The Stripper’s Prince

I have a Plan

Tara’s POV:

“Alexa, play Ciara: Sorry”

‘Ooh ooh, ooh, ooh

August 4th, we were chilling at the house

Said I'm done, I told you to get out

Didn't mean a word that I said

Cause I was hoping you would come back

'Cause I tried and tried

And I cried and cried

Up late at night and I hurt

And I tried to fight and I cried to god

Oh please let it just work

And I'm going crazy with you

You got me so confused

'Cause you walked away, and I walked away

And we should've stayed

babyyyyyyyyy

All you have to do is say that I'm sorry

Baby I'm sorry

And I'm in love with you

Baby I want this, baby I want this

Say baby I'll do what it takes

And I will be here all the way baby

All you have to do is say that I'm sorry

Baby I'm sorryyyyyyyy’

The shower steamed up the bathroom as I sang my heart out under the warm water. I was in my feelings since my big fall out with Anthony and I honestly haven’t been able to think straight. It’s been a few days now and he’s not returning my calls or texts. Nobody answers the door when I go to knock at his apartment and he pulls off in his car before I’m able to try to talk to him through the window. He’s really mad at me and I didn’t know how to fix it. I’d never met a man I actually liked in my whole life basically so the fact that the one I do like is ignoring me, is hurting my feelings in ways I’d never imagine. I cry as I finish the song and eventually step out onto the soft bathroom mat beneath my feet. I walk over to the mirror and stare at myself, silently cursing for messing everything up with him. What was wrong with me? I open the room door and the steam fogs up my bedroom for a second before evaporating into the air.

“Who the hell is calling me this early in the morning!?” I hissed before picking up the phone.

“WHAT?!”

“Geez, someone’s in a cranky mood today”

I immediately became relaxed upon hearing my grandmother’s voice. She was the only person in my life that never disappointed me, never hurt me, never betrayed me in any type of way. All she did was love me unconditionally and always keep me on the right track, and for that, I was grateful.

“Nana!!!” I squealed like a child and she laughed right away.

“That’s more like it my little sunshine! How are you doing, I haven’t heard from you in almost two weeks young lady.”

“I’m so sorry I’ve just been so busy”… my voice trailed off as my head hung low

“Uh oh, I’d recognize that voice any day. Who is he and what did you do?”

“What?”

“Don’t play so innocent, you sound like a love sick puppy and you sound sad. So what did you do? Please don’t tell me that you’re sad over that abusive pig again.” She was referring to my ex and I immediately eased her mind.

“No it’s not him. It’s...someone new. This guy, he just throws me for a loop nana. He’s too good to be true and it terrifies me.”

“Oh honey, if you feel like he’s too good to be true then it means you’ve found a keeper at last. Don’t let the past stop you from having a great future. You can’t always assume the worst in someone baby because people end up insulted and hurt.”

I bit my lip hearing what she said. She always knew what to say and how to say it so I’d understand. Now I was certain I messed up big time and had to fix it.

“What can I do? He’s so upset he avoids me like the plague. I’m going crazy over here, I miss him so much.”

“You do something to prove you miss him. Do something he can’t possibly ignore and when you have his attention, you make sure the very first thing you do is apologize.”

Do something he can’t ignore huh? I think I have an idea….

Crystal’s POV:

“I hate you” I mumble while kissing Adrian. We’d been spending every day together since he made love to me a few nights ago. We grew surprisingly close, talking on the phone a lot, texting, even having lunch together during his break at work. Makes me want to smack myself for not giving him a chance sooner, but then again everything happens for a reason. I lightly pinches my nose, making my face scrunch up and be laughs. His laugh was strong but soft and I couldn’t get enough of it. His velvety voice was music to my ears.

I climb on top of his lap and wrap my hands around his neck. He grabs to handfuls of my butt and squeezes lightly causing me to release a soft moan. He smirks and does it again before kissing the soft flesh on my neck. This boy knows how to get me hot. I moan again and he laughs, his breath tickling the crook of my neck and I smack his arm for being a tease.

“Stop it” I whine in protest but I don’t actually pull away. I love being in his arms.

“Never babygirl”

I blush as his hands grip and squeeze my butt again while he calls me beautiful. I’m glad not that I didn’t talk to Anthony, because if I did then I wouldn’t never gotten to experience all of this with Adrian. I smile as I release this was all a blessing in disguise, and go to kiss him again.

“Hey boo?”

“Mhmm?”

“What are we?”

Adrian’s POV:

“What are we” Crystal asks between kisses and I instantly freeze up. I’d never had a girl ask me that because I was accustomed to one night stands. She was the first I ever spent time with and was interested in. But still, how could I answer a question that I didn’t know the answer to? I pull back to look her in her eyes. Those beautiful deep brown eyes of hers. I sigh and she suddenly seems displeased with my actions.

“Get off me”

“What?”

“Get off I have to get ready for work soon” she mumbles as she climbs off my lap. I follow her out the room and see tears falling down her cheeks. f**k.

“Babygirl wait okay? Come here.”

I grab her tiny waist and pull her into my chest. She looks down but I lift her chin to look at me. Bending down, I kiss her before telling her that we start dating to see where things go. She instantly lights up, happiness and hope in her eyes.

“Really?!!”

I chuckle at the reaction. It’s too adorable.

“Yes, we can start dating. I don’t want you feeling like you’re one of the girls I usually just mess with. You’re not, I can promise you that you’re way more important. I’m new to this so just bare with me and be patient. And if I make a mistake, let me know. I want to learn to be the man in your life.”

She nods, crying and looking like the happiest girl in the world. We weren’t together and we didn’t have labels, but the fact we were going to try to build up to that truly meant something.

Brent’s POV:

Ugh he was a disappointment. I tell him to do one thing and he messes up. What a waste of a human being. He reeked, smelling of pee and blood, mixing to be a very foul odor. I knew that I’d have to toss these clothes because no laundry could save them. Another plea for his life had me rolling my eyes.

“I don’t understand, I did what you paid me to do!”

I walk over, unfazed by his statement. As if I cared what he said at this point.

“Let me go! Please I did what you asked! I have a wife!”

I bend down and drop my head closer to the open car trunk before saying: “You failed me. By my calculations, Tara should’ve been so scared that she should’ve came back home to her family. To me. And she hasn’t. You were supposed to drive her back to me and you didn’t. I’m tired of how unreliable you’ve become. If I allow you to continue to live, it’s the greatest insult to myself and I just can’t do it.”

He looks up terrified and utters a last, gut wrenching scream before I close the truck and proceed to empty out a full clip from my gun into the car. The holes in the trunk allow blood to start pouring out and his essence starts to stain the cement below. I shrug my shoulders, light a blunt, and start walking to catch the train. Lucky for me, I’m a man of many talents so I’d come up with a plan b in no time.

“Don’t worry baby, you’ll be home soon.”

Tara’s POV:

This was it. Whatever damage I caused between us would end today. I smiled excited to get my man back. Well he wasn’t my man but he was…...okay so I wasn’t sure where we stood relationship wise but I was sure of what I wanted. Him. All of him.

I smirked as I heard loud banging at the door.

“Come in!” I said and in walked a very angry, very sexy, Anthony.

“What the f**k is your problem?! If you think for one second I’m-“ and he stops mid sentence when he sees what I’m wearing.

I lip my lips as I see him get hard for me instantly.

“What’s wrong baby?” I cooed at him and he was stuck, jaw open and eyes glued to my body.