Naughty No More

by Brenda Hampton

  “I’m not sure what you have in mind.”

  “I paid for a mistake that was beyond my control. A lie from me should not have resulted in what my husband did. And since it did, I need a reason to have been so deeply betrayed. I’m asking that you make love to me and do it without being forced.”

  I dropped my head into my hands, closing my eyes. I was getting frustrated with this shit. “Nokea, why do we all keep doing this? What good is going to come out of you and me having sex? More headaches will follow and I am not up to continuous arguments with Jaylin. I can’t believe you just asked me that.”

  A tear rolled down her pretty face, and it tore my ass up. “Shane, I’m hurting. I need to make this right. I am so tired of being the nice girl. It’s time that I do what I want, and I want to continue what we started at the motel.”

  “So, in other words, you want to use me to get back at Jaylin?”

  “No, that’s not what I’m saying. For once, I want to let my hair down and do something I’ve always wanted to do, just like Jaylin does when he’s angry. I want to know what it feels like to do something so out of character and not worry about the consequences.”

  I sat back on the couch, shaking my head. “And what about what I want Nokea? My feelings are tied up in this shit and nobody seems to give a fuck. Do you think I can just have sex with you, without any attachments? Jaylin might be good at that shit, but it’s not my style. I can’t turn myself on and off like that.”

  Nokea wiped her watered down eyes. She pulled off her jacket, placing it on the arm of the couch. “I understand how you feel, but why must we continue to deprive ourselves? Scorpio and Jaylin didn’t. If I can cope with my feelings, I know you can too. Let’s just make this right, please?”

  Nokea had me thinking hard about what Scorpio and Jaylin had done to us. This would be sweet, sweet revenge, but I couldn’t seem to get with it. Invading my thoughts, Nokea stood up and proceeded to undo her blouse. I couldn’t say much of anything. After she exposed her plump and pretty breasts, she stepped out of her shoes and faced me. I spread my arm on top of the couch, looked at her hard nipples and felt defeated. I shook my head from side to side and softly spoke.

  “What about Jaylin, Nokea?”

  “What is it that you want to know? They . . . he and Scorpio played us and this will be our secret, okay?”

  She hiked up her skirt and straddled my lap. After looking at her breasts again, I dropped my head back, closing my eyes. Nokea took my hand and placed it on her upper hip. I felt her thong, and when she let go of my hand, I kept it in place. My hand eased around to her curvy and smooth backside, causing my dick to poke through my pants.

  “Damn, Nokea,” I said, raising my head. “This is so fucked up!”

  “No it’s not, and, there’s no way you’re going to feel that way when this is over.”

  She placed her arms on my shoulders, leaning in to kiss me. Her soft lips and sweet smell drew me in even more. I couldn’t help but think how lucky Jaylin was. Then again, so was I. As we kissed, my hands worked her ass and my fingers swiped her slit. Through her thong, I felt her moistness and it sure as hell turned me on. Thinking of nothing else but getting inside of her, I slowly directed her back on the couch. We were pressed for time, so I moved her skirt up a bit higher and pulled off her thong. I couldn’t believe that Nokea had willingly opened her legs for me. Like at the motel, her pussy was so sexy and inviting. The wet look of it made my mouth water. I quickly came out of my jacket and lowered my pants underneath my butt. I hurried to put on a condom. When Nokea grabbed my ass to push me in further, I couldn’t help but tear that pussy up. With every stroke, I looked into her eyes and she gazed into mine.

  “Now, this . . . this isn’t bad, is it?” she insisted, while holding tightly around my neck. I sucked her breasts and kept up with my rhythm down below, not saying a word. My actions answered her question, but they weren’t good enough for Nokea. She lifted my head away from her breasts.

  “I . . . I want all of your clothes off Shane. I need to feel your sexy body next to mine. Stop holding back and do this shit,” she gritted.

  “We don’t have time . . . .”

  Ignoring me, Nokea reached for my pants to pull them all the way down. I stood up to step out of them, rushing out of the rest of my clothes as well. She rushed out of her clothes too, but when she lay back on the couch, I looked at her naked body and had a change of heart.

