I'm going to apologize to those of you who read the prelude, and were confused af. I was trying to give you the mind movie of a flash of memory that happens in a movie, a television show, or one of those extended 'artisitic' movie videos of a bit of the backstory.
I promise that as the story progresses, all elements will unveil themselves.
Thank you for your feedback, no matter the level of how constructive it was.
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Mood: The Hills by The Weeknd
Sean blasted down the highway, the engine of the Monte Carlo SS roaring as it ate up the highway. It was 4:17 in the morning, and he was halfway to shit-faced, but well beyond buzzed. He didn't know where he was going, but knew where he'd been, and in his mind it was wrong. He had to get out of there before he did something bad to Angela.
His cell phone rang, and the caller ID told him it was Eric. Obviously, she had called her brother, his former business partner, and now he was calling to check on Sean. After the third ring, Sean hit the button that would let the phone be piped over the speakers through its bluetooth connection with the stereo system.
"Shaw--" came Eric's sleep clotted voice. Sean cut him off before he could continue.
"Your whore of a sister has been cheating, bruh." Sean spat.
"Watch your lang--"
"Oh. Yeah. Slut. My bad. Whores get paid to fuck."
"Fuck you dude!" The phone disconnected. Sean only grunted, feeling a bit of joy at the small victory.
He glanced at the speedometer, and the needle was buried at 115, so he let off the throttle. It took a few seconds, but the car slowed to a reasonable rate of speed, and he just cruised as he got lost in his thoughts.
***
Sean and Angela had been seeing each other for a couple of weeks, but he was still having issues with trust. At least, that's what Angela was telling herself as she sat across the table from him. She was dressed in a pair of stretch pants and a crop top that showed off all of her assets, as she had just come from the gym where she'd ran into him.
Sean was dressed in a pair of athletic shorts and a tank top that showed off his arms and his solid build. He chewed on a forkful of the salad that sat in front of him which was loaded with all of the post work-out protein he could guiltlessly eat: eggs, ham, cheese, and pickles.
"Well?" Angela asked.
"Well what?" Sean asked back once he swallowed. "You already know my position.Until you can guarantee you don't want anyone or anything else, we aren't going to be official."
Angela's caramel complexion flushed to a slight backcast of burgundy.
"So, what are we then?"
"Friends. With Benefits." He replied.
"And what if I told you I was pregnant?"
"Are you?"
She shook her head after a moment, and sighed. "No."
Sean smacked his lips together, and pushed his plate away. "Thanks for fucking up my lunch." His tone was flat.
"Whatta you--"
"You literally can't say you don't want anyone or anything else, but you want me to commit. You play games with shit that changes circumstances." He stood and turned to walk toward the register with his bill, saying back over his shoulder.
"You're a dumbass."
Angela had just sat there dumbfounded, while those nearby looked between her and the door.
***
Angela screeched into the driveway of her apartment an hour later, what little make-up she was wearing was smudged from the tears she had shed in the car. But she had decided she was going to make Sean pay.
"Call me a dumbass, will you?" She slammed the door of her car as she made her way up the sidewalk to her half of the double. Letting herself in the door, she stripped off and headed to the bathroom to take a shower. On the way, she tapped out a message to her 'Girls Night' group chat, telling them to meet her at The Block.
Of course as she showered, her phone dinged incessantly with notifications from her chat where her friends Sasha, Trina and Nicole were chattering back and forth about what they were wearing and hoping to land. Namely, one of the 'ballers' that sat upstairs in one of the VIP suites that were marked 'Solitary'.
Angela got out of the shower, and made her way into her room. Dropping her towel, she slid on a purple thong. Then, after going through her closet, she settled on a snow white mini skirt and a matching tube top. The Fuck Me heels that she picked were the same shade of purple as her thong, which peeked out above the waist of her skirt. She then set about the task of doing her make-up -- minimal, and meant to accent -- before finishing off with her hair. Two hours later, she looked like the maneater she had decided to be that night.
Heading outside, she got into her car -- a black Toyota Camry -- and pulled out so that she could drive across the city to meet up with her friends for some mexican. Each of them had nachos and margaritas, while alternating between talking about how stupid men were, and how much they were looking forward to landing a baller that night.