Kiss From A Stranger

by Denetria

  After that day she continued to be that thorn in my side. That bitch would text me, and call me for no damn reason saying all kinds of shit, and I would lose it. I mean who wouldn’t if some sour pussy ass bitch kept fucking with you and you weren’t doing anything to her? She had my husband, what else did she want? It didn’t matter how many times I changed my number she got it, texting me and calling. So when we went to court, guess what…..every single last one of my texts to him was shown to the judge. I sat there thinking how could that be I didn’t text him those words but in fact I was. He had gotten a new phone, and she had gotten his old one, and had copied and pasted my texts; not hers for court. I lost custody of my boys’, Jaheem had full custody of them; he had taken everything away from me.

  Jaheem had tried to contact me numerous times after that, but I couldn’t, he had hurt me so time in the past, I had trusted him, I loved him, and he had broken my heart so many times. I couldn’t lie, if things were different, meaning he didn’t have her, I don’t know maybe I would go back to him; I didn’t care about him really, just having a chance to be in any type of environment my children where in. So now I am at the path I am on right now and for the longest I thought I wasn’t going to ever make it here. There was a time I thought I would never look at another man and think about having a relationship with him. There was never a time in my life that I thought that I could have the will to fight for my babies ever again, but I wasn’t going to stop until everything was the way I wanted them, I didn’t care who I had to go through to get them. The only thing that Jaheem had between us were the boys’ and that was how it was going to remain. I closed the journal, and for once I felt like I really could breathe again; I was now on to the next chapter. That’s why it was so easy for me to sign the divorce papers and wish him well.

  Unbeknownst to anyone I found myself waiting on DeShaun to arrive from his trip, and once he touched down, his first stop was at my moms and dad’s house. Dad and I sat in the living room watching the game and mom was in the kitchen fixing sandwiches when there was a knock on the door. When I opened the door there he stood, looking even more handsome than the night that he had left.

  “What are you doing here? When did you get in,” I asked trying to hide wanting to jump into his arms.

  “Well hello to you too Egypt. I just got back and you are the first person I wanted to come and see since you didn’t call, texts, or return my calls while I was away.”

  I stepped outside, closing the door behind me, “I’m so sorry. It’s not like I was trying to ignore you, but I had to close the last chapter I needed in order to move on.”

  “So what does that mean? Are you saying that you are my girl now,” he asked showing his glowing white teeth.

  “We’ll see it depends on how you act. You want to go in and see mom and dad, I’m pretty sure they would like to see you.”

  “Yes but first I have something for each of them and I have something for my girlfriend as well.”

  As we walked back into the house I could hear dad yelling at the television. “Mom and dad look whose back from his trip, and I think you will like it he brought you something back with him.”

  “I thought I told you to call me the next time you get in so I could cook for you,” she said giving him a playful tap on the shoulder and a hug.

  “Well it looks as if you are tired from being in the kitchen and no disrespect to you Mr. Doss, but what about we go out to eat tonight?”

  “As long as you are paying, that’s fine with me” my dad said laughing.

  “You see what I have to put up with; but that sounds good to me. It will be good to have someone else serve me for once. Let me go and find me something to wear. I’m sorry but I’ll see you at what time?”

  “I’m sure I can get the reservations set for seven. But I can get it set for earlier if need be.”

  “No that is just fine, I’ll see you then.”

  “Wait before you go, Egypt mentioned that I had returned with gifts. This one is yours,” he said handing her a little white box. I watched her face light up as she looked down at the pink pearl earrings and necklace that had been given to her as a gift.

  “It’s nothing fancy, but I thought you would like them.”

  “Thank you so much, I love them. Now I have to go find something I can wear with them.”

  “I know I promised you that I would know a little about football when I came back. I didn’t learn anything while I was away, but I got a present for you also. I didn’t ask you the team you liked the last time I was here, but I looked the next game up online and I got these for you,” he said handing him an envelope.

  My dad opened up that envelope and looked at the tickets inside. “Are you freakin kidding me? The Cowboys verse The Falcons? I can’t believe this. Egypt if you don’t keep this one, then I’ll take him. My mom yelled downstairs, I heard that, she said that laughing. Get up here and give them some time to themselves.”

  We laughed as we watched my father climb the stairs to my mother who was fussing at him about what color suit he wanted to wear that night. “Thank you for everything, you didn’t have to do it; but it was good to see the smile on their faces.” We sat talking about his trip and how long he would be home, and I was glad to know that he would be home for a reasonable amount of time this trip.

  “So you were telling me that you were closing the final chapter in your past. I know you dealt with a lot of emotions, but I am glad to see you are smiling more now.”

  “Yeah, it feels as if a load has been lifted from my shoulders. I feel as if I have the ability to do whatever it takes in order to get my babies.”

  “Well hopefully you can find some room for me in there somewhere. I know that we just met, but it was something about you that from the beginning I wanted you; you were different from all of the other women I had ever met. I brought you something too,” he said handing me a box. I opened it to see a fourteen carat diamond necklace. “Thank you, but I don’t know if I should take this right now.”

