The Gang Leader's Iris

37// Hard to get

"Will you come with me?" Mags asks.

"Why?" I ask, looking through my phone.

"Cause we're going to the mall after I change and I don't feel like coming back to pick you up." She says.

"Fine." I sigh, standing up. I walk over to the dresser and mags runs past me.

"We have to make you look sexy." She says, searching through my drawers.

"Why? We're just going to the mall." I laugh, leaning against the wall.

"In case Ian sees you." She says, pulling some things out. "Remember? Playing hard to get."

"Right." I nod, as she puts an outfit up against me. I look down and smile. "I bought this last week."

"It's perfect, put it on." She smiles, handing it to me. I comply and take off my pj's to put on the clothes she picked out. She hands me a pair of black sandals to match. I slip them on my feet and pose.

"Is this hard to get enough?" I ask, changing my pose.

"Definitely." She laughs, clapping. "Now let's go so I can look sexy, too."

"Kay." I grab my purse and walk after her. We get in the car and drive to the house. When we get there and get out, Santiago is sitting on the porch. He sees me and smiles as I walk up to the door with mags.

"Hey, Tia." I smile back.

"Hey, Princessa, how you doin'?" He asks.

"I'm f-" I start before mahogany cuts me off.

"Hello to you, too, Santiago." She says sassily, opening the door. He rolls his eyes and I laugh, walking into the house behind her.

"I'm fine." I repeat, slipping my shoes off.

"You sure?" He asks, leaning on the doorframe. I nod and he smiles, standing up straight, and shutting the door. "Ian-"

"Let's not talk about him right now." I suggest. Tia bites his lip an nods, I smile appreciatively and walk upstairs. I step into the room Mags is staying in as she's rummaging through the dresser drawers. "Find something?" I ask.

"Yeah." She nods, pulling out a gray, crisscross-back cropped cami. I notice a pair of light blue skinny jeans on the bed that she must have picked out. "Whatcha think?"

"Cute." I smile and plop down on the bed. She walks out of the room to a bathroom to change. Someone knocks on and opens the door, probably sticking their head in.

"Mahogany?" Ian's voice rings in my ears.

"She's in the bathroom." I mumble and right after feel the tension arise. The door opens wider and Ian pokes his head in.

"Cupcake?" He asks, confused "What are you doing here?"

"Mahogany and I are going to the mall, not that it's any of your business." I answer, looking down at my phone.

"Right..." He trails, running a hand through his hair. "Can we talk." Just as I'm about to say no, mahogany opens the bathroom door.

"Ready to... Go." She says looking back and forth between Ian and I.

"Let's go." I smile getting up and walking towards the door. Ian blocks the doorway and I look up at him with a glare on my face.

"Please..." He begs. I shake my head and push past him, mahogany trailing behind me. I hear him sigh as we walk down the stairs and a loud bang before we shut the door. After mags shuts the door we both look at each other skeptically.

"Maybe playing hard to get wasn't that good of an idea." I say, walking to the car.

"That just means it's working." She reassures, opening the car door. I get in as she's starting the car and buckle my seatbelt. "Now let's talk about something else."

"What are we gonna get at the mall?" I ask, changing the radio station.

"Clothes, duh." She chuckles. "I need a new outfit for this party my mother is having. Which you have to come to."

"And why must I come?" I ask

"Because I'll die without you there." She exclaims. "Plus we'll make you look drop dead gorgeous."

I roll my eyes as she winks at me. "When is it?"

"Two days after we get back." She answers, parking. "So we need to find dresses."

"I hate dresses." I groan

"Too bad." She chuckles getting out of the car. I get out and follow her into the mall. We walk into a dress store and start to look around. "Do you want something like what you wore to her last party?"

"Is it gonna be that fancy?" I ask, sliming the racks full of dresses.

"Most likely." She answers holding up a bright red, mid thigh length dress to show me. I shake my head in disapproval and continue looking.

"May something not as sexy this time." I say, lifting up a long, strapless, grey dress with black lace bordering the neck line and bottom hem. She tilts her head shrugs as her face scrunches up.

"Maybe," she says, looking back at the rack. "So sexy, but a sweet sexy?"

"Yeah," I nod, grabbing a short, cream dress with a floral pattern.

"That's cute." She says "keep it with you."

Mahogany ends up buying the floral dress, that I picked up, for herself and we move on. "So how much longer do I play 'hard to get'?"

"I'd say until we get home." She says as we make our way to a shoe store. "If he can last that long." She jokes

"I don't know if he can..." I trail as we walk into the store and start to look around. "He's still a man whore, ya know?" I say, inspecting a cute pair of black pumps.

"A man whore that's in love with you!" She says in a sing song voice as she opens a box. I roll my eyes and look for my size.

"I'll believe that when says it himself." I mumble to myself.

~*~

"Will just you talk to him, please?" Kyle begs as Mags and I walk up the steps.

"No." I say, monotonously.

"Come on..." he trails, following us into the room Mags is staying in. "I said please."

"Yep," I nod "and said no, so what's your point?"

He sighs and leans in the door way. "If you don't talk to him than I'm gonna have to put up with sad, sorry ass." He complains.

"Well I'm sorry Kyle, but I can't." I mumble sitting down on the bed with mahogany.

"She not ready Ky." Mags says for me as she gives me a side hug and I rest my head on her shoulder.

"Okay." He sighs "I understand." He adds before walking out.

I sigh and sit up looking over at Mags. "Why me?" I mumble falling back on the bed dramatically. "Why?"