by Nikki Brown
A pain shot through Piper’s heart as she introduced the Key girl as her friend and Piper as just Piper. She couldn’t help the surge of jealousy that made its way through her heart. She felt like she was really losing Sutton’s friendship and as hard as she tried to pretend that she didn’t need it, she did. Sutton was always her voice of reasoning and now she didn’t have that.
That and the fact that she had come with Cassidy pissed her off even more. She couldn’t deny the same attraction that she felt that night he pulled her away from the fight at the barn, was still there. It was something about his tall frame and his broad shoulders that always had her picturing him on top of her moving in and out of her.
What the hell am I talking about? Saque is my man and he is equally sexy, and he fucks me like no other, Piper thought to herself as she shook the thoughts of Cassidy out of her mind even though his cologne still lingered, teasing her.
“Nice to meet you Piper.” Key stuck her hand out, but Piper just looked at it and turned to walk off, but she ran right into something hard and then hit the ground. “Well that was fucking rude!”
Key was pissed that the bitch was trying to be smart. She couldn’t help but to laugh when it backfired, and she fell on her ass. Key bent over laughing but when she stood back up and came face to face with Saque, her ex and Kane’s father, her laughter was brought to a halt.
Key took a step back and stumbled herself against the DJ table. She knew that her ex was out of jail and she often prayed that they never crossed path’s again. She would have been fine if she never saw him again, but here he was.
The two grilled each other, just looking in the eyes of the man that tried to take her life angered her. Normally she aimed to keep Vinny out of her business but right now she wished that her brother was here. Vinny wanted Saque in the worst way and Key just may let him have his way if the opportunity presented itself.
“Baby!” Piper yelled trying to get Saque’s attention, but his mind was on the woman that ruined him. The woman that took five years of his life because she couldn’t keep her legs closed. The woman that he hated to still have feelings for. The woman who broke his heart. “Saque?”
“Key? You look like you’re about to cry, are you okay?” Sutton asked her friend truly concerned. It was like someone placed a black cloud over where they stood. The mood was just that gloomy and it was starting to freak Sutton out. “You want me to get Cassidy?”
Key didn’t say anything; she couldn’t believe that this man was standing in front of her. She couldn’t imagine what would happen if he saw Kane. Kane! Key thought to herself as she turned around and took off around the back of the building where her son was. She had to leave this place and she prayed that Sutton understood.
“I told you she wasn’t your friend,” Saque fumed.
Seeing Akiya had fucked his head up and he couldn’t quite put the pieces together. His thoughts and feelings were all over the place. He wanted to know how her and Sutton knew each other and he had a feeling that she did this on purpose. She was that kind of girl according to what Piper said.
Plus, Sutton was the person who held all the cards in her hand, so getting Piper to see that she was a snake would work in his favor right now. He knew that she knew about him and Sunny and this was the perfect way to turn this all around. Sutton knowing Akiya made him dislike her even more. Piper needed to stay away from them both.
“What the fuck is going on?” Sutton hissed glowering at Saque.
Seeing Key that upset and running off the way she did pissed her off and she was determined to get to the bottom of it. The way this coward was looking at her right now rubbed her the wrong way and she had half the mind to go and get Kahleno.
“Saque what the hell is going on?” Piper asked. She didn’t know what was going on but whatever it was Saque wasn’t happy about it. “How do you know that girl?” fear settled in Pipers belly as she held her breath and waited for him to answer her.
“Can’t you see she’s doing this on purpose!” Saque yelled louder than he intended to avoiding Piper’s question. Seeing Akiya in front of him, pissed him off and he couldn’t control himself. “She’s doing business with my hoe ass ex to get back at you for not telling her that her nigga was cheating.”
“Do you know how stupid you sound?” Sutton said through gritted teeth.
“So you trying to tell me that you didn’t know that Akiya was my ex, the one who had me locked up?” Saque grilled her. “I find that shit real hard to believe.”
