HIS AFRICAN QUEEN (DSD SERIES SPINOFF)

b***h Back off

"You're what?!" Carmen yells as she stares wide eyes at Tanya.

"Yes, I'm married," Tanya replies flatly.

"How? Cuando? Quien? Que?" Carmen says as she gapes at Tanya as she applies a blue lipstick to her lips.

Tanya smacks her lips together closing the lipstick tube and turns to Carmen who stares frozen at her vanity mirror.

"At three this morning, at Lover's Chapel, to a guy named Alexander who I met yesterday while filling in for you," Tanya summarizes.

Carmen's eyes flash with recognition and she laughs. "You got a whiff of that Vegas Magic."

Tanya scoffs as she buttons up her blue police shirt and rolls her eyes. "The only magic Vegas holds is the one that goes cha-ching and causes panties to fall."

Carmen chuckles as she fixes her orange button-up shirt, ruffling her hair and applying black eyeliner around her eyes. Carmen had dyed her hair blonde, retaining the curls with brown highlights and it is working for her. It brings out her eyes.

"We visited the Chapel to see if it was all a sham but it was real. The pastor even confirmed it. She said the Lord has a plan for us."

Carmen regards her with a hand on her waist. She wears orange ripped pants, the gaps at her thighs and her shin. "You know I'm very religious so don't talk like you don't believe what she's saying. Look at it you've slept around before but never once had you accidentally married one of them."

"First off, I slept with one guy and he knew I wasn't looking for anything. Secondly, are you saying that maybe a guy I barely know and I are meant to be?"

"Okay, so when you say it like that it sounds silly but who knows?" she shrugs pulling on her white heels to match her white tube top that's peeking out from her shirt.

"Exactly, who knows? No one, this was just a mistake," Tanya replies as she pulls on her leather knee-high boots and fixes her leather shorts on her waist.

A bell goes off in the room that's scarcely occupied since most of the dancers are performing and Tanya and Carmen scoot with the others out the door.

"It's showtime already..." Carmen whines as they make their way backstage.

"I guess so babe," Tanya says as she clutches her police cap by her side.

They stop at the backstage entrance and bow their heads in prayer. A norm before they perform.

"Amen."

Tanya looks at Carmen as they both make their way to different places on the stage and mouths 'break a leg'.

Carmen smiles and nods before she slips out of sight.

***

Alexander watches from a table as the dancers leave the stage. A beeping sound plays as the other performance starts and the curtains pull apart to reveal a prison scene.

A blonde lies on a bed one-foot bent and the other extended, drumming her fingers on her thigh to the beat. She's in an orange, prisoner costume that reveals a lot of skin.

Yow, I just started my sentence with a capital letter...

Nicki Minaj sings and the girl shoots up to a sitting position - her hair flying about. She scurries off the bed to the metal bars and shakes side to side before dropping to the ground with a dangerous yet sexy look.

Know she'll never be Queen now she got a vendetta.

Tanya appears on a stair a few feet from the blonde pulling a police cap on her head as she spreads her legs and eases slowly the ground while making a gun sign with and biting her lip. At the same time, the blonde climbs onto the bars swinging her hair wildly before hooking her legs to the bars.

The blonde moves her body against the bars seductively while Tanya walks to the bars grabbing two and dropping to the floor with a bounce.

I feel like I'm going under...

The blonde bends backwards as that line comes in and Tanya rises staring at her with a grimace on her lips. The blonde slides down the bars using her hands to help her flip to her stomach and stares at Tanya challengingly.

Tanya walks towards the audience, sidestepping while looking at the blonde who crawls in the same direction. Other girls dressed similarly walk onto the stage seductively and the blonde rises to her feet staring down Tanya.

They dance about sexily in a dance battle kind of thing as Nicki sings and Alexander watches Tanya with a smile. She looks so sexy and her movements are precise and on point.

A man comments on her body and Alexander finds himself gripping the edge of his table in ... Jealousy. Yes, she is sexy and men are going to notice that but her being on a stage in the littlest of outfits only makes them stare more. Just like he was doing, his eyes haven't left her stomach and her sexy navel ring since the dance began.

He watches her movements in fascination and licks his lips as he does. He has to hold himself back from climbing on that stage and taking her here and now. Blood rises to a certain part of his body and he watches her as she moves.

"Damn watch that black cop, I'd like to put me under arrest," another man comments and Alexander stiffens.

Light my body up!

They drop to the ground dancing a routine while other ladies drop from above them swinging on numerous layers of sheets like gymnasts as the lights flickered with multiple colours.

Alexander watches as Tanya removes her shirt to reveal a deep cut sleeveless top with colourful beads on shredded thin cloth that cover her bust but not enough the hide her breasts.

The men cheer and wolf whistle as the girls flip and dance around the stage.

Alexander finds himself sulking in his seat the rest of the performance as he thinks about all men gawking on what is now - by law - his.

When the performance ends he finds himself making his way backstage towards Tanya.

***

He enters the dressing room with a swing of the door and all the girls turn to stare at him with widened eyes.

