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Authors: Brenda Hampton

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SHANE
14
F
elicia had been acting really whack. Scorpio's name couldn't stop falling out of her mouth, and she was pissed as hell about me leaving her at lunch the other day. I reminded her over and over again that I didn't want to hear it. She was becoming a pain in the ass and that required me to work at home, rather than going to the office.
Since we couldn't seem to get along, so I packed up my stuff for the day and decided to go home. It was already getting late, but I wanted to stay late to get something done. So much for that, and as I was on my way out, I listened to her yell and scream behind me.
If she didn't know what her problem was, I damn sure did. She wanted to get laid. She was mad at Scorpio for getting all the goods and she'd been left without. I promised myself, and so did Jaylin when he was in town, that we would never ever go there with Felicia again.
It was almost 8:30
P.M.
when I got home. I planned to wrap it up at the office by 10:00
P.M.
, but so much for that thought. Somewhat tired, I grabbed the mail from my mailbox and unlocked the front door. I flicked the light switch in my living room, but the lights didn't come on. Noticing a flickering light coming from my bedroom, I placed my keys and mail on the table. I took slow steps to my bedroom, and when I peeked inside the doorway, Sam was lying sideways on my bed.
“Home so soon,” she said. She rubbed the spot in front of her. “Come lay down, but remove your clothes before you get here. I want to give you a massage.”
I hated to mess up the mood, but I had to go there. “Are you sure there won't be no strings attached? I don't want to get all hyped and you—”
“Shane, stop being so stubborn and take off your clothes.”
I hesitated, but did it anyway. I climbed in bed next to Sam and lay on my side to face her. She grabbed one of my fluffy pillows.
“Rest your head on the pillow and lay on your stomach.”
No questions asked, I did as she'd requested.
Sam slid her thin, but firm leg across my back and straddled it. She rubbed her hands together and massaged my neckline and shoulders. When she got to my back, she rubbed something on her hands and had me feeling as if I was in another world.
“What's that on your hands?” I moaned. “That shit feels so good.”
“So, I take it that you like it?”
“Love it,” I confirmed. She lowered herself and rolled my ass cheeks around in her hands. She massaged my left side, and then my right. Continuing to have her way with me, she used her tongue to tickle my butt. I wanted to burst into laughter, but I let out a soft snicker and she moved on with her foreplay.
My dick got rock solid hard from her licks. I could barely lay on it, but she asked me to be patient until she was finished. I felt the tip of her finger gently rub the crack of my butt, but when she tried to go in further, that caused me to jump up and turn around.
“What the fuck are you doing?” I asked.
“I'm playing with you—that's what I'm doing.”
“Well, sorry, I don't play like that.” I quickly sat up and got out of bed. Sam grabbed my hand.
“Would you wait a minute? All I wanted to do was try something different.”
I snatched my hand away. “Then, why don't you try something different with somebody else? I ain't the one.” I walked over to the lights and turned them on. I blew out the candles and reached for my silk robe.
“Hey, this party is over. I think you'd better be leaving.”
Sam sighed and raked her hair back with her fingers. “Shane, what is wrong with you? You have got some nerve trying to put me out. Every time you experiment on me, I allow you to do it. When I try a li'l finger action, you go berserk.”
“Look, I don't know who the hell you've been experimenting with, but you can take that shit right back where you got it from. I hope you understand that ain't nothing going in my ass, baby. That shit is for them DL brothas, and nothing about that pertains to me.”
“Okay, fine. Just get back in bed so that we can continue. I promise to keep my fingers where they belong.”
“They belong right on my doorknob on your way out. I'm not in the mood right now and I'll call you later.”
With attitude, Sam got out of bed and quickly put on her clothes. She was furious because I wasn't ready to “try something new” and left without saying good-bye.
To get my mind off what Sam had done, I went into my office and closed the door. I had a spacious office in my house that I'd go to when I wanted to concentrate on one of my projects. I'd been in my office many of nights, working on designs for the Mayor's Group. The room was dark and just to give myself a little light, I turned on the twenty-inch monitor on my desk. I placed a pad of sketch paper in front of me and grabbed a pencil. I started to draw and when I realized I'd been sketching a picture of Scorpio, I wanted to make the picture appear as beautiful as she really was.
My masterpiece was coming alive and I was almost finished. That wasn't until the phone rang and interrupted me. I tried to ignore it, but the person called right back. Instead of ignoring it again, I picked up and it was Felicia.
“What?” I said.
“Now, that's no way to greet me.”
“What do you want, Felicia, I'm busy.”
“Do you have company?”
“No.”
“Then you're not busy.”
“Listen, I'm not in the mood tonight. State your business or else I'm gone.”
“You're in love with Scorpio, aren't you?”
Frustrated, I took a deep breath. “No!” I yelled. “No, I am not in love with Scorpio.”
“Then why do you defend her so much? During lunch, you stormed out like I had talked about your mama or something.”
“Felicia, she's a good friend of mine and I don't appreciate you dogging her out like you do.”
“I'm a good friend of yours, but you never defend me.”
“That's a lie. I defend you all the time. As many horrible things that people have said to me about you, I always take up for you.”
“Whoever said something horrible about me is just jealous. People hate women who are in powerful positions and they do everything they can to tear them down.”
“I agree. So, can I get back to doing what I was doing before you called?”
“What were you doing?”