  “Keep it; even if it doesn’t work between us, it’s yours. I should get going so I could get some rest before dinner. I’ll see you at seven. If the reservations change, then I’ll call you.”

  I walked him to the door and this time when he tried to kiss me on the cheek, I let him.

  CHAPTER 10

  That night was the best night that I had had in a long time. He had kept his word and had gotten the best five star restaurant. We laughed and joked as my family got to know him a little better. He had two children, he had been married once before but his marriage ended on bad terms. His children were teenagers and had made the decision not to see him. He thought that it was because of the lies that their mother had been corrupting their minds. Dad had to stop mom from ruing the night with all the hell Jaheem had put me through and mom had to stop dad from ordering more dessert, as I said; it was a night that I would never forget.

  DeShaun had a business meeting the following day, so the girls and I met to have brunch, I had to tell them everything that had taken place since the last time I had talked to them. “Okay y’all here’s the thing, I don’t know what’s going on, DeShaun is so right in every way; but I don’t want to push anything. I mean I just got out of this bullshit with that bastard.”

  “That’s what you have to do, stop thinking that every man is going to be like that nigga. Just take it slow and see where it goes, if it doesn’t work, then okay; but don’t fall head over heels, you know what you’re working towards,” DeLay said as she took a bite of her fries.

  “I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I agree with DeLay,” Jazz said.

  I got a text, looked at my phone and began smiling. “He just sent me a text wanting me to know that he was thinking about me.” I noticed that Constance had been quiet throughout the entire conversation. “Bitch what’s going on with you, why are you so quiet?”

  “I’m having some shit of my own I have to deal with, but I’m dealing with it.”

/>   “Hey we’re sisters here; you know you can talk to us about anything. What’s going on?” That’s when she began to tell us about the man that she had met online and how they had been talking for months. She thought that it was going to be something long-lasting, but he fell off. I asked her if she knew if the person in whom she was speaking to was a “real” person. I have heard many stories of how women thought they had the perfect relationship but in fact they were getting played.

  She became quiet once more, looking off into a desolate place none of us understood. As the other girls talked among themselves, I nudged her and asked her what was going on with her for real. She then told me that she actually had met the guy and he wasn’t the man who she thought he was going to be. He had moved in and he had a temper. She had been trying to get him out, but he won’t leave. It didn’t take long, that’s all I had to hear. I called DeShaun and asked if he could meet me at a friends’ house. I needed some help and I needed his help badly. I didn’t know if he was abusing her, and she wasn’t saying if he was or wasn’t; but what I did know was he was going to get out of her house and he was going to get out that night; besides I wanted them to meet him and ask whatever questions they wanted or needed to know.

  When DeShaun got off worked he met all of us at Constance house where I told him her situation. That was all I had to say and we watched as he walked into her house and minutes later, watched as DeShaun throw his ass out the door. The guy, which we later found out to be a man by the name of Lewis, jumped up off the ground and tried to swing at DeShaun; DeShaun did some type of move on him, kicking him to the stomach, knocking the wind out of him, and grabbed him by the throat. I yelled at him telling him that he got the meaning of it all, and he would not be contacting Constance again. “Are you sure Constance? Because I don’t think you will be hearing the last from this asshole,”

  “I think I will be alright.”

  “If he doesn’t leave you alone, call Egypt and she will let me know and we will go from there with it.”

  Afterwards we went into the house and had a couple of drinks. I found it crazy that the girls’ didn’t ask about his past, but asked if he saw his future with me long-term. I tried to act as if I wasn’t listening but I couldn’t help but pay attention to him express his feelings for me, as he lay back on the couch putting his arm around me.

  “All I’m going to say is if you hurt my girl, then you’re going to get worse than what you just did to ole’ boy,” Jazz told him and continued to take a drink.

  “I understand and believe me I know what she’s been through; I’ve been through it myself. I know what’s going on and trust me when I say I’m not going to put her through anything that she doesn’t want to go through. I have to get out of here, but are you ladies going to be okay before I leave?”

  “Go ahead and leave Egypt, everything is fine now and thanks again; I owe you one.”

  “No you don’t, you know we’re even,” I said giving her a wink.

  As we made our way down the highway listening to some song of Drake’s that was playing on the radio, he turned to me and asked me what I wanted to do. “What do you mean?” He laughed and said, “I mean do you want to go home or is there somewhere else you want to go right now?” “I don’t feel like going home, we can go to your house. That is if you don’t have anything else to do.” He looked at me and smiled, “actually I was hoping you would say that,” as he turned off the interstate.

  CHAPTER 11

  We walked into the house and I took a seat on the couch as he went into the kitchen to retrieve us something to drink. As he took a seat beside me, I found myself resisting the urge to ravish him. All of a sudden, out of nowhere he took the drink out of my hand and placed it on the table; turning my face towards him and began kissing me. I didn’t stop him for the simple reason that I didn’t want to stop him. This man could have me, he could have all of me, I thought as I lay back on the couch. He climbed on top of me, opening each button of my shirt with one hand. I could tell that he experience in what he was doing. As I began pulling off his coat, kissing on his neck, and arching myself onto him as he began working on taking off my jeans.

