All Mye Queen's Men, Chronicles of Love - Volume II, page 29
Teddy laughs. “Nigga, you ain't a gentleman, so do tell.”
“Ask this fool where he disappeared to when I went out to take a call from the hospital.”
“Oh I don't have to ask. This nigga always finds a way to get ghost. Every single time we go to a titty bar, this nigga disappears and reappears with a big old grin. You're looking for this fool and he's in a private room somewhere, getting his dick wet.”
“Look, I came back and this nigga is gone. So I asked those sea monkeys, he calls groomsmen where he went and they just started laughing.”
“Hey! I just needed to exercise the last ounce of freedom life and my future wife have afforded me as a single man.”
“Nigga it ain't like you're going to jail and shit.” Christian promptly interjected.
“Oh yes it is. This nigga is about to enter into pussy jail and one woman hell.” Teddy laughed.
“Actually I didn’t really do anything.”
“Yeah, right. I know you Mr. Nigga and you know I know you!” Teddy laughed.
“Seriously, all I did was look. She wanted to show me a little more than she was willing to expose out there. I swear I never touched her. I cheated on Jade once and I can’t get the look on her face out of my mind. That shit hurt her bad. I thought I was going to lose her over some bullshit. After that I vowed never o cheat on her again. She deserves better than that.” Dorian confessed.
“I heard that.” Christian acknowledged, cutting his eye over at Teddy who stared blankly out the passenger window.
“What about you Super Nigga? Queen got your ass dangling on a short leash.” Dorian teased.
“Shit! It ain't as short as she thinks.” Teddy laughs.
“Short enough that your ass took a private jet here because you thought some nigga was scratching that Kat.” Christian countered.
“True that, nigga.”Dorian agreed.
“Yeah I guess you're right. That fat ass of hers is more than enough to make a nigga straighten up and fly right, at any cost. I just don't know if I can be that nigga.”
“Do you love her?” Christian asked.
“With all I am and all that I’ll ever be.”
“Then stop fuckin around on her. Do like Dorian. Make her your wife before somebody else does.”
“You'd better listen to him, man. He knows exactly what he's talking about.” Dorian chimed in.
“It's not that simple. I've asked, but she just ain't buying.”
“Stop peddling bullshit for love and maybe she will.” Christian advised.
“I'm trying big brother. Believe me I'm trying.” Teddy conceded.
CHAPTER 36
Queen softly knocks on the Penthouse door. Expecting her over thirty minutes ago Jade hurries to open the door.
“What took you so long? And what the fuck happened to your hair?”
“Don't ask questions you already know the answer to.”
“Bitch, don't you know how to fuck pretty? Oh yeah, it has been a while since Pussyville has had a gentlemen caller.” Jade jokes.
Queen flashes her the finger as she drags her bags into the foyer and drops them there. “You got any coffee?”
“What? Do I have any coffee? Bitch didn't Chris tell you that Teddy just landed at BWI?”
“So! What? Does he have any coffee?”
“So, I think you need to move your ass. Get in the shower. Wash your crack. And fix that damn birds nest you call hair before he gets here.”
Queen stumbles into the kitchen yawning and begins to fix a small pot of coffee.
“Heifer! Have you lost your damn mind? Why are you dragging around here acting like you got all fuckin day? And what took your ass so long to get up here?”
Queen yawns and gets a big stretch. “Again, don't ask questions that you already know the answer to.”
“You fucked him again, after you knew that Teddy was in town. Didn't you?”
“It was a hard job but somebody had to fuck and do it.” Queen snickered as she got a cup from the marble counter top and prepared it for her coffee.
“Scandalous ass trick! You think this shit is funny don't you? Queen! What the fuck is up? How can you be so calm?”
“What bitch? What? Teddy's in town. So, what? My days of doing back flips and loop to loops for that dog is so over. Fuck that and fuck him! I must have lost my fucking mind. I'm tired of being another Red Sonya.”
