Diamond Lives, Platinum Lies

by Howard, Vonda

  “D-Smooth is coming.” Neal whispered.

  “Where?” Simone quickly turned her head to see where he was. She hadn’t seen him since they found out about Trent. Her PR firm felt it would be wise for her to keep her distance from him so she wouldn’t seem callous. They had still kept in touch over the past week and a half over the phone and even emails. She had fallen even harder for him because of his compassion and the way he helped her try to make sense of Trent’s murder.

  “Honey that is the last thing you need is to be seen with him right now.” Neal held her by her waist and almost had to drag her inside the convention center.

  She walked looking behind her and caught eyes with Darius speaking with a reporter and they exchanged smiles. He was so damn fine! She could have jumped his bones right there on that red carpet, but she knew they had to maintain distance.

  The benefit was going over without a hitch. Simone and Darius snuck each other looks throughout the whole thing. Neal, Peaches and Roxanne did their best to keep Simone as far away from Darius as possible, but their eyes and bodies were drawn to one another.

  “Simone...Simone!” Neal said as he tried to get Simone’s attention away from Darius who was being practically molested by a pack of groupies.

  “What?” She said trying to pretend she was listening.

  “Did you hear what I said?” Neal said slightly agitated by her ignoring him.

  “No, I’m sorry. My mind is all over the place tonight.”

  “This dude has really gotten you, hasn’t he?” He touched her hand.

  Simone took a sip of her champagne, all the while watching Darius on the other side of the room. “What are you talking about?”

  “I’m talking about you and D-Smooth making googley eyes at one another all night and thinking nobody is noticing.”

  Simone chuckled. “Has it been that obvious?”

  “So sad.” Neal laughed.

  “I can’t help it. Look at him. He is so damn sexy it should be illegal.”

  “Honey, you’re not telling me anything I don’t know, but is it a good idea right now? I mean we are still in the midst of this whole Trent mess. His funeral was less than a week ago.”

  “I know. I know. There is just something so damn irresistible about him.” Simone licked her lips. “Just look at him in that tux, Neal. I could just eat him alive!”

  “I know he is fine. I just wish I could have been there when you found out about Trent.” Neal reached across the table and held her hand.

  “I know, I know.” said Simone, “I wasn’t alone, though Peaches was there with me. Besides, you’ve been by my side ever since.”

  Neal shook his head. “Who knew that bitch, what was her name? Olivia Ackers or something? Who knew she would be such a nut case?”

  Simone shook her head. “I don’t know. Speaking of nut cases, where is my sister?”

  “Over there.” Neal pointed towards the back of the room where Peaches was sitting at a table with Flavor Flav and his entourage.

  They both just laughed and shook their heads. “Birds of a feather.” Neal chuckled.

  “What’s up ladies and gents?” Said the DJ over the speakers. “We about to get the party started tonight, but first, I have a special request to somebody from somebody. I know that sounds crazy, but I don’t ask questions when the request is wrapped in a hundred dollar bill. So, here we go.” The lights dimmed and “Sunshine” by Babyface began to play.

  “Now, see that is romantic.” Neal said as he took a sip of his champagne.

  Simone just smiled and briefly glanced over at Darius in the corner. “Yes, it is.”

  Neal took a sip of his champagne. “You want to dance?”

  Simone smiled. “You know, sweetie. I’m a little beat. I think I’m going to head back to the hotel.”

  “Oh, okay, well I can go with you.”

  “No,” Simone grabbed up her purse off the table. “I’ll be fine. I’ll send the limo back for you and Peaches.”

  “Okay, are you sure?” Neal stood up and hugged her. She made sure to make eye contact with Darius over his shoulder.

  “Yes, I am. Stay here and have a good time. Most of all, please watch my crazy sister.”

  Neal laughed. “Okay. I’ll call you later?”

  “Sure thing.” Simone kissed him on the cheek and made her way out of the ballroom.

  Simone arrived back at her hotel door exhausted. She drifted off in the limo and had taken her shoes off in the elevator because they had been killing her feet all night long. She would often complain that all the really cute and sexy shoes kill her toes. It still doesn’t stop her from having over five hundred pair and adding to them as often as she could. She would even get free shoes sent to her by designers like, Jimmy Choo, Dior and Versace. She was a self proclaimed shoe fanatic. She limped slightly off the elevator and made her way down the elaborately decorated hallway to her room. Her phone rang,

  “Hello?”

  “Hey sweetie.” Said Neal through the phone, “Just checking on you to make sure you got home safely.”

  “Yeah, I’m okay.” She yawned. “How is Peaches?”

  “She’s fine. I swear this girl can party.”

  “You missing it Simone!” Peaches yelled in the background.

  “Y’all are some crazy bitches.” Simone laughed as she held the phone with her shoulder and pulled out her keycard from her hand made diamond encrusted clutch.

  “You know it!” Neal laughed. “You sure you okay? We can come over and break out the ice cream and spoons.”

