1995

XVII

Hazel 1:10 pm
As we arrived back at the strip club before opening Xavier placed the key in my hand letting me unlock the door. He followed behind me to his office where I grabbed the keys and started unlocking the dressing room and the bar area. I was excited to know that I was going to be seeing how everything worked and managing the business a little bit.

I laughed as I ran across the stage freely not having to worry about bumping into other employees. Xavier laughed at me then dimmed the lights. "Hazel, I got an idea." He giggled removing his shirt, pants and shoes. "Let's play hide and seek naked... If I find you or you find me, we gotta fuck in that place but only for five minutes aight? Now I'ma let you remove ya clothes then I'm counting 'til thirty and then you hide."

I removed my blue silk dress and slides and ran upstairs quietly to the attic of the strip club, to my surprise it was clean and the floors were neatly polished. I smiled and squeezed myself in between an old wardrobe and a mannequin and squatted down so I could be hidden. I no longer heard Xavier counting because I was so far away, just then I remembered to silence my phone so I wouldn't get caught even though I was horny I was always serious when it came to hide and seek as long as I didn't have to piss.

I turned my brightness down as I went to text him. I sent the text "Wya" and I heard a ding but it sounded downstairs right below where I was kneeling. I held my breath as he opened the message sending me tongue emojis. My heart was racing it kinda made me scared of him. I knew he was about to start cheating cause I got a facetime call from him. I quickly declined and turned my phone off.

I heard loud footsteps coming up the stairs and just as I was about to close my eyes I kept them open as he burst through the door looking sexy. I had to tuck my lips to keep from laughing. I blinked my eyes slowing trying to capture this image in my head. I looked at his dick as it dangled as He looked around the room. He inches closer to the wardrobe flinging the doors open so hard it damn near whipped me in the face but I kept still. I heard him pushing all the clothes around then he sighed. He closed the wardrobe doors and then he seen me. We burst out laughing as I crawled from where I was. I instructed him to lay down on he ground as I crawled on top of him easing down on him.

It felt longer than thirty minutes as he was now pounding me from the back and we were both breathing heavy as we came at the same time.

I laid next to him with my legs intwined with his. We looked into each other's eyes laughing and all the good love we made until we heard voices. "Xavier!" It was a male and female voice calling him. We both looked at each other wide eyed then I looked at the clock. 3:57 pm

"Look baby, it's clothes." The woman said and we heard laughter. Just then we heard footsteps getting closer then his phone rang but it was downstairs. I sucked my teeth and elbowed Xavier in his stomach as I started pacing I took out my phone and dialed his number. Whoever was down there decided to pick it up.

"Hey Hazel, it's me Trinity. We're at the strip club and we don't know where Xavier is-"

"Trinity, it's me Hazel can you please get our clothes for us? We were playing hide and seek naked and Xavier got carried away." I rolled my eyes and he was laughing his ass off and so was Trinity on the other line. We heard a knock and I opened it without showing my body and grabbed my clothes. Within minutes we were dressed and all four of us headed down stairs to talk.

"So what brings y'all by this early?" Xavier said sitting down on one of the Ivory couches. Trinity smiled. "Well, were planning on having a baby, so y'all might have to find someone to take my place." He smiled. "Congratulations Trin."

She laughed and placed her hand on my shoulder. "Mhm, y'all doing all this hide and go get shit, you might be next Chanel." I shook my head.

"No ma'am, I'm on birth control at the moment. I won't be getting pregnant until next year and that's if I'm ready."

After they left we straightened up the club before opening, I made sure the music and soundcheck was all ready to go. I decided to call wing stop and place a grub hub order for me and my baby. After placing my order I walked back into Xavier's office as he was on the phone with someone he looked upset so I advised him to place the phone on speaker. "And don't let me see that bitch at that damn strip club or I'm going to beat the shit out of her!" Then the line went dead.

"Well who the hell was that?" I said slamming the phone back down. He shrugged his shoulders and snatched the phone back up and called someone. I knew it was Jude when I heard her talk.

"Jude, what's going on? Why is Kennedy's husband contacting me all upset, threatening my club?" She sighed heavily.

"He found out she worked for you, he's been abusing her so I made her leave and we already contacted the police." He shook his head.

"You don't think this was a good idea to at least mention it to me? I don't know how crazy this man is, shit, I wish you would have told me, now I gotta tighten up with my security." He sighed. "Tell Kennedy to send me a picture of this man, so I could identify him to my security and tell her I'm sorry and I'm praying for her." He looked at me and hung up.

"So turns out Kennedy been lying about being a dancer to her husband who's abusive and planning on beating the daylights outta her whenever he sees her. Now I gotta call John for security."

12:30 am

Xavier.
I was on the lookout for this man, I was kinda nervous the entire night. I didn't really know what to expect, I mean you can't underestimate anyone's craziness. I had seven security guards outside with an image in they're side pocket of Nathan, Kennedy's husband. Just then I seen Jude enter the club with her duffel bag, I grabbed her arm and pulled her into a back room.

"Jude, it's not safe for you to be out like this. This dude got an idea that you are the one that got Kennedy. I'm not tryna go to jail cause somebody messing with you so I got a security guard following you home tonight." I placed my hand on her lips before she could argue with me.

"I'm not playing! It ain't a damn request it's a order!" I let her arm go and walked outta the room.