Free Make Me Weak (Make Me #1) by Megan Noelle Page B

Your mother is always excited when I show up.”
    Kayne chuckled nervously. “We all like when you come around.”
    “If you say so. Well, it was a pleasure seeing you again, Andie .” The slight emphasis on my name made me realize that for some reason Onyx felt it necessary to refer to me by my full name, only when we were alone.
    “You too, Onyx.”
    He smiled to me, touching his fingers against his lips. It was the first time I really noticed the array of rings on each of his fingers and bands around his wrist. I swear every new thing I noticed made him that much sexier.
    With a final goodbye, I climbed back into Kayne’s SUV. As Kayne started up the truck I slid my eyes over to the side mirror where I watched Onyx walk away. After that little rendezvous Onyx should be out of my system , and completely forgotten. Instead I was noticing that the more I had of him the more I craved from him.

    Kayne talked my ear off the entire way back to my apartment. He named off about fifty different things to do in order to stay out , but I kept turning him down. I really did begin to feel badly about it, but I just couldn’t manage putting on a happy face all day. This weekend had been more activity than I was used to. I was having actual conversations with people, and being included like I was an actual friend. It was bizarre to me. There was nothing about my life right now that was conducive to any sort of relationship.
    I had three goals, and they were very simple. Make as much money as I could. Get my daughter back, and get the hell out of here.
    Creating sweet little friendships right now were off my radar. I just wished Kayne wasn’t such a sweetheart, he was already making it very hard to say no. Eventually, I got away with the promise to hang out soon. Of course, logistically I didn’t know how that would be possible. I had no phone, no access to a computer, and even if he stopped by “my apartment” he’d never get a hold of me. I decided to leave our goodbye as simple as possible though. If Kayne really wanted to see me again, I had no doubt he’d find a way.
    After his car was safely out of view I made the short walk to my own place. I showered off the memories from the morning, as much as I wanted to hold onto anything involving Onyx, I tried to push it aside. Once I was out of the shower I curled up for a nap in order to prepare myself for another night at the club.
    It had become a habit for me to bitch about as much shit as humanly possible when I was there. It was a little personal goal to see how many different shades of purple I could get Maurizio’s face to turn. But seeing Daisy again made me remember why I started doing this in the first place. Tonight was the night I needed to get serious, and get my shit together. If I ever wanted my little girl back, I needed to stop screwing around.

    For the first night in countless months I walked away from the club feeling good. I performed more single stage routines than I had in the last few weekends. I waitressed a bit , and spent the rest of my time on someone’s lap. Only a couple times did I step away for a smoke break, and even then I cut it short. The money I was raking in was incredible, but truthfully, there was more to each dance.
    I didn’t see the crowds when I performed, or the faces of the men I danced for. In my mind there was only one set of smoldering eyes watching me move. It helped me let go , and forget about reality for the night. Picturing Onyx and the way he made me feel so weak and so strong all at the same time made it possible for me to be Kandi.
    Even though all night long I wished for nothing more than Onyx to suddenly appear. It never happened. By the end of the night I realized that just a couple more nights like this, and he would be gone from my thoughts completely.

    Monday nights were surprisingly busy for us. Maybe it was because at the start of the work week people remembered just how shitty their lives were. So they packed