Lucy's Boo

Chapter 5

It has been a couple of months since Mario, Sasha, and I had our epic experience together. Every now and then, I catch myself revisiting some of those moments which usually leads to me letting some steam out the pot. Sasha and I hang out from time to time, but things have started changing between her and I. She is very much distant now and whenever I try to hangout, she always  has something going on. And its not just her. Mario has been doing the same thing. We have gone from being up under each other whenever possible to now seeing each other maybe twice a week. Now I'm not the jealous type, but my woman's intuition is strong. My senses are starting to go off and it is making me a little uneasy.

It's finals week and I am so ready for this semester to be over. In a normal circumstance, Mario and I would plan for me to stay with him over the holiday break, but with us being so off lately, I am actually looking forward to going home for a chance. I settle into my corner of the couch. My phone rings. Irv's name coming across the caller ID. What Mario doesn't know is that I reached out to Irv about a month ago. The spark between Mario and I is definitely dimming little by little. Unfortunately, my mind tends to wonder when I am unhappy. The occasional flashbacks of shower scenes and Irv's hands caressing my curves, left me with wet dreams and a burning desire in my love below. It has been almost a year since our wild s*x adventures, and seeing him is a much needed refreshment.

"Hello" I answer. Voice soft not to give away hints of excitement and anxiousness.

"Well, hello." The deep, sultry voice on the other end of the phone instantly made me sit up straight.

"How have you been, Meredith?" 

"I am well. You know, class and schoolwork. The usual." I feel a lump form in the back of my throat and butterflies in my stomach.

"I was very pleased that you called me. I was starting to think you had forgotten about me."

"Now, how and why would I have done such a thing? You have made yourself quite unforgettable sir."

I'm pretty sure by now he can hear my smile though the phone.

"I am glad that I have been able to leave a lasting impression on you." I can tell he was having the same flashbacks that I was. 

"How are your parents doing? Have you told your mother about us?"

Why on earth would he think I would do such a thing! My mother would almost certainly lose her s**t if she found out Irv and I have been fooling around.

"You know I wouldn't do no dumb s**t like that. She would kill both of us." My voice quivered at the thought of my mother ever finding out about us. Plus, the fact that we do have this forbidden relationship makes it that much more interesting. 

"You are right about that. Your mom wasn't the one to mess with growing up." Irv chuckled. 

I have never heard a sexier laugh. It's not a belly laugh. It's more of a sensual, genuine laugh that makes you feel good about yourself.

Rolling my eyes, "Can we not go down memory lane? Weird isn't even the word." 

"Ok, ok. Let's change the subject. What are you wearing?"

Well, that was unexpected. I never know where these conversations are going to go when he gets on the phone.

"A t-shirt and shorts. Today is a study day so no need to wear real clothes."

"So why wear clothes at all if that's the case?"

"Because normal people don't sit around naked, sir." Irv instantly picked up on the sassiness in my voice.

"Trying to get smart with me? You know what happens when you get smart with me."

My heartbeat begins to quicken a little. He's in Alabama though. Not much he can do to me from there.

"I said what I said, Irv. I'm supposed to be studying and you aren't helping me."

"You're right. Are you in the bed or on your couch?"

"I'm sitting on my couch. Irv, what's up? I really need to get back to studying." At this point, I am starting to get annoyed, but at the same time, I am trying to avoid talking about the message he sent earlier about seeing me.

“So, you’re just going to ignore my messages from earlier? I am coming into town this weekend for work. I have a room at the Intercontinental downtown. I have already added your name to the room list. Dinner reservations have been made for Saturday night, with you being my dessert.” 

Irv can be very demanding, but his bossiness is one of his most sexiest qualities. I shift in my seat, quieting the tingling that is currently growing between my legs.

“ What makes you think I’m available this weekend? I do have a life you know.”

Who am I kidding? I have no life. My life consists of school and fighting with Mario which leads to the occasional drunken nights.

“Meredith, you and I both know, you have no life.”

Ouch. Don’t have to be so blunt. It is highly ironic that he is planning to come in town the weekend I leave to go home for the holiday. Alibi covered.

“I’ll see what I can do. Can’t even lie. It would be really nice to see you. It has been a little minute.”

