by Angie Hayes
Chapter Ten
Keisha
After Alicia pointed out the obvious to me about Keith, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. It was already on my mind, but hearing her say the same things I was thinking gave me the confirmation I was looking for. I swear it feels as if Keith was sent from heaven just for me. He came right when I was at my lowest point and saved the day. David and I had been together for four years before I became pregnant with our daughter Jasmine.
It was like once I got pregnant, he instantly became a stranger. He started acting distant and treating as if I were nothing but a jump off; not the woman that he’d been in a relationship with, that was having his first born child. On top of that, he began being reckless with his cheating, and not caring about anything. Soon after I found out I was pregnant I’d receive calls from random chicks letting me know that they were fucking my man. Coming home seemed like it was a chore to him all of a sudden.
One day he just stopped all together. My entire pregnancy was miserable. There were times when I thought about getting an abortion, just so I could be done with David, but then my common sense kicked in, and I reminded myself that my baby was a blessing.
Back then my parents called themselves giving me ‘tough love’, which I believed was a form of punishment for getting pregnant by David. They never liked him from jump so when I broke the news to them about my pregnancy, it just added fuel to the already blazing fire. Not long after that I moved out of their house and in with David, because I got tired of hearing them constantly bashing the love of my life and father of my child. You know how it goes when you are so deeply in love with a person, nothing else matters.
For the next nine months I went through so much shit with David that I’m still surprised I didn’t miscarry from all the stress! That fool never went to a single doctor’s appointment. What’s crazy is the fact that it wasn’t until the day I went into labor that I really found out just how much of a bastard David really was.
I was at home relaxing with my feet kicked up, because I was due any day. My phone rang and an unfamiliar number showed on the caller ID. When I answered I was instantly introduced to a bitch named Trina, who then asked me where David was. Confused I asked her why the hell she was calling my phone looking for my man. She went on to tell me that she was pregnant with his child, and in the hospital about to have his baby. Since he wasn’t answering his phone she took her chances and called mines.
How did this trick even get my number? Hurt, I hung up my phone and seconds later my water broke. I always thought that my daughter sensed that her mother needed her more than ever, so she decided to make her appearance. That day David ended up having two kids, my daughter and Trina’s son. They were born exactly four hours apart and on the same day. To make matters worse, he was by her bedside while she gave birth, while my parents ended up being by mines.
The very first time I held Jasmine in my arms, I made a vow to never put her second to anyone, including her trifling ass daddy. After I was released from the hospital I took Jass and moved back in with my parents, until I could get back on my feet. Of course David continued to do him, and that in itself was a hard pill to swallow. It was tough as hell living under my parent’s roof, but every time I wanted to give in and call David, my daughter’s presence would always remind me of the promise that I made to her in the hospital. It wasn’t easy, but since David was out of sight, I tried my best to keep him out of my mind. Never once did he help me with Jass or offer any type of support. I was a single mother doing it on my own, with minimal help from my parents.
Working and going to school was hard as hell! I knew it would all be worth it in the end though, so I was grinding for me and my daughter. That is why when Alicia introduced me to Keith, I was very apprehensive in the beginning. Jass, at the time was three and I hadn’t dated, or been with another man since her dad. I had closed myself off to relationships and just focused on me and my baby. I’m glad that I gave Keith a chance though, because this man is a breath of fresh air.
He’s handsome, smart, stable, loving, and respectful. The best part is the way he takes care of Jass, it’s amazing! Hell even my parents love him, so that’s a bonus. We’ve been going strong for two years now. We’ve never talked much about marriage, but I can see it happening in the future. My plan is to share my decision of coming with him to California later on tonight and I can’t wait!
Chapter Eleven
Candy
I’m in the mood for some good, back breaking, hard core fucking. I haven’t heard from my boo thang in about a week, but that’s not unusual with us. I know he has shit going on and I never stress him on it. I’ll just wait until he has the time, and he’ll come around. Besides, the dick and tongue is well worth it!
I remember when I first time I saw him; it was then that I knew I had to have him. His swagger was on point, not to mention he was sexy as hell. Although I had a little road block in the beginning, I didn’t let that deter me, because I always get what I want especially out of a man and he wasn’t going to be an exception. Opportunity presented itself one night when I was at a fight party with a coworker.
The party was jumping and I made sure I was looking good. I had on a pair of high waist jeans that hung to my fat ass and wide hips, and a cut off shirt that displayed my flat stomach and juicy titties with no bra on. The six inch stilettos I had on had me tossing my plump ass from side to side, which drove the nigga’s wild. I walked over to the bar and ordered me a drink, when I heard someone behind me telling me how good my ass filled my jeans. I turned around and there he was giving me that wide ass smile, all while looking and smelling good.
“Thank you boo. You’re not looking bad yourself.” I said flirtatiously.
“I’m saying, who you here with?” He asked as he looked around the crowded room. I knew exactly who it was he was looking for.
“I’m here with my home girl from work, not her, so you’re safe.” I told him, letting him know I knew what time it was.
