Gentrified

by Kirsten McCurran

  “Fuck! Fuck yes! Oh fuck me!” she howled, digging her nails into his thighs.

  “Shit, baby… Ohhh…” he moaned. She felt so damned good he wanted to fuck her forever, but his nut was boiling over.

  “Come on, baby, come for me! Come on, give me that big black dick! I’m hungry, dammit!” she commanded.

  Winston loved it when she talked like that and he was right there, even if he was baffled by the last bit. But then he heard the knocking over the sounds of their coupling and realized the food they’d ordered must be there. He jammed Nicole down on his cock one last time and blasted his nut up inside her, loving that the girl wanted him bareback. As his cock pulsed inside her, she gave one last shriek and fell back against him.

  “This was a nice surprise, baby,” he said, hugging her tight against him and kissing her cheek. She felt good in his arms. He liked a petite woman he could envelop. It reminded him of the time he’d held Jessica. She was so slender in his arms.

  “I’d better get that before he takes our dinner away.”

  Nicole jumped off his lap and grabbed her shorts, wiggling into them on her way to the door. She didn’t bother buttoning her blouse before she answered the door. The delivery guy, a Chinese kid in his late teens was wide-eyed when he saw her. Winston was sure she shifted to make her blouse hang open at the right angle. She gave him the forty Winston had left by the door, though as far as Winston was concerned, the kid already got his tip.

  “You’re shameless, girl,” he chuckled as she carried the food out toward the little round table he had in the dining room. Winston stood and pulled up his shorts, walking past into the kitchen. “Beer?”

  “Sounds good.”

  He returned with two cold, open bottles, and noticed she’d shed her shorts before sitting. She caught him looking, and said. “I don’t want a wet spot, okay? I told you I’m meeting Jess after this.”

  “Oh yeah.”

  They broke open the cardboard containers and grabbed the chopsticks. The lovers were comfortable enough with each other that they didn’t need plates. They just passed the containers back and forth as they pleased. They had already shared just about everything else.

  “So how’s the plan going?” Nicole asked, before pushing some noodles into her mouth.

  “It’s going.”

  “No progress, huh?”

  “Just haven’t had much of a chance. I’ve only seen her in passing. I know she’s primed, but I don’t just want to show up on her doorstep.”

  “She’s primed. It’s so funny how you guys talk about us. Do you even hear yourselves? Yeah, that might be weird without an excuse. I haven’t really talked to her much either, though we’re hooking up tonight.”

  “Oh?”

  “Just a little girls’ night. Hanging around, chatting over a bottle of wine. I’ll talk you up if I get a chance.”

  “Yeah?”

  “I told you. I think this whole thing is fascinating. If you really can lure Jess and Kyle into some kind of kinky cuckold thing, I will worship at the master’s feet.” Nicole paused and mock bowed in her chair, chopsticks in one hand and carton in the other.

  Winston finished chewing before answering. “It’s not a cuckold thing. I like Kyle. I don’t want to humiliate the dude. I just want to fuck his wife.”

  “And you don’t think that will be humiliating?” She stared down at his lap. “You underestimate yourself.”

  “I appreciate that, but it’s not about that. It would just be good if he got something out of it too, and it seems like something he would be into. I know I can work him.”

  “Jess is the bigger challenge.”

  He nodded in agreement.

  “What if you can’t get him going? I mean, when push comes to shove, you don’t know he’ll go for this. Would that stop you?”

  The right answer would have been easy to say. He didn’t want to offend Nicole or have her think ill of him, but Winston didn’t want to lie to her either. How she felt about him mattered, which was a new feeling. He didn’t know how to thread that needle, so he chose the truth.

  “I get what I want.”

  Nicole smiled. “I know the feeling. Me too.”

  “Have you ever gone after a married man? No judgments.”

  “Obviously.” She looked away. The answer was clear, but she didn’t want to admit it. “Yeah, there was this guy I worked with. He was so hot, I just really wanted him. It didn’t take much flirting before I knew I could have him.”

