Brotherly love by Cho Woods

Brotherly Love, Sisterly Affection

A Cho Woods Fiction Experience

Brotherly Love, Sisterly Affection: A Cho Woods Fictional Experience

By Cho Woods

Brotherly Love, Sisterly Affection

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This book is a work of fiction. Name, characters, places and incidents are productions of the author's imagination and is used fictitiously Any resemblance to actual events or locales or person, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

ÂŠ 2003 by Cho Woods. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the author.

ISBN 0-9752509-0-6 Printed in Canada All words were written by Cho Woods except the spoken word poem Jazzy Gentleman. Jazzy Gentleman was written by Marquetta Preston.

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This book was born from the creativeness that was develop in North Philly. I was taught early in life that I could be anything I wanted to be. God gave me the talent to write and this is just an extension of what is to come from me. My imagination is my engine and until I the day I stop breathing it will continue to turn out quality work.

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Acknowledgements First of all I have to give all thanks to God. With out His guidance this book would not have been possible. I would like to give special thanks to my wife my high school sweetheart for sixteen years and my wife for eleven. To my two children: Raymond, Jr. and Tahjae, you two are the best kids a father can have. To my mother Celestine: We went through some hard times but my goal in life was not to embarrass you. I am proud that you are my mother. God has blessed me to have you. Stepfather Derrick Barnes for raising a responsible man. There were many times I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t agree with the upbringing I had but as a man now, I understand. Thanks for teaching me the love of quality music and style of dressing. To my dad Raymond Garvin, you werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t around but I still have love for you! To my grandmom Lois you are my heart and soul. You have taught me so much and when I hear your angelic voice I can feel your soul when we communicate.

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To my family, extended family and friends: Evelyn, Marion, Barbara, Althea, Katie, Nettie, Gwen and Herbert Pittman, Anthony Woods, Donella, Lamont, Unique, Marlyn (Boo) Horsey, Cliff Horsey, Gay, Donna, Dawn, Anita, Juanita, Carmella, Ashon, Richie Rhames, Bilal, Vonette and Jabril, Arline Booker, Lenny and Nikki Brown, Will Osborne, Carvel Redmond, Lavern Redmond, Lisa Redmond, Donnie and Donovan Lloyd and The people I grew up knowing on 23rd and Sergeant St. Paul Golphin (thanks for showing me how a man should treat a woman.) Ms. Peachie Mr. And Mrs. Howard My God mother Juanita Sprowal Donna and Ted Johnson, Arletha Earl, Linda Mcclain, Dalllas Pitts, Mrs. Walls, Charmaine Webster If I missed anyone, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t intentional believe me!

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To my brothers from another mother: Herb Rapley (30 plus years friendship) man remember the days of jumping down the steps with towels and running ball at Connie Mack Rec. Center. Derek Howard: my boy who always stood in my corner since I ’88. I appreciate all that you done for me my brotha. Mark Penn: We meet at Newark High in ’86 and had a common bond to create music. You were the wacky brother I never had. We respected each others talent and created some slammin’ music. I began to write books, while you continue to write music trying to reach your dream. I am in your corner for life. To my boys I hung with at Richard R. Wright, Robert Morris, Pickett Middle School, Randolph Skill Center, Martin Luther King High. You guys will know me as Raymond, if you read this holla back. Special shouts to Tamara Alexandre who helped me out a great deal. You have a wonderful spirit that shines. Thank you very much! Special thanks to Emlyn and the staff at Mejah Books at the Tristate Mall, thank you for showing a brother some love

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Special thanks to Curtis McCormick at Borders in Philly for showing me love. Thank you Stephen Webb with helping me with my promotional material. Special Acknowledgements to the people who supported me but are no longer here in the physical form but in spirit: My Grandparents Lawrence and Dorothy Smith, My Mother in- law Bonita M. Wright, My Aunt in-law Peggy Lloyd, My Grandmother Catherine Woods

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Thank you to all that purchased the first print of the novel. I appreciate every kind word that was said to me.

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This book contains content that may offend the reader. The content written was meant to make the reader aware of some of life's situation and that there is always room to make a change, if you aren't happy in your current situation. Someone may be experiencing some of the same things that went on in this book. We are not immune to lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hang ups, we all have hidden pains and pleasures that we have to deal with. As long as you keep God first he can bring you out of any situation. Please open your mind and enjoy your self on this fictional journey in the life of a man who has to make a choice. Love and Peace, Cho Aka Raymond Woods, Sr.

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Episode 1 Life is what happens to you when you have to choose from right and wrong. Your decision could affect your future, and make your present heaven into a living hell. Gods ultimate gift to humanity is, choice. An old head from the corner barbershop on 23rd and Huntington Street once told me, that a man always has a choice. I was too young at the time to understand but as time went on I matured to the fact the we do have a choice. I made a choice to get rid of Tina and her shitty ways a year ago and prayed everyday for a sign of something to change. That is why I am sitting here by my selflonely as hell in a house that echoes with my every thought. I am not trying to get into a relationship because of the way my last relationship ended after six years with Tina. It was great in the beginning but the oops I was getting ready to call her the B-word had issues that I tried to address and accommodate but she was draining my account with compulsive spending. She had emotional issues that I tried to help address but she never wanted to seek

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professional help from the trauma she had during her childhood. However, I have not met the right one to satisfy me mentally and of course physically yet. I dated them all from tall, to short, to big, small, smart, goofy, sophisticated and the persistent ghetto types. However, none of the ones could compare to the trouble I was setting myself up for when I went to the club on Christmas Eve. That night I decided I would go out to the club and relax a little but it was still a little early, so I got my clothes ready and sat around for about an hour flipping through the channels on the television. "Damn all these channels and nothing is on," I yelled out. I was almost in a depressed mode when I decided to put a little poetry down on my laptop to ease my anxiety. I wrote all the time, it was a hobby that I always loved to do and thought seriously about writing a book but couldn't think of a good enough subject to write about, until now. I took a deep breath and let my mind relaxed while I sat in my comfortable leather chair so I can put it down.

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If I open my mind and lay my naked thoughts before you And you try to read my soul at your leisure trying to see what I see Please do not use this sacred knowledge you find against me. For what I reveal to you of myself I may not be aware of Half the time I can't fathom my thoughts They have a life of their own Should I disband them? Before they are violated to the bone. I'm one out of a thousand created yes a trouble man With an intellect that can be debated. Someone show me some type of happiness again My mind is full of confinement of trouble trying to break in Help free me of this hold, so my seeds don't adopt these and be scold Can't rest barely standing bout to go to pieces screaming peace Trying to keep my mind and soul from being deleted. I gotta keep the faith and wait on the wait Jawn: Just About Winning Now

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Writing kept me sane though a lot of crazy times. I just thanked God all the time for giving me the gift to write creatively one day it will pay off but for now an English teacher will still be my job of choice to pay the bills. I grabbed my coat and keys and headed out the house satisfied at what I just wrote; I thanked God for the gift to write creatively. It was a short ride to where the club was and I was eager to just chill and relax with a couple of drinks and some beer nuts. I pulled up in the parking lot of the club and noticed it was pretty packed; I guess people had cabin fever like me from all the snow we have been having lately. I walked into the club door and paid my tendollar cover to get in, the loud Christmas music was blaring through the speakers and people were in full swing of the Christmas spirit. I noticed at the bar they had several sporting events on that was on the multiple screens that was suspended in the air. The waitress saw me sit down and she grabbed her counter towel to wipe up the moisture that was left from the previous drinker. "Can I get you something, sweetie?" she asked grinning. I ask her for a fuzzy navel and she laughed at me. I looked at her strangely and ask why was she laughing. "Most men who come in here order something strong, you know something to make the hair grow on their chest. So whats up with the fuzzy navel?"

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I had to laugh with her because she made a point, but I told her I wanted something light tonight. She smiled and turned very slow; I was focused on her ass and how she moved it. "Damn!" I think she heard me too but I didn't care, she knew I was watching. Why would she wear an outfit like that if she didn't want guys checking out what she had? Her shirt was tight and revealing her nipples with the logo 4 U imprinted on it and she had the sweet smell of Tommy Girl on, she was too hot. I bet people sat at the bar and ordered up shit just to watch her and to tip her crazy dollars just to keep her coming back. Her ass was plump like a sistaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; s and she had enough curves to start her own highway. She reminded me of Natalie Raitano on the VIP show the girl with the short haircut. I was never into white women although some of them did look good enough to date but to me none of them could compare to a sista.. "Thank you." She placed my drink on the counter with a smile and a wink, "your welcome." I winked back at her and watched her walk away slowly. Club Impulse was slammin' even though it was late Sunday afternoon; you could tell Christmas time was in the air. People were having a good time singing, dancing; wearing their red and green and the famous Santa hat. The Temptationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s silent night came on and everybody joined Dennis Edwards in singing the Motown classic, I enjoyed the high pitch part that one of the members crooned. I loved imitating his part because I could get my voice high like his. I sat there for about an hour just enjoying myself when I noticed some fine

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young ladies entering the club appearing to be together. They caught my attention right away and I couldn't focus on anything else but them. All four of them walked to a table that wasn't too far from where I was sitting. They appeared to be walking in slow motion but I think my eyes were playing tricks on me because it appeared to me that two of them were holding hands slightly but I couldn't be sure. It struck me as odd but it could have been too many fuzzy navels in my system. They sat down and looked around the club waiting for the waitress to come and take their orders for drinks. I couldn't take my eyes off this one sista that entered with them. She was a brown skinned medium build woman that stood about five foot three. To me she was like divinity in motion, not as slender as her girl's were but she held her own that's for sure. I learned something a long time ago that it's not your size that matters to most guys, it's usually the smile and the personality of a woman that attracts a man and the body has to be to his own preference. If a woman can smile and light up a room and add that with her personality she could get anyone she wanted. That's what I like, a woman that can demand attention with out saying a word. I wanted to approach her quick fast and hurry before another brother stepped to her. It wouldn't be cool of me because I thought I was cool and it might look like I was desperate or something. Therefore, I decided to keep looking at her to grab her attention. I know for a fact that a female chooses the man, a lot of dudes think it's their game that they run on a woman is

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what got them to be with her. The truth is she already chooses the male way before he makes his move. Men are too predictable, if only they read those girly magazines they would learn a little something. I knew at that moment I was going to hook up with her that night, it was going to be a miracle in South Philly that night, I could feel it. "Girl look at him over there at the bar, he's nice looking ain't he. I'm going over there to see what's up with him." The light skinned one appeared to roll her eyes and sucked her teeth. "Whatever Nicole, whatever!" she said with an attitude. I could read everything they were saying; I picked it up from a death student I use to teach when I was just starting out as a teacher. It took me a while to catch on but adults can learn a lot from kids. I love knowing what others are saying, it gives me the advantage it's almost like having ESP or something. "Damn Nicole what's up with that?" one of the woman asked her. "She is still trippin' girl!" I'll see yall later. I looked up and noticed the two women had words. I couldn't make out what was going on because people kept passing by so I wasn't able to continue to find out what the fuss was all about. The one I was eyeing was getting up and heading my way. I hurried to get an altoid breath freshener without being noticed and looked into the mirror that was behind the bar. "Cool my hair is straight, here she comes. Be cool Jay be cool," I said to myself. I started to break a sweat but I couldn't show it, I had to be the man that I knew I was.

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"Hi is anyone sitting here?" She grabbed my hand with her soft manicured hand, I smiled and waited for her to kiss me but I was being silly and got caught up in a day dream. "I don't think so. The guy that was here left a while ago, please have a seat," I invited her. I got up to push up the stool so she could sit down. She thanked me and waved down the waitress to order a drink. The waitress didn't see her at first so I decided to make my move and introduce my self to her. "Hi my name is Jordan but everybody calls me Jay for short, and you are?" She told me her name was Nicole and reached out to shake my hand. Her hands still had a chill on them because she just came in from outside. It was a weird moment for me because her cold hand warmed me up a little. I know it sounds crazy but maybe it was a touch of a woman that I haven't felt in a while. I had an insaitable love jones for that body and skin tone. The bronze complexion and my instant erection was connecting, with out second guessing that I was diggin' her. "Look I'm not usually forward but I noticed you checking me out when I was sitting over there with my girls. Do you always stare at women like that?" I shook my head because I was sipping my third fuzzy navel so I was somewhat loose but didn't want to seem rude by not answering her, so I shook my head trying to be cool and put my index finger up to signal her to hold on. My brain freeze was kickin' in and I had to let that pass.

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"No I don't Nicole. But I couldn't help looking at you because your smile caught my attention." The waitress finally came and she ordered a strawberry daiquiri and asked me if I wanted anything, "I'm buying," she said. I replied with a no and thought it was rather odd that a woman would order a guy a drink. However, this is the millennium so anything goes now days. "So Jordan why are you here all by yourself on Christmas Eve. Shouldn't you be with your woman sipping on eggnog?" She asked moving closer to me, I wanted to move away but I couldn't. She was aggressive so I had to be a man and let her know I can accept whatever she had in mind. "No I don't have a girl. I hang out down here all the time to relax and get away. Listen, I saw you and your friend in a heated conversation, what was that all about?" I asked her. She smiled but didn't say anything. I waited for an answer but she didn't deliver one. She looked at me deep as though she was sending me a telegraphic message or trying to razz my soul, I was damn near hypnotized.The look reminded me of a look my mother would give me as to say you don't want to go there. "That was nothing. She just broke up with her friend and she can't stand to see anyone else have a good time," she said picking up her drink. I watched her swirl around her drink looking deep into the glass as if she was lost in a moment. "That must have been a hell of a break up to not want you to have a good time. "I hope she'll be all right," "She will. Time heals everything."

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"Yes it does, but a woman scourn could be dangerous." "How do you know. Have you scourn anyone?" I pause for a second and told her no, "she scourned her self," I added. We continued to talk over drinks for a while I was now on my fifth drink and Nicole on her sixth. She was knocking out those daiquiris like it wasn't going to be a tomorrow. But just listening to her made me feel warm inside; it was like I knew her for a while. I found out that she liked sports and she even liked to slap box as a kid, now how odd is that? "I grew up as a tomboy in North Philly, I always use to run with the boys because they always was into something. Being pretty and prissy wasn't me but it caught up with me and I'm glad it did because my parents were starting to get worried that I would be that way." "You ain't lying, look at you. I would have never thought of you as a former tomboy." She told me she was an attorney and worked in one of the top firms in the city. "That's cool, do you win a lot of your cases? "Sure, but I lost a lot of important ones too that really meant a lot, just on principle alone. I was prepared as always but some times things don't go your way. I look at it as a big learning experience and move on. What kind of work do you do?" "I'm a high school teacher. I've been doing that for about eight years." "Wow, a teacher huh? Young, black and educated. I like that in a man." "You do huh?"

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"Yes I do. I also like chocolate men, are you feeling me?" "I hear you!" I laughed and sipped my drink. I looked down at her legs and could tell she did a lot of running when she was younger. "Are you looking at my legs?" "I'm also an inspiring writer, I'm trying to get my first book started." "You didn't answer my question." "I know. I was too embarrassed to answer because I was checking those thick ass thighs out." "I get a lot of compliments about my legs. In high school I was on the cheerleading team, so I try to stay in shape. No one wants a heavy girl on their shoulders during a routine." She was getting even closer to me now. Her knees were almost touching mine as we both swung around from the bar to face each other. "Are you going to put me in your book," "I don't know. Are you interesting enough to write about," She paused for a second closed her eyes and then looked back at me. "If you only knew, it would blow your mind," she said with a devilish look in her eye. She continued to stare at me like she wanted to kiss me but was hesitant to do so. I would have welcomed it but curiosity can get you caught up and I wasn't about to let that happen. She then glared over at the table where her girl's were sitting. I followed her to see what she was looking at. She noticed that they were not sitting there anymore and started to look all over for them with concern like something was wrong. I

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followed her every move smoothly, she forgot about me for a brief period. After a moment she then spotted the girl she was fussing with earlier and saw her in the corner talking to someone, it was another female. She must have known her because they were laughing, giggling and seemed to be catching up on old times. "I'm sorry Jordan. I thought my girls left me. What side of town do you live on?" "North Philly, and you?" "Germantown, on Greene Street. Do you know where that is?" "Sure, it's not to far from Cheltan Ave and Germantown Ave." "Yes. Can you do me a favor and take me home?" "Sure, no problem." "I don't want to rush you or anything like that, but I think it's time for me to leave." I didn't have a problem with that but why would a woman who came out with her friends to have a good time want to be taken home by a total stranger. Nicole seemed upset but I didn't want to question it, she must have had her reasons for not wanting to be here anymore. What ever those reasons were I didn't care because I was trying to get next to her mentally first and physical second. She got up off the stool and told me she would be back, "Ok," I said and waited for her to return. I watched her walk away switching putting a little extra into it because she knew I would be watching that's why she did it. All women know when a brotha is watching their

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ass. That's why they wear tight clothing and then they get mad when a brotha tries to holla at them. She walked up to one of her girls and told her something in her ear and her girl nodded and Nicole waved good bye. She walked back over to me and asked me was I ready to go. She grabbed her drink and swallowed what was left put the tip on the counter and we left. We got to the door and I helped put her coat on trying to be a gentleman. She thanked me grabbed her purse and we departed from the club. Before we were totally out of the club she turned and looked back. I kept walking and pretended I didn't notice but I did. It was a confirmation that there was some type of connection that was deeper than I could see. But I learned to stay out of grown folks business unless I was invited. "What kind of car do you have Jordan," she asked. "An Expedition, is that ok with you?" She told me yes and stopped me in my tracks and looked at me hard like she wanted something. I stared back and she began to walk again. That was a weird moment but I stood firm in my belief that she was nothing like my exgirlfriend. We were riding through town and she was leaning on the door singing with the radio. It was comical to see her do that, her personality was so attractive to me. It was strong and she made that evident to me when she approached me. "Take me to your house." "Excuse me?"

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"I said take me to your house." Her head was reared back on the headrest with her eyes shut. I asked her why did she want to do that. She replied it was closer and she wanted to lie down for a minute because she didn't feel to well. "We just met, I just want to get you home safe," I insisted. "I know but can we go to your house ok, I promise I won't try to take advantage of you." We both laughed out loud. She opened her eyes slightly and turned and looked at me seductively. It started to get a little crazy in the car; she was grabbing me and telling me what she liked to do when she has sex. Believe me there were a lot of ways, too many to count I had to turn down the heat in the car and crack the window to get a little air, Nicole laughed at me as I sat there trying to remain cool. I could barely believe this was happening to me but hey why not me right? Thing's like this only happens to other people like my boy Dave but I was prepared for whatever was going to happen. While we were heading to my house I was making a check list of all the things I needed and what was done at home. "Lets see I have condoms just in case this becomes a one night stand. Um I did the dishes this morning so I know there isn't anything in the sink.. The garbage is out and the house is clean. Everything should be cool," I noted with myself. We pulled up in front of my house after a short ride, I parked the car and looked over at Nicole to see if she was alright. I was a little nervous about her coming in my house because I didn't want to catch a charge or something. For

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all I know she might say I date raped her or something I was scared but confident that I was doing the right thing. She started licking her lips. "Why are you doing that?" "They're chapped, I have to keep them moist." That was a lame excuse but I excepted it because I knew she was doing it for other reasons and I was turned on by it. We walked in the house and I turned the alarm off and turned some lights on so I could see because ain't nothing worse than a man bussing his ass in his own house in front of a woman he barely knows. I asked her to have a seat and if there was anything I could get for her, "some wine please if you have it." "Sure make your self a home I'll be right back." I walked in the kitchen and grabbed a wine glass from the glass rack and some wine I had chilled in the fridge. I began to pour a glass of red wine. "Jordan it's unusual for a man to have such a clean house most of the men I dated had socks hidden under the couch and it smelled." "Is that right?" "Yes, I've dated some slobs in my day and your house gets top billing in my book. I'm very impressed." "You can thank my mother and my sister for keeping me, my brother and father in line," I yelled out from the kitchen. When I arrived back in the living room she was on the couch in her underwear. I almost dropped the glasses. She took a brotha's breath away. My nature was rising and I couldn't think straight. I could tell

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by the look on her face that she was saying to herself that she had me hooked. "What are you doing?" "Nothing, you told me to make myself at home so I did. Do you like what you see?" "I'm very impressed!" I was focused on her C cup then wondered down to her crotch area. Her underwear was a blue lace boxer type panty that fitted so nice around her firm around the way girl body. I began to thank God that he took the rib from Adam and formed Eve. Because only God could make something that fine. "Thank you," she said. I watched her get off the sofa and walked up to me looking me dead into my eyes, no matter how hard I tried I couldn't take my eyes off of her body. I was frozen in my footsteps and the only thing I heard was the wind hitting up against the windows and her hard footsteps creeping towards me. "Let me take that from you," she said reaching for my glass. She started to drink it at a fast pace with some of it running down her chest. It ran between her breast struggling to by pass her bra to run down her stomach, "oops can you lick this for me? The longer you wait the lower you have to go!" I just watched in awe like a soft punk. She was so sexy and I wanted to take full advantage of it but I wasn't trying to make the first move. I was about to get the best Christmas present ever. Forget about all the toys mom brought for me in the past, mom or that fake ass Santa couldn't deliver this kind of present in a million years.

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I realized at that moment that this was the devil's work. Sin has always had a hand in man's demise and we enjoyed every moment especially when it came to women. They're hard to resist and not sure if I or any other red blooded brother wanted too. Curiosity always killed the cat, I prayed at that moment that the cat didn't kill me. I was stuck and didn't know which way to turn, even though it was my house that I was stuck in. For a brief moment I was a hostage or a slave to her rhythm and needs. She was too damn aggressive but I couldn't punk out on this one. I have a big mouth and you know a brother has to share his experiences with the boys but not to reveal too much. "Jordan you know you want this" she whispered in my ear. She sounded like a quiet wind as I watched her wiggle out of her underwear showing all of the beauty she had processed inside. She started to dance for me like a belly dancer. Her hips were gyrating as she slipped into the moment when she shut her eyes. She moved fast and then slowed it up to let me get a good look at her. She twist and turned grabbing herself in the process. There wasn't any music on but she kept in rhythm. She reopened her eyes and told me it's been a while since she did that for someone. "I always wanted to be a dancer when I was little, do I have the skills to pay the bills?" "Nicole, we can't do this it's not right. We barely know each other," she didn't listen. "Jordan I want to tell you something," she said in a sexy

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whisper. I waited for the bomb to drop that she used to be a man or something but that was crazy to think that way. "Promise me you won't hate me when I tell you." I nodded my head and waited while she continued to feel all over me. I glanced up at the picture of the black Jesus I had on my wall over top of the television, "help me please! A brother can only hold on for so long, " I prayed. My prayers were answered as she started to stumble a bit until she finally fell on me. "Whoops! I'm sorry Jordan." I sat her down on the couch and her head rested on the pillows that were on the arm of the sofa. She started to doze in and out and me being the gentleman that I am I tried to make her feel as comfortable as possible until she fell asleep. I sat there and watched her for a couple of minutes to make sure she was ok. "For a pretty girl she sure has a loud snore," I said chuckling to myself. I went up stairs to the linen closet to get a blanket and to check my machine to see if anyone had called. I peeped into my room to see if the light wasn't blinking to indicate that there were any calls for me, there wasn't any. When I came back down stairs she was now cuddled up in a fetal position facing the back of the couch mumbling something to herself in between snores. Her snoring reminded me of my granddad, it must be the liquor or something that makes the volume go up louder. I started to remember when my grandfather used to snore so loud you could almost hear it outside. My grandmother used to make me go upstairs and

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get her a pack of Salem cigarettes in their bedroom. I didn't have a problem with that as a kid but in the middle of winter my grandfather would have the air conditioner on with no shirt snoring loud as hell. Talk about cold you could see your breath when you walked in there my grandmother had no mercy on us. I tried to roll her over and put her clothes on and it was a real struggle that seem like it took forever and I wasn't sure if I put her bra on right but you had to give a brother an A for effort. I laid her gently back down on the couch and placed the blanket on her and walked up stairs to get my clothes ready for tomorrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dinner at my motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. I stopped during mid stride and noticed I put her shirt on inside out, I laughed to myself and kept walking up the steps shaking my head, "at least I tried," I said. An hour went by and I was starting to get sleepy but how could I go to sleep when there is a beautiful woman down stairs on my couch. I was tired of turning the television and wondered why the hell I pay a high ass cable bill when there ain't never anything on. "I going to call my boy to hook me up with a dish system!" Things like this didn't happen to me but I guess there's a first time for everything. I felt myself falling asleep from exhaustion but I had to go check to see if she was ok. I turned to my right to look at the clock on the nightstand; my vision were a blurred a little but came into focus and noticed it was eleven o'clock. I was frustrated and wanted to go down there

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and tap that ass but my conscience told me don't do it. "I can't go to jail for a date rape. But she is half naked and she seems like she wants to give me some but can't take that chance," I argued to myself. I struggled to get out of bed; I reached for my slippers and went down stairs and notice she was gone. I couldn't believe it I stopped dead on the steps wondering where she could have went. "I didn't go to sleep, I didn't hear the door open." I walked in the kitchen and even opened the basement door to peep down -there, but there was no sign of her. I stood there dumb founded and confused. "What could have happen to her?" I said out loud. I looked around and found a card with lipstick on it. I turned it over and it read "you better call too! 226-5072" I shrugged my shoulders, smiled and went back up stairs to go to bed. I stretched out on my bed and rolling back and forth wrinkling the comforter, I couldn't sleep because she was on my mind.

