minor? ” Jason asked.
“The boy was
seventeen years old and very taken with Siri. ” Kerri
replied. “ Siri was tutoring the boy one evening when the
boy made advances towards her. Well, Siri ’ s a fighter; at
least she was before this. She whipped that boy ’ s behind
good and sent him home to his parents. The boy went around school
telling people he and Siri were getting it on. Mable refused to
have her son ’ s name attached to
such a scandal and ordered Carl to divorce her. The
boy ’ s father discovered it was all a lie and convinced his
son to tell the truth. But it was too late; the damage had been
done. Siri lost her job, her husband, and her self-respect. The
irony of it all is I believe Carl truly loved her, he just
can ’ t stand up to his mother. ”
“What ’ s really sad is Carl
is the only man Siri has ever been with and he knows that to be the
truth. I ’ m afraid if she goes back into that funk she was
in before, she will never let another man into her
life, ” TK sighed. She looked up at Eric. “ You know you really touched her the night of your
concert. ”
“Yes, you
did. ” Kerri added with a smile. “ The next morning
she was full of life and ready to take on whatever was to come. A
few days later, she reapplied for a teaching position and she
finished a novel she had begun last year. I was so happy to see her
back to her old self again, until today. ”
Jason looked at
Eric, who was listening intently to the conversation. Eric looked
up at his brother. There was no way he could know he touched her in
more ways than the music. “ I think
I ’ ll go down to her room. What number is
it? ”
“Number 12,
right next to the office so the principal can keep an eye on
her, ” TK replied very disgustedly.
Eric cleared the table, picked up a bucket
of paint, a brush, and a roller and walked down the hallway.
♪
Appalled with
her behavior Siri sat at her desk and ate in silence. I acted
ungrateful to people that came to help the school. TK must be so
angry with me for not spending time with her and Jason. How am I
going to explain the way I behaved to my sister or her
mother? “ How do I fix this? ”
“It ’ s really not that
bad. A little TLC cures most of the ills of the
world. ” Eric ’ s six feet frame
stood in the doorway with a bucket of paint in one hand and the
roller in the other looking sexier than any person had a right
to.
“Not all
things, ” she shyly replied. Embarrassed by his presence
she looked down at her barely eaten salad. “ Silk, I know I
don ’ t have the right to ask, but please
don ’ t mention that night to anyone,
please. ”
Concern with
the tremor in her voice, he stepped into the room and closed the
door. “ My name is Eric. Silk is my stage
name. ” He sat the items in his hand down and sat at a
desk directly in front of her. “ I was never one to
kiss and tell. ”
The vicinity of
his seat was a little too close for comfort. Siri stood and opened
the door. “ I ’ m not
allowed to close my door when another person is in the
room. ” She stood by the door and looked around
nervously.
The sexual tension was in the air as they
stared silently at each other. The shock of seeing her again had
not completely diminished for Eric as he fought the urge to kiss
her as thoroughly as he had before.
“I think
it ’ s important for you to know, I don ’ t sleep
around with men. ”
A devilish grin
appeared on Eric ’ s face, “ Do you sleep around with women? ”
“No! ” She swallowed, “ I--what I
meant to say was I don ’ t sleep around. You
know like what happened between us. ” She whispered while
looking out the door to ensure privacy.
“Oh, so that
was your first time? ” he whispered back.
“No.
Umm — yes, ” She replied flustered as she stepped
away from the door so the conversation would not be overheard.
Standing directly in front of him now with her arms folded across
her chest she whispered, “ No, it
wasn
“The boy was
seventeen years old and very taken with Siri. ” Kerri
replied. “ Siri was tutoring the boy one evening when the
boy made advances towards her. Well, Siri ’ s a fighter; at
least she was before this. She whipped that boy ’ s behind
good and sent him home to his parents. The boy went around school
telling people he and Siri were getting it on. Mable refused to
have her son ’ s name attached to
such a scandal and ordered Carl to divorce her. The
boy ’ s father discovered it was all a lie and convinced his
son to tell the truth. But it was too late; the damage had been
done. Siri lost her job, her husband, and her self-respect. The
irony of it all is I believe Carl truly loved her, he just
can ’ t stand up to his mother. ”
“What ’ s really sad is Carl
is the only man Siri has ever been with and he knows that to be the
truth. I ’ m afraid if she goes back into that funk she was
in before, she will never let another man into her
life, ” TK sighed. She looked up at Eric. “ You know you really touched her the night of your
concert. ”
“Yes, you
did. ” Kerri added with a smile. “ The next morning
she was full of life and ready to take on whatever was to come. A
few days later, she reapplied for a teaching position and she
finished a novel she had begun last year. I was so happy to see her
back to her old self again, until today. ”
Jason looked at
Eric, who was listening intently to the conversation. Eric looked
up at his brother. There was no way he could know he touched her in
more ways than the music. “ I think
I ’ ll go down to her room. What number is
it? ”
“Number 12,
right next to the office so the principal can keep an eye on
her, ” TK replied very disgustedly.
Eric cleared the table, picked up a bucket
of paint, a brush, and a roller and walked down the hallway.
♪
Appalled with
her behavior Siri sat at her desk and ate in silence. I acted
ungrateful to people that came to help the school. TK must be so
angry with me for not spending time with her and Jason. How am I
going to explain the way I behaved to my sister or her
mother? “ How do I fix this? ”
“It ’ s really not that
bad. A little TLC cures most of the ills of the
world. ” Eric ’ s six feet frame
stood in the doorway with a bucket of paint in one hand and the
roller in the other looking sexier than any person had a right
to.
“Not all
things, ” she shyly replied. Embarrassed by his presence
she looked down at her barely eaten salad. “ Silk, I know I
don ’ t have the right to ask, but please
don ’ t mention that night to anyone,
please. ”
Concern with
the tremor in her voice, he stepped into the room and closed the
door. “ My name is Eric. Silk is my stage
name. ” He sat the items in his hand down and sat at a
desk directly in front of her. “ I was never one to
kiss and tell. ”
The vicinity of
his seat was a little too close for comfort. Siri stood and opened
the door. “ I ’ m not
allowed to close my door when another person is in the
room. ” She stood by the door and looked around
nervously.
The sexual tension was in the air as they
stared silently at each other. The shock of seeing her again had
not completely diminished for Eric as he fought the urge to kiss
her as thoroughly as he had before.
“I think
it ’ s important for you to know, I don ’ t sleep
around with men. ”
A devilish grin
appeared on Eric ’ s face, “ Do you sleep around with women? ”
“No! ” She swallowed, “ I--what I
meant to say was I don ’ t sleep around. You
know like what happened between us. ” She whispered while
looking out the door to ensure privacy.
“Oh, so that
was your first time? ” he whispered back.
“No.
Umm — yes, ” She replied flustered as she stepped
away from the door so the conversation would not be overheard.
Standing directly in front of him now with her arms folded across
her chest she whispered, “ No, it
wasn
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