  “Like you said, if we’re going to do this, we need to do this right. Come here,” I said.

  Nokea stood in front of me and I easily lifted her petite body. She straddled my waist and we intensely kissed as I carried her down the hallway to my bedroom. Having much more space to work with, I lay her on my bed, giving her exactly what she—I wanted.

  Definitely, time was not on our side. Before leaving for court, we attempted to clean up, but wound up spending thirty extra minutes in the shower. We rushed to my car, and tried to redeem ourselves on the way to the courtroom. By the time we got there, I’d say things were pretty obvious. Nokea’s hair wasn’t intact like it normally was, her makeup was all gone and both of our clothes had wrinkles. The only excuse we had was the rain, but I wasn’t sure if that would save us. What was so fucked up was Jaylin had beaten us there. I walked in first, and Nokea followed only a few minutes behind me. When she looked at Jaylin, the look on her face said it all. I wasn’t sure what his thoughts were, but maybe it was me feeling . . . knowing what had gone down.

  Even though we were late, things were delayed. Once Nokea, Frick and I talked to the prosecutor, I sat up front with Frick. Nokea sat in the far back with Jaylin. My mind was all over the place. I felt like I was on the verge of an anxiety attack. I was so anxious for this shit to be over with so I could leave.

  Finally, the man in question came out with an orange jumpsuit on. Cuffs were on his wrists and ankles and his face was badly bruised. When he looked at me, he held his head down low. I kind of felt sorry for the motherfucker, but as I looked at all the hurt people in the courtroom, I was happy about testifying so he’d get what he deserved.

  The trial dragged on and on. I had hoped they would call me to testify before Nokea, and surely enough, they did. I was sworn in and took the stand. Immediately, my eyes looked to the back of the courtroom and connected with Nokea’s, then Jaylin’s. He already looked pissed. I knew when I started to tell my story, things would get worse. I focused my eyes on the prosecutor who started to ask questions.

  At first, things were going smoothly. However, somewhere down the line, my mind confused what had happened today with what had happened at the motel. Several times, I asked the prosecutor to repeat himself and my pausing didn’t help much either. I kept visualizing the sweat Nokea and I kicked up today, and my testimony was all over the place. I guess I did okay, but when Nokea took the stand, she was thorough and very credible. She painted the defendant as the true criminal that he was and didn’t appear nervous at all. As she explained what had happened, she continued to look at Jaylin, and at times, she looked at me. At one point during her testimony, I heard the door open and Jaylin walked out. Minutes later, he came back, and when I turned around, his eyes connected with mine.

  Frick tapped my shoulder and I lowered my head so he could whisper in my ear.

  “She’s good,” he whispered.

  “Tell me about it,” I said, not referring to her testimony. “Very, very good.”

  Finally, the trial wrapped up for the day. Or at least, my and Nokea’s jobs were finished. Jaylin and Nokea stood up to leave and so did Frick and I. We actually made our way to the exit doors before Jaylin and Nokea did.

  Frick walked up to Jaylin and shook his hand. “I had no idea you would be here,” Frick said.

  “I gotta be here to support my wife, don’t I?” Jaylin replied.

  “Yes. And, that was a courageous thing Shane did for himself and Nokea. Things could have turned out a lot worse, you know?”

  “Maybe,” Jaylin
shrugged, turning to me. He held out his hand. “What’s up, brotha can’t get no love?”

  I reached out for his hand. “I wasn’t sure how you felt, Jay. Just trying to give you some time to sort things out.”

  His grip got a little bit tighter, so I pulled away. “Hey, you, uh, got time for a drink later?” he asked.

  “I might. Give me a holla on my cell.”

  “Will do. Definitely will do.”

  Not knowing if I’d see Nokea anytime soon, I carefully wrapped my arms around her and gave her a hug.

  “Take care, all right?” I said.

  “You too, Shane.”

  We held each other for a few more seconds, then broke our embrace. Afterward, I left. Frick stayed around and chatted with Jaylin.

