Guess what I'm wearing to the banquet?

You don't know?

Neither do I!

Uggggh, I'm gonna be in a room with a bunch of rich people wearing a crop top and cargos.... Or I could just go naked....I need to go shopping. Maybe when I get paid today. Somewhere under the piles of clothes, my phone rang. Shit. Where is it?

"Marco....Yeah, I knew that wasn't gonna work either."I rummaged through the clothes until I seen my phone. Gotcha! It was my dad!"Hi dad!"

"Hey there, silly rabbit. I haven't heard from you in a while, everything's alright?"He asked me.

"Yup. I've just been really busy. How are you? Are you okay?"

"Perfect. Oh! Your mom is clearing out her attic so she wants you to come and take some of your old stuff that you want."

"......Dad, that attic hasn't been cleaned out since the prohibition. Remember that's grandma and grandpa's house?"I totally forgot to mention that my mom was saying in my grandparents' house because they were on vacation. She had an apartment before but she rather be back home.

"Shut up."He laughed."Just come tomorrow and take some stuff."

"Sir yes sir!"

"What are you doing right now?"

"Looking for something to wear this banquet my boss is having."

"Oooooh, fancy smancy. My baby girl is going to a classy event. Never thought I'd see the day. What are you going to wear?"

"I have no idea. I don't have anything to wear."

".....Wait! What about when you were in that Who Killed Roger Rabbit musical and you played Jessica Rabbit? Where's that dress at? That dress is more expensive than my life and I bought it."

"At your house! Dad, you're home right?"I gasped because how could I forgot about the sexy and awesome dress I wore once?! Oh yeah because I only wore it once. When I was in high school, I was involved in almost every musical they made. West Side Story, Grease, Aida- the list goes on and on. Janis was involved too but she did hair and makeup... Did he just say killed instead of framed?"Dad, it's Who Framed Roger Rabbit."

"...At least I said the Roger Rabbit part right. And actually, I'm on your side of town. I can pick you up and bring you back."

"Sure...What are you doing over here?"He's going to lie. I know he is.

"I was just getting some stuff from the hardware store over here so I can fix stuff."LIES! HE WAS WITH MOM. ONLY REASON HE WOULD EVEN BE ON THIS SIDE!

"Ohhh, okay, Fix it Felix."

"Be there in 20 minutes."

And now I wait. And now I'm bored.....I could have sworn I brought my paddleball with me... It was given to me by my psychiatrist ex-boyfriend to help me relieve my stress. He was the calmest, most compassionate guy ever. Certainly was different than how he was during sex. Dude was an animal. Damn, I miss Dennis.  Wait no, no I don't. He kept trying to diagnose me...but I do miss the sex. I mean sex with Cotton is mind-blowing, but I feel like all the sex I've had are all the same. Same moves and everything. I want to try new shit and I want to learn new shit, not just looking at the ceiling or the headboard. Ugggh, I don't know what I want. Where's my fucking paddleball?

After what seemed like 25 minutes, I heard Mr. Kane call out to me, asking me to come into his office. He stood there in a gray sweater that made his blue eyes pop. He looked at me through his glasses but then back at the monitor on his desk. Damn, he looks good. Holy hell. He motioned for me to come over and look at the screen and lo and behold it was my freaking father.

"There's a guy outside the gate saying that he's your father."Mr. Kane looked at the monitor that showed my dad munching on Twizzlers while bobbing his head to Bon Jovi.

"That is my dad."

"That's your father?"He looked at the screen, then at me then back at the screen. He's trying to find the resemblance.

"Either that or I've been calling the wrong guy dad my whole life. But yes that is my father."I said and he just looked at my hair and my arm, probably looking at my skin color. I'm just waiting for it to click in his head.

"OH! Ohhhhhh! I am so sorry, I just didn't know that-that was your father!"He panicked.

"Yeah, I got a white dad. I'm half black, half white. My mom is black."A lot of people always assumed I was fully black but nah my pops is white. When I was younger, I liked to surprise people with my dad. It would just shock them because I never used to tell anyone about my family since it wasn't any of their damn business.

