everywhere,”
“ Yeah, well he is nothing but trouble. Stay clear of him,” Tony said.
“ Now that’s a threesome I would love to be a part of,” Larry said as they walked past him. Tony stopped when he got to where Larry was.
“ I would be a bit more respectful if I were in your shoes, Davenport. That’s my girl you are talking about,” he said looking at him. Davenport laughed.
“ DeLuca, you are tapping that? Man, aren’t you lucky?” he said and then turned to the girls holding his arms. “You’re good too, ladies, but wow, DeLuca, you have hit the jackpot. That right there is the mother lode of asses,” he added.
Tony looked at Taylor and shook his head. He noticed Taylor walking towards him and mouthed an “I can handle this” to him even though he was not so sure whether he had seen it.
“Just stay away Davenport, for your own good,” Tony said.
“ Oh wow, suddenly DeLuca has some balls. When did they finally drop?” Larry asked. By this time, Taylor had sensed the situation at hand would need more than just Tony’s will to turn the other cheek. He walked up to the two of them and looked at Larry.
“ I would stand down if I was you,” he said looking at Larry. Tony looked at Taylor and then at Larry.
“ Seriously bro, no one wants any trouble here. We all just wanted to have a good time,” he said. Larry took a step forward and looked into Tony’s eyes. He was so close, Tony could feel his warm breath on his nose. Taylor was surprised at how much control Tony seemed to have. Given his way, Taylor would have bashed Larry’s skull in long before he even thought of taking a step towards him. He was so engrossed being a spectator to Tony and Larry’s schlong measuring contest that he did not notice Desiree walking towards them.
Desiree walked fast towards Tony and Larry, her sole purpose to pull Tony out of that mess before anything bad happened. She would have hated for Cynthia’s homecoming to be marred with violence or some other ugly outcome. Her heart was beating fast as she walked towards them. She had decided to do this herself because Rochelle would have taken to a much more dangerous plan. As young as she was, she believed in living by the blade…or in her case, kicks, and Desiree was sure that she would have charged at Larry, not giving any thought to the repercussions of her outcome. She made her way past Larry’s “girls” (whores in her eyes) and laid a hand on his shoulder to get his attention. Larry, perhaps startled, turned around and pushed her. Taylor watched as Desiree was flung to the wall and landed on the floor in a heap. That was it. His self-control was no longer a virtue. He stepped between Tony and Larry and looked into Larry’s eyes.
“That was my woman you just shoved,” he said. Larry smiled.
“ So, the whore with an ass was yours which means…” He never got a chance to finish his sentence as Taylor swung his fist, squarely meeting his face. Right now, he could not think of anything else except for the fact that the man he was fighting had just hurt the woman he loved. Somehow, this whole situation had taken him back to the battlefield. The man fighting was not Taylor Ericson the landscaper, but Sergeant Ericson.
Chapter 4
Desiree felt as if the world was moving in slow motion. She could hear people around her talking but she could not make out what exactly they were saying. Her breathing had been reduced to short shallow breaths and she just did not know what she should do at this moment. She had just seen Taylor give someone a knock out. Somewhere between her panic and the craziness, she felt someone hold her and sit her down on the pavement. She could hear voice sin her head.
Dude show some respect… that was Tony.
Hot piece of ass you got there… Davenport.
You better shut up or I will shut you up… Taylor.
Really? What are you going to do about it smart ass… Davenport.
… And then a scuffle and suddenly Davenport was on the
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