“Who the hell are you and where is Mye Queen? What the fuck did Chris do to you last night?”
“What didn't he do to me last night? That man played my body like a fine violin. I've never come so hard or so many times in my life. That man is not just a gentlemen caller, he is the damn Mayor of Pussyville.” Queen declared as she pours a cup of coffee from the still brewing pot.
“Is that right?” Jade sarcastically asks.
“Yes, that's right.”
“That may be true, but the last time I checked Teddy was still President of the United States of Queen. Hey, but fuck it! If you are not pressed about Teddy showing up then neither am I. So, go ahead and kick the 411 bitch. I need details.”
“I don't even know where to start. I never knew that a man's touch could make me feel like that. I know he was on E and shit but he just was so sensitive and sensual and so fucking giving. Did you know that the G spot is not just a myth?”
“He hit the G?”
“He hit the G with the D and I was as hot and happy as could be.” They laugh.
“So, how giving was he? Exactly how many times did you get on and get off?”
“Who the fuck knows and who cares. We screwed all over the entire Bridal Suite.”
“So, you just Christened every room? No pun intended.” Jade jokes.
“You're stupid as shit. Yes, we Christened the Bridal Suite- room after room, after room. But the best was making love in front of that gigantic picture window with a panoramic view of the Inner Harbor as a back drop. That shit was erotic as hell.” Queen sighs as she reminisces.
“You fucked him in front of that fifty foot glass window? Your shy ass?”
“No, we made love on the glass of that big ass window. That brutha had your girl singing opera on that glass. First Soprano in fact and you know I’m an alto.”
“Damn! The shit was like that?”
“And that’s the way it is. Huh!” Queen laughed.
“So, I hate to bust your bubble, but now what?”
“What do you mean, now what?” Queen asked as she casually sipped her coffee.
“The plan was to get Chris through the night. And for you to get on, get off and get along with your relationship with Teddy. But you’re talking like this is the best fuck you ever had and shit. And you know Chris is not about to go back to that pussyless hell you had him in. So now what?”
“No the plan was to get on and get off and get on with my life with some other nigga. Christian is a totally different story. I waited a long time to get a taste of that dick. So, a sista's thinking that it might be prudent to have a spare dick around for hard times.”
“Yeah, that might be what a sista’s thinking, but...” Jade hesitates and chooses her words carefully. “Look Queen, I hate to be the voice of reason, but you have to know that this shit ain't going to work, at all. Well, at least not like you want it to.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Christian's Teddy's straight up boy, and you know for a fact that they are both in love with you. I don't think he's going to be down for some behind the back, sneaky down low shit. Besides, Teddy ain't stupid. It'd be just a matter of time before he'd figure out what the two of you were up to. Trust me, punishment will be swift and extremely painful.”
“So, I'm supposed to just forget that last night ever happened and go back to getting fucked once a month if I'm lucky, by a nigga that fucks everything with a pussy? Oh, fuck that shit! That’s not going to happen!”
“I don't know what to tell you Queen. It is what it is.”
“Fucked up is what it is. So, you're saying that Christian's not going to want to be with me again?” Queen asked, genuinely confused.
“Queen, of course he will. He's always wanted to be with you. I'm just saying he's not going to be content to be your boy toy. Not, to mention lose his best friend in the process. If you want to be with him you'll have to make a choice, between him and Teddy.”
“Jade, I'll admit that the dick was delicious, but I just can't do that right now. I'm feeling Christian in a big way, but Bear and I have this thing between us and I don't even know where to begin to unravel that shit and call it to an end. Hell, I couldn't do it for Logic, so I'm not even going to pretend that I'm ready to do this for Christian. Well, at least not right now, that is. Besides I think Bear is finally ready to get serious about us.”
“Maybe so Queen, but the real truth of the matter is that you're still out there fucking around, exploring other options as well. Which brings us to our next dilemma I hate to be the messenger of doom and gloom, but I got to tell you something else.”