“I really don’t give a fuck what you believe to be honest because what you think don’t make me feel!” Sutton yelled loud enough to gain the attention of Kahleno who was making his way that way. After seeing Key as upset as she was, he knew that he needed to get up there to see what was going on with his girl. “If Key is your ex that has nothing to do with me, not that I have to explain shit to you, but my brother-in-law introduced us. I can tell you this though she’s way too good for you and I’m glad she left yo retarded ass,” Sutton hissed.
Kahleno stepped up behind her right as Saque called himself taking a step towards her. The look on Kahleno’s face stopped him in his path and the two indulged in a stare down. Kahleno held Sutton around the waist with one hand and had the other hand by hers trying hard not to knock the clown in front of him out. When he glanced down at Piper, his stare made her shiver and she cowered behind Saque.
“The fuck I tell you?” his attention was on Piper.
“Aye don’t talk to my girl like that.”
“Who the fuck gone stop me?” He moved Sutton behind him and then took a step forward. Saque knew who Kahleno was, he wasn’t afraid of the big bad Maler Men, but he wasn’t stupid either. He knew that he didn’t have the backing to go up against them, so he shook his head.
“You need to tell your girl to mind her business.”
“Address her again and watch what the fuck happens.” Kahleno closed the gap a little more. He was trying not to show out at Sutton’s event, but it was getting harder by the second.
“Saque let’s just go.” Piper knew that this situation could go from bad to worse in a matter of seconds. Kahleno stood in front of them like a raging bull, she didn’t know how many more chances they had to move along but she didn’t want to find out. Grabbing Saque’s arm she tugged on him trying to get him away.
“She’s not your got damn friend, you see that shit now.” Saque didn’t know how to stop and Piper was afraid that he was going to end up hurt or worse.
“Since he wants to be a bitch, did he tell you that I caught him and Sunny hugged up at Victoria Secrets a little while ago?” Sutton said trying to get around Kahleno, she was pissed and tired of Saque. Piper had always been fucked up when it came to men, but she blamed him for her new found philosophies.
“Calm the fuck down before I air this bitch out Sutton, I’m not playing. You got one more time to raise your voice then I’m gone show the fuck out and I don’t care who in my line of fire.” He threatened but at that point she didn’t care. Piper and Saque could both catch a hot one.
“What are you talking about Sutton? Don’t do that because you’re upset that Saque is putting me up on game. I mean think about it, why else would you hire his ex-girlfriend? I even told you that she had him put in jail and you still do some stuff like that.”
“Listen to yourself you ignorant bitch!” Sutton seethed. She was low key hurt because she never thought that there would come a day that she would think so lowly of Piper, someone she called a sister. “Did you ever tell me his bitch’s name? Did you show me a picture of who she was?” Sutton glared at Piper.
Making her way around Kahleno but he had her by the waist and against him. He could tell that she was getting riled up, so he leaned down and whispered in her ear.
“Calm your little ass down before you piss me off Sutton, this the last time I’m telling you.”
Piper thought about the things that were coming out of Sutton’s mouth and she knew that she
had never mentioned any of those things to Sutton because Saque had never mentioned them to her. He always referred to her as that bitch or the hoe, never by name.
“Exactly,” Sutton said when she realized that Piper was thinking over what she asked. “After everything you saw me go through with that bitch and you openly let her into your relationship, that ain’t no one’s fault but your own. Stupid bitch.” She said typing away at her phone. “I really wish I wasn’t pregnant because I would slap the shit out of you,” Sutton said giving Piper her attention again.
“I’m not about to listen to this bullshit, I gotta show to do.” Saque waved them off, he knew that Sutton was about to spill the tea and he wasn’t sticking around to listen. “Piper you can believe that shit if you want to but remember who’s been there for you when she turned her back.”