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Episode 2 I kept looking at my phone that was on the nightstand, and was tempted to call her to find out why she left so fast and to see if she was all right, but I was scared like a punk. I waited and waited forever until I had enough balls to call her. I picked up the phone and dialed the digits. It ranged at least ten times before an out of breath voice answered "Hello!" "Hello Nicole this is Jay are you OK?" "Yes I'm just getting in I was walking through the door when I heard the phone rang. What's up? I see you found the card." She was out of breath but I was relieved that she made it home. "How did you get home?" "I caught a cab home, I didn't want to wake you." "I feel asleep?" "Yep I came up stairs and peeped in your room and saw that you were getting your rest on so I decieded to leave." "I was? Wow I didn't realize that I dozed off," I said in disbelief.

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"You were looking so cute too. I wanted to get into the bed with you but I didn't want you to think I was a ho." We both laughed. She must have forgotten what she had done prior to her fallin' asleep on the couch. "You didn't have to leave you could have stayed if you liked." "I know and thank you for being kind to me, I can't believe you didn't want take advantage of me I was practically giving it up to you!" "I could tell but it wouldn't be the same, I like to romance a woman with a little foreplay before I get busy so you could feel the full wrath of me, you know what I'm saying?" "I feel you, Jordan." I was tooting my own horn a little bit but in joking kind of way. She told me to hold on so she could check her messages. "No problem," I responded back. She dropped the phone by accident which made a loud thud in my ear, "damn!" I could hear her walking on the hardwood floor. She hit the key on her answering machine, the electronic voice of from the machine said she had three messages. "Hello Nicole this is your mother give me a call when you get in," the first message said. "Beep!" It sounded again "Nicole this is your sister give me a call when you get in. I heard you left the club with some guy, I know you ain't trying to get a little bit are you?" "Beep!"

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"Why you ain't home and why the hell you didn't tell me you were leaving the club. That was kind of foul? You better call me back too!" the angry voice said. "Beep," the machine sounded once again. "End of messages", the machine said. "Hello Jordan are you still there?" "Yes I'm still here." "What's wrong?" she asked nervously. "Nothing, I have to go. Take down my number, it's 227-8178." "I got it, I'll talk to you tomorrow get some rest," she said. We both hung up and I stood by the phone trying to figure out why her friend would be talking to her like that. I sat there contemplating if I should call her back or just let it go. My mind had all kinds of freaky things going on but it really wasn't any of my business so I chilled. I wanted to be a little nosey, but that wasn't my style, besides if she wanted me to know then she would have told me. I finally hung up the phone and took my tired ass to bed, I needed to relax and get my mind together for the big dinner at momma's tomorrow. I grabbed the remote control again knowing there wasn't anything on and turned on the television set. I started to undress while glancing at the tube. I laid on the bed flipping channels until I came across the Howard Stern show. I stopped turning because he had an interesting show on that night. His shows are usually about women stripping or something but this show was funny. That night it had two midgets on the show one black and the other white but what was funny

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about this show was that these two midgets were in competition to have sex with this hot chick. The black one had a small head, he was crazy looking and talking big mess on what he could do with her. The white guy was dressed in a Santa Clause outfit with a nappy dirty beard and drunk. I was laughing my ass off being entertained by those two fools until I feel asleep. I woke up the next morning feeling groggy and hungry all at the same time scratching my self like most men do in the morning, the television was still on and the sun was shinning through my window blinding the shit out of me. I sat up and attempted to get off the bed to go to the bathroom but my mind wouldn't let me move. All I could think about was my mother's Christmas dinner, my aunt's along with my younger sister would be doing the cooking and you know black women can burn some soul food. I couldn't wait for the love to measured, baked, fried, steamed and whatever else they do to make it taste so damn good. My sister Jazz is the middle child of the three of us. She married a guy name Danny that I don't care too much for. He's an educated brother like myself but he looks down on everyone that can't hold a candlestick to his engineering degree. That's the only thing I don't like about him. But that's my sisters husband and the father of my nephew, so who am I to say what's right for her or what's wrong. However if he treats her wrong, then all hell is going to break loose. He doesn't even want her to work so she takes care of their son and that big ass house in Lower Merion spending his big pay checks.

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My brother Jeff is the spoiled brat, only because my parents let him have his way. He got everything he ever wanted and more. We are all a year apart and my parents did their best to keep us out of trouble. My father died a year ago from a stroke; my mother told us that it was the stress from working for the electric company all those years. I miss him a lot more than I first realize. I didn't cry at the funeral I just sat there and pouted because there was so much to learn from him and I was robbed of that. I hated him for leaving me at a time when I was finally becoming a man, I know that sounds selfish but me and Pop's were close. We did it all, ball games, horse races my sister and brother weren't as tight with him as I was maybe because I was the first born. I missed the days when we were kids and used to sit at the top of the steps and listen to our parents and their company party all night long after they told us to go to bed. You could smell the marijuana and the vomit in the bathroom from some drunk who couldn't handle his liquor. The incents were burning a vanilla flavor and Marvin Gaye was crooning and Rick James was firing it up on the hi fi, it was more than we could handle. We were upstairs in the hall dancing doing the jiggalow, the rock and the Flintstone dance steps. The floors crept, blending in with the music from dad's big speakers but they couldn't hear us. But when someone was coming up the steps we ran like crazy so we couldn't get caught. I enjoyed Christmas but I didn't put up a tree this year no one ever comes over to visit or

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get his or her present anyway. I just wrapped them and but them on the dining room table and take it to them when I could. I started to think about Nicole and wondered what that fine ass sista was doing right now. After fooling around the house time passed quickly and I saw that it was now twelve o'clock and I was ready to go and get my grub on when all of a sudden the doorbell rung. I ran down the steps skipping a few of them to see who wanted to pay me a visit on this most joyous day. "Oh damn, Nicole it's you!" I said shocked to see her. "What you weren't expecting me? I am offended." "No, please don't be I just thought that you would be spending time with your family on Christmas. Please come in and have a seat." I said to her. I shut the door and watched her walk towards the couch. She was looking too fly and she had my complete attention. I noticed she was checking out the photos that were on the walls and the coffee table, she must have not noticed last night. "Is this your family?" she asked. "Yes that picture right there in front of you is a photo of my mother, brother and sister," I said pointing to the center picture in the black frame. She asked me who was the oldest, and I responded back to her that I was but the three of us are only a year apart. "Jordan I just stopped by to say Merry Christmas to you and if I don't see you from this point on, Happy New Year." I thanked her and

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asked her would she like a glass of wine. She declined and arose from the couch headed for the door. "So Nicole what are you doing for the holiday?" "I was going over a friend of mine house but I changed my mind." "Where are your parents, don't you have family?" I asked looking deep into her eyes. "No they live down south along with my sister. I was going to home for the holidays but I decided to stay here instead because I was invited to my girlfriendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house but I'm not going. Listen I have to go, but I'll talk to you later," She looked like she didn't want to leave so I had to make a move; no one should be alone on Christmas. She was on her way out the door when I grabbed her by her arm and turned her around gently, she didn't resist either. I couldn't help it but I had to kiss her just because she looked so good and I wanted to touch those beautiful full lips. We started it up and didn't stop for at least a good three to five minutes. I pressed up against her body with a gentle force, my manhood rose to the occasion and I know she noticed too because she squeezed me tighter. She started to run her fingers though my short curly hair. "Would you like to join me for Christmas dinner at my mothers house?" "Thank you I would love to join you but first you are going to have to stop kissing my neck and letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s go and enjoy ourselves. Do I look alright to go?" "Girl you look like you just got of the runway from a modeling show," I said jokingly. "Stop playing boy I was being serious."

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"Me too, you look good enough to eat. Let me grab my coat so we can go get our grub on girl!" I tried to get my coat but she turned around and placed her ass on the jewels and I started to rise to the occasion, "oh yeah?" she said. I had to get away before something really got started and I would have missed all that good food that was being prepared. I walked over to the closet and pulled out the black butter leather that accented my brown, black Jordan boots and my brown corduroys and we were out. "Who's driving me or you?" she asked swinging her keys and smiling. I stepped down off the steps and walked up to her, "I don't know what kind of car do you have?" She pointed to the gray Infiniti. "Ok you can drive so I can check you out and get to know you a little better." We got in and I told her that my mother lived out on Roosevelt Blvd. "You mind if I put on WJJZ the jazz station?" She told me it was programmed on the number two- button on the radio. I asked her what was on number -one on the dial trying to make a little small talk. "WDAS and Power 99 is on the third the others are blank. "Why did you put 99 on the third dial?" "I'm not into rap that much anymore I like the old school, R&B groups. I told her that I was into the same thing, and that I listened to a little rap but wasn't to thrill about some of the stuff they are playing on the radio these days.

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"The rap game has changed a lot, I think I'm getting older, everybody is rapping about the same thing. I like Jill Scott, Musiq and the Roots you know artists like that." "Oh yeah me too," she responded excitedly. She told me she was thirty just like me and into some of the same things I was into.We both discussed what we liked and what we didn't like about certain things and I found out we had a lot of things in common. It was an enjoyable ride to say the least; I really liked her company I told her to make some turns to get to my mother's house that wasn't too far from the Blvd. We rode up the street where my mother lived and there wasn't a parking spot in sight. I saw people going in and out of the houses bringing food and gifts. It had to be cold in there because the door kept swinging open like it was a department store and if I know my mother she's yelling at somebody to close that door because her heat was going out. "Somebody pulling out right there," I said pointing at the blue mini van that was pulling out. Nicole drove right in to the space and turned the car off. I asked her was she ready? She took a deep breath and told me yes. I knew it was kind of awkward for the both of us but it felt right to me at the time, after all it was just a date. We got out and walked to my mother's house. "Jordan I'll be right back I forgot something," she said. "Ok hurry back I'll be right by the door waiting for you." Nicole walked back to the car and I went in the house, my people were coming up to

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hug me. The house was packed with people I haven't seen in a long time. Nicole came in and I introduced her to everyone. My mother came up to her and hugged her and told her to make herself at home. "Thank you ma'am," "Jordan your mother looks so young." "Don't let her hear you say that, she would ride that compliment all night long. She's just like any other female, when a perosn compliments yâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;all, you all get big heads." "No we don't stop playing," she said slapping me on my arm. The party was going on and everything was all right and my crazy ass uncle hadn't arrived yet to mess up the party like he always does. It never failed whenever Uncle Junior shows up he already had a couple of drinks before he gets to the gathering and then he would pick a fight with somebody in the house. He has a Napoleon complex because he's so short so he has to make himself bigger by being heard and seen. However, we still loved him even though he drank a lot and started a lot of shit. After a bit of socializing and kissing each other's ass and bragging on what kind of cars we have and shit like that my mother called us for dinner. "Ladies and Gentleman it's almost time to eat" My brother and me were talking about old times when my nephew tried to walk past me with out speaking. "Where you running too Stevie?" "I'm trying to get something to eat Uncle Jay!" "Oh yeah? Did you have a nice Christmas?"

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"Yep" I grabbed him and started tickling him, he laughed out loud and my sister yelled at him to calm down. He was now five years old and getting bigger every time I saw him. I knew my sister wouldn't like that so I told him to keep it in his pocket until he got home that way she couldn't yell at me. But you know kids he did the opposite and showed my sister anyway, "ah shit Jeff, here she comes." I ducked my head down trying to play it off but I was busted. "She's gonna get you dawg you better hold on for this one." My brother tried to get up and leave me but I grabbed him by the pants and pulled him back down. "Come on Jay I don't want to be here when the wrath of Jazz starts. You know how she is, she never shuts up once she gets going." I didn't say anything, I could see the money in her hands but this time I was going to stand up to my baby sister. If I wanted to give my nephew some money then I should be able to do that with out a lot of riff from her. Everybody knows they have money. "Jay did you give Steven this money?" she asked smiling at us. I turned and looked at Jeff and he punked out by shutting his eyes and shaking his head. "Yes I did, let the boy have the money. Beside I don't get to see him that often." I stood up and hug her gently. She smiled and hugged me back with that sisterly affection from my brotherly love. "Merry Christmas Jay!"

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"Same to you Jazz, I love you baby girl."Damn Jay that wasn't that bad. She must be getting soft in her old age." I sat back down and searched for Nicole in the crowd and saw that she was with my mother helping with the food. I noticed that this guy was looking in her direction and I was trying to remember if I knew him or not. He looked kind of shady so I walked up to him and got his attention by pushing him on his arm. "What's up dawg? Who you here with?" "I'm here with Curtis. Who you here with?" "This is my motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house, you are the guest nigga!" "My bad I didn't know, " he said in a feminine voice. "Who you looking at?" I stared right into his eyes waiting for him to jump up to get beat down. "I think I recognized that girl back there. I think she used to hang out with this chick name Rain. Do you know her?" I looked at him hard and my neck began to tense up but I couldn't show my ass here. He wasn't a real threat sounding like a punk. He was with my cousin Curt who's been a strange character since we were young, "Listen dawg that's Nicole and she's my date. If you wanted to know if she knew this Rain person why don't you get up and ask her instead of staring her down?" He told me that it was ok and he was getting ready to leave anyway. I watched my cousin Curtis leave the kitchen with a plastic bag with food in it looking

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itchie and up to something, "What's up Jay?" Curt said as he walked by. "Chillin' Curt what's up with you?" "I just got out of jail and trying to get my grub on you know?" I nodded my head and watched his friend get up and they parlayed out the door. I shook that weird moment off and sat in the living room staring at the walls in a daze for a second. "Jay can you come here please?" my mother called out to me. I got up and walked into the kitchen to help bring the food out to the table. "Nicole are you ok?" I asked her. "Yes I'm fine, I'm having a great time with your family. Your mom has been so nice to me and made me feel really welcome." "I could tell she has you in the kitchen mixing it up with the other ladies." To me there is nothing like being with family for the holiday's enjoying the day with each other. When this time of year comes around I reminisce about the times when I was a kid and my brother and sister used to wake me up on Christmas day. I was a hard sleeper back in the day, I liked to get up when I wanted to but my brother would push me out of the bed and then ask me what happened like he didn't do anything. But I always got him back by putting daddy's shaving cream on his hand when he went to sleep and tickle his face so he could smash it on it. Everybody was getting their grub on in momma's massive dinning room. People were everywhere, the Motown Christmas music was playing and everything was going smooth until someone knocked at the door that stopped all the

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action. It was more like a bang, a knock a cop would do or someone trying to do a home invasion; nobody moved to get up and open the door. "It's brother clause party people I ain't got no gifts but that doesn't mean you can't give me one." Everyone at the table started to laugh because we recognize it was my Uncle Junior, my mother's younger brother and my favorite uncle out of the four brothers she has. "What the hell yall staring at? Somebody come take these heavy ass bags." "Uncle J, what's up man," I said getting up from the table to give him some love. I grabbed the bag from his hand and I notice he didn't smell like liquor, he was cleaned shaved and had his red pimp hat on with matching alligator shoes with a long black leather coat looking like a knockoff Samuel Jackson from Shaft. My mother yelled out, "that's my baby brother!" He summoned her to come give him a hug. "In a minute Junior," she responded back. He changed into a man no one has seen in quite a while; shit he looked like a million bucks. "You look good Uncle J,"I commented. "Thanks nephew, looks like you're picking up a little weight," he said rubbing my stomach. "You think you can take me now?" he asked throwing fake jabs into my stomach area. "Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re too slow for me Uncle J., I know your known to hit hard but you got to catch me first besides that ain't fat those are rock hard stomach."

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"Who you been working out with, Billy Blanks?" I laughed it off. He told me I reminded him of my father when they use to run the streets. He was friends with my father before he and my mother hooked up. I sat back down at the table to finish my food before it got to cold. "Uncle J. what are you driving now, that beat up blue caddie?" "No nephew! Uncle Junior came up on a little somethin' somethin' I just picked up a 2003 Lexus the other day." My eyes grew bigger than a fifty-cent piece. I thought he was lying but he was serious. "I know you didn't say Lexus!" "Yep your Uncle came up on some money from that accident at my job. The equipment I was working with wasn't properly inspected and it fell on my foot. So they settled my case as long as I didn't go to the media about the case. It would have looked bad for the powerful Bender Construction Company. So they cut a brother a check for five hundred G's, I can live a long time on that but I have to walk with this limp and have pain for the rest of my life. My right foot would never be right, they were talking about taking it off because I was hard headed and didn't listen when they told me to stay off of it. Plus I still get a retirement check too each month." I was surprised that he of all people would come into that type of money. It's good though, he's always been down on his luck and now he has started to receive the blessings he had longed for. "Here's a couple of dollars for you nephew. I've always been proud of you, don't tell

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anyone but out of all my nieces and nephews you are my favorite." He handed me an envelope that had a slight thickness to it; I peeped in the inside and notice it was loaded with hundred dollar bills. I hugged and thanked him and I told him I loved him, "you didn't have to do that Uncle Junior."He insisted that he did, and told me he had a little something for my brother and sister but I don't think it was going to be anywhere near what he gave me. After dinner we all sat around chit chatting about everything full as a tick. I was ready for a nap and started to doze off a little bit but Nicole kept pinching me to wake up. You know what they say about black people, once we get our stomachs full we're ready to go to sleep. "Look at that, Christmas trees on your nail. I didn't notice them before," I said to Nicole. "I know you were to busy checking out my other assets,"she fired back. "Yep I was." "You like them?" "Yes, I Do! We talked about everything that night but the more she talked the more I wanted to know about her, it was like she was a drug and I was starting to get addicted to her. I felt myself getting a little buzz from the Corona beers I was putting away in my system. "Jordan I don't think you need any more to drink," she said prying the bottle from my hand. I knew what she was doing and didn't put up a fight to hit that last swallow. I'm glad she drove that day because a brother wasn't fit to drive anything that needed

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a key. After a while of socializing a while longer we decided to leave the gathering. My buzz was coming down and another thing was coming up just by looking at her. To me she was a goddess and I wanted to be her servant in every way of the word, poetry in motion is how I would describe her. "Wait a minute I got to put something down before I forget." She looked at me suspiciously, "what do you mean?" she asked. I told her I write poetry and I have to jot it down before I forget. She waited by the door while I walked back to the dining room to look in one of my mother's drawers where she kept her tablets and stuff. I search all through the drawer to look for a pen or pencil or something to get this poem down. It took forever; she had a lot of junk in there that needed to be thrown away.I sat down at the table that was still full of food and drinks, and then I began to let it flow.

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The look I feel you when I see you taking a peek into my soul. I don't mind because your looks and feelings speak with no words. I'm glad you're taking a peek at me, Because when you're out of sight I still see, The beauty, Visually at times I can't see, With that I walk away with victory. "Yes I like that, that's good simple and plain and to the point," I boasted to myself. I looked up to see if Nicole was watching me and she was. A smile grew on my face like Bill Cosby on a jello pudding commercial. I folded the paper and put it in my pocket and walked towards her with a cheesy smile. "What did you write down?" she asked smiling at me. "Just a little poetry I wrote down so I won't forget. I need to get one of those digital recorders instead of always searching for a pen when I get the urge to write." "Poetry! You write poetry?" She said with a surprise look on her face. She grinned and waited for me to say something, but all I could do was nod my head in response to her reaction.

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"Yes I write a little; I'm trying to put together a book of my work. I have a title for it and everything." "Whatcha gonna call it?" "I can't tell you. If I do I'll have to kill you," I said jokingly. We said our good-byes to everyone and walked to the car holding hands enjoying the moment even though it was cold outside. The ride back to my house was a pleasant one. "Listen Nicole, I hope that this works out between us." She didn't respond to my statement. I don't think I wanted her to, the Coronas were doing all the talking. I watched families leaving the homes of relatives on Christmas day with bags of gifts, laughter and smiles on their faces. That's what Christmas was all about, family. Not the hyper of the day, but having families enjoy each other and to celebrate our Lord and savior Jesus Christ.

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Episode 3 We were stopped at a stoplight and she turned and looked at me so hard that I had chill bumps on my arm. "Listen Jordan we have to play it by ear and whatever happens happen. I am not trying to get into a relationship right now I just dating and having fun, you know?" The light changed green and she continued to drive through the pothole infested streets of Philadelphia trying to get my drunk ass home. "I have a lot of things to work out. But everything is looking good in a positive light." "What type of things you have to work out? Can I help you in anyway? I'm really good at those types of things," I said in a slight slur. "You're half drunk, aren't you?" I didn't say a word, I just smiled because I knew I was. "No baby I will work it out on my terms and by myself. I don't want you to get involved with what I have to resolve, all I ask of you is to be my friend." I told her I could respect that, and would not crowd her in anyway as she tries to get herself together.

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We finally get to my house and parked the car; we sat there for a moment with the engine still running. I asked her if she would like to come in for a hot tottie. "No thank you. I really have to get home." I told her I would talk to her later and I asked for a kiss goodnight. Her lips were full and soft and her perfume was still strong and evident from that morning. I could tell she really didn't want to leave because she turned the car off and moved closer to the middle. "I thought you were leaving?" "Don't rush me I'm in the middle of something," she said kissing me. I began to rub her thigh area, she began to open them wider as the heat started to penetrate through her pants. My left hand ease up her blouse only to find her nipples at full attention. She started to whimper a little bit like a puppy dog from the slightest touch of my hands. My manhood was ready but was this right? I kept asking myself. But it was too late to think about it now because my hormones were raging and I was ready for action. She reared the seat back and I wanted to get on top of her but I would have been cramped up so I got out of the car and walked around to her side and open the door. She sat there with her head on the headrest with her legs wide open. I reached under the chair to grab the latch and moved the chair back so I could get to work. She begged me to give it to her now. It grew louder and louder as she told me to go down on her dugout. I unbuttoned her skintight pants slowly. She interrupted me and

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peeled them off all the way telling me I was moving to slow. She turned towards me; her legs were now hanging outside the door. I didn't care who was walking by at that point and she didn't either as she began to breathe heavier. I moved her legs apart very slowly to my surprise the sweet fragrance of a strawberry aroma hit my nose. I went headfirst into a land that was wet with passion and inviting me in to do what I had to do. I started to taste her box, nice and slow her body bucked with pleasure. She grabbed my head hard as she pushed my head closer and closer to her woman hood. She started to scream and frequently announced that she was coming. I waited for that time to come but still enjoyed doing what I was doing. We were right in front of my house but it seem so right to do it right in the car. I never had that experience before so I wanted it to continue but I wanted to get out of the cold too. I grabbed her keys out of the ignition and lifted her out of the chair. She told me to hit the remote on the key chain to lock the door. I did as I was told and carried her into my house. Once inside I laid her down on the plush rug and continued to eat her sweet nectar. She didn't lose a beat she was still excited and still calling out all types of things in the heat of passion. "You want me to go down some more don't you?" I ask her. "Yes Rain I want it, give it to me now!" I didn't pay what she said any attention because when two people are in the heat of passion they will say anything that comes to mind.

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"Rain, do it to me please oh my I want to release on you," she announced loudly. I kept going nice and slow almost at a calculated rate of speed, I was told women liked it slow and sensual. After a few moment I began to taste her love that that was coming down like a faucet that was slightly left on. It began as single drips and then it became very rapid. I took it all in and laid down on the rug still excited and waiting for her to make her move. She got up and got on top of me and began to grind me, I wanted to take my jawn out and get busy but I wasn't prepared. My condoms where upstairs but I was to lazy to go get them, I guess I wasn't expecting to do anything with anyone. This event was totally spontaneous but great none the less. "How do you feel Jordan? I bet your didn't know I was a freak huh?" She asked looking at me with a seductive sleepy look. I turned my head and looked at her and smiled a devilish grin, speechless, tired but feeling good. She rolled over and got on top of me slightly and began to unzip my pants and exposed my underwear that poked up-wards from my excitement. It was soaked in the front from the excitement and I wanted her so bad but I couldn't do it until the time was right. "You want me to do you don't you?" she asked looking at it and playing with it. "Oh yeah are you sure you can handle it?" I asked. "What! You must not know who I am !" She went down on me like it was never done before; it was so smooth with care and technique, I could barely contain myself from what she was giving I almost screamed like a

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woman. My toes curled, cracked and my mouth was left gaped open. She kept talking to me and asking me all types of things. She was very aggressive but I didn't mind at all, I liked a woman that liked to be in the driver's seat. "Come on show me how high you can get it up," she said with a dark piercing look. This was the erotic moment I had search for, I was singing that old Rick James jam 'you bring the freak out of me...'. It was like I was in a hypnotic state of mind and loosing control by the second. "Rain make it come for me!" The name was so clear to me this time as I looked right at Nicole and she looked like a possessed woman. In the back of my mind I kept asking myself why did she call me that, and who was this Rain. At that point I didn't care what she called me; she was taking care of me like I took care of her so why should I try to fix what isn't broke. It's been a long time since a brother got worked on like that; it was incredible the things she could do orally. My past interest only went up and down and couldn't wait until it was over. But Nicole was a pro's pro. I'm not saying she was a slut or anything like that but she enjoyed it and you know I did. "How was it?" she asked. I couldn't say anything because my mouth was wide open. "Jordan, can you hear me?" she asked. "Yes, I'm not trying to be greedy but can tell me when we can you do it again?" I asked staring at her. She smiled and stroked my chest with her silky smooth hands.

