May the Best Man Win (13 page)

 

 

Waking up in a good mood on a Saturday morning and walking out the door to find the word FAGGOT spray painted on to your car is not a good way to start the day. I couldn't even get mad. You might even say I deserved it or worse for fooling around with a married man.

I had a date with Mateo and wanted to go and get my hair cut and then get the manicure/pedicure that I didn't get a chance to get the other day. But here I was sitting at the Maaco car paint shop getting my car repainted. They said it was going to be a couple of hours to strip the paint off of the left side of the car, repaint it, and let it dry. I called Mateo and told him of the dilemma and he said he would send a car for me. I was going to be pissed if I didn't get to see “my man-to-be” today.

Sure enough not fifteen minutes after I made the call I was picked up and whisked away to meet up with Mateo.

This is the life!
I thought as I chilled in the back of the limousine where there was a bottle of wine chilled for me along with a long-stemmed rose. My ass felt like Julia Roberts's character in
Pretty Woman
when she finds the man of her dreams. I dropped my head back and enjoyed the peaceful ride to my destination.

I must have drifted off to sleep because I awoke just as the car came to a stop. The door opened just as I got myself together.

“Greetings, Mr. Turner.” A guy with a very nice suit on nodded his head at me as I exited the car.

When I fully exited the car , I thought I was going to fall out from the sight I saw in front of me. It was a mini mansion. I mean it was huge and beautiful. The lawn was immaculate and the few people I saw looked like they were happy to be working for him.

“Greetings sir,” I nodded my head back at him.
Mateo must treat his people well.

“Would you please follow me? Mr. Lopez is awaiting your arrival.” He walked me up to the door and then he opened it. When I slowly walked in I was in awe once again. I felt like Little Orphan Annie when she met Daddy Warbucks. Except there wasn't anyone singing and flipping off of shit in here. It was quiet as shit in here. I was afraid to even walk. I admit I had some ghetto ways and didn't want to do or say something that might mess up my chances to “move on up” like the Jeffersons did. I mean I loved my job and all but who wouldn't want to live like this?

Kardell's stuck-up ass missed the boat on this one
.
You snooze you lose. Bitchessss!
I thought and almost laughed out loud at myself.

“Please follow me,” the butler, I was assuming, requested of me. I followed him to the back of the house and out to a luxurious pool area.

“Mr. Lopez, sir.” He greeted Mateo as he sat under an umbrella while he was stretched out on a wicker lounger. “Mr. Turner has arrived.” He stepped back and bowed once again.

This shit is unreal,
I thought.

“So nice to see you today, Lewis.” He spoke as he got up from the lounger. His voice commanded attention even with an even tone. He wasn't a huge guy but he was thick and somewhat muscular. He didn't have a shirt on and he was glowing from the sun hitting his slightly sweaty body.

I wanted to lick one of his pecks just for the heck of it, but I kept my cool and said, “Thank you, it is nice to see you as well.”

“I'm sorry to hear about your car.” He looked at me in disappointment.

“Yes, it is unfortunate, but I have a feeling things will work out.” He looked at me in the eyes the whole time he looked at me. Almost as if he were looking through me.

“You have the most beautiful eyes.”

“Thank you.” I blushed.

“Here, have a seat.” He pulled out a chair that was at a table and chair set near his lounger. “Do you want something to drink or eat?”

“Yes, I'll have some ginger ale if you have it.”

“Sure.” One wave of his hand and a member of his staff was standing in front of him, awaiting instructions. “Our guest would like a glass of ginger ale, and bring him a bowl of fresh fruit while you're at it.” He then turned his attention back toward me.

“Would you like someone to come and rub your feet or something?” he asked.

I actually was speechless for a moment. I couldn't believe he was treating me this good after only knowing me for such a short amount of time. “Yes, that would be nice.” I accepted because I didn't want to offend him. Or maybe I should have said no because he might have thought I was a gold-digger looking for a free ride.
Shit, I hope I didn't just fuck this up.

“Great.” He smiled.

Not long after that I had a nice cool glass of ginger ale and fresh fruit to nibble on. My feet were propped up on a small ottoman as a nice lady went to work on my feet and calves while another guy was working over my shoulders and arms. Soon after they had my hands and feet in paraffin baths and cucumber mask on my face. This was better than the massage I received at Asian parlor the other day. I was in heaven. Simplicity was the order of the day. I could do this every day.

Mateo sat nearby and watched all of this go on and he smiled as if he was enjoying me getting pampered. I was glad he was enjoying this because I damn sure was enjoying it too. I was now at the point I would fight someone tooth and nail for this spot. But I had a feeling that it would never come to this. The way he was treating me only showed me that he didn't have interest in anyone else but me. He was a perfect gentleman all of the time and I know he was the best man for me and I for him. It was just that simple.

