Pleasure or Pain

Part 9

Pleasure or Pain Pt 9
Short story challenge
J.Velvet

The ladies rushed to the set as the camera crew set up their equipment, the scene was the set for the first official music video for Prize's single "Fuck shit up" after the radio interview and high demand for the song he was finally becoming known as one of the best of the new class of rappers. Hennessy bottles were lined up on the table as the choice of drink for the day, Prize sat getting pampered as he was prepped for the set. Clothes and jewelry were brought to him as well as a personal barber giving him a quick shape up on his head and beard to make sure everything was perfect. The first shoot would be taken in the house as Prize cooked up coke in the pot while females bagged drugs around him topless, even though Prize was no longer in the drug game his music was focused around it. Weed was passed around and smoked by Prize, Bishop and Knocks who all made sure they put one in the air faithfully before doing any music. The mansion now empty use to belong to a former NFL player, over fifteen thousand square feet seven bedrooms and five and half baths complete with a indoor pool outdoor pool built in club in the den and movie theater would provide all the scenery needed for the hit single.
Prize looked down at his phone getting a new message, his lock screen a family portrait of him Anita and Heaven, he opens the phone seeing the message is from Luscious, a pussy shot with the subject reading it misses you followed by kiss emojis.
Things between her and Prize were becoming more real as they would see eachother everyday, Bishop was already over her friend Charita not even calling her after their sexual escapade back at his apartment but Prize and Luscious kept in touch. She posted many flicks on her social media lof her and her new love interest with the hash tag my new beau, one of the people who noticed was Passion. The two were friends for years but wasn't close just happen to live in the same neighborhood, Passion could barely stand her but still remained mutual acquaintances due to the fact she did nothing wrong to her but heard of her ways so this was her idea of keeping enemies close. She wasted no time taking a screenshot sending it to Anita with a message saying "see he moved on" She purposely did it to remind Anita that dogs will be dogs as she would say knowing she might go back to Prize if given the opportunity like she always did but this time she was wrong. Anita was finally taking her friends advice getting over her break up, and to her surprise had the Interest of someone she would've never seen herself with. She opened the message shaking her head then putting her phone back down.
"Everything okay" L.A said sitting across the table from her sipping white wine.
"Yeah that was just my home girl showing me something"
"You mean your friend from the other night with the big booty"
"Her name is Passion, is that what you do with all females just remember them by their body"
"All the pretty ones"
Anita laughs taking a sip of wine. After being asked a dozen times she finally agreed to a date with L.A, to her it was nothing more than a lunch still reluctant on pursuing a relationship with her but L.A saw this as progress.
"I wanna thank you for coming out today, only took me asking you about ten times"
"Yeah i can't lie, it's nice"
"Well this date is more than nice it's wonderful"
The waitress approached the table ready to take their order.
"And what may I get for you all today" she said pulling out her notepad and pen.
"Umm let me get a steak dinner"
"Steak dinner" the waitress said confused.
"Yeah, you know steak maybe one or two sides, I see the steak on the menu but I don't see anything it comes with"
"Nah baby this ain't that type of restaurant, the steak comes alone"
"So no sides"
"You order the sides separate"
"Wait so you mean this is just the price of the steak"
"Yeah"
"Okay I don't need no sides"
"You sure, order whatever"
"No I'm good, we could've went to Applebee's for a fourth of this price"
"Aint nothing wrong with Applebees but trust you gonna love this place" L.A says giggling ordering the grilled salmon with roasted asparagus, and potatoes.
"I never been to a place like this, very expensive"
"Yeah this is my favorite spot" L.A says taking a bite of bread placed out on the table.
The classy venue played live jazz music while the crowd ate and mingled, mostly consisting of yuppies, upper middle class people who sipped wine with their pinky finger up and ordered plates with little to no food on plates and silverware that cost more than most car notes.
