Devilish Taste

I'm Sorry

It's been a week living here. Every night after performing at the strip club I would get bags of money sent to my room. At first it was amazing, free money coming at you just because you shake your little ass here and there was incredible, but after a week I got already bored of it. I haven't seen Nino nor communicate with him since my first night. Sky would collect nearly all my money leaving me with ten percent saying it's for Nino, I did believe her since Nino did say the money was his.

I didn't care about the money really, since it's really easy to earn it here.

I got over the argument or whatever Nino and I debated about since my first night after the performance. When I told him I miss him, I was truly honest. I guess it didn't get to him the way I wanted him to understand. I was currently in Sky office laying down on the couch waiting for Sky to come back so we can head back inside our place.

Sky is really crazy to deal with. She would wake me up in the middle of the night just to talk to me. When she's bored, she runs to our mini mall to buy unnecessary clothing or electronics or whatever her little hands can pick up. She would pick up petty arguments with me, so we can act like we're beefing but really not. At times during the night she would have nightmares about her abusive boyfriend. I never brought it up, because it wasn't my business.

I'm glad she doesn't bother me about Nino, and our complicated relationship. She does, however, asks me if I want to talk to him when she's about to call him. Which I politely decline, not because I'm being petty, but to wait for him to contact me. I'm getting real tired of this lifestyle, and I honestly don't understand how these females can last up to a year and up just flirting with niggas or sleeping with them for money.

"Sunset, I'm back we can finally leave now." Sky head pops into the office. I stand up from the couch and head her way so we can leave.

"What were you doing that took up so long?" I question her as we walk hand in hand. Yes, you heard it right hand in hand. Sky s****l preference is male and female. She told me one night when she was confessing some of her feelings to me. Not like that if you're thinking she confess her love to me, no. She's attracted to me, and I quickly denied her when she asks me if I'm into the lesbian party. The only thing I let her slide with is the hand in hand, and that's it.

"Nino has a little event that's going to be hosted here and he wanted me to meet with he's niggas to plan it." Sky sigh. I just nod my head not wanting to bother her anymore. She looked so stressed, dealing with everything here. I try my best to help her as much as I can when I'm not dancing around.

Sky cell phone rings loud, and she quickly excuses herself to answer it, leaving me by myself next to the elevator. Before she disappeared, she told me I can head on up to the room which I didn't hesitate on doing.

When I got to my door, I was searching for my keys in my little off the shoulder bag to see that someone has been already inside, by the way the door was slightly open.

Great! Even in the underground we have to watch out for thieves. I open the door slowly making sure I was on the side of the door just in case the person might try to shoot me or something. My body was in the state of flight mode, as I threw my hands over to the wall searching frantically for the light switch. God was on my side as I was able to find the light switch and I quickly flick it on to find a stranger in my bed.

What the hell?

I march to my bed feeling bold and confident. I took a deep breath, mentally preparing myself for what's to come.

"Eli?" I said out loud. This was the guy that pick me up from the private clinic and brought me here. Eli which I hope it's him stirred in his sleep on my bed and snuggle up under my covers. I wanted to call Sky, but how can I when Nino wouldn't approve of me owning a phone. Knowing him, he would think I'll call my family to save me. I will just have to wait on Sky then.

I turn on the television watching reruns of my favorite shows waiting for Sky to return.

"Ashanti, you're finally here." Eli deep hoarse voice made me jump and I turn to see him sitting up from his sleeping position. I gave him a confused look as I didn't know why he was probably waiting on me to arrive.

"You could of went to the strip club to get me you know." I told him as I watch him yawn and stretch his arms.

"I rather wait for you here than down there where the sharks be waiting for me to eat me alive." I chuckle as he says that.

"So what's up?" I question him. I needed to know why he was here and waiting on me.

"I need you to talk to Nino." I watch as he scratches the back of his neck looking the other way. For some reason I wasn't surprise by this. If anything I was excited to see Nino again.

"When?" He looks taken back, thinking I wasn't going to agree with him.

"I didn't think you would want to go with me, because of what Sky said." He confirms my thoughts, but I didn't know Sky be telling him things about me.

"Why do you want me to talk to him?" Ignoring his comment.

"He keeps talking about you. He won't man up and just call you or come up here to talk to you. He's been going crazy and even though he's wiped out all our enemies so far being him the one that's been doing the work. He's getting out of hand. He's anger has been getting too wild and it's causing some of our workers to get scared and dip you know?" He answers my question. I nod my head at him to show I'm listening.

"I want you to come with me to his place and talk to him. Do whatever it is to stop him from becoming his old self, which he was dangerous."

"Okay Eli, let's go."