"That's wonderful, I had no idea. You have your father's eyes but you must look like your mother."

"Yup, thank god for that."I chuckled. We both turned and looked at the yelling coming from the speaker. Oh shit.

"She is my kid! I have a picture right here! My child is Bonnie Aphrodite Cleopatra Sinclair! Born 1991 on February 14th in Seattle! Her mother is Jasmine Sinclair and I am Bernie! Our names even rhyme! I am not a kidnapper or burglar, I just want my kid!"My dad shouted into the mic, frantically waving around a picture of us in front of the security camera from when we went to New York when I was 10. That trip was so cool and we saw sooo many Broadway musicals.

"DAD! Put that picture away and stop talking!"I shouted but ending up laughing at my doofus of a dad.

"Oh, hi Cinna-Bon! I'm waiting downstairs for you."He smiled at the sound of my voice through the speakers.

"Aphrodite Cleopatra? That is-"

"I know, it's a mouthful."I smiled at the names my mother gave me.

"I was going to say those are beautiful names. You get more and more interesting each day."

"Thank you, Mr. Nate-Mr. Kane....Wanna meet my dad?"I asked playing with a piece of my hair. But then my finger got stuck in my curls so I had to stop.

"Uh sure. Sure. I'd love to meet the man that helped raise you."He laughed as he followed behind me."Cinna-Bon is a cute nickname."

"Why thank you, Mr. K. And it's also one of my many favorite foods."I swung the door open and stepped outside with my boss. My dad honked his horn as he waved us down. When we finally got to the car, my dad shoved a pack of Twizzlers into my hands."Hello to you too, dad."

"Hello Mr. Sinclair, I'm Nathaniel Kane. Bonnie's employer."Mr. K extended his hand out towards my father who grabbed it and shook it. I forgot to mention that my dad has one hell of a handshake.

"Hey! Bernie Sinclair, father to Bon-bon. I hope my girl here is actually doing her job."He looked at me with a smirk to which I rolled my eyes but then ate the remaining Twizzlers.

"She's fantastic! She does a great job with the kids. Thank you so much for recommending her."He looked at me with a smile that just caused me to blush because god damn that smile."I'll see you when you come back, Bonnie...Nice to meet you, Mr. Sinclair."

"Dude come on, we're a few years apart. Call me Bernie."My dad smiled.

"O-oh okay. Catch ya later, Bernie."Mr. Kane joked causing me to giggle and my father just smiled and nodded."Bye Bonnie."

"See you in few, Mr. Kane."I got into the passenger seat of my dad's car as my dad started to reverse to leave. Through the rear view, I watched Mr. Kane turned around to go back inside. I smiled and put on my seatbelt because I also learned to drive from my dad sooo yeah, he's the main getaway driver.

"Wow. He is an extremely handsome guy, how do you get any work done?"He asked me as we drove farther and farther away from the castle of a house."Knowing you, you're probably always distracted."

"He is but he's my boss so I try not to think of him... like that."I pouted because he was hot. No, not hot... Fucking gorgeous.

"So?"He then noticed my reaction and rolled his eyes."Whatever man, how's it going with that Cotton kid?"

"Everything is cool. I like him. He's coming with me as my date to the banquet."

"Hm, that's cool."My dad nodded as he kept his eyes on the road. He wants to say something but he's not gonna say it. I know because he says that phrase and nods. Every single time he does that, I wish he would just tell me what's on his mind. I hate when he does that.

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The banquet already started and I'm still in my room, completely ready but I just can't move. I looked at myself in the mirror, I look gorgeous with my hair straight. My lips painted a dark red while I finally got the cat eye look I wanted after 27 tries. Cotton was most likely already here but I'm just so scared to go downstairs.

Stop being such a fucking pussy and go downstairs now! You look absolutely gorgeous!

But I can't, I'm not like anyone down there. I'm so much different.

So what? When have you ever cared? People like you because you're different. Now go downstairs and have fucking fun!