  “Did you feel guilty?”

  “Is it terrible if I say no? He gave me all the typical excuses; his wife didn’t screw him anymore, they barely spoke, he was just staying for the kids and she wouldn’t care anyway. I’m not dumb enough to fall for that crap, but I guess I didn’t feel bad because I knew his wife would never find out, so it seemed like a victimless crime.”

  “So if Kyle never found out…”

  “We both know Jess would confess. Assuming you could get her to cheat, she couldn’t live with the guilt. But you’d do it anyway.” It wasn’t a question, and Winston didn’t reply to her, so Nicole said, “I don’t want to see my friends hurt, but I’m not going to judge you. How can I?”

  Nicole’s attitude made him want to rip her clothes off and fuck her all over again. He could just bend her over the table. It was one of the few things they hadn’t done yet. She was just amazing. But he was also having just as good a time sitting and talking with her. He almost felt bad that they were spending so much time talking about Jessica. Almost.

  “So what are you going to say about me?”

  “I don’t know yet, but I’ll think of something. You’ll just have to trust me,” she said, with a twinkle in her eye.

  They finished eating and Nicole went upstairs to put herself together. Winston refrained from joining her in the shower because he knew she had to get going. He didn’t want to interfere with her evening at Jessica’s. He trusted her to talk him up to Jessica, as crazy as it was. Nicole was unique. How many women would help the man they were sleeping with seduce another woman—let alone her best friend. If this worked out, he was going to have to get Nicole something very nice.

  Nicole came downstairs and they shared a lingering kiss by the door, where she assured him, “Trust me, I’ve got your back.” He stood in the doorway and watched her cross the street and knock on Jessica’s door. He swore the blonde glanced his way when she let her friend into the house.

  Winston was clearing dinner when his phone rang. He was surprised to see it was Kyle. It was like the man had sensed he was being discussed.

  “Hey, man,” Winston said.

  “I’m not bothering you, am I?” Kyle asked.

  “No worries. I’m just chillin.”

  “You home? I didn’t catch you out?”

  Winston thought the man sounded suspicious. Kyle had a strange tone to his voice.

  “I’m home. Just had some company leave, so I’m feeling good.”

  “Yeah?” Kyle sounded excited, but nervous. “Anyone I know?”

  Winston laughed. “You got to chill out, man. You sound like you’re going to blow a gasket or something. Do you need to get laid or something?”

  “I am away…”

  “Nic was over, man. She just left. She’s going to see Jessie, actually.”

  “Cool, man,” Kyle replied, the relief in his voice palpable. But he also sounded disappointed. “I wanted to let you know the paint and stuff is finally in. I’m away this week, so I can’t pick it up, but as soon as I can you can start working, if you still want to.”

  Winston noted some hesitation in Kyle’s voice. “Of course, unless something’s changed.”

  “No, it’s all good, dude. I need to get moving on this before Jess kills me.”

  “I think you’re cool. She doesn’t seem like the violent type.”

  Kyle snorted into the phone. “You’ve never seen her mad.”

  “Yeah, she’s always happy to see me.” Winston threw the
hook out there.

  Kyle took a moment to reply. “She mentioned she saw you this morning.”

  “Yeah? I see her every morning. Nothing special about that.”

  Winston played it cool, but even over the phone he could tell something was on Kyle’s mind. He didn’t want to push the guy, but at the same time he knew this was a chance to move Kyle along—or find out he had a problem. Either way, Winston needed the intel.

  “Nothing special? Nothing different?” Kyle asked. He seemed to be searching for the right words.

  “Seemed like she was in a good mood. Better than usual.”

  “That’s all?”

  It didn’t seem like Kyle was going to work up the nerve to ask what he wanted to ask. Winston was going to have to move this along if he wanted to make any progress. He liked making the man work for it—he didn’t want to come off as leading Kyle by the nose—but he also didn’t want to wait forever for him to come around.

