place out too go out and show some love"


"Dex how are you getting in anyway? You're not even twenty one yet-"


"I got my ways don't worry about that" he smirked shaking his hand in the camera making her laugh lightly. Her phone vibrated in her hand getting her attention and she looked at the screen seeing a message from Mickey pop up.


"Alright so I see ya there then" she responded getting ready to hang up but he stopped her.


"Yoo hold up!!" He shouted.


"Dex they downstairs waiting for me"


"You never told me who you going with" he said making her smile again.


"My friends from work"


"Chanel going?"


"You know that girl ain't stupid" Santana answered making Dex laugh.


"Yeah that true but alright I'll text you when I come through" he said before they hung up. She took one last look at herself before grabbing her leather jacket and a small pouch filled with her ID and money.


Walking out the room, she made her way to the living room and shut all the lights off. She grabbed her keys and closed the door locking it up heading straight to the elevator. Once she hopped on she pressed the lobby button and the doors begin to closed. Within a few seconds she was in the empty lobby seeing the receptionist and the doorman doing their job.


"Going our tonight Miss. Santana?" Jim, the doorman asked holding the door for her.


"Yeah I'll should be back tonight you'll still be here right?" She asked him.


"Of course have a good time" he smiled.


"Thank you" she said returning the gesture. She quickly jogged to the car trying to get out of the cold hearing Drip by Cardi B ft Migos blasting through Mickey car speakers.


"Yass bitch!!!" Mickey shouted once her girl hopped into the car.


"Ya look cute" Santana complimented her friends with a huge smile on her. Mickey turned the volume up even more and sped right to the club.


****


King walked into the loud packed club with his hoodie pulled over his head. Even though he owns his own bar and wants to open up a club next, they wasn't really his scene. Of course he went out for his friends and family birthdays and celebration but he was more of a home body then going out showing his face out in the clubs.


"What's up King?"


"Hey King"


"King my man"


A couple of men and women greeted him as he headed to the bar. He nodded his head to them ignoring the ladies who was trying to get his attention.


"Hey baby remember me?" One of them questioned eyeing him from head to toe.


"Nah I don't" he chuckled stepping to the side not caring how she felt.


"Jess!!" He shouted once he got to the bar. A tall, skinny, dark, skin pretty girl with tattoos all over her arms and chest and purple afro quickly turned around with a mean mug on her face but it quickly lighten up when she saw her childhood friend standing at the end of the bar. She spoke to a few people before making her way to him.


"Look what the fucking wind blew in" she smiled wiping the counter off. "What you doing here? You and I both know this isn't your scene"


"Nah but I heard Shizzy is rapping tonight so I came to show some love ya know?" He answered talking about another one of his childhood friend. "He's doing big things I'm proud of him"


"Facts me too" she said taking out a shot glass from underneath before pouring henny into it. "On the house" she told him before walking away handling the customers.


He threw it back feeling the burning sensation going down his throat. He took a look around the upstairs area seeing Santana dancing and laughing with a few girls. With a smirk on his face he fixed his hoodie, pulling it over his head more as Jess poured him another shot before walking away again. He took his shot, went into his pocket and pulled out fifty dollars placing it on the counter.


"Yoo Jess!!" He shouted getting her attention. He tapped the counter making sure she sees the money. She nodded her head and smile thanking him as he walked away.


"Nah bitch this your year" Mickey shouted to Santana as they whine their waist along to Kontrol by Maleek Berry. Along with Dex and Khalil they had their own section with bottles and hookah and was enjoying their night ignoring all the hate that was getting sent their way.


"Hey!!" Nikki shouted dancing into the section. "Congrats Tana!" She smiles giving her a warm friendly hug"


"Thank you boo you look so poppin'!!" She complimented admiring Nikki skin tight black dress that showed off the curves of her body and booty perfectly with denim thigh high boots. 


"You too that highlight tho!!" She shouted looking at her glowing.


"Yoo where's Diamond?!" Mickey shouted.