Great pep talk, me. I'm gonna go downstairs and enjoy myself. And maybe get a little drunk! Bursting out of my room, I hustled towards the stairs and made my way down. Music roared from the dining room as people talked and laughed loudly. I looked around for any familiar faces....Okay, these are all celebrities...Someone I know...Mr. K! I saw him laughing with a guy as I slowly made it down the stairs. He wore an all black suit with a blue tie, the blue matched his eyes exactly. His hair was parted neatly to the side. Finally, he looked at me and just stared. He said something to the man and walked my way.

"You look amazing. Just wow. You surely do clean up nicely."He smiled, towering over me like a statue. I mean he's probably over six feet but I'm not that short either."You look even more stunning with your hair straight."

"Thanks, Mr. Kane. You look great too."I smiled sheepishly. I'm getting so nervous.

"You know you can call me Nate right?"He said to me.

"Yeeeah, I know. How's the party going?"I asked.

"Ehhh, it's more Rosanna's than mine."

"Ohhh okay...Where's the food?"I asked earning a laugh from Mr. Kane- I meant Nate...Nate...Nate Kane. Ooooh, that sounds sexy. Special agent Nate Kane... The name's Kane. Nate Kane. I'm having way too much fun with his name while I'm sober. 

"I was waiting for you to ask. Follow me."He said as he guided me to the buffet table. Oh fuck me sideways, I love all you can eat buffets. I love buffets... and eating."Where's your date?"

"I thought he would be here because he texted me he was five minutes away half an hour ago. So not sure."I shrugged, piling massive amounts on the plate I picked up. Stupid tiny fucking plate. Well jokes on them, I'm still piling this shit up.

"That is too bad. Oh, I want you to meet some of my colleagues. That's if you want to...?"He said picking up a chocolate chip cookie and biting into it. I couldn't help but stare. That is a big ass cookie and I want one.

"Sure!"

"Okay we can go after you- aaaaand you're done."He noticed my now empty plate that had a chicken leg and mashed potatoes.

"Like I said I don't play. Hold on."I said digging into my cleavage and pulling out a box of tic tacs. I shook out two for myself and offered my boss some who just looked at me with a tilted head then at my cleavage but he stuck his hand out so I gave him two also. We both popped the tic tacs into our mouths and smirked at each other while I put them back."I didn't feel like holding a bag."

"I do not mind."He laughed and stuck out his elbow for me to put my hold the inside of his arm as we walked.

"Wait, where are the kids?"I asked looking all over the room for them.

"With their friends. They're absolutely fine, I check on them every now and then."He bit down on one of the tic tacs.

"Oh okay, awesome."I said as we approached a very small circle. Two handsome men, a beautiful woman, and a Komodo dragon....Oh, wait no, it's Rosanna.

"-And I told him he's just like John Stamos minus the good lucks, money and talent! Bahahaha!"Rosanna laughed as the people surrounding her faked a laugh. Must be a tough crowd.

"Guys, there's someone I'd like you to meet."Mr. Kane introduced me and the two men and the woman stared at me with huge grins."This lovely lady is Bonnie Sinclair."

"Wow, you are beautiful. Are you a model? Singer? Dancer? Socialite?"The man with dark brown hair asked me. His hazel eyes scanned me up and down with excitement. The dark skinned man next to him just smiled at me with happy brown eyes. The redheaded woman just stared at me.

"Nah, I'm the nanny. I'm his nanny but I sometimes take care of the kids too."I said hoping they got the joke that I'm calling him a baby and thank god, they laughed. Well everyone except Rosanna....Who is fucking glaring at me. Did I, like, murder her entire family in front of her in a parallel universe and now she's here to seek vengeance? That's the only thing I can think of why she must hate me.

"Wait so you're only a nanny? Nothing else?"Hazel eyes asked me as I nodded my head."Wow. Wow. Wow. Great job NK. I'm Pete Salinger by the way."

"Hey Pete. So I got one name down, two more to go."I smiled at Little Red and Brown eyes.

"I'm Regina Downey."Little red smiled at me with a slight blush on her face as she shook my hand. The dark skin man extended his hand next and grabbed mine.

"Trevor Willard. Nice to meet you, Bonnie."He smiled back at me after we shook hands."How is it being a nanny?"