  “Now that you mention it, Jessie has seemed a little different lately. She’s been, I don’t know, friendlier. I mean she’s always cool, but she’s been going out of her way to be super nice. I thought maybe it was because I am going to help you guys with the house.”

  “That could be it.” Kyle did not sound convinced.

  This guy’s killing me, Winston thought. “Listen, I didn’t want to say anything, because I don’t know what it means, and I don’t want to overstep any boundaries…”

  “No, we’re cool, dude. If there’s something up I want you to tell me,” Kyle said eagerly. “I’d do the same for you.”

  “Your woman’s been looking really fine lately. Like she’s dressing up for a reason, y’know? She’s just not dressed like she used to be when I see her in the morning.”

  “You noticed that?”

  “Yeah, man, I noticed. I know we’re tight, so I know it’s okay to tell you; Jessie’s been looking hot lately, man. Like she’s dressing to impress. Where I come from, a chick only starts doing that when she’d got another man on her mind.”

  The long silence on the line meant Kyle was letting it sink in. He wanted to talk about this, but still felt weird about it, even if they were tight. Winston was confident he was reading him correctly. Winston knew it was for him, and so did Kyle, but Kyle couldn’t come right out and say it.

  “I don’t think she’s cheating. I know she’s not cheating. Jess isn’t like that.”

  “Hey, maybe it’s all in my head. Maybe she just decided to change things up and there’s nothing more to it than that. Or maybe I’m just looking too hard. Sorry if I crossed a line, man.”

  “No. You’re good, dude. It’s all good. We talked about this, right? Jess is hot, and it’s cool that you appreciate that.”

  “I’m not appreciating it too much? She’s been looking good, brother. That body is rockin’.”

  “Yeah it is,” Kyle agreed. He fell silent again, and Winston was about to speak when Kyle finally made a confession. “I think maybe she’s got a crush on you, dude.”

  “What? You’re trippin’, man.” Winston hoped he sounded sincere.

  “No, really. Believe me.”

  “I didn’t do anything, man.”

  “Do I sound angry? No, it’s not what you think. I’m not saying she’s got the hots for you and she’s going to throw herself at you. That’s not Jess. It’s just… Listen, I told her you were checking her out, and at first she didn’t believe me. But when she realized it was true, she kinda dug it. So I think she likes the attention. She gets off on it. Jess doesn’t see herself as a girl guys check out, especially guys like you.

  “Wait, I didn’t mean that. Not like it sounded,” Kyle added hurriedly. “I didn’t mean that racially. I meant you’re a stud, right? She thinks only the obvious girls—y’know, big tits, letting it all hang out—or the ones who just put it out there, kinda like Nicole, catch the eye of guys like you.”

  Winston could have let him ramble on defensively, but cut him a break. “Chill out, man. I think I know what you mean, but I wish she’d give me more credit. I like all hot women, not just the ones who throw themselves at you. Getting the ones like Jessie is almost sweeter, am I right?”

  “Yeah, dude, I hear you.”

  “So you think she’s been putting on a little show for me? And you’re cool with that?”

  Kyle hesitated before answering. “I guess so. I mean, sure. It’s cool. I think it’s good for her. She’s been on fire lately.”

  “Do tell.”

  “I dunno. She’s just…”

  “If I’m the cause I have a right to know, don’t I?”

  Winston respected that Kyle was trying to protect his wife’s confidence and dignity, but the cat was already halfway out of the bag, and he could tell that Kyle really wanted to brag. Winston wanted to know just how on fire Jessica was. If she was even closer to being seduced than he thought that was great news. He tried to picture what an on fire Jessica looked like and it made his cock hard.

  “Let’s just say she’s been really horny lately. She’s been all over me, doing stuff she doesn’t usually do.”

  “You’re holding out on me, man. Sounds like I’m helping you out.”

