Denny
I have been talking to Daniella all day and nothing butters a girl up more than mani, pedi's and shopping followed by Coffee.
Daniella smiles at me
" This has been great Denny"
" Mason never lets me treat myself, I hardly get to go out of the house"
" Why is he that controlling?"
" I wouldn't say controlling, he just spends all of our money is never home and makes me take care of J.R. by myself"
" But Maliki sends money for you guys"
" Yes he does and I make a lot selling arts and crafts, and his mom had retirement but we lost that when she passed away."
" I use half of what I make back into my supplies and he takes the rest"
" But you guys are okay right? Your eating and taken care of?"
She shakes her head
" The neighbors feed us a lot, I am even being a sergate for them for helping so much"
" Mason isn't very happy about that either"
" Where does the money go Daniella?"
" Black jack, alcohol, and other women mostly"
I nod
" does he hit you when he looses too bad?"
She looks at me with tears in her eyes
" Please Denny don't tell anyone, he loves me he really does. He just gets angry sometimes."
I put my hand on hers
" That isn't love Daniella it is fear that his money will leave, I can help you. You can get away from here and start over and Mason will never be able to touch you or J.R. again."
She shakes her head
" I can't let anyone know Denny they might take my son"
" They won't know Daniella I promise"
" How"
" I am the daughter of a multi billionare honey I have connections."
" But how would we escape?"
" Let me take care of that I will get you out of here by the time I leave okay?"
She nods
" Thank you Denny really"
" Of course I am here to help, no one deserves to be in your situation."
" You said you make arts and crafts?"
She nods and pulls out her phone showing me pictures.
" These are amazing Daniella, I might have some people that would be intrested in your work and they would pay high dollar. Send me the pictures of what you have available and I will get to work on it."
She nods and sends me pictures
" We need to go meet the guys for dinner, Mason will get mad if I am late"
I nod and we head to a small resturaunt about a block away. We are almost an hour early so the guys arn't here yet. I get a text from Maliki after a while
" Be there in 5 can I please use your vape"
" Of course baby I will meet you outside"
" Good we need to talk"
I excuse myself and walk outside waiting for Maliki. They walk up and Mason has a black eye and J.R is on the other side of Maliki.
He walks straight to me grabbing my waist and pulling me into a hard kiss. I grab his head and kiss him back pulling away.
" Babe what's wrong?"
" You talk too much just kiss me" He pulls me into another kiss. Picking me up and turning me to the wall pinning me hard and hitting my head.
" Owwe Maliki stop"
" s**t"
He puts me down
" Baby I am so sorry are you okay?"
" I'm fine where the hell did that come from?"
" I have had a really bad day I was upset baby I'm so so sorry"
I caress his cheek kissing him lightly
" Do you want to talk about it?"
" Not right now, We need to get Daniella away from Mason"
" I know"
" Is that why he has a shiner"
" He beats her Denny"
" I tried so hard to control myself"
" I just couldn't deal with it baby he was pissing me off soo..."
I kiss him cutting him off
" Shh, stop babe it's okay let's go deal with this"
He nods and we head into the resturaunt. As soon as we walk in Mason hauls off and slaps the crap out of Daniella.
" You want to leave me you stupid b**ch"
Maliki sprung into action he runs to the table throwing Mason across the resturaunt. I walk up and grab the sobbing Daniella and J.R. leading them out of the resturaunt. I pull out my room key and hand it to them.
" Room 303 at the Lux"
" Go there I will go to your house and get your stuff"
She nods and walks off I walk back in the diner.
Maliki is holding a now bloody Mason by the collar. I walk up putting my hand on his shoulder
" Maliki enough, let him go"
He drops Mason turning to me and I see the anger in his eyes. I reach up and get on my tippy toes caressing his cheek as I kiss him. He slides his hand up to my cheek softly and kisses me back. I let him pull away
" Where are Daniella and J.R.?"
" I sent them to the hotel, we can go get their stuff and meet them there"
" I'm afraid that isn't happening baby you will have to get their stuff and get them out of this place"
" What why? What about you?"
" Pretty sure I am going to jail" he motions behind me and I turn to see four cops standing at the door.
I giggle
" There's a switch, be good I will get you out as soon as I can okay?"
He nods and I kiss him again then move away. The cops make him get on his kness with his hands above his head. I watch as they read him his rights and take him away. They have me give my statement and I leave renting a moving truck and getting all of J.R. and Daniella's stuff it isn't much. I get back to the hotel and grab the key to Maliki's room from the front desk.
I knock on the room and Daniella opens the door.
" Where is Maliki?"
" Jail"
" Oh um okay, is this your stuff in here"
I nod
" Do you and Ki not sleep together?"
" We got in an argument lastnight and decided to sleep in seperate rooms."
She nods
" here I will grab my stuff out"
I grab my stuff and head to Maliki's room
" Can you follow me Daniella I want to talk"
She follows me out I walk down the hall to Maliki's room and put my stuff down
" Was your fight serious?"
" No, not really we just need space from eachother sometimes."
She nods
" What do you want to talk about?"
" When I was at your house your neighbors came over worried about you."
" I gave them the adress you would be staying at in Sanholla, also gave them the number to this" I hand her a phone.
" They put their number in it for you"
" There is a moving truck outside in the parking lot..." My phone starts ringing
" s**t hold on"
I answer the call
Maliki: " Hey baby it's me"
" Hey are you okay what's going on?"
" I am stuck here for 72 hours then they will let me go maybe you should go home where you are safe"
" I'm not leaving without you Mal, I will call Brandon to come up here I will be fine."