Some staring with lust and he smirks. That's always the look he got when he steps into a room.

A blonde approaches him with a pair of double Ds and he gulps as he stares at the pair which are barely covered by her gold bra. "Are you lost?"

His eyes move to her green eyes and he takes her in. She's pretty and there's a s****l aura radiating from her. His type.

He smiles at her. "I'm looking for someone. Can you assist me in finding her?"

She grins and folds her arms under her breasts pushing them up. "Maybe you were looking for me?"

He smirks and looks at her charmingly. "Maybe..."

"...not," Tanya says as she walks up to them.

His eyes flick to her body and he finds himself fighting a hard-on. She's in a short, pileated, red skirt, a tight crop top with 'Daddy's little monster' written on it and ankle boots. Her breasts strain at the cut in her blouse giving him an eye full.

"Tanya," he says huskily and she smirks.

"Hey baby," she says as she hooks her arms around his neck and kisses him.

The room falls silent and Tanya smirks. She kisses his soft, sweet lips nibbling his bottom lip and his hands wrap around her waist pulling her closer. The kiss is good, Alexander is a good kisser but this kiss isn't for affection but rather to tell all the girls... b***h back off he's mine.

She pulls away looking over at the blonde and smirks. "Excuse us, Tia."

Tanya pulls him to her station and the blonde who was performing with her on the stage laughs at Tia's lockjaw expression.

"Nice one Tee," she says as she gives Tanya a hi-five.

She turns to Alexander with a smirk. "You must be Tanya's husband, Alexander. I've heard so much about you two."

He looks over at Tanya who avoids his gaze and applies her makeup before the blonde demands his attention.

"I'm Carmen, her best friend, chauffeur, big sis, superior and also her motherly figure," she says before leaning towards him threateningly. "So let me say this slowly. If you ever f**k around con el corazon de mi chica. I'll make sure you have nothing to f**k around with. Got it?"

He's about to answer when Tanya cuts in. "Carmen we're next, stop provoking Alexander and let's go."

She avoids eye contact with him as she pulls on a cowboy hat and makes her way to the door.

"Come on lover boy, you need to wait backstage. You can't stay here," Carmen says as she pulls him along with her through the door.

***

Tanya has just finished her last performance for the night at nine and makes her way backstage. She groans as she takes off her heels and walks to the dressing room. They had just performed Run the world by Beyoncé, which requires a lot of foot movement and now her feet are aching.

She wipes the sweat from her forehead and groans once more as she sees Alexander leaning against the wall awaiting her. She opens the door avoiding him.

The room is vacant seeing that most of the girls are gone or awaiting their next number.

Most of Tanya's partners in the dance she just did had to go on again so they avoid changing costumes, reusing them. Those that didn't have to go on went to the storeroom to fetch their things from the lockers.

Tanya and Carmen were lucky enough to get their own locker in the dressing room so they didn't have to use the storeroom.

"Tanya," Alexander calls in annoyance.

"Yes?" she asks with an annoying voice.

"Why are you avoiding me?"

"I'm not but you're looking for someone that's obviously not me so I'm giving you space," she mutters as she sits down in her chair, throwing her black heels to the floor.

She's in a black leather shorts, a black, turtleneck top and a small leather jacket. Her face is in a grimace because even the smallest movement causes pain to erupt in her soles.

"So that's why..." he says amused.

"What's why?" she asks with a roll of her eyes.

"You're jealous because I was staring at that blonde," he replies proudly.

"Am I now? Why would I care if you dipped your face in a pair of double Ds?"

"Yeah, that's why you ended up kissing me, wasn't it?"

She scoffs. "I'm not jealous."

"What... afraid to say you're jealous Tanya?"

"I'm not jealous!" she shouts irritated jumping to her feet before grunting in pain. Damn those heels.

She sits down immediately bringing her foot to her lap and rubs it hissing. Alexander seeing her discomfort and pain reaches over to touch her foot and she flinches.

"Don't," she starts.

"I can help," he says coolly. "Let me."

"I don't -"

"Tanya, let me help," he says firmly.

She reluctantly allows him to touch her foot and she moans in relief as he massages her foot while on one knee. He grins at her expressions and switches to her other foot. Her body relaxes and she breathes in relief.

"You're good with your hands," she sighs.

"That's what you said last night."

He grins as Tanya smacks his shoulder, Alexander pouting while Tanya laughs.

"You're too much," she giggles.

"That's also what you said last night but with a synonym and you were more like screaming it."

A blush lights her cheeks as she laughs again and Alexander can't help but look at her. She's beautiful. The way her red, juicy lips break away to show white and perfect teeth. The way her smiles reach her eyes and the dimple that forms on her cheek. She never looked more beautiful than she did right now.

She runs a hand through her hair soothingly while smiling at Alexander and he can't help but smile back. He removes his hands from her feet slowly to hold her hand and she tenses.

Down on one knee and in front of her chair Alexander pops a question that leaves Tanya stun.

"Tanya, would you like to be my date to Ethan's wedding?"