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"In due time baby, in due time," she replied. She walked upstairs to the bathroom to get her selftogether, I continued to lie there watching her ass go up and down in rhythm. After a minute or two I jumped up and walked up the steps to wash up. I waited by the door until she emerged. She asked me if she could go to my room, I told her it was right up the hall and to make herself comfortable. I went into the bathroom to wash up contemplating if I should asked her who this Rain was. My conscience went back and forth until I decided I needed to know before we went on any further, I had to at least know out of curiosity. After few minutes I emerged from the bathroom feeling like a million bucks from the freaky episode that just took place. I walked slowly to my bedroom only to find her laying on my bed stark naked on her stomach waiting for me to jump on that ass but a brother was worn out.

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Episode 4 I stood in my bedroom doorway watching a living picture lay on my king size bed. Her body was like brown sugar and formed perfectly in all the right places. Her eyes stared at mine and I gave her a big Bill Cosby grin like she was black pudding I wanted to stick my spoon into.I still couldn't figure out why she called me Rain. Was he a friend of hers or is it something she says to get herself off. I think I was feeding into a little more than I should have, but I wasn't use to making love or having a sexual experience with someone and they are yelling out another person's name, that was totally weird to me. I had to know and it was killing me to find out besides I think at this point of time she just might be willing to tell me if I asked nice. "Well look at you, looking as good as you want to look." "Thank you now come lay with me." She moved over awaiting me to get in the bed with her. We both got under the comforter and lay on our backs looking up at the mirrors on the

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canopy bed. The thump of the heat coming on startled her a little. "What's that?" "That's the heat coming on, I'll protect you!" "Yeah right from a heat rash?" "Yeah that me, the heat rash protector." "Boy you are so silly, stop playing with me!" I laughed at her and she pouted back at me. She couldn't possibly be scared but she had a point a loud thump like that in a strange house I would have done the same thing. "Jordan you need to get that thing fix. It sounds like someone is breaking in your house." "I know. It's gotten worse over time, I have one on order but the guys won't be able to intall it until after the new year." "Hmm I don't know how you sleep with that thing banging." "After a while you get used to it." "So what made you get mirrors on top of your bed?" "I don't know, I guess when you are single you would do anything to make yourself feel good after a bad relationship. I wanted to explore my freaky side so I went out and brought this bed. I always wanted to have sex and watch my self and partner." We were both looking up and Nicole decided to make some funny faces. I joined her which led to a contest of who made the best face. We were clearly enjoying each other company but I had to spoil the fun by asking stupid ass questions. "Nicole I want to ask you a question, downstairs you called out the name Rain, who is that?"

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"Why do you want to know?" She moved over closer to me and started to kiss my neck. I could barely think at that point and really didn't give a shit who this person Rain was as long as she kept doing what she was doing. "I was just curious, is he a friend of yours?" I stuttered out my words cautiously. "No he's not a friend of mines because he is a she!" My eyes were still closed and I herd what she said but I thought she made a mistake or something. "Did you say she?" "Yes I did. She used to be my lover but we went our separate ways, I hope I didn't offend you I was just in the moment and had what I call a sexual relapse over an ex lover I really hope that didn't bother you." "No not at all!" I opened my eyes and stared at the mirrors on top of the bed. "So Jordan how do you feel about a women who has sex with women? Does that go against any religious beliefs or something?" I was totally numb about her having a relationship with a woman, but a open mind shows a person the path to a brighter future. "I'm cool with it, I don't have a problem at all, it's kind of crazy because I've always had a fantasy about something like that." I started celebrating inside my head. I was pumped that she didn't have a guy she was seeing. I was the type that didn't like competition when it came to women because I jealous insecure type and I didn't need the drama in my life.

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"So tell me how did you get involved with women as your means of attraction? Was is something that interest you and you had to try it out to see if you liked it or were you forced into it?" I waited for an answer." "It was something I wanted to try every since I was a kid but wasn't sure how to go about it." She also went on to tell me she knew it was wrong but looking at pretty women turned her on so much she had to react on her feelings. "Listen Jordan, it's kind of like when a man notice a pretty woman and is attracted to them, well I feel the same way as a guy does." I also learned that Nicole and Rain was in a long relationship that ended recently on a sour note. They started out as friends that ended up leading into something serious but Nicole didn't want to take it to the next level, so she got out of the relationship before the shit got really thick. "What attracts you to woman I mean how can you love to have sex with both sexes? Help a brother understand." I eagerly waited for her to answer. She finally got off me to talk about herself and I was willing to listen and learn about something I knew nothing about. "Well Jordan it went down like this. I was is high school on the cheerleading squad and of course when we were done practicing we had to take a showers after practice or ride the bus smelly right?." "I know ain't nothing worse than a smelly girl," I said followed by a light chuckle. "Ouch girl!" She slapped me on my leg. "Let me finish, so one day two of the cheerleaders left practice early and headed for

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the showers followed by me because I had just twisted my ankle. I walked to my locker and sat on the bench rubbing my ankle by the lockers when I herd this strange sound coming from the shower area. I looked at my watch and noticed practice wouldn't be over for another half an hour so I decided to take off my clothes and just sit there and meditate for a minute until I heard the sound again grow louder and louder. I thought it was strange for that type of sound to be coming from the shower area, but I thought it was two kids having sex in there so I decided to get up and take a look to see what was going on and who was doing the do." "Ok," I said listening closely. "So I limped into the shower naked and sweaty gearing myself up to watch some hot teenage sex, I got off on stuff like. So I walked in on them and what I saw was the sexiest thing I had ever seen. I saw it on the videos and shit like that but never live and in color." I was sitting there listening to this unbelievable story. I was all ears as I sat up in the bed Indian style listening to this sexy siren reveal her secret to me. "The one girl was up against the shower wall with the water running down and the other girl was going down on her, it was so amazing to see their bodies wet with water and passion." "So what happen next, what did you do?" My mouth started to water with lust and my eyes grew big waiting for the climatic ending. "Let me finish! So any way I walked closer and closer to get a better look when the girl on the wall open her eyes and spotted me. Now these

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were my friends but I had no idea that they were into this. At that point I wanted to feel what they felt, I had sex with a couple of boys but I never thought I would want to experience being with another girl even though I had those feelings when I was younger but dismissed it.It felt so right to me it felt like I belonged with another female but I still loved being done by a man too. I wanted the best of both worlds." I couldn't believe this fine ass woman was telling me this erotic story of how she came to be who she is today. That was a dramatic event that turn her whole life around. "I know it's not godly for the same sex to be with each other but I was so young and I wanted to at least try it." "Right, I feel you!" My eyes grew bigger and bigger, I couldn't believe I was listening to this but I wanted to hear more. "So what happened next?" I asked. "The girl that was on the wall told me to come closer with her index finger I did and began to participate in what I thought at that time to be very sinful but I just felt like I belong so I joined them and never looked back on it. "After we finished the most incredible sex I ever had at that point I was begging for more I guess you can say I was addicted to that sisterly affection.". "Your ass got turned out," we both laughed and she nodded her head in agreement. "Yeah I guess you could say that's what happened."

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But as I grew older something was missing that a woman couldn't give me and that's the strength of a man. But I feel that I need both to be complete so if I found a man he has to open to the fact that this is the way I am." She told me that her relationship with Rain grew apart because she wanted her to commit to her solely but she couldn't so their relationship soured. "Rain had a lot of skeletons in her closet. She had to many girlfriends to even make me think about committing to her. That's just the way she rolled and I wanted to go in a different direction. "Are you still into women or what?" I asked. "Yes I am. I still have friends that are like myself. I'm trying to break myself free from the lifestyle but I just can't. Maybe I don't really want too. I just love the touch of a woman, it's something a man could never give me or began to understand my sexuality like a woman can," she said rubbing her breast turning her self on just by the thought of her words. I watched her nipples become erect and my jawn began to rise just by the sight of it. "I'm a man that tries hard to understand the black woman a great deal. I think the first thing a man is to understand about any woman that he comes in contact with is that all women are like gifts, and all gifts should be appreciated. That has always been my philosophy. All I have to offer it common sense, loyalty, love and nine inches." She laughed at me looking between my legs. "Go get a ruler and let me measure it, I don't think its nine inches." I looked at her and

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jumped out of bed and went over to my dresser junk drawer. I rummaged though until I located the ruler. I was already hard from that erotic true tale that was just told to me. So getting it up wouldn't be a problem, it never was. I turned around and told her that if it is nine inches or more that I would get the opportunity to spank her. She agreed and told me she would do the same to me. She scooted to the edge of the bed with her legs dangling off of the high king size bed. I had my eyes locked on her punani as it began to get wet and moist. "Come closer," she said. She took the ruler and measured and it ended up being nine inches on the money. She smiled and looked at me and bent over and went down on me. "Don't choke on that baby." She shook her head as I began to lose control of my balance. I pulled her head up and told her no not now I owe you a ass whoopin. She laughed and began to turn around with her ass high up. I didn't know if I should touch it, hit it, lick it, or stick. The brown of her body just glowed with not a case of cellulite in sight. No stretch marks or anything, that would ruin the beauty of a black woman's ass. That was a black woman's birth right of attraction, besides the face. I gave her twenty smacks on her ass. Her punani started to drip more and more with every hit. She begged for more each time like she was getting off on it or something. "I always had a fantasy of being with two women in case you wanted to know." "What makes you think I wanted to know?"

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She was now looking me square in the eyes with a devilish grin to make me even more nervous. She asked me what would I get out of having sex with two women. "Every since I saw my first porno flick when I was a teen, I have been wanting to do it, but I never pursued it. I saw the guy in the film with two of the finest black woman I have ever seen or it could be that my hormones were raging at the time that made them look good. But anyway I was at my boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house along with five other boys and this was at the time when VCR's were just coming out in the early eighties. He got a hold of his Popâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collection and told us to come check it out, and what I saw was off the hook. She didn't say a word just a sigh as she climbed into my arms and fell asleep. I figured she didn't want to talk about the subject any longer. Besides I certainly got a ear full that night, it was enough to last me a life time. I woke up from that fantastic night next to this beautiful sista smiling with bad breath and all. The aroma of sex was still evident and so were the condoms as I looked down on the floor. I was feeling a little guilty because I never wanted to have sex with her right away but the dog in me came out of me and I don't think she minded either. It was almost like I was pressured into doing it, but what brother with common sense would turn down free punani? I turned and looked at her again and a loud snore come from her. "Theres that loud snore again." I got up and walk to the bathroom to release myself and put on this ugly robe I got from my sister the previous Christmas and left

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my favorite black terry cloth one for Nicole to put on. I walked down to the kitchen to fix some breakfast for her; that's the least I could do. The smoke from the bacon started to filled the kitchen slowly; I almost had to open a window to let some of it out. The smoke alarm beeped a little from the smoke so I got on the kitchen chair and reached up to grabbed the nine -volt batteries out from the smoke detector because the beeping sound was getting on my nerves. I suddenly heard the water running through the pipes. The smell from the bacon must have woke her up. Ten minutes went by and I heard her feet stomping down the steps. She stood in the doorway of the kitchen with her hands on her hips. Her cleavage showed slightly displaying her rose tattoo that said 'fun' on it . "Good morning. Come on in and get some of this good cooking," I said to her pulling out the chair for her. She thanked me and smiled as I walked back to the counter to get the plate that I had just prepared for her. "This looks great. Where did you learn to cook like that?" I told her that my mother and sister taught me, "they tried to prepare my brother and I for bachelor hood just in case we didn't find a woman to cook for us." "Well they taught you very well, I'm very impressed, that you didn't burn anything," she said with a smile. "Oh you gots jokes. Girl I am world known for my cooking," I said joking with her. "So Jordan, tell me how was it last night? Was I the bomb or what?" she asked being cocky as hell. I couldn't say anything because I didn't

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know how to respond correctly. "I know you hear me?" She ask once more, stopping in mid stride. She stopped eating to look at me and even though I was steering down at my plate smiling I could feel her looking at me burning a mental hole in my head. "I'm sorry I was chewing, I didn't want to be rude. It was great! To me it was stimulating and fun. I learned a lot last night and of course the desert was the shit too. It was very spontaneous and I think if we had planned it, things would have went wrong from the door. So to me it was nice evening I like your style." I told her that it would be fun to see what was on the horizon. "Did you enjoy my doggie style?" I ask trying to find out what was on her mind. She smiled and we both laughed out loud and started to choke on a piece of bacon. "Was I that bad? Wow I thought I was working it out. You know puttin' my thang down." "You know Jordan, to tell you the truth you were pretty good. I had never had sex with a man like that before, it was incredible, and wild," she said looking dead into my eyes still crunching on a piece of bacon. "This is really good bacon!" "Thank you, I get it cut fresh down at Reading Terminal." "As I was saying, most men do not know how to make love, they just wham-bam thank you ma'am to get their rocks off and jet. That is the reason why most women cheat with other men to find that sensitivity and comfort however we still

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want that brother whos freaky from time to time." "I feel you, I feel you," I said. "So you mean to tell me that a lot of good women try to seek comfort in another woman?" "Believe it or not. You would be surprised at all the fine ass women out there creeping around with the same sex. Most are undercover and rather for it to stay that way." I sat there stunned, but I believed her because she was in that circle of people and who would know better than her? "See Jordan I like woman, but I'm not into the hard core ones. If I wanted a man I would have been with one. The butchie types turn me off because they're trying to be something they are not. I look for the one's that are like me, you know undercover, soft and sweet looking. Just by looking at me you would have never known would you?" she asked me. I shook my head and raised my eyebrows crunching on my bakin' listening closely. "We like it all kinds of ways but most men are scared to ask most women what they want. Their minds are focus on themselves and conquering the p-funk for that moment. I could tell that you were different from the first day we meet, it was in your eye and you presentation to me." I still didn't say a word as she continued. "When you brought me back to your house it proved me right. After that I could tell you were strong-minded and respect women. Shit that takes a lot of balls and will power for you to turn this punani down. To tell you the truth I wasn't really drunk."

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"You weren't?" "Nope!" She smiled at me and began to lick her lips. I smiled back and thought to myself that I had just been played, but I didn't care. "I was testing you and your cute ass passed with flying colors," she said reaching out to grab my hands.I couldn't say anything I was in shock staring at her breast slipping out of the bathrobe. I wanted to reach out and touch it but the damn door bell range. I excused my self and headed for the door to see whom it was, but I remembered that Paul was coming over to pick me up to play ball at the sports club. "What up man? You ready to play or what?" Paul asked pushing his way into my house. I knew Paul my whole life so he had cart blanche to do so, we were like brothers but with a different mother. "Naw man I'm not going. I have company I have to catch up to yall later?" He told me no and asked me what did I cook because the house smelled good. "I cooked for my company, she's in the kitchen." He didn't say anything and almost ran into the kitchen to find out who I had in the house. His hard walk slash run was making my china cabinet rattle a bit. "Man stop running in my house!" "Oops my bad," he said easing up on his quest to see who I had in the kitchen. "Hello, and you are?" he asked trying to be smooth. "I'm Nicole, nice to meet you" she said shaking his hand.

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"Man you didn't tell me about this fine young lady you got here. I think you are holding back on a brother. I should pluck you upside your head," he said. "So tell me Nicole what made you want to go out with this big head?" I just smiled at him; he's been crazy like that all of his life. Paul always tried to be a comedian and make us laugh back in the day, but most of those times he was corny but we laughed any way because he was just plain stupid. "We meet at the club the other night." She picked up her coffee mug and began to sip it looking at me with her bedroom Claire Huxtable eyes. "I am going to have to take a rain check on this dawg," I motioned with my neck to leave but he ignored me. "Man you sure you don't want to get busted? I have been waiting all week to dunk on you." "Nope not today. Dawg you better get movin' so you can dunk on somebody else!" "Right, right I feel ya," he finally gave in trying to persuade me to join the boys. He ought to know better to keeping asking me when I have this fly ass girl in here. Paul stood up and walked over to Nicole and I was starting to get pissed because he was taking so long to get the hell out. I gave him one of my looks and he instantly got the picture from that point."Well, Nicole it was nice meeting you and Jay I'll get back to later dawg!" Paul gave me a pound and Nicole a hug and he was out the door. Thank God too, I was ready to jump those bones again but I had to play my cards right. "So how did you like Paul?"

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"He's crazy, how long have you two been friends?" "Since we were five," I said pouring myself another cup of coffee. I turned and walk back to the table and looked at her and saw that she had an amazed look on her face. "What's wrong?" I ask with a concern look on my own face. "Nothing. That's a long time to be with friends with someone, you two are like brothers!" I nodded my head in agreement and took a sip of my coffee. "Do yall play ball a lot?" "Yeah once a week at least. We're getting older and we aren't trying to develop the over thirty pop bellies. Gotta stay in shape for the ladies you know what I mean?" "I like a man that takes care of his body, but what about your mind?" She had a sly smirk on her face waiting for me to answer. That was ok though. "Well as far as that goes my mind is always sharp. It has to be I'm a high school teacher and I have to be up on the current stuff just to communicate with some of them. It keeps me fresh and up on the current Ebonics vocabulary that's changing all the time." "I know but you know what I hate?" "Whats that?" "Jordan I hate that some of these youngsta's don't have any individuality. Everybody is dressing like everyone else. Doo rags, Tims and the big team baseball cap. I'm not playa hatin' but the kids today wanna fit it, when they could

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start there own trend. Maybe it's me but when I was younger I blaze my own trail." I agreed with her wholeheartedly. But these days and times were different when we grew up. Everyone is on that thuggish mentality that has a lot of influence from what they see and hear. "I think it's my job to become a role model for my students. It's important for me to show them that they can be more than just athletes, rap stars or a hairdressers. They can be the best at whatever suits them they have to be shown that there is a big world out there and other options just in case things don't work out with their main goal." "It must be great to have a great rapport with your students. Especially high school students, they can be rowdy and not focused at times." "Yeah your right, it's not just a job it's and adventure." We got up from the kitchen table finally after sitting there most of the morning. I guess we were both comfortable and didn't feel the need to get up. We walked in the living room to chill some more. I was hoping she was trying to cuddle up after a hot meal. "How fast is your computer," she ask me looking at my system in the corner. "Top of the line baby," I replied with pride. "So do you chat on the Internet, Jordan?" "Sometimes I go to this site called The Spot where you can meet all types of people and network, have you heard of it?" She looked at me and smiled and winked her right eye giving me that sexy look again. Her looks could have

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killed if they wanted to, I was like putty in her hand, getting weak every second and enticed her mind body but I couldn't get in touch with her soul. That was the one part that makes this journey worth taking. "Yes I heard of it, there are a lot of people on there at one time right? I believe it has to be the most visited African American site on the net." "Yeah I am sure of it. Theres a lot of B.S. that goes on. Lots of people that are frontin trying to get what they can get, however it's entertaining exploring the minds of desperate people. I sat down on the couch next to her anticipating some more good conversation. I turned the television on and began flip the channels. Our conversation began again and I found out that her favorite ice cream was vanilla fudge, and that her last name was Spencer. "So Nicole what are my chances of me getting to know you a better?" "I think you already have Jordan. I mean I let you into my world which is rare thing for me to do!" "Why are you smiling?" She ask. I replied to her that she was the reason I was smiling, but she just rolled her eyes in the back of her head and replied, "oh boy please." We sat and talked some more until she got a page on her two way that seemed to be unexpected from the look on her face. She reached into her purse and pulled it out and began to read the message. I ask her is everything all right she responded that everything was ok. I noticed the expression on her face didn't change. She raised her head up

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after a brief moment of collecting her self; I stared at her and waited for her to speak. "You aight?" "Look Jordan I have to go but I had a wonderful time. Thank you for your hospitality. Please forgive me! " I was stunned, I wanted to know what the message said but I didn't want to stir her up anymore than she already was. "Is everything ok?" I asked again. She nodded yes and ran upstairs to get her clothes on. I waited for her to come back down. I began to get a little concerned and prayed that everything was ok. She flew downstairs and gave me a kiss on the cheek and left the house. I walk to the window and watch her jumped in her car and sped off down the street. I figured it was a family emergency and prayed that everything will be ok. I walked over to my computer to relax myself and to check out who was online. I sat down easy in my new black leather chair that I treated my self with for Christmas looking to relax a little bit. She wore a brother out but I held my own in the midst of our brief escapade. Episode 5 Nicole was flying trough the streets of Philadelphia; occasionally slowing down for the stray dogs, cats and kids that were playing. She reached over to grab her purse to look at the message one more time in disgust. Her eyes squinted to a blur, 'Where the hell are you? I'm at your place get over here now!' The message read. "She wants me! It's on now!" She yelled

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out. She was still racing through the city taking every short cut she could to get to the Germantown section of the city; maniac driver wasn't the word for her. She finally pulled up in front of her row home on Greene Street and darted up the steps. A driver from the XH bus beeped his horn at her and yelled her name but she didn't pay him any attention she was focused on her front door. She entered her home and saw Rain sitting in her chair waiting on her with her legs cross gangstress style. Rain saw that Nicole was all business, but to Rain who knew how to push her buttons loved making her upset whenever she could. It was a turn on for her and she relished every moment of it. Rain sat there in her black leather pants and black shirt that exposed her cat paw tattoo on her breast. The red lace bra stood out with the matching lipstick she was wearing looking as hot as she wanted too. Her hairstyle was long, and she wore large hoop earrings like a girl from the old school. She sat there with an evil sexual grin, as Nicole just stood there mad as hell, ready to fight. "How did you get in here?" she asked with her hands on her hips. "You must have forgot that I have a key!" "Well I want it back. Now and then I want you the hell out of here!" "Come on Niki don't be like that you know you still love me." Rain relaxed a little more and her look became a little more seductive to Nicole. Nicole shyed away from looking directly into her eyes.

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She told Nicole to come to her but she didn't budge. "I said come here!" she said angrily. "I promise you, I won't bite I just want you to come close to me." Nicole just stared at her and didn't know what to do next. She knew she was about to be seduced by her former lover, and it was working. They played this game all the time and Rain usually won because she had that type of control over her. "Rain why are you here, it's over between us I just want us to be friends." Rain got up out of the chair and walk toward her. "Nikki I came here to tell that I found someone and I finally excepted that we are finished. I know you find that hard to believe but it's true. The reason why I been acting so shady is because I still love you but I finally realized that I need to move on with my life. You have been so good to me, I didn't mean to scare you but I knew if I asked you to come to my place you wouldn't have come." Rain stood there looking at Nicole square in the eye. Nicole could tell it was coming from her heart, she knew she was being sincere. She was totally confused at this point, but her anger calmed down and she started to relax. "I basically came here to apologize for all of the heartache I may have caused you. I've been jealous and insecure over you since day one, you had that type of effect on me girl. I felt that if I couldn't have you; no one couldn't," she said hugging her. Nicole was a little hesitant to return the love but decided to anyway. "Can you ever forgive me for what I did you?" She asked still embraced with Nicole. Nicole squeezed Rain's petite body tight, she long for the day when she

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would get the chance to do that again. "Yes I forgive you but I shouldn't," Nicole replied. "There is one more thing I need to ask you." Nicoleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head rose from her shoulder and she backed away from her. "Can we do it one more time for old times sake?" Nicole didn't hesitate to answer, "sure why not." Rain looked surprised a little but started to kiss her on her neck. The soft sighs and whispers of pleasures began to fill the quiet house. The floors were making noise from the heels of their boots. They tried to gain balance and control from being all over each other as they were forever locked in a sinful embrace. Nicole stood there and shut her eyes slow and tight, eager to receive the pleasure principle that Rain Jackson had to give. Rain soft lips began to explore the body she was already accustomed too. They instantly reconnected the love they once shared in sin as their bodies began to clash with excitement and ecstasy was to follow with an impact. "Thank you baby," Rain repeated over and over again. Nicole took her leather coat off and it hit the floor with a thud, they both jumped because of the sound it made from the keys that were in her pocket. "Please no passion marks," Nicole insisted. Rain backed off and started to work on her chest. Nicole pushed her back to take control and started to feel on her breast that was already exposed a little. They were medium, firm and the nipples were erect ready for attention. "Ah right there baby, suck it ooh yeah," Rain scream out. "Oh yeah I see you haven't forgot my weak spot, and I didn't' forget yours either. Rain grabbed her and placed her down on the couch and began

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to unbutton her pants. Her underwear was now exposed and she wasted no time taking her own pants off. She began to lick down her firm stomach and to the spot she knew that would make Nicole submit to her instantly. Nicole's body began to weaken with pleasure beyond her control; her crouch area was getting wetter by the second. She secretly yearned for those soft lips that explored her body so many times, she couldn't deny her past while she tried to change her future. Nicole shut her eyes with pleasure, "Rain what about your man? We can't do this!" Rain continued to work on her honey coated complexion body. "What he doesn't know won't hurt him," she whispered in between kissing her. "Besides we are just friends right ? Nothing more, however you and I we have history together," she said while still probing her body. Their breathing started to get hot and heavy to almost a point of exhaustion, but lust was the focal point. After their episode, they laid on the couch together to comfort each other. "So what are we going to do?" Rain asked Nicole. "I don't know what would you like us to do. I mean I still have deep feeling for you that I don't think will ever disappear." "We have that type of relationship where our friendship will never die," Nicole said looking into her exotic eyes. "Rain, I found someone too, I meet him the other night when we were at the club. He's nice and everything and I'm really starting to get into him."

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"That's great I'm happy for you, you deserve it, after all the shit I put you through. I wish you two the best of luck together, and if you ever need anything you know who to call right? Listen I'm going out of town for a few days. When I get back maybe we can hook up and hang out a little. I won't be able to see you but you will be in my mind and in my heart, if you can't reach me by the cell phone just e-mail me or instant message me and I'll get back to you." Nicole asked her where she was going, and she told her she was going to California to set up another office. Rain was an attorney like Nicole was but knew each other since high school. Rain had moved on to work with another firm that was finally paying her what she was worth. She had a spotless record of winning and was determine to become a partner, but her former employer wasn't trying to let a sista be a partner in their establishment, no matter how good her record was. She walked away from her six figure income and never looked back and accomplished her goal of being a partner at an all black law firm. She often tried to get Nicole to join her but her fear was they couldn't mix business with pleasure. "Make sure you come back too," Nicole told her "Now you know I can't leave that kitty!" That afternoon after a while of being apart they couldn't resist the fact that they still loved each other and found out that the two of them still cared for each other very deeply.

