Page 31 of Platinum Pressure

When we first arrived, we got a lot of glares from women and men as we occupied the space with the state’s most popular athletes. Platinum alone had women basically throwing themselves at him as soon as the light shone on his handsome face. He was the type of fine that captured the attention of everyone in the vicinity.

As soon as we got settled into the section, women brought bottles over, and we passed around shots of tequila. I violated a lot of rules, but I wanted to have fun for a change. I wanted to throw caution to the wind and let my ass hang out because nights like this might never happen again.

A twerk medley had me tapping my leg to the upbeat music.

“Go show these girls how you used to get down back in the day, Miss Juicy Booty,” Aida encouraged. She slapped my butt twice before returning to Eddie’s side and doing a cute twerk against him. She was a fan of the Silverbacks and knew all about Eddie’s contributions to the team. She had joked about letting him fuck a couple times in the past, and I fully supported her giving him a taste of her forbidden fruit.

Aida Peters was beautiful as hell. She was another thick queen but held her weight a little different from me since she was on the shorter side. I had a good five inches on her. She wore a dress that snatched her waist and presented that dump truck on her back. Even when she walked, it looked like she had two extra-large water balloons swishing in her panties. My favorite feature on Aida was her beautiful face. The body was tea, but her face card never declined.

“Girl, no! I can’t shake my ass in front of all these people.” I swatted her hand away.

A popular twerk song came on. The New Orleans bounce beat made me swivel my body subtly.

“Throw that ass, Dow! You got enough to make the whole room move.” Evie giggled. She’d been babysitting a strawberry lemon drop as she danced really close to Lay Low. Lay Low’s eyes never left her body as he sipped his drink. They were both friendly with one another, and I sensed she might go home with him when the night ended. I was happy my baby sister was enjoying herself. Essence would probably have a conniption when she got the rundown tomorrow. I’d take full responsibility, though. I wanted my sister to enjoy herself with a baller who only had eyes for her tonight.

Seddrick had taken one shot with the group and been on his phone ever since. He wasn’t the clubbing type anymore, according to Eddie and Lay Low’s anecdotes about what he used to do in the earlier years. Being the manager for all three of them had him aging faster than the rest of them.

Platinum sat on the couch. He looked good as hell with his gold chain and diamond grills. His mouthpiece shined even in the dim lighting of the club. He looked and smelled delicious. The scent he wore tonight differed from the one he wore around the house. This one was smoky and warm and made me light-headed with desire every time it infiltrated my nostrils.

Every few moments, I’d catch Platinum’s gaze, but he’d return his attention to the two girls who had gotten into the section after the first round of shots went out. I wouldn’t lie and say seeing him with women on his arm didn’t bother me, because it did. However, it also confirmed we didn’t belong together. He was used to women throwing themselves at him all day, every day. I wasn’t the jealous type, but I also knew men were weak when it came to fighting temptation. I had no desire to compete with groupie bitches offering threesomes and overly going pussy.

After the third transition into another popular twerk song and my fourth shot of tequila, I couldn’t resist holding back anymore. I raised a hand and swayed my hips from side to side to study the beat.

“Meadow! Meadow!” Aida and Evie chanted as the song continued to build.

“Fine!” I exclaimed.

The two of them giggled as I made some space in the section. I playfully stretched my arms and legs like I was a track star about to run a marathon. I gave a teasing pop of my ass before I caught the beat of the song and twerked.

“Meadow! Meadow!” Aida and Evie got Lay Low and Eddie into the chant too.

The whole section hyped me up as I placed my hands on my ankles and really showed out. If anybody asked, I would tell them it was AI and not me, almost scrubbing the ground in a random section in Houston. Twerk song after twerk song, my girls and I had a blast. At one point, I had my hands on my knees, showing the fuck out. My gaze caught Platinum’s, and I turned to give him a clear view of my ass. Blame the alcohol for my audacity. It might have been cruel, but I couldn’t help the excitement I felt as I watched him lock in on the dance. He’d adjusted his pants twice, which told me I succeeded in turning him on.

“Damn, ma. You are throwin’ that mothafucka. Come over here.”

I looked up to see a man standing on the other side of the section. He was cute. But he wasn’t Platinum.

“Hmm?” I stood up and adjusted my skirt before leaning closer to him to hear what he had to say.

“Let me buy you a drink and get a dance with ya.” His Southern accent coupled with the gold grill in his mouth was cute. I wouldn’t mind letting him take the edge off since it’d been so long since I’d felt the warmth of a man.

Before I could reply, I felt Platinum’s brick wall build behind me. I peered up at his brooding frame as he draped an arm over my shoulder but eyed the man instead of me. I bit down on my bottom lip to suppress the moan inching up my throat. His warmth engulfed me, and if I was flammable, I’d be in flames right now.

“She good where she’s at, bro.”

The man instantly fanned out. “Oh shit! Platinum! I’m a huge fan, man. I lost a lot of money when you got injured, dawg. I’m glad to see you doing good. I didn’t know she was with you.”

Instant ick.

“I’m—”

“Yeah. She is.” Platinum cut me off.

“My fault. Enjoy your night.” The unknown man walked away without another word.

I turned and looked up into Platinum’s eyes. I searched for an answer to why he intervened, but there was something swirling in those beautiful brown eyes that took my breath away.

Desire.