  “Okay. The other night, right after you left, she jumped right on top of me. I mean, like, you probably weren’t even across the street yet, and Jess was on top of me, pulling clothes off. She fucked me right on the couch. It was wild.” Kyle sounded excited, like he was reliving the moment.

  “That’s hot, man. Good for you.”

  “Thanks, dude. I like this change. I hope it continues. And I need to be home more to take advantage of it.”

  Don’t worry. I’ve got that covered for you. That was what Winston thought, not what he said. “So I guess I should keep encouraging her, huh?”

  “What?” It seemed like Kyle snapped out of a daydream.

  “I was saying, if you’re getting the benefit of this—whatever it is—I should keep Jessie going, right?”

  “Uhh…”

  “She likes the attention. She’s all over you. And we both know you dig it when guys are into your wife. So I guess I should make sure Jessie knows I appreciate what she’s doing. I should give her more attention,” Winston said, leading Kyle along.

  “I guess so. There’s no harm, right? Jess is up on herself, which is awesome. I like seeing her all worked up, and she’s like always ready for sex. I don’t see a downside.”

  Winston could tell Kyle was trying to convince himself this couldn’t backfire. He nudged the man a little further. “Maybe I’ll even start flirting with her. That would really get her going. And it would be hot for both you guys, right?”

  “Yeah, it would be awesome for us—I mean her. Jess will have a good time with that.”

  “It’s like I was telling you, man. It can be hot to have someone flirting with your wife. It’s brings out the best in her, and it gives you the chance to see her with new eyes.”

  “You’re right, dude. This will be fun. But god, don’t tell Jess I said anything to you. She’d be mortified if she knew you know what’s going on with her. It took her forever to even admit it to me.”

  “We’re guys. We keep each other’s secrets,” Winston assured him. “And I’ll keep you posted. I’ll make sure you know all the details.”

  “That’s awesome. Thanks, dude.”

  No, thank you, Winston thought. He was on his way.

  fourteen

  “You’ve been unusually quiet lately,” Jess commented, sitting at one end of the couch, with her legs tucked up under her. She held a giant wineglass, which had started halfway full, but was nearly empty now. It was her second glass.

  “Have I?” Nicole was at the other end, sitting with her legs crossed and working on her wine more slowly. She had barely touched it and the fruit and cheese Jess had placed on the coffee table.

  “I know we don’t see each other as much anymore, but I haven’t seen much on Facebook and you haven’t texted very often.”

/>   “Things have been hectic lately. I’d love to see you more, but Kyle dragged you all the way down here, so you’re not exactly around the corner anymore.”

  “Oh? You haven’t had any reason to come down here?”

  “I guess you saw me coming out of Winston’s.” Nicole smiled, looking pleased.

  “Well, no,” Jess lied. She had been watching out the front window and saw Nicole come out of Winston’s. “But I did see him standing in the doorway when I answered the door, so I figured you just came from there.”

  They had already exhausted the typical small talk, and Jess was running out of ways to talk around what was really on her mind. She did not invite Nicole over just to discuss Winston, but seeing him across the street, watching as Nicole came inside, put him front and center in her thoughts. It didn’t help that she was already feeling a buzz from the wine, after only having a grilled chicken salad for dinner. She picked at the snacks she’d laid out, but really wasn’t hungry.

  “I’ve seen him a couple times. Don’t worry, it’s nothing serious,” Nicole replied.

  “Why would I be worried?” Jess hoped she didn’t sound defensive—although there was no reason she should.

  Nicole smiled. “I don’t know. Why would you be worried? But really, it’s just a casual thing. He’s free to see whoever he pleases and do whatever he wants.”

  “Good for him. You don’t think he’s boyfriend material? He’s a great guy. I mean, he’s nice every time I see him.”

  “You see him pretty often, so you should have some feeling about him. You’ve always had good instincts, hon.”

  “Winston is a good guy. He’s great with Maddy. We’re lucky to have a friend like him in the neighborhood.”

  “I agree.”