“See, I knew you would around.” I can feel his excitement. My excitement is building too. The last time we spent a night together, my body felt things I didn’t believe were humanly possible. Not taking away from what Mario and I had experienced over the last couple of days, but this was different and Lucy can sense who she is about to see. 

Woman, calm down. You just had your brain screwed and you have the nerve to be interested in more?!?

"Ok. Let me get back to my studies please. I call you later."

"You better." 

Whew. Man oh man. I don't know what I just got myself into, but I am ready for all of the shenanigans. 

I try my best for the next couple of hours to focus on getting some work done. Images of a milk chocolate d**k, with a curve to touch the most sensitive of places would make their way into my thoughts of professionalism and bioethics. I wonder if anything has changed since the last time we were together? Irv unlocked so many of my s****l levels that anyone I have been with after him and prior to Mario, were getting a C- at best. Even Mario at times was having trouble keeping up with me. I don't hold that against him though. I love Mario, somewhat. Sometimes you just gotta make do with what you have.

Classes are a b***h and I try my best to get some time with Mario while he is spending his time event planning and running around the city with his boys. I wake up Thursday morning with a feeling of dread in my stomach. I have to figure out what the hell is going on. I literally feel like throwing up. We have been arguing since Tuesday evening. I wanted to come see him and he had a ton of excuses as to why I couldn't. One thing about me, I don't beg. There are plenty of people out there who would love my company. Weird thing is, Mario loved my company. That was until we had our threesome. I rollover to see if Sasha is up. She isn't home. 

Hmmmm...that's weird. She didn't have to work last night. 

I pick up the phone to make my morning call.

"Hello." Voice raspy. He must still be in the bed.

"Good Morning, love. How was your night?" I try to sound excited to talk to him even though he has worked my nerves the last couple of days.

"It was cool. Lowkey."

"No gym this morning?" It's kind of odd that he would be laying around at this time.

"No. I decided not to go. Been tired lately." He does sound tired.

Ugh my stomach. I hate this feeling of dread, especially when I have no idea where it is coming from.

"Oh, ok. What do you have planned for today? I only have one final this morning, so maybe we can hangout before I head to my parents." 

"I don't know. I got some business to handle Maybe we can catch up later." He sounds pretty aggravated at this point and I don't understand what the hell is going on.

"Are you alright? Is there something you want to talk about? You have been really rude lately and its starting to rub me the wrong way." The attitude was instant. Why is he treating me like this? I have been every thing to this man, and now he wants to act like an asshole.

"Meredith, something is always rubbing you the wrong way. I have some running around to do. When I am done, I call you. Ok?"

This is just not sitting right with me. "Whatever. Ok." 

I hang up the phone and grab my things to take a shower. Maybe I can wash this frustration away. I am breaking my brain trying to understand what the hell happened. We were happy, things we going good. So much so that I asked a friend to help me f**k my man. We even had a few mind-blowing sessions of our own after that night.

Something switched. 

I can't dwell on it now though. I have an exam that I have to pass first. Maybe after my exam, I will go by Mario's house and see if he is home so we can talk about what's going on. I take my shower, trying my best to clear my mind and focus on the task ahead. I put my hair into a messy bun, throw on some sweatpants and a sweatshirt and head out the door.  I get to class, and I am surprised that the exam was way easier than I was expecting it to be. Bonus!! I need something good to help turn my day around. I finish my exam, grab my things and walk out the door, leaving this semester behind me. The feeling in my stomach is beyond obnoxious at this point. Starbucks should help. I stop on the way to Mario's house. I can't drink it. The closer I get to his apartment the more intense the feeling gets.

I pull around the corner. There is Mario's car parked in his usual spot. My heart drops. There is a red Mazda parked two cars down. What's so special about this Mazda? It has a vanity tag: S-A-S-H-A.

NO f*****g WAY!! Why would she be over here?? There is no reason for her to be over here. She knows NO ONE!  

Breathe Meredith. Breathe. 

Tears instantly well up in my eyes. I park my car on the other side of the lot, facing Mario's stairwell. Why would he...why would they do something like this to me? What did I do to either one of them for them to do this?

I call Mario. No answer. I call again, still no answer. Ok. I send him a text.

Me: Hey! Finished with my final. You home?

