The Boxer And The Dancer 2

Chapter 17

•Michael•

It Was Time. Me And The Guys Were In My Dressing Room Getting Hyped Up Before Someone Came In And Told Me It Was Time. Of Course Chad And Sterling Were With Me. As We Made Our Way Towards The Ring I Could Hear The Screaming And The Announcement Of My Name. I Stepped Up Into The Ring With Herman Up There With Me. He Strapped My Gloves And Gave Me A Little Extra Pep Talk. I Looked Around Through The Crowd Searching To See If Drea Was Anywhere To Be Found. By The Grace Of God My Eyes Landed On Her. She Wasn't Alone Either. The Whole Crew Was With Her. Keena, Marcus, Sam, Vince, Bryce, Tasha And Mikayla. They All Waved At Me And Yelled Out Stuff And I Gave Them The Nod Before Turning My Attention Back To Where It Was Suppose To Be. The Ref Brought Us Together And Then Called Out The Rules. He Backed Up And Me And My Opponent, Ricky Sims, Waited For The Bell To Ring. Once It Did We Started Dancing Around The Ring And I Caught A Song In My Mind. I Still Used Drea's Advice. Ricky Wasn't A Man To Be Played With. If I Wanted To Win I Had To Do This Right.

•Drea•

It's Been A Minute Since I've Been To One Of Michael's Fights And Seeing Him Back In His Element Was Oddly Satisfying. I Was Sitting In Between Marcus And Tasha. Me And Tasha Were Sharing Some Nachos As The Fight Began.

"Oh Lord I'm Nervous." I Say.

"Girl Don't Worry I Already Know Michael Is Going To Win. Ricky Is Good But Nowhere Near As Good As Mike."

"I Sure Hope So."

I Stayed On The Edge Of My Seat The Whole Night And At Some Point I Could See That Ricky Was Definitely Going To Lose. I Tapped Marcus And Gave Him A Knowing Look Before We Both Got Up.

•Michael•

"Winner By Knock Out, Michael B. Jordan!"

It Felt Good To Be Back. Back Where I'm Suppose To Be. I Took In The Praise For A Good Moment And I Felt Like I Was Shining. I Looked Around The Arena To See All The Cheering People Before Being Given My Belt.

Leaving The Ring, I Answered A Few Questions And Made My Way Back To The Dressing Room. When I Walked In There Was Some Stuff Sitting On The Vanity. A Bouquet Of Flowers And A Basket Filled With Cigars, Liquor, And Junk Food Items. I Picked Up The Card And Opened It.

Just Because You Deserve It.

-Drea

I Smiled At The Card Before Feeling A Hefty Pat On My Back. I Looked Over At Chad.

"You Know, I Ain't Never Seen A Nigga Blush Before."

"Shut Up." I Said While Nudging Him Off.

"Aye You Still Ain't Got Back In Her Panties Yet?"

"Man Chad Don't Start."

"I'm Just Asking A Question. We Both Spent The Night But I Ain't Hear No Moaning, No Screaming, No Bumping Nothing."

"And I Ain't Hear Shit For You And Keena That Night Either."

He Smacked His Lips. "Let Me Tell You Bro, It Take Less Than A Second To Make Ya Girl Made And Not Give Up No Ass."

I Couldn't Do Nothing But Laugh.

"Aye Mike We All Good To Go." Charlie Told Me As He Zipped Up My Duffle Bag.

"Okay Good. Let Me Change Real Quick."