Page 66 of Mia

She smiled. “Sounds like a plan.”

Ifelt a wetness against my face as my eyes fluttered open.

When they adjusted, I saw Bleu rooting my face with her nose. Titan went through all that trouble buying her shit and putting together a replica of an actual bed for her, only for her to end up in my bed for the last two weeks. I’d fallen asleep earlier, and she was right next to me. I guess she was now telling me that if she was awake, I needed to be awake too.

“You don’t have to be so aggressively cute,” I said, scratching her head.

She climbed on my chest and rested her head between my neck and shoulders. I smiled. In such a short time, I’d become attached to her. She followed me everywhere, whether it was all around the house, during my morning walks or at the gym. She was protective, too. Any time we were at the gym and my brothers got too loud, she would come stand next to me.

If they tried to play around with me, she would bark at them. Smoke had already threatened to step on her if she bit him. Any time he got near her, she’d bark and run at him. Once she realized just how big he was, she scaled it back. It was the cutest thing.

She was slowly healing a small part of me. While she didn’t replace my baby, she gave me something to love, and she loved on me too. Sometimes she looked at me like I was her entire world. Bleu brought me peace. When I was alone and feeling down, it was never long before she was coming to me with one of her toys to play or to just lay on me. It was comforting.

After laying there for a while, I got up to let her out to use the bathroom. When she was done running around, she finally did her business and ran back inside to sit beside her food bowl. Patiently, she waited for me to fill it. Once she was situated with food, I headed back to my room for a shower.

Tonight, I was attempting to get back to myself and going out to one of Deuce’s clubs. I knew I could vibe there and not be bothered because everybody knew who I was and how I got down. While I didn’t usually go out alone, tonight, I just wanted to enjoy my own company.

Titan was away on a mission with his crew. It was his first one since everything went down. At first, he wasn’t going to go, but I told him it was fine. Just because I was out of commission didn’t mean he had to be to. He promised to handle his business and come right home to me.

It was weird having him in my house on an almost full-time basis. I was used to him spending a few nights here or me spending a few nights at his place. Going to bed and waking up to him every day was taking some getting used to, but it wasn’t bad. It was kind of nice now that we weren’t fighting.

Fresh out of the shower, I moisturized my skin, then slipped into a strapless bra and thong set. Going into my closet, I picked out a brown corset top, and black shorts that stopped mid-thigh, and my favorite pair of YSL heels. Once dressed, I unwrapped the silk press my grams had given me yesterday. My hair fell like silky straight bundles down my back. After a few months of neglect and half ass washes, it finally felt healthy again.

I added a few gold jewelry pieces to my outfit to complete it and grabbed my wristlet with my essentials. After spritzing on my favorite Jimmy Choo perfume, I headed back downstairs to put Bleu up and grab my keys before heading out the door.

The drive to Levels, Deuce’s newest club, only took about twenty minutes. I valet parked the car and headed in through the VIP entrance. As I headed up the back stairs to the VIP section, I took in how packed and lit the club was. That was to be expected. My brother had some of the most popular clubs in the city.

When I entered the VIP section, the first person I saw was Roux’s crazy ass. She was sitting with her one friend Lacey, who was busy popping her ass in Roux’s lap. Roux was just sitting there enjoying it. If I didn’t know she was strictly into men, I would have sworn she was a lesbian because she had nigga tendencies through and through.

I guess that was why we got along. We were so much alike, down to the crazy. The only difference was I could tame mine. Hers was always on full display.

I walked over to her section. When Lacey saw me, she squealed and jumped up.

“Mia! Hey, girl!”

She pulled me into one of those hugs where she rocked me from side to side.

“Hey, Lacey.”

I could tell she had a few drinks because she was being super affectionate. I mean, she was a happy ass, affectionate person naturally, but when she drank, it kicked it up a notch.

“You look good.”

“Thank you, boo.”

I moved to slap hands with Roux because I knew she didn’t do all that hugging shit. Lacey was the exception.

“Hey, Roux.”

“Hey, Mia. You out here alone?”

“Just me. You know I never need a crowd.”

“I know that’s right, bitch. You can sit with us. Take some of these lap dances from this drunk ho.”

Lacey giggled as she kissed Roux’s cheek. “You know you love me, Roux Roux.”

Roux shot her a look as she reached for a bottle to pour up shots.