  “No, I’m okay. Stay there and keep an eye on Peaches for me.”

  “Okay, honey. I’ll see you in the morning.”

  “Okay, bye.” Simone snapped the phone shut and stuck it in her purse as she entered her room. She began to peel off clothes; she just wanted to take a nice long hot shower, break open her Dove raspberry chocolate ice cream and curl up to a Terrance Howard movie. She has told her friends that she was determined to meet and marry that sexy ass man. Just as she finished toweling off and drying her hair, there was a knock at the door. “Go away!” She yelled sticking her head out her bathroom door.

  The knock came again.

  “Go away!” She yelled again.

  Another knock. She slipped on her pink chenille robe, darted towards the door and flung it open. “What the hell is your problem?”

  “Damn baby. You okay?” Darius stood in the doorway tall and delicious.

  She quickly adjusted herself. “Darius, what are you doing here?” She stepped aside and motioned for him to come in.

  He walked inside. “I just wanted to stop by and see you before I left town.”

  “Oh, that was sweet of you. You didn’t have to do that.” She blushed.

  “I know. I just had to stop by and tell you in person how beautiful you looked tonight.”

  “Well, thank you.” She blushed. “You clean up pretty well yourself.”

  “Thank you. Thank You.” He struck a pose. “I have to admit Simone; you have been on my mind non-stop.” He took a few steps towards her.

  “Oh really?” She said flirtatiously.

  “Yeah.” He smiled as he adjusted the lapels on her robe. “You know what else?” He slowly wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her close to him.

  “What?” Simone said in a seductive whisper. Her lips were close enough to his that she could feel his warm breath glide across hers lips as he spoke to her.

  He slowly leaned in to kiss her with his eyes wide open staring into hers. His deep brown eyes burned with intensity. She could feel the heat from his breath as his lips came closer and closer to hers. “Let me show you.” His lips brushed against hers as he spoke. His embrace grew stronger and tighter as he kissed her. His kiss was deep, slow and passionate. She could hear her brain screaming no as he reached down and untied her robe causing it to open exposing her perfectly shaped body to him. She couldn’t resist him. His hands made their way inside her robe, glided al
ong her waist and rested on her ass.

  “You feel so good.” He said in a deep and very aroused tone. “Your skin feels like silk.”

  Her heart was racing; her skin tingled with every warm kiss he laid on her neck and chest. She tried to speak, but couldn’t. He just felt so damn good. His hands caressed the hollows of her back as his tongue moved from her lips, downward and slowly over her erect nipples. She lifted herself up onto her tip toes in an effort to push her nipples deeper inside his mouth. He used his tongue to trace a warm moist path up her chest, chin and back to her lips. They stopped for a moment and stared in each other’s eyes; both breathing hard. She released herself from his grasp, took a few steps back from him and dropped her robe. She stood there for a moment and let his eyes comb her body and take in just how blessed he was at this moment. Her smooth brown shoulders, high perched breasts with erect nipples, slim waist, voluptuous hips, her perfectly shaven pussy with a little hair heart above her clit. His dick was so hard it looked like he was going to burst out of his zipper. Simone seductively strolled over to the doorway of her bedroom, all the way making sure she put a little more flip in her hip so her ass would shake and jiggle a little with each step. She stopped in the doorway and turned and gave him a “follow me” look.

  “That’s what I’m talking bout.” He said under his breath as he undid his shirt and followed her in the bedroom.

  She watched him as he slowly strolled over to her; his eyes examining her taut body. His shirt was unbuttoned and slightly open revealing his superbly shaped physique. He didn’t have any tattoos or piercings, he felt his body was perfect the way it was. He hadn’t had any women disagree with him, especially not Simone.

  Her body heat rose as he removed his cuff links and dropped his shirt. His skin was perfectly brown, his abs perfectly shaped and clearly defined. He even had that little v-shaped crease in his hips that almost serves as an arrow telling her which way to go.

  He walked up to Simone, pressing himself up against her. Her breasts slowly slid against his smooth chest as she pushed up on her tip toes to kiss him. She could smell the sweet freshness of his breath from his slightly open mouth as she slowly drags her lips along his. He lifted her slightly as their lips pressed against one another’s in a hot and fiery kiss. His tongue was hot and wet inside her mouth. He reached down cradling her cheeks in his masculine yet soft hands, and kissed her very passionately. She felt herself fall into his manly grasp; his arms were so strong, bracing and secure. He wrapped himself around her and lifted her to him. She wrapped her legs around his waist as he placed her down on the bed below. She could feel her body get hot as she watched him take off his pants and boxers. His dick was the most beautiful thing she had seen. Not too big, not too small, just right. She couldn’t wait to see if it tasted and felt as good as it looked. She reached for him when he got close enough to her. He shook his head no and gently pushed her back flat on the bed. She knew just what he was about to do so she pulled her legs into a perfect split exposing the juicy pinkness of her pussy. He smiled, licked his lips and dove right in. His tongue was ferocious, devouring every bit of her pussy. She held her head back and gripped the sheets in absolute ecstasy. He pulled her lips open so that he could see the wetness of her as he sucked and licked her throbbing clit. He liked watching her. He made sure to keep his eyes wide open so he could see her squirm and squeal from the pleasure he was giving her. “You like that?” He planted kisses on the insides of her thigh.

