Trickery & Envy (11 page)

Vernon twist
ed his lips. “I came over here to see how she was doing, the same thing I did the last time I was here. I’m worried about her living alone.”

“Vernon you need to stop with your lying! Trust me; it will catch up with you.”

“I’m sorry, but we can’t arrest him without proof he’s responsible for your break-in,” Officer Barlow said. “Hopefully, forensic will lift his prints. Furthermore, Mr. Fowler as you can see your sister is accusing you of breaking into her home as well as threatening her. I suggest you stay clear of this house.”

Vernon
on the inside was enjoying seeing Vivian upset. “Like I said, I just came by to see how she was doing and to see if she needed any help around her house.”

Officer Barlow g
ave Vernon a skeptical look. “I’ll say it again. It would be in your best interest to stay clear of your sister and her home.”

***

About an hour later Vernon arrived on Tracie’s block. Tracie was still upset that she had been fired and felt it was all Vernon’s fault.  He called her on a cell phone he purchased with money he had stolen from Vivian.

“I’m on the corner, come down
. I have something for you,” Vernon said.

“What is it Vernon
. I hope it’s another job because I don’t have one now.”

“Girl, quit your whining and come see what I got you.”

“Bye,” Tracie said and then went to her daughter’s bedroom, opened the door and poked her head inside.

“Cassidy, don’t come out of your bedroom. I’m going downstairs to talk to Mr. Vernon, okay.”

“Okay, mommy,” Cassidy said and resumed looking at television.

The only time Vernon
got to visit Tracie in her apartment was when Tracie sister Fran wasn’t home. Fran disliked Vernon from the time she met him and told Tracie she didn’t want him in her building.

Tracie would sneak Vernon in sometimes after Fran left her apartment to go to work. Things started changing when Vernon wouldn’t leave when it was time for Tracie to go to work. He would say to her, ‘I guess you’re not leaving today either then, because I’m not going anywhere.’ That’s when Tracie would be forced to call the salon stating she won’t be in
or was going to be late.

“What is it Vernon. I don’t know what I’m going to do without a job. My sister is going to be mad with me.”

Tracie had not told Vernon of her plans to relocate at the end of the year.  It was her way out of the relationship. When Tracie started to see signs that Vernon was mean and could be violent, she tried distancing herself away from him. Vernon would then start with a sob story that his family cast him out because of a small mistake he made. He told Tracie that when his father was alive and owed a limousine business, that he totaled one of the limousines. Vernon said he had got into an accident and that his father treated him like any other employee and fired him. The fact that he had to replace the limousine and pay damages to the other driver, that Vernon would pay by being axed out of the Will. Vernon said what he would have received was going to go toward the damages.

Vernon lied
again when he told Tracie he had hired an attorney to look into the Will, and then promised her when he got his share of the money that he would take care of Tracie the way a woman should be taken care of.

Tracie, though she was a bit skeptical, stood by Vernon’s side.
One thing she did like about Vernon was that he liked Cassidy. He would always bring her something when he visited. But that was then. Now his constant needing money from her and somewhere to lay his head was stopping her from getting ahead.

“Here,” Vernon said and removed a gold chain from his pocket. “
The ship is starting to sail, girl. Didn’t I say I was going to take care of you?”

Tracie just looked at the
gold rope style chain.

“Vernon, that is not going to pay my ren
t,” and Tracie crossed her arms, twisted her mouth at the gift.

“Girl, turn your butt around and let me put this chain on you,” Vernon said walking closer to her.

Tracie did as told. She rolled her eyes relentlessly while he placed the gold chain around her neck then locked it.

Tracie then turned to him. “Vernon, I still don’t have a job.”

Vernon went into his front pants pocket and pull out some bills. “Here,” he said. “You need to start having faith in me.”

“Where did you get this Vernon?” Tracie asked taking the money then counted six one hundred dollar bills.
I’m still gon’ leave you.

“Don’t worry about where it came from. And you’ll find another job. It’s too many nappy headed females walking around out here for you not to be employed.
Make sure you buy my baby girl something out of that. And give her five dollars and tell her who it came from. I told you I got your back.”

“
Still, your sister, my boss was wrong for firing me. She could have let me find another job first. I told you she had warned me. You thought she was playing.”

“Girl, forget all that,” Vernon said waving his hand down. “I got plans for her,” he said and spit the toothpick out that was in his mouth. He then
tilted his head up and puckered his lips some at Tracie as an indication he wanted a kiss.

“What do you mean you have plans for her?
Is she the one that gave you this money?” Tracie asked and crossed her arms again with the money folded in her hands. She then hoped that Vernon didn’t do anything bad for the money.

“Girl, if you don’t shut the hell up and kiss me,” Vernon said.

Tracie not really wanting to moved closer and kissed Vernon on the lips.

“
That’s what I’m talking about, showing me some love. You know I’m going to want some in a couple of days. So you need to make some plans for Cassidy,” Vernon said referring to having sex with Tracie while her sister is at work.

***

A few hours later and after putting her bedroom back together, Vivian was lying comfortably in Toni’s arms across her bed. She was thinking about her poodles. The veterinarian kept both poodles in his care. A small cast was placed on Darling’s broken leg and what resembled a heating pad was around Darren’s stomach. They were then given pain medicine and placed in a small padded cage.

“He just better be glad
my poodles didn’t suffer a life threatening injury,” Vivian said, still sad about them getting hurt. “I don’t know what I would do to Vernon or would have done.”

Toni
giving soft brushes to the side of Vivian’s hair with his hand said, “You really believe your brother is responsible for breaking into your home.”

