SUGAR - Chapter 16: Chapter 16
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"Good evening, everyone. I'm sure you're all wondering the reason for this gathering although you seem to be enjoying yourselves," my dad chuckled as a light laughter filled the room. "Before I start, I would like to thank you all for joining me and my family for this important evening. My amazing wife, Kimberly."
He held out his hand for my mom to join him at the front of the room.
"My wonderful daughter, Jordyn," he motioned for me to come up. "And soon, my son-in-law, Andrew."
Drew came up and stood behind me with his hand modestly around my waist.
"I've called you here for a very important announcement and I wanted all of my closest friends, family, and associates to be here for this occasion. As you all may know, Mr. Todd Russell will be retiring at the end of his term and I've made the decision to run for District Attorney."
Cheers and applause filled the room as my dad smiled from all the support of his peers.
"I would like to personally thank all of you for coming but also those of you who lent your unwavering support at every level of my career. I wouldn't be where I am today without all of you and I am forever indebted to you. Let's make history and make Charlotte the best city in this country."
Everyone raised their glasses to toast as the music and conversations resumed while the 4 of us took family photos for the newspaper.
"Thank God, I thought we would never be done with these pictures," I whispered to Drew as I leaned down to boost the circulation in my feet.
"You want me to go to your dad's office to get your mom's shoes?" he asked, holding my hand for support.
"No, I'll go. Wouldn't be very demure of me to change shoes in front of everyone," I laughed.
"You sure? It's a nice walk there. I don't want you to be in pain."
"I got it, baby. But thank you," I smiled, kissing his cheek before making my way to the library.
I softly closed the library door behind me and immediately took my So Kates off to allow my feet to breathe before heading towards the office door, noticing that it was slightly open. I could hear moaning as I slowly approached the door wondering what the fuck was going on in the middle of the biggest event of my dad's career. I peeped through the crack and saw Slim and Natalie in the middle of sex. He had her evening gown pulled above her waist as her body leaned against my dad's desk while he thrusted in and out of her, kissing her passionately as he grabbed a handful of her hair. I stood frozen as I watched what would have been me 6 weeks ago. He stroked her very delicately and I would be lying if I said I wasn't turned on just watching them. Suddenly the library door opened and Leah walked in, stopping everything. I quickly moved away from the office door as she turned on the light.
"Hey, Uncle John's looking for you. Drew told me you were in here. Everything okay?" she asked looking back and forth between me and the cracked door.
"Yeah, my mom left some shoes in my dad's office for me to change into. I was just resting my toes for a second before heading in to get them," I said, putting my finger over my mouth to let her know someone was in the office and giving Slim and Natalie time to fix themselves.
We opened the office door and they were standing around as if nothing had just happened between them.
"What are y'all doing in John's office?" Leah asked.
"Natalie wanted to go somewhere quiet to talk," Slim lied.
"Near the pool wasn't an option?"
"Didn't wanna be rude," he smirked, glancing at me.
"Out," Leah said coldly.
Slim grabbed Natalie by the hand and escorted her back to the party. I went under my dad's desk to grab the spare shoes, leaving mine to come back for them later.
"Were they having sex?" Leah questioned.
"Most likely," I shrugged.
"You were watching them before I walked in, weren't you?" she asked sadly. I started blushing from embarrassment.
"JoJo," she began pulling me to sit down. "You're lucky Drew didn't walk in here and catch you. We're all trying to keep this a secret, did you forget that?"
"I know, I'm sorry," I apologized. "I just froze. I couldn't help myself."
"You wanted to see what you were missing, I get it. But you can't get caught by Drew or everything will blow up, babe," she said comfortingly, rubbing my arm. "Clearly, he's not going to tell him so you have to be more careful so he doesn't find out on his own."
A text came through. I checked and saw that it was from an unsaved 281 number.
"Is that him?" she asked, gesturing towards my phone. I nodded.
Enjoy the show? Could've been you instead lol
"He did that on purpose. He's taunting you," Leah said after reading the message.
The door to the library opened as Drew appeared in the doorway of the office.
"Baby, John's looking for you. Is everything okay?" he asked.