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Episode 6 I sat alone again in my house listening to the kids outside playing and screaming. I heard thuds of snow hitting against the park cars on the block. I started to check to see if anything was done to mine but I wasn't that worried. So instead I walked over to turn my computer on to see if Ms. Sexy was in the chat room. I hooked up with her a while ago and we've been chatting back and forth. I never meet her even though she lived right here in Philly. I don't think I ever wanted to meet her, I guess you can say a brother was scared that she might get attached or something worse. But basically we never found the time to hook up and besides I already seen her goods on the web cam. The modem was as loud as usual but who cared, I was connected to the world and any female who was willing would be at my disposal. That was the type of mind frame I was in after getting hurt. I told them what they wanted to hear and they would do what I said. I clicked on the instant messenger and saw a lot of the people I chatted with were online. However the lady I talked to the most and the one who gets a brother hot was not on. I

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was starting to get a little hungry and notice it was now after one o'clock in the afternoon. I walked over to the end table by the front door and grabbed the cell phone and called Domino's Pizza. Suddenly I heard a beep from the computer speakers and turned to look to see who popped up on the messenger. I walked back over and saw that it was Nina and I rolled my eyes and shook my head in disgust. It wasn't like I didn't like her but sometimes she would rack my nerves.. "Damn what the hell she want?" "What you can't say hello to nobody!" she typed. I responded back to her that I was away from the computer and that I didn't know she was online. I lied though; I saw her name on my friend's list but didn't feel like talking to her. Nina was very persistent sometimes I wished I never sent her a note on the Spot. This was a place were African American's could network, exchange ideas and talked to different people all over the world. I gave my instant messenger name to her and we began to talk back and forth, but she was starting to get on my nerves. She doesn't let me get a chance to get online with out popping in and saying something smart. I don't need a woman like that. I haven't met her either, even though she lives in Philly too like Ms. Sexy but I have no ambition to meet her. She's always offering the kitty to me but if it's that easy to get then it isn't for Jay. I tried to get rid of her on several occasions even cursed her out because she stepped over bounds, but she still hangs around messing with me.

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"What's up Nina?" I asked her waiting for her to type back. I got up and put my new jazz CD in the player and began to vibe on it. I sat down and waited for a response from her, I closed my eyes and thought of Nicole, I wanted to call her to see if she was ok but I didn't want her to think I was sweating her. "Beep!" the messenger sounded again. "Nothing baby I was waiting on you. I would have called you but you still haven't given me your number yet, what are you doing?" she typed. I told her I was waiting for my pizza to come. She typed back asking if she could join me for a slice. I laughed and wrote back to her that I was on my way out after I eat. "Stop lying Jay. You ain't going no where you are always avoiding me. Don't you want some of this good stuff I got?" "I'm not avoiding you Nina, really I'm getting ready to bounce." She typed back and told me she had no clothes on and was playing with herself thinking about me. I laughed hard at that, because I knew she was really doing it. We both had web cameras on our system and she often played with herself for me, while I watched. She got on my nerves a lot but I was all ways down for taking a peek at the female body.. After going back and forth getting nowhere the doorbell rang, I got up and answered it and saw it was the pizza guy. I paid him and went back to the computer to see what else this crazy girl wrote. I typed and told her that I liked her but she's a little pushy, she needs to stop being so aggressive towards me and maybe I would give her some. That was a mistake. She wrote back instantly and said she

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would calm down, just so she can get a chance to meet me. She turned her camera on and started to stroke herself. "Are you watching me?" she typed. I typed back and told her I was and told her to do it slower. She followed my every command but I was getting bored with it and a little embarrassed to be asking her to do this. My conscience was getting the best of me because I knew it was wrong so I told her to stop doing what she was doing. "Jay can I tell you something?" she asked me. I paused for a minute and told her yes. "I want you to now that even though we haven't meet I want you to know that I'm falling in love with you. You make me feel like I'm so special and I can't wait to give you all of me." I was stuck for words, so I told her to clean herself up and get some rest and we can talk about it later. She agreed and walked away from the computer to go clean herself up. The whole situation was funny to me; but she was under my control and I kind of liked that power I had over her. As a teenager I had a few girls that I talked too, but I mostly looked from a far and admired the female with respect first. I was taught to appreciate what a woman does and gives to the universe. God new what he was doing when he made the woman from man, much props to the G.O.D. I sat there eating my pizza surfing the net waiting to see if she would come back. After a while I looked to the top right corner where the video displayed what was in her home. She finally appeared and ran to the computer, she saw that I was still on. "Why don't you come pay me a little visit," she typed. I was tempted to do

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so and I was a little horny, my belly was full and I had to work that food off somehow. I was thinking like a typical man that it wouldn't hurt to get a little bit when the offer is extended. I always needed more it was almost like a hobby or an addiction I often wondered if I needed some type of sexual help. It would be kind of odd for a brother to roll up in a doctor's office complaining of being a sex addict, like Eric Benet. He's a married to fine ass Halle Berry and then cheats on her, what has the world come too? Temptation was the biggest part of it because I was a weak man, not physically but weak minded when it came to women. I fell prey too them because of the big butt and smile that BBD warned me about years ago, I was never a good listener. I wrote back and asked her what her address was and that I'll be over in hour or less. I was driving through the streets and watching the kids riding their new scooters and bikes. I still had about four days left until I went back to work. As I drove and watched the kids playing I thought about my students and couldn't wait to get back to work so I could see the ghetto fashion show. I stopped at a light that I almost ran through and saw a kid on the steps with tears in his eyes pouting. I sat at the light and stared at him through three green lights until a trash truck horn blew that scared the shit out of me. I pulled off and decided to park on the next block. I walked back over to introduce myself to him and to find out what was wrong with him. "What's up shorty why are you sitting here crying, shouldn't you be playing with your toys

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you got for Christmas?" I asked him. He broke down and started crying uncontrollably. "Shorty don't cry man, it's alright." I reached in my pockets and grabbed some napkins I had from Checkers and handed it to him. He wiped his face and I sat next to him on the cold steps. I tried to talk to him again, "what's your name shorty?" "Jamal," he said as he struggled between sniffles to get it out. "Where is your mother?" "She's in the house." "Does she know you are out here crying, man?" "No!" He sniffed some more batting the tears out of his eyes. "Can you go get her for me?" "Yes!" He got up and ran in the house and yelled out her name. "Mom, this man outside want's to talk to you!" "Why are you crying Jamal, did someone hurt you?" His mother ask him. I could hear her walking towards the door. "No Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m all right," he said. I noticed that his mother had a sweet voice and couldn't wait to see the face that went with it. After a minute or so she emerge from her Philadelphia row home. "Hi can I help you?" she asked with a smile. I stared at her for a moment in awe at this beautiful woman in my view. "Here I go again," I mumbled to myself. "Hello and Merry Christmas to you ma'am I don't mean any harm but I saw your son outside crying while I was waiting at the light.

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So I decided to get out and find out why the young brother looked so sad a day after Christmas. I asked him why isn't he out playing with the other kids on the block, but he didn't say anything so I ask him if he could go and get you." "Well his father left us a while ago and it's been really hard for me to raise him by myself. But I promised him I would get him something next week when I get my first check. But thank you for being concerned about Jamal, I really appreciate it," she told me staring into my eyes. I was beginning to get attracted to her, like I did so often. She made me forget where I was going and whom I was going to meet, she had my full attention. "I'm sorry I didn't get you name?" "I'm sorry it's Jordan but everyone calls me Jay for short, and yours?" "I'm Karen, it's nice to meet you Jordan." "It's my pleasure, believe me." The flirting had begun and my intentions where not to do that but I couldn't help myself, I am a weak ass brother but hey if I didn't try yo talk to her someone else would have tried to make a move on her. The way I look at it is God puts us all in situations to test us and this time it was no different. Maybe he was keeping me from going over Nina's house; she may have had some voodoo shit waiting for me. I dogged her out a lot and it may have been pay back time for her. You could never tell what is on another person's mind.

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"Listen Karen if you don't mind I would like to give your son a little something." She looked at me suspiciously. "Please it would be my pleasure to hook him up with a little something, no kid should be without for Christmas." "Ok," she said. "What do you think Jamal?" He smiled and nodded his head; "ok then it's settled I'll be right back." I walked back to the car and reached in and grabbed the two big bags I had for my Godson's, Paul Jr. and Cameron who were Paul's son's. I walked back to the house and rang the doorbell. That sweet voice told me to come on in. "Jamal you like Playstation 2?" He told me yeah and a bright smile came over his face. You could see his eyes dance with excitement. I reached in the bag and grabbed the unit along with four games. He jumped up and down yelling Playstation 2 over and over again. I smiled and his mother started to cry tears of joy to see how happy he was to have a Christmas. I stayed for a little while longer to play a little basketball on the Playstation 2. I think I may have stayed a little too long because the homemade lemonade that Karen had put together was off the hook and I was having so much fun with them that it almost felt like I belong with them. "Karen who taught you how to make lemonade like this?" "My grandmother did, she was great at taking things and making them better."

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"Wow this is off the hook. Please tell her that she has a wonderful recipe for making lemonade this good." "She passed away several years ago." "Oh I'm sorry to hear that." I was saddened to hear that she is no longer around, so I could have shook the hand of the woman who taught her to make the bomb diggity lemonade. "Don't be she lived a wonderful life. She had lots of stories to tell and she loved Jesus and that was all that mattered to her, Jesus and family." "Well guys I want to thank you for the lemonade and the fun but I really have to get going." Karen looked at me and asked me why did I have to leave. I focused on Jamal because if I looked at her hard and long enough, I would have gotten sucked in by her charming charisma. I walked to the door and looked back into her beautiful eyes and shook her hand and thanked her again for her hospitality and began to walk towards my SUV. "Jamal have fun with the system!" "I will! Thank you Mr. Jordan." I turned back around and threw up my right arm and pumped my fist and kept on walking. I could feel them staring at me and I had a hard smile on my face that was hidden from them. I didn't want to leave, somehow it felt so right to be there. It felt like I was walking in slow motion and the closer I got to my truck the more I wanted to turn back around to be with them. I turned to see if they were still standing outside and they were, I saw Jamal run back in the

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house and Karen stayed leaning against the doorway smiling. I finally made it to the door and dropped my keys under my truck. I bent down slowly and turned my head slow to look at her once more. She raised her right arm and waved in my direction. I was stuck, I didn't know what to do at that point . I was already late for my sexual appointment but was it really worth going to when it was so good here? I had to make a decision and quick but it wasn't a hard one because I was that type of guy that would fall for any woman. I had to go back and the crazy thing is that it wasn't because I wanted too it was because I needed too. I had an ego moment and thought to my self that she wanted me to come back and who am I to disappoint a woman right? I walked back across the street and watched her emerge from the doorway with a confused look on her face. Her arms were folded from the cold air and her eyes were squinted from the glaring sun that was gleaming beams of rays from the snow cover streets. "What's wrong? Did you leave something" she asked as she meets me half way. "Yes I did. You!" She had a confused look on her face. "Excuse me?" "Nothing. Listen how would you guys like to go out for a good time," I said playing it off. "I heard what you said, mister man." I didn't respond I momentarily slipped into my shy mood. But I was more embarrassed because I shouldn't have said it, however I did and she ask me again I would be the man I am and repeat it.

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"What do you have in mind?" "How about I take you two out to Dave and Buster's, you know we can let Jamal have some fun while we get to know each other if that's alright with you." She stared at me in a peculiar way but was open to the invitation. "I don't know you like that!" She said trying to be sassy with her ghetto accent. "Well thats the point of going out. It's sort of like a blind date but we have already seen each other." "Ok, I guess it'll be ok, but I have to warn you. I know karate and I can take your ass down quick." "Maybe that's what I want," I shot back. " You're quick, I like that, sure let me get Jamal and we'll meet you at your car." I walked back to my truck and started the engine to get it nice and warm for them. I took off my leather jacket and folded it and placed it on the back seat behind me, because I wanted to be a relaxed as I could be. After five minutes or more they arrived at the door and I unlocked them so they could get in. "Mr. Jordan this ride is tight," Jamal said sitting down on the leather seat that seemed to make his skinny body disappear in the back. "Do you have a slammin' system in here?" I turned and look at him and turn the stereo on so he could here it. "That's what I am talking about Mr. J., crank it up some more." I was about to but Karen told me don't and gave Jamal that mother look that I don't think he wanted to see.

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We pulled off and got to the restaurant in no time flat. We chatted all the way there having a good time talking vibin' on different types of things. It was like I was apart of their family; we blended in well together as strange as that may seem. Once we got in the restaurant I watched the joy on Jamal's face and the joy on his mother's when she watched his eyes light up at the surroundings. "Jamal you ever been here before?" "No sir!" I could tell he was eager to get started on the games. I slipped him a twenty-dollar bill and told him to go have a good time. He thanked me and jetted off to fun land. Karen and me found a table and sat down. "So Jordan, tell me what type of work do you do?" "I'm a high school teacher at Richard Wright in North Philly." "Do you like teaching?" "I love it. I love kids even though I don't have any of my own but one day I will be blessed to have one, and a wife I hope." I threw that in there to see how should would react to it. "You mean to tell me a brotha as fine as you don't have any kids? That's rare these days." She ignored the marriage part and I didn't press the issue. She took her focus off of me for a second to see where her son was. Once she spotted him she put her attention back on me. "Have you ever been married," she asked looking at the menu to order something.

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"No have you?" I responded. She lifted her head up from the menu and smile. "Yes. I got married just before Jamal was born, I've been divorced for about eight months now." "So what happened to you and your husband?" I asked. I could tell she was reluctant to dish her dirty laundry, but she decided that it was alright to talk about. "It went down like this. I came home from school one night and he was in the house sitting in the living room sweating. Jamal was over a friend's house that night and I had my mind made up that when I got home I would be ready for a little action. I noticed he was starting to sweat and a cool breeze was in the house and the heat wasn't on. I asked him what was wrong and why was he sweating like that. He told me he was working out but he only had a robe on. I started to wonder and got suspicious, so I dismissed it and went into the bathroom. As soon as I hit the door I could smell sex in the air. It smelled like butt-dussy, you know butt, dick and pussy. I started to confront him but I said no, I'm going to wait to see if he says something to me first. I took a shower and heard this ramble in the house and was like, What the hell is going on? I walked in the bedroom and I looked down and saw a used condom on the floor. I couldn't wait any longer so I decided to confront him about it and I thought he was going to deny it but he didn't. He told me he was screwing another woman and that he was going to move out anyway to be with her."

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I couldn't believe she was telling me this story. I felt so bad for her and Jamal that a married man would do something like to his family. She went on to tell me she was so hurt and that her son was really messed up about it. But they learned a lesson and they moved on with their lives. "I think more people especially men need to take their vows seriously. I was always taught that a man that doesn't take care of his family is worse than an infidel." "That is so true," she said. We talked for what it seemed like hours. She told me she just got a job as an information technologist and will be making good money but unfortunately it was a little late coming since Christmas was right around the corner and she just started a week ago. "Are you in a serious relationship with anyone," she asked. From the look on her face I think she wanted me to say no, so I did. I was telling the truth sort of. "I'm just dating and you?" I asked. "No I don't have time, it's been a while for me. I'm just getting over my marriage so it's just me and Jamal, he's my man right now." I was diggin' her style and she never came off as if she was the shit she was so down to earth my kind of woman. "You know Jordan," she said as she slipped a tic-tac into her mouth. She leaned closer and when she spoke again the mint made my eyes water a little. She grabbed my hands again with a light touch and began to rub them.

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"I want you to know that I'm going to pay you back every cent when I get my first check, right?" "Don't worry about it, it was a gift. But I would like to call you sometimes, maybe we can hook up and do some adult things," I said. "Oh yeah like what?" I had to play it cool, I knew what I wanted to say but I had to approach this in a gentleman kind of way. I didn't want her to think I was a dawg that was out to get into her pants. I understood from the door what type of woman she was just by the way she presented her self to me. Respect was the word that best described her. "Nothing fancy just a little date in a one on one setting. Just let me know what you would like to do and it will be done my treat." "Ok, I would like that a lot Jordan." We both got up from the table and got Jamal and headed home. Karen was different than Nicole and my internet interest. Maybe she was the void I was looking for, but hey I said that about the other women too and along she came to mess my mind up even more. I guess only time would tell if this was the situation is what I was searching for.

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Episode 7 We were driving back to Karen's and I was feeling good about what was happening, I looked in my rear view mirror to see what Jamal was doing. He had his earphones on and by the gestures of his hand he was listening to rap music. Since I was in a good mood I decided to put on one of my favorite CD's, Long Live the Kane, Big Daddy Kane's first album. I took a quick glance at Karen and saw that she was nodding off to sleep. I started to stare at her thick thighs that looked like she used to run track when she was in school. Her athletic build was one to be envious by any young girl who didn't take care of their own body. I selected track 2 disc 3 in the changer and the song 'Raw' came on. Karen didn't seem to mind the thump of the speakers and Jamal never moved from the lyrical gymnastics of Kane's flow because he was into his own music from the CD player he was holding.. I flowed with him word for word and Karen's head was starting to bob. She woke up and began flowing with me, "that's my jawn!" She said bouncing in the chair. But mid way through the song and the worst thing happened, the song started to skip.This was a hip hop 105

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classic, and it was a scratch on the disc it would be hard to replace. My eyes grew big as a quarter as my all time favorite rap song began to remix it's self at the worst possible time. "I'm so full of action my name should be a verb," the verse repeated over again in loop. I sat there and listen for a second because it started to sound kind of fly. "Are you making it do that?" she asked. I told her no and we continued to listen, it was off the rocker the way that it was sounding. It was like it was a remix or something but all of a sudden Karen started laughing. I turned to look at her and wondered what was so funny. "What!" I said to her looking serious and confused. "You don't hear that?" I paused for a second and listened closer. I thought it was something in the engine, but I still didn't know what the hell she was talking about. "You don't hear the message that's coming from the speakers?" I frowned a little and listening closely, "I don't hear it!" She reached over and turned the volume up and then it hit me, "I'm so full of action my name should be a verb," the rap repeated.. I started to laugh to myself, but I wasn't sending any messages to her. "It's like the song was giving me a message from you to me or some type of challenge to me. Well I love challenges Mr. Jordan." I had a cheesy grin on my face and didn't know what to say to her. "What if I was issuing a challenge to you? How would you react to it?" She reached into her purse and got another tic-tac out and placed in her mouth. It was so sexy the way she did it; she put it in nice and slow my jawn grew from a shorty to a

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big boy in seconds. I cleared my throat and tried to guess what she had on her mind, never mind I knew but nothing wasn't going to jump off in here like it did in Nicole's car. Plus her son was in the back seat knocked out. Her eyes began to squinted with lust and mischief. She became more attractive as she started to move closer to me. The gearshift was the only thing that stopped her from sitting on my lap. Her eyes looked up to the left as if she was picturing a pleasant moment she had in the past. I read that when a question is asked and it jarred a good memory, a person generally looks up to the left, I'm glad I was a avid reader because a brother needs to be up on all types of stuff like that, especially when dealing with women. They give so many mix signals, a brother has to stay sharp on his womanomics. She could have been thinking about the last time she made love and she maybe was looking forward to doing it again, with me. "I don't have sex on the first date but I would have made an exception for you, Jordan." I was starting to catch diabetes from this fly sweetie. I was craving more of her whether she knew it or not. For the first time in my life I didn't want to hit the booty as much as I wanted to know about her. She was the type of female I could have a relationship with but there was much to be learned about her, even marry. She started to feel the inside of my leg with her hand and the heat from her palm penetrated through my pants from her rubbing. I looked in the rear view mirror and saw that Jamal was still asleep. The slobber from his mouth was running down

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his check and his head was cocked to the right up against the glass. "It's been a while since I had some, you know?" I shook my head, "no I didn't know that," I answered back. "You know what I should go down on you right now, right here but my son is in the back. So I'll take a rain check as long as you promise you can take care of me on a later date," she whispered in my ear. "You know I'm trying my best to maintain myself. However if you continue to keep doing what you are doing something is going to happen, I'm telling you," I assured her with my eyes still focusing on the road getting more excited by the minute. She laughed at me and began to suck her right index finger like she had a chunk of peanut butter or honey on it. "Oh snap what did you do that for?" I tried to stay focus on the road and I think I ran couple of lights in the process she had that type of effect on me. I finally made it to their house and thank God too; I don't know how much longer I could have resisted her. Her advances were as strong as the finance charges on an unsecured visa account. I pulled up in front of her house and turned to her to say goodbye we continued to vibe with each other silently and mentally through stares and smiles. No words were uttered for at least five minutes but somehow it felt so real, almost a spiritual connection. Jamal woke up and thanked me for a good time and told me he hoped that he see me again soon. I gave him a pound and watched him exit the car. She grabbed my hand and reached over to give

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me a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you Jordan for a wonderful day. I mean that from the bottom of my heart. Jamal, I know had a great time you really made his day and I'm forever grateful to you." I held her hand back and told her she was welcome. "Don't be a stranger around here ok?" "I won't believe me I won't!" I watched her walk into the house and I drove away. Not because I wanted too but I was double-parked and the 33 bus was coming up behind me. I saw that she left a card on the seat. I smiled like I hit the lottery and grabbed it and put in my ashtray where I kept all types of papers since I didn't smoke. It was hard to explain but the expression on my face told it all. It was also hard for me to think of anything else; but Nicole was on my mind too. I think I was in a triangle that I was happy to be in the center of and couldn't wait to see where my heart would take me. But I understood I was playing a dangerous game and someone could get seriously hurt including me because I was the focal point of all this. I'm not a man that handles pressure well but I had to stay strong and keep my lies straight until I could figure out what I wanted to do. I decided to stop by my motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house to talk to her about this, you know to give me some motherly advice, which is always a good thing and I know she'll give it to me straight with no chaser. I pulled up in front of my mother's house for a visit. I could smell the food heating up in there from the crack under the door. I told her she needed to keep the rug down there but she never listens.

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She's always complaining about high heat bills but won't do the simple things to try to cut cost. When we were kids she used to be on us all the time about shutting the screen doors so the flys wouldn't come in and all kinds of other stuff now it seems like she doesn't care. I think she may be losing it a little bit and it might be because my father is not around. When he passed he took a piece of her with him and she hasn't been right since but we do all we can to keep her happy by taking her places and sending her and her friends to Atlantic City. I walked into the smoked filled house that blended in with the aroma of food and cigarettes. I saw my mother and her girlfriend's playing cards, I couldn't tell what they were playing but a serious game was going on. There was a lot of cursing' coming from those four ladies that was sitting at the table. I walked up to the table and kiss my mother on the right check, "Hey baby," she muttered out. "Throw down bitch!" she said glaring at her girlfriend across the table. I walked into the kitchen to get a glass of orange juice to clear my throat from all of the smoke that was in the room. I sat down and notice Ms. Gayle was staring at me from the other side of the table.I tried not to look at her but she was so damn good looking for a fifty something woman but a brother couldn't help it. "Hello Jordan how are you?" Ms. Gayle said in a sweet voice. I could smell the mints from her breath. "I'm great and how are you Ms.Gayle?" "I'm fine I see you picking up a little weight, it looks good on you Jordan." "Thank you Ms. Gayle, I appreciate that."

