Evening Gentleman (15 page)

NATHAN (interjecting)

No!

ARTIST

Well what are you waiting on man?

RACHEL
I have got to rid of his wife first.

             
I looked at the artist and then at Rachel.

NATHAN

I am married to Leslie. You went and lived your life however you saw fit.

RACHEL
I had to because of you. I didn’t get pregnant by myself. You twisted my life.

NATHAN
I didn’t twist your life.

RACHEL
Sure Nathan Edward Riley Sr.

NATHAN
How do I know that your son is even mine?

RACHEL

We can all go to get the DNA test. Me, you, Lil Nathan and Leslie.

NATHAN
Leave Leslie out of this. She has enough to deal with and my mess as it is.

RACHEL
Poor Leslie.

NATHAN
I am facing murder charges because of you.

RACHEL
That’s your fault. Your shouldn’t have hung Alton with your sheets and you shouldn’t have shot O’Keefe.

NATHAN
You are a sick ass bitch.

RACHEL

Come on with the name calling.

NATHAN
I have got to find a way to move on with my marriage and you need to move on with your life. You have got to find a way to move beyond the past.

RACHEL
I guess by moving beyond I am supposed to forget about what happened between us. When you divorce Leslie or she dies, whichever comes first, you will be with me and our son.

NATHAN
I will never be with you. If Lil Nathan is mine I will find a way to get him from you.

RACHEL
I have lost everything that I have ever loved, including you. If I can’t have you can I at least have your friendship?

             
I took a deep sign and exhaled into the wind.

The More I Try

LESLIE
Where have you been?

NATHAN
I went to the fair and then for a walk.

LESLIE
With who?

NATHAN
Myself.

LESLIE
As much as I want to believe you Nathan I can’t.

NATHAN
Leslie I know that I have lied to you so many times. I wish that I could take them all back but I can’t. I would love us to start over. My life is changing before my own eyes.

LESLIE

The only thing that might change you is death or a child. We don’t have any children and I hope you aren’t dying.

             
I stood against the drawer quietly. She rose in the bed and glared at me.

LESLIE
Please tell me you are not dying. Do you have a virus or disease and you haven’t told me?

NATHAN
No nothing like that.

LESLIE
You have a child out there.

NATHAN
I don’t know Leslie.

LESLIE

You bastard. Get your shit and get out of my house.

NATHAN
This is not your house.

LESLIE
I may not be on the mortgage but I am on the deed.

NATHAN
You know this is all you have wanted. The big house, the fancy cars, the fine clothes and jewelry. I put myself in debt trying to make you happy all of these years. You know some friends of mine asked me a long time ago, “Shouldn’t you be worried that Leslie may be having an affair. She is always out saying that she is in school late at night.”

LESLIE

What are you saying?

NATHAN
So you were having an affair on me while you tried your best to blame everything on me.

             
Before I knew it she slapped me across my face.

NATHAN
I hope that made you feel better.

Who Do You Love

              On a late Friday night I drove to Rachel’s apartment against my will. As usual I wasn’t sure what she wanted but I would do anything to keep her from harming Vanessa and Aiden.

I pressed the doorbell and waited. When the door opened she stood there with her robe half opened. Her ample breasts wer
e barely covered. I couldn’t help but study her body from head to toe. She stood there with a devilish smile. When she posted one hand on the edge of the door and the other hand on her hip, her robe was fully opened.

RACHEL

Do you like what you see?

             
I felt my body betraying me again. I wanted so hard to fight the temptation. She took her hand and began to unbutton my shirt. I wanted to stop her but I refused to. She rolled my shirt off of me. My broad shoulders, flat abs, and narrow hips were exposed.

RACHEL
I have had sweet dreams and beautiful nightmares about being with you again. I remember the thickness of your manhood, the slow rhythmic gyrations of your hips, and your strong kisses as you were about to climax.

NATHAN
I don’t want to do this.

             
She reached down and felt my manhood through my pants.

RACHEL
Are you sure that you don’t want to do this?