“What now? Haven’t you said enough?”
“I kind of informally invited Chocolate Thunder Down Under to the wedding.”
“Who?”
“Chocolate Thunder Down Under, your stripper friend from the party last night.”
“Derrick? You invited Derrick to the fucking wedding? What the hell did you do that for?”
“Queen, I'm so sorry. I thought you guys were hitting it off and I never thought that Teddy would show. And how could I have possibly known that you were going to finally hook up with Christian. I just didn't want to see you having a shitty time. I wanted you to have a good time and finally get some tonight.”
“So, let me get this shit straight. I have two nigga's standing around looking at me like I'm a pussy sandwich and the One Hundred Million Dollar Man is in town to watch the show.” Queen shakes her head in disbelief. “Unfucking believable! You’ve really out done yourself this time Queen. Okay, it's official, I've died and this is hell. I am so fuckin screwed.”
“At least you won't be horny and alone.”
“Fuck you Jade! Fuck you!” Queen retorted as she gives Jade the finger.
“And speaking of fucking... Teddy is expecting to get fucked, but good, by you, today, the moment he sees you. So I suggest you start putting on your game face.”
“I don't have to pretend to want him because I do. Ain't shit changed there. The problem is I never thought that I'd spend the night with Christian. We were looking forward to being together tonight. He's going to be so upset when he sees me with Bear.”
“You want to know my take on your situation? As I see it, you can get some really good dick and be a rich bitch, or you can get some really good dick and work every day like a slave just to pay the damn bills.”
“So what are you trying to say?”
“Bury this shit with Christian. You don't throw all of this away for a good fuck.”
“Jade, you know he's more than just a good fuck. Over the pass months he's become a really good friend. I can trust him. I can't trust Bear. And that's worth more to me than a billion dollars.”
“But yet, you can't leave Teddy alone. You've gone back to Teddy's bullshit time and time again. This shit with Teddy has been going on forever. Hell it was going on before Paul was killed. You know it and I know it. Besides, do you really want to make Christian your rebound guy? You'll only end up running back to Teddy or fucking around with Logic and breaking Christian's heart in the process.”
“He wouldn't be my rebound guy. I think this man is really in love with me. And I'm feeling him too.”
“You're right, he probably is, and in fact I know he is. But you are still by no means, done with Teddy. I know you Queen. The very second you see that flashy, cocky ass, flamboyant nigga you're going to melt like butter and forget that Christian is even on the planet.”
“Normally I would say that you're right. But this time it's different. Not to say that I'm not going to melt, but I'll be looking for Christian's reaction when I do. Jade I care about Christian. Hell I may even be in love with him, but I can’t get pass Teddy to find out.”
“All I'm saying is that Christian’s a good man. Don't fuck with head while you wrestle with this thing with Teddy. You got too much shit going on right now Queen. Don't commit to a relationship with this man until you are really ready. He deserves more than that Queen.”
“Jade, you know me better than that. I would never intentionally hurt Christian or anyone else. I’m going to be straight with him.”
“No, I’m sure you have no intentions of hurting him, but he'll still be hurt nonetheless. You two need to talk. You need to know where his head is before you see Teddy. Cause if he's really in love with you and you're falling in love with him then some shit might kick off at the wedding. And you three bitches ain't about to ruin my wedding. I've worked too hard to make it perfect.”
“And how am I supposed to talk to him without raising a big red flag? He's with Bear right now.”
“I don't know, but you better figure something out.”
“Oh, I know!” Queen picks up the Penthouse phone and calls Christian's cell phone.
Christian answers. “Dr. Love can I help you?”
“Christian it's Queen. Can you talk?”
“No not really. I'm on my way to breakfast with some friends. What's going on? Is everything okay?” He nonchalantly replies.
“I need to talk to you.”
“I think that's probably a good idea. What do you want to do?”
“After breakfast tell Dorian to drop you off at the hospital. I'll meet you there.”
“Sounds good. I'll call you when I’m in route.”
