The Dancer

by Jordan Silver

  “I just want to talk.”

  “And I told you she’ll talk when she’s ready. How did you find this place anyway?”

  ‘That’s not important, Travis we need to talk.”

  “We’re not doing this here…”

  “It’s okay Max I’ll talk to him. But you leave my brother out of this. Travis go on home with momma Sophie.”

  When did she start calling my mother that? She kissed her brother’s cheek and pushed him towards mom. “I’m not leaving. If he has anything to say he can say it to both of us.”

  I need this shit. “Why don’t we all go back inside.” That was Tony’s suggestion as he walked back to the door and held it open. I didn’t want to talk about shit, but maybe this was best for the two of them.

  Looks like shit wasn’t waiting for me to get around to it, that shit had decided to find me. “Is this what you really want?” She nodded her answer and I followed her back inside and upstairs to the school, which was the only place not in use.

  I sent the cleaning crew away and glared at her asshole father when it looked like he wanted me to walk away. “Speak!” Well damn! I don’t think I ever heard that voice before. Her hand was shaking in mine and I gave it a little squeeze to offer strength.

  Why would he do this shit tonight? Does the man ever think about anyone else but himself? Selfish fuck. “I think this needs to stay between us.” He looked around at the rest of us like he thought he was running shit.

  He’s out his fucking mind. I was keeping myself in check for her sake, but if he got on my nerves I just might take out all my frustrations on his dumb ass.

  “You can say whatever you have to say in front of them. They’re family.” There was some kind of electricity running through her, I could feel it in the hand I held in mine.

  Just like a few days ago when she’d been hurt, she had me on one side and her brother on the other. Mom and Tony hovered like they were ready to swoop in at the first sign of trouble and I’m sure Trevor was holding onto Sherrie.

  I never asked Anna what she’d shared with Sherrie but knowing my sister I’m pretty sure she was up to date with shit. “Why don’t we all sit down and…”

  “Why don’t you shut up? Why are you here?” She turned venomous eyes on the wife who’d opened her mouth. Now her hand was vibrating in mine and I had the feeling that any minute now I was going to be pulling her off this fool.

  “You gonna let her talk to me like that?” She yelled at her husband. She might be Anna’s age in years, but this chick was about twelve in everything else.

  I was trying to avoid looking at her because her eyes had landed on every man in the room, including Travis in a way that said she wasn’t as in love with her man as she should me. Serve his dumb ass right.

  “If you’re here because of me you can forget it. I’m old enough to make my own choices and I choose to stay here. I don’t want you interfering with my sister any more either. We’re fine where we are.”

  “You might think you’re old enough but I am still your father and the law says…”

  “Are you fucking kidding me?”

  ‘Travis…” He pulled his arm out of her reach and stood in front of her again.

  “Sorry sis but I’m not going anywhere with him, not now not ever. And he has no right to come here, especially with that….thing, acting like he cares about us.”

  “I know that Travis.” She pulled him back behind her and stepped forward a step. “He’s not going anywhere with you. First of all, mom left me as his guardian after you split. When I had nothing and no way to take care of him. When you were too busy with your new life. You didn’t want us…”

  Her voice broke and I was ready to flip my shit and put an end to this mess. “I’m gonna need you to leave and the next time you do this, it’s not gonna end so well.”

  “Who are you to threaten me?”

  “I’m the one you have to go through to get to them.” Say the wrong damn thing to me. Give me an excuse to take this shit out on your ass.

  Tony might be right, he is her father and their relationship could change any minute. But I’m sure she’d get some satisfaction out of me beating his ass in.

  “Belle, you know this is not you. You’re nothing like these people.”

  “You don’t know who I am. The girl you left to fend for herself is no more. As for these people, I trust them more than I trust you.”

  “Tiffany and I just bought a new home and we have two rooms set up for you and your brother.” I should punch this asshole in his face. Is he for real?

  She seemed to want to handle shit on her own so I bit my tongue and let her. But somebody better tell Sherrie’s crazy ass to step down.

  All her throat clearing and mumbling shit was usually a precursor to hell to come. And this time I just might let her loose since I can’t hit a woman. “We don’t need your charity, we’re perfectly fine where we are.”

  “Is that why you’re being attacked and your little brother has to protect you? It doesn’t look like your ‘family’ is taking very good care of you. Besides I’m your father…”

  “You stopped being my father when you killed my mother; now can you leave? I only came in here with you because of Travis, but since he wants nothing to do with you either neither do I. My only interest is in protecting him.”

  Thank fuck. “You heard her, please leave. Tony.” He looked like he wanted to argue but one look at Tony changed his mind. I started to guide her to the door but she wasn’t done.

  “Oh and Tiffany, the next time we see each other, I’m gonna break your face.” Oh shit, now that’s pure Sherrie.

  “Excuse me?” This girl is really dumb. She actually made a move towards my woman like she thought that was gonna happen.

  “Okay my turn. I suggest you leave, get on a plane and get the hell out of New York tonight and don’t come back. I don’t care what you did in the past, I wasn’t there. But no way in hell are you fucking with my woman. As for Travis, it’s like she said, she has guardianship so there’s really nothing else that needs to be said. They’re both mine.”

