taking my frustrations out on someone else, to lock it down, save her from me, but I didn’t want anyone else. I didn’t even think I’d get hard for anyone else because I was looking forward to having her that much.
She’d stood there looking surprised, then confused, then a little bit defiant, and I couldn’t wait to get her back to my place, to my bed, where we could explore a variety of her emotions. Fear, submission, satisfaction…
Now she was on the porch of the Crenshaw’s house, staring at me sitting in my car outside. I tilted my seat back to show her I was in no hurry and she disappeared back into the house.
Tia
I told Rose, Cal, and Ruby that I had something to take care of and that I didn’t know when I’d be back. Rose and Cal assumed it was just to do with my Dad and, as usual, gave me space. Ruby pummeled me with questions.
“I can’t, Ruby. I can’t talk about it.”
“When will you be at the party? Nick texted me and he really wants to see you.”
“I don’t know. I’ll try. But if I don’t come, don’t worry.”
“If you don’t come? If you don’t come! This is the last hurrah before you become a grown up. What do you mean if you don’t come?”
She was in hysterics. It was time for me to leave.
“I have to go.” I said, pulling her into a quick hug, “I’ll be back ASAP. Okay?” Mia and Bethany were approaching so I decided to make my exit tout de suite before the questions started coming at me rapid-fire.
Ruby looked so confused. It wasn’t like me to leave her in the dark. I hated to walk away and I hoped she wouldn’t follow me. I just didn’t know what to say. I was confused, myself.
I left the porch and walked toward the car. Tommy brought his seat back upright and stepped out to open the passenger door. I got in and when he closed it, I glanced back over my shoulder at the house and saw Ruby and Rose watching me from the front door with confusion on their faces. Of course they were confused. I was getting into an expensive convertible with a man they’d never met.
I put my seatbelt on. Tommy started to drive. I sat, frozen, numb, not sure what to say or do. Then we approached Nick on the street; he was jaywalking, crossing the street, looking like he was heading toward Rose & Cal’s house. He made eye contact with me and then his jaw dropped because Tommy sped up and then swerved to miss hitting him, barely missing. My eyes shot to Tommy and I gave him a look like he was a crazy man but said nothing. He was staring straight ahead, a devious smirk on his face. Did he know who Nick was to me?
Tommy
When we got back to my house she followed me back upstairs to my bedroom without saying a word. Not until the door was closed. Then she dropped her purse on the floor and her fists balled up. Now she was shooting imaginary daggers at me from her eyes.
“Would you please tell me what’s going on?” she blurted at me, “The story my father told me is very different from what your father told me. And your father didn’t say much! You’ve gotta admit, this is not normal!”
I removed my suit jacket, dropped it on the bed, rolled up my sleeves, sat on the sofa that was in front of the bed and propped my arms on the back of it and stared at her, “Sit.”
“I’d rather not,” she said, staring at the ink on my left forearm. She swallowed hard. She was trying not to show me she was intimidated.
Her legs went on for miles in that tight little black dress. She was wearing very high heels and she had a smokin’ body. The temperature in the room rose a little as we sized one another up. I undid my top shirt button and moistened my lips.
“What’s going on here is this.” I leaned forward, resting my forearms on my thighs and looking up at her face, “Your father owed my father something and he’s paid that debt off using you as currency.” That was all I knew, although I did plan to get to the bottom of it.
“Why would anyone pay a debt with a
She’d stood there looking surprised, then confused, then a little bit defiant, and I couldn’t wait to get her back to my place, to my bed, where we could explore a variety of her emotions. Fear, submission, satisfaction…
Now she was on the porch of the Crenshaw’s house, staring at me sitting in my car outside. I tilted my seat back to show her I was in no hurry and she disappeared back into the house.
Tia
I told Rose, Cal, and Ruby that I had something to take care of and that I didn’t know when I’d be back. Rose and Cal assumed it was just to do with my Dad and, as usual, gave me space. Ruby pummeled me with questions.
“I can’t, Ruby. I can’t talk about it.”
“When will you be at the party? Nick texted me and he really wants to see you.”
“I don’t know. I’ll try. But if I don’t come, don’t worry.”
“If you don’t come? If you don’t come! This is the last hurrah before you become a grown up. What do you mean if you don’t come?”
She was in hysterics. It was time for me to leave.
“I have to go.” I said, pulling her into a quick hug, “I’ll be back ASAP. Okay?” Mia and Bethany were approaching so I decided to make my exit tout de suite before the questions started coming at me rapid-fire.
Ruby looked so confused. It wasn’t like me to leave her in the dark. I hated to walk away and I hoped she wouldn’t follow me. I just didn’t know what to say. I was confused, myself.
I left the porch and walked toward the car. Tommy brought his seat back upright and stepped out to open the passenger door. I got in and when he closed it, I glanced back over my shoulder at the house and saw Ruby and Rose watching me from the front door with confusion on their faces. Of course they were confused. I was getting into an expensive convertible with a man they’d never met.
I put my seatbelt on. Tommy started to drive. I sat, frozen, numb, not sure what to say or do. Then we approached Nick on the street; he was jaywalking, crossing the street, looking like he was heading toward Rose & Cal’s house. He made eye contact with me and then his jaw dropped because Tommy sped up and then swerved to miss hitting him, barely missing. My eyes shot to Tommy and I gave him a look like he was a crazy man but said nothing. He was staring straight ahead, a devious smirk on his face. Did he know who Nick was to me?
Tommy
When we got back to my house she followed me back upstairs to my bedroom without saying a word. Not until the door was closed. Then she dropped her purse on the floor and her fists balled up. Now she was shooting imaginary daggers at me from her eyes.
“Would you please tell me what’s going on?” she blurted at me, “The story my father told me is very different from what your father told me. And your father didn’t say much! You’ve gotta admit, this is not normal!”
I removed my suit jacket, dropped it on the bed, rolled up my sleeves, sat on the sofa that was in front of the bed and propped my arms on the back of it and stared at her, “Sit.”
“I’d rather not,” she said, staring at the ink on my left forearm. She swallowed hard. She was trying not to show me she was intimidated.
Her legs went on for miles in that tight little black dress. She was wearing very high heels and she had a smokin’ body. The temperature in the room rose a little as we sized one another up. I undid my top shirt button and moistened my lips.
“What’s going on here is this.” I leaned forward, resting my forearms on my thighs and looking up at her face, “Your father owed my father something and he’s paid that debt off using you as currency.” That was all I knew, although I did plan to get to the bottom of it.
“Why would anyone pay a debt with a
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