"So just like that. No argument nothing?" He said and I shake my head standing up walking over to my drawer. I caught him staring at my ass and I decided not to say anything since I wanted to see Nino, and he was my ticket in getting there. I head over to the bathroom with my clothes to change into. I wasn't on planning to dress sexy, I was super tired and if Eli wasn't here when I came in, I would have been knocked out cold. I end up dressing up in pajamas with my shorts and a tank top.

"I'm ready." I told him once we got out. Before we left I wrote a note on Sky closet saying, Eli came and took me to go see Nino.

"Are you going to sedate me again?" I wanted to get it over with. I look over to him and he sent a smirk over to me confirming my question. When we got off the elevator there was a man guarding it. Eli said something to him which he moves out the way for us. Once I got inside the car in the passenger seat, my nose was bombed with weed. Eli took out the needle out from the glove compartment.

"I'm sorry, but I got to." Eli apologizes to me and I nod my head waiting to go to sleep.

"You not going to be sleeping long any way." I nod my head, watching Eli give me the needle, so sleep can take over. Before I went to sleep as my eyes were fluttering shut, I could of swear Eli lean in kissing me on the lips saying you so f*****g beautiful.

I woke up to the sound of an alarm clock ringing through my ear. I groan trying to find it so I can crash it. Wait where am I? I quickly shot up from my seat and my memory begins to flow back to me.

Where is Eli? I thought to myself as I look to see the driver seat empty. A paper that was on my lap fell to the car floor. I pick up the paper seeing Eli left me a note.

Ashanti, I had to go, business call so I had to leave you here in my car. Don't worry Nino should be sleeping. I check him before I left. I told Nino that I left him a surprise so that's your cue to come in.

This is it, this is Nino place and I'm finally here to see him and talk. When I unlock the door, I saw I was in a car garage. I'm guessing Eli didn't trust me to let me get out from outside. Then again, I don't trust myself either, I could off run off and never look back trying to find my family or friends.

I open the door slowly, still not thinking this is real and I'm here at Nino place. I enter the house and I walk slowly towards the living room. I was in awe seeing the decorations of his living room and kitchen. This must be a condo maybe a house. There were windows that broadcast the city lights which were beautiful. The design on the wall was nice and the colors on the wall, floor, curtain was between white and grey. I continue to look around, and I realize he doesn't have any pictures around at all.

"Who the f**k is you?" A deep voice boom through the place, my body gets stiff and I throw my hands up in the air seeing the lights were dim and he won't be able to see my face clearly.

"I'm not going to ask you again?" His voice is threatening, the sound of a gun is heard and I mentally s**t on myself knowing he's carrying a gun on him. He must of just woken up from his sleep, and I can tell he's cranky by the tone of his voice.

"I might as well kill you, right?"

"Nino!" I yell his name. Ten seconds pass and soon enough, the lights get brighter. Nino is standing by the light switch with a gun in his hand. His face is showing me a confused look, and I can see he hasn't paid a visit to his barber the way he's looking more of a caveman still, which I love the way he looks now. He doesn't say anything, just watches me. I'm guessing he's thinking. The tank top he's wearing makes his muscle pops out so much and the sweat pants he got on makes his king print show if you know what I mean.

I lick my lips and his eyes target my lips quickly. He sighs and place the gun on the small table that's by the stairs.

"Eli brought you here?" I nod my head.

"I don't know why the f**k he brought you here, I'm good without you." He spat as he walks inside the kitchen. Okay, that hurts when he said that, but I don't say nothing. He pops his head in the refrigerator, taking some things out.

"Sit." He orders me, and I walk over to the island sitting on a stool watching him.

"I'm surprise you're not talking back at all, you good?" He questions me, and I nod my head.

"I'm not a f*****g dummy, answer me yes or no." He raises his voice a little at me, which by the way doesn't affect me anymore.

"Yes." I respond to him. He shakes his head and continue to take things out the fridge. From my point of view he's making rice and bake chicken with vegetable. Once he places them where they need to be place he washes his hand heading over to me after. He cages me in with both his hand on either side of me. My breath quickens a little as I smell the cologne on him that makes me go crazy.

"You know the money you've been making me has been helping out a lot. I was even able to give some money to mom's." He stares at me, not looking anywhere but my eyes. Those seconds he would lower his eyes at my lips, then back to my eyes.

"That's great that I can help..." I meant what I said. Ruby has done so much for me when I was with her. She deserves it.

"No, that's great you don't want to get killed." Nino is trying to make me hate him again. He's starting to toy with me once again. I shake my head.

"Why you shaking you're head for?"

"Because of you." I answer him.

"Why me?"

"You a joke nigga."

"So I'm a joke because you wanted to flirt with niggas and s**t so I place you where you belong at." Here we go.

"That's not f*****g fair Nino! You knew I was just toying with you..."

"And where that f*****g got you! You don't play with me like that, because I'll let you know not to f**k with me." He yells at me.