             
Her touch was so massive yet so gentle. I knew when I heard my belt unbuckle that there was no turning back. She kneeled before me and placed me in her mouth. The warmth was so mesmerizing. As she went back and forth I looked down and saw the glistening of her saliva. I reached down and grabbed her subtle breasts. I pulled her up and sucked each one just the same. I came up and looked her in her eyes. She released an “Ahhhh” when I entered her. With each thrust I became stronger and stronger.

             
Just as I was about to explode I felt her tightening around my manhood. She screamed out my name. Once again it let me know that I had hit that spot. I pulled her into me when I released. I felt as she dugged her nails into my back. I breathed deeply.

Invincible

             
I was taking a shower when I heard a noise in the bathroom. I peeped my head out of the shower curtain but nothing was there. I called out to Leslie but there was no response. I quickly turned the shower off and walked out the bathroom. When I turned the corner Rachel was standing there.

NATHAN
What the hell are you doing in my house?

RACHEL

Just making myself familiar with the layout.

NATHAN
You want me to kill you don’t you.

RACHEL (reaching out trying to hug me but I rejected)

You killed me softly last night.

NATHAN
I was not myself.

RACHEL
Oh yes you were. I remember everything about you.

LESLIE (calling from down stairs)

Nathan, are you here.

             
Rachel put her finger to her mouth and shhh me.

RACHEL (whispering)

If you tell her anything she will die today.

NATHAN (yelling out)

I am about to take a shower.

LESLIE

We need to talk.

NATHAN
I will be down in a few.

LESLIE
I am coming up.

RACHEL (whispering)

Not a word

             
I raced to the bathroom and started the water again before Leslie arrived.

LESLIE

Are you already in the shower?

NATHAN
Ahh yeah.

LESLIE
Look I have been thinking. I want to make our marriage work.

NATHAN (sticking my head out)

You do?

LESLIE

I do. I don’t want to live without you but you are going to have to make changes.

             
I looked up and saw Rachel in the background shaking her head. Leslie turned to see what I was looking at, but Rachel vanished behind the wall.

NATHAN
Baby I want this to work. I want to be with you.

             
I reached and gave her a soapy wet kiss.

LESLIE

I am about to go grocery shopping. I will be back soon.

NATHAN
I love you.

LESLIE
I love you more.

             
Leslie blew me a kiss and walked out. Rachel came from behind the wall mimicking us.

RACHEL
You are ready for her to die aren’t you?

NATHAN
If you do anything stupid I will kill you myself.

RACHEL
Does she know about last night? How you came and made love to me.

NATHAN
I love my wife!

RACHEL
(Mocking) I love my wife! You are suppose to love me! You used to be so strong. Nothing could touch you. I have seen you with my own eyes fuck this one and that one. Now you are becoming weak.

NATHAN
Get the fuck out!

             
Rachel pulls a gun out on me and points it.

RACHEL
Let’s see if she returns from the grocery store.

Imagine That

             
I paced the waiting room several times. I needed someone to talk to. Someone to help me calm down. I dialed Aiden’s number but the operator stated that the number was no longer in service. I could not believe that he changed his number. I guess when he told me that it was over between us – it really was over.

             
A nurse called my name and I raced over to her. She walked me to the back where Leslie was. I rushed over to her and grabbed her hand. She turned to me and smiled.

NATHAN
How are you feeling?

LESLIE
I am okay.

NATHAN
What happened?

LESLIE

I am not sure. I was feeling fine and the next thing I know I was in an ambulance.

DOCTOR (walking in reading a clipboard)

Mrs. Edwards how are we feeling?

LESLIE
I am fine.

DOCTOR

Well I have some of your test results right here. Do you want to talk alone?

LESLIE

It’s fine Doctor this is my husband.

DOCTOR
Okay. Well the first test we ran came back positive.

             
Oh lord. The word “positive” scared me to death. My lifestyle flashed before my eyes. I had something that I was too afraid to have checked and had passed it to my wife. This was my fault. My life as I knew it was completely over.