Right off the bat I let him know that I was ready to play whatever game he wanted to play. He was down as well, and let me know it when he agreed to come over to my place after the fight. That night changed everything! That man’s fuck game was so damn good, I put him on a shelf by himself. He had me in positions I didn’t even know my body could get into. It had been the first time that I’d had sex in a while, so I didn’t know how to fucking act.
On some real shit, I never expected to fall in love with his ass. Yeah I still do my thing with other dudes, but he holds my heart and he knows it. I’ll do anything to keep on being with him, including jeopardizing my friendship. Alicia knows that Troy is addictive, she says it herself. My thoughts are what she doesn’t know won’t hurt her. Besides, she already knows that he has a wife, so her ever suspecting us is high unlikely.
Chapter Twelve
Troy
I’ve been chilling and laying low for a while since Alicia and I had our blow up. I had to stop myself from knocking the shit out of her that day. Truthfully, the only thing that stopped me was the fact that she’d just had an abortion. Since then I’ve been at home trying to be more attentive to my wife and kids, but even that it beginning to wear thin on me. I knew Cass would ask me what was up, because I’m almost never home. I believe my ‘changed man’ speech got her to back off, because she didn’t press too much. She’s just enjoying the fact that I’m here.
I’m glad because I didn’t feel like arguing with her ass, especially since I really wasn’t fucking with Alicia at the moment. Speaking of Alicia, I just realized that her ass hasn’t called me yet. Just as I made up my mind to drop by her apartment, a call comes through from Candy’s freaky ass. As soon as her number pops up in my caller ID my dick started jumping. I already knew what time it was! Getting with Alicia would have to wait another day of so, because tonight I had plans on getting nuts deep in her friend.
Candy and I have been fucking around for about three years. Basically the same amount of time that
I’ve been with Alicia. I knew Candy wanted the dick the night me and my boy ran into her and Alicia at the fair. I caught her giving me lustful looks on the side. That night when we were leaving, I asked my boy if he’d hit that and he told me that he did back in junior high. He said that it was only once, and that they had only been friends since then.
A little while later I ran into her again when I was at a fight party, and she was looking good as fuck! It’s funny because Alicia was actually supposed to come with me, but ended up having to work at the last minute. I wasn’t about to stay at the house, so I called up a few of my boys and we all met up there.
That night I threw a line at Candy, and like I expected she took the bait. By the end of the night I was fucking her every which way I could. I told her upfront that I was married so she would know what was up, but of course she didn’t care. She actually told me that it was my fucking business, and she didn’t give two fucks about my home situation. Her exact words were “As long as I can get a piece of that good chocolate dick, fuck whatever else you have going on.” which also included my relationship with Alicia. So since that night, we’ve been doing our thing.
Since we’ve been creeping and need to be discreet, we’ve come up with different ways to work our shit out. We always try to make sure that we are never around one another when Alicia’s around and if we are, we keep it real cordial. Either one of us will hit the other with a “What’s up.” and keep it moving. Candy is never in my ear about anything and that’s exactly how I like it. Not to mention she always makes sure she’s available when I need some pussy. We both already know that I’m a dog, and I’m fine with that.
It’s not my fault that one woman isn’t enough to satisfy me. Candy knows that I don’t love her; I just enjoy the things that she can do for me. Each of the women that I deal with brings something different to the table. My wife is my home, my comfort zone, and I love her. Alicia is my baby that I’m in love with, and Candy is my fun toy that I used when both Cass and Alicia are getting on my fucking nerves. Since Candy is calling because she wants to hop on this dick, I’m going to go over and give her exactly what she wants.
Chapter Thirteen
Alicia
That night at Fat Tuesday’s I ran into my old friend Shawn. Shawn and I went to middle and high school together. He was always a really cool person that I got a long with. Even though I was with Rodney all throughout my high school years, Shawn was one of the only male friends that I did have. Bumping into him was surprising, because we hadn’t seen each other since we graduated. As I gave him a look over, I noticed that he’d grown nicely into his once tall and skinny frame.
He asked for my number so that we could catch up, and since we had always been friends, I didn’t see any harm in it and gave it to him. That was two weeks ago and I’m glad I did, because I’ve been enjoying our conversations. We talk and text throughout the day while I’m in school, or work, and he keeps me laughing. Shawn is a sweetheart always asking how my day is going, which shows that he actually cares. We’ve even gone to movies, and out to eat.
I found out that Shawn was home on Rest and Recuperation (R&R) from the army. He joined the military right after high school so he could pay for college, but ended up making an career out of it. He’s been deployed three times, so he travels a lot. He has no kids and he’s not married, thank God! Right now Shawn is in the middle of his tour in Iraq, and was able to come home for a while.
I love listening to missions he has to take and his life over there. It gives me a whole other perspective of the United States Army, and I’m more grateful for everything they sacrifice for us. Soon it was time for Shawn to leave and return back to finish the rest of his tour out, and that’s when I began to realize more and more that I don’t want him to go. Truthfully, he has become a safety net for me. He’s kept my thoughts off of Troy and gave me a piece of mind in the process. He also made me feel wanted. I had almost forgot what it was like to go out freely with another man.
