Beyond The Leather

Chapter 137: Let The Chase Begin

Flashback...

"Hello!"

"Hi, Miss Darlington we have a guy downstairs here who says he knows you and he's trying to barge into the building."

Suddenly, I hear swearing and yelling in the background.

"Fuck you man get the fuck outta my way. We're supposed to meet up."

"Miss Darlington was going to call the police this man doesn't know you."

Oh my God, why the hell did Nikki come here? He can't just leave me alone, ugh.

"No don't I'll be right down," I say hanging the phone up.

I ran to the elevator and went downstairs. When I got there, security guards were holding onto Nikki. But they were doing a terrible job because Nikki was fighting them back. And there's 2 of them, can you imagine?

"Get the fuck off me before I fuck you up." Nikki shoved one of them.

"Whoa calm down Nik. Hey, you guys can let him go." I ran up to them.

"What the fuck Iman?" He yelled walking straight towards me. Jaw clenched, fist rolled in a ball and a face that was probably redder than the color red.

"Nikki calm down I'm sorry, I fell asleep."

Which was half true.

"Bullshit, you had me there waiting for 30 fucking minutes like an asshole. If you knew you didn't want to come, you should have just said so." He shouted pointing his finger in my face.

Boy was he angry. And I could see the guards tense up ready to grab him, especially with how close he was getting to me.

"Nikki I'm sorry OK. Please calm down, let's go upstairs and talk. Please." I whispered placing my hand on his cheek.

Nikki eased up a bit, thank God. I guess a woman's touch does help.

We reached upstairs and I let Nikki in. He walked around the condo and saw all the antiques that were in the home. He could tell that this was an expensive place.

I also looked at what Nikki was wearing the usual black leather. Leather pants with a black T-shirt and a leather jacket over it. Does he ever change?

"Do you want something to drink?" I asked walking in front of him.

He turned to me. "Did you stand me up?" I want the truth, Mani." He asked as he looked into my eyes.

I could see the look on his face. It was mixed with hurt and a bit of anger. Oh God, do I tell the truth or lie?

"Nikki, I fell asleep watching TV Okay, I'm sorry."

Well, I also wasn't going to come, but I think I'll leave that out. I mean, after all, I did tell the truth about sleeping.

"I meant what I said, Mani. I'm not that guy you saw in New York and if you give me a chance, I can show you."

Flashback ended...
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"Hi Iman, nice to meet you."

"Hi, nice to meet you too Cassie."

"So how do you feel about being here today?"

"Um, a bit scared."

"Are you feeling a bit anxious about today?"