(Go ahead sir. LIE.TO. ME.)

Mario: Hey. Glad you got that over with. I'm not home yet. Probably wont be for another couple of hours.

(Instant RAGE!)

Me: Oh. That's weird because I am outside and I see your car.

Mario: You're outside? 

He sounds instantly panicked. 

Me: Yep. Why don't you come answer the door.

I hang up the phone, grab the bat from my back seat, and head up to his door. I make it up the stairs and I can hear movement and him fussing at someone. It is muffled so I cant tell for sure, but I am pretty certain Mario and Sasha are behind that door.

"Open the door, Mario!" I yell as I am banging on the door. I hear footsteps coming towards the door. It opens, slightly.

"Open the f*****g door Mario. I already know she is here." I push my way through and there is Sasha sitting on the couch in nothing but a t-shirt. A shirt that I had bought him actually.

"So, this is what we are doing now? f*****g our friend's significant other." My blood pressure is through the roof. Realizing I have the bat in my hand, I look at Mario and take a swing for his head. Missed. I try again, this time hitting him in his side.

"AHH! Meredith!! Calm down!" Mario is yelling while trying to get the bat from me. At the same time, I can see Sasha making a run for Mario's room.

"Get off of me!! Mario, let me go!!" 

"NO! Calm down first!! Lets talk about this!" Mario is trying desperately to hold on to me, but it just isn't working. I manage to free myself. I can hear Sasha in the room trying to get her things together.

"Oh and Sasha, you don't have to go. You can have him!! This is what you wanted all along wasn't it, and my dumb ass opened the door for you. I thought I could trust you."

Tears are rolling down my cheeks. I have never experienced such pain. Two people I cared about betraying me like this. I look over to see Sasha standing in the doorway with a smirk on her face.

"Oh! So getting caught with my man is funny to you?!" I lunge towards her, grabbing her by the hair and pull her to the ground. I get one good punch in to her face. She screams.

"Get off of me!"

"b***h!" I am doing my best to f**k this hoe up.

"Get off of her Meredith!" I can faintly hear Mario in the background, and out of nowhere it seems as if I was flying. His ass has picked me up and tossed me on the couch.

"Girl, you were done the moment Mario and I kissed. What made you think he was going to want anything to do with you after he sampled this? It was only a matter of time."

"Sasha, shut the f**k up!" Mario turns to her, as she gathers herself off the floor.

"You aren't making this any better."

"So, you are protecting her now? You didn't give a f**k about her until I made that situation happen." I fall onto the floor. A complete mess. All of my energy is gone. I sit there in disbelief as Sasha gathers her things and Mario walks her outside. Seeing, him walk out with her was the final knife in my heart. I knew at this moment I was going home, single. As I collect myself, Mario walks back into the house. I don't even bother to acknowledge him when he comes and sits next to me.

He takes a deep breath. "Meredith."

"Mario, I have nothing to say. There is nothing for you to say. Your actions did all of the talking." I stand up and sit on the couch.

"Meredith, I'm sorry. I don't know what happened. One day we ran into each other and I don't know. It just happened." He tries to sit next to me. I stand and make my way to the door. 

"s**t like that doesn't just happen. I hope it was worth it because you already know there is no "us" after this right?"

I use my sleeve to wipe my face. I open the door.

"Wait! Please!! We can talk about this. I love you"

"Wow. This is the fine time for it to be your first time to tell me. THIS isn't love. This is you letting your d**k lead you in the wrong direction. I'm done. You can go f**k yourself."

I turn and walk out the door, slamming it behind me. I walk to my car. Get in. Turn it on. I sit. Sit wondering, how did I let myself get here. How did I not see this coming. I pull down my visor and look in the tiny mirror. Luckily I didn't wear any makeup today, or it would have been all over the place. I have a few scratches on my face, arms, and hands. I don't regret any of it. Thankfully, I have already packed my bags to go home for the holiday break. I pray Sasha is gone when I get back.

The three hour ride to my parents was a quiet one, outside of the constant calling from Mario. Can't believe I was in love with that man. My mind has been racing the entire trip. As I try and gather my thoughts, a text comes through. 

Irv: You are mine tomorrow. I hope you are ready.

FUCK!