  As expected, when I received a phone call from Jaylin, it was less than an hour later. I hadn’t even made it home yet, but I could tell he was anxious to talk. We agreed to meet at CJ’s in Clayton. I told him I was on my way and we both hung up.

  Traffic was a bit crammed. When I got to CJ’s, Jaylin was already there. He was sitting at a small table for two, talking on his cell phone. Suited up in his dark pin-striped suit, I noticed two women sitting behind him going crazy. When I walked up, they smiled at me and I took a seat. Jaylin ended his call and the lady behind him tapped his shoulder.

  “Excuse me, but my girlfriend would really like to—”

  “Not right now, all right? I’m in the middle of something,” Jaylin arrogantly said.

  She looked at me, sort of rolled her eyes and turned around.

  Jaylin picked up the menu, looking it over.

  “I thought you only wanted to have a drink,” I said. “Have we changed our plans?”

  “If I took a seat at the table, instead of the bar, then I guess our plans must have changed. Besides, I’m hungry. How about you?”

  “I’m all right. I ate very well earlier and I’m still a little full.”

  Jaylin looked at me and chuckled. “Now, why did I read a little bit more into that comment, Shane? I got the impression that you weren’t talking about being full from food.”

  “Maybe, it’s just your mind playing tricks on you. I was definitely speaking of getting full from my breakfast this morning. Besides, what I liked to eat was recently served to you. After nearly five long days with you, I know you’re very full, aren’t you?”

  “Yeah, Shane, but there’s always room in my body for more. I assume you’re talking about my time with Scorpio, right?”

  “Hey, let’s not beat around the bush. You know that’s what I’m talking about. I can’t seem to understand how a man like you can live with himself. How can you look in the mirror and be satisfied with who you are?”

  Jaylin gave me a serious look, making himself clear. “Shane, I’m more than satisfied with who I am. But, uh, I didn’t ask you to come here so we could discuss Scorpio. Since you brought her up, though, what can I say? As usual, the pussy was finger licking good, and the excellent head she gave me hasn’t been accomplished by any woman I know. I’ve told you, for a very long time, that Scorpio will never love another man the way she loves me. Always, at the snap of my finger, she’ll be there for me. Don’t blame me if you failed to face reality and got caught up. You shouldn’t have ever tampered with my leftovers. Backstabbing me has never paid off for anyone. Now, I’m sorry if your feelings got bruised, but you set yourself up for the downfall, my brotha.”

  I wanted so badly to tell him about me and Nokea, but I couldn’t even play her like that. I quickly brushed his remarks off and decided to take the high road. “Whatever, Jaylin. Maybe I did set myself up, but hey, it was fun while it lasted. We live and learn, don’t we?”

  The waiter interrupted us to take our orders. Keeping it simple, I ordered hot wings and a beer. Jaylin ordered a steak burger with fries, and was working on his second glass of Remy.

  After taking a sip, he put the glass on the table. “Yes, Shane, we do live and learn. More than anyone, I’m ecstatic about the outcome of your relationship with Scorpio. But I am saddened by what I saw today. I saw with my own eyes, that my wife seriously got some feelings for you. In addition to that, the late appearance in court really shook me up.”

  “Why’s that? We got lost trying to find the place, and the rain delayed us.”

  “Maybe so, ’cause I got lost too, but let me tell you something that I know about my wife. Nokea is very particular about how she looks. Her hair is always in order, her clothes are neat and the time she spends on her makeup drives me crazy. There are not too many places she goes looking as she did in the courtroom today. Can . . . can I tell you where I’m going with this, or do you already have an idea?”

  “No, I don’t know, but like I said, guilt can be a muthafucka, you know?”

  Jaylin hopped out of his seat and grabbed my collar. “Don’t bullshit me, nigga! Did you fuck my wife today?”