It was like Piper had a little devil and angel on her shoulder both telling her what to do at the same time, she was confused, and she hated it. She grabbed her head and shook it back and forth. Before she could respond her phone vibrated in her back pocket, she pulled it out and looked at it. She flipped through the pictures as tears rolled down her eyes.
“Really Saque? The bitch is pregnant and you out here like that’s yo baby or some shit. I knew I shouldn’t have trusted that hoe but you,” she pointed at him with a face full of tears. “I can’t believe that you would do me like that.”
She turned the phone towards him and showed him the picture of him and Sunny hugged up at the lingerie shop. This particular picture was of him leaned over with his hands on her stomach while kissing on her neck. She was saying something about sucking his dick, he remembered because he licked her neck to demonstrate what he would do in return.
“Listen baby it wasn’t what it looked like, I was in the mall and she approached me and asked me to go check out a few pieces with her and—”
“In a fucking lingerie store? You want me to believe you were helping the bitch shop?”
Piper belted it out, she was pissed beyond words. “Let me guess, she was helping you shop for me?” The hurt that flowed through her heart was unbearable. She turned her attention to Sutton she was ready to hand over a nice two piece to Piper’s face. “Why now? Why tell me now Sutton so you could rub it in my face?”
Sutton stood back stunned at the words that were coming out of her mouth. How could she even question her motives when she was just trying to be a good friend, something that Piper knew nothing about. She was sure that after this conversation, Piper would no longer exist to her.
“You have got to be fucking kidding me you stupid bitch.” Sutton turned her head appalled at the situation at hand. She chuckled angrily before her eyes met Pipers. She took a few steps toward her, “I hope he dogs you the fuck out with that bitch. I want that nigga to give you hell and when everything around you begins to crumble remember who you turned your back on bitch.”
“That’s enough Sutton, let’s go!” Kahleno pulled her to the back the minute he watched the first tear fall. He wasn’t having her being upset and he made it his business to put out a word to figure out who the fuck this nigga was. He didn’t know him but what he did know was if he ever spoke to or about Sutton like that again it would be the last person he ever spoke to.
***
Sunny saw everything go down and the minute that Sutton pointed at her she knew that she needed to dip until she could figure out a way to make this right. She headed to the back of the building where the stylist were preparing their models. Each salon was separated by a curtain making small rooms across the back of the room.
She dipped into the one that her and Piper were using to prepare for the show to grab her things. She knew that Piper was going to be pissed if she found out that she was trying to get with Saque, and she wasn’t in the mood or the position to handle that right now. It was like time wasn’t on her side because the minute she came out of the makeshift room, Piper was waiting for her.
“I was there for you bitch when no one else wanted to fuck with you.” Piper’s face was full of tears. It felt as if someone was squeezing her heart in her chest. “Like I really want to know what the fuck is wrong with you, what ya pussy ain’t good enough to get your own man? Huh hoe? You got to fuck with other people’s men because you can’t get your own?” with every tear that fell, Piper took a step towards Sunny quickly closing the gap that separated them.
“Now is not the time for this Piper,” Saque growled pissed at the little scene that was unfolding before them and the attention that it had gained. It was the last thing that either of them needed, they were both building brands, and this definitely had the possibility to ruin that.
“Oh so I guess the proper time would have been when you were hugged up with this bitch in the fucking lingerie store?” Piper was hurt, she gave up her whole life for this man. She let him talk her into giving up her apartment and turning her back on her friend, now look. “Oh god Sutton was right.” Piper covered her face with her hands and shook her head. “What did I do?”
“Baby, it’s not like that I swear that was the only time I ever touched her.” Saque said grabbing Piper and enclosing her in his arms. “I’m sorry I was just scared. I love you so much and that shit worries me. I’m so scared that you’ll do what that bitch did.” He spoke honestly, ever since he caught Key cheating on him it took every ounce of trust that he had left to give.
He watched his mother cheat on his father when he was younger, she would take him with her if his sisters were busy or she couldn’t find anyone else to watch him. He grew a strong dislike for women at an early age and trusting them was out of the question. His father was a push over and he vowed to never be that kind of man.
