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12: In the Darkest Hour

"Go ahead, ma. That's all you." He rubbed his hands together as Sheri made herself comfortable at the table. She felt her hands slightly shaking, a bit nervous about everything happening. It was making her feel queasy inside, and she started to wonder if this was the right decision. Too late now. "Come on, once you take the hit, everything will get better."

"Okay." She says lowly, proceeding to lower her nose down to the lines prepared before her. She tilted her head back as Rodney excitedly nodded his head and clapped his hands. The high was instant; making her feel like she was walking on clouds. As if she had no worries in the world. She smiled at Rodney, as she watched him take his hits.

"Feels good, don't it." He tilted his head back in satisfaction. "You missed it, didn't you?"

"Sure did." She simply said. Sooner or later, after another hit, she was starting to remember why she turned to these substances in the first place to comfort her. It made her feel good. It made her feel whole. And it made her forget about all the troubles in her life.

She stumbles a bit trying to stand on her own two feet, but once she gathers herself, she makes it out to the bar/dance floor area. She orders herself an AMF, knowing it'd get her drunk pretty quickly. Did I seemed to be the song of the night for her cause it was playing once again, making Sheri bob her head as she continued to sip on her drink - no longer pacing herself.

"Aye mama-- Woah, holdup. Sheri?" She turned to the man standing next to her, her eyes sitting low.

"Oh my god." She said, smiling. She playfully put her hand on his shoulder, the alcohol and the coke starting to hit its peak. "What are you doing here?"

"I come here to chill out. You know, take time to myself."

"Watch the girls dance?" She winks and giggles.

"Nah but I mean, If you'd dance for me." He smiled, licking his bottom lip as he eyed her.

"Wow, you're trying to play me, aren't you?"

"What do you mean, sweetie?"

"You're Klay's teammate. You shouldn't be doing this. That's so bad." She giggled.

"Klay has his own worries now, you and I both know that. Besides, let the man grow up. Come deal with somebody who's already grown." He inches closer to her, knowing he's intriguing her.

"Oh yeah? Is that supposed to be you?"

"Yeah, ma. Let me show you right quick." He nods at the dance floor, signaling for her to follow him. She gulps the remaining of her AMF before she takes his hand to the dance floor. Without any care in the world, she immediately started dancing up on the man, his hands gripping tighter at her hips.

Damn, and to think Klay knew his teammates.

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Alyssa was carrying Micah while Steph danced around with Layleana in the living room. They were enjoying a night of family time, watching a marathon of family friendly movies like Finding Nemo and Wreck It Ralph. Steph was being silly as usual, getting a smile from Layleana here and there.

"Daddy's being silly, isn't he?" Alyssa baby talked Lay as her and Steph sat next to Alyssa and Micah.

"Say yes, Lay. Daddy's got all the dance moves. Let mommy know."

"Micah's turn!" They swapped babies, laughing and having fun in the process. Alyssa turned to the clock, seeing that it was time for the girls to drink their bottles soon. She walked over to the kitchen with Lay in her arms, as she put the bottles in warm water. "Babe, take Lay, I'm gonna take the trash out."

"You don't wanna wait for me to do it later?"

"No, I got it." She handed Lay back to Steph, letting both girls be cradled by him. She carefully lifted the trash out of the bin and made her way to the front door, only to notice a figure looking through their gates. She peeked through the small window on the door, squinting her eyes to get a good look at who it was - even though, she already had a feeling about who the individual was. She sighed and walked outside, seeing Christian stepping back from the gates.

"I'm gonna call the cops the next time I see you doing that shit, Christian." She says as she throws the trash into the bin and folds her arms.

"Sorry, I told you. My friend lives near here. Just thought I'd drop by."

"But, I said I wasn't gonna see you. Plus, you really need to stop creeping like that. That's not cool."

"Your twins are adorable." She was taken aback by the statement, wondering how he knew what they looked like since her and Steph haven't released any pictures of the babies yet.

"Uhm?"

"I'm just assuming, you know.. All babies are adorable." He chuckled nervously, trying to save himself from the previous statement.

"Thanks. But you can leave now. Foreel, don't come around here. I'm trying to be cool with you, but coming on our property crosses the line."

"Alright, you're right. Have a good night." She rolled her eyes before slamming the gates closed and locking the door to the house. She looked outside once again, seeing him slowly leaving the house, still eyeing the property.

"Watchu lookin' at baby?" Steph says, coming behind her and startling her.

"Oh, nothing." She shakes her head. "Where are the twins?" Alyssa asks, making her way to the living room.

"They're in their little cradle thingies." He said, distracted by looking out the window. He saw Christian leaving the property, a bit freaked out as to why Alyssa was having these encounters with him and why he was popping up at their house randomly. He took one good look to make sure he was gone, making sure to activate the alarm systems before leaving the door.

It was about time he asked more about him and these encounters.

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Uh oh, who's this new man on the team Sheri's flirting around with? What's Alyssa gonna say about Christian? STAY TUNED.