The Bet

Chapter 17

The Bet

(Rock With U begins to play)

Everything went dark as strobe lights fell over the room. Everyone went crazy. Janet walked towards the center of the dancing crowd.

Emory spun around grinding her hips into Clarke, bending over trying to taunt and tease but when there was no response from Clarke she turned around to face her.

Clarke wasn't paying her any attention at all. In fact, her eyes were focused on the crowd, her were focused on the woman walking towards them.

Janet approached Clarke and Emory fast with Gil right behind her with his hands in the air yelling, "The queen is coming through make mutha fuckin way bitches!"

Janet walked right through Clarke and Emory, breaking the contact and closeness they shared. Emory ended up on one side of the crowd and Clarke on the other. Her dancers began circling around her and as the crowd looked on Janet begin to sing along with the track.

Clarke watched her like they were the only two people in the room. "Let's show em how we work!" Janet yelled. The dancers followed her queue, as they performed a bit of the choreography from rock with you. Each dancer laughed and smiled taking turns having a moment with Janet until everyone in the crowd joined in.

Everyone was dancing together so Janet saw an opportunity to have a moment with Clarke. She pulled her close, eye to eye as they spun around the dance floor. Clarke took hold of Janet's hips as they rocked to the music, thrusting and grinding against each other. Clarke's adrenaline was pumping from the energy in the room.

Emory watched from just a few feet away. Clarke was completely consumed in Janet and didn't notice as Emory started to walk towards them. Janet was in the moment as well but opened her eyes and looked right at Emory with a smirk. Emory stopped as someone roughly brushed past her. She turned to see Gil. He popped his tongue, rolled his eyes and joined the dancing crowd.

"Clarke!" Emory yelled her name a few times. Nothing. She grit her teeth. She couldn't stand the sight of them being so close. She took another step forward.

"I wouldn't if I were you." Gil said and nodded his head in Janet's direction. "Trust, you don't want this problem honey. So walk the fuck away."

Emory flipped her hair, pushed her way through the crowd and left the building.

The night was coming to an end. A few people got up and made heartfelt speeches. Janet finally revealed that she was changing the name of the tour. She stood in front of the crowd with a glow that none of them had ever seen before. She smiled shyly at everyone as they applauded her. Screams of her name and whistles filled the room. Once the crowd settled down she got her chance to speak.

"This tour will no longer be called The Unbreakable Tour. I have decided to call it The State of The World Tour." The crowd went crazy. She continued. "There are no words to describe how much this and all of you mean to me. Most of you have known me for a really long time and those of you who haven't, have gotten to know me pretty well over the past 6 months." She paused for a moment. "Things have been... hard for some time and," she began to get choked up. "And I wouldn't have been able to do this, or get through this rough patch without all of you. Thank you so much for your support and for still believing in me. I love all of you so much." The room erupted into applause.

Clarke and Gil stood arm and arm. She pulled out her handkerchief, offering it to a sobbing Gil. He loved Janet. It was so clear to Clarke. He looked over at her and smiled, laying his head on her shoulder.