Nikki shrugged her shoulders, "She stayed downstairs with her friends" she answered. Even though Diamond didn't like Santana over some petty reason that didn't give Nikki a reason not to like her either. She never had a problem with her herself. She was a grown women and she never let Diamond controlled who she can and cannot be friends with.


"Girl I didn't know King was coming!!" Taylor shouted over the music in Santana ear.


"He's not!!"


"Isn't that King right there?" She asked pointing behind her. She turned her head seeing King walking into their section wearing blue jeans that sagged a little with a pair of green timbs and black pullover hoodie. He had his hoodie over his head like he didn't want to be seen but everybody knew it was him. He made his way over to her and her friends pulling her into a hug by her waist.


"What you doing here?!" She smiled. "I thought you was coming back tomorrow!!"


"I was heading home but something told me to come here first!!" he said in her ear. "You look sexy!!" he complimented.


"Dex told you I was here didn't he?!" She questioned rolling her eyes.


"Nah" he chuckled shaking his head. "Wait Dex is here?" He questioned.


"Yeah and Khalil" she answered. "So how you knew I was here?"


"I didn't but are you gonna keep questioning me or give me some love?" He asked staring into her eyes.


"Let me introduce you to my girls first" she told him.


Besides Nikki, he took a look at her friends that he never met before. One was a thick Spanish chick with long curly hair down to the middle of back and the other was a skinny Asian chick covered in tattoos. Since her hair was into a high bun he could see the tattoo she has on the side of her face. 


"Oh you already know Nikki" She said as they waved to each other.


"Hey!" Nikki shouted before sipping her drink.


"Wassup?" He greeted. "How you doing?!"


"I'm good!!"


"This is Taylor she's the one that owns the shop" Santana introduced.


"Wassup how you doing?"


"It's been three years since she open up her shop so we are celebrating tonight"


"That's wassup" he said nodding his head.


"And this is Mickey the funny one I always tell you about"


"I like your tattoos" he complimented making her smile.


"Thank you!!" She responded. Still holding Santana by her waist, he sat down on the couch that was built into the wall, pulling her down onto his lap. He gently grabbed her cheeks and pulled into a kiss making her smile.


"Stop my highlight" she giggled pulling her face away from his grip.


"I don't care about that I haven't seen you for almost four days" he said pecking along her jawline and neck knowing that turns her on.


"I tried FaceTiming you a few times but you didn't answer"


"Honestly I wasn't getting any service where I was at-"


"Yooo my nigga what you doing here?!" Dex shouted sitting down next to King. A few seconds later Khalil walked passed them greeting his older cousin Nikki.


"Yoo thanks for holding shit down when my brother couldn't fam" King told him.


"Oh no problem you know I got you big bro" Dex told him as they dapped each other up. "But next time answer my shawty calls-"


"Yoo ya don't mind if I roll up right here right?" Mickey said sitting across from them.


"Nah go ahead I was about to light up anyway" King said pulling out a perfectly rolled blunt out of his pocket and lit it blowing smoke out of his nose. He passed it to Santana who shook her head.


"No not tonight"


"Bitch take that shit!!" Mickey shouted. "I never smoked with you before!!" She continued. Santana looked at King who had a smile on his face.


"You heard your friend" he smirked. She gently took it out his hand and pulled lightly feeling the smoking filling up her lungs. She blew the smoke out before doing it again this time holding the smoke in longer passing it to Mickey who happily took it.


"Yoo that shit hurt?" Dex asked her pointing to the side of his head. Blowing out the smoke she shook her head. "That shit hard" he complimented.


"Thank you" she said taking another pull before passing it too him. Through out the night everyone continued to enjoyed their night. Taking shots, smoking hookah and loud, dancing and singing along to the Jamaican and Soca songs Santana was enjoying her nights with her friends and man. She just wish her two best friends were here to party right along with her.


***


Diamond looked upstairs in Taylor section seeing her best friend partying with other people. She squinted her eyes seeing King talking to a few people up there and she couldn't help but smile. She hasn't spoke to King for almost a month and tonight would be the perfect night since she was feeling nice from the liquor she has drunk since she's been here.


"Yoo ya wanna come with me upstairs?" She questioned some of her friends.