  “Oh my God, yes.” She moaned.

  He smiled ear to ear as he inserted three fingers inside her. Her body shook as he kissed his way up past her navel and to her breasts. Her pussy was so wet he could hear it. His fingers twisted and wiggled inside her sending waves of energy through her arms and legs. He pulled his finger out and licked her sweet juices off them and replaced them with his pulsing dick. Her whole body tensed as he slowly slid himself in and out of her. She could feel every single inch if him. It was like his dick was molded to fit inside her perfectly. He held her close as her mouth was wide open in an effort for her to somehow release the overflowing emotions that were filling her. “Damn.” She whispered as he slowly rolled his hips, pushing himself so deep inside her his, finely chiseled butt cheeks dimpled on the sides with every deep penetrating push. He sat up on his knees and reached down to grab her by her waist and turned her around, flat on her stomach, her back facing him. He spreads open her ass so he could watch his dick go in out of her. She clawed at the pillows and the sheets as she moaned and whispered his name. He loved the way her ass jiggled and shook and would help it along by giving it a good slap every now and then. He started to feel the tingle of his impending orgasm and started to thrust harder and harder. Her screams and moans got louder and louder as he quickly pulled himself out and released himself all over the curvy hills of her ass.

  The next morning, Simone woke up to a soft kiss and a rose tickling her nose.

  “Good morning.” A shirtless Darius said to a groggy Simone.

  “Good morning.” She said with a smile.

  “I would ask did you sleep well, but, neither one of us did much sleeping.” Simone laughed as she took the rose from him. “Not really. So, what are your plans today?”

  “Well,” Darius got up to go answer his ringing phone. “I have a flight to Cali at….”

  Simone sat all the way up in bed. “What? What’s wrong?”

  Darius scrolled through the email he received on his blackberry. It read:

  “The trash has been taken out.”

  Simone tried to look over his shoulder to see what it said. “What’s wrong?”

  “Oh, it’s nothing important, just business.” He said with a sly smirk on his face. “What are your plans for today?”

  “Oh, I have a lunch plans with an old friend later and a meeting with my manager.” She said as she pinned her hair up in preparation for her shower. “Maybe we can meet later for dinner and dessert?” She walked up to him and gave him a peck on the lips.

  “Sounds like a plan.” He said with his normally charming smile. “Why don’t you go ahead and use the shower first, I need to make some calls.”

  He waited until she was in the bathroom and the shower was on before he started his call.

  “Hello?” Answered Big J.

  “J, what happened?” Darius whispered.

  “Darius, where the hell have you been? You ditched me last night!”

  “I had some business to tend to, besides, I needed a valid alibi.”

  “Oh, you’re with Simone. Good call, dog.” Big J chuckled.

  “You just make sure that punk doesn’t remember shit.”

  “Oh, don’t worry; they got his ass real nice.”

  “Good. I’ll meet you downstairs in a few minutes.” Darius said as he picked up his Armani shirt off the floor.

  “Aight.”

  He hung up the phone and went to pick up the rest of his scattered clothes, when his phone rang again.

  “Hello?”

  “You think you real smart, don’t you?” Said the obviously disguised voice from the other end.

  “J? Is that you?” Darius asked with a raised eyebrow.

  “No, motherfucker, this ain’t J.”

  He put the clothes he was holding down on the bed. “Who the hell is this?”

  “You don’t worry about who the fuck this is! You just need to worry about the fact that somebody knows the dirty shit you did last night and you gonna pay!”

  Darius chuckled. “Whatever. Look, whoever you are, you need to get the hell off my damn phone.”

  “That’s fine. I ain’t gonna hold you up. I just want you to know that Ganja isn’t the only one that knows your little secret.”

  “Oh yeah? Now, what secret is that?”

  The mysterious caller hung up.

  “What the fuck was that?” He said as he looked at his phone to see, “unknown number.”

  “What was what?” asked Simone from behind him.

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sp; “Nothing.” He said playing it cool. “Just somebody playing on the phone.”

  Simone raised one eyebrow. “Okay.”

  “I gotta get out of here, I have an appointment to get to; so, I’m going to hit the shower. You go ahead and enjoy that breakfast okay?” He kissed her on the cheek and rushed into the bathroom.

  “Okay, are you sure everything is okay?” Simone saw that he was a little rattled.

  He smiled as he headed to the bathroom. “Positive.”

  Just as she sat down to take a bite of the delicious looking breakfast Darius had bought for her, there was a knock at the door. “Dammit.”