S.T.E.A.M.

Episode 2

written by ML Cooks

Story Consult: Grand Marquee

Inside TC Hotel

Lauren is awaiting Daniel's answer to the question she asked, in front of the gold plated elevators door.

Daniel

"Lauren, baby" He says as he holds her, trying to calm her fears down, so he can get to his drug mission. " What Ty and I talk about is personal. It involves nothing illegal, so relax and chill. Please fix me a drink and I will be right back."

He kisses her on the forehead, and then turns around to step onto the elevator. They stare at each other as the elevator door closes.

Lauren's bestfriend Kevin walks over.

Kevin

"Is everything ok Lauren?"

Lauren turns around to face Kevin

"I don't know Kev.... I saw Daniel and Ty talking by the bar, and now Daniel is on some sort of mission. I know Ty is still selling drugs but Daniel continues to lie about it. Daniel keeps trying to tell me he is not snorting or smoking nothing. Its just another broken promise, another lie he has told me. He's gone at all hours of the night and he's so secretive." Tears begin to form in her eyes and Kevin holds her.

"I can't keep doing this Kevin. My body is tired. My heart can't take it. Its like going in circles with him.

Kevin

" Listen, when Daniel come back from is mission, I'll have a man to man with him. I'm going to see where his head is at."

Lauren

"Thanks Kev. Good friends like you are hard to come by."

He smiles.

"Look why don't you come sit with me and Sharan and my brother until Daniel comes back? It will take your mind of things."

Lauren

"Sure sounds great"

Kevin and Lauren walk back in the grand ball room and over to his table.

Mike and Jenn are holding each other as they dance to "Unpredictable" by Jamie Foxx.

Mike

"I can't believe that ass disrespected me by kissing your hand like that. I'm going to have to find out a little more about Mr. Christopher. I get a funny feeling about him." He says while exchanging dirty looks with Ty

Jenn

"Mike just relax. He was just being friendly." She says as she makes eye contact with Ty without letting Mike know.

Mike

"I didn't find it cute and I cannot believe you just said that."

Jenn

"Mike please! Who am I dancing with now?" (Rolling her eyes)

Mike

"Me"

Jenn

"Well then shut up. Your giving me a head ache"

Meanwhile

Chris brings Ty a shot of . Ty downs it.

Ty

"This Patron is getting me woozy. Thats all I need for tonight. I can't get to loose. Too much is going on."

Chris

"Look Ty, she's looking at you." Referring to Jennifer

Ty

"I know. I told you she was feeling me. And look at her copper boyfriend giving me all those dirty looks. I love it. This is really going to be fun."

Chris

"I still say your getting in too deep."

Ty continues to smirk at Mike.

Affairs

Lauren and Kevin sit at his table. Kevin kisses his girlfriend Sharan.

Lauren

"Sharan its so good to see you. How are you?"

Sharan

I'm really good. Actually I am blessed. How about you?"

Lauren

"Uhm, I good" She says putting a fake smile on her face.

Lauren looks at Kevin's brother and speaks to him as well

"Karim, your looking good as usual. How are you?"

Karim

"I'm good Lauren. Will be even better once Ria and I walk down the aisle."

Karim and Lauren both look at Ria waiting for a response unbeknownst to her. Ria has her eyes firmly fixed on Dondre who is sitting at the bar. Karim taps her to gain her attention back.

Ria

"Oh, I'm sorry...Lauren, Hey girl, how are you?"

Lauren

"I'm ok Ria. It seemed like you was in another world."

Ria

"Girl I'm sorry, I was just fantasying about my wedding day." She kisses Karim to cover up her stare down of another man.

Dondre meanwhile stops staring at Ria as well. He turns around on the bar stool and orders another shot of . Chris hands it to him and Dondre turns back around and now begins to look at Sharan. Chris notices.

"You really do have feelings for her don't you?"

Dondre

"I sho do Chris. I love her man. But she is stuck on that chump Kev. He got all the money. He got the big company. He drivin the nice cars. And I'm just a lil old barber living from day to day man."

Chris

"I know how you feel. Working here and part time at The Jump Off is barely enough for to make ends meet."

Dondre

Aint no chance Sharan would ever get mixed up wit a brotha like me. So I got to settle for Ria for the time being."

Chris

"You and Ria still getting it on?"

Dondre

"Fa sho. A man got needs." Dondre says as he chuckles " Watch this."

Dondre winks his eye at Ria and he then walks over to the elevator

Back at Kevin's dinner table

Ria

"Excuse me I will be right back" She says getting up frantically, moving at a break neck pace, Ria is able to leave the table before her fiancee Karim has a chance to ask any questions.

Sharan

"That was strange."

Karim

"Indeed it was" He watches Ria until she is out of eye sight.

A woman, dressed in all black, including a black veil that covers her face and her identity, has her sights firmly fixed on Sharan. The Lady in Black is concealed from afar so no one can see her watch Sharan in the grand ball room. The Lady in Black then takes the fire escape to get to the fourth floor to get her pound of weed from Daniel.

Ria meets Dondre at the gold elevators. They kiss immediately upon meeting up. The get on the elevator and begin to suck tongue. Dondre grabs Ria's rump. Ria lets out a moan.

Ria

"I can't believe we are bout to do this."

Dondre

"I can. I need to relieve some stress" ( Meaning Sharan) "I wanna feel that 'wet wet'."

Ria

"Ooh papi'. '..I love it when you talk like that."

Before Dondre and Ria get off the elevator , Daniel and The Lady in Black leaves room 420 upon completion of a drug deal.

Daniel heads to the bathroom to finish the test joint he rolled up earlier.

Dondre slides the key in room 420 and they enter the room.

Ria

"No one knows that we are up here do they? This is discrete right?"

Dondre

"Fa sho." He says cooly, grabbing Ria. He begins to kiss her on her neck as he begins to unbutton her blouse. Ria is unbuttoning his slacks as they lock lips. She pulls out his mandingo. She turns around, drops her panties, lifts her skirt up, bends over so she can grab hold of her ankles and Dondre pounds his mandingo into Ria's love muff. Ria BOLDLY has a while her fiancee is just sitting downstairs at the dinner table waiting on her return

Mystery

Back in her hiding spot, The Lady in black inhales the funk of mary and puts it in her black duffle bag she has. The Lady in Black is intrigued with Sharan once more as she sees another woman walk up to Sharan at her dinner table. The question is who is the woman in black and what does she want?