He always kept his women close to him because when they were out of his sight, he knew that anything was game. Saque had a bad habit of needing to control his relationships to keep a tighter hold on his woman and that often ran them away or into the arms of another man. His love for Piper was getting too intense and he wanted to hurt her before she could hurt him kind of thing. Seeing the pain in her eyes made him feel like shit though and he knew he needed to make it right.
“Oh no I’m not going through that again.” Sunny dropped her bag and walked closer. She was not about to be thrown under the bus like before. Saque was just as much of a participant in what they did as she was. “So you’re saying that I flirted with myself, and that you didn’t beg me to try this pregnant pussy.” Sunny didn’t care that she sounded like a whore she just wanted to make sure that she wasn’t the only one getting the blame.
“You dirty bitch you threw yourself at me every chance you got.” Pipers breath got caught in her throat as Saque admitted to sleeping with Sunny. Flirting and rubbing against her was one thing but actually fucking her killed a small piece of Piper. She grabbed her chest and backed away. “Baby I’m sorry it was just one time and I regret it, every bit of it.”
“No.” Piper held her hands out for him to stop coming near her. “I’m done, I can’t do this again.” She cried and ran off. She couldn’t believe that she was in this situation again. Her heart hurt and she could barely gather her thoughts. Right now she needed to get away from here and fast.
“Fuck!” Saque said as he tried to go after Piper but Sunny grabbed his arm. He looked down at her like she was crazy.
“Fuck her Saque, you got me. Let her go. I can run the beauty bar and we can be happy. I promise that you’ll never regret choosing me.” Sunny smiled like she had just won the lottery. She knew that Saque was her way out of the situation that she was currently in and she had to shoot her shot.
Saque never realized that Sunny was so desperate and thirsty until those words came out of her mouth. He never wanted to be with a woman like that and he couldn’t explain why he even took it there with her.
Jerking his arm away he looked down to where Piper was quickly packing up her things so she could leave. Everyone that was in attendance was now standing outside of their little rooms watching the fi
reworks, including Sutton and the members of Chamber of beauty.
“What I did with you was a mistake and you will never be anything other than what we are, which is nothing!” Saque spat making Sunny feel stupid as the smile on her face dissipated.
Her light skin turned bright red and the snickers from the audience that they had gained caused her stomach to roll. Here she was making herself look dumb for a man that belonged to someone else. She at least thought that she had a chance with Saque now here he was dissing her.
“You think she’s gonna take you back?” Her voice trembled as tears threatened to fall but she didn’t care. She already looked like an ass; she might as well get it all out. They were gonna talk about her anyway. The hair industry in Charlotte was small, she was sure that the tea had already made its way around the city.
“I don’t give a fuck if she did or didn’t that still don’t mean I want you. You were something to boost my ego. That was fucked up because Piper didn’t really deserve that from either of us.” Saying the words out loud bothered him more than he thought they would.
He really did love Piper he just couldn’t get the things that his mother and Akiya did to him out of his head and that pressed its way into his relationship with Piper. There was no one to blame but him and he knew that he was gone have to work overtime to fix it.
“Fuck you Saque, ya dick was whack anyway.” Sunny said trying to save face but Saque shook his head.
“That’s what’s up, then it won’t bother you that you won’t get ya dick suckers around it again then.” Saque shrugged his shoulders and took off in the direction of Piper.
“Ughhhhhh!” Sunny yelled and rubbed her stomach. She was feeling a little crampy, it was probably because she was on her feet all day. She looked around and when her eyes met Sutton’s a coldness crept up her spine. Rolling her eyes she picked up her bags and stomped out of the event space.
When she got to her car she broke down in her car. Once again, her impulsive behavior had put her and her kids in a messed-up position. Saque used her, Piper was done with her, and she couldn’t find Trouble. She was all alone, and she didn’t know if she could deal with it.