Beside Every King Is His Queen *SAMPLE*

Chapter 1: Happiness Ends Here

                                                                          Early Years...1993.

Christmas Eve

"Mom! The cookies are done!" A ten year old Skylar yelled from the kitchen. She hopped off of the counter and ran into the living room where her parents, Keisha and Shawn Davis, were sitting and talking.

"Alright baby. Here I come." Keisha said. She hopped off of her husband's lap and went into the kitchen to pull the cookies out of the oven.

"Did you help your sister finish the gingerbread house?" She asked her oldest daughter.

"Yeah she's almost done." Skylar said.

"That's my good little munchkin! Now help her finish while the cookies cool off." Keisha said, kissing her daughters nose. Skylar nodded and sat at the kitchen table with her eight year old sister, Kyliee, to finish the gingerbread house.

"Mmm...Do I smell cookies?" Shawn said, coming into the kitchen.

"Yep! They're for Santa!" Kyliee said.

"Santa? You mean to tell me I bought these cookies and I can't have one?" He said jokingly.

"Nope! They're for Santa only." Skylar said. Shawn pouted playfully as he quickly shoved one of the hot cookies into his mouth. The girls gasped, but laughed when they saw that the cookie had burned his mouth.

"That's what you get. The girls said they were for Santa Clause only." Keisha said wiping the corners of her husband's mouth.

"Well Santa Clause is my personal friend and I know he wouldn't mind me having one of his cookies." He said.

"You know Santa Clause daddy?" Kyliee asked.

"Know him? He's my best friend." He said.

"Yeah right!" Skylar said.

"No it's true. Your dad knows Santa." Keisha said.

"Can we meet him? Please!" Kyliee said.

"Please daddy!" Skylar said. Shawn looked at his wife, and back at his daughters.

"I'll have to ask him when he gets here. That means you two need to be heading to bed so he can drop off your presents." He said. The girls both ran upstairs and got ready for bed. By 10pm, Keisha and Shawn were tucking their girls into bed.

"Did you brush your teeth and hair?" Shawn asked Skylar.

"Yep! No cavities and no loose strands." Skylar said.

"That's my girl." He said, kissing Skylar on the cheek.

"How about you Kyliee?" Shawn asked.

"Me too daddy!" She said.

"Good job baby." He said, kissing Kyliee's forehead.

"Goodnight babies. We love you." Keisha said, before turning the lights off.

"Love you too." The girls said in unison.

Both girls were asleep, and the parents were now downstairs putting the girls' presents under the tree. Shawn admired how beautiful his wife was. She resembled the actress Lisa Raye with her long, black, silky hair that was brushed back into a ponytail, her light caramel skin that was radiant and glowing, and her hazel brown eyes that were twinkling under the fireplace lights.

"If I've never told you this lately...I'm telling you now. You are the most beautiful woman I've ever laid eyes on." Shawn said. He pulled his wife into his arms and kissed her gently. They had been married for over ten years and still in love as ever. Keisha smiled through the kisses as she kissed her husband back. He sat on the couch and pulled his wife down on top of him. Keisha's eyes popped open when she thought she heard something coming from the kitchen, but she ignored it as Shawn started sucking on her erect nipples. She threw her head back as she felt his erection bulging through his sweats. She slowly dropped down to her knees and pulled his hard-on out of his pants and slowly started jacking it off. Shawn's head went back as his wife slowly started sucking on his now brick hard erection.

"Ohh shit baby..." He moaned. His legs tensed up as he grabbed the back of Keisha's head, pushing her all the way down. She gagged, but she didn't take him away from her throat.

"Don't stop." Shawn moaned. She sped up her pace as her slurping sounds echoed off the living room walls. His eyes rolled into the back of his head as he felt himself getting ready to bust.

"Shit! I'm coming baby!" He groaned. Before he could bust into his wife's mouth, both Shawn and Keisha heard a loud CLICK CLICK behind them. Keisha's head shot up as she gasped seeing three men, dressed in all black, standing behind them. Shawn couldn't turn around fast enough before being pistol whipped in the back of the head. He fell forward as he landed on top of his wife. Keisha couldn't help but scream to the top of her lungs.

"Aye! Shut that bitch up!" One of the men snapped. Keisha quickly covered her mouth before one of the men could approached her. She really didn't want to risk the girls coming downstairs.

"What up Boss? Long time no talk nigga." One of the men said, holding a gun up to Shawn and his wife.

"Who the fuck are ya'll lil niggas?" Shawn asked calmly.

"Your worst fucking nightmare!" One of them said. Shawn laughed as he looked up at the man holding a gun.

"So...this is what it has come to? Huh Damien?" He said. Shawn knew it was his old friend Damien, because only Damien said that whack ass "Your Worst Nightmare Line." Damien snatched his ski mask off and cocked the gun.

"Hell yeah nigga! I was waiting on you to slip up and now I got your ass! I want all your money nigga, so where is it?" He snapped. Shawn looked up at Damien and smiled. He was so amused at the fact that his old crew was really trying to come in here and rob him. Damien kicked him in the face and stepped back. He wanted to wipe that ugly smirk off his face. Keisha cried as she crawled over towards her husband.

"Aye bitch! Did I tell you to move? Get back before I blow your fucking head off!" Damien snapped. Keisha obeyed and crawled back to her spot. She continued Looking at the stairs; hoping and praying that her daughters didn't come downstairs. Keisha looked around for a weapon that she could use, but she couldn't find anything.

"Where is the fucking money?" Damien snapped.

"Somewhere you'll NEVER find it!" Shawn said, spitting out a mouth full of blood on Damien's shoes. Damien laughed as he shot Shawn right in the leg. POW!