  Several people turned to look in our direction, but once Jaylin let loose of my collar, they looked away. I calmly dropped back in my seat, and so did he. I straightened my collar and gave him a stern look. “You need to calm the fuck down. Now, if you want to shake something up in here, we can. I’m damn mad about you and Scorpio. Even though I want to put my foot in your ass, she was the one who messed up a good thing. So, no, I did not fuck your wife today. Nor have I ever, or intended to, go inside of Nokea. When she came to my house today, we stayed there five minutes and left. During those five minutes, she briefly shared with me her feelings from your actions and was really shaken up. She cried so much that she washed the makeup from her face, and as for her hair, the rain must have wrestled with it. I encouraged her to be strong and told her everything would work itself out. Even though I knew Scorpio had gone to see you, I didn’t say a word to Nokea about it. She’s been through enough already. I have no desire to continuously inflict pain on her like that. I’ll leave that up to you, as you seem to be doing a damn good job of it already. I just don’t understand how you can risk losing a woman like her, for a woman like Scorpio.”

  “You are so full of shit, Shane. Months ago, Scorpio was the best damn thing that happened to you. Now, Nokea is the prize winner. For the record, my dick took a risk. When my wife lied to me about her encounter with you, my dick suspected something was up. It went on a search for the only woman who was capable of making it heal. It had fun, and fucking was the only way to calm my ass down. When it needed a little love and tender care, it went home.”

  “So, let me get this straight. Are you implying that Nokea is not capable of fucking you like Scorpio does? If so, I think you’re out of your mind.”

  “Unless you’ve seriously got it on with Nokea, then how in the hell would you know how the two of them compare?”

  “I . . . I’m only assuming. From what you’ve told me about Nokea, I knew she was capable of doing something right, especially if you married her. Therefore, I can assume that she’s a better lover than Scorpio. Not from my experience, but rather from what you yourself told me.”

  “That’s right, clean your shit up. Nokea is a better lover, but when I’m angry to the extent that I was, I need to fuck. Scorpio worked out just fine, and if anybody knows that to be true, I’m sure it’s you.”

  “So . . . I’m still unclear. You got with Scorpio because?”

  He snapped. “Because every chance I get, I make love to my wife. During the process, all I think about is how much I love her and how precious she is to me. On the other hand, when I fall on hard times, I can fuck Scorpio, whenever, wherever or however I want to! During those times, I’m thinking just that. If you don’t understand what I’m talking about, then that’s too damn bad.”

  “Oh, I understand. I understand very well, Jay. You use people to get what you want from them, and you have no consideration for their feelings. You know the thought of that shit really bothers me, but, uh, ain’t nothing I can do about it now.”

  “I apologize for shaking up your feelings, but it’s obvious th
at no one considered mine. Scorpio, she knows what it is that I feel for her. I don’t have to explain myself to you or to anyone. Now, getting back to today, my gut thinks something happened between you and Nokea. I’m really not sure what, but because I don’t believe Nokea would give away what belongs to me, that’s why I’m not gon’ trip. But, let me say this . . . if I ever find out anything differently, you’d better have a safe and secure place for her at your place. She knows how precious she is to me and you know how I feel about her as well. I’ve accepted this incident between the two of you, but the idea of y’all having feelings for each other is way, way out there. As my friend, once again, I need for you to pack up your feelings and lay them elsewhere. Nokea is off limits.”

  “Scorpio too, right?”

  “Exactly. It’s nice to know we’re finally on the same page.”

  “Well, damn, Jay. I’d say you really have this thing under control. Like you’ve always wanted, you have both of your women back in your possession. I hope you’ll somehow manage to work out the mess you’ve created. All I can say is good luck and I wish the three of you well.”

  I stood up, and before I left, I stepped over to Jaylin’s side of the table. I leaned down and spoke to him. “They’re taking too long with my food and drink, so I gotta go. Until we chat again, do me a favor.” Jaylin looked up at me. “Don’t underestimate Nokea. She’s a very smart woman. She’s not as stupid as you think she is. Scorpio gon’ always be Scorpio and your dick will continue to make her turn flips. Just maybe Nokea too, but whether you realize it or not, she’s got more power than you think she has. I’d hate to see you blow a good thing. If you do, there are plenty of men waiting or hoping that you’ll fuck up. I being one of them. Good friend or not, pretty-ass women with spectacular pussies seem to fuck us up every time. For now, let the past stay in the past. I hope like hell we don’t continue to let these women come between our friendship.”