suggestion, she had straightened her hair and worn it down, something she rarely did. She still looked gorgeous anyway. She took a long deep breath as she made her way out to the living room.
“ You take vava vavoom to a whole new level,” Tony said when she walked in. Rochelle walked past her and mouthed “you’re welcome” on her way to the kitchen. Taylor, who had been sitting next to Tony, stood up and walked towards Desiree. She smiled and planted a kiss on his cheek.
“ Is making me horny your sole mission? That dress, those shoes…it’s all I can do not to bend you over the kitchen table right now,” he whispered in her ear. She smiled and looked into his eyes.
“ Well, at the end of this night, I will be drunk and very easy. You can have me then,” she said.
“ I have a better idea,” he said before looking at Tony. “Why don’t you take the girls and head to Crooked Bar. I need to talk to Desiree for a sec,” he said.
“ Sure thing bro. Let’s go, ladies,” Tony said as he led Cynthia and Rochelle out. Desiree smiled as she looked at him.
“ We are not having sex,” she said. Taylor laughed.
“ As disappointed as I am, that’s not the reason I asked them to leave us alone,” he said. Desiree shook her head.
“ Of course. Because me in this dress is not doing anything for you, huh?” she said in a sarcastic voice.
“ First, ouch. Two, don’t get your panties all up in a bunch,” he said looking into her eyes. “Anyway, I have been thinking we’ve been together for quite a while and we have never had a weekend together. Maybe we should do that soon,” he said. Desiree smiled.
“ Are you going to ask me to marry you, Ericson?” she asked. Taylor laughed.
“ If I was, would you say yes?” he asked. Desiree hit him playfully on the arm.
“ Well, I wouldn’t say no,” she said. Taylor nodded.
“ How are you able to do that? Answer a question without really answering?” he asked. She leaned in and kissed him.
“ I guess it’s one of my many talents,” she said. “But yeah, I would love a weekend off,” she added with a smile. He slipped an arm around her and pulled her close.
“ This calls for a celebration, don’t you think?” he said. Desiree shook her head.
“ No sex,” she said sternly. Taylor frowned and pulled away.
“ Tough crowd,” he said as they walked towards the door.
When they got to the club, Tony, Rochelle and Cynthia were still in the parking lot probably waiting. That, and there was a never ending queue.
“Hey guys,” Desiree said cheerfully as they approached them.
“ Wow, that was the shortest quickie in history,” Rochelle said with a smile. Desiree rolled her eyes.
“ There was no sex.” She turned to Taylor. “This is what happens when you don’t wait for the appropriate time to have a talk,” she said.
‘ Well, you’re glowing and I’m just saying,” Rochelle said. Desiree knew she was just teasing but either way she was beginning to hit a nerve.
“ Why are we still out here, anyway?” Desiree asked turning her attention to Cynthia and Tony.
“ Well, there is the queue and there is that,” Cynthia said pointing to an unruly young man who seemed to hog all the attention with the two girls, one on each arm and the way he talked to the bouncers. He actually talked like he owned the place, as if he had no care in the world. Desiree raised an eyebrow when he began roughing up one of the guys on the queue for accidentally bumping into him.
“ I would hate to be on his bad side,” she said.
“ Trust me, you would not want to be on any of his sides at all,” Tony said.
“ Why? You know him?” Desiree asked.
“ Yeah. Who is that?” Cynthia asked.
“ Larry Davenport,” Tony said casually. Rochelle looked at him.
“ Who?” she asked.
“ Ever heard of the Davenport Foundation?” Tony asked.
“ Who hasn’t? There is the Davenport Memorial, Davenport Hospice, Davenport Ranch….the name is