be gone in a few days. It’d been almost three weeks and he still hadn’t found the strength to tell her what was on his mind.
“Maybe her leaving will make it better,” Lathan reasoned and Jackie thought about it for a moment.
“Yeah I suppose,” she began. “That is, if she even knew you cared about her,” she added giving Lathan a hard look.
He sighed again knowing Jackie was right yet again. “I just seem to lock up when I’m with her ,” Lathan began as Jackie continued to eat and listen. “It’s like I’m scared she’s gonna laugh or call me a pervert or something,” he added before taking another sip of his own drink.
“Why the hell would she do that Lathan?” Jackie asked trying to figure out what was wrong with this man.
“’Cause I’m so much older than her,” Lathan told Jackie who scoffed at him.
“You’re kidding right?” she threw at him and Lathan told her he was indeed serious. “Man please ,” Jackie told him, rolling her eyes. “The woman is grown, she over 21, so she’s legal,” Jackie quipped, “So what the hell else matters?” she added for good measure and Lathan laughed in spite of himself.
“Look,” Jackie began again “You ain’t got to propose marriage crazy,” she went on. “ Just let the woman know you’re interested and ask her out on a date,” Jackie took another sip before speaking again, “Is that so hard?” Lathan smiled again and told her it wasn’t. “So when you gonna tell her?” Jackie asked as she ordered another drink.
Lathan picked up his glass, swirling the liquor around and thinking to himself. “Tonight,” he said calmly and Jackie smiled.
“Well good, about damned time,” she mumbled and continued eating.
Lathan joined her and soon found himself laughing and joking with her once more, completely relaxed with his chosen course of action. Tonight he would finally take the plunge and hope he didn’t drown.
*****
“Sammy, what the hell?” Alisha asked incredulous still at the images on the screen she was watching.
There they were having sex in bright vivid color and sound. She hadn’t seen a camera that day when she came over. Why would he do this? Alisha thought as Sammy continued to watch her in silence.
“Why did you record this?” Alisha asked looking at him like she didn’t know him. Sammy smiled slightly before answering her.
“I told you I was done fucking around with you playing on me didn’t I?” he threw at her angrily.
Alisha was mortified. If he showed this DVD to Lathan it was over for her. “What do you want from me Sammy?” she asked quietly her mind working ahead to how she would get the DVD from him and destroy it.
“I want what we had,” Sammy said simply as he took another drink of his beer. Sammy was putting his cards on the table and taking a gamble.
Alisha could very well call his bluff, but he knew she wouldn’t. She loved to do dirt, but she never wanted to own up to it, preferring to pretend to be the innocent victim. The DVD however told the real story, making Sammy pretty sure she’d comply with his demand.
“Sammy why are we going through this again?” Alisha began tiredly. “You and me broke up cause you were messing around,” she continued. “We’re friends, and that’s all I want to be,” she took a deep breath as Sammy continued to watch her. “I mean, yeah we had sex, but we shouldn’t have, and it won’t happen again,” she added growing quiet at the end, now that Sammy stood and walked over to her on the sofa.
“Alisha, do I look like I’m stupid,” he told her angrily. “See this fucking DVD?” he asked looking at her hard, “I will play this shit for old boy, no problem” he went on. “Hell you may not come back to me, but guess the
fuck what?” he was ranting now. “He ain’t gonna want yo’ ass either,” he finished snatching her from the sofa and dragging her to the bedroom.
“Stop Sammy!” Alisha yelled at him trying to pull away.
He
“Maybe her leaving will make it better,” Lathan reasoned and Jackie thought about it for a moment.
“Yeah I suppose,” she began. “That is, if she even knew you cared about her,” she added giving Lathan a hard look.
He sighed again knowing Jackie was right yet again. “I just seem to lock up when I’m with her ,” Lathan began as Jackie continued to eat and listen. “It’s like I’m scared she’s gonna laugh or call me a pervert or something,” he added before taking another sip of his own drink.
“Why the hell would she do that Lathan?” Jackie asked trying to figure out what was wrong with this man.
“’Cause I’m so much older than her,” Lathan told Jackie who scoffed at him.
“You’re kidding right?” she threw at him and Lathan told her he was indeed serious. “Man please ,” Jackie told him, rolling her eyes. “The woman is grown, she over 21, so she’s legal,” Jackie quipped, “So what the hell else matters?” she added for good measure and Lathan laughed in spite of himself.
“Look,” Jackie began again “You ain’t got to propose marriage crazy,” she went on. “ Just let the woman know you’re interested and ask her out on a date,” Jackie took another sip before speaking again, “Is that so hard?” Lathan smiled again and told her it wasn’t. “So when you gonna tell her?” Jackie asked as she ordered another drink.
Lathan picked up his glass, swirling the liquor around and thinking to himself. “Tonight,” he said calmly and Jackie smiled.
“Well good, about damned time,” she mumbled and continued eating.
Lathan joined her and soon found himself laughing and joking with her once more, completely relaxed with his chosen course of action. Tonight he would finally take the plunge and hope he didn’t drown.
*****
“Sammy, what the hell?” Alisha asked incredulous still at the images on the screen she was watching.
There they were having sex in bright vivid color and sound. She hadn’t seen a camera that day when she came over. Why would he do this? Alisha thought as Sammy continued to watch her in silence.
“Why did you record this?” Alisha asked looking at him like she didn’t know him. Sammy smiled slightly before answering her.
“I told you I was done fucking around with you playing on me didn’t I?” he threw at her angrily.
Alisha was mortified. If he showed this DVD to Lathan it was over for her. “What do you want from me Sammy?” she asked quietly her mind working ahead to how she would get the DVD from him and destroy it.
“I want what we had,” Sammy said simply as he took another drink of his beer. Sammy was putting his cards on the table and taking a gamble.
Alisha could very well call his bluff, but he knew she wouldn’t. She loved to do dirt, but she never wanted to own up to it, preferring to pretend to be the innocent victim. The DVD however told the real story, making Sammy pretty sure she’d comply with his demand.
“Sammy why are we going through this again?” Alisha began tiredly. “You and me broke up cause you were messing around,” she continued. “We’re friends, and that’s all I want to be,” she took a deep breath as Sammy continued to watch her. “I mean, yeah we had sex, but we shouldn’t have, and it won’t happen again,” she added growing quiet at the end, now that Sammy stood and walked over to her on the sofa.
“Alisha, do I look like I’m stupid,” he told her angrily. “See this fucking DVD?” he asked looking at her hard, “I will play this shit for old boy, no problem” he went on. “Hell you may not come back to me, but guess the
fuck what?” he was ranting now. “He ain’t gonna want yo’ ass either,” he finished snatching her from the sofa and dragging her to the bedroom.
“Stop Sammy!” Alisha yelled at him trying to pull away.
He
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