RUTHLESS BEATING

Ivy's POV:

It was now four in the morning. Mandy Lynn and I had decided to do some bar hopping after leaving her club. We had a great time....it seemed like old times. We finally found an all-night diner that wasn't packed. We just wanted to be somewhere simple with good food.

Mandy Lynn finally asked what she has been dying to know all night.

"Soooo, what did you think of Len? And don't give me that bullshit about he's alright. I want to know the truth?" She demanded.

"He's interesting. I mean, I mean, (scrunching my face and shaking my head) I just can't get past the GRILL, I HATE GRILLS!!", I groaned, " Ugh I can't handle it; I just can't handle it!"

Mandy Lynn was laughing so hard; tears were rolling down her face. Snot was coming out of her nose; she was hitting her chest because she could not breathe. It was like, every word I said she got worse and worse.

"Oh, Oh, I got to pee. Oh, Oh, hahahaha hehe hahahahah, oh my stomach hurts, oh oh, hmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Okay, I am going to stop. hehehehehahahahahahahahah. I can't breathe. oooooh damn. Okay, I am really going to stop this time." Mandy Lynn said still chuckling

Clearing her throat several times, she says, "Okay, I'm okay now. I am going to go to the bathroom and when I come back, we will continue this conversation." Mandy Lynn began to chuckle again.

Coming back from the bathroom, she seemed to have it all together. But when she looked at me, she began to laugh all over again.

"If you don't stop laughing, they are going to kick us out of here. Luckily, we have already placed our order."

Mandy Lynn began rocking, holding herself and closed her eyes. Then, she began to pucker her lips like she was going to whistle, but all you heard was this hideous-wind only whistle, escaping from her mouth.

"Mandy, Mandy.... do you need an Exorcist or something? Your beginning to creep me out and what the hell? Are you trying to whistle?"

Mandy Lynn began laughing again, but quickly regained her composure.

She said, "I am trying to tell you something, but it will not come out right now; be-cause, I have this visual in my head and I can't get it out, GET IT OUT, I KNEW THAT MULAN WAS A TROUBLE MAKER!"

There was no way, I could keep my composure with that one. I BURST out laughing and the tears began to roll. We laughed for another 45 - 60 seconds.

Mandy Lynn, trying to regain some decorum, cleared her throat and said, "Listen to me there is something that I need to tell you. Don't move, don't make a sound, and don't even look at me. I know my eyes are closed but don't look at me, because I can feel your glare."

Mandy Lynn took two deep breaths, blowing slowly and deliberately. She took another deep breath, began humming and blew a breath out again. Keeping her eyes closed, she began to slowly normalize and calm herself.

Suddenly she said, "It's a snap on,"

"It's a what?" Not thinking that I heard her correctly.

The corners of Mandy Lynn's mouth began to curl upward. She quickly, regained her calm, clearing her throat and adjusting herself in the seat.

Mandy Lynn repeated what she had said.

"It's-a-snap on."

"What the fuck do you mean it is a snap on? What's a snap on? Do you mean that, the 13 to15 inches that I thought he had was fake?"

"Where in the hell did that come from? We were talking about his mouth, not his d**k?"

Mandy fell over in the seat and began laughing all over again, but not as long as she did before.

"OH, oh, oh...! I get it! Why didn't you tell me that before? You just made me look like a fool" gritting my teeth while talking through them.

"My friend, sometimes you are.... a Blonde? I know I am naturally blonde, but I wonder how does your brain function? It shouldn't have mattered to begin with. But now your mind, the way that you think, has changed? I leave you for 2 years and look at you.... shame, shame, shame."

"You know what you like, and I know what I like. Of course, it matters."

"I will say this, I was thoroughly impressed with the functional 13/15 inches, his eyes are so captivating and his body… giiirrrlll, Adonis has nothing on him."

"Either way, let's eat and be on our way, now that our food has arrived. I have a lot to do in the morning and I do need some sleep."

Shortly thereafter, Mandy Lynn and I said our goodbyes and went our separate ways.

By the time I arrived back at the hotel it was 5 a.m. I deposited my six grand into the hotel's safe that is in my room and went to the bathroom.

I was too tired to jump in the shower, so I washed the makeup off of my face and neck; then quickly changed into a big white t-shirt and went to bed.

I couldn't stop thinking about Len and why there was something about him that was so familiar, but I just could not remember.

As I'm falling asleep the orphanage, that I had lived in, flashed across my mind.

Why did that happen? Why did I suddenly think of the orphanage? Go to sleep Ivy, your too tired to think; talking to myself.

Startled, I woke from a deep slumber and it's now 10:00 a.m.; funny, I don't even remember falling asleep.

I called room service and ordered breakfast, then jumped into the shower. I quickly brushed my teeth and chose an outfit for the day.

My morning is never complete until I speak to my little girl, Harlequin. She is named her after my favorite character "Harley Quinn". When she gets older, she's going to be something else; I can tell already tell.

After speaking with Harlequin, breakfast had finally arrived, and it smelled divine. I tried eating quickly because I was still a bit tired and had a lot that needed to get done today.

I nearly made myself sick from eating too fast; so, I opened a Sprite and sipped on it to settle my stomach. I will be leaving tomorrow, and time was of the essence..

Today I was going to visit my daughter's sperm donor in prison. Antonio was one of the reasons for my extended stay here in Miami.

He does not deserve to have a daughter as great as Harley. I can only pray that she does not inherit his compulsive lying, abusiveness and non-stop cheating ways.

When I was pregnant with Harley, our relationship suddenly started spiraling downward and out of control; it never recovered.

FLASHBACK:

In three weeks', time, he did a 180 degree turn on me. Most women would say, "I was so hurt and heartbroken," but me on the other hand. I was pissed. I was pissed because not only did he turn on me; I was pissed at myself for not seeing it coming

Being young, I had no idea how to figure out what just happened. I'm sure it had a lot to do with that asshole brother of his. He was always in his ear.

Antonio's brother and I messed around for a couple of days before I even knew he existed. But it was nothing serious between the two of us.

When Antonio and I decided to hook-up, I told him about me having messed around with his brother for a while; he said he didn't care. I took him at his word.

But after a while, I began hearing about the lies his brother was telling him about me. Normally, the problem with a lie is that there is always a little bit of truth mixed in it, so you can never get it straight. Unless, the lie is nowhere near true and was completely made up; and that is exactly what it was, all lies. I could only assume that Dominic was jealous.

The unfortunate thing is, the average person would rather believe a lie, than the truth. That's what eventually began to happen

The communication between my ex and I eventually became nonexistent. Did I care about him? At this point in time in my life, that answer is a solid NO! Yes we had been had been together for a while and he did take good care of me in the beginning. But at the same time, he didn't.

Eventually, I realized that I gave him more credit than he deserved back then. But the things he did and said are etched in my memory forever. Never again will I let someone else to get that close, nor will I allow it.