"Oh the regular, crying because I'm sober during the weekdays and getting so hammered I forget my name on the weekends."I joked looking up at Mr. Kane who was also laughing. Thank god, that was a risky ass joke."But I really do like it. It's a pretty sweet job."

"Glad you like it, Bonnie."Mr. Kane said looking down at me and giving me a slight nudge. Woah, don't tip me over buddy. You're stronger than you think."She's awesome."

"I should get a nanny."Pete sipped his drink as he looked up at the ceiling.

"You don't even have kids, dickhead."Trevor rolled her eyes.

"What's your point? A girl would kill to spend her time with me 24/7! I mean who wouldn't. I'm a drop dead handsome rich guy."He responded with a hearty laugh.

"Yeah, you're gonna need a nanny for your ego too."I said and everyone burst into laughter. I loved to hear people laugh! It makes me so giddy and happy.

"Nate, she is hilarious and beautiful! An amazing combo. Where did you find her and are there any more of her?"Regina laughed the hardest but Rosanna just scowled my way.

"You stay with us tonight. You're cool, I like you."Pete smiled as he grabbed me a drink from the usher with a silver platter. Oh shit, that really happens? Like they just walk around with a platter of food? I thought it was a joke."Just keep moving those beautiful lips and keep talking."

I looked up at Mr. Kane with a huge grin but he was already looking at me with a smile. That smile that makes me happy. After 40 minutes and few glasses of wine, I was still with Nate and his friends and they were so awesome. All of them. Except for Rosanna who was still fucking here giving me a dirty look. We just stood in the circle telling stories and shit and I was telling them the shitload of jokes I learned from my dad.

"Okay, this is the last joke I'm telling,"I said and all four of them groaned. Nate had already untied his tie and had taken off his jacket. Regina already put her long red hair into a ponytail while Pete just had his tie around his head. It was apart of a joke he told. Trevor stood there fully clothed because he paid too much money for his outfit to take it off so he's working every penny spent. I like these people so much.... What was I talking about?... Oh yeah, the joke. Sorry, I'm a little buzzed."Okay. So a man goes to the doctor, and the doctor says 'I need you to give in a urine sample, a stool sample, a blood sample and a semen sample.' The guy replies 'Doc, I don't have time for that; here, just take my underwear."

We all stood in the circle laughing at the joke I knew since I was 12 but never thought I'd actually use. Fuuuunny joke..... I wish I was drunk.

"Shiiit, the kids. I was supposed to check on them a while ago."Nate groaned then rubbed his face as he looked towards me.

"Come on, we can go check on them. We'll be back."I pulled him behind me as I walked but let him lead me because I didn't know where the fuck they were.

"You're really funny, Bonnie. Like you're super funny."He chuckled as we walked side by side.

"Thanks. I'm funny so I can cope with the fact that I'm going to have a mid-life crisis when I'm 27. Fun times to come. And you'll be here to see that."I smiled.

"When you're 27? So you're planning to work here for a little?"He sounded completely shocked. It was like I told him I had a third eye on my back...Okay, he wasn't that shock but I like exaggerating.

"Well duh. You hired me and I made a promise to Darlene. I'm not gonna leave so you're stuck with a food crazy, immature, virtuoso nanny."I said and he just looked down at me with those blue eyes. They are like the fucking ocean. Or another planet. Like his eyes are a galaxy and when I look really deep into them I can see the stars.... How much did I drink?

"I'm perfectly okay with that."His hush tone said to me with a smirk on his lips. My boss is really hot....That's the wine talking, not me...Yeah, it's me too. Just a little.... Not really. We stopped by the room where the kids all hung out with each other. The teenagers just sat there singing along to music while the young kids played. Troy laughed with his friends, Rebecca took pictures with hers and Darlene just played with her little group of friends. It was nice to see them having a good time and they look genuinely happy. Me and Nate just looked at each other not wanting to disrupt, so we left.

"They look like they're having fun."I said leaning against a nearby wall as he leaned next to me. He rolled up the sleeves on his button up and I died. I love when guys do that. I love when they have on a button up and roll up the sleeves. It intensifies their sexiness by 100.

"Yeah. It's great that they are. I'm having fun too."