The date went along well, L.A didn't come off to strong not being aggressive knowing Anita was still new to the thought of being with a female. A joke was made, laughs were heard and a quick gesture of the hand was made with Anita rubbing hers across L.A's face. She was becoming open, the longer she stayed in her presence the more she was feeling her. Anita had a thing for dreads which she always wanted Prize to get, L.A had hers done in two strand twist that wrapped up into a bun showing her gorgeous face. She gave off a masculine vibe but still had feminine features, long eyelashes with perfect pouty lips. Besides her clothes the only thing that gave her away as being a stud was the three signature cuts in her right eyebrow along with a face tat of a cursive L.A on her cheek. Anita hated face tats but somehow liked hers, even complimenting her. By the end of the dinner her hands were on L.As and when they walked from the table you would think they've been dating. L.A doesn't bother to look at the bill just pulling out stack of cash pulling a couple bills off placing them on the table. Anita wasn't impressed by money but did widen her eyes when she seen the cash L.A had. Money wasn't a issue for the music legend who directed and produced videos and songs for almost every artist imaginable.
"You know you don't need to go home"
"What you mean, go to your home"
"Nah ma chill in talking about this date, the fun doesn't have to be over now"
"Who gave you the idea it was a date"
"I thought we was getting somewhere"
"Nah I'm messing with you, this was a nice date but just that a date nothing else"
"Ok take it slow I can deal with that, but I know you got the babysitter for another couple hours let's say we go check out my project"
"What project"
"I'll show you, come on" L.A says going outside getting the keys from the Valet opening up the door of her red Lamborghini Aventador, one thing L.A did was collect fine luxury vehicles owning over eight cars and bikes totaling over a million and half dollars. Anita enjoyed the breeze flowing through her hair as L.A pushed nearly sixty miles per hour flying through the back roads entering her estate. Acres of land with nothing but beautiful green grass surrounded her home, not a house in sight for miles Anita wasn't even sure where she was at. L.A gave a quick tour of the beautiful country style colonial fortress. Not wanting the night to end Anita texts Prizes phone telling him to pick up Jazeel and Heaven from the babysitter. A half hour went by no response, typical of Prize to only reach out when it was his convenience. While Anita waited for a text Prize made it rain at the strip club throwing piles of hundreds. After shooting the first part of his video him and the fellas decided to celebrate by splurging the record labels expense account on strippers and Gin. His phone vibrated from the umpteenth call from Anita, he didn't even notice as he shook his face in the strippers ass pouring alcohol on her while she twerked.
This was one of the reasons Anita never could go anywhere, Prize wasn't reliable she barely was able to pay the babysitter so when she did decide to go out expected Prize to take his mind off himself and think about the kids. Prize was a great father just had his priorities mixed, he thought the world of Heaven but didn't do anything for Jazeel since he was born but Anita had something in mind for him calling the one person who could help Passion.
Passion walked through the club in high heels and thong as she approached the V.I.P section. She just finished dance on stage making her money ready to leave before she spotted Prize spending his advance on the floor above her. She paid no attention to the strippers walking right pass up to Prize. Prize gave a smirk knowing she was going to say something slick.
"You got some nerves in the damn club, do you not hear your phone"
"Well hello to you Passion"
"Why you not with your kids"
"What you mean"
"Umm hello your baby mom been calling you for the past hour trying to get you to pick them up from the babysitter, I see you're preoccupied with the thots but I'm a need you to go get your children"
"Where the fuck is Anita"
"Don't worry about where she's at worry about your kids, and why why haven't you brought a single diaper for Jazeel"
"I see her ass telling you everything huh, it ain't even like that you know I take care of my kids"
"Well I don't know but trust if you not you gonna start now, okay bitches it's time to go" Passion shouted.
The girls ignored, pissing her off making her go in her purse pulling out a gun shooting two shots in the air.This immediately got the females attention as they ran out the section.
"Now ya wanna leave, a bitch got to get physical fuck that I'm Diamond from the players club I want everybody out" she said mocking Lisa Raye in a country voice.
Afterwards she grabbed a black duffel bag on the floor filling it with money.
"Yo what you doing"
"This is back child support" Passion said throwing the bag over her shoulder.
"Damn your titties big Passion"
"Fuck you nigga, get your damn kids" she said walking out.
"Yeah Yeah I love you to"
That's all it took to get Prizes attention, he grabbed his things along with Bishop and the rest of his crew leaving. While on his way out the door notices a familiar face, Will.