"Yeah I'll go" One of them said as a couple agreed and followed Diamond around the club heading upstairs.


Santana recorded Mickey lighting her second blunt with a torch she got from the bucket of drinks and she couldn't help but laugh.


"I needed a light!!" She shouted with a smile on her face but it slightly faded when she saw Diamond walking in their section with a few hood rats that quickly flocked to King and Dex friends. She nodded her head to Santana who turned her head and rolled her eyes.


"First of all why she bring all these girls in our section?!" She shouted shaking her head at Mickey. Diamond made eye contact with Santana who looked so bothered and she couldn't help but smirk.


Ignoring her, Santana sat down next to her man,  who was talking to one of his homies and started dancing in her seat.


"Don't worry about her Mami" Taylor said sipping her drink.


"I'm not girl she ain't about to ruin my night"


"You want some of this girl?!" Mickey questioned passing her the blunt. She shook her head seeing Diamond making her way over to them after she greeted everybody in their section.


"Hey King" she smiled sitting down next to him on the couch interrupting his conversation.


"Oh wassup Diamond?" He said not paying her any mind.


"Yo we talk later about this" that guy said dapping King up before walking away.


"How you been?" She asked him not caring if Santana was sitting next to him.


"I'm good" he answered dryly.


"You haven't been answering any of my calls-"


"Cause I blocked your number" Santana said cutting her off.


"Oh ya together now?" Diamond questioned sipping her drink.


"Yeah" Santana answered staring right in face.


"Oh" she said looking at one of her friend who starting laughing to herself.


"What's your problem Diamond?" She questioned squinted her eyes at her.


"I just feel like you can't handle a man like King that's all" She answer with a smile on her face before taking a sip of drink.


"You should focus on keeping a man first before worrying about how I handle mines" She shot back as Mickey sipped her drink getting all the tea. "And trust me I can handle him very well" she smirked.


"Yass bitch!!" Mickey shouted cheering her on.


"Lets go get a drink" King chuckled trying to get her to focus off of Diamond, who was running her mouth.


"Nah I'm good" she told him shaking her head. "What chu say?" She questioned her.


"I said if you can handle him so well why is he still coming to my house every other night then?" Diamond questioned.


"Oh that's a lie" Santana said folding her arms over her chest.


"How?" Diamond question knowing she was getting under her skin. "You think King is faithful to your uptight ass-"


"Cause I sit on his dick every night" she answered calmly watching Diamond face expression change. Santana couldn't help but laugh out loud for a few seconds before getting serious again. "You sound real stupid bitch" she spat.


"You need to calm down" Diamond said pointing her fingers in her.


"Don't tell me to calm down"


"Why she so mad?" Her friend chimed in.


"Nah y'all came in my section with the mess-"


"Yoo chill" King said to her watching her facial expression change.


"Nah mi ain't trying to hear none of dat fuck dat hoe" he heard her say hearing her island accent come out.


"Aye yoo where that come from?!" Dex shouted. King sat up in her face trying to get her attention away from Diamond again.


"Come on" he gritting through his teeth before standing up. She stood up along with him hearing Diamond running her mouth again. He thought cause he had Santana attention he figured she was ignoring it.


"Ya outta here?" Dex laughed enjoying the show.


"Yeah man I'm gonna take her home" he said reaching for her hand. "Shit crazy" he continued. Taking a look back he saw her stepping further away from him.


"So what's good hoe?!" Santana questioned stepping closer as Diamond backed up. She threw her drink at Santana, who quickly reacted throwing a punch, hitting Diamond right in the face. She grabbed a fistful of hair and continued to throw punches at her head and face feeling Diamond swinging as well along with other hands hitting her. King grabbed Santana as she dragged Diamond along with her before punching again with her other hand.


"Oooh she's getting fucked up" someone said watching the fight from a distance.


"Alright!! Break it up!!" Nikki yelled trying to help King as the rest of them joined in trying to avoided Diamond friends from jumping in.


After a few seconds went by of everybody screaming and trying to break up the fight Santana finally let go. King quickly picked her by her waist and carried her over to the other side of the section placing her down on the couch that was attached to the wall.


