Midnight Blues

𝐗. Came Right Back

𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝖞𝖔 𝖒𝖔𝖒𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝖇𝖆𝖇𝖞,
𝖎'𝖒 𝖏𝖚𝖘𝖙 𝖙𝖗𝖞𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖓𝖔𝖙 𝖙𝖔 𝖒𝖎𝖘𝖘 𝖎𝖙...

          As the sky stretched toward dawn, the deep-skinned woman closed her eyes to the loud music, feeling it pulsate through her feet and up her body. She wanted to enjoy herself wholly but knowing that Danny was standing up in his section staring at her, felt like he was just as close as being hugged up on her. Tonight, she didn't want to feed into his more, possessive behavior. So, when Talia walked back over to her with some bottle girls, her smile reached her ears, and she found herself jumping in her gold stiletto sandals, her messy bun of curls bouncing along with her.

"Congrats sis!" Talia exclaimed, jumping with Angel, as she reached for one of the sparkling bottles of liquor from a leather-laced bottle girl, and held it in the air. Angel was excited herself, grabbing the other bottle and opening it immediately, while turning around to face Danny's section. The tall, fairer-skinned man held up a glass of champagne, watching as his lover took the bottle to her lips, and guzzled some down. With a shake of his head, he took a sip of his drink and set it down.

Here she goes...Daniel made his way past his right hand, and the people who populated his section, to try and get Angel not to wild out too much. Leaning her head back up, and glancing at her best friend with a smile, the young woman saw a shocked look on Talia's face. Before she could even turn around, she felt the soft touch of her first love's hand on her lower back.

Her eyes glossed over, as she peered at him, dressed to stunt with his chains hanging from his neck, and expensive fabrics adorning his limbs, his long afro framing his face. Cassius eyed Angel as well, enjoying the way the tight cognac-colored crochet dress she wore fit her so perfectly, but also the fact that she wasn't pulling away from his touch, after their last conversation.

"Cassius..." Angel pulled him into a tight hug, a small tear falling from her eye as she held him. She knew that she was missing him a little more lately, but she figured that with all the petty things that were going on, this had to be the last wave of her emotional dam.

"I know, baby. I'm sorry for all that shit that went down between us." Cassius expressed, his voice low as he squeezed her a little tighter. Angel took a deep breath, as she went to pull away from their hug, stopping abruptly as she heard a gun cock beside them. Cassius softly pushed Angel behind his back, taking his gun from his waistband in a swift movement.

Danny stood there, unfazed, as he and Cassius pointed the barrels of their guns at one another. Angel was in shock for a moment, unable to decide what to do. She loved both of these men, wholeheartedly. But for two completely different reasons. Right now, they were starting to look a little too similar.

"Cass." Angel pleaded, slowly bringing herself in front of Cassius's body to look into his eyes, earning the reaction she wanted. Cassius quickly lowered his gun, putting it in his waistband while he wrapped an arm back around her. Daniel didn't change his stance though, and he stood there with his mind racing of what exactly could be going on in front of him. Did she, invite him?

"Danny..." Angel trailed off, as she began turning around. She expected his gun to be down as well. But when she saw his face stone cold, as if she was just another target, her eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

"Danny... I can't believe you would-" Before she even finished her sentence, she was walking out of the club, tears running down her face like a waterfall. Cassius followed her, as well as Talia who grabbed her things to bring to her, stunned at the encounter.