"Yeah, I just needed to rest my feet. I'm coming," I said putting the YSL heels on and following them both out of the office.
On the way back to the party, Leah stopped one of the maids and requested that she wipe down my dad's desk and disinfect the entire office. I caught up to my dad, taking more pictures and mingling with his associates as I felt Slim's eyes on me everywhere I went. I tried my best to hide my discomfort between what I just witnessed and the conversations about school I got tired of having. I excused myself from the conversation and went to find Drew who was mingling with a couple of Howard students.
"Excuse me," I said, pulling Drew from the conversation for a moment. "I'm feeling a little overwhelmed and it's a bit stuffy in here so I'm going to take DJ for a walk."
"Do you want me to come with you?"
"No, stay here so if anyone asks they'll know where I am."
"Okay, be careful," he said, kissing my forehead before returning to the conversation.
I went into the kitchen to change shoes again before grabbing DJ and his leash to take him outside. We walked down the driveway, heading to the sidewalk when I heard the front door close in the distance.
"I'll take that as a yes," Slim said, walking behind me.
"I don't know what you're talking about," I replied, still walking.
"Bullshit, I know you saw."
"For once, I actually don't know what you're talking about, Slim."
"You saw me fucking Natalie, Jordyn. Stop playing games."
"I don't know what you were doing in there and neither do I care."
"Then why do you have yet to look at me?"
I stopped walking and looked at him.
"Now what?" I said, rolling my eyes and continuing the walk.
"Your attitude is unnecessary. Be mad at yourself."
"Mad for what? If I wanted to kiss you, I would have. If I wanted to fuck you, I could have. I chose not to," I said trying to convince him and myself.
"Are you trying to convince me or you?"
I stopped walking again and turned around to face him.
"Why are you here? What do you want?"
"You."
"For what? I'm not leaving Drew."
"I'm not asking you to. I just want access."
"Absolutely n-."
Before I could get my words out, Slim grabbed me by the back of the neck, pulling me into a deep kiss, letting me go after a moment. I stood there with the kiss fresh on my lips, surprisingly feeling nothing as Slim stood before me waiting for a reaction.
"It would be wise for you to never do that again," I warned him, turning to walk DJ back to the house before anyone came looking for either of us.
He held out his hand for my mom to join him at the front of the room.
"My wonderful daughter, Jordyn," he motioned for me to come up. "And soon, my son-in-law, Andrew."
Drew came up and stood behind me with his hand modestly around my waist.
"I've called you here for a very important announcement and I wanted all of my closest friends, family, and associates to be here for this occasion. As you all may know, Mr. Todd Russell will be retiring at the end of his term and I've made the decision to run for District Attorney."
Cheers and applause filled the room as my dad smiled from all the support of his peers.
"I would like to personally thank all of you for coming but also those of you who lent your unwavering support at every level of my career. I wouldn't be where I am today without all of you and I am forever indebted to you. Let's make history and make Charlotte the best city in this country."
Everyone raised their glasses to toast as the music and conversations resumed while the 4 of us took family photos for the newspaper.
"Thank God, I thought we would never be done with these pictures," I whispered to Drew as I leaned down to boost the circulation in my feet.
"You want me to go to your dad's office to get your mom's shoes?" he asked, holding my hand for support.
"No, I'll go. Wouldn't be very demure of me to change shoes in front of everyone," I laughed.
"You sure? It's a nice walk there. I don't want you to be in pain."
"I got it, baby. But thank you," I smiled, kissing his cheek before making my way to the library.
I softly closed the library door behind me and immediately took my So Kates off to allow my feet to breathe before heading towards the office door, noticing that it was slightly open. I could hear moaning as I slowly approached the door wondering what the fuck was going on in the middle of the biggest event of my dad's career. I peeped through the crack and saw Slim and Natalie in the middle of sex. He had her evening gown pulled above her waist as her body leaned against my dad's desk while he thrusted in and out of her, kissing her passionately as he grabbed a handful of her hair. I stood frozen as I watched what would have been me 6 weeks ago. He stroked her very delicately and I would be lying if I said I wasn't turned on just watching them. Suddenly the library door opened and Leah walked in, stopping everything. I quickly moved away from the office door as she turned on the light.