" Okay, just be careful"
" Always"
" Bye baby"
" bye babe see you soon"
I hang up and turn to Daniella
" Sorry it was Maliki"
She nods
" Who is Brandon?"
" A body guard that works for my family"
" Anyways in Sanholla there is an Audi G 6 feel free to drive it."
" It is my personal vehicle there will be food and all necessities there by the time you get there."
" Are you going to stay for the funeral or do you want to leave before then?"
" I would like to stay if that isn't a problem"
" No problem at all hun I will make arrangements for you I put my number in that phone so you can call me if there are any problems like ever."
" I talked to some friends and already have some of your artwork sold we can deal with that tomorrow."
" Try to get some rest, I am going to do the same"
She nods and hugs me
" Thank you for this Denny really"
I nod
" have a good night I will see you in the morning."
She walks out and I send a text to Brandon
" Hey DonDon long story but can you and Nate come up to Drendia I need body guards"
he texts me back instantly
" Where is Ki?"
"Jail, like I sad long story I will tell you when you get here"
" Got you cover DenDen be on our way in 30 see you in the morning"
" Thanks Room 318 The Lux"
I trow my phone on the bed and walk to Maliki's drawer pulling out one of his shirts and slipping it on then grabbing his cologne and spraying his pillow. Cheesy I know but I got use to the mans scent. I lay down and try to sleep it doesn't come easy since I am worried about the damn Paul Bunion husband of mine but it does finally hit me.
I am woke up to a banging at my door and look at the clock 4am really these buttmunches couldn't sleep for a while and then wake me up.
I groan getting up and opening the door lazily motioning for them to come in.
They sit in the chairs on the far side of the room
Brandon: " So how did Ki end up in jail?"
" He beat the ever loving s**t out of his brother"
Nate: " Why? That isn't like Ki he has a reason for his actions and he never goes too far off the rails."
" His brother has been beating, and neglecting his wife. While gambling, drinking, and screwing all their money down the drain"
Brandon laughs
" Yup that would do it"
" Anyways he is there for 72 hours the funeral is Thursday and his sister in law and nephew are in room 303. I want to make sure his brother doesn't get to them if he gets out of the hospital"
They nod
Brandon: " Talk about a switch here usually we are bailing you out of trouble"
" Haha funny screw you two b**ch"
" Get your a$$'s out of my room so I can go back to bed"
Nate: " Yeah not happenig there are no rooms available until after 3 I need Beauty sleep"
" Whatever" I walk over and build a pillow wall
" Stay on your side I'm not DonDon and I damn sure don't want to spoon you"
He laughs and crawls in bed I lay down on my side and go back to sleep.
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The last 72 hours have been unevental thank goodness. Maliki is finally being released so Brandon and I are sitting at the jailhouse waiting for him.
I see him walk out and sigh with releif as he walks toward me. He slides his hand across my cheek and kisses me softly.
" I missed you baby"
I kiss him back grabbing his head
" I miss you too babe"
Brandon does an " Awe" and we flip him off kissing again.
Maliki smiles at me
" Come on, I need sleep and you don't look much better than me" I nod and he opens the back door.
I slide in and he climbs in next to me. I move onto his lap and rest my head on his bare chest.
MALIKI
I smile as Denny crawls in my lap and goes to sleep almost immediately. I start running my fingers through that red hair of hers smiling at her.
Brandon: " So what exactly is going on between you two?"
" What do you mean?"
He laughs
" You both try to play so coy, but honestly it isn't working"
" You call her baby, she calls you babe, you both look like you haven't slept in days. She confirmed that by crawling on your lap and passing out"
" And she told me that you two use a pillow wall to sleep so why would she want to be on your chest"
" Also, I was told it was just a kiss. This does not look like just a kiss"
" I was wrong about her Brandon that's all, I always saw her as a spoiled brat but she isn't the person she pretends to be around everyone else"
He laughs again
" I could have told you that Maliki I have been Denny's friend for 5 years now. She puts on a great show but really she is just as down to earth as you and me maybe more"
" Don't sink too far down the rabbit hole though because I don't feel like picking up the pieces to my girls heart."
I nod
" Gotcha"
When we get to the hotel I take Denny to our room and lay her on the bed.
" Mal, don't leave me"
" Shhh baby I am just going to shower I will be right back"
She groans I take a shower and change then crawl up next to her and lay down where the back of her head is to my chest. I fall asleep almost instantly having her in my arms.
I wake up to an alarm going off and jump out of bed
" What the hell is that?"
" Calm down worry wart I set an alarm when I woke up a few hours ago we need to get to your moms funeral"
" Brat you know alarms scare the s**t out of me"
She giggles and gets up wrapping her arms around my neck
" We would have slept for days babe I had to do something"
I pull her into a kiss and smile when I pull away. I grab my stuff and walk in the bathroom getting ready I walk out and Denny is in her underwear. I notice a small tattoo of Orions belt on the bacl left hip. I wrap my arms around her waist and kiss her shoulder.
." I never realized you had a tattoo"
" I have 3"
" Oh I have"
" 7 yeah I know"
" How?"
" Employee file babe you have to tell my dad everytime you get one"
" Right, of course you read that"
She giggles and slips her dress on
" zip me please"
I zip it up and kiss her neck when I'm done making her giggle again.
We head out to the funeral, nothing major happened Mason sat on the other side of the room staring at us the entire time. We went and ate at my aunts and then Daniella and J.R. took off.
When we get back to our hotel room Denny takes a shower and then comes to bed and lays on my chest and we watch movies the boys came in and ate pizza with us then went off back to their room. Brandon was right Denny is one of the most down to earth woman I know. I love how comfortable she is to be herself around him and Nate like she knows they won't ever judge her.