  He looked beaten, head down, shoulders slumped as he walked out the door. I couldn’t bring myself to care. All that mattered was that one of my headaches was now gone.

  “Are you sure baby?” No matter my feelings on the matter she’s my first priority. I know she has a lot of pent up shit from her past to deal with. But when she nodded her head with a smile I knew it was going to be okay.

  “Did you enjoy your night baby?” I kissed her head which she had rested on my shoulder and held her hand in mine.

  “It was great I can’t thank you enough for doing

  this. I even got a few more sign ups.”

  “Don’t overdo it now baby. You already have almost thirty five children signed up already.”

  “That’s okay, I’ve decided to hire some of my classmates part time and since the kids range in age from three to twelve it’s gonna be a breeze. The adults will be easy. Oh and Sherrie, is going to be my office assistant.”

  “Sherrie’s gonna be working with you? When did that happen?”

  “I asked her tonight. She’s not ready to go back to work and leave the baby with a sitter and she can bring her here with her everyday, so it’s a win-win.”

  That made sense, but those two were getting way too close. Nothing against my sister but I could already see the changes in her from too much exposure. I’d end up at the police station every other week if I don’t keep my eyes on that shit.

  I didn’t say any of that but promised myself to keep an eye on their brewing friendship. “Thanks for doing that for my sister Annabelle, really appreciate it.” I forgot he was driving the damn car.

  “All in all it was a successful evening then baby. You had them eating out the palm of your hand. I didn’t know you were so well known in the city.”

  “That’s my teacher’s doing. She invited some people she knew would be interested. But she told me someth
ing tonight that got me thinking.”

  “And what’s that?”

  “Well, I don’t really need classes per se, I wanted to join the dance troupe in the future. But she reminded me that I don’t need to be part of the school to join if I want to, so basically I can drop my classes for now if I want.”

  “Is that what you want?”

  “Well, with the school I’ll be dancing everyday anyway, doing what I love. Things have changed for me and I can find new ways to fulfill my dream.”

  “What are you saying?”

  “Well, I still have to think about it some more. But I was thinking that I’ll drop some of my classes at Colombia but if it’s okay I’ll like to keep going. With that and the school it’ll be the best of both worlds.”

  I’m guessing she hasn’t given any thought whatsoever to how babies are made. I’m not gonna be the one to tell her. I’m sure she can still dance while pregnant; I hope. If not it’s my balls.

  “You sure about Juilliard? that was your dream baby.”

  “I know it was, but like I said, things changed. Now I’m more interested in passing on what I’ve learned over the years. I feel excited in a way that I haven’t in a long time and it’s all because of the school and you.”

  She squeezed the arm that she was leaning her head against and I kissed her hair. Those words rose up in me again and got logged in my throat. I’ll just show her when we get home.

  Chapter 37

  The next few days I hardly saw her until bedtime. She was going from the minute she opened her eyes in the morning until nine at night.

  She was overdoing shit again, but the happy glow on her face kept my tongue in check. That and having her to myself at the end of each night.

  Now we were lying in bed cuddling before getting up for the day. We were two completely different people from who we were when we met. She was coming out of her shell more and more each day and I was learning how to live with what I feel for her.

  I spend most of each day thinking about ways to make her happy and now with the school situation taken care of and she was no longer killing herself, it was time to carry out my master plan.

  “Baby I have to go to Miami next week. No don’t tense up, I’m only going to be gone for two days. I’m going to see about hiring some people to take over for when I’m not there.”

  “You are?” She lifted her head and tapped her fingers on my chest with a happy smile. Typical female, why didn’t she tell me that that shit bothered her?

  “Yeah. I figure if I find the right people I wouldn’t have to go down there as often as I do now.” That was part of my plan for our future. I can’t see me leaving her that often, and with the school she won’t be able to travel with me.

  I had it all worked out in my head. In a few months I’m gonna put my ring on her finger and spend the next sixty years making her happy. Before I do that there’re some things I need to take care of.

  So this weekend in Miami was twofold. It’s what I’d told her as well as something else I want to do for her. Well it’s for both of us.

  After what her father had done to her I’m taking it upon myself to go the extra mile to reassure her that she never has to worry about me doing that shit to her ever.

  “I’m going to miss you.” I like when she gets like this. Clingy and soft. My little enigma. One minute she’s a strong opinionated woman who knows her own mind. But every once in a while she seeks me out because she needs my strength to lean on.

  It’s the best of both worlds. Now if I could just get her to go back to dressing like she used to we’d be good. She’d made a complete wardrobe change on her little shopping trip and now everything was short dresses and skirts with sweaters that either hugged her tits or showed too much cleavage.

  I wasn’t dumb enough to say shit to her, not since the night of the opening. Her feminist ass had reamed me a new one the next day after she got through ranting about her father and his slut as she put it.

  I’m working on not being that guy, but it’s not easy. Every time she gets ready to walk out the door I want to lock her in our damn room and leave her there.