"Yo I'll be right there" he tells Bishop walking back inside to Will who sits in the corner surrounded by women. A bodyguard stands beside him, he's tall dark and bald nearly twice the size of Prize.
"Well look who it is, didn't think I would ever see you again but I guess so you being friend of Anita and all"
"What's up man, enjoying my club"
"Oh this your club, this my spot I spent alot of money in here so that means you local"
"I guess you can say that" Will replies eating shrimp out of a woman's hand before kissing her.
"Yeah local you are but friend you not, nigga ain't stupid only reason I ain't knock your ass out at the hospital was because I was holding my baby my baby"
"You know it's funny you sit up talking to me but you don't even care"
"What"
"The baby is yours, I'm not in the picture you don't have to worry about me but why you concerned anyway when you don't even want her, just be lucky I ain't meet her first"
"YOU DON'T FUCKING KNOW ME LIKE THAT SON" Prize yells tossing over the table grabbing Will by the collar.
Wills bodyguard immediatly turns around grabbing Prize by the shoulder but stops once Will gives him a look in his eye.
"We both know you ain't gonna do nothing I mean really in my place" Will says confidently.
Prize doesn't want to risk going to jail as he spots more security from the other side of the club. He let's Will go shoving his bodyguard back showing the giant he wasn't intimidated.
While Prize went to get his kids finally leaving the club Anita continued her date night with L.A performing. Not only was she a producer and director but once danced being a back up dancer for most celebrities. Anita sat in a theater like room while L.A dimmed the lights with the focus on the mini stage, she puts on music, the song "Customer" by Raheem Devaughn plays as she slides on stage and begins to strip. Bit by bit she takes her clothes off slowly while show casing her illustrious dance moves finally getting down to her panties and bra. Even though she was a stud she had the curves of a model, her titties sat up perfectly and she had small curvy hips that complimented her six pac abs. She jumped off stage walking up to Anita slowly grinding on her before taking her hand and sucking her finger. Anita became wet as she started to squirm, L.A began licking from her hand down her arm to her neck jumping on top of her riding as she took her bra off shoving her titties in her face. Anita grabbed L.A's ass she just put her face in her breasts. The slow grinding soon turned to kisses as L.A took off Anita's jacket and started to loosen her bra, Anita moans signaling L.A found her spot as she sucked on her neck right below her ear, she grabs ice out of the Styrofoam cup putting a cube in her mouth then placing her lips on Anita's stomach rubbing her ice cold lips around her belly to her pussy that she rubs feeling her heart beat. Anita can't help but grab her nipples biting her lips, never in a million years did she think she would be doing this with a woman, never did she think she would do this with anyone other than Prize. Anita was a real freak and she enjoyed sex but wanted spontaneous sex, Prize and her had that the first couple years but after that it became boring, the four play was terrible he didn't even try to pleasure her like he use to just fuck her to get his nut off but being with L.A at that moment felt like old times, she was listening she was gentle and she was catering something she was deprived of for years. Her eyes quickly filled with water from emotion as she pushed L.A off.
"What's wrong"
"Nothing, I just can't I'm sorry I'm not ready all this is just to much"
L.A didn't argue upset that the mood was spoiled she listened and got dress taking her home as requested. The car ride back was quiet, Anita chose not to talk much and L.A was starting to feel funny. Arriving at her home Anita turns to L.A giving her a kiss.
"Im sorry if I ruined the night"
"Its okay you ain't ruined nothing, I had fun"
"I did too thank you, for actually showing me what a real date is"
Anita gets out car waving at L.A as she drove off. The last thing L.A was expecting was a kiss but she smiled from ear to ear as she turned to radio up playing 50 Cent "I'm the man" to her she took a W, doing something she didn't even think she could and that was get Anita to open up, it was like being a kid on Christmas all over again. After the night Anita knew she still and feelings for Prize realizing it would take some time before she completely over him.
She opened the door to Prize holding baby Jazeel as Heaven slept by him on the couch, a familiar scene she was use to seeing when he lived there.
"Look who's finally home" he said getting up laying Jazeel by his big sister.
