Upgrade U

Chapter 62

Onika's POV
Bey's House
March 7

After dinner, we put Zamora to bed. Then we went down to her sitting room with some wine and scotch.

"Why do you like scotch so much?"

"It reminds me of my dad." She took a small sip before putting the glass down. "He'd drink scotch almost every other day."

I nodded my head and took a sip of my white wine.

"So why'd you drag me down here? We could've been cuddling." She sighed, making it look like she was thinking.

"We can still cuddle but first, let's get to know each other." I expressed.

"What do you mean?" She sat up a little bit.

"Like we know surface stuff about each other and more but I mean, let's go deeper. I want to know more about Beyoncé Giselle Knowles." I explained as best as I could.

"Say my name again." She put a finger between her teeth in a seductive way.

"Beyoncé Giselle Knowles?" I said it again and she licked her lips as I said it.

"Stop, you're turning me on." That made me roll my eyes and I just took another sip.

"You play way too much." I chuckled.

"Where do we start?" She asked.

"How deep are we going?" I counter-asked. "I don't mind getting personal, at all."

"Same. You can ask first."

"When did your dad die?" I was setting the bar for the types of questions we were asking.

"When I was like 19. It hasn't been too long." She shrugged.

"How did he die, if you don't mind me asking?" I took another sip of my wine.

"I actually don't know the exact details, I wasn't there. But I was told by many people that one of his ex-friends shot and killed him." She explained. "Now that same friend is out to get me. He just won't retire."

"I'm so sorry." I sympathised. "Is he the same one that was following us?"

"Something like that." She paused, thinking of a way to phrase it. "So you know how I have my men handle some things? That's what he does. But HIVE is bigger than his operation so I'm always a few steps ahead."

"HIVE?"

"Yes, that's what it's called. That's the name my great great grandfather chose when it first started." I nodded my head. "Ask me more. This is fun."

I cracked a smile.

"Who's Gianna and what happened to her?" I didn't know exactly how big this question was on a scale of 1-10 but I just knew it was important.

"Well damn, we're just going straight in." She reached for her scotch and took a sip before speaking.

"I can ask a different question."

"No it's cool. If we're going to be together, you need to know." She waved me off and put her glass back down. "She was my ex-girlfriend. We were together for a few years actually. I would say high school sweethearts but I didn't go to high school, she did though."

I nodded my head for her to continue.

"She was my first love. I'm sure everyone you've met in Houston has mentioned her at some point."