Ashley |k.p.| (COMPLETED)

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°Keith° (@keithpowers)

"This ain't my type of crowd G." I told Andre.

This was the night of the NBA Draft and I'd just got 1st pick. Now its time to celebrate.

Andre brushed me off and leaned over. "Nigga relax. Order you a bottle, its on me. Loosen up a little. Its yo night." He laughed.

Andre (@dejuontaymurray) has been my nigga since middle school. We've fought, cried,  hugged, all that. He's the closest thing I got to a brother and we were in the middle of one of the most hottest clubs in Miami but I wasn't really feeling it.

I did what he said and thought about what I wanted to order. He think shit sweet now. I'm about to run a hole through his pockets.

I waved one of the waiters over and began placing my order. "Can I get a bottle of Don Julio Añejo along with a small container full of lime and beer salt, please?"

"Sure thing. I'll have that right out for you." She shot me a smile and walked away.

This gon' be a long night.

°Ashley° (@miraclewatts00)

I can tell that this is gonna be an extremely lengthy night. I was in the middle of a random club in a city I know nothing about with only two people I know.

"Ashley, you good?" My sister Kinsley (@kiarajoy) asked.

I scrunched my eyebrows and yelled. "I can't hear you!"

"You good?!" Naomi (@aaliyahjay)
my best friend, yelled in my ear.

I laughed a little before nodding.

"Good cause this nigga here," Kinsley pointed to a tall, light skinned toned guy sitting on the far end of the club. "is fineeeeeeee. Now, I'm getting married tomorrow and Naomi's a hoe. So that leaves you."

"Me?" I said. "How'd y'all even spot him."

"How could you not spot him. The fact that he stands out in this crowded ass club says a lot." Naomi says nudging me. "Go talk to him."

I shook my head. "No, I can't walk.up to a random person and start talking. That's weird."

"Then I'll do it."

Before I could say anything Kinsley flew over to the guy and began talking. After a while, she turned and pointed to me.

"Oh my god." I felt my face turn red causing me to turn the other way. "That's so embarrassing."

"Ashley, he's waving us over." Naomi says.

I immediately felt my knees tremble. I haven't talked to a guy since I was 16 and that was when we broke up. I wasn't ready to start dating, and I damn sure wasn't gonna start with some random guy from a club.

"You can go. I'm staying here." I said taking a seat at the bar.

Without a word, Naomi grabbed my arm and yanked me away. "You need to mingle, and you need a date to Kinsley's wedding."

"A date? I don't need a damn date."

"Okay whatever, but you need to meet new people."

Once we reached Kinsley, she stood up. "Keith, this is Ashley. Ashley, this is Keith."

Keith. That's cute. "Nice to meet you."

"Likewise." He said smiling.

That smile. That motherfucking smile.

"Kinsley, you want a drink? Let's go get drinks." Naomi smiled.

Kinsley pushed me down into the seat next to Keith and gave me a thumbs up. "We'll be back. Have fun you two."

There we were.. Just sitting.

°Keith°

She fine as fuck. Definitely the best choice for my draft night.

"Scoot closer," I chuckled. "I don't bite."

She looked over at me "I don't know you like that though."

"You'll never know me unless you try to get to know me."

"How am I supposed to with all this loud music? This isn't my type of place."

I smiled. "Same here. We can head outside to my car."

"So you can drive off with me? I think not."

I laughed a little. "I'll leave my keys with my homeboy. Just come on." I walked over to Andre and handed him my car keys. "I'll be in the car G."

He nodded and placed my keys in his pocket.

Ashley followed behind me holding onto my hand. "Don't walk too fast, my feet hurt."

Once we made it to the car, I assisted her in taking her heels off. I opened the passenger door to my 2017 Range Rover allowing her to get in before getting behind the wheel.

"Fancy car. Where'd to rent it from?" She asked rubbing on the seats.

"It's mine. I bought it."

Her eyes widened. "Really? How'd you get the money? You deal or you just got it like that?"

"Nosey."

"Sorry, I'm just curious." She chucked.

I smiled a little. "Nah, I was just joking, but I ball. I just got drafted today."

"Congratulations." She said dusting her dress off.

I nodded. "Thank you." I turned my back toward the door turning all my attention towards her. "Tell me about yourself."

"That's a lot to find out."

I checked my watch and it read 11:47 p.m.

"We got all night."