Keegan joined his uncles at a bar. He arrived with Anton, Isaiah and Tian. He shook his head when he saw Nash and Marlon happily entertaining some girls.
"Ah here he is... the man of the moment..." Nash said. "Nice of you to show up nephew.."
A couple of the girls who were dressed in next to nothing made their way to Keegan.
"Uh-uh.. he's married and his wife will kill you... you can stay here with me" he told them.
Keegan wasn't interested anyway. He knew what his uncles were like and he was happy to leave them to it. He ordered a drink and sat with his sons. Nash made his way over to him. "This mother fucker will be here in a second and if I don't get the answer I need I'm ending his life right here tonight so that we send a message that the Taylor mafia is back.. and still on top.."
"It sounds to me like you've already made up yo mind that that is what you want to do.." Keegan said. "And I told you that I wasn't getting involved in anything other than being the face of the organisation...
"Being the face of the organisation puts you right there... people see you, they see him die.. they know we mean business." Nash said. "Man what is up with you... you've been as quiet as hell since we got here?.."
"I have bridges to mend with my sons... I have a newborn baby at home just a couple of weeks old... and I have an amazingly smart and sexy woman waiting for me.. so home is where I want to be right now... so point him out, I'll cap his ass as soon as he walks in, his minions can run back to whoever will listen and say the Taylor mafia is back.. and we can get on the next flight outta here."
"And we still need to know who blew the fucking storage facility sky high!.."
"You need to work on that not me... you do know I have to be careful out here... if people realise I'm here... they are gonna come asking about Charisma... and there will be even more bodies on me that will be added to this.." Keegan said.
Tian, Isaiah and Anton all knew that Keegan was missing home. He had left things in a bad place when he flew off to Saudi. His and his 3 son's relationship had completely broken down. He had always been able to fix things before but this time he couldn't and it was playing on him.
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Charisma FaceTimed Keegan. He picked up within a second. "C...
"Hey.. I wanted you to know I was home.. I'm not gonna have you all the way over in Saudi, about to have a business meet... with me on your mind.."
He smiled. "Where is she... my baby girl?.."
Charisma propped her phone up and sat on the sofa with the baby in her arms. "We really need to give her a name.. I've already started calling her Antonia...
"I like it.. let's call her Antonia.... Antonia Charisma Rose Fraser..."
Charisma smiled. "I like it.." she said.
"Did Lena get home okay?."
"I left her and Tonya with those guys... i wasn't feeling much up to it.. it's only been 2 weeks since I gave birth.. I'm not ready to be out there partying yet..."
"Who were they?.."
"Ion know it was just embarrassing when Blake walked up to us while we were sat having a drink outside the restaurant and told me he had to stop just to tell me how beautiful I was... I felt stupid.. sat there with everyone gawking.."
"He did what?.. who the fuck is this mother fucker...
"Hey, stop.. I'm home now and I won't be seeing them again... and I can handle myself remember... where are you?."
"About to end someone so I can get back to you." He smiled.
"Be careful baby... I love you...
"I love you more." He said and the call ended.
Beth looked at Charisma. "Did I just hear him agree with you Miss Charisma.. this beautiful lil baby girl now has a name...
Charisma nodded. "Antonia Charisma Rose Fraser.." she beamed. "I think it suits her.."
Beth smiled. "I wasn't expecting you home so early.."
"Well, it was going to get messy and me and Keegan have been through enough lately... we need to be better with each other.. forsaking all others... and I know he's trying so I am not going to rock the boat." She said. "Besides my sister needs to let her hair down.. she doesn't need me to hold her hand..."
She added snuggling up on the sofa with Antonia.
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"Aye!.. where has yo sister gone!.."
Lena looked at Blake. "Home, she has a 2 week old baby...
"She is fine... this man of hers... I saw him on the screen... ion recognise him... who is he?.."
Lena smiled. " just take a cold shower and calm down... you will never get my sister... she will only ever be a fantasy for you..."
Blake nodded. "You don't know just how persuasive and persistent I can be.."
Darren came back with drinks for himself and Lena. "I'm sorry Blakey boy, we need to have a lil private time up there.." he pointed to the cushioned, plush booths. "It's our club though man, go and mingle..."
Blake was put out that Charisma had left, he really wanted her.
Lena sat in the booth with Darren. "Tell me how old you are?." She asked him.
"How rude!... a lady never likes to be asked her age." He said in a mocking posh woman tone.
Lena laughed at him. "Come on be serious.."
"I'm in my 30s but age doesn't matter right?.." he said to her. "You're a fine woman with experience and I like that... I umm... take it you're married too though?.."
"I was... my husband died." She said, and she felt sick as she said those words. She suddenly missed him and her eyes welled.
"I'm sorry.. I didn't mean to upset you...
"It's okay... it's just really hard to get used to it, we were together since I was very young and he was my only love... Being out here talking to you is so alien to me now it's like I have to restart all over again, and I don't feel like I'm ever gonna get it right..."
He smiled. "Well I can help you if you would let me?... we can take it slow, a few dates here and there see how we get on with each other. Get to know each other properly. I'm not trying to get you into bed, I'm not the type of man that jumps straight in... I've only ever had one real relationship before and it lasted 10 years... then she just decided that she wanted something different so she left to live in another country and start again, build her career and she wanted to stay single so that came as a huge shock to me. It almost broke me cos 10 years is a long time.... And to know that the person that you have invested in doesn't feel the same way. That really, really hurts."
"Yeah... I definitely know that feeling." She said and they continued to talk.
Tonya was on the dance floor with Chris, she was grinding and shaking her ass all over him. "I love Latina women... and you are sexy as hell." He said to her in her ear.
She turned to him and smiled. She was drunk and she went in for the kiss. He pulled her to one side near the exit doors and he backed her against the wall kissing her again.
"... this is your club right?."
He nodded. "shared ownership, why?."
"Then you have an office.. so take me to it..."
He looked at her with a sexy smile. "Okay....
TBC