 

 

My mouth hung open like I was waiting for a big dick to suck. He came in the room and sat down like it was his second home; like he had been here before. I couldn't believe it. Alex and Ronald were friends. This was truly a small world.

“Dell, this is Alex's good friend, Ronald, or Ron as we call him.”

All I could think was,
damn, why is this happening to me?
“Hi, I'm Kardell.” I reached my hand out to his and he shook it.

“Nice to meet you.” He shook my hand back and then took a seat right in front of me. He was as good-looking as I remembered him. His hands were still soft, too.

“Nice to meet you too.” I almost couldn't breathe and I didn't know why. I was over him. At least I thought I was over him.

“Are you okay, Kardell, baby? You look a little flustered,” my mother asked me.

“Ahhh . . . yes, Ma. I'm fine. I was just thinking about something I had to do,” I lied.

“Well could you pray for us so we can eat and stop ogling the man? He doesn't want you.” My sister offered an unsolicited comment. I wanted to jump across the table and fuck her ass up.

“I wasn't ogling. I just thought I knew him from somewhere, but I was mistaken,” I countered like I was six years old again and then lowered my head to pray over the food. Trying to keep my eyes on my plate and not on Ronald was a task in itself. For some odd reason he was so good-looking right now. Just thinking about how he used to fuck me made me hard as a brick. I fidgeted in my seat a few times to keep from publicly rearranging my erection.

“You look familiar too,” he spoke after he finished fixing his plate. “But I'm sure I've never met you before.”

“Isn't this nice . . . having family and friends together for dinner,” my mother commented. “Family is everything I love. I love my family; even as crazy and dysfunctional as we are.” We all laughed.

We all ate and enjoyed our time together. Ronald and I played our parts as best we could. After we all had dessert we all piled into the living room to watch a movie like we always did as a family. The movie was good, or at least the parts I saw because all I could do was think about Ronald. What was also good was the fact that Alex was putting on the performance of his life. I watched in seething anger on the inside as he pretended to be so into my sister. Even though my sister and I didn't always get along, she was my sister and I didn't want anyone to hurt her or lie to her. I wanted to bust his ass right now in front of everyone. But I kept it cool and formulated a plan to out his ass without being involved. I just hoped it worked.

It was getting late and even though it was a Saturday I wanted to get home.

“Well, I guess it's time for me to get going. I'm a little tired.” I stretched my arms for effect.

“Yeah, I need to go too. Got some things I need to get done tomorrow.” Ronald spoke up as well.

“Kardell, why don't you take Ronald home, since he is on your side of town?” my mother suggested. “Alex and Angela have to go get my grandson and he is on the other side of town. No need for them to go all the way out of their way to take him home and waste gas.”

“Mrs. Spencer, I'm good. The bus stop is a few blocks from here and it takes me straight home. I'll be good,” he countered.

“Are you sure?”

“Yes, ma'am, I'm sure.”

“Well, let me at least make you two some plates to go so neither one of you will have to cook tomorrow.” She walked off toward the kitchen.

“Okay,” Ronald and I said almost in unison. We waited for a few minutes and sure enough my mother had some healthy plates ready to go. I left the house, as did Ronald, and my mother and father waited until I pulled off and Ronald started walking toward the bus stop before they went into the house.

I drove a few blocks down the street and then turned the corner on a secluded street and waited for Ronald to show up. Since I knew what bus stop he was going to from catching it as a teenager I just waited for him to show up. When I spotted him, I tapped my horn to let him know that I was waiting for him. I did all of this because I didn't want my parents nor my sister to be in my business. I enjoyed my personal business being personal.

He hopped in and before we pulled off I had a few things to say to him. He tried to kiss me, but I put my hand up to stop him.

“Ronald, how long have you known Alex?” I asked.

“I've known dude a couple of months. Why?”

“Have you and him ever messed around?”

“Nah, he's not even like that. He doesn't even know about me,” he answered.

“Well, he is like that and I need you to do me a favor.”

“What am I going to get for this favor?” he asked as his hand made its way onto my thigh. He was always thinking about sex. I mean I was too but at least I keep it cool.

“You don't even know what I want you do to and you asking me about sexual favors.”

“Baby, I been missing you. You know that,” he said as his hand made its way up to my chest and he squeezed one of my nipples. I almost forgot what I was getting ready to say. It felt so good to feel his touch on me.

“Ronald, it's over between us. I told you that,” I stated.

“Then why did you wait for me? Why am I sitting in your car? Why couldn't you keep your eyes off of me the whole time I was in your parents' house? Look me in the eyes and say it over.”

“It's over.” I looked him dead in his eyes. “But I do need one last favor from you. It's important to me.” I gave him the softest look I could muster up. Yeah, I was good at manipulation.

“You need a favor?” He then looked at me for a second and said nothing. “Why should I help you if you don't want me?”

“Because I really need your help with this one.”

“What about my needs?” he asked.

“Okay, but one last time. That's it.”

“Okay, so what do you need me to do?”