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"Do you work out?" "Not really I just play a lot of basketball." I began to drink my juice when I noticed Ms. Gayle getting up from the table. Her body was built like a thirty year old and my eyes were glued to her has that was covered by these red jeans she was wearing. She had track runner thighs and a walk that a blind man wish he could see. She turned and smiled at me as she headed to the sofa. I watched her the whole time she was over there, It was hard not to watch with a body like that.Her apple ass was facing me, beggin' a brother to take care of it, but that was my mom's girlfriend. I could have taken' her upstairs and did her right in my own motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house but she was a little too old for this youngin'. She might have broken my young butt down with a body like that. She had a lot of miles on her but the exterior and interior was still showroom condition. She came back to the table and sat back down and lit up a cigarette; her nails were candy apple red, long and manicured with matching lipstick. She had phat braids that hung down her back, looking like a young girl. "Gayle I see you looking at my boy, what you want to do him or something? Does he look go to you?" I turned and looked at my mother in shock. I couldn't believe she would say something like that; I knew she was bold but damn. She sat there with a Newport hanging from her lips waiting for Ms. Gayle to answer back, but she didn't say a word just a little smirk was her only form of communication to us. I broke out in a little sweat just thinking about

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hitting that thing. I was looking at my mother for some motherly advice and some how she knew that, because she stopped playing cards to give attention to her first born. She could always tell when I had something on my mind. "What's up baby, is there something troubling you?" I didn't know what to say. I was afraid to because her friends were there but I had to get it off my chest. After commanding the attention of the females at the table I felt a little embarrassed after telling them what was going on. They didn't seem to thrilled about what was going on in my life and it might be because they did some outlandish shit in their day too. My parents taught us to be open with them and they allowed us the freedom to say what was on our minds, that included cursing if that was the case. My mother lit another Newport and turned to her friends and ask them what did they thought about the situation? She sat there looking them over with a Newport hanging from her lips. I waited with anxious anticipation to hear what these ghetto wise women were about to say. They broke it down for me in a few short words of wisdom; they told me to follow my heart and not my dick. They told me that a dick has a mind of it's own and sometimes it's not controlled by the human brain. They also told me that the heart is the main source of everything. I couldn't argue with that, they should know about stuff like that because they are women and women used their heads and punanie's as the bait for whatever they wanted. Sex appeal is key for them and that's why they can have anything they want. "Thank you ladies

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but I'm going to head on home now." I got up and kissed them all on the cheek and left to go home. I walked in the house and the phone instantly rang, I was hoping it was Nicole or Karen trying to break a brother off tonight; but of course I was thinking with my dick again. "Hello?" I herd loud noise in the background like there was a fight or something. "Jordan it's me Brian, I need for you to get over here fast April is going crazy," he said with urgency. Brian was another one of my boys that I hung out with but he and his wife were always fighting about something. It was like a modern day war of the roses at their house, I don't know why they ever got married. They didn't have any kids and it was a good thing because they would pick up a lot of bad habits from those two fools. He lived around the corner from me so I darted out of the house, and arrived at his house in a matter of minutes. I realized I didn't have a coat on and started to shake a little bit standing in front of his door. One of Philly's finest pulled up and flashed his flashlight on me, I tried to shield it away from my eyes because was blinding the crap out of me. "Do you live here?" "No my friends Brian and April live here." He donned a leather jacket and an itch to get physical with someone tonight, maybe he didn't meet his quota for this Christmas holiday and might be mad for all I knew. We both walked up on the porch and herd April yelling at him and the shadow of her and him standing toe to toe through the shades. The cop knocked on the door with his flash light five times hard and

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quick. Brian opened the door with a great big smile, which meant that he did something to her to piss her off again. "Brian what's up man, what's going on?" He told us to come in, we looked around and everything seemed to be in place. I was expecting broken glass and pictures thrown all over the place. The officer and me had a confused look on our face and suddenly we saw April run from the kitchen yelling about how dirty she was and she needed to take a shower. She ran up the steps and slammed the door. The officer and me sat down and he asked Brian what was going on. "Listen nothing is going on sir. This is my house that I share with my wife and she has rules about certain things that I can and cannot do in the house. I just snapped that's all." He took a sip of his water and looked at us with a big grin. "Did you hit her?" the officer asked. He shook his head and said no. "The only thing I'm guilty of is passing gas in my own house. "What!" we both said. "Yes I passed gas and she don't like foul smells in the house. But I work all day and pay all the bills while she sits home and go shopping whenever she feels like it and a black man can't even fart in his own house, ain't that some shit," he said angrily. I was really confused now, I didn't know what to say I wanted to laugh real hard but I tried to keep my composure. "Listen that's not the half of it, let me finished please. She was fussing at me about something and I got pissed off so I followed her up stairs after eating some chili my mother made for us. She went in the closet to do something so I played a joke on her I let loose a big fart in the closet and shut the

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door and she went crazy. I wouldn't let her out until she apologizes to me for all the shit she puts me through. I know she passes gas just like everybody els and I guess it's ok if I smell hers but she doesn't want to smell mine. If I pass gas I gotta get up and go outside to cut loose." We all laughed our heads off; it was the funniest shit I ever heard of. But they were always doing crazy stuff to each other, but this one took the cake. The officer got up and headed for the door still laughing. April yelled down stairs, "Brian I know you didn't tell them what you did!" We busted out laughing again. I told him I'll talk to him later and walked out with the cop. He drove me around to my house and I went in the house still cracking up from the incident. I was tired and I wanted to go to bed. I wanted to call Nicole but I didn't want to seem like I was hooked on her. I went up stairs to get ready for a shower and I notice that the light in my bedroom was dimmed. I walked slowly into the room and saw Nicole in my bed. "Girl you scared the shit out of me. How did you get in here?" "Your door was opened so I let my self in, I hope you didn't mind. She rose up from the bed with nothing on but a long T-shirt. I was too tired to be aroused I just wanted to rest after a long day. I walked over to kiss her and proceeded to get undressed and ready for my shower. After I got out of the shower she was in my bed reading a magazine looking as good as she wanted to look. I pulled the covers back and got in with her, I touched her warm body and cuddled with her.

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She put her book down and told me to lie on her chest. He nipples were erect and ready for action but I wasn't and that was strange for me but I just wanted to talk and find out what happened with her today. "So how was your day?" I asked staring at her nipples. I began to play with it and stoke her a little, I heard the sigh from her and it was starting to turn me on. "Jordan I have something to tell you before we go on any further. I sat up with her and paid attention to her. "The page that I got today was from Rain and when I got to my house she was there and we began to talk. I thought I was over her but it seems like I'm still in love with her. One thing led into another and we had sex. We agreed that it was our last time but I don't know. I was supportive of the escapade they had but somehow I had a little jealousy in me, maybe because I wanted to participate in it."So what you are saying is that you guys had sex today and found out you still have love for one another?" She looked at me and told me yes and that she didn't want things to change between us. I agreed with her that I didn't want it to change but I had a bad feeling about this but I couldn't put my finger on it. It was almost like I was preparing myself for competition, but with a woman? To me that was weird because I had never experienced anything like that before. But you know like the old folks say curiosity killed the cat, or watch what you wish for you, you just might get it. "So tell me how was it? I mean does a woman go down on another woman better than a man could?" I said being smart towards her. "Well it's about the same but that's not what it is

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about. I like men and women but she's more lesbian than bi sexual," she said. "But it's the way that it's done that makes the difference. A man tends to go at it fast and furious, but a woman knows what parts to hit and when to speed up and slow down the momentum of the act. You cannot teach that to a man, because he is one sided on oral sex. His objective is to hurry up and get her off so he can get his. But a woman aim is to show sensitivity and softness." I was stuck and didn't know what to say about it. Suddenly I wasn't in the mood to do anything with her. I felt like I was just being dissed or something and that it was wrong to be involved with someone that likes women. Talk about being confused, just the other day I was all for it, but I think being in a family environment with Karen was slowly changing my thoughts. "What's wrong Jordan?" she asked staring at me. I had a dumb ass look on my face and didn't want to talk. I smiled and played it off and told her nothing and continued to sit on the side of my bed confused holding my head in the palms of my hands.. "Your lying and I want you to tell me what's on your mind!" I turned away from the window and stared at the blank television that was positioned in front of the bed.. I tried to speak but words couldn't formulate to come out of my mouth, but she kept asking until I finally gave in. "Nicole, I'm a little confused. I mean how could you leave here in a panic, get to your house and find out it's your ex lover there waiting and then have sex with her, then come

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back in my house and wait in my bed butt naked wanting to be with me? I don't understand that at all, but I commend you on your zeal for sex, it's just like a man's." She looked at me hard and I could tell that the shit was getting ready to hit the fan, so I braced myself by positioning my legs off the bed ready to move out the way in case something went flying. She had that don't mess with a sista look and I was ready to jet. "Jordan, it wasn't like that at all I didn't know who was at my house! I found out when I got there and I just couldn't resist the temptation. I still have a lot of feelings for her and it was impossible to pass up what was in front of me. It's hard to just disconnect yourself so fast when those type of feelings are still there," she said being sincere and irritated at the same time.. I couldn't say anything so I got up and walked down the steps to the kitchen. She kept calling my name but I ignored her and grew angrier every second as it echo through out the house. I got some orange juice and sat at the table just to clear my head. She appeared after five minutes standing in front of me with her hands on her hips. "I know you heard me nigga!" "Yeah so!" "You know you want this! You can't leave me alone now even if you wanted too." I didn't say a word I just sat there ignoring her. I finally got up and walked right passed her and went back up stairs and got dressed, she followed me stomping as hard as she could. I told her I was going out and I will be back in a few and needed some air. She told me she wouldn't be

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here when I returned which irritated me. I said fine and watched her get dressed. She started to cry and apologize to me. "You don't have to do that. I mean we don't go together or anything like that. I was trippin Nicole I didn't mean to react like that." She kept saying she was sorry and stormed down stairs and out the door. I was speechless, I didn't want this to happen like this but I felt like she was cheating on me in a way but she wasn't. If she would have told me that she still had feelings for her or other women from the jump, I would have been ok with it. But it wasn't any sweat off me, I had to move on but I knew I was going to regret it. After she left I wasn't ready to turn in for the night and I didn't want to go out really. I got an instant burst of energy from somewhere and needed to release it. I was starting to miss her already and it was only a few minutes ago when she left. She had a brotha's nose wide open after just a few days. I jumped off the bed and ran down the steps, skipping a few of them in the process. I swung the door open and she was right there waiting sitting on the steps angry and crying. "I didn't really want you to go, I don't understand why I get so angry with out listening to the situation and solving the problem. I just react when I hear something I don't agree with. Please forgive me for getting upset, I'm here for you and I hope you feel the same about me." She pushed me back into the house and walked me over to the couch. I sat there while she walked back around the table and stared at me. I waited to hear what she had to say, bracing for that

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verbal lashing. She stood there so sexy, so fine, so assure of her self and strong! "I was so hurt that you would look at me in that way like I was a dirty hoe or something! It was something that went out of control and could have been avoided. I still have feelings for her even though I'm dealing with you right now. I like you a lot Jordan and I'm trying to be with you because you have a good heart and mind and that 9 ! doesn't hurt either." We both laughed when she said that and it broke the tension that we were feeling. It was immature of me to lose control and jumped the gun. But this was a lesson learned that I would never forget. "Are you finished?" I ask her. "Yes I am." I told her to sit down next to me and cuddle for a while. She also told me her former girlfriend was going out west to start up another law firm for the West Coast and that she really thought she had found love. I was happy about that because she was no longer a threat and maybe she would forget about her.

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Episode 8 This little break I had was more than I bargain for. I realized that I had everything a man could want but love still wasn't in the picture, just lust and lies and sex. I sat on the side of the bed thinking and replaying the choices I've made and wondering if they were good ones. I guess only time would tell because I couldn't deny the fun I was having on my Christmas vacation. I turned and looked at Nicole's honey dipped body laying on my bed sleeping soundly with just the light from my computer monitor glowing on her. I started thinking about my students a little bit wondering if they were stay out of trouble. I loved every one of them like a big brother and treated them all as the individuals they strive to. I guess that's why I was voted most popular teacher last year because I am concerned about their future and I am not saying the other teachers weren't but I put a little extra attention in my classroom. I talk like they do when I have to but I also show them it's ok for them not to use 'no what I'm saying' as a comma when they are talking. I hated that because talking slang was so natural to them and

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it took them out of development of real social skills that would be needed for their future. I try to teach my students to prove the stereotype of black people wrong. Show society that there is more to us than doo-rags, sexual clad clothes and rap music. They can still represent those things but there is a time and place for everything. I tried to teach them to invent things be original in every thing you do and they will one day see the work pay off. "What's up baby what cha doing," she called out in a raspy voice. I turned slowly and saw her eyes were squinted from the bright light. I told her nothing and asked if she was ok or wanted something to drink. She nodded her head and turned over on her back down smiling. "Why you smiling?" I smiled back at her and told her I was diggin what I saw and was that a problem. She laughed and grabbed her breast and told me to get up on this. So I got up and started to sing Push It by Salt and Pepa. I totally forgot she wanted some water and she didn't seem to mind either as she starting trouble with me. She started to wiggle in the bed and laughed at me trying to rap like them. We had a good time doing that. She supplied the beat box from the song and we began to relive a little old school. I started to strip for her and she was wooing me talking trash reaching for some dollars in her pocket book. I was grabbing it putting it in my boxers. "Work it baby! Work it," she said getting excited. I was trying pop lock and break dance just cutting up like a fool in the middle of the night. We had a good time burning up a lot of

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energy. Nicole told me her friends should hire me for her girlfriends party. "Boy you can make a killing!" I jumped in the bed exhausted and breathing hard. She reached over on the nightstand and grabbed a magazine to cool me down. "I love the old school. That's when rap was at it's finest," she said. I laid on her stomach still breathing hard after twenty minutes of acting crazy. She started to sing to me and I was surprised that she had such a nice voice. I didn't bother to ask why she didn't tell me she could sing. "Sing little bird, sing!" I whispered and feel asleep listening to a songbird. We both got up and headed out to work. We had a long kiss goodbye and I told her that my phone would be on if she wanted to text message me or call. I got to school and witnessed the urban fashion show from the holidays. The young ladies were trying to be young divas with they're hair in place and attitudes to match. The fellas were thugged out with their throw back jersey's on with shoes to match. Times have changed but young black America still has to look good and set trends that suburban America loves to imitate. White kids love to imitate black kids and I know it drove their parents crazy because they identify with us, especially with the emergence of Eminem. The sad part is once they stop rebelling and want to get into corporate America; all they have to do is take the clothes off and fit right in. But for us it's a never ending cycle of trying to get ahead in this world and it doesn't help us one bit to be ghetto too much. We have to learn how to turn it on

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and turn it off at the right time. I didn't make the rules I just play along with them and at this point it seems to be working. That's why as a History teacher slash English teacher I want the best out of them. The bell rung and everybody started to flow into their classrooms. I stood by the door as my first period students came in from homeroom. I shut the door and sat on a desk dangling my feet cheesin' at them. They all had a sick and confused look on their faces like they didn't want to be back, "what's up Mr. J.?" I looked over at the thin dark skinned kid who was trying to be a jr.Allen Iverson rockin' his Reebok apparel. "Come here John, I want to show you something." He gestured with his finger pointing at his chest and ask, "who me?" I told him yes and to come up front. These were my 12th grade students and I had an experiment to show them to make them think about the influence of music. John pimped up to the front of the class from the back of the room. I watched him smile from ear to ear as some of his boys razzed him for being a teachers pet. I told him to face the class and asked him what did he see. He wasted no time telling me that he saw black people and posters on the walls. I nodded my head in agreement but it wasn't the answer I was looking for. I told him to have a seat. I looked at them at told them that I see unlimited potential. They really were confused now, so I went over to the board and wrote. "Be a giant or grain of sand, with words of wisdom yes I can." I asked does anyone know who said that quote. No one said anything. "I'll give you a hint, the

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people who said it represents the elements of the earth." They still didn't have a clue. I finally told them it was Earth Wind and Fire. They all looked puzzled until someone yelled out, "they sing 'Reason's' right?" I nodded my head and yelled out yes excitedly. I tried to locate the young lady who gave me the answer. "Yes girl I told you I knew. My parents got all their records." It was Deena and I asked her to come up front to tell the class what she knew about the group. She grinned all the way up and sat on the desk next to me chewing gum. "Deena tell us what you know." She told the class that her parents played their records a lot, "some of their songs had meaning, spoke of love, respect and jammed when they had too. They had mystical album covers that also showed how beautiful black people were and expressed it with a rhythmic instrument called the Kalimba, that was from Africa, I think."But they have all types of songs that anyone of else could relate too, they were important for their time because they were different in every way, that's what my dad told me, but listening to , them you will find out things on your own." I was so impressed at what she said, it seems like she could have talked for hours but we were running short on time. That was a fresh start for the second half of the year, and I just wanted to have a little fun and take them out of the hip hop mode for a minute. I wanted them to focus on music with an messages, and that was their homework assignment to find one song with a meaningful uplifting message. It could be anyone they choose as long as they can

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get a positive message out of it and explain it. The forty-five minute period was over and all day long students were in and out of my classroom. I finally got a break and went to the teacher's lounge to try and check out the happenings online. After a while of sifting through my text messages. I saw the message I was waiting for. I got excited and opened read it immedialty. "Dear Flirt69 I was wondering how you were, and I was hoping we can get together tonight for a little chat. I look forward to it and hope that you are available, later Sexy R." I responded back and told her I would be online at eight o'clock and I that I was looking forward to chatting with her. I was checking around the web in the computer lab goofing off when the bell rang. I looked up and saw that the day was over and I jetted out of ther building feeling like new money. I thought with the change of pace of the second half of the year that I reached some of them. Finally I thought I was earning my money it was a tough first half but God does look out for old folkes and fools. I pulled out of the parking lot headed for home, it was brutally cold that late afternoon with thick clouds in the sky. I picked up my cell phone to see what was up with Nicole tonight. The phone rang several times before she picked up, "hello?" her sweet sounding voice announced. "Hey baby it's me, what's up for tonight?" She told me she had no plans but she will be over later. She told me she had a surprise for me and couldn't wait to see me. I wanted to tell her I had other plans but we just patched our little riff up and it wouldn't have been cool of me

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to say that I have a little cyber date. "I guess I'll see you later," she said. We hung up and I grabbed the card from the ashtray with Karen's number on it. I dial the number and waited for her to pick it up. "Hello can I speak to Karen." "This is Karen, who's calling?" she asked. I told her who it was and she instantly put on her sexy voice. "Hey Jordan, what's up baby?" "Nothing much I just got off from work and I was wondering what was up with you tonight. I was about to go home but I have a little spare time maybe we can meet up at coffee shop for a coffee." She told me to hold on for a second. I herd her talking to some one on the phone; there was a lot of laughing going on in the background. I waited patiently until she returned still driving through North Philly. "I'm back I had to make sure someone was going to watch Jamal for a while. We can meet at the Coffee Express on Walnut Street, is that ok?" I told her that I was on my way and I would see her when she gets there. I was still weaving in and out of the streets trying to get to my destination. I had this big grin on my face but it was with caution because. I arrived at the cafĂŠ and quickly found a table for two. The waitress came over and asked what will I have, I told her a banana nut coffee and she walked away from the table. Not long after she left and after checking out the scenery in the cafĂŠ I notice this caramel honey walk past the huge front window of the shop.

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She had a black leather coat and a red scarf. Her eyes were squinted from the cold and wind that was blowing that late afternoon, but nothing couldn't slow her divaness down. She opened the door and walked in all eyes where on her. She shook the cold off of her as to say, "I don't think so I am too hot to be stop!" I stood up and waved to get her attention, she smiled and walked towards my direction. Her pointed stiletto boots made a rhythmic tone on the hardwood floor. "Hey Karen, how are you!" I asked. I slowly hugged her petite body feeling that affection her ex was missing and what I was longing for. She smelled like a summer breeze in the middle of winter that blended in with the fresh coffee aroma in the shop. I felt lucky just to be sitting with her and wanted the world to know it. I saw the men look back to check her out, but out of jealously I gave them the evil look as to say back the hell off this one is mine nigga, step off. "Sweet," I whispered. "Excuse me?" "I said, sweet." "Are you talking about me?" She laughed "Of course, why would I want to describe anything else as being sweet?" "I thought you were talking about the coffee, but thank you that's sweet of you." "My pleasure." When I sat down and I noticed the waitress had already sat my order on the table. I guess a brother can be blinded by beauty.

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"Can I have what he's having with extra whip cream please?" she said to the waitress who made her way back to the table. She asked me if I believed in God? I told her I believed in Him with everything I have. "It wasn't always like that. For a while after my father died I stopped believing because he took my best friend away from me. It took me a while to understand that, but at that time it didn't make since to me to want to go on. I felt in my mind that God broke my motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heart and I haven't really forgiven Him for that; but what I do know is that He is a good God and he understands my heart." I had just laid my heart to a woman I didn't know that well but the interesting thing about it was she understood me. But she just didn't understand me like a couple understands each other; she wanted to know about my soul. "I'm impressed and touch that a man can say what's on his mind. I felt that when we first meet that you were genuine and you wanted something out of life. I would like to know what that is, if you don't mind." I laughed out loud and she asked me what was wrong and why I was laughing. I told her as she sipped her coffee, that I felt like I was being interviewed. Then she hit me with a blow that I wasn't expecting, "you are Jordan!" Now I knew what type of woman I was dealing with. "I would love to be a writer. I'm currently writing my first book and it's going well but I do love teaching my kids about life skills and how they can develop them to be successful. She didn't say a word just grinned real hard and I waited patiently for a

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response from her. She looked at me deep for about two minutes straight. I did the same and was a little nervous and then she suddenly spoke. "Jordan I have just a few things to say to you. I was impressed at what you said and I commend you for taking time out in your day and show me and my son love, that's why I'm showing you the love back. Please forgive me if I sounded a little forward with some of my questions, but I needed to know where you were headed in life. A lot of men wouldn't have did what you did for me and my son. It showed me that you are a man of principles and character. I know I told you I just got out of a relationship but you are a breath of fresh air that was missing from my life." I was speechless and was happy that she said that, I was now feeling that I could be with her but wasn't sure how she felt. "Jordan I have to go but call me ok? I would like to take you out on a date on Sunday?" "Sure where do you want to go?" I asked her. She told me she was taking me to church and would like for me to join them for a good time. Hey I can't argue with that, she put God in the mix and I love God so I was cool with joining her and Jamal for Sunday service. She stood up and help put her coat on. We gave each hugs and kisses on the cheek and I watch her leave out of the cafĂŠ. The conversation was like a conversation with an angel. It was so different than what I would normally call a conversation with a woman. Nicole didn't come with a conversation like that she was on another level that catered to my fantasies. The other woman who catered to my

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ego but Karen catered to my spirit and well being and that's was unique in these days and times. Karen was no joke, a special woman with a sense of mystery to her. She had a brother's nose open and mind going in every direction. I had to know more but at what cost.

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Episode 9 I left the cafĂŠ leaving my heart exposed to Karen, I wanted to follow her home like a lost puppy dog; but I had a long awaited cyber date to get to. I arrived home in less than fifteen minutes. I put on some jazz and turned the computer on. I ran up the step to jump into the shower to get some of that ghetto dirt off of me that I loved from my hometown. I stood in the hot shower and soaked letting the water massage my back but longing for soft hands to take its place. I made it back down stairs and turned the monitor on to get ready for my cyber date, you could say I was a little giddy because I have been talking to this woman for months but never found the time nor did I want to go and meet her. Everything was perfect the way it was; so why would I mess up a good thing. She lived in the city too like the other internet chick. She described her self-months ago that she was five foot four, a hundred and forty pounds. She told me she had a figure that could kill and an ass that should have it's own zip code. So to me she was fine and I wanted to see her so bad, but patients became my friend as we

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continued to build a friendship. She never even e-mailed a picture of her self and neither did I but the wait was worth it as we build a relationship on conversation alone. "What's up baby!" the instant messenger said. I was barely on the net and she sent me a message alread. I typed back to her and asked her was she waiting long. There was a short paused before she typed back so I sat there with a towel around me still a little wet from the shower but I had this cheesy grin on my face. "Yes, where were you?" she asked. I told her I just got out of the shower. She asked me if I had a web cam and I told her no, but that was an interesting question because she never asked me before as long as we've been chatting. "I will set up mine," she said. I waited for her to type something in when suddenly she invited me to see her. I wiggled in my chair almost spinning but I had my eyes glued on the screen waiting to see what she looked like. When the picture came in it was clear that this woman could gave any man she chose. "Do you like what you see?" "Hell yes!" I asked her where she was and she told me she was on a business trip and will be back home soon. I could tell she wasn't home because of the way the room was set up. She then asked me what was my favorite color and I had to think about that for a moment because I liked the colors black, brown and red. I told her it was black and she told me to hold on she'll be right back. I waited for about five minutes and then I saw a thing of beauty emerge from the

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bathroom. She had a black laced bra with this wrap around mini skirt that covered her thong panties. She paraded around to show me her body and her tattoos that appeared on her thigh, arm and around her navel. She had what appeared to be a barbwire tattoo around her arm. None the less I was aroused instantly from the little show she put on for me and I started to handle my business while watching her too, but a strange thing happened to me. While she was into her performance but I started to loSse interest. It was the strangest damn thing in the world, I lived to see naked women and here was one of Philly's finest and I didn't want to see he naked no more. It was like I was becoming a changed man or someone put a mo-jo on me and told me that this was wrong. However I continued to watch her get her thing off and it was satisfying to see, but not fulfilling to me. She typed back and told me, that she will keep in touch. "We'll hook up when she gets back in town so be ready." "Cool. I'll see you then," I typed back. I waited for Nicole who said she would be over but was a no show so far and I got tired of waiting.. I decided to go out to the club, that had open mic night for spoken word poets. After getting dressed I sat down and clicked on the television to see what was on. I clicked channel after channel with out finding anything on until I came across this program that had a building full of people. It appeared to be a church and it had a young black man on the staged with a tailored made suit talking to the audience.

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I wanted to turn but my fingers wouldn't allow it but I wanted to get to the open mic night to check out the local talent, so I set the VCR and taped the program and left the house. I entered the club and it was packed with people ready to hear the spoken words of some of Philly's most talented poets. I took a seat in the back of the club and ordered a drink. One by one I sat and listened to all types of people express their passion for words on a generation that appreciated their art form. There were cheers and laughter but never any boos from the crowd, because people were sensitive about their shit. I was really having a good time not thinking about anything other than the good company that was present. "Next up peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is a local poet who has been here before many times. Let's put our hands together for Kay Kay," the light skinned chubby M.C. announced. The crowed roared and stood to their feet. "Damn she must be famous around here, they are showing Kay Kay much love," I said to myself. I waited for her to take her place up front on the mini stage. She walked through the crowd on the left side of the building. It was a little foggy from the smoke filled room to see what she looked like. Once the young lady got on stage I noticed that it was Karen and I was shocked as hell. I couldn't stop smiling and couldn't believe she had skills, like that. I got up from the table and worked my way to the front of the club lobbying for a seat and for her to know that I was in the house. Just before she got started she noticed me and waved.