I lifted the sketch pad with the picture of Scorpio and dared to tell Felicia what I'd been doing. “I was drawing.”
“Drawing what?”
“A picture of Sam.”
“I'm sure she'll like it.”
“I'm sure she will, too.”
Felicia paused. There was silence before either of us said anything. “Good night, Felicia, I'm going to bed.”
“Just make sure it's not with Scorpio.”
“I'm convinced. You are obsessed with her, aren't you?”
“No, never. I've been thinking about a lot of things, that's all.”
“A lot of things like what?”
“Get some rest and we'll talk about it tomorrow.”
I hung up and dropped my forehead in my hands, occasionally rubbing it. I had a banging ass headache and before closing my eyes, I took two aspirins and laid my head on my desk.
By morning, I was leaned back in my chair, snoring my butt off. The trash trucks outside kicked up mega noise and interrupted my sleep. When I looked at the time on my monitor, it showed 10:00
A.M.
I hadn't slept this late in awhile, so I hurried to the bathroom to shower. By the time I got dressed and got to work, Felicia wasn't there. She'd left a note on my desk that said I was fired and had a bagel laid beside it. The note had a big smiling face on it, so I knew she was bullshitting me.
I put the bagel into my mouth, and Felicia came walking through the door. She peeked her head into my office and smiled.
“Thanks for the bagel,” I said.
“It was the least I could do,” she said, and then took a seat. She held something in her hand, and when I asked what it was, she placed it behind her back.
“What's the secret?” I asked.
“Last night, do you remember I told you I wanted to talk to you about something?”
“Yes. So, what's up?”
“Well . . . I kind of got something on my mind. Before I tell you, I want you to put this disk into your computer.”
Felicia stood up and walked the disk over to me. I looked at it and put it in my D: drive. I waited patiently for her document to open up, and when it did, I couldn't believe my eyes.
“What is this?” I said, looking at the events that took place at Trey's birthday gathering. By the looks of it, we were being taped.
“You mean, you don't recognize anyone,” she said, sarcastically. She pointed at my monitor. “That's Trey, there's Brandon, there goes Jaylin, and . . . oh yeah, there you go. If you'd tune in a little longer, this gets so much better.”
“Where in the hell did you get this from?”
“Well,” Felicia said, walking back over to the couch. She crossed her legs. “It's like this—just in case you haven't noticed, Davenports is surrounded with hidden cameras. See, I have to protect what's mine, and I wanted to make sure you weren't up to no slick mess. Now, I was able to overlook your little sex scenes with the females you'd been bringing up in here, however, this latest incident, I can't let that one go.”
I was stunned, and continued to listen while biting my bottom lip. I wasn't ready to act a fool just yet, but I had to respond. “You are out of your mind, Felicia. I can't believe you would stoop so low.”
“Me? What's low is what's on that CD. Have you gotten to the part when Scorpio shows up, or are you still watching the other tramp do her thing?”
I glanced at my monitor and Scorpio was to soon enter the room. I kept quiet until I saw her stand between Jaylin and me. Shortly thereafter, I witnessed her wax Jaylin's dick.
“Look at your eyes, Shane. Those eyes show a man who craves for that woman. I can honestly say that even though I've watched this shit at least ten times, Jaylin showed less interest than you.”
“So,” I said defensively. “What the fuck is this all about?”
Felicia stood up again and came over to my desk. She placed the palms of her hands on the edge and bent down. “This is about me trying to figure out what to do with such valuable information. I have the capabilities of making shit hard for you, as well as for Jaylin. I'm not too thrilled about hurting you, unless you just happen to get with somebody I despise. But Jaylin, that's a different story. I don't like his wife, and how dare him come here and treat me like I'm nobody. I gave him four years of my life and I don't like to be treated in such a way.”
I was numb. “After all Jaylin has done for Davenports, I can't believe the only thing you can think about is him dissing you for another woman. Felicia! Get your head on straight and quit tripping on me, baby. We have done something that not one damn African American business I know of in St. Louis has done! Within two years, thanks to Jaylin who came through for us when we didn't have shit, this company has earned almost a quarter of a million dollars.”
“True to the fact or not, that motherfucka played me. Like I said, I don't like to be—”
I stood up and slammed my hand on the desk. “And, I don't like to be played either. I'm not gon' lose out because you ain't getting dicked down like you want to. Maybe if you'd stop passing around your worn out pussy, then maybe it would be good enough for some man to want to keep it. Either way, I ain't got time for your mess! I will have my things packed and out of here by tonight. When I'm gone, I'd like to see how far you get.”
She clapped her hands together. “What an Oscar winning performance. Now, in addition to swagga, you and Denzel Washington got something else in common. But, you need to calm your butt down before I call security and have them escort you out of here for acting ignorant. There's no need for you to blow your top. I wanted you to know that I refuse to be partnered up with a man who shows interest in Scorpio. I had many of lonely, hurtful nights because of what she took from me. When she stepped into Jaylin's life she didn't give a fuck about me or Nokea. I know first hand what kind of impact she can have on a man, and I don't need you around here slipping cause she got your mind all fucked up like she had Jaylin's.”
“So, I lusted for her at Trey's party. I lust for her when I see her. I'm a man, Felicia. And when I see a beautiful woman, shit like that happens. It doesn't mean I want to go off and marry her. It doesn't mean I want a relationship with her. All it means is I'm human, and when a woman turns me on, then she just turns me on.”
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