“Alex is putting my sister's life on the line, because he is on the down low. I can't tell her because she won't believe me. I need someone to do it for me.”

“And tell me how I am supposed to do this?”

“I don't know. Get him drunk, take him to a gay club, and take some pictures of him getting it on with a guy or something. And then send the pictures to her anonymously. I don't know. I know you're smart enough to get it done.”

“I'm going to need two or three rounds with you for all of this work.” He laughed. “You lucky I didn't really like him like that anyway. He was an obnoxious little fucker.”

“Okay, then that should make it a little bit easier,” I added.

“So let's go so I can bust them guts open. I've been thinking about you a lot lately, and who would have thought that I would have caught up with you the way that I did?”

“So you have, have you?” I looked at him salaciously. I was horny too.
I might as well get me some before I start my new journey with Mateo.

We made it to my house in less than a half hour. We were fucking within fifteen minutes of our arrival to my house. My phone rang but I didn't answer it because I knew it was my mother making sure I got home safe. Ronald's phone rang too.
I guess we both will have some explaining to do in the morning.

 

 

I was a little groggy when I woke up from my slumber this morning. I jerked off twice before I went to bed last night just thinking about Mateo's hard body pressed up against mines in the near future. He looked like he could passionately make love to me for hours, unlike the losers I had dated in the past.

Now I was back at work and feeling myself for sure. I walked around with my head in the clouds. Everybody got a smile and a hug today. I got some strange looks back, because I wasn't the touchy-feely type on the regular. But today was a new day. I was going to enjoy the prospects of my future. Mateo had texted me this morning, wishing me a great day and that he was looking forward to touching my soft skin and looking into my hypnotic eyes. I blushed and almost giggled as I texted back that I couldn't wait to see him again as well. I was falling for him I was sure. I didn't want to and I knew that it could possibly end up like the others before him, but I was very optimistic and looking forward to a future I knew I was going to spend with him.

“Lewis, I need you in my office for a quick meeting about Mr. Lopez's advertising campaign,” Mr. Spencer said as he walked into my work area. I was just sending another text to Mateo as he walked up and startled me.

“Okay, give me a sec,” I said as I placed my phone in my front pocket. He walked away. I then got my work folder for the project and made my way to his office.

When I walked into the office I found out that I wasn't the only one in the office. The love of my life was sitting at a table looking fine in his well-tailored suit. I could say that I was kind of shocked that he was sitting there and didn't tell me he was coming to the office today. I assumed he was just here on business and not on a pleasure call, even though it was my pleasure to see him. He smiled when he saw me and I sat down at the table across from him. I had to practically force myself from smiling so hard.

Kardell was sitting next to me and two other office workers were sitting on opposite ends of Mateo. We had meetings like this all of the time, but this one was different; it was one when I was going to have to really show off and show Mateo that he was getting a hardworking guy to share his bed and life with. I didn't want to be just a piece of eye candy to him. I wanted to be someone who he could trust and come to about business.

“Good morning, everyone.” My boss smiled as he looked at everyone at the table and lingered a little too long on my man. Mateo smiled and nodded his head. He was so smooth. “I just want to open up the meeting and thank everyone for their hard work on this campaign, and I know for myself that this is one of my favorites. I hope that Mr. Lopez will enjoy working with us and getting the best out of us. I am sure we all will do a fabulous job because it is all about teamwork and we are a wonderful team.”

Everyone at the table was smiling brightly, mainly because we knew that Mr. Spencer would be handing out some nice bonuses if the campaign was as successful or even more successful as former campaigns.

The whole meeting went by so smoothly and even during the meeting Mateo was texting me messages about my smile and appearance. I tried my best not to smile too hard but it was hard. My boss's phone chimed a few good times and he would momentarily glance at Mateo and then everyone else in the room. It was probably his mama texting him since he was a mama's boy. He needed to get a man like I had and I was pretty sure he would have a smile for all the right reasons.

“Well, everyone, let's call the meeting to a close, since I see that everyone is bringing their A game to the table. Mr. Lopez is looked forward to billboard placements in a week or two and we will start filming your television spots in the next couple of days. Everyone have a great and productive day.”

Everyone got up and filed out of the room. I made sure I was the last one to leave so I could get to give my man a handshake and a sweet word.

“Mr. Lopez, I'm so glad that you chose to use this company to work with to get a boom back into your business. I will do
all
that I can to make this a huge success. Just let me know what to do and I
will
do it. And I do mean
anything.
” I knew it was a little shameful but I had to show off a little bit in front of Kardell.

“I sure will.” He smiled and then shook my hand. “Thank you for your hard work.”

I smirked as I looked at my boss and then walked out of the door. I almost said, “Who gon' check me, boo,” to my boss but that would have been too much. I walked back to my desk and prepared the rest of my day.
I am going to have dinner with my bestie Dennis tonight and I'm going to be looking fabulous tonight.