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Man did that feel good to see her incredible smile. She was dressed down from her earlier sophistication garb earlier. She sported tight blue jeans and the high heeled stiletto boots with a black sweater that came to her waist and allowed her ass to be known when she turned away from the crowed. She even sported the old school name belt that said "Kay Kay," that was hanging on the right hip because it was a little too big. She winked at me as to say this is for you. I smiled back and sipped my drink that was now diluted from the melting ice. I was playing it cool ready to hear what she had to say. "Ladies and gents. Divas and homey's this is a piece that was written by my friend Marquetta. She allowed me to express her words to you tonight and believe me this will be a treat for someone special in the audience tonight," she said. I sat straight up and turned to see if I saw her friend Marquetta in the crowed. "She's in the audience but she is a little shy about her work but she allowed me to let you digest some of her best. Like I said this goes out to a wonderful man that is here in the house with us tonight. This piece is in titled Jazzy Gentleman." The crowd hushed and waited for the science to drop. She stood still and waited until the moment was right. A tall thin man played the upright bass along with his partner on the drums. It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop in the house and then she drop it on us.

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"Every essence of you is full of different textures and sounds; Beautiful like jazz steadfast, yet soft and easy. The way you look at me I can tell you see; like no other has seen me. Your feelings so hard and strong like the sound of an alto saxophone, But expression rolls off your lips relaxed as of one of soprano make. You have the ability to get deep with my depth; a jazzy gentleman standing strong; where others would've left. I get lost just thinking of you; wishes of a dark, sensual, rhythmic harmonized sunset. Giving birth to a melodic percussion filled sunrise I pray will come true. I dreamed of you Mr. Jazzy; you're music. Music not even Coltrane could write. Even if I can't have you in the flesh at sunrise; at least I'll have you in my dreams when the sunsets at night. Thank you." The crowd stood up once more to show some more love to her. I walked up to the stage to embraced her as she stepped down. I heard a voice louder than everyone else in the house yelling, "diva!" I turned to see who was saying it and saw a beautiful woman with diva written all over her. She was a full figured beauty with no

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nonsense attitude. She had a style all her own with confidence to match her talent. I figured that must have been Marquetta. She walked off the stage and walked up to me and gave me a hug. I grabbed her gently and didn't want to let go. I wanted her more than anything and after that poem it was obvious that she wanted me too. After Karen finished hugging me she held my hand and led me over to her to meet her friend. "Marquetta this is the man I was telling you about." I reach out my hand to shake hers. "Hello Jordan. Kay Kay told me all about you. I really appreciate what you did for my Godson. There ain't too many men around that would have did that." "Thank you. The pleasure was all mine." I was feeling like a million bucks with no loose change. I gave her a hug and told her that the poem was blazing and I would like to hear more of her stuff. She thanked me and told me sure that wouldn't be a problem. It was a great moment I was so happy that they showed her love like that, "I didn't know I knew a celebrity," I said to her. "Stop it boy, this is what I do in my spare time. Me and my girl come down here all the time to chill and hang out with folk of the same mind." I followed them to the bar for a little conversation, the M.C. was announcing the next poet, but the voice was fading because we were in a sound proof area of the club. The music was different in this club than the other one's I attended. It had a jazzy vibe, it was like everybody in the spot was from the same planet. I don't think the hard core hip hop crowed would have liked to have been in this spot. There were no hoochie

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mommas in sexual clad clothing. Just folkes of the same mind trying to vibe on each other. "I didn't know you did spoken word, Karen." She and Marquetta laughed at me. "Jordan do you think fate brought you here tonight or were you bored and couldn't find anything else to do? Isn't it ironic that I would recite Marquetta's poem on the one night you showed up? Isn't that interesting?" She was embarassing me a little but she had a point. "See your getting deep on me again. But I have to admit it is a little crazy." "Jordan do you believe in soul mates?" "Sure I do," I said looking at her strangely. "God has a plan for all of us and if you didn't know that then I was sent to tell you that you better get on board while the call is being made to you. You just might miss out on something you can't afford to be with out," she preach with no hesitation. "What are you trying to say Karen?" "You heard me! You heard me," she repeated. I was dumb founded and wasn't sure if she was talking about her self or God. "Karen I am down for whatever the plan is. I want to be committed and yes I believe in fate." "Do you know what you are committing too?" "Sure I do!" I started laughing nervously because I wasn't too sure but I had to play it off. I change the subject and began to talk to Marquetta while Karen sipped her drink. "Marquetta I love your spirit and I think you are extremely talented and need to put

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something together and get it out there on the market." "You think so? I mean Kay Kay is always telling me that but we have been friends for years so I don't know when to believe her," Karen slapped her on the arm. "Jordan I told her time and time again she has a lot of talent and needs to do something because she's getting on my nerves sitting on all that talent!" "I was thinking about self publishing." "Well if there is anything I can do let me know." I embraced her with some more brotherly love and she gave it right back. "What type of perfume are you wearing?" "See now you're being nosey! Listen kids I gotta go I will talk to yall later. Jordan it was nice meeting you and I hope it won't be the last. I will take that advice and use it." I stood up and gave her a kiss on the cheek as she prepared herself to leave, "Karen can you get a ride home?" Marquetta asked. I jumped in and told her I would take her home don't worry about it. "Drive safe ok?" "I will, good night yall." "Like I said before, the pleasure was all mine!" They did their diva shout which sounded like a purring kitten cuddling up on it's ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lap. I smiled and watched Karen and Marquetta walked to the door; I was in my element that night and it felt so good to be here. Nobody was fighting or arguing; just having a good time with each other.

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Karen made her way back and asked me if I was ready to go. "I have to get up early tomorrow." I asked her where was Jamal and she told me that he was spending the night over a friends house and will be going to school from there tomorrow. We left and got in my car I was hoping I could get to know her a little more. The night air was chilly, the temperature gauge read that it was twenty three degrees out side. But it didn't matter to me, she was heating me up but didn't know it. She told me that she needed a man that was spiritual as well as strong and loyal. "How long have you been doing poetry and spoken word?" "Since I was a teenager. I've been writing that long but just recently I started to get on the microphone and perform it." "You're really good and I like the way you put it down. It was nice and slow, you know real sensual. I was turned on by your raspy voice." "When I was a kid I use to try and come up with my own words and language, so you can say I created ebonics. I haven't gotten my check yet from the hip hop community but I keep checking my mail every day." We both busted out with a laughed that went on for minutes, my stomach was hurting from laughing at that one. "I loved the dictionary. My friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s used to call me the brain because I would talk with big words to try and be different from the crowed," she told me. "Really?" "Yeah it paid off too. It help sharpen my memory and communication skills."

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We pulled up in front of her house and we looked at each other for a minute. I turned the radio down out of respect, but we just smiled and enjoyed the moment. "Would you like to come in?" she asked. "I don't know. I don't want you to take advantage of me," I said. "I promise I won't do that. I will treat you with respect and not like a ho!" "I'm not that kind of guy!" "I might be that type of girl. But if you don't come in you don't know what you you'll be missing." "Ok I give in. Come on I'm ready," I said We got out and I slipped on the ice hitting up against the car. It made a loud thud. "What was that?" "Nothing I just slipped and hit the car, I'm cool." My side was hurting a little as I walked around the back of the car to go in the house. I was grimacing a little from the impact but I had to suck it up. It was so warm in her house and it smelled so good I looked around and spotted the plug in fragrances in the wall socket. I stared at the artwork and pictures of her and Jamal on the table and walls. She had some black and white artwork that really caught my interest. I was into black and white artwork but the one picture that caught my eye was a long horizontal frame with her in it. She was posing laying down and facing the camera. But what was unique about the photo was she was partially naked but it was in

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good taste. Her body was covered but slightly showing her ass. She had the body to be a model but what I was finding out about her was that she had the mind and the drive to be who she wanted to be and the first thing was to respect her. "I see you took notice of my portrait." I didn't say anything because I was guilty. "Yes I love it! You're going to let me take it home right?" We both laughed but I was serious, and then I retracted my statement because if I took it home I would have to do a lot of explaining to Nicole if it ever got serious between us. "If you want it sure you can have it. I have another one upstairs in my room, it's better than that one maybe I'll let you see it later." My eyes expanded out of my head, "better than that one!" I said to myself. "Listen I want to get out of these clothes. Do you mind if I take a shower?" "No I'll be ok, go ahead do your thang." "Behave yourself while your down here." She kissed me on the cheek and walked up the steps as I sat there in ghetto heaven. The woman was so genuine and comforting, I was still trying to figure out why her husband left her, but hey it was his lost and my gain. I reached for the remote control on the table to check out the basketball highlights on Sports Center. I heard the water started to run and all of a sudden I had to go to the bathroom, so that would have been a good excuse to go up there. I sat on the sofa wiggling and then jumping up and then sitting back down trying to figure out

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how I can get in there without her thinking I was coming to look at her in the shower. My mind frame was there but I had to handle my business. "Damn she can take long showers!" I got up and ran upstairs and knocked on the door and told her I had to go to the bathroom. She said come on in and I did but I was so nervous because I didn't want her to think I was a freak, but I was still a gentleman too. I saw her through the glass but it just an image of her because the glass was distorted. I tried not to look but I could help my self. "Are you trying to see something mista man?" I nervously said no and began to wash my hands. She slid the door open and leaned out and asked what I was doing. I told her I was getting ready to go back down to the living room and wait for her. She told me to come closer and she began to smell me seductively. "What are you doing?" I raised ny neck up as high as it could go so she could check under there. It was a little weird to have some one smell you but I was safe because I had extra deodorant on. "Be still," she said and sniff again. "You smell like cigarette smoke too. I think you need a shower. Would you like to come in so I can bathe you?" I was hesitant to go in but she insisted that I come in with her. I wasted no time taking my clothes off and got in. I kept my cool though and did it very slowly. She smiled the whole time while I began to get undressed. She dipped back into the shower to rinse the soap off of her body. I instantly turned on admiring her physically fit body.looking at her body. I stepped

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in the hot shower that had steam coming from it steaming up the mirror that was behind us. She began to lather me down with soap in all the right places and I just shut my eyes and felt those soft gentle hands explore my body. "Turn around please," she said with authority. Who was I to argue so I turned with my back facing her as she grabbed my jewels. "Nice package!" "Thank you." I shut my eyes again enjoying her soft hands once again. "The only rule I have for you Jordan, and that is you can not touch me, cool?" "Why not. Now that's not fare, why can't I give you the same amount of pleasure?" "Simple. This is not about me this is about you. I want you to think about this moment every time you are away from me." I was trying to get the soap out of my eye to focus on her but she yelled at me and told me to assume the position on the wall. "Now spread them!," she yelled. I did what I was told, with no feed back other that a grunt or two. She began to kiss my back all the way down to my ass. "Can I spread them?" I heard what she said but was too scared to ask what she meant. "Did you hear me?" "Yes I heard you, do what you like, I'm all yours," I insisted. She began to kneel down and open my ass, I was reluctant to let her, so I step out of my bound and ask her, what the hell was she doing. She told me to relax and don't worry. This was some freaky stuff but I couldn't punk out now so

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I had to be a man and go with the flow. She started doing her thang and was very good at it too. She had a brother hitting high notes like Ronald Isley. "How was that?" She asked. I turned to face her and I was focused on her erect breast all the way down to her shaved vagina. "Are you sure you don't want me to touch it?" "Yes, I'm positive. In due time you will get your opportunity if you behave your self. See Jordan the reason I did you before you did me, I want you to get your mind together before you really have to deal with me. Yes I did you like a man should be done and thats with respect." That's how I get down please know that you now have no choice but to go home and get your self mentally prepared on how you can top that." "Ok, well then it's on then," I said with challenged look in my eyes. I was ready for her but I know if I would be able to top that. We both exited the shower and I was still in another land of sort as she began to dry me off so gently. She patted me down like a mother does a baby with care. She led me into her bedroom that had a dozen pillows all over. She led me over to her bed and told me to lie down. She began to lotion me down with cocoa butter. She remained naked and I wanted to touch her so bad, but I had to follow the rules she set. "This is my payment to you for what you have done for me and my son." I laid on my stomach listening to her and began to fall asleep from the massage. "Jordan I want to tell you something. I'm into church and I would love for you to receive

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the blessing that me and my son have received." She went on to tell me that it wasn't fate that I showed up when I did to give Jamal those gifts. I believe there is a plan for you but I'll let you figure that out. She totally threw me off with talking about church after what she had just done to me. I was confused but I went with the flow and just listen. Maybe there was a plan but why me? I didn't ask to be put in this predicament but I couldn't complain either. As we lay by Shirley Murdock played on the stereo, she began to sing to me her voice was dulcet and it brought a sense of calm to me. All I could do was smile and enjoy the moment. I was never pampered like this so you know a brother had to live it up a little. It was the first time I didn't want to have sex, although it did cross my mind but she flip the script on me and made my interest in her strictly plutonic. We laid, talked, laughed, and exhaled with each other but it was getting late and I had to get home and get ready for work the next day. I hated to leave but this was too damn good but I had to call time out and set a recess on this pampering and take my spoiled ass home. "Listen Karen it's getting late I really have to go but of course I don't want to leave but we both have to work tomorrow." She respected my wishes and helped me get dress. "That's a first," I said to her. "What?" she asked. "First you gave me a shower and got me off. Now you're helping me get dress." "Tell me I'm the woman!" She grabbed my shirt and looked at me deep.

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"I give up. You Ms. Karen are the woman. Hands down no doubt, you deserve the reward. You are like no other woman I have come incounter with before. "Always expect the unexpected. I'm not your ordinary woman as you can see and as you felt. I'm the deepest woman you ever been with huh?" "I think so. I mean I had my share but none of them compare to you. But the funny thing about it is, we've only known each other for a few days." "That's the beauty of it, baby. It only took you days to figure out that I was as mysterious as the pyramids on Egypt." I didn't say a word just smiled because I knew she was right but I didn't give her the benefit of knowing. I had to have a little ground as a man to stand on. She walked me to the door and I kissed her on the cheek and said goodnight to her. It was so hard to leave that kind of treatment but I knew there will be another day when I could spend the night with her. This was a good start with no end in sight and that was the mindset I had and wanted to keep that in my heart that it might work out. But if it didn't I had my others on the side so I wasn't too worried, I thought. But that type of thinking was bad for me because I was a weak brother. There was no way I was going to lose her; it would have to take a force of nature to knock me out of her life. She yelled out the door, "come back anytime." I told her don't worry I won't be a stranger. My ride home was quick and I really didn't remember how I got there, I was loose and happy and I wanted to tell

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somebody. When I got in the house I lit some candles to calm me down and sat down on the couch for a brief moment thinking about Karen. I heard a car pull up in front of my house, I didn't pay it any attention but I did notice the way the person slam the door. I shrugged it off and continued to lay there and bask in my joy.

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Episode 10 There was a hard knock on the door, I was trying to figure out who it was at my door that time of night. I got up looked though the peep hole and saw that it was Nicole. I opened it and she pushed the door and me with force that slammed me to the wall. I fell and tried to get up to gather myself but she was on top of me like white on rice. I was ready to fight but I had to remember the golden rule, not to hit a woman. "Yo what's up? What the hell are you doing?" I asked her angrily. "Where the fuck were you. I came over and you were gone." She placed her knee in my crotch and pressed with force. I couldn't move and didn't want to I fear of losing my jewels. I sat there still, confused and bewildered. I told her I waited for her but I got tired and bored so I left. "Shut up nigga! You were with another bitch wasn't you?" She asked looking demon like in her eyes. "No! You better get off my shit so I could get up!" She didn't want to believe me but she let me up anyway. I wanted to punch her in her head but that wasn't my style. She walked over to couch and sat down, she

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didn't take her coat off she sat there gangster style with her legs crossed waiting for me to make a wrong move. "Why did you bust in here like that?" "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that. My emotions took over because I had a surprise for you and you weren't here!" I was rubbing my jewels pacing around the floor mad and sore at the same time. "Can I use your bathroom?" I told her sure and watched her walk slowly up the steps to the bathroom. I saw her bag open and I began to peep in and saw a black metal object that appeared to be a gun. I then heard the toilet flush and the water began to run in the sink. I sat back in the chair and played it cool and waited for her to come back down the steps. She pimped back down the steps like a gangster ready to handle her business, I watched her hard and with caution. I was now ready to fight because she had another agenda on her mind showing up like that and carrying a gun. All that don't hit women crap just went out the window. She sat down next to me, I listened to her leather coat make noise with the couch. She turned and smiled an evil grin and asked me what was up, like nothing ever happen a few minutes ago. I shook my head and move to the left at the end of the couch still rubbing my sore jewels.. "Why are you moving away?" she asked. "What you don't like a sista no more?" "It ain't like that at all, I'm just a little tired and pissed off that you would come up in my house thinking you are running shit." "I do!"

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"Girl you better go ahead with that shit!" "I am just playing. I'm sorry boo let me rub it for you." I pulled away from her crazy ass but she grab it anyway. "What time are you leaving? I gotta work in the morning." She got up and didn't say a word and walked over to the door. She turned smoothly and faced me, licked her lips and told me she would talk to me tomorrow. I sat there and watched her sexy, crazy ass exit my home. Nicole was now showing her true colors and it couldn't have come at a better time too. The morning came too soon and I was still groggy from going to bed late. The clock radio was buzzing and playing music at the same time. I hit the snooze button and the radio continued to play. I laid there with my face in the pillow and then an old school jam from James Brown came on. I raised my head to focus my ear on the song; it was the song 'Static'. I instantly jumped up and ran down the steps to turn the big stereo on. I was blasting it and didn't care if I woke up the whole neighborhood up, they needed to be up anyway. I ran back up the steps and began to dance around the bedroom in my underwear like Tom Cruise did in the Risky Business movie, but with rhythm and flavor of course. "Static!, No, Static No. Don't need no static no, don't start none won't be none!" James was putting it down with Full Force I loved that song back in high school. I got to school an hour early to read my paper and drink my coffee. I wanted to relax and give my self time to think bout the good and the ugly from last night. I was all alone and glad no one

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saw me come in this morning. While I was reading the paper I herd a knock at the door. I looked and waited to see if anyone was going to enter, "I wonder who saw me come in. All I want is a little privacy," I said to my self. I told whoever was at the door to come in. The door opened slowly and I looked up to see who was coming in. I saw it was Ms. Moore and man did she look good. I can't lie, her shapely hips and pouty lips made her irristible to any man. She was constructed like a Peter built truck, thick and solid like I don't know what. Gwen was a red bone that was conceded in every way and she had a right too. God blessed her well with a body like that, and she knew it too. She always flirted with the men faculty and they loved every minute of it because they all thought they were going to knock her boots. I wasn't going to fall for whatever she had on her mind because when I was sweating her she never gave me the time of day. My boy warned me about her a long time ago. She used to date my boy Russell but she was cheating on him so he dismissed her. He still tried to hit it when he could but she wasn't having it. His lost I guess. She had that man addicted like a crack head on crack It was so bad he had to take a leave of absence from work. Damn shame what a woman could do to a man's mind, and if I wasn't cafeful I could fall into the same perdictament. "Hello Gwen," I said looking up from behind my paper. "Jordan I've been watching you lately and I know you noticed me. I've been avoiding you for

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a while and I realized I made an mistake. What I'm trying to say is I'm yours if you want me." I didn't say a word I just smiled and stared at her lovely body that was leaning over my desk. She stepped back and jumped on my desk with a loud thud to get my attention. I jumped up out of my chair because it took me off guard. I settled back down in my chair and leaned back, never taking my eyes of her. I watched her unbutton her long blue jean dress and followed it as it feel to the desk. She had no underwear on with crotch-less panties hose that was making me readjust in my chair. Her birthday suit hadn't aged a minute, you could tell she worked out by the definition in her thighs and cuts in her arms. I was getting hard and she wanted me to touch her but as hot as she was I might have gotten burned. But watching was no harm no foul as she continued to play her game and raised the stakes by bending over showing her punani spread to me. I was losing my mind and didn't know how long I could hold on. Like I said I was a sucker for a beautiful woman but I had to be strong on this one. I could lose my job and a brother with no finance gets no romance, I don't care how well he performs in bed. She began to dance on the desk after stepping out of her dress slowly; I stared at her goodies and wanted to lick it like a snow cone in July. I quickly grabbed my coffee so she wouldn't kick it over and spill it on me. Ms. Moore continued to taunted me to touch her, but the brother wasn't trying to get caught up in a sexual harassment case and lose my job. "What are you a punk?"

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"No!" "Then you must be gay or something. All of this ass in your face and you don't want to see how good it feels. I mistook you as someone who never turns the punani down." She kept shaking her ass and I couldn't say anything as she was right on my nose. I sniffed it like a horny dog and was questioning my self why is this happening to me. My nose began touching it and she began to whimper like a puppy dog. I tried to move my face away but found my nose rotating on it. It began to moisten from the pleasure it was getting. I stopped her before things really got heated and we ended up on Action News in some type of Philadelphia High School sex scandal shit. "Listen this isn't right, I think it's time that you left." Of course she didn't listen and continued to try and get me to do her. After ten minutes or so she finally gave up and jumped down and put her clothes on. "She had a disappointed look on her face but I didn't care class was about to start and I was glad my will power withstood the power of a woman. "I can't understand why you didn't take advantage of me. I was giving it up to you and you punked out on me." I told her I didn't punk out I was using my head, the right head this time. "Your dangerous and I don't want any part of that. Now please leave, my class is about to start. She walked away slowly turning to look at me. I waved to her and reach for a wet nap in my desk drawer to wash my face. Females have a

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lot more power than we give them credit for; seduction is their key. Their body can move mountains and make men do crazy things. Our own President has denied having an affair with a woman and almost got impeached and it was because he was moved by that P funk. The force of power of the female species even seduced respected Reverends; I don't know how they do it but I thank God everyday for taking the rib from Adam to make Eve but he should have warned us that their beauty is contagious. The bell rang and homeroom was over and the halls began to fill with hyper sex crazed kids. I opened my door and went back to sit on my desk waiting for my first period class to arrive. I gave the assignment for all my classes to do. I wanted them to relax the last half of the year. Teaching English was fun and words to me are very important, ebonics to me has done society some justice it gave the youth the ability to create similar words that means the same thing almost like a code of sort. I greeted all my students as they came in and dropped their homework in the basket on my desk. I had all smiles for them as I was happy to see them at least make the effort to attend my class. They could have easily ditched my class but I think the enjoy being in my class because I made it fun and interesting. "Alright class I couldn't wait for this day. I see that all of you turned in your homework, thank you very much for making the effort." They sat and watched me pick through twenty eight homework papers. "Mark can you come up

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here and explain to the class what artist you chose and the message you got from the song." Mark was a good student of mine but he could get a little lazy at times but he just needed someone to push him a little. He walked up smiling and grabbed the paper from my hand; he looked out at his class mates and began to speak. "The old school group I chose is Public Enemy. They had all kinds of messages in their songs I chose a few for yall. The first one comes from a song called Brothers are going to work it out. It goes like this. "In 1995 you'll twist to this as you raise your fist to the music. United we stand and divided we fall together we can stand tall. Brothers that try to work it out get mad, revoke, revive a brother is a victim of his own circumstance." He went on to say that those words were written by the Chuck D. the leader of Public Enemy. "So what does it mean?" ask one of my female students. "He was talking about the Million Man march. To me the planning stage for the march started long before we started hearing about it and this song was written in 1991. It seems to me that he knew what was going to happen way." The class was in awe of what he had to say. He damn near taught the class, he told us about how is dad thought Public Enemy, Run D.M.C. and Jam Master Jay, KRS-One were influential artists that set the tone for rap music. Mark took up the whole forty-five minute period, I wanted to keep him for the whole day but he needed to be getting his education in his other classes. His fellow classmates gave him a

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standing ovation and he smiled all the way out the door. What he did in forty-five minutes was make a believer out of me and brought attention to his self on how well he paid attention to his dad when he was learning about the lyrics. He used the same force Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and many others used to move people. He used the power of voice to express himself and to show his classmates that there is more to rap music than just big butt girls and making money. He knows rap is more than just the girls in the video and the bling, bling. He taught them back in the day there were important issues to be address, but today's artist are driven by a different agenda. I think he matured a little from the guidance of his father and me. All kids just need to be pushed and find out the source of why things are the way they are now. Just like the bible is the blueprint of life. You have to go into the past if you want to understand you future.

