Nicole is a single mother to a 3 year old daughter, who lives in Brooklyn, New York in an old run down apartment with her best friend. They both work at "Cash&Ass", a strip club. When Nicole meets Anthony.. her entire life is going to change for the...
Over the past 2 months Anthony and I have gotten closer. We've both opened up about our pasts with exes, living situations, just life in general.
Kylie and I (Meagan as well) have even been staying at his place a lot lately.
"What can I get you?" I asked the girl on the other side of the bar.
"Tequila, please."
It was pretty chill tonight. It was a Sunday anyway. Nobody was really dancing and it wasn't either. The DJ played "Love in this Club" by Usher.
I grabbed a shot glass and the tequila, pouring and sliding the shot to the woman.
"Hey there beautiful."
I turned around and saw Anthony standing there with red roses in his hand. I pushed some hair behind my ear and looked at him, letting my dimples show.
"These are for you, baby."
He walked around the bar and gave them to me, kissing my forehead. I pulled him into a tight hug, looking up at him.
"Thank you."
"No need for that." He said " You deserve them."
I blushed and sat the flowers down on the bar, still hugging him.
"What time are you off?" He asked.
I looked down at my watch.
"6, it's a pretty slow night."
A smile appeared on his face.
"Good. I have dinner reservations at 8."
I smiled and stood on my tippy toes to kiss him but was soon interrupted by the woman down at the bar.
"Another one pretty girl!"
I rolled my eyes and stuck my bottom lip out, looking at Anthony.
"Go head baby."
He kissed me quickly and I jogged back down to the other end of the bar, grabbing the tequila off the shelf.
"You're handsome." The lady said as Anthony sat down a few seats from her.
"I'm also the man of the bartender but 'preciate it."
I smiled hearing him say that as I slid the drink to her.
"You're a lucky one." She looked at me.
I could feel my face grow hot and my cheeks turning red.
"Thank you."
Ant and I wasn't officially together but like I said, we've been getting to know eachother more and more as the days go by.
•••
I looked at myself in the mirror and played with my hair. I grabbed my lipgloss and applied it.
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"Why are you so nervous, Nicole? You've been on dates before." I whispered to myself.
I grabbed my phone and stopped the music that was playing. I logged into my bank account and checked to see if I had enough money for this dinner.
"Okay, your good." I sat the phone down.
I wiped down the sides of my dress and turned a little bit.
"Baby, are you ready?" Anthony knocked.
I jumped and placed my hand on my heart.
"Yes." I opened the door.
I looked down at the dress to see if I looked okay one final time.
"Does it look it okay?" I asked.
I felt Anthony pull me close to him, causing me to look up at him.
"I AM one lucky ass nigga." He said, examining my face "You're so beautiful and you look so gorgeous."
"You think so?" I asked, smiling.
"Hell yea baby." He said, spinning me around.
"Look at you." He placed his hands on my waist.
I felt his body press against mine and he rocked us side to side as we looked in the mirror at eachother.
"Thanks to you. I can't aff-"
"Hey." Anthony turned me around to face him and grabbed my chin "I told you I got you and Kylie. You don't have to worry about anything, okay?"
I nodded my head and he placed a kiss on my lips, sending chills down my body.
"Now, let's go show my beautiful lady off."
We walked out of the bathroom, hand in hand and down the stairs we went.
"Owww!! Look at my bitch!!!!!!" Meagan jumped up with her phone.
"No bad words, Aunt Meagan." The girl's said in unison. the
"Sorry babies." She said, excitedly.
"You clean up nice big brother." Amy said.
"Thank you sis." He said "But this."
He swung my hand out as if he was introducing me to a crowd or something.
"My baby look good!" He said, smiling.
I smiled and put my hand over my now red again face. I heard Amy and Meagan's phones going off with the camera shutters as they snapped pictures of Anthony and I.
•••
We arrived to the restaurant and got seated. I had to admit that this was a bit fancy to what I was use to on my side of town.
"What?" I asked Anthony as he stared at me.
"You're just.." He grabbed my hand "so beautiful."
I smiled as the waiter brought our drinks to the table, grabbing my straw.
"Thank you babe."
Once our food came, we ate and enjoyed the rest of our night just talking and enjoying each other's company as we always did.
It was now 10:45PM, Anthony and I sat in the car at the top of a cliff overlooking New York. It was extremely beautiful.
"You smoke?" Ant asked, rolling a blunt.
"I use to before I got pregnant with Kylie."
Smoking always made me think especially about a whole lot of shit that I never wanted to remember but it also relaxed me.
"Do you wanna smoke?"
"Yes. We can."
Once Anthony was done rolling, we got out of the car and sat on the hood of his car. I sat between his legs as we shared a blunt and if I'm being honest, we were really high.
"Anthony.."
"Hm?" He said as smoke released from his nose.
"Thank you for tonight." I said "For the dress, the shoes, the dinner reservations, the dancing and even the weed."
He laughed and pulled me closer to him.
"After the hell that you've been through, you deserve a good nigga and you got one."
He kissed the side of my temple and looked down at me with his red, low eyes. I felt so much peace and comfort just by being in this man's arms and I never thought I'd feel that ever again after Kyle left.