During that time my parents had our normal family BBQ that we have once a month. Normally I always go by myself since Troy never wanted to. This time I decided to extend an invitation to Shawn, and he agreed with no hesitation. We ended up having a good time. My family took to Shawn like a fly to honey, especially my parents. They really took a liking to him. Ever since my separation with Rodney, they always showed concerned with who I was dating.
I remember one day my mom confronted me, telling me that she’d heard that I was dating an older man who was already involved with someone else. Now I never found out how she got that info, but she always seemed to know what was going on. I didn’t even try to deny it, because I knew that it was a lost cause. My mom went on to tell me that her and my daddy raised me better than that, and God will never bless me with another woman’s husband. She was right, so when I brought Shawn to the gathering she was extremely happy that I’d listened to her advice.
“I’m so glad you finally came to your senses and moved on. I really like this Shawn!” My mother said as we were getting the rest of the food from the kitchen to take outside.
“Ma, we’re just friends, that’s all.” I assured her.
“Chile please, I noticed the way you two look at each other. Y’all may be friends now, but mark my words, if you allow God to do his work…that will change.” She told me.
“I’m not looking for anything serious with a man right now. I’m almost done with school, and I just want to concentrate on becoming a nurse, and landing a good job.” I said.
It was true; I wasn’t looking for anything with Shawn. I just didn’t tell her that it was because I was still in love with Troy. Although I had been enjoying my time with Shawn, whenever I was alone I found myself still thinking about Troy. I missed him so much, but I refused to give in. His last words hurt me to the core, and every time I thought of him, they lingered in my mind as well.
“Listen, I’m proud that you are focused on you and your studies, but what good is your success, if you don’t have that special person to share it with? Shawn seems like a good catch Alicia. From what you say he has no baggage, and that’s rare. You just don’t know how much I’ve prayed for you to come out of whatever it was that had you stuck on that Troy fella. It just wasn’t healthy.” She said looking at me sincerely placing her hand on my shoulder.
“I know that you are a grown woman and I had to let you come to your senses on your own. Don’t let a good thing pass you by because of the foolishness of another.” My momma told me and headed out the kitchen.
I knew my momma was right. The problem was the fact that Shawn had never given off any indication that he was interested in being anything other than friends. Besides, he’s scheduled to leave for Iraq again soon, and after that he’s going to be stationed in Texas for three years so it’s obvious to me that nothing more can come of this. I’ve tried the long distance thing before with Rodney.
He went away to a college out of town when I was in my senior year of high school. To be honest if he wouldn’t have came back, we wouldn’t have been together because I didn’t like being apart at all. I couldn’t imagine doing that again. Shawn and I enjoyed ourselves for the remainder of the evening, and before we left my momma and daddy made him promise to come over and say goodbye before he left. Shawn agreed, and we were on our way.
“I’m sorry my momma was all over you today, I know she was smothering the hell out of you.” I said laughing.
“Nah your folks are real cool, and the food was on point.” He replied navigating through the streets.
We were headed to a pool hall to get in a few games. Secretly I didn’t want the night to end, because I didn’t feel like being home alone.
“It’s hard for me to believe that your dad is a pastor though” Shawn said.
“Why do you say that?” I asked.
“Because he’s so laid back. I expected him to be reciting the bible and asking me about my beliefs. You know, trying to get me baptized and what not. He said laug
hing hard.
I slapped him playfully on the arm.
“Whatever, my daddy is nothing like that. He’s actually more laid back than my mom. My dad is the more understanding and reasonable one, if you can believe it. My mom is harder; she don’t play.”
“Well I couldn’t tell from today.”
“That’s because she like’s you. Believe me, if she didn’t you would have known. Besides, she was just happy that I finally moved on from that bullshit with Troy.” I said.
I had told Shawn all about the ordeal with Troy, minus the part about him hitting me. I guess I was too ashamed to tell anyone that apart. He didn’t judge or criticize me for my mistakes. He just sympathized with the pain I’d gone through and assured me that God would never put more on us than we can handle, and that it was all a test for a testimony. That was another thing that I liked about Shawn, he wasn’t ashamed to show his spirituality. He also never spoke badly about Troy, or the situations that we’d gone through.
“Well I definitely don’t want to get on her bad side. You ready to get your butt whopped in pool Ms. Lady?” Shawn asked as he pulled into the parking lot.
“Boy please, you want to put some money on it?” I challenged him.
“Nah, I’ll let you keep your money. How about the loser has to do ten pushups in front of everyone inside?” He suggested.
“Bet” I said.
We ended up playing three rounds of pool, and he kicked my ass in all three games. I never gave up though, and took my ass whooping’s like a champ. When it came time for me to and do my pushups, Shawn told me that since I didn’t complain about losing he would do my pushups for me. The way he got down and started to lift himself up and down turned me the fuck on. His biceps and chest were speaking to me loud and clear. After we left he drove us to his mother’s house where I would pick up my car.