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Episode 11 I went through three straight periods with generation X expressing messages in old school music. I was proud of them. I usually would go down to the teachers lounge to chill with the other teachers and find out what student did what and how they are going to suspend this one and call the parent of that one. Today I wasn't in the mood to have someone rain on my parade, I was no longer upset from last night. It made worth while to get away from that bullshit to get back to my students and give back to the same community that gave to me. I pulled out my newspaper and continued to catch up on the current events before I was interrupted. I herd a knock at the door and look up to see my boy Paul bust in the door. He was the school's gym teacher. He could have had a pro career in the NBA but he blew out his knee but he fell back on his degree in physical education. I guess his momma was right about not putting all of his eggs in one basket. He played point guard at LaSalle, the sad thing about it was his coach didn't give a shit about him when he could no longer score twenty points

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a game. Me and Paul was always into something we would make up these crazy formulas out of house hold products and make our friend Terry drink it. We told him it would make him strong, I am so glad he didn't die from that shit but he did seem a little slower than he already was but Terry was our boy who ran with us back in the day. "What up Jay you coming to shoot hoops with us tonight?" I got up to give him a pound and show him some brotherly love. "What time are yall playing?" "At six. Make sure you be there so you can get dunked on!" He was emulating basketball moves in the classroom with his tongue hanging out. I laughed at him because he was acting like the nut he always was.. "You are a wild boy you must have forgotten what my name is and what brand of shoe is in every sport store in America and over seas," I told him. "But you forgot one thing." I looked at him for a second, "what?" He grabbed me on the shoulder and tapped my pocket and asked me where are the checks? "What checks?" "You know, Brand Jordan line. You must be loaded because all the Jordan products are rolling off the shelves at Footlocker." We were rolling then. That was my boy the only one who's allowed to clown me and get away. "Man what happen to that girl that was over your crib the other morning. I know the sex was hot; is it getting serious between the two of you?" I explain the whole thing to him and the

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only thing he could say in response was, "you are the man." I told him how all this had happen and I didn't know what to do. "Dawg you have to follow your heart and not your you know what. You have an golden opportunity, the planet lined up just right for you don't blow it. I'm not going to tell you what to do because I trust your judgment. What ever you do or whomever you choose, I will be there for you dawg. Handle your business and make sure your ass is at the gym tonight!" That was deep coming from him because he always came off as a jokester. "Listen I gotta run man I have a class coming, I'll talk to you later on tonight." He headed out the door and I herd a loud noise of rattling. I looked up and a woman was entering the room with about twelve balloons blocking her face. "Oh excuse me sister my bad," Paul said running into her. "No excuse me I am so sorry," she said. "I meet you over Jordan's house right?" "Yeah ! How ya doing?" "I'm good and you?" "Hey I just trying to make that almighty dollar as a gym teacher. But other than that life is good." I got up from my desk to greet her with a hug. "Hey Jordan I just stopped by to show some love to you and to apologized about last night. I was totally out of line, so I brought these for you to show that I am sorry and that I have a surprise for you later." I was reluctant to grab the balloons from her, but I did. We all make

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mistakes when we are angry and as far as I was concern all was forgiven. "Thank you, that was cool of you to bring these buy. Were you in the neighborhood?" "Sort of, I just wanted to make up with you that's all. A nice gesture never hurt anyone right?" "Listen Nicole I told the boys I was going to ball with them at six, I don't think I can make it tonight." "I'll make it worth your while." "Oh yeah, how you going to do that?" "Well be ready at eight and find out." "It's a date then." "You don't mind if I bring a friend do you? She just wants to hang out a little I told her all about you and she dying to meet you." I was cool with that, we gave each other a kiss, and I told her I would talk to her later. My students were coming in at the same time Nicole was leaving and some of my male students was checking her out. I herd them saying things like, "oh snap, did you see that?" You know typical guy talk when we see a fine woman walk by us. "Mr. J. is that your girl?" One of my students asked me. "Curtis she has a younger sister your age that looks just like her. I'm talking about a younger version with the same shape, walk style you know everything. You want me to hook you up?" I said teasing him. He was jumping up and down with his hormones running rapid until his girlfriend walked in and slapped him on his bald head. That brought him back to reality real quick along with a quick laugh for all of. "Dawg I was

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just messing with you take a seat before your girl go postal on you. At the end of the day I rushed out of the school and jumped into my car headed home to change into my gym clothes. I noticed that the light was flashing on my cell phone, so I pulled over to see who left me a message. It was a message from my internet friend. "Hey baby it's me I'm back in town. There was a change of plans so we will get together after all. Lets hook up tomorrow night at the After Midnight club @ 9:00 I promise you won't regret it. I parked the car crooked in front of my house for a few minutes because I knew I was coming right back out. I grabbed my new Nike T-shirt with my blue shorts and my kicks and ran out the door. It was late afternoon and I stayed at school longer than I should have but I had to correct some papers that's why I was rushing. I got to the sports club and went to the locker room to change. I made it to the court and all my boys were out there. They instantly started clowning me. "Look who came out of retirement fellas. Are you sure you can still play? I herd you been laid up with some fly honey for about a week. We promise we won't score on you too bad." I laughed it off, I knew Paul ran his mouth but it was all good. "You won't be talking all that trash when the ball visit the land of cotton on a frequent basis!" I shouted back at them. They all laughed as I gave them all pounds. I played about three games and then I had to jet to get ready for my date. "Yo Jay where ya going?"

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"I gotta run fellas. I got a hot date tonight, I'll holla at yall later?" I ran off the court in a frenzy with my shorts falling off my ass. I could hear them talking more trash, but I laughed it off. I skidded into my parking spot and ran in the house. I went to the refrigerator and got me something to drink. My clothes were already laid out from this morning because I couldn't decide what I wanted to wear. I had my black slacks with a beige mock shirt and boots ready to go. After getting dress I sat on the couch and dozed off a little, I was so tired from a long day but a little cat nap should help me out for later. I herd a car pull up in front of the house I didn't budge I sat there and played it cool, then my curiosity got the best of me so I jumped up and went to the window to check it out. There was Nicole getting out the car and her fly ass girlfriend. She was dressed in all black with a cigarette hanging from her rose colored lips. They rung the bell about six times before I answered it. "Well hello how are you ladies this evening?" Nicole grabbed me and kissed me on the cheek. "Jordan this is my girlfriend Reesa, Ressa this my baby Jordan." I reached out to shake her hand with out looking at her because I was kissing Nicole on the neck. "How rude of me, I'm sorry it's nice to meet you Reesa." She told me like wise, but a strange sensation came over me. I felt like I knew her but I couldn't put a finger on it. I didn't think about it too much more until she stared back at me in a funny way. I played it off but was un easy about

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her, not in a bad way though. "Nicole you didn't tell me he was so fine. Maybe we all can get together for a double date." I looked at Nicole and smiled waiting to see what she was going to say. "She's talking about her new male friend she just meet, Jordan." "Sound's good to me. Just let a brother know what time." "Are you married?" "Oh no! I just meet someone who is real cool, you know." "That's what's up. Ain't nothin' like black love." We rolled out in Nicole's car and I sat in the back for the first time in a long time besides I felt like I was rolling like a pimp, sort of. "So lady's where are we going? Give me a hint or something." She told me I had to wait and see and Reesa agreed with her as they both chuckled. They had something up their sleeves and it was going to involved me, I could feel it. I reached around the chair and wrapped my arms around Nicole's belly and began to rub her. Her coat was open and I could feel the ripples of her cut stomach.. "I like that! Boy you bet not stop," she said. I saw Reesa smile and lick her lips at her. "Work it boy, work it!" "Can you turn the heat down a little? You going to drive a brother to drink!" "I would love to have that done to me, if Nicole doesn't mind." I looked around at Nicole and she told me to go for it. I slid over to the other side and began to do the same thing to her. I could tell she enjoyed it because she began to wiggle in her seat and her legs began to open and closed in

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rhythm to my movement. I wanted to take it a step further so I lifted her blouse and began to explore her flesh, occasionally hitting her breast. "Touch her nipples Jordan," Nicole demanded. "No problem!" I looked around at Reesa to see if it was ok with her. She didn't say a word just lifted her shirt up with her erect nipples ready for some attention. Her head hit the headrest with a gentle thud as she started to enjoy my touch. I didn't want to stop so I glanced over at Nicole to see the expression on her face. I saw that she was licking her lips and batting her eyes slowly. Everything seemed to be moving in slow motion. It was very surreal moment to be in and for a brief moment I ask my self why was I chosen to be in this position, but Jesus always answers without notice. I started to get excited myself and wanted to be rubbed too but I knew that would be a little tough from where I was sitting. We pulled up in front of the Carlton hotel and got out like we were important people. I was so high strung I didn't question either one of them why we were at a hotel, I just followed their lead. The valet parking attendant slowly got in and drove off to park the car. We walked in the hotel and it was the bomb; it was decorated in gold and crystal. There were all kinds of important people in the hotel coming and going but I continued to follow them towards the back to the massive glass elevators. We got on and didn't utter a word to one another just smiled and enjoyed the ride up to the 4th floor. It was fast

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but the breaking to slow us down had my stomach feeling like I wanted to throw up. We got off the fire lit candles flickered on the wide hallway walls. I saw Nicole pull out a key card and stop at room 404. I was hesitant to follow because after last night incident I didn't know if they were going to rob and kill me but I followed my gut feeling and went in anyway. The room was huge and I didn't expect less with all the tax payers money that was spent on building one of Philly's most prestige hotels. "Relax baby, make your self a home we are going to be here for while. You want something to drink?" I told her yes and to hook me up with a fuzzy navel, anything else would leave me uncivilized. She walked over the mini bar and pulled out the mixer and orange juice and peach tree. I watched Reesa walk in the bathroom then turn my focus on Nicole blending the drinks. I watched her pick a strawberry up and eat it slow looking at me. She then poured me a glass of whatever she was blending and walked over to me. "Here you go babe." She gave me the drink that was ice cold from all of the crush ice. I sipped it slowly so I wouldn't get a brain freeze. "I'll be right back you sit here and make your self a home. Take off your shoes to relax a little bit ok?" I nodded my head and did as I was told. They were in there forever I heard shit dropping and laughing going on I didn't know what was up but I wishing they would hurry the hell up. Finally after about twenty minutes or so they emerged looking like two sex goddesses. Nicole wore a silk blue shirt with nothing on

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under it, showing her beautiful toned legs. Reesa had a fish net body suit on with the crotch area missing. "Jordan I want you to keep your ass in that seat and don't even try to get up, you understand !" "Hey I wont move a inch! I am just going to chill and watch." I saw Reesa climb on one of the full size beds and lay on her back. She began to pleasure her self while Nicole was kneeling down at the bag she had on the floor. She pulled out a white long feather and turned her head for Reesa's approval. "Yes," she said aloud. It didn't take her long to get her self aroused unless they were doing something in the bathroom. I watched Nicole walk over to the foot of the bed and tickle her feet with the feather while she continued to stroke her kitty. She began to slowly climb on the bed rubbing the feather between her legs greeting her hands as she continued to work her self. Reesa moved her hand because she saw Nicole giving her the eye that it was time for her to play. I was getting excited and began to re adjust myself because of the erection that I had. After five minutes of playing with that damn feather, she threw it on the floor and went headfirst slowly between her legs. I wanted to jump out of the chair and yelled, that's what I'm talking about but I played it cool. I wanted to get up and change my position to get a better look at the action, but I followed my instructions and stayed in my seat. They went at it doing each other until no end was in sight. I was still sitting

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there, restless with my pants unbutton and my hand on my jewels. "Come here Jordan!" Nicole whispered. I walked over to the bed they were on and stood at the head of the bed by their faces. My fantasy, was realized and it was everything I thought it was going to be too. Two woman playing with me like I was a new toy. We explored each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bodies like we were doing a cavity search at a police station. This is what I dreamt my threesome would be like. Two fine woman, lust, hot sex on the platter, however something started to sneak up on my black ass. My conscious. It was beginning to probe my brain and have a intense conversation with the temptation side. But I had to shake it off and get back to the moment of please, because things don't happen like this often to a brother. "Yall two are pro's!" "Oh hell yeah, this is my boo right here," Nicole said. "Are you having fun?" "Yes. Give me more ! Please !" I yelled out. "Slow down baby, these kitty cats ain't going no where!" It was a long night but I was glad when it came to a tiring pleasurable end. The art of sex was raised to another plateau and It was so damn good to fell those four hands all over me. For that moment I was the king. They were my two ho's with all due respects of the word. It was my trick and they were my treat, so why did I feel like the bad apple of the bunch. Simple. For the first time in my adult life I was a dog. I was like every other red blooded brother with sex on his

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mind trying to hit any and all skins that breathed on me the right way. I was caught up in an attraction, a fantasy that was inplanted in my mind years ago and my persuit was to live my dream. Well that dream was satisfying to my body, but my soul wasn't comfortable with my decision to go out with them. I wasn't ready for them, God knows I wasn't and now my heart was heavy with guilt. We checked out of the hotel and waited for the valet to bring the car around. I could barely focus because I was so tired. I forgot I worked, played ball and played even harder, now a brother was suffering. "They wore you out, didn't they?", the elderly man said. I looked at him and notice he had a hotel jacket on that said valet. "Yeah man. But how do you know that." "I saw you come down with those young gals." He only had a couple of teeth in his mouth but I stayed outside to talk to him while they were waiting in the lobby for the car. It was cold outside but I was numb to it as I stood there waiting. My mind was going in a million directions and I sense that he picked up on that. "Young buck, tell me something? How was it. I use to be a player back in the day but I never had two women at one time. You must got game like a pimp or somethin'." I laughed at him because he was funny. He was looking at me eye to eye waiting for me to answer.

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"It was nice old timer but I don't feel right about it at all. I mean it was my dream to have two women but a brother feel guilty like a convict." "Why do you feel like that?" "I don't know but it's a crazy feeling. It was wrong first of all but I can't complain though." "If you are troubled by it you may have to let them go and pursue something else. I could tell that wasn't your type of party but you had to get a taste to at least to say you tried it.Now as a man you can move on. You made a choice but you can still change. Nothing stays the same. Be a man and wise up or that guilt you are feeling is going to eat you alive." "Yeah. Maybe you are right. Listen I gotta go old timer, thanks for the talk." "Your welcome and be careful young buck." They were loud and rowdy in the car yelling out the window in the middle of winter. The music was loud and they were acting like they were little kids. I put my head back and tried to get a little rest. "Girl we rock his ass," Reesa said. "I know that's right," Nicole fired back. I herd their hands smack followed by laughing. I struggled to open my eyes but decided not to, I just remained quiet on my trip back home. All I could think about was just chillin' with Karen. "Girl his thing is so big I think I might want some more of that but I trying to get into this other brother I meet," Reesa said. Nicole didn't say a word just a nervous laugh. "Just don't forget where your main stuff is," Nicole said. They thought I was sleep but I heard everything but I wanted to get away from them so bad that I

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could have jumped out and ran home. They worked a brother but the price I was paying mentally was not cool. I know it was wrong to be involved in situation like that but I took that opportunity and ran with it. I couldn't give it back My mind was in a different place and I couldn't explain it. I didn't want to be with Nicole anymore because all she could offer me is sex, sex and more sex and that's not what life was about. I was still young and trying to find my purpose and I didn't want to get caught up in her world. "Listen I'll talk to yall two later ok" I kissed Nicole on the cheek through the window. She told me she would call me later and to have a good night. "Reesa it was nice meeting you and I hope you don't become a stranger." She told she wouldn't and to take care. Nicole put the car in drive and sped off quickly down the street. The music was booming through the ghetto one o'clock in the morning but it faded fast. I stood there for a second on my step and watch them skid around the corner. "Good riddance!" I said to my self. I was glad to see them go and some how tonight really changed me in a positive way.

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Episode 12 I made it in the house and fell flat on the couch on my face; I was exhausted, hurting and hungry at the same time. I suddenly remembered the gospel program I taped. I struggled to grab the remote controls to turn the VCR and television on; it was like I was supposed to see this program. I rewinded the tape to see all the hoopla that this man was causing. He stood about six foot three clean shavin' brown skin with an infectious smile. The camera panned out into the audience as they waited patiently to hear him speak. He paced back and forth smiling listen to some of the congregation shout out to him. "Come on Rev., talk to us." He smiled and shook his head waiting on the Lord to give the message he needed to deliver. "Ladies and gentleman God is good all the time and because he is good I have to give you a little insight of what I think you may know but I am going to clarify it for you." I continued to watch as he kept pacing back and forth. "I'm just delivering the word to you and

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coming as humble as I know how," he said with authority. I laid on the sofa listening to the brawny minister talk about God and relationships. It made a lot of sense to me; he talked in depth about how God has to be in a relationship in order for love to prosper. "It's the only way for longevity. When I was a kid my mother instilled in me a golden rule to help me respect and cherish my wife." He told the whole congregation, especially the men. "All woman are like gifts and all gifts should be appreciated." Damn he was right. But that should go both ways," I said out loud yelling back to the television. The next thing I knew I woke up on the couch and couldn't really move my neck because I fell asleep on the arm of the chair with no pillow. I struggle to get up and hit the shower; I was a little hung over from all of those fuzzy navels. I got a phone call from Karen that morning we talked for a while laughing and joking around. She told me she was going to a club that night to hook up with her girlfriends. I was cool with that because I had a date with my internet friend. I got to work pumped up for the night; I couldn't wait to see her. My classes went on as usual but my mind was on my date. I started to think about what the minister said last night and felt like he was trying to give me a personal message. My heart was still heavy because I was searching for something more within myself. I got home after work and went through my closet searching for the right clothes to wear. I didn't want to over

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dress or under dress. After more than an hour of going back and forth I settled on basic black. I told her I was going to wear brown but settled on the black at the last moment. I quickly showered and headed for the club Maui where she said she was going to be. She told me she would have on a blue jean outfit and she would be at the bar. I got to the club and the parking lot was packed and I was a little nervous but I had to get it together. I walked in and looked around, there were beautiful women everywhere. The dawg in me wanted to push up on a few of them but I was there for a purpose. I made it to the bar and saw Reesa sitting there. She was looking in another direction so I walked up behind her and whispered in her ear. "Don't I know you from somewhere?" She turned swiftly to see who was talking to her. "Hey! What's up what are you doing here?" I told her I was here chillin' I didn't want her to know I was at the club to meet another woman, she might go and tell Nicole so I had to play it safe. I didn't need that crazy girl showing up with gun ready to start some action. "So who are you here to see Reesa?" "I'm waiting for a friend, he was supposed to be meeting me here maybe he's running a little late." She seemed excited to meet him and I was happy for her. "How did you meet the guy?" She told me she meet him a while back and they have been talking for a while. We continue to get into several different subjects of conversations. It was kind of funny that she was waiting at the bar for someone like I was. "You know I really had a

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good time last night, it was off the hook." She told me it was satisfying to her also. I sat there twiddling my thumbs because I had something on my mind. "Listen Reesa can I ask you something?" She told me sure and nothing was off limits. "Do you go by the name Rain?" "Yes why do you ask?" I told her I had a strong feeling that she was and I wanted to be sure. "Nicole has told me a lot about you and now I got the chance to know why they call you Rain." We both laughed, falling all over each other. "Jordan I'm glad we had a chance to talk a little bit. Last night was kind of planned a little and there wasn't a whole lot of conversation going on. "Listen I don't think he's going to show let's get out of here and go to some place quiet," she said finishing up her drink. I was down with that and told her to hold on because I had to use the bathroom. I walked through the club and spotted Karen. My heart started to beat fast as I tried not to be seen. I made it to the men's room and took care of my business and made it back to her without being noticed. "You ready?" I asked her reaching for my coat. "Yes I'm ready," she said looking disappointed that her date didn't show. I was having such a good time that I forgot all about I was meeting someone. "Listen I'll follow you to your crib and don't be driving to fast." I got in my SUV and she got in her candy apple Camry. I smiled and waited for her to pull out and she did hitting the gas pedal propelling her from zero to something in seconds.

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She slammed on the breaks in front of me and leaned her head out the window and yelled, "are you coming?" I pulled out and got right up on her bumper and smiled at her. She was peeping through her rear view mirror and leaned out of the window. "Are trying to get up on my ass again?" "What if I am?" "Careful baby, you might be exhausted from my smoke!" "That funny, I like that." She was driving like a speed demon with no regards to life or traffic lights. I decided to be a little reckless too, I didn't want her to think I was soft or a punk. It was fun as hell running those lights and I was praying I didn't get pulled over; I almost shitted my self a couple of times from my close calls. I followed her way out in the North East section of town right of Roosevelt Blvd. She pulled up in front of a brick house and got out waiting for me to finished parking. I followed her up the steps into the house. "This is nice, I love Egyptian art work." "Have a seat while I get out of these clothes." Reesa darted up the steps walking so hard that her floors were squeaking. "Reesa you need to get some oil for your floor," I yelled up to her. "Shut up boy!" she yelled back. She came down stairs with some flannel pajamas but her shirt was unbutton enough to expose her cleavage. "I need to check my e-mail and then I will be over there to keep you company." I saw her face frown like she was missing something. "Damn!" she said slammin' on the desk. I jumped up and ran to her to be

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nosey. She shoved me back and I tripped on the leg of the coffee table and fell to the floor. Her head turned swiftly as she jumped out of the chair to help me up. "I am so sorry Jordan I didn't mean to do that. I'm very private and you were invading my space." She helped me to my feet as I made my way back to the couch looking confused. "It's cool look I'm going to go I will talk to you later." She ran to me and told me no and to wait. "I meet this guy on the net that I was talking to for a while and he was supposed to meet me at the club tonight and I'm a little angry about that, please don't go." She ran to me and started to kiss me but I wasn't feeling her like that. "So what is the guyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name? Did you ever meet him before?" She told me his screen name and I almost passed out. "His screen name was flirt69." I couldn't say a word because she was the one that I have been persuing and worst than that she was the former lover of the girl I was diggin. I started to sweat and panic, "listen I have to jet I forgot I had to do something." She looked at me with wondering eyes of confusion. "Did I say something wrong?" I told her no and that everything is all right and I will talk to her later. I left the house with the quickness and headed for Karen's house. I needed to talk to someone who could help me make sense of this, but then I changed my mind and took a detour home. I got there in no time I was completely numb that I was interested in two people that were former lovers slash still in love with each other. "This is insane! I'm going to hell for this!"

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I holla out in the house. I paced the floor until I got tired and sat down. I wanted to call somebody to help me with this because I was starting to lose my mind. I walked over to cut on the computer to see if she was still online, once I got connected I saw that she was on and placed my self in invisible mode so she wouldn't know I was online. I saw that I had three e-mails waiting for me; I clicked the first one on and it was from her. "Why the hell did you stand me up?" the message said. I laughed to my self and went to the next two, which were a little, more explicit than the first. I saw her camera was available for all to see her. I clicked it and asked if I could view it but under a false name so she wouldn't know it was me. She allowed me to watch which was surprising but hey, I guess she got down like that all the time. Once the camera came into view, the second shock of the night was unfolding. She was sitting in her chair with her head reared back and someone between her legs. I moved closer to the monitor trying to focus in on who that was and after a few minutes the head rose up from the deep and it was Nicole. It was obvious she still had a thing for her and I did too since we were writing back and forth. She was a sight for sore eyes and I understood how Nicole could be attracted to her. Those seductive hazel eyes were the killer that might have lured her in and me too for that matter. I couldn't allow my self to get caught up in this twisted game that I was voluntarily playing. It wasn't fun anymore and I was desperately looking for change. I was still angry

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though and wanted to do an Orange Juice Jones and cold blast them, but I chilled and began to contemplate a plan. I picked my cell and dialed Nicole's, it ranged 10 times before she answered. I watched the monitor while they were still doing their thang. Nicole got off her knees to go answer the phone while she was walking away Reesa smacked her ass and she yelled out with pleasure. I saw her pick up her cell phone on the table. "Hello?" "Hey baby what's going on?" I said "Nothing much I'm just sitting here watching TV." I shook my head and yelled out "you lyingâ&#x20AC;Ś." But I stop short of saying the "B" word. "You want me to come over?" I asked. "No not tonight." Then there was dead air. I was saying hello but she didn't respond so I turned to look at the monitor and saw Ressa between her legs taking care of her while she stood there with her arms draped by her side. I sat there and watched as the phone remained in her hand dangling almost falling. Her facial expressions were evident with pleasure I hung my phone up and sat back down at my desk to enjoy what I really hated to see. I couldn't believe that she would exploit herself that way over the net for all to see. I decided to disconnect from the net and take my stupid ass to bed. I should have known better but hey I wished for it and now it's coming to pass. My walk was numb and lethargic going up the steps, another night spent in a bed that was cold and alone like me, thank God for pillows and blankets and Anita Baker.

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I felt betrayed and didn't know how to reacted to what had just went down. Maybe she didn't deserve a man like me, but I am of the flesh and have my faults too. Nicole probably feels like she has the best of both worlds and she doesn't really care who gets hurt in return as long as she is satisfied. It wasn't hard to rouse her action she has an insatiable appetite for sex, I think that's more than I could handle right now. I needed more than just sex and I don't think she wanted to take that step.

