Flawless

Chapter 5

It's been a two weeks since Elise introduced Q to Myra and I. He found himself a huge house in a nice neighborhood not too far from our apartment. Since then he has stopped by our apartment almost every other day. He doesn't really say much to me just a wassup and bye. Myra loves him though, she always looked for a father figure so I think that's why she wants to be up under him as long as possible. He never complains about it though, he seems to enjoy her company just as much.
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"Come give mommy kisses" I yelled.

Myra came running, wrapping her arms around me. I bent down so she could give me a kiss. I had to go to work.

"Alright I'm gone, I'll see you guys when I get back" I said to Elise but she didn't even bother to look my way.

Me and her had got into an argument earlier about my job. She couldn't understand why I would go back to a place I was raped at but we needed the money. The bills weren't going to pay themselves. When I tried to explain that to her, she became even more angry. She replied back to me saying how dare I try to put it on the bills and that I would rather be viewed as hoe than actually go out and make something of myself.

Her words hurt me to the core. The last thing I wanted to do was disappoint her but at the moment working the pole is all I know. I'm not proud of what I have to do to have a decent lifestyle but I would go through everything again if it meant providing for my daughter and Elise.

I stood there for one more minute waiting to see if she would say something back to me but she never did so I left. Once I made it towards the club, I went to the bar to get a few shots. I needed something to ease my mind. Elise's words just kept playing through my mind. After my fourth shot, I couldn't hear her voice in my head anymore. I walked back to the dressing room and got ready.

"Up next is one of our finest here at Dynasty. She's always on point when it comes to working the pole so get ready to make it rain and welcome Flawless to the stage" the DJ yelled out into the mic.

As a slow jam blared throughout the club, I made my way on to the stage. I grabbed the pole and spun around then landed into a split. Feeling on my body as the men around cheered me on and made nasty comments about the things they wish they could do to me. I bent over giving the men in the front a nice view of my ass. Looking back at them, licking my lips seductively. As I continued on with my performance, something told me to look up.

There in VIP sat hazel eyes or better yet known as Q. Funny how after learning his name, I started to here it around the streets more. It's like everyone knew him before then expect me. I stared back at him as I finished dancing. Neither of us broke eye contact until the song came to an end and I had to exit off stage.

After changing into my next outfit, I went to go work the floors. It's like no matter where I went around the club, I felt those eyes watching me heavily. He was looking down on me and judging my every move as I gave out lap dances to my regulars. Elise's voice started to come back into my head, the more I went around shaking my ass in front of different men.

I cringed at the dirty things I spoke into the ears of men just to make a good buck. I was now on my sixth lap dance for the night. I closed my eyes trying to not let his roaming hands bother me. The man sat rubbing his hands up my sides and smacking my ass as I danced for him. I opened my eyes back up to see Q standing in front of me. I instantly stopped dancing.

"Aye Q no disrespect but I'm trying to get my moneys worth here" the guy I was dancing for said.

"Leave...your done for the night" Q said to me ignoring the guy.

I was about to walk off towards the back to grab my stuff but then I felt someone grab my arm. I turned back around to see the guy I was dancing for holding on to me

" The hell you are bitch. You better stay here and...." he yelled but his sentence was cut short when Q punched him making his body slump over.

Q then looked at me and nodded for me to continue to make my way towards the back. Once I made it to the back, I sat there for a moment shocked at what just happened. Then I quickly slid some clothes over my work fit then grabbed my bags to leave.

When I walked backed out, Q was nowhere in sight. I made it out to my car and headed home. I pulled up to my apartment, grabbing my stuff out the car and headed inside. When I walked in I saw Myra sitting on the floor in front of TV in the living room.

" Why are you still up Pooh" I said

" I wanted to wait for you mommy... Mama Lise sleep on couch" she replied back.

I sat my stuff down and made my way into the living room area. I picked Myra up and brung her into our room to lay down. Once I tucked her in, I went back out to wake Elise up so she could sleep in her room. I bent down and shook her softly.

"Elise wake up" I said softly.

She didn't move so I shook her a little harder but still no moment. This can't be happening I thought. I shook even harder but got the same result.

"Noooo come on Elise... you got to wake up" I said lifting her body into my arms as I cried.

I reached for my phone and called 911. After they said someone would be on their way, I called Q. Once I heard him answer, I started sobbing. I couldn't barely get the words to come out.

"Elise wo-won't wake up" I sobbed through the phone.

No words were said instead the call ended. I held Elise close to my chest apologizing for everything. We didn't leave on the best of terms so I was taking this hard. She couldn't leave this world being disappointed in me, I wanted to make her proud. "Please lord...I beg of you to please give her more time to be with me " I spoke aloud.

After that everything else became a blur. All I remember is paramedics rushing in and Q pulling up when they started to put Elise in the back of the ambulance. I sat on the sidewalk holding Myra. A cop tried to talk to me but I fell into a daze. Somehow I ended up in Q's car and we rushed to the hospital. Now we were sitting in the waiting room. Myra was sleep laying on Q's chest. Neither one of us said anything to each other. We were both stuck in our own thoughts while the noises of doctors and other patients could be heard in the background.