sleek and sexy Jaguar to a complete stop in front of a For Sale sign that had been placed on a perfectly
landscaped lawn.
“I rode by this house yesterday. Don’t you love it?” he asked as he grabbed her hand.
“Oh, my god, Reggie, yes. It’s…” She just couldn’t find the words. “… absolutely the most beautiful house I’ve ever seen.”
“I know, and look, it has a fenced-in backyard, so it probably has a pool, too. I think we should definitely put this on our
list of homes to see. This is a good neighborhood, with good schools, and it’s real close to the city. I like Mount Airy,
don’t you?”
“I love it; I could live here,” said Daisy, all smiles.
“So, you call the agent and ask her the price and set up a time for her to show you some houses in the neighborhood, but start
with this one. Then when I get back from this business trip I got to take, you can give me a full report.”
“You leaving? When you coming back?”
“I got to go out the country to take care of some business, but I’ll be back in two weeks. Don’t worry, I’ll be back, and
when I get back I’ll need to know everything, from how old the house is, to how many bedrooms and how many baths it has, but
the most important thing is that you like it, and you’ll be happy living in it.”
She looked at Reggie and at that moment she knew she had found the man of her dreams. He was someone who would look out for
her and take care of her and be a good provider to her. He was the perfect height, nice and tall just the way she thought
the man of her dreams would be. And while he dressed in suits, he was very down to earth. Reggie was five-eleven and weighed
in at 213 pounds. He was a tad on the heavy side, carrying a few pounds that he had put on over the past couple of years,
but all in all, he carried the weight just fine. He was a handsome man, very appealing, with dark brown eyes, black hair,
and a smile that would warm your heart.
“Reggie, I’m happy just being with you.”
“Me too, baby. I got to go by the shoe store right quick, and then I’ll drop you off, okay?”
Daisy figured that now was a better time than any to tell Reggie about her losing her job. Well, she wouldn’t actually be
telling him about her real job, but she would pretend that her make-pretend job was her real job, and real or fake she didn’t
have it anymore. Worst thing was that she didn’t have any income. She was praying deep down in her bones that the man of her
dreams would help her with her rent. Lord knows she’d need it now that she had no job.
“Umm, there’s something I need to tell you, Reggie,” said Daisy as she looked down at her hands folded in her lap.
“What, babe, why you looking like that for?”
“ ’Cause I lost my job.”
“You lost your job? What happened?”
“They said that business was slow and they couldn’t afford to keep me, so they had to let me go,” she said, trying to look
and sound as convincing as possible.
“Damn, baby, I’m sorry to hear that. Don’t worry about it, you’ll get another job.”
“I know, it’s just that I don’t know what I’m going to do until then. I don’t know how I’m gonna pay my rent.”
“Don’t worry about it. I got you, you’re my girl, so you ain’t got nothing to worry about.”
Daisy just sat back in the luxury of the Jaguar and looked out the window as the car rolled past the city streets. People
waiting for buses, nope that wasn’t her, and young mothers pushing strollers, nope that wasn’t her, old people limping down
the streets holding canes in their hands, that wouldn’t be her. No, Daisy had plans, big plans, and because of Reggie Carter
all her dreams were beginning to come true, or at least that’s what she thought.
The next morning Daisy woke and got out of bed. She felt an undescribable soreness and when she tried to use the bathroom,
an undescribable burning sensation. The burning and
landscaped lawn.
“I rode by this house yesterday. Don’t you love it?” he asked as he grabbed her hand.
“Oh, my god, Reggie, yes. It’s…” She just couldn’t find the words. “… absolutely the most beautiful house I’ve ever seen.”
“I know, and look, it has a fenced-in backyard, so it probably has a pool, too. I think we should definitely put this on our
list of homes to see. This is a good neighborhood, with good schools, and it’s real close to the city. I like Mount Airy,
don’t you?”
“I love it; I could live here,” said Daisy, all smiles.
“So, you call the agent and ask her the price and set up a time for her to show you some houses in the neighborhood, but start
with this one. Then when I get back from this business trip I got to take, you can give me a full report.”
“You leaving? When you coming back?”
“I got to go out the country to take care of some business, but I’ll be back in two weeks. Don’t worry, I’ll be back, and
when I get back I’ll need to know everything, from how old the house is, to how many bedrooms and how many baths it has, but
the most important thing is that you like it, and you’ll be happy living in it.”
She looked at Reggie and at that moment she knew she had found the man of her dreams. He was someone who would look out for
her and take care of her and be a good provider to her. He was the perfect height, nice and tall just the way she thought
the man of her dreams would be. And while he dressed in suits, he was very down to earth. Reggie was five-eleven and weighed
in at 213 pounds. He was a tad on the heavy side, carrying a few pounds that he had put on over the past couple of years,
but all in all, he carried the weight just fine. He was a handsome man, very appealing, with dark brown eyes, black hair,
and a smile that would warm your heart.
“Reggie, I’m happy just being with you.”
“Me too, baby. I got to go by the shoe store right quick, and then I’ll drop you off, okay?”
Daisy figured that now was a better time than any to tell Reggie about her losing her job. Well, she wouldn’t actually be
telling him about her real job, but she would pretend that her make-pretend job was her real job, and real or fake she didn’t
have it anymore. Worst thing was that she didn’t have any income. She was praying deep down in her bones that the man of her
dreams would help her with her rent. Lord knows she’d need it now that she had no job.
“Umm, there’s something I need to tell you, Reggie,” said Daisy as she looked down at her hands folded in her lap.
“What, babe, why you looking like that for?”
“ ’Cause I lost my job.”
“You lost your job? What happened?”
“They said that business was slow and they couldn’t afford to keep me, so they had to let me go,” she said, trying to look
and sound as convincing as possible.
“Damn, baby, I’m sorry to hear that. Don’t worry about it, you’ll get another job.”
“I know, it’s just that I don’t know what I’m going to do until then. I don’t know how I’m gonna pay my rent.”
“Don’t worry about it. I got you, you’re my girl, so you ain’t got nothing to worry about.”
Daisy just sat back in the luxury of the Jaguar and looked out the window as the car rolled past the city streets. People
waiting for buses, nope that wasn’t her, and young mothers pushing strollers, nope that wasn’t her, old people limping down
the streets holding canes in their hands, that wouldn’t be her. No, Daisy had plans, big plans, and because of Reggie Carter
all her dreams were beginning to come true, or at least that’s what she thought.
The next morning Daisy woke and got out of bed. She felt an undescribable soreness and when she tried to use the bathroom,
an undescribable burning sensation. The burning and
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