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Episode 13 I was a man who desperately needed some sisterly affection and right now Karen was my prime candidate with her it was no pressure. I trusted her and wanted to go where she was going. I believed she needed some brotherly love too because of what was done to her. She played the game with me to see if I measured up but only time would tell as I continue to wait on her. I wanted her badly but I would never play myself like that. Jamal is a great kid and it's a shame that his father doesn't want to be a part of his life. Black mothers have to be it all to a child who seek love from them. God built women that way; to be strong, willing and able but if they ever decide to just say no to raising kids like most fathers, this world would be in trouble. The next day came and I was feeling good about my self and what the future held for me. Conversations with yourself can be very therapeutic if you allow your self to have an open mind and be honest with your self. School was closed today which allowed my mind to rest for a change and do some cleaning around the house. I didn't get dressed I just walked around in my

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underwear with my jewels swinging. I called my mother to see how she was doing since the last time we talked. "Hey mom what's up?" "Nothing baby how is everything with you? Did you make a decision on what you are going to do about your situation?" "No not really but I leaning towards a positive situation of longevity but I don't know how this girl really feels about it. I'm ready to settle down with her. It's like I am falling in love with her." "Did you have sex with this young lady yet?" she asked. "No we just meet really. But you know when the feeling it right you have to go with that feeling?" "I know baby. I fell in love with your father the first time I say him."I went on to explain to my mother that she was different and I wanted her to meet her. "This isn't the young lady you brought over to the house is it?" "No her name is Karen." "Does she have any kids?" "Yeah she has a son and she is divorced. She's into poetry, just got her degree and she's into the Lord." "She sounds like she got her stuff together. So what the problem?" "I believe she's what I've been searching for. But I don't know how to approach her to tell her I want to be with her. She might think I moving to fast." "What about the other young lady?" I told my mother that it was over with her as far as I was concerned. It was nice while it lasted but she was on a different agenda than I was. I didn't get in specifics about it with her because the

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conversation would have lasted for hours as she tried to get to the bottom of my problems. She could be a little long winded at times probing in my business just like any other typical caring mother. "Well Jay I hope you know what you are doing. Bring her over this evening so I can judge for myself." "I'll see mom. I'm not promising, I'll talk to you later." "Ok baby!" The morning past and I was chillin on the couch flipping channels bored to death trying to look for something to do. I heard a knock at the door and struggled to get up out of my lazy boy position to answer it. "Who is it!" I yelled out. "It's me Paul open up!" he yelled back. I made it to the door still in my draws; I looked through the peephole and saw nothing because that fool had his finger over the hole. "What's up Jay?" "Nothing man just chillin' and thinking." "Oh yeah, thinking about what? You ain't got no problems man!" He said trying to sound like Chris Tucker. I laughed at him and told him to sit down and let me explain. I told him the whole story as we sat in the living room. " What are you going to do black man?" I shook my head and frowned with confusement and no clue. "Do you have any suggestions?" I asked him. "Nope. But you have to do right by you. You have to consider what do each of them have to offer and evaluate it and make a decision. The bad thing is the one you met over the net and the

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freak know each other but if they ever found out they were diggin the same guy it could be bad. I not going to say which one is best for you but make a sound decision based on your feelings and where you want to go with that person. If I was in your position I would have continued to play the playa roll. Longevity should play a key role in that decision." "Yeah I know what you're saying. Like I told you before I got your back." Paul made a lot of sense but I think the true test will come when I introduce Karen to my mother. She has a good judge of character. Paul and me chilled and played Playstation 2 for a while before he left around two o' clock. I got back in my lazy position and stretched out on the couch once again. Not soon after I did so someone was banging on the door. I leaped up and opened it and it was Nicole. "What's up baby?" I said to her, she looked at me with fire in her eyes and I instantly thought about the gun she carries with her. "You can't call nobody?" "It ain't like that I was Just chillin today you know?" She didn't say anything and I stood at the door reluctant to let her in, but I did with caution. "So what brings you here today?" I asked her. She sat back on the couch and turned towards me. I was still flipping the remote trying to find something to watch not really paying attention to her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothing I was off today to." I nodded my head and I wanted to tell her that it was over but I didn't know how she was going to

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react. I was having anxiety attacks and started to sweat under my arm pits a little but I had to be a man about mines and just tell her. "Listen Nicole there is something I need to say to you. I don't think it's a good idea that we continue our relationship. I would love to remain friends with you but there is a lot of unanswered questions that I have about you." "Like what!" "Your whole sexuality thing. I mean I don't know if I want to be with someone who can not completely commit to me. I think you still have a thing for Reesa or Rain or whatever you want to call her this week." She glared at me for a moment I didn't turn to face her because I didn't want to see the look in her eye. "Jordan your right. I still have a thing for her and I tried to shake it. I promised my self I would try to leave her alone and get away from that life style but the more I try the more feelings I have for her. I should have told you but I didn't know what to say and besides after the other night it seems to me that you were enjoying your self a little to much. " "Damn right I enjoyed myself and appreciate what you've done for me." "Your welcome. I guess we both got something from that night." "What do your mean?" "You got two women, and I got my girl back. It worked out for both of us." "Thank you for being honest with me. And I hope that you two are happy together. "Well I think I better go. Take care of your self Jordan."

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"I will and you do the same. Most of all behave your self." She got up and put her coat on and she gave me a long kiss and said goodbye. I couldn't stop smiling because it felt like I was free but in reality I was never committed. My heart wanted to be committed and that is where I made my mistake. Most people call it being whipped and maybe I did have my nose open without truly opening my heart heart first. Like most men I was thinking with my other head instead of the right one. I was really surprised she didn't get upset but hey I did say a little prayer to myself when she was talking you know to make this go down easy. I went back to doing what I was doing, and that was nothing of course, and then the phone rang. I didn't want to answer it but I did anyway. "Hello?" "Hello Jordan can you give me directions to get to your house, I am calling from my car," Karen said. "Hey! You're coming to pay me a visit?" "Yes I am. I would have surprise you but I wasn't too sure on how to get to your house." I gave her directions and she told me she would be at my house in thirty minutes. I was running around trying to freshen' up the place and get things in order. I wanted to set a good example that I wasn't a slob. I showered quickly and got dress waiting for her arrival. There was a knock at the door and I ran to it and then gathered my self before I opened it. "Hey! What's up?" I hugged her as she

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entered the house. We kissed each other on the cheek, and I took her coat and hung it up. "What's up?” "Nothing I just wanted to see where you lived and how you live." We both laughed. I stared at her as she instantly made my home look a lot better with her presence. "Well what do you think?" I asked. "Nice, very nice indeed. I'm impressed with the décor, did you do it your self?" I told her my sister helped me but most of it was my idea. "Is this your mother?" "Yes." "She looks like a wise woman who raised a good son. Do you have any other siblings other that your sister?" I told her I had a younger brother and that my father past a while ago. "Where is Jamal?" "He's at my sister’s. He'd rather be there than home. My sister has four boys and they treat him like a brother instead of a cousin. He never wants to come home when he’s over there. He got used to being over there when I was in school." "Do you have to pick him up?" She told me no he’s spending the night and going to school from there. "So who's spending the night with you?" I asked her being sarcastic. "I don't know, do you have anyone in mind?" She fired back. She moved closer to me on the couch and I turned to face her. I grabbed a mint out of the jar on the table without even looking and place it in my mouth.

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"What I can't have one?" She asked. I reached back over to the jar and grabbed her one. "Open wide!" "Ah," she said and I carefully placed it in her mouth. "Back to what you said, maybe I do have someone in mind I will let you know." "Well Jordan don't wait to long because the window of opportunity won't be open for too long. It can get really cold outside." We both laughed at our verbal jabs with one another. The conversation continued until the doorbell rang and interrupted. "Excuse me for a moment this bell has been ringing all day." "You must be popular." "Not really." I walked to the door and opened it and it was my mother. Perfect timing because I was going to surprise Karen and take her over to meet her. "Hey mom ,come on in. Let me get your coat" "Thank you, it's cold as shit outside, whew." "I know that's right. I want you to meet someone mom." My mother walked over to Karen as she rose from the couch. "Hi I'm Sandra Jordan's mother nice to meet you," she said smiling at her. Karen introduced her self as and we all sat down to chat a little. "You ladies want something to drink?" "I'll take a Coke Jordan," Karen said. "I'll take a beer and a ash tray baby." "Karen you don't mind if I smoke do you?" "No not at all, not at all."

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I was in the kitchen getting their drinks and spying on their conversation. I was glad that my mom was getting aquatinted with Karen. I accommodated them both with their drinks and sat down nervously, praying that my mom would be cool with Karen. "So Nicole what type of work do you do?" She told my mother she was a financial consultant and just graduated from college. "College?" My mother asked, "how old are you baby?" "I'm thirty one ma'am and I have a son. I always wanted to go back to school to get my degree in accounting and I finally did it but the priced I paid was losing my husband to another woman. But I walk with God and through Him all things are possible. "Really?" "Yes he chose to have an interest in another woman so he left us. I guess the long hours at the library finally got to him so he found someone to fulfill his needs. I had to be strong for me and my son." "Wow I like that a go-getter, a woman after my own heart," my mother said looking at Karen. "Thank you. I appreciate that." "So what do you see in my son?" My mother lit a cigarette and turned to focus on her. I bowed my head waiting to hear what she had to say. "See Karen, I'm very protective of my kids and this is my first born. How do I know you won't hurt him because someone hurt you? That last chicken head damaged his heart somthinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; terrible."

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"Ladies come on in the kitchen." I had some coffee preparing while we were in the living room. They sat down at the table while I grab some mugs to hook them up with some hot java. "Thank you baby, you made it just like I like it. Strong and black just like your daddy was!" "Mom your crazy!" Karen started laughing, "I know that's right," she interjected. "I know that's right girl." They were high fiving like they knew each other for years. We all sat down and continued they conversation. I herd the question my mother asks Karen and I eagerly waited to hear how she was going to answer that question. "Mrs. Wilson I would never hurt a man like a man has hurt me. I've given my all to my marriage and fell short of the happiness. I deserved better and all because I wanted out of life is to better myself. I prayed it wasn't my fault that he left me and it was revealed to me that it wasn't when your son showed up at my door step with a contagious smile and a warm heart, that it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t my fault. He was a weak man and I made every attempt to save it, but sometimes you have to let go." My mother smiled and puffed on her cigarette that was dangling from her lips. "Jordan saw Jamal on the steps crying and he showed him some love. Love that was missing from his life, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a man who cared. She took a sip of her coffee and grabbed Karen's hand. "God has bless you and I am not saying that because he's my son, but things happen for

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reasons we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t begin to understand. You were looking for something to replace your broken heart and he was looking for something to replace his." I sat up in my chair listening closely to my mother. "Jordan this is a good woman and I don't know if you will be able to find one better. I think she made it clear that she wants to be with." "That's exactly what I am saying. Jordan your mother reads minds too, how come you couldn't figure that out?" "I forgot to call Ms. Cleo, " I said. I got up from the table and walked into the living room I couldn't say anything but the right thing but I was having trouble doing that. I sat down and glanced back into the dining room and saw them engaged in another conversation. "Why did he get up?" I herd them whisper. I had a sense of calmness in me at that moment and I started to think about all the past relationships I had. "Baby don't worry he likes you. He does that when he has to clear his head, he gets that from his father," mom said. I was ready to begin another relationship, she had everything I wanted, and there was no baggage. With her I didn't have to be wondering what she was doing and who she was with. She brought me piece of mind and that's a rare thing for a person to find that in another person. She was into her son, church and trying to get her career off the ground. So why not this is what I ask for and now the Lord delivered on time for me. I was feeling like he was making up from when he took my father from me.

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I stretched my legs under my coffee table and kicked something. I frowned and looked down to see what it was and it was a cell phone. I reached to pick it up and noticed it was Nicole's and began to sweat a little because she might be coming back to get it. I got up and placed it in a drawer that was to the left of the couch. I looked back into the dining room and saw that my mother and Karen were still deep in conversation. I walked up stairs to cool my self off with some cold water on my face. I let the water run and run until it almost spilled over onto the floor. My chest started hurting from the panic attack that was coming. I had to stay cool and pray she didn't come back tonight to get that phone. Then I started to think to myself that God had showed me something's and let me make a decision. But some how I had this gut feeling that he was going to really test me to see what I was made of. I started to dry my face when I herd the door bell rang. "Oh no!" I said. I was afraid to come down stairs because I knew it was Nicole coming back for the phone. I waited hoping and praying it wasn't her. "Who is it?" my mother asked. I heard the door open and I peeped down and saw that it was Nicole. "Oh shit, this can not be happening to me. Why now, she's going to kill everybody up in here!" I was a nervous wreck and I dropped to my knees and prayed that everything would be cool. I walked back down the steps slowly and greeted Nicole. "Hey Jordan I think I left my phone here, have you seen it." I told her yes and walk over to the table drawer to get it.

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I looked into the kitchen every two seconds to see if Karen was watching, and she was. She got up from the table with a peculiar look on her face. I locked on to her eyes while fumbling in the drawer for the phone that was sitting on the top of everything I had in there. I started to sweat and my mouth got dry as cotton. "Oh shit I'm busted," I mumbled to myself. "Nicole!" I heard a voice say. Nicole turned towards the dining room to see who called her. "Yes," she responded back. "It's me Karen from High school." They ran and meet each other and hugged, I was totally confused at that point. I looked at my mother who was walking back into the living room as calm as she could be. "I've been talking to three women who knew each other. Now how the hell did this happen. I knew God had a sense of humor but he didn't have to a brother like this. Nicole knew Karen and I was diggin Reesa who I just found out that I have been talking to for a while and was sleeping with Nicole who was her girl from the jump. This couldn't get any worse than it already is," I mumble to myself. This was crazy and I had to sit down and hold my head, to try and keep my composure. It was about to get rough but I had to hold on and pray a little harder for God to look out for a brother.

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sat back and listen and prepared myself for the impact. "You know Jordan?" Karen asked Nicole. "Yeah we've been seeing each other. How do you know him?" "We have been talking for a minute too." "What?" â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh shit here it comes!â&#x20AC;? I was starting to crack. Being busted was no fun especially when they know each other and in my house. Now how crazy is that. They both looked at me and not with happy looks either. I was in trouble with no way out. My own mother didn't even attempt to help me, because she knew I deserved it. After all she was a woman besides being my mother. She just sat back and watch it all unfold on me. I shut my eyes and my stomach began to drop and I prayed that someone would help a brother out, but the help never came. The bell rang again and I got up slowly and scared to answered it thinking Satan was here to take my black ass to hell. I didn't ask who it was I just opened it and flopped back down in the chair. It was Reesa and this night was getting worse by the minute. "God why me? Why?" "Reesa look who's here!" "Oh my God, Karen!" "Girl where have you been? I haven't seen you since high school." Karen went over to hug her. I saw my mother just sitting there staring at me laughing her ass off. She gave me that boy you in trouble look from back in the day but the only difference was she wouldn't be the one disciplining me this time.

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Three woman that I had some type of dealing with were in my house happy because they haven't seen each other and I felt like shit. "Hi Jordan," Reesa said to me. I didn't say a word I just stared into space. "Reesa what are you doing here?" Nicole asked her. Reesa told her that she was looking for her and thought that she might be here. "Hello I'm Jordan's mother Cynthia," my mother said introducing her self to Reesa. "Nice to meet you Ms. Cynthia." I walked in the kitchen to get me something to drink. I grab the Vodka that was in the cabinet and hit it straight from the bottle. I wanted to pass out but I had to be strong and stop acting like a punk. "What the hell am I afraid of? They're just women right?" I had to say something before it comes out, so I had to man up and sort my dirty laundry. "Wait until Paul hears about this, he is going to ride me for life for this one." I walked back into the living room and stood watching and waiting for the right moment to speak. "Excuse me lady's I have something to say." They turn and look at me. I paused trying to gather myself. "I first have to apologize to all of you for misleading you. I never meant to do this to any of you. Reesa I am the guy that you meet on the internet, I went by the name of Flirt69. It was me that was supposed to meet you at the club the other night. Karen I saw you at the club with your girlfriend and I went right by you hoping you wouldn't see me." She looked surprised and speechless.

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"What!" I closed my eyes tight to absorb the sound. "Yeah we were waiting for each other and we already meet and had sex the other night with Nicole." "This is better than All my Children," my mother said out loud. I gave her this nasty look as to say ‘shut the hell up’. "Jordan what the hell are you doing having sex with two women? What the hell is going on?" "Mom can you be quiet please!" "I can't believe you did that Jordan!" I could tell my mom was pissed especially when she didn't call me Jay. "No I won't be quiet. You knew you were going to get caught. You deserve everything you get tonight. I don't feel sorry for you and neither should these ladies. I told you time and time again, be careful what you wish for because you just might get it. Now look at yourself busted and can’t be trusted. I raised you better than that Jordan!" I couldn't believe I was in this situation, any other brother would have played it until it ran dry. I stood there in front of them including my mother who now had my house full of smoke from those damn Newport's she was addicted too. I was the poster boy for pity that night but I wasn't going to get it today and I really wasn't expecting it either. I had to get it off my chess so I could move on and be free of this headache that I have created for myself. I deserved whatever verbal lashing they were ready to dish out and maybe a slap or two. But

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to tell you truth I wasn't committed to none of them and vise versa, so why did I feel bad in a situation that I was in control of since day one. I knew the answer and it was what the minister said that night I was watching his program. Everything seemed to move in slow motion as I studied their faces. I saw my mother crack a smirk and a wink at me. She nodded her head and puff the cigarette and turned to see what the other women were doing. They all sat there and didn't say a word. It felt like they were plotting something but it was just my imagination. I stood in a old school b- boy stance with my arms folded and an attitude like I should be the one with an attitude right now. The only thing that was missing was a sheepskin coat, Cazals and a Kangol to complete my picture. "Jordan why didn't you tell me you were seeing Nicole?" I dropped my arms and grabbed my face in disgust because she was the last person I wanted to hurt, but the damage was done. No longer did I see the jubilant young lady that sat at the kitchen table expressing her feeling to mother about me. Her contagious smile now displayed nervousness as she started to withdraw from the situation. "Karen are you ok? Do you need something to drink?" My mother grabbed her arm to make sure she was ok but she declined the offering. She got up and began to put her coat on. "Since we are here confessing and shit, Karen tell your man how you know me!" Nicole said angrily. I leaned up against the wall waiting for her to speak. She walked to the door refusing to tell me

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how they knew each other. I grabbed her arm and told her don't go but she gave me this look that could have wooped Mike Tyson's ass. She pulled away with force and reach for the door knob and was on her way out until Nicole open her mouth again. "I will tell you Jordan. Remember that story I told you about my first time with a woman and how I did it in the shower. Well the girl in the shower was Karen and the other girl was Rain but you know her as Reesa. That's right we all know each other from school, Karen and Rain got me involved with being with a woman.â&#x20AC;? Karen dropped her purse and looked at Nicole with sorrow in her eyes. I could tell by that look that she didn't want me to find out about her past. "What the hell is going on," my mother said. "What the hell are you involved in? Threesomes, bisexuality and shit! I didn't raise you like that!" My mother was now in preacher mode but I asked for it. I just wished that she wasn't here to witness my dirty laundry. Reesa pulled out a cigarette and lit it grinning remaining silent. "Jordan I don't owe you a thing other than to repay you for what you did for my son, you have my deepest gratitude for that. But you could have told me you were seeing someone else. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really fucked up to be seeing two girls I know and fucked before." "Why didn't you tell me about that?" I ask her. "It wasn't important and we haven't known each other that long to get into that type of detail. I was young and trying to find my self at that time.

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I didn't have a clue other than I was tired of being hurt by boys who only wanted my body but didn't want to show any affection. Me and Rain were friends and we began to explore each other after playing a game of truth and dare." We all sat there listening and Rain began to show a little emotion as Karen went on explaining. "I am a change woman now, that was the past and now it's all about me and my son. I thought that you might have wanted to be included in our life but I see that your mind and dick was elsewhere. I don't blame you Jordan, actually I would have done the same thing if I was a man, because a man thinks with his dick instead of his head. I think you know that already that's why you are in the predicament you are in now!" I didn't say a word and if I had a joint I would have lit that shit up and got high as a kite. I wanted no part of this anymore and wanted them all to leave my house including my mother. Right now the female persuasion was making me sick and I needed a quick remedy to ease the guilt I was feeling. After a moment of silence they all got up and left and I was thanking God too, because I didn't want to get hurt nor did I want anyone else. I knew Nicole had that nine in her purse and I was still shock that her temper didn't flare up.

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Episode 14 Months went by and Ididn’t hear from any of the women. I had a lot of soul searching to do. I shunned away from any offers of dating with women I came in contact with. I was still tore up inside thinking about Karen and Jamal. They were the last two people I wanted to hurt. The damage was done and they only way to change my past deeds were to get right with God and leave all that foolishness behind. I started bible study classes with my boy Greg and his family to get myself back on track. It was useful and interesting to find out things that were never taught to me. I was still scared to make that move to going to chuch, so Bobby Jones Gospel and Creflo Dollar help out as I got dressed each Sunday to go to my couch and get my praise on. I did decide one day after Greg’s last attempt to get me in his church. I mean what harm could be done, it’s just church right? Who knows I might me the right girl this time with not a whole lot of bagage.

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I made it to the church and was a little nervous; I didn't like being somewhere that I wasn't familiar with. I couldn't find Greg and his family anywhere so I went in and sat in the back of the huge church. I watch families stroll in with bible in hand and kids in tow with their Sunday best on. I adjusted my tie and my tired attitude of having an excuse for not wanting to go to church and prayed that I made the right move. I started to look over my notes from bible study when I heard a voice say, "good morning brother." I looked up and to my surprise it was Karen. She looked surprised to see me too, looking as good as she wanted to look on this spring Sunday morning. "Hello Mr. Jordan," Jamal said. I told him to come here to give me a hug "I missed you man. How is school going?" "Fine," he said in his raspy voice. "Have you been taking care of you mother?" "Yes. Why you don't come over our house anymore?" I told him he would have to ask his mother that. He turned and look at her for an answer. She looked at me with her beautiful smile, "he doesn't come by anymore Jamal because he doesn't want too," she said. My arm was stretched out over the back of Jamal's chair and she reached and grabbed my hand. I held on to hers for dear life because I never wanted her to go. "Listen I am so sorry for what I did to you. My life has been crazy over the last couple of months of not seeing you. Could you ever forgive a brother?" She moved closer squishing

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Jamal in the middle. "Yes I do Jordan. I was never upset with you. You were never committed to me, you were free to date whom ever you liked. I was headed down a certain road and would have loved to have had you walk with me on that journey. All you had to do was be honest with me. I would have waited until you got your self together. “Really?” “Yes really! I would have did whatever to get you in my corner. Since day one I wanted you. I was diggin’ your whole vibe. So what you had a little escaped we all did at one point and time. If God can forgive each and everyone of us of our sins I could forgive you too. It wasn’t that serious.” “Why didn’t you say something?” “Well you still had to learn a lesson. I saw you sweating your butt off and it was fun to see that. However you did embarresse me in front of your mother. Jordan my past is my past and that’s where it’s staying. I don’t live that life anymore, and any fantasy you had about being with two women I pray is out of your system.” “Yes it is. It led me down a path of lies and deceit. Too much stress from now on I am a one woman man.” “Oh yeah? You found someone else.” “Yep.” “I am sorry to hear that. Well I hope you’re happy with your decision, take care of your self for me.” Her smile faded and I couldn’t understand why.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Karen the person that I found was you. I want to be with you and Jamal. I want us to be a family.â&#x20AC;? Jamal made his way back to his mother to get some money for the collection plate. I pulled out some ones and gave it to him and watch him dash back up front. I think during this whole ordeal I was being tested. I failed because I was greedy and couldn't make up my mind. But he has made a way out of no way and led me where my heart and soul should have been in the first place, and that's church. I found out that Karen was a member of Zion Friends Church and I wanted to be where she was. There was no way in hell that this fine young lady was going to slip from my grasps again. I learned my lesson the hard way. Like the old saying goes, "a hard head has to feel it to believe it." I still was looking for my boy Greg while service was going on, but he didn't show up. I think he set this up because I called him everyday talking about what I was going through. I drop Karen's name a couple of times and giving him a description. Greg and his wife help me through this process, so maybe somehow he put two and two together. Service was over in an hour and a half. Every one was friendly a cordial in the aisles shaking hands fellowshipping. Karen even introduce me to her mother who was looking like a sharp old school diva. I left out of the church waiting for her to come outside. "Where you going boy?" I turned swiftly only to see her smiling and walking

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towards me. "I going home with you," I replied taking a gamble with my quick wit. "Really? Well why were you walking out the door?" "I was going to heat up your car." "Really how were you going to do that? You don't have a key Mr. Man." I held up her car keys showing her that I had lifted her keys from her purse. “Thief. You’re not supposed to steal in church.” I grabbed her hand and told her that it was paybacks. She looked at me strangely, "you don't know what you did. Do you? You stole my heart and the word on the street is that you have it back at your spot." She began to laugh again and began to press against me. "Is that right? Well I don't want to get in any trouble so I think you better follow me home to get it. Let me see if my mom will take Jamal for a couple of hours." She walked away looking good in her black pin strip dress suit with ass for days. She came back and said let's go. She damn near yanked my arm off trying to get me out of there. "I bet I beat you to my house," she said as she did a mini jog to her car in her pumps. "Careful don't fall!" "I already have!" She said opening up her door. "It's on!" I replied back. But I had no intentions of being fast, I wanted to take my time at things from now on. I got to her house and she was there first of course just like she said she would be. I knocked on the door and she yelled come on in. I did and my vision locked on to a thing of beauty. She was

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laying on the couch facing me with her legs open in a nice blue tight short panty boxers. I threw my trench coat down to the floor, loosened my tie and sat down by her feet. "You know you want this," she said. I took a deep breath and sniffed the scent of the vanilla candles that were burning. "Jordan can you go down on me? It's been a while, can you hook a sista up." My heart raced with lust, it has been a while for me too and I wanted her so bad. I wanted to ask her did she still dig women but I didn't want to open a can of worms that didn't need to be open. She sat straight up, looked at me hard and asks me again. Just like a wuss I was too scared to respond because I wanted to be cautious. I was asking myself why all of a sudden is she's like this now, or was she always like this. "Listen if you are not going to show me some love I'll call my bitch over to get my shit off!" She was looking as serious as an heart attack. I shut my eyes and knew from that point that either she was joking or she meant it but my heart said stick with it and go with the flow. "I was messing with you. I just said that to break the ice. Please don't take that seriously. What I'm trying to tell you Jordan is that I want you to be my man, period. Do you think you can handle me being your woman?" "I would love to be your man," I said exploring her brown skin body. I started to pull off her panties off slow. "See if your bitch can do this!" I then went for broke and granted her wishes. I guess we both got what we wanted and on time too. I knew it

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was going to be work but it was just one thing that had my mind going while I was going down on her. I wanted to know if she still had feelings for the sisters. There was more to know about her and the fun part was taking the journey with her. I was going to write about Nicole for the subject of my next book, "From my lips." But if I could get Karen to be my subject, man it would be a number one seller. I could feel it.

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