Dark Secrets, Big Lies |Toni Topaz|

【Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ２７ （Ｐａｒｔ ２）】

I walk off the stage and Toni jumps into my arms. "Oh my God baby!!!" She says excitedly. "My girl is our new Queen! I'm so proud of you babe." She says before our mouths and tongues connect. "Thank you baby. I can't even believe this right now I feel like I'm dreaming." I reply. Sweet Pea and Fangs come up behind me "Jade I don't even have words right now, thank you for this, thank you for trusting me to be your second in command." Sweet Pea says as his arms wrap around my shoulders and placing a kiss on my head.

"I told you I couldn't even be here without you and Fangs. There's no one else I would want at my side. You always have my back, you've never failed me and that's what I need in a second in command." I reply hugging Sweet Pea back. "Seriously Jade thank you for choosing me to be third in command too. I'll back you up a million percent in everything you do." Fangs says as he pulls me in for a hug as well.The night continues with more drinks and more celebration. 

I'm so proud of my dad for choosing to turn his life around. Even though I now have the crown, my dad will always be my greatest advisor. Even with the celebration going on I can't help but think about where I want to take this gang, this bar, my family. Big things will be on the horizon, and it's only going to push me harder to achieve those things. 

Celebrating with all my friends from the Southside and Northside is getting me pretty excited for prom. If this is any indication for how the rest of the weekend is about to go, I can't wait. "Come here for a second babe" Toni says as she's pulling me away from Redbeard and my dad. "Alright lil crew right here let's make a toast to our newest Queen, my baby Jade Jones." I couldn't help but chuckle to myself knowing Toni was buzzed her words were a little slurred.

Fangs passes around shots of Patron to everyone in our crew including my Northside friends. Kato leads the toast "Let's do it one time like we say here on the Southside IN UNITY THERE IS STRENGTH!" We all, including the entire bar repeat Kato. "IN UNITY THERE IS STRENGTH" before we throw back our drinks my dad adds "ALL HAIL THE NEW QUEEN" and the entire bar repeats "ALL HAIL THE NEW QUEEN"

Hearing everyone's acceptance means the world to me. But I can't help but feel a little bad that my dad's welcome home party turned into my party in a way. "Dad can we talk for a second" I ask my dad. "Of course baby girl let's go up to your new office" he responds throwing me a smirk. "So what's on your mind baby girl?" My dad asks sitting on the couch. "I feel bad, this was supposed to be your party not mine. You could have done this another time." I say leaning against my desk.

He smiles "this was my plan all along Jade, I had a feeling you were going to throw a party for me. But I want this to be about you, you've done so fucking much for not only the Serpents but for me as well." My dad was never one to be a sappy kind of guy so seeing this side of him made me feel great.

 "And you're sure of this choice choosing me and not Jug?" I ask now taking a seat on the desk. "I know I made the right decision by choosing you. Even when I brought it up to the older Serpents they voted for you too. I love your brother with all of my heart, but I know this isn't his lifestyle. It's always been yours even as a kid it was yours."

I smile "I promise Dad I'm gonna make you proud with everything I do for the Serpents, it's only going to better their lives in the long run. Shit I wanna change the Southside as a whole. I'm sick of being looked down upon because we live on the "wrong side of the tracks" everything I do from here on out is going to be for the better."

My dad walks over to me and grabs my cheeks with his hand "Jade Noelle you already have made me the proudest father in the world. I know the good you'll do, the good you've already done. Take this gift and run with it baby girl, the world is yours, use it how you want it to be used. I love you with all of my heart Jade, never forget that."

As the words come out of his mouth his eyes begin to water. "Please don't start crying dad you know I'm a crybaby at heart. I don't want to ruin my makeup." I say trying to make him laugh and he does "and I love you too Dad." I say giving him a hug. "Alright kid let's get back to OUR party."

As I walk down the steps of my office Sweet Pea and Fangs pull me outside. "We still can't believe what happened tonight Jade, this is fucking insane!" Sweet Pea says pulling out a cigarette. "You're telling me I wasn't expecting any of that to happen tonight. Becoming Queen and being given the Wyrm on top of that it hasn't even fully hit me yet." I say taking a drink from my Tequila Sunrise.

"This is a big weekend for you Jones, you getting nervous for Sunday?" Fangs asks taking a drink of his Corona. "Hell yeah I'm nervous. But I'm excited as fuck too." I respond. "And you're 1,000% sure this is what you want to do?" Sweet Pea asks. Without hesitation I nod my head "I'm a million percent sure this is what I want to do I fucking love Toni." Both of the guys eyes widen "You what?!" they both respond.

"You guys heard me I'm in love with Toni Topaz. I've always been in love with her, spending the last several months with her have only brought those feelings forward even more. I'm in love with her and it fucking terrifies me at the same time." I respond looking at them both.

"Why would you be terrified to love her?" Sweet Pea asks. "Because you guys know me when I involve myself in anything, I invest myself fully. Being in love fucking terrifies me because I don't know how I would feel to even loose her. What have we always said as kids? When you know something, you just fucking know. And I know without a doubt in my mind I'm gonna give her my last name one day."

They both smile at me "it's about fucking time you figured your shit out Jones. I know, hell we all know how happy you both make each other." Fangs responds tapping my shoulder. "You know how many times I've almost slipped and told Toni I loved her. I want to do that for the first time when we make things official. I want Sunday to be here already, we got in an argument this morning because she thinks I'm cheating on her because of the late nights we've had trying to finish everything up." I say finishing up my drink.

"Well come Sunday all will be forgiven, I still can't believe you did what you did. And before you guys made it official even. That's how we know you're fucking sprung Jones." I couldn't help but start singing T-Pain's song I'm sprung "I'm sprung, dog she got me. Got me doing things I'd never do. If you ain't been I'm tellin you I'm sprung." We all start laughing. This is the first chapter to a new book in my life.