"I can do this everyday baby girl!! It's nothing!!" She shouted arguing with Diamond and her crew she brought with her. As the guys and the ladies, including Nikki tried to calm her down a cup full of liquor was thrown at them causing Mickey to lashed too.


"You threw the drink bitch?!" She questioned asking one of the Diamond friends who was ready to fight. "You ready hoe?!" She questioned before running up.


****


"LOOK WHAT THAT BITCH DID TO MY EYE!!" Diamond shouted looking in the car visor mirror. Her left eye was swollen slightly and her hair was all over the place. "And her weak ass fucked up my fresh sew in"


"Girl don't worry about it I'll redo it tonight if you want me too" Jade, one of her good friends told her.


"That chun li bitch made me break my nail" one of Diamond friends said shaking her hand trying to ease the pain. "It's bleeding look"


"Fuck them hoes" Jade said shaking her head feeling anger taking over her body. "Did you see Nikki trying to calm her down though?" She questioned. "And that's supposed to be your best friend" she scoffed.


"Yeah that made me feel some type of way" Diamond said with a disgust look on her face.


"That's ain't yo friend girl" another one chimed in. Diamond closed the visor up and sat in the passenger seat shaking her head at Nikki. Someone who was supposed to be there for her no matter if she was wrong or right. She felt Nikki should've had her back tonight and not worry about Santana.


"And she knows I don't like that stuck up bitch and now she got me questioning her character" she said feeling herself growing angry.


"See bitches like that you can't trust" she heard them still talking before tuning them out thinking about what just happen as they drove to her place.


****


After they got kicked out of the club and they seen it was only going on two in the morning everybody headed to the diner to get something to eat.


"Yoo that shit was funny as fuck when you fought that girl" Khalil said Mickey as they walked in heading to a table.


"Fuck that bitch she was trying to jump my girl and she threw a drink at us"


"I'm glad nobody got arrested" Taylor said.


Since everybody was talking about what went down tonight, King pulled Santana back gently by the arm. "Sit alone with me for a few minutes" he told her stopping at a booth.


"But what about my girls-


"They be fine come on get in" he told her. She slid into the booth and he followed trapping her in. Since the diner was well lit he was able to check out her face which had a few light red scratches. He grabbed her by her chin and turned her head side to side.


"I'm good she ain't do no damage" she told him swatting his hand away making him laugh.


"Yoo you can't be out here fighting in clubs like that"


"Really though?" She questioned. "Like the things you do is okay?"


"I know but..."


"But what?"


He stared at her for a few second and chuckled to himself. "You right" he smiled shaking his head. "You fucked her ass up though"


"And your next if you're still seeing her"


"Here we go" he said fixing his hoodie pulling it over his head more.


"Are you?"


"You really pissing me off with this shit" he said calmly. "We just spoke about this like why you-"


"You heard everything she was saying King-"


"And?" He questioned cutting her off. "Why you worried about her? You know she be lying-"


"You be lying too" she argued cutting him off.


"Have I lied to you though?" He shot back not getting an answered. "Exactly"


They sat in silence for a few seconds before the waitress came with a smile on her face. "Hi can I get you two anything?"


"Uh yeah I just get uh orange juice for now"


"Make that two please" King added. Nodding her head, she wrote it down in her notepad before walking away.


"Listen everything I told you between me and Diamond wasn't a lie" he started to say. "I never brought her shit I just gave her money-"


"She a smart hoe"


King shook his head at what she said before continuing. "And I been knew you blocked her number from my phone so I haven't spoken to her for a while"


"Oh you knew that?" She smiled.


"Yeah I ain't stupid" he said making her laugh lightly. King couldn't help but admire Santana beauty. After tonight, he saw another side of her that he thought he never see and he started to get turned on.


"Why you staring at me like that?"


"I'm ready to get outta here" he answered.


"You tired?"


"Yeah but I'm trying to get some before I knock" he told her truthfully making her laugh. "I'm deadass" he chuckled. "That be the best sleep too"


Rolling her eyes, Santana looked at her man seeing the lust in his eyes. "Let me say goodnight first"she said as he slid out the booth. He took a step to the side allowing Santana too slid out and walk over to her friends table.