"Well I was doing something I haven't done in a long time, have fun"
Prize laughed her off grabbing a apple out the tray on the table taking a bite.
"You know I seen your little friend tonight what's his name Bill"
"You talking about Will"
"Will Bill whatever he a fuck boy but I been wanting to talk to you, Why don't we stop all this bullshit"
"What bullshit Prize"
"You know what I'm talking about, you know I love you baby you really going to sit up here and throw away what we had"
"What we had wasn't so good and you know that"
"Look I know I fucked up but we both had our faults, look what you did I'm willing to forgive you"
"Forgive me, forgive me fuck that I cheated one time one fucking time and you did like how many a thousand, fucking bitches in our bed, random females hitting me up looking for you like you they man fuck that I don't miss that shit"
"Every relationship has its ups and downs"
"Well I'm not trying to be down no more"
"Remember this" Prize says grabbing her arm placing by his showing her the matching tats they got together.
His arm says ride while Anita's read or dies, She pulls back shrugging him off.
"Look alot been going on and I apologize I haven't been there for you or the babies and I'm man enough to admit that, it's just that I never been in love with anyone like you and losing you I finally realize that"
"I thought you didn't want me"
"I was just mad, you know that, I mean things finally moving in the right direction, I just shot my video my song on the radio I'm getting booked left and right for shows and I don't want to be the King at the top without my Queen" Prize says pulling out a small box from his pocket getting on one knee.
He opens it showing her a new engagement ring twice as big as the last, a white and chocolate gold infinity twist complete with a round infinity cut diamond worth around forty thousand dollars. The ring was the most beautiful thing she seen being drawn back to times when he did romantic stuff for her all the time. He put the ring on her finger kissing her, she doesn't fight wrapping her arms around him as they begin to French kiss.
"I love you baby" he says grabbing her ass as she she looks at her ring.
Anita stops in her tracks, as much as she loves the gesture snaps back to reality and soon is flooded of all the times he did her wrong.
"No"
"No what"
"I can't do this anymore"
"Really"
"Yes really, you do this everytime you do something wrong and I always take you back I love you I really do but I'm not being dumb no more"
"You not dumb you stupid if you think you'll ever find someone like me"
"Nigga I don't need no one like you, you know how many times I cried myself to sleep at night alone, how many eviction notices I had put on the door worrying about where me and your daughter was going to live while you was out doing whatever, no no no you will never find another bitch like me, yeah I was your ride or die but not anymore I can't do it it's over and not for a second not for a minute or week or months but forever I love Prize, but as my children's father nothing more nothing less"
Prize senses the seriousness in her voice,he never heard Anita speak that way to him. He watched her cry as her hands shook making him she'd a tear. It was finally hitting that he lost the best woman he ever had. She took the ring off throwing it on the floor not even passing it to him. The drop signaled the official end of a disastrous partnership that lasted longer than it should have.
Prize was lost for words, his heart skipped a beat and for once in his life he regretted the decisions he made. He left out the door and Anita hurried to close putting the locks on, they both stood by the door not believing what just happened. Prize broke down placing his hand on the door but placing his hand over his mouth making sure he wasn't heard. Anita did the same on the other side falling to her knees but ashamed to let out a thunderous cry holding herself. She felt the world just crashed as good as it felt to get rid of Prize the heartache that followed feeling she just lost her soul. The man that she knew longer than anyone else was out of her life relationship wise, her heart raced her palms became sweaty. Goosebumps crawled down the back of her spine, she made a ugly face as her make up ran off her head. Alot of shame and aggression poured out of her, she remembered the first time her and Prize had sex, the first date they ever had, the first time he said he loved her , and the time when he first came home from prison. While Prize died on the outside Anita did the same in the apartment. All of a sudden she could smell his Cologne even picture him waking her up in the morning for kisses, she thought of the small things, the big things, the things she loved, the things she hated, everything it was all coming at her at once. She stayed on the floor that night, not moving going to bed, not getting anything to eat, not thirsting for water, she had a breakdown but out of her would rise a Phoenix.

Song of the night "X Factor" by Lauryn Hill