“I’m almost positive it was him Toni. You don’t one day come around
asking for money, looking disheveled, and the next day dressed like you’re in line to be congressmen. It’s just too coincidental that he would show up again. He did the same thing a few weeks ago when my salon was broken into.”

“
Really, are you serious?”

“
Toni, he was standing across the street shortly after it happened.”

“Wow,
that’s bold.”

“He just watche
d from across the street with the police present. It was as if he wanted to see my reaction.”

“Maybe he’s just trying to scare you.”

Vivian reached for Toni’s hand and cuddled it into hers, snuggled it underneath her chin. “I’m glad you’re here,” she said softly. “Toni my father left my mother and me a lot when he died. Vernon did something against my father when he was living and it landed him time in jail. My father took Vernon out of his Will. He’s upset and is looking for me to help him out financially. He’s using me as an outlet for his hate towards daddy. He feels that he is entitled to some of the money daddy left.”

Toni shifted on the bed
and now Vivian’s head was in his lap and she was looking up at him.

She continued, “I have given Vernon money several times. It’s just not what he feels he’s entitled to. I think he wants thousands
, if not a couple hundred thousand. Well he found a great deal of what he wanted.”

“I don’t know what to say. That’s a touchy subject when it comes to siblings. If
he is that unhappy he shouldn’t be taking his frustration out on you, he should have contested the Will…not that he could have done anything about it.”

“Believe it or not Vernon is intelligent. He just let himself go after he got into trouble.
He’s probably going to sell the gun he stole from me. It’s still in my daddy’s name. Toni, don’t be deceived by what Vernon was wearing. He probably bought that outfit with money he stole from me today. Vernon...”

Toni didn’t hear anything else Vivian was saying after the word, deceive
d.  He quickly reflected on his situation,
maybe this might not be a bad time to tell her. The last I want her to think is that I’m deceiving her.

Vivian shift
ed Toni back into focus by pulling softly on his purple and black striped silk necktie. “Where did your mind just wonder off to? Was I boring you? Kiss me,” Vivian kindly demanded and gently pulled Toni down by his tie to meet her lips.

Toni being obedient kisse
d who he classified as his woman and with no objection from her just a couple hours ago. The kiss was more passionate than any others they shared.

“My goodness you can kiss,” Vivian
acknowledged and breaking away to get a better look at the man stealing her heart.

Toni was just as hypnotized by what felt like
a devoted kiss.

After a few more seconds of kissing, Vivian pause
d again. “Uh umm, I’m getting some tonight,” she expressed and rose from the bed to undress. She began removing her clothes one piece at a time with her eyes softly on Toni, desiring to connect deeper with him.

Toni watche
d in a bit of enchantment, hesitant on what he should do. He surly didn’t think she would be in the mood for intimacy after what she had just gone through.
But man,
he thought.
This woman is stunning and turning me on.

Vivian after undressing
reached to turn the lamp off on her nightstand. “I get it,” she said and gave a pull to the little chain on her lamp, shutting it off. “You were hesitant the last time; shy, don’t want me to see what you’re working with. That’s cool,” and she turned to Toni and began unbuttoning his shirt.

Toni
stopped her after the second button by placing his hand over hers. “I think I can handle it,” he uttered.

“I’m sure you can,” Vivian responded seductively and began to move back into the bed.

“You’re something else,” Toni said and stood to undress. He was glad she turned the lamp off. The obscurity would hide him removing the spandex top that he wore daily. It would save him the stress of explaining his small breast and penis.

Toni
could feel after moving to the foot of the bed that she was waiting readily for him. Vivian had spread her legs. Her insides were warm and now hot waiting his arrival.

“Sweetie, move to the edge of the bed,” Toni said softly and his request was fulfilled.

Toni eased inside Vivian and the sensation quickly zipped through his body like he just stuck his finger into an electrical outlet. The instant zap of them connecting overwhelmed them both as they simultaneously inhaled deeply. Toni secured Vivian’s hips delicately with his hands and gently eased in and out of her.

“Ooh,”
Vivian muttered.
I was hoping he wasn’t a power house.
More murmurs then followed. “Ooh, Toni, baby, you’re so gentle. I like the way...it feels. Ooh...”

Toni’s hard
four inch penis was starting to send Vivian on a whirl spin. She wrapped her hands securely around Toni’s arms and moved to his motions in near perfect sync.

Th
e additional warm touch to his wrist had Toni wishing he could go deeper. “Oh...baby you were made for me,” he said at the good feeling, panting softly as he eased in and out. Toni was so comfortable making love to Vivian that he didn’t want to come out of her. He moved one hand to massage her clitoris with his thumb as if he was adding a new ingredient to the blend already brewing.

“Ooh...Toni
...Toni, you gon’ make me cry,” Vivian softly murmured. “What are you doing to me,” she said tenderly, her breathing increasing by the seconds.

Toni
’s head slowly leaned back as he continued to work his thumb magically while staying solid inside her. The sensation began to overwhelm Vivian and she felt the urge to explode. Though his penis was small it filled her up inside to the point pleasurable tears began to spill from the corner of her eyes. She was on her way to climax, but not before Toni whispered, “Oh, Vivian...baby...Ah...” and he began to experience what he never had before a climax inside a woman.

“Toniii...,” Vivian
suddenly cried out as they reached absolute pleasure together. They stayed still for close to twenty seconds before Vivian released his wrist.

Toni
then moved into bed and covered them with the sheet from the waist down. He laid one hand on his chest still descending from their peak and anticipating a change in Vivian’s mood. He had no intention of covering the rest of himself up.