Queen hangs up dazed and confused. Jade could see the anxiety in her face. “So what's up? Why the face?”
“I don't know. I don't have a damn clue what I'm going to say to him. Matter of fact I don't even know what I want to say. This shit is fucked up on every possible level.”
“Then leave the ball in his court. Let him have his say first. Then take it from there. Don’t put yourself out there if he’s not going there with you. This isn’t easy for him either. I’m sure seeing Teddy after fucking you all night has him a little rattled. He may have had a change of heart and is not willing to pursue this shit any further.”
“Why is this so damn hard?”
“Probably because he was.” Jade laughed.
“It's more than the sex. The sex just made it perfect. This has been going on for a while. I just didn’t want to deal with it.”
“If it’s not the sex then what is it then?”
“It’s the companionship, the intimacy, the sensuality and the trust. He really cares about me and we just fit. He makes me feel like fine silk.”
“Yeah, but Queen, Teddy treats you like gold. There's nothing you want that he doesn't get for you. Hell, he even gave you a damn Plum Card. Do you know how many girlfriends get a damn Plum Card from there man? None!”
“I know, but I still can't trust his ass to finally commit. Every time I try I get hurt even more. Jade, I'm sick of it. Yes, Bear treats me like a queen. And the sex is phenomenally mind blowing and fulfilling, but sometimes it's gritty and dirty and dark. Not to mention he's never around. This east coast, west coast bullshit has gotten old.”
“So, what's your point? You instigated all of this shit. You moved to Baltimore, so that you could have your freedom to creep with Logic. Yet you're still trying to hold Teddy to a higher standard. Queen I don’t get it.”
“The point is that I want to feel treasured, not like treasure.”
“Then talk to your man and tell him how you feel. Give him a chance to get his shit right.”
“I’ve talked to him and this is his final chance to get his shit right. If the shit don't work this time then I'm out.”
“Then wait for him to fuck up Queen. For all you know he may have changed. Hell, he spent a hell of a lot of money just to get here to be with you. He's making an effort.”
“You're right. I owe him the opportunity to prove that he's changed. But, I don't want to lose Christian in the process.”
“Has he called you yet?”
“Who Bear? Yeah, but I didn't pick up. He left me a message. I really don't know what to say.”
“Call him back. You got to talk to him sooner or later. If you avoid him he'll know that something is up. So, call him back.” Jade retrieves Queen’s phone from the counter of the kitchen island and hands it to her.
Queen takes the phone and redials Teddy.
Teddy answers. “Good morning Mye Queen.”
“What's up Sugar Bear?”
“If you don't know by now, you probably don't want it.”
“Oh, you know I want it. When have I ever turned it down.”
“Good cause I'm trying real hard to get it to you. I told you I was coming.”
“Yeah, I see. Private jet, huh?”
“Sometimes a man's got to do what his woman wants him to do.”
“Show off. How much did that set you back?”
“You don't even want to know. Besides, that shit don't even matter. I'm here and that's all that really matters.” Teddy laughed.
“I love you. You know that, right?” Queen confessed.
“Wouldn't be here if I didn't. You happy now?”
“I will be when I see you.”
“Just name the place and the time and I'll be there.”
“Shit is pretty chaotic right now. I'm not sure if I'll even see you before the wedding. And I don't know about you, but I'm not really down for a quickie at this point.”
“Fuck that! That shit ain't even on the menu. I'm going to need some time to fulfill my duty to properly satisfy that booty.” Teddy jokes.
Dorian looks in the rear view mirror at Christian who shakes his head, mumbles something beneath his breath, and then stares blankly out the window.
“How much time you got?” Queen asked.
“All the time you need. I came to stay until we can get this thing back on track.”
“So, pretty much you're out on Monday.” Queen joked.
“No not at all. I have to be out by the following Monday, smart ass. Hey, we're on our way to get some breakfast. Why don't you and Jade meet us at the restaurant?”