  Something clicked inside my head, and I had to stop him. “We can’t do this, I said through panted breaths. He pulled back off me with a confused look on his face. I’m sorry and I didn’t mean to give you mixed signals, but I can’t do this with you right now, even though I really, really want to. I hope this doesn’t ruin our relationship or whatever this is between us; but I can’t do this right now. I just want to get to know you better.”

  He pulled back off me and returned to his place on the couch. “I’m sorry; I didn’t mean to do that. I got in my feelings.”

  I could tell by the look on his face that he was disappointed, but I couldn’t. I don’t know what would have happened if I hadn’t and maybe I would be kicking myself in the ass later, but it was time for me to leave and go home to my dildo. The next couple of minutes that passed between us were awkwardly awkward. I felt as if I had ruined the vibe that we had going between us and asked for him to take me home.

  “Is that really what you want to do because I would like for you to stay. I mean I would like for you to stay overnight, call your parent’s and tell them where you are and that you are safe. I will sleep downstairs and you can take the upstairs room. I swear you don’t have to worry about anything happening.”

  Although I really didn’t want to, I felt as if I owed him for what had just taken place between us. I shook my head and we headed out going to my home to pack me an overnight bag and to let my mom and dad know that I was not coming home that night. I knew what they were going to say when I told them, “You know I don’t believe in shackin up,” but to me this was totally different because we weren’t sleeping in the same bed and we weren’t having sex. Once we pulled up to the house he told me to let him do all of the talking, and again for some reason, I agreed. We walked into the house and I called for them to come into the living room, stating that I had something to talk to them about. Once they saw DeShaun, smiles came across their face as they took seats on the flowered loveseats.

  “I know you are making plans of asking my daughter’s hand in marriage already,” my dad said.

  “No sir, not now but I do want to talk to you about something. Egypt and I have talked and we are moving in together.” They sat in silence for a moment. Mom looked at dad and finally said, “I don’t see anything wrong with it. These day’s kids are doing much worse, and you have to remember that she is an adult now; we can’t keep treating her as if she were a baby. Come on now, Egypt is old enough to make up her own mind, I don’t even know why she came in here wanting to get permission; that should tell you that she still has respect, well he has respect because he is the one who actually came in here and talked to us.”

  “Okay, how many times are you going to try to talk me into it? All I’m going to say is this is my one and only, treat her right.”

  I ran to my room and began packing my bags. I couldn’t believe DeShaun stepped up to the plate and handled the situation for me. He really was turning out to be the man that I had been longing for. I smiled as I grabbed my journal before walking out the door, closing it behind me. I ran down the stairs kissing and hugging each of my parents before telling DeShaun that I had gotten everything and we could leave. Leaving to spend the night over his house had me so excited; I felt as if we were taking things to a whole nother level. I mean I couldn’t stop smiling; I was ready to see what the evening was going to hold for us.

  Once we made it back to the condo, he took my bags to the room and later placed orders for Chinese food. As I took a bath he walked into the room shielding his eyes as if I would have any objection to him being there. “Are you just going to stand there or are you going to come over here and wash my back?” I closed my eyes as he ran the sponge down my back, as the hot water drizzled down my chin and onto my breasts, I sighed as he dipped it back in the water and ever so gently was
hed my back, stopping at my waistline.

  “I wanted to ask what you would like to eat for dinner,” he said. As he stood I noticed his rock hard dick protruding through his business pants.

  “Anything you want would be fine with me.”

  “Chinese it is,” he said with a smile. I’ll see you downstairs soon,” he said as he turned looking back at me.

  I had to admit to myself that it was going to be a long night for me. I had a hard time stopping him earlier; the bath didn’t make it any better. Looking at the size of his dick prink in my face; you had no idea how bad I wanted to unzip his pants and take his dick inside me. As we watched television, I lay in his arms, with a blanket over our feet as we waited for the takeout to arrive. Finally the doorbell rang, and I raised off the couch and watched him walk to the door retrieve, pay, and leave the deliverer with an apparently nice tip. Whether it was to show off or whether it was the “norm,” it was appreciated.

  “So you mean to tell me that you have never eaten Chinese food before,” he said laughing as we continued with our meal.

  “I mean do you blame me? Have you seen what they say Chinese food comes from?”

  “He almost choked on his food as he laughed and said to me, “I know you don’t believe that do you? You know those are just urban legends?”

  “Well I had to be on the safe side. What can I say; you make a girl want to try new things.”

  After dinner we each left, I to my room, he to his. I grabbed my journal out of my bag and fell across the bed. I don’t know what to say, I sure as hell don’t know what is going on, but I am liking it. I know I am supposed to be taking it slow, but I can’t help it. I almost let myself become vulnerable to him today; my body wanted to melt inside of him, but I had to stop it, I had to make sure that whatever this is between us is not just built on sex. I want so much more than that, and I have to make sure he does also. So for right now, all I can say is we’ll see where it goes from here.