"It's not my fault, I mean look at you, you didn't believe me..."

"We going to this s**t again?"

"You the one want to bring up the past! I told you I miss you and what do you do you disappear from me for a week."

"So you telling me you miss me; is going to help whatever we got here?" He said pointing between us. I suck in my teeth hard.

"For a quick moment, yeah I did, but since you've been f*****g bitches left and right there's no f*****g point is there?" I question him back. He looks behind me to the stove and walks over to check up on the food. He shut down everything, and begin taking it out to separate the food. He places my plate with a fork in front of me and a small glass cup filled with wine. He does the same for him, and he comes by my side to sit on the stool.

"Eat, we'll argue after." I obey by picking up the fork to eat.

Eating with him was silent but not awkward. The only thing you can hear is the sound of the fork connecting to the plate the cup of wine connecting with the surface. We would send our glares at each other between our meals, and he would occasionally glance over to his cell phone he had in his pocket.

Believe it or not, but this was our first time eating together. We haven't sat down to talk and enjoy our meals with each other. All we do is argue like a married couple, but without the married part. It's been more than two months since Nino has taken me away from my world and enter his world. He never asks me if I wanted to join him, he basically kidnaps me without stopping to ask how did I feel about this.

When I was done I walked over the sink washing my dishes, and Nino placed his in the sink behind me letting our skin touch for the first time. To say I was hot was an understatement, my skin was burning for his touch after that little encounter we had. I wash his dishes, and I place it in the cabinet, leaving the cups and forks out since I didn't know where to place them.

I turn to find him standing, leaning on the island with his arms cross in front of his chest watching me. I guess it's time to argue again.

"You mine Ashanti. I got mad feelings for you, but sometimes you act all high and mighty like you can't think about other people. Yes, I hurt you and yes, you hurt me, but you know I wouldn't kill you. I'll kill any niggas that's trying to hint at you." Once he says that I thought of Eli and he's earlier action. Should I tell Nino? No I couldn't I don't even know what Eli actions are.

"When I say I want you and you're mine, that's not something to play about ma. You see my world and you see how crazy I get if someone were to hurt the people I love. I've got trust issues and I lose trust fast. I need to know do you want to be with me or not?"

"Did you really f**k these hoes when you place me at the clinic?"

"Out of all the damn thing I said, you worried about that Ashanti?"

"Please Nino. We need to start our rehab relationship. So I want to start off with that." I told him. I wanted him to answer me. Even though I know the answer I wanted to see if he can be honest and not try to lie what I already know.

"Yes."

"How many?"

"s**t ma, maybe five I wasn't counting." I suck my teeth and I nod my head.

"You mad?"

"Not mad or surprise just I don't know."

"What you mean?"

"So every time we have a problem you're going to run to those b***h's house to let out your frustration?"

"Ashanti, calm your ass down, we weren't together and we still not together so chill."

"Fine! You tell me I'm selfish at times so that means you're selfish too! You basically kidnap me, force me onto the strip business without me having a say in this. You take me away from my family and friends when my family is already mourning my sister that died. I almost get beat down and killed, because you thought me telling you, your crew about to get attack is bad cause I look like a villain escaping the area, because you told me to leave. You say you want me to be yours when I can't even get your real name since the beginning. I found out your mom is alive, which you told me she was dead!"

I scream back at him. I walked over to the windows watching the city lights trying to calm down. I heard him walking over to me, placing him behind me.

"I don't think we're meant for each other Nino..." Tears were beginning to fall from my eyes.

"I'm sorry baby." His words hit me. Hit me like someone just punch me out of the blue. He's finally apologizing to me. He places his hand on my arm to turn me around to face him. He looks down to me, watching me with so much emotion in his eyes. He wipes my tears with his thumb.

"I'm sorry that I almost killed you, place you in the strip club and took you away from your family and friends. I got real selfish and I just wanted you near me baby. When that s**t had happened and I let those girls beat you, I knew you weren't going to want to see me anymore. So I do what I'm best at and kidnap you from your life and forcing you into mine. I know your not going to forgive me just yet..."

I cut him off fast.

"I forgive you Nino, and I'm sorry too. I want to be with you. I'm tired of us arguing." He smiles and I quickly wrap my hands around his neck and pulled him to me as our lips connect sending me to cloud nine. Our lips begin to mold and his hand automatic palms my ass giving it a little squeeze. I yelp, and he took advantage and plunge his tongue inside my mouth as our tongue begin to tango. This new feeling was taking over and I don't know if I can stop him.

My heart was surely beating a nice romantic beat as our lips were dancing. He held me into him so tight, tight like I was going to disappear from him. We were talking with our lips telling each other how we really felt about us. His grip on my ass got tighter as I was going to need some air soon from our make out session.

One thing is for sure that I'm falling hard for him.