SUGAR

"Okay, I got your text. What is going on?" Leah asked as she met me and DJ by the pool to talk before getting ready for our night.

"I have to tell you something but it cannot leave this table."

"JoJo, are you fucking pregnant?!"

"SHH! No! It's about Tim's cousin, Slim."

I told her as much of the story as I could, concealing my dancing to the best of my ability as I caught her up to the phone call that took place earlier.

"Oh this is insane. How the fuck does he know today's your birthday?"

"Leah, I swear I have no idea. The most I've told him about me is my first name and where I'm from and if I could go back in time I wouldn't have shared either."

"Do you want me to talk to Tim?" she asked, scratching behind DJ's ears.

"No, not yet. I'm still trying to wrap my head around all of this but thank you. If I need your help I'll let you know."

"Of course, thank you for telling me," she said softly, placing her hand on top of mine.

"Hey, baby, everything okay?" Drew asked, walking towards where we were sitting, petting DJ and kissing my forehead.

"Oh, just girl talk, Drewie," Leah replied. "We haven't really hung out like this since before we went away. I missed my sister."

"I'm glad we came out here. It's good to see my baby happy. Thank you for being here, Leah."

"Anything for her," she smiled, squeezing my hand. "Now enough with this emotional shit. Its Gemini season, its my baby's birthday, and we're gonna fuck the city up tonight!"

We headed back upstairs to get ready for my special evening while I still had a sinking feeling the night would take a terrible turn.

Later that night ...

We headed through the streets of Charlotte taking shots and dancing as we made our way to Encore. Leah took care of everything so I could relax and enjoy myself, getting everything prepared for us to head to the section. The bottle girls kept the section stocked with tequila, occasionally taking shots with us as we continued to turn up.

"Drew!" Leah yelled as she headed over to us. "Is it okay for JoJo to go to the bathroom?"

He caught the hint and looked at me.

"Its baby girls's birthday. Whatever she wants," he said, kissing my cheek. "And watch my wife in them So Kates, Leah. I need her in good shape tonight."

Leah laughed and grabbed me and Bria as we made our way to the bathroom for a little bit of extracurricular activity.

"This is the best birthday ever. Y'all have no idea how happy I am right now," I cried hugging Bria and Leah.

"I'm so glad to be with my girls again. I can't wait until we take over Texas in the fall," Leah laughed as she handed out another round of bumps.

"Oh, Tim just texted me. He's done selling so its time to turn up! Come on," Leah says as we exited the bathroom on the way back to the section. I made my way back to Drew to let him know everything was under control and we wouldn't have the same issue as last time.

"We good?" I whispered, leaning down towards his ear. He turned me around and pulled me down onto his lap, wrapping his arms around my waist and kissing me on the cheek to confirm.

"Oh and that's Drew's girl, JoJo. We celebrating her birthday," I heard Tim yell to someone as a hand appeared in front of me to shake. I grabbed the hand and shook it before looking up to see a very familiar face.