"Same here, man. Never thought I would be here in a gorgeous gown, drinking rich wine with rich people, hanging with my boss."I smiled down at my feet.

"Never hung out with any of your bosses before?"

"I did once.... He became my boyfriend, then my ex-boyfriend for cheating and then my former employer because he fired me to give his new girlfriend the job. So never again after that."I said remembering my old boyfriend, Kyle. I fucking hate Kyle. I should have set that retail store on fire. Asshole. Never would I do some dumb shit like that again.

"Well fuck that guy. He was an idiot for doing something like that to you. He missed out on such a kick ass awesome woman like yourself."He smiled at me once more and I felt the heat in my cheeks rise once more. I like being around him. He makes me feel comfortable and confident. How is this amazing man still single?

"And your ex totally fucked up on letting you go. You're a kick ass, awesome man."I nudged him as he just stared at me with that infectious smile he has. He really is pretty awesome. You fucked up Carol.... Okay so her name might not be Carol, I don't know her name so that was just a fill in name for whatever her name is. I don't care. But I wonder why he hasn't been dating or trying to get back on the saddle. Any girl would be dumb to pass him up. He's just a beautiful man with a beautiful personality. And he's just really great even though we bonded once or twice I feel really comfortable around my boss....Huh, I barely know him but yet I can talk to him for hours; why is that?

"Bonnie! Holy shit, there you are! You would not believe what happened to me!"Cotton ran up to me and hugged me. He gave me a peck on the lips then looked at me up and down. He wore a red bow tie with the cutest black and white tux. Awww so adorable."You look freaking amazing."

"Thank you but where the fuck have you been?!"I pinched his arm to which he grabbed from the pain.

"Owww! I told you I was gonna be late! I texted you for an hour!"

"I was on Snapchat the whole time and the battery draining shit killed my fucking battery. What happened to you?"

"I was stopped up the block for a random drug search and test. I never heard of that before today. It was weird. But are you okay?"He asked me grabbing my hand.

"Yeah, Mr. Kane kept me company all night."I looked up to see a smile on Nate's face but it wasn't there. When he saw me looking he gave me a small smile.

"Hello, Mr. Kane! It's nice to meet you again!"He let go of my hand to shake his hand.

"You too, son."Nate said shaking his hand."What is your name again?"

"Cotton."He said to which Nate squinted his eyes trying to remember him. He's a little tipsy so I don't expect him to remember right away."Cotton Zachary Fairchild."

"Ohhhh! Darlene's dance teacher! How are you?"

"Great sir. Darlene is a great student and Bonnie is a fantastic nanny. Darlene talks nonstop about her."He said earning a smile from me. I don't know why but I'm getting a weird vibe, it feels funny maybe I drank too much. I don't know, man.

"She is a good nanny to my children. I'm gonna get back to my friends. See you later, Bonnie."He said and right after that, he disappeared into the crowd. Kinda wanted him to stay. Hm.

"I'm so sorry I came late. I really wanted to be here with you."He wrapped his arms around my waist while looking into my eyes.

"I know but you're here now and I'm glad you could make it."I hugged him back. I am tired as shit. And I would really like to be drunk.

"Me too. Now I'm never going to leave your side so I can always be with you. Maybe I'll use super glue."He joked as he caressed my long black hair.

TWO MONTHS LATER

Okay so I'm not sad but I am really fucking shocked by the news I just received. I don't even know what the fuck to say back. Maybe you can help. How do you respond to a guy you've been sorta dating or fucking since late August when he tells you this one day:

"Okay so I got a spot as a backup dancer for Katy Perry's tour and I accepted it! So the problem is, baby, it's in Europe and I leave tonight. Today is my last day....I'm sorry and I got you cake..?"

Should I punch him first then eat the cake?

Or!

Eat the cake first then punch him? Let me get some answers because he's gonna get punched either way but just because he has cake I'll go easy on him but if it's cake without frosting or filling, I'm gonna kill him.

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This took me sooooo fucking long to write but holy shit was it worth it!😊😊 I stayed up until 3 in the morning working on this but I don't mind! Who needs sleep?!😂😂