Hate That I Love You

20

Damian

"You're out of your fuckin' mind if you think I'm doing this!" I snapped on my brother while the rest of the men were changing in the locker room.

"Come on, Dame. It's ladies night and Phoenix canceled last minute. You know I would never ask you to do this, but Apollo and Domenico got their hands full with their kids. Just this one favor and I won't ask you for nothing else."

"Why can't Trent do it?"

"Hell nah." Trent declined as he was putting his clothes back on. "I just got done out there. Them chicks is feenin' right now."

"Exactly, bro. Phoenix was supposed to end the night, but the son of a bitch called out."

"For what?"

"He broke a ball." Maximus, the taller stripper announced as he was putting on his firefighter costume.

I winced. "And how the fuck he do that?"

"Trust me, you don't wanna know. One thing led to another with this one bitch he had at the crib then the rest was history." Damn, prayers to him and his kids.

Romeo grabs my attention back. "Dame, please. This money is also to raise donations for the kids at the hospital. I need your help."

He know damn well he ain't doing this for no kids. "I don't even know how to dance."

"Bro, if you know how to fuck, you know how to dance."

I sucked in a good amount of air. "Fine. Where's the costume?"

Another stripper, Adonis, hands me a black bag. I open it and found this little ass zebra print thong with a matching cowboy hat. Who the fuck is putting this on? "Oh, I'm not wearing that."

"Dame."

"Look, you wanted me here. I'm here, but we're gonna do this act my way. Deal?"

"Alright."

"Cool. I'm gonna need a couple of things and I know you have them here. Plus, two other guys to assist me on stage just in case I fuck up."

"I gotchu, big steppa." Adonis agrees.

Marco daps my hand as well. "Fuck it, I'm down. Just tell us how you want this to go."

I told Romeo the apparel I was gonna need and he takes off to another room to go fetch them. I gathered the two men to fill them in on my idea while Maximus heads out to go perform. That'll buy me some time.

"Got 'em." Romeo shouted as he returned with a large, brown paper bag in his hand. I looked inside to see if he got the right essentials.

I took the bag. "Bet."

"Is the fake blood necessary?"

"You wanna raise money right?" Romeo nods. "Then it's necessary." I can't believe I'm really about to do this. The fuckin shit I do for the people I care about.