Sisters of Inglewood (completed)

Chapter 7

Rochelle

"Blue why you keep cutting me? First I had 5 nights, you cut that down to 3, now 2. Then you put me in here on the slowest days." I said holding up the schedule. "You know I need that money." I said walking right beside him. He called his self ignoring me, but I wasn't about to play with him.

"How can I put this Chelle, skinny just ain't in no more." He said stopping in his tracks to talk to me.

I looked at him like he grew another head.

"Blue don't fucking play with me." I said pointing my finger in his face. "I'm the best dancer you got here, when you put them big booty ass girls on stage them niggas be yelling my name, so don't even try it. You just don't like me." I said folding my arms.

He smirked looking down at me. "Baby I got a business to run, you unhappy with the schedule, I can take you off that muthfucker for good." He said seriously.

I rolled my eyes laughing. I put my head down with a smirk on my face. He just really got under my skin, but I needed more money.

Blue began to walk off.

"Blue!" I yelled knowing I would regret this. He turned around. "I'll do anything." I said dropping my hands to my thighs. a smile creeped on his face. "Step into my office." He said walking back to his room.

I followed suit. I had to get this money some kind of way, even if it wasn't always the right way.

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"Ou, what about this?" Ronnie asked digging in my closet.

We were looking for something for me to wear on my date tonight. Ronnie had picked out a black dress.

"Ronnie it's a date, not a funeral!" Seiko said from my bed.

She was on her phone not even helping but giving her opinion on everything we picked out.

I grabbed some cut up jeans. "What about these? I could pair it with a blazer and some heels." I said thinking about the outfit in my head.

"Chelle, it's a dinner date, not some go to a basketball game date." Seiko said again.

"Well you pick out something Picky!" Ronnie said throwing a pillow at her.

"I will!" She jumped out the bed and rummaged through my closet.

She pulled out a peach sleeveless skater dress, an off white blazer, and she pulled out some nude stiletto pumps.

I looked at her amazed. "Okay Koko, I see you." I said liking the outfit she put together.

"Yea, I guess you actually are a girl." Ronnie said laughing.

Seiko put her in a choke hold and they started wrestling.

"Hey! Hey!" I said. They stopped to look up at me from the floor. "Bye!" I waved to them shooing them out of the room.

"Fine. This not over Seiko." Ronnie said pointing at her as they walked out.

Seiko iffed at her and they started running. I laughed and went to take a shower.

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"Rochelle!! Mikey's at the door!" Ronnie said yelling from the living room.

"Girl stop yelling." I heard Mikey tell her.

I grabbed my clutch, phone, and keys. I had on light neutral makeup and my hair was in a neat bun.

I walked out into the living room and everybody was saying "ouuu!"

"Damn, hot mama!" Ronnie said on her phone.

She pulled her camera up and I immediately posed. If this family knew how to do one thing, it was take pictures.

"You look beautiful Rochelle." Mikey said pulling roses from behind his back.

"Aw, thank you Mikey." I said taking them.

"Come on y'all take a picture." Ronnie said pushing Mikey and I together.

I rolled my eyes but took the picture.

"Here take another one Ro." Mikey said grabbing my face and kissing me.

"Ou! Hol up!" Ro said taking it squealing.

I playfully pushed him off laughing. "We didn't even have dinner yet fool." I said handing Seiko the roses.

"Y'all go in and have fun, don't come back pregnant." Seiko said pushing us out the door.

"Alright, if y'all need me call me." I said holding up my index finger as I walked out the door.

"Y'all grown, don't call her." Mikey said making them laugh.

I looked at him with a straight face.

"Never mind, call her." He said twisting his lips.

They laughed again and we left.

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"Mikey, why would you bring me to this expensive ass restaurant?" I asked looking around at everyone who was dressed so formal.

"Only the best for you girl, come on now you know me." He said buttering his bread.

"Oh really? Mikey I know you looking out for us and I really appreciate it but please stop giving my lil sisters money." I said as the waiter brought out our lobster and steak.

"You know I'm not go listen to you right? You might as well not even bring that up." He said preparing to devour his steak.

I laughed. He looked up confused.

"What you laughing at?" He asked raising his eyebrow.

"You. You always do that, ever since 9th grade. I'm grown Mikey, I don't need protecting no more." I said looking at him.

He stopped eating and looked up at me.

"Chelle, when I look at you, I see a delicate, beautiful, phenomenal woman. And when I look at myself, I see a hardworking, dedicated, loving man. I'm not trying to make you feel like you need me, I'm trying to make you see that you need, cause I damn sure need you. I love you girl, and I love your lil sisters like they my own seed." He said serious.

"Mikey I understand but..."

"But what? You so damn stubborn Chelle, always have been. You too busy worrying about what you don't have to open your eyes and see what you do have." He said getting a little louder.

I rolled my eyes.

"You gave me a chance in 9th grade, what's so different now?" He asked.

I sighed. "I don't wanna be a disappointment to you. I work in a strip club for Christ sakes, I don't want you to have to deal with everybody talking about how my body looks, I know how men can get about that kind of stuff." I placed my head on my hand and played with the melted butter.

"Rochelle I'm a grown ass man. Can't nobody tell me nothing about my girl that I don't already know. Besides if you was with me, you wouldn't be working there anyways." He said confident eating some steak.

I just looked at him.

"I love you Mikey, I do. Just, give me a lil time to get myself together." I said shrugging.

He averted his brow and shook his head.

"I'll wait Chelle, but not forever." He said looking me in the eye.

I got up and kissed him on the lips to let him know, I was willing to try. I wanted this to work again, I loved Mikey with all my heart, that was my first love and nobody could come in between that.

"Aight, I see you lil butt." He said smiling.

"Whatever." I said sitting back down. "I'm getting thick so don't even go there." I said.

The date was fun and Mike had me dying laughing the whole night. I needed that, it's been a while since I sincerely had a good time. Only my sister could make me smile like that.