“ What Zoe ? Am I that bad ?”
All the ladies yelled out , yes ! and continued laughing . “ So , how does he look ? says Diamond .”
“ Giirrrll !!! He is fine as hell . Chocolate , tall , nice body , beautiful eyes and sexy lips . I can tell he exercises a lot .”
“ Damn , my bestie got her a man !”
“ No , he isn ’ t my man . We only went out today for the first time . I would like to go out with him again .”
“ And you didn ’ t invite him to my big Valentines Day bash tomorrow night ?”
“ No , Lisa I didn ’ t !”
“ SMH , girl you better holler at him and move them cob webs !” ( laughing , chuckles )
“ its going to be a whole bunch of good looking guys there anyway . He will be the last person on your mind .”
The ladies talked for another two hours . Everyone left and drove their separate ways . When Rasheeda got home , there was something on her porch . When she got closer to her door step she saw a bouquet of flowers . She already assumed they were from Alonzo . She opened the door while sniffing the sweet fragrence of roses , tulips , and lillies . Walking over to the kitchen , she took the flowers out the vase and added it to another . Taking off her clothes she looked over at the time realizing its 1:00am . Alonzo was on her mind , grabbing the phone she attempted to call him but couldn ’ t . She slipped into something a little more comfy . Sitting at her desk going over some paper work , her phone rings .
“ Hello !” “ Hello beautiful ! Is it too late to call you ? ( clearing his voice ) “ Yes , it is but . . . imma talk to you this time .”
“ How are you doing ? I hope you wasn ’ t sleeping . I couldn ’ t stop thinking about you .”
“ Me too , I . . . wanna see you .
” Me too . Can I come over ?” “ Ah , ( heart beating fast ) yes you can . I live at 2120 Roswell Road ”.
“ See you soon !”
Hanging up the phone , I took the longest shower ever for five minutes . I made sure I put on something sexy for her and my favorite cologne . Twenty miutes later , I was pulling up at her door . Nervous as hell , heart pounding , I was ready for this night . Just to sit and chill with her or a few and come back home . ( talking to myself ) I ’ m not looking for anything . I just wanted to be around her for the moment .
Doorbell rings . She opened the door . Looking sexy , beautiful and smelling so good with her hair up in a bun . I could see her long neck with that model body and those curves were sick . She invited me in .
“ You have a beautiful place . I love the paintings . Wow is that one of Katie McGarry ?”
“ Yes , how did you know ? “ I love romantic paintings ” he said .
“ I love art and for you to love romantic paintings and be single that ’ s weird .”
“ Wateva , have a seat , I will fix you some wine or would you rather have something hard ?” she asked .
“ I will take some wine for now .”
“ I never let guys come to my house . Especially this time of night , but for some reason I feel like I know you . Do you want white or red ?”
“ I will take red .”
Rasheeda brought over two glasses of wine and a few finger foods . Alonzo enjoyed looking around at her house . “ Your house is like a museum .”
“ Yes , I wanted to be an artist a long time ago , but I ended up doing something different . I do collect .”
“ Nothing wrong with that .”
The night was becoming short . Looking into each other eyes , Rasheeda was mezmorized from the words that were coming from Alonzo ’ s mouth . Talking sweet things in her ears . The music came on , he grabbed her and started dancing with her . They enjoyed each other company like they always knew each other . They kissed romantically , touching her all over her body they both wanted each other so bad . Trying to resist temptation , Alonzo stopped in the middle , kissed her hand and left .
The next day was the day for the big Valentines bash . Rasheeda woke up smiling from ear to ear . Stretching , she jumped up realizing that she drank a little too much last night and Alonzo was not there . Looking down at herself she was still fully dressed with her night clothes . Singing and dancing she skipped over to the bathroom and took a long shower .
Alonzo woke up with his manhood hard as a rock . Smiling from ear to ear he layed in bed thinking about last night . That was the best night he had in a long time . Being a gentleman and not having sex with Rasheeda .
Getting ready for work his morning was going by pretty good . He stopped by his favorite spot and ordered his favorite drink . The cashier sees him enough times , his cocoa was already waiting for him . He smiled , placed the money on
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