"I see ya later" She said getting everybody attention.


"Aww you leaving?" Mickey pouted.


"Yeah he's tired" she answered shrugging her shoulders.


"We about to leave too I'm tired too" Taylor said pulling out her phone from her bag. "I'm glad I closed the shop for the weekend I can finally sleep in" she cheesed.


"Yoo Mayweather the next time I got a problem with one of my hoes I'm calling you up" Dex told Santana. "You too Jet Li" he continued pointed to Mickey as they broke out into laughter.


"Uh uh don't put me in the middle of your mess" Santana chuckled hugging her friends goodbye.


"Yoo I see ya niggas tomorrow" King said dapping his friends up.


"Alright bro"


"Nice meeting you ladies"


"It was nice meeting you too" they said with a small smile. Mickey took a look at Santana who had lust in her eyes. "I see you bitch" she teased her friend who rolled her eyes but couldn't help the smile that spread across her face from ear to ear.


"Goodnight Mickey" she responded as King grabbed her hand heading to the exit.


"She sitting on that zick tonight!!" Santana her heard shout. She couldn't help but laugh and give her the finger hearing them laughing behind her as she left the diner.


****


A few days went by and Diamond was coming back to the shop to gather up her belongings. She finally quit the shop and was happy to be spreading her wings. Walking in with sunglasses on her face, the shop quickly got quiet waiting for Diamond next movie. She took a look at Santana station seeing it was empty and untouched.


"Hello" she greeted rudely.


"Hey!!" A few client answered not trying to show amusement from what they heard from around town. Diamond made her way her to station and started to wrap up her things placing them in a box.


"Oh Nikki you can come by and pick up some of yo shit too since you wanna be fake along with these bitches-"


"Oh Diamond don't start-"


"Nah I am you didn't even have my back what kinda of friend are you?!"


"You started with the girl don't get mad at me cause she beat yo ass!!" Nikki shouted back.


"Hey!!" Taylor shouted catching everybody attention. "That's why I didn't have Santana come today cause of shit like that Diamond!!" She continued. "You have disrespected my shop so many times and I'm tired of it please pack yo shit and go!!"


"Whatever all ya bitches is fake anyway" she mumbled. "Trifling ass bitches" she continued to mumbled as everyone ignored her, rolled their eyes and shook their head at her foolishness.


"Oooh girl if I wasn't pregnant" Chanel said closing her eyes trying to calm herself down.


Once Diamond was done grabbing all of her stuff she walked out and slam the door making the blinds shake crazy against the windows that was built in it.


****


Chased stared at Santana pictures that hung on his wall for a few seconds before taking them down and placing them in a black folder. He looked at the time on his Apple watch seeing it was going on five in the evening. Placing the folder down on his coffee table he went to the kitchen and pull out his medicine from the cabinet. He grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge and laid his medicine along the counter before taking them all at once and guzzling down some water.


He put everything back and cleaned up before throwing on his jacket. He grabbed his keys, phone, wallet and that folder off the coffee table and made his way to his door. He locked up his apartment and made his way down the flight of stairs before reaching the main double doors.


Walking outside he hit the alarm on his key chain, unlocking the doors. He ran across the street and hopped into his car starting the engine before driving off heading to the other side of the city. He kept the music off the whole time as he cruised through Detroit seeing snowflakes starting to fall.


About twenty minutes went by and he made it to his destination. Grabbing his belongings, he hopped out and locked his doors before making his way into the tall building. He was punched his code into the pad hearing a buzz sound meaning the main door unlocked. He walked in and headed straight the elevator pressing the up button. He waiting a few seconds before the doors open and he walked on and quickly pressed the closed door button before pressing another button.


He felt the elevator move up the shaft for a couple of seconds as a smirk spread across his face. Once he felt the elevator stopped he waited until the doors open before stepping off walking down the hall. He stopped at a door and used his key to unlock it before walking in flicking on the dim light. He walked up to a empty wall and started to tak his pictures up. He took a look out his floor to ceiling window and smiled to himself.

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