Take Care of Me

Chapter 6

Amber's eyes widened in excitement as her eyes took in the sight before her. Toney had taken her to one of the best night clubs in the city. A place she could only ever dream of going to. Lights came from every direction, the music threatened to burst her eardrums, and the building was overwhelmingly large.

She gaped at him in disbelief. "This is hardly a punishment." She stated suspiciously. She always wanted to go to a night club. After all, dancing was one of the few things she actually did well, but she didn't understand why Toney was taking her here when he was suppose to be seeking his revenge.

He grinned at her. "I know, I decided not to punish you. Instead I want you to have fun tonight." He said, and she smiled. She couldn't believe he was actually doing this. They weren't even dressed in night club attire. He never let her do anything this cool before, especially not when he was pissed at her.

"So you're really letting me go to a night club for the first time after I destroyed your baby?" Amber asked, still skeptical. This just seemed too nice, especially for Toney. There had to be a catch.

"Yep. I was going to take you to an all-you-can-eat buffet as your punisment, but then I decided to take you here instead." He said.

"Why?" She asked, although she was glad he didn't go with his original plan. There was no doubt in her mind she would have been sick to her stomach if she attended an all-you-can-eat buffett. She couldn't really think of a worse punishment than that.

"Because I'm a saint." He said, as he grabbed her hand, and led her to the door of the club. Amber's heart beat quickly as she waited anxiously to see what wait for her on the other side of the doors.

Toney handed the bouncer their IDs, and Amber held her breath. She always got extremely nervous when she had to show any type of identification, seeming it was all counterfeit. Everything she owned identified her as Grace Johnson, and that couldn't be further from who she was.

She tried to calm herself down with the simple fact that she had hidden behind the false identity for years, and she hadn't once been caught. When the bouncer granted them access into the club Amber sighed with relief. She hadn't been this excited since Toney took her to Disney World for her birthday two years ago.

Amber took off running into the crowd of people, causing Toney to grab her wrist quickly. "I'm not letting you out of my sight." He said sternly, causing her to pout. For one night she didn't want to be babysat, she just wanted to have fun. She was wise enough to know he wouldn't change his mind, so she didn't argue.

"You want to dance?" Amber asked excitedly, taking her mind off of the minor disappointment. She absolutely loved to dance, and their was no one she would rather dance with than him.

"Sure." He said grabbing her waist and pulling her close. They danced to the music as their bodies moved in sync with each other. While Toney watched Amber dance he felt the anger over his broken tv dissipate. That suddenly didn't matter anymore. At this moment, all that mattered to him was that Amber had an amazing night. He would co anything he could to make that happen.

The two of them proceeded to dance, laugh, and whisper in each other's ear for what seemed like hours. They were having so much fun it was unreal. This was everything Amber hoped her first experience at a night club would be like and more. When they became tired, they went to sit on the chairs by the bar.

Amber stared into the crowd admiring individuals as they danced and socialized, while Toney pulled out his phone to go online and check his business' account. He felt his stomach drop when he saw the amount of money in the account had dropped a whole one thousand dollars from yesterday. Someone was stealing from him as recently as today, and he had no clue who it could be. Stress began to rise in him, as he realized there was absolutely nothing he could do about this in his own power. He was going to have to contact the police.