TnT Temptations After Dark

The Games We Play

Warning: This is a loooong chapter.

Cookie sighed staring at Candace's door. Was she really at her house like this? Groaning she shook her head. Turning to walk away the porch light flicked on. A voice coming out from a speaker somewhere in Candace's new high tech doorbell.

"Aht, doors open." Candace spoke. Cookie sucked her teeth opening the door and walking in.

"Kitchen." Candace called out, following her voice Cookie was met with Carol and Candace waiting on her. A glass of wine in hand, a full glass waiting for her. Pursing her lips Cookie stared at them.

"You honestly think I wasn't expecting you? Baby after your speech tonight.....Lucious looked like he was about to crucify you." Candace spoke, Carol rolled her eyes sulking. They had made a bet Candace said Cookie was going to come here, Carol said they were bout to fuck all over that house. Cookie sighed feeling tears trying to push forward. Sniffling she felt a hand on her shoulder making her jump.

"Hey Auntie." Franklin smirked.

"Boy what I tell you bout sneaking up on me." Cookie snapped giving him a skeptical face. He sighed scratching the back of his head still feeling bad about that day regardless of the fact that she forgave him.

"Sorry...didn't mean to scare you." He muttered, she sighed giving him a side hug.

"You taking your medicine?"

"Cookie!" Candace snapped, Cookie gave her a side eye.

"Yes ma'am everyday." He responded walking to the fridge. She smiled that was good to hear, her nephew or not she didn't fully trust him. Walking over to her sisters she took the glass of wine and started to fill them in.

"I'm sorry sis." Carol sighed giving her a hug.

"God I hate him." Cookie groaned aloud.

"What's that Aretha song....Chain of fools. That's you right now." Candace spoke sipping her wine.

".....Damn sis, you on to something. It's more like a twisted version of If Loving you is wrong." Carol chimed in.

"Hate you too!" Cookie barked snatching the wine bottle and walking off.

"Awwww Cookie I was playing." Candace yelled out getting the middle finger in return.

"Can we at least have the bottle back?" Carol asked, Cookie brought it up to her lips taking a chug disappearing arpund the corner.

Taking one of Candace's guest rooms. Passing out wine drunk she woke up to her alarm. One reminding her of her appointment at 2 PM....in roughly 45 minutes. Cursing she sat up her empty wine bottle hitting the floor with a thunk. How the fuck did she sleep well into the afternoon? Grabbing her phone she read a message from Candace that said lock up on the way out. Taking a few minutes to pull herself together she went in search of her car keys.

She knew Lucious was at Empire so she had no worries about running into him. Driving to the mansion she walked into the house seeing Jaunita dusting.

"Miss Cookie....You hungry? I didn't fix you breakfast because you weren't here." She spoke not taking her eyes off of the vase in hand.

"No actually once you're done you can move all of my things to the farthest room from the masters." Cookie responded heading for the stairs.

"So they do make up their mind." Jaunita muttered under her breath.

"I still pay your ass loose lips!" Cookie called out her mother ears catching her two cents. Jaunita chuckled going about her business. Upstairs Cookie quickly showered texting her therapist that she was running late. Packing a suitcase Cookie decided she was going to stay at a hotel a few days to get her mind right.