Atlanta, GA

"Yeaaaa y'all know who it is, the baddest bitch she make you wanna call your girl and tell her you not coming home cause you met this hoe. Give it up for Aunesti."

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began to play as Aunesti walked onto the stage.

Everyone in the strip club watched as she got onto the pole and immediately started doing tricks.

Money began to flow onto the stage as men watched in awe, the other dancers watched in jealousy, and her boss watched with greed.

Everyone watched from a different perspective, but no one denied that she was the crowd pleaser.

Once her set was finished, she got off the stage as the bouncer moved on to gather her money.

"Ace said he wanna talk to you once you finish cleaning up." The house mother told Aunesti as she made it into the locker room.

Aunesti rolled her eyes but grabbed her sweats and a shirt to put on before heading back out of the locker room.

Once she made it into his office, she quickly closed the door behind her so the other dancers didn't have a chance to see.

They always found a way to spread a rumor about her.

"Hey lil mama." Ace smiled as she sat on his lap.

"Hey." spoke lowly.

He chuckled and rubbed her thigh.

"You did good tonight.. they still counting yo money."

Amber nodded and looked around his office.

"Why you still working here?" He sighed.

Amber had a million answers for that one question.

the money.

the security.

the familiarity.

the money.

"How my baby?" He asked.

This immediately irritated Amber.

"You'd know if you came to see her."

"You know my schedule crazy. Lemme come get her when I finish here."

"No, it's too late for that. But you can come tomorrow in the daytime" Amber shook her head and got off of his lap.

"Ight.. and when you gon lemme come see about you?" He smirked looking her over.

"That was a one time thing Ace, it's strictly about Mecca and business now."

He smacked his lips before going into his pockets and handing her a stack.

"Where you going?" He asked.

"To Sky, what's this for?"

"For my baby, let her know we going to get ice cream."

"Okay." Amber gave him a small smile then headed out.

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Amber stood in front of Sky's dorm room and sighed.

this could've been-

Her thoughts were cut off by the door opening, and Sky appearing with a half sleep Mecca on her hip.

Amber hated doing that to her, but she was doing the best she could.

"Hey thank you so much, I'm off tomorrow so don't worry about her." Amber said going into her pocket for the same money Ace gave her.

"Girl youn ever gotta pay me for her." Sky waved her off. "But... I do need help wit this calculus shit real quick."

Amber laughed and headed inside the dorm.

Thirty minutes later, she had helped Sky with two assignments.

"Girl what the fuck? I been working on that for a week." Sky blew out a breath as she shut down her computer.

Amber had tuned her out as she rubbed her hand through a sleeping Mecca's braids and looked around the apartment style dorm.

This would've been Amber's first year in school after her gap year. She would've been across the street at Spelman in a dorm, probably a little less nicer. She would've gone to all the events and parties Sky goes to. And she would've had those fun friend groups like Sky.

But then came Mecca.

Nine months after graduation, on Valentines Day Amber had her with just Ace and Sky by her side.

Although, she and Ace did have sex, it was after Mecca was born.

Leaving the father to be Knowledge.

Amber felt a pang of guilt, at the thought of her child's relationship with her father. Nonexistent.

Mecca turning in her lap, knocked Amber out of her thoughts.

"We're gonna get going.. lemme know if you need help with anything else." Amber said putting on a smile.

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