"Hey, Uncle John's looking for you. Drew told me you were in here. Everything okay?" she asked looking back and forth between me and the cracked door.
"Yeah, my mom left some shoes in my dad's office for me to change into. I was just resting my toes for a second before heading in to get them," I said, putting my finger over my mouth to let her know someone was in the office and giving Slim and Natalie time to fix themselves.
We opened the office door and they were standing around as if nothing had just happened between them.
"What are y'all doing in John's office?" Leah asked.
"Natalie wanted to go somewhere quiet to talk," Slim lied.
"Near the pool wasn't an option?"
"Didn't wanna be rude," he smirked, glancing at me.
"Out," Leah said coldly.
Slim grabbed Natalie by the hand and escorted her back to the party. I went under my dad's desk to grab the spare shoes, leaving mine to come back for them later.
"Were they having sex?" Leah questioned.
"Most likely," I shrugged.
"You were watching them before I walked in, weren't you?" she asked sadly. I started blushing from embarrassment.
"JoJo," she began pulling me to sit down. "You're lucky Drew didn't walk in here and catch you. We're all trying to keep this a secret, did you forget that?"
"I know, I'm sorry," I apologized. "I just froze. I couldn't help myself."
"You wanted to see what you were missing, I get it. But you can't get caught by Drew or everything will blow up, babe," she said comfortingly, rubbing my arm. "Clearly, he's not going to tell him so you have to be more careful so he doesn't find out on his own."
A text came through. I checked and saw that it was from an unsaved 281 number.
"Is that him?" she asked, gesturing towards my phone. I nodded.
Enjoy the show? Could've been you instead lol
"He did that on purpose. He's taunting you," Leah said after reading the message.
The door to the library opened as Drew appeared in the doorway of the office.
"Baby, John's looking for you. Is everything okay?" he asked.
"Yeah, I just needed to rest my feet. I'm coming," I said putting the YSL heels on and following them both out of the office.
On the way back to the party, Leah stopped one of the maids and requested that she wipe down my dad's desk and disinfect the entire office. I caught up to my dad, taking more pictures and mingling with his associates as I felt Slim's eyes on me everywhere I went. I tried my best to hide my discomfort between what I just witnessed and the conversations about school I got tired of having. I excused myself from the conversation and went to find Drew who was mingling with a couple of Howard students.
"Excuse me," I said, pulling Drew from the conversation for a moment. "I'm feeling a little overwhelmed and it's a bit stuffy in here so I'm going to take DJ for a walk."
"Do you want me to come with you?"
"No, stay here so if anyone asks they'll know where I am."
"Okay, be careful," he said, kissing my forehead before returning to the conversation.
I went into the kitchen to change shoes again before grabbing DJ and his leash to take him outside. We walked down the driveway, heading to the sidewalk when I heard the front door close in the distance.
"I'll take that as a yes," Slim said, walking behind me.
"I don't know what you're talking about," I replied, still walking.
"Bullshit, I know you saw."
"For once, I actually don't know what you're talking about, Slim."
"You saw me fucking Natalie, Jordyn. Stop playing games."
"I don't know what you were doing in there and neither do I care."
"Then why do you have yet to look at me?"
I stopped walking and looked at him.
"Now what?" I said, rolling my eyes and continuing the walk.
"Your attitude is unnecessary. Be mad at yourself."
"Mad for what? If I wanted to kiss you, I would have. If I wanted to fuck you, I could have. I chose not to," I said trying to convince him and myself.
"Are you trying to convince me or you?"
I stopped walking again and turned around to face him.
"Why are you here? What do you want?"
"You."
"For what? I'm not leaving Drew."
"I'm not asking you to. I just want access."
"Absolutely n-."
Before I could get my words out, Slim grabbed me by the back of the neck, pulling me into a deep kiss, letting me go after a moment. I stood there with the kiss fresh on my lips, surprisingly feeling nothing as Slim stood before me waiting for a reaction.
"It would be wise for you to never do that again," I warned him, turning to walk DJ back to the house before anyone came looking for either of us.
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