  The thing is, I’ve been with women who dressed way more provocatively and it never mattered, but now I’m measuring the length of her skirts in my mind and shit.

  Tony’s been having a grand old time at my expense but I can’t wait until it’s his turn. He talks a lot of shit now, but we’ll see how fine he is with his woman walking around this fucking city looking like sex on heels.

  I haven’t reached the point of checking her phone and shit but it’s close. Me, the man who can’t even remember the name of a woman two minutes after she left my bed is strung the fuck out.

  I grumble if I wake up in the morning and she’s not there, and she seems to be catching on because now she stays in bed until I wake up. She’s still doing her staring shit, but I’ll take that over a cold bed any day.

  “When are you leaving?”

  “I was thinking Friday afternoon and coming back Sunday morning. That’s your busiest time at the studio, so I figured you’d be too busy to miss me.”

  “It’s not that, I just like knowing that you’re here even if I don’t get to see you all day. But it’s cool. I’ll just see if Sherrie wants to do something Saturday night.”

  “What? Where you going?”

  “I don’t know yet.” She was doing this shit on purpose. How am I supposed to get on a plane with that shit in my head?

  “Maybe we’ll just hang out at the club.”

  “Your ass is too young to get into my club.”

  “That’s okay, I know someone.” She ran her hand up my chest and gave me one of those dick rising smiles. “You’re gonna get yourself in trouble, I thought you had work to do.”

  “Work can wait.” Her hand found my dick and squeezed and that was all it took for me to drag her up my body and pull her legs around my hips. She was still wet from our morning ride, so my dick just slid into her.

  I held her ass and fucked her on and off my dick, rocking her to a nice sweet orgasm with my tongue in her mouth. “Your pussy’s still so tight, damn.” It takes my dick a good two minutes to slide out of her.

  She did some kinda exercise with her pussy muscles and made my cock very happy. She laughed like a lunatic when I flung her to her back and fucked into her hard.

  Her laugh turned into a long drawn out moan that made my balls tingle. “Kiss me!” She grabbed my head and pulled it down to hers, pushing her tongue in my mouth and wrapped her legs around me.

  I went slow making sure she felt each ridge in my dick as I stroked into her and she inched her ass back. I love the fact that she still has trouble taking me. That she still makes those pussy hurt noises when I hit her at a certain angle, it makes me feel manly and shit.

  I took her head in my hands looking down at her as she moved with me, her arms wrapped around me almost as tight as her pussy.

  “You’re so soft!” I whispered words of encouragement in her ear, told her how beautiful and brave she was as I drilled her. She responded the way I expected, her pussy juicing harder as she sucked at me with her inner muscles.

  “Tell me to cum inside you.”

  “Cum, inside me.” I teased her ass with my fingertip and she went off, strangling the shit out of my dick as I emptied my nuts inside her until I had nothing left.

  “That was amazing baby, I’m gonna lay here for a second, you drained my ass.” She laughed like a loon and bit my chest until I rolled off of her. I watched her jump out of bed full of energy while I was ready for a nap.

  Her young ass is going to put me in an early grave. “I’ll meet you in the shower baby.” Tony’s right,

  I’m pathetic. Now even my showers don’t feel the same without her in there with me.

  In fact half the shit I used to find pleasure in doing alone no longer holds the same appeal. She’s infiltrated every part of my life and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

  With each pas
sing day I’m more and more amazed at what she pulls out of me. What’s more amazing is that I don’t have to try with her, I don’t have to put on an act or play games.

  Everything I feel for her comes from a place deep inside me that no one else has ever been and I’m convinced no one else ever will. That’s her spot and I know as sure as I’m breathing that it always will be.

  She’s the first woman I ever imagined giving my seed. The only one I wanted to share that life I never believed in with.

  She makes my heart happy in ways that the game never had, and for all that, I know she’ll be the one waking up beside me for the rest of my days. My gift to her, one of the reasons for my trip to Miami, was so that I would never leave her again.

  That everyday for the rest of our lives I’d be the first thing she sees in the morning and the last thing she sees at night. I don’t think I could do it any other way. My ass is hooked.

  Friday came way too soon and we had another long ass goodbye at the door. I’m getting tired of being laughed at. “How come you’re always okay with me leaving?” Swear to fuck I was pouting.

  “That’s not it, it’s because you’re so cute, and knowing that you don’t want to go makes me feel better.” She rested her head on my chest and put her arms around me, smoothing the rough edges of my nerves.

  I had that feeling of losing a limb when she pulled away to send me on my way. “Go on honey, you’ll be back before you know it.” I really do need to get my pussy whipped ass out the door since Tony was downstairs waiting for me and the last thing I need is his ass talking shit.

  “Okay I’m going. Remember, mom and Travis are going to be here when you get home tonight. Your detail is downstairs already. They’re going to stay with you from the time you leave until you get back. I was thinking, since you’re having company I guess you can’t go out tomorrow night huh.”

  “Nice try, but they’re not guests they’re family. And momma Sophie wouldn’t care of I go out. Bye.” Not if I come up with something to keep your ass home. “I still want to see what you’re gonna wear.”