Little Ms. Santa Claus

ART: "Celebration" By Laurie Cooper

I couldn't take my eyes off of her...She looked so good..Sitting there with a
red Santa Claus top on, opened at the top...showing just the right amount of cleavage and a black lace bra.. She had a cute little round face with dimples and was wearing a black leather mini skirt, with black pantyhose and some thigh high boots..She was well put together. I had seen her around and I knew that Gus the bartender knew her if anybody did.

"Hey Gus...who is that?" I asked.

"Who is who?..there is a thousand women in here Jordy." said Gus.

"The fox over there in the Santa Claus top." I said.

"Oh, that's Aretha...Aretha Ross..." said Gus.

I pulled out a couple of dollars and handed them to Gus.

"Find out what she's drinkin...and give her a refill on me." I said.

"At it again ,eh Jordy...?" smirked Gus...

I pulled out a ten and slipped it into the pocket of Gus's shirt and He looked at me and just shook his head.

Gus sent Aretha another drink and pointed to me. When she looked my way, I smiled and tiped my glass to her in a mock in her honor type of way and then pretended to be on my Blackberry talking to someone.
There was a nice crowd of people at Josie's tonight. I was hoping Kevin would be here...I wanted to thank him for saving my life after that incident with Collette Washington and her nutty psycho boyfriend, Alton.
Kevin wasn't in tonight.

I saw Honey Brown...She was looking good tonight, but I didn't want to be bothered with the drama she brings.. See what I mean? As I speak she's
actually arguing with a man...Usually, she's trying to go home with a man
but it was different tonight.. I had never seen this guy before..but she seemed to know him..

"Look Willie, I don't know why you come up here..I'm not gettin involved with you...you married and I don't do married men, especially married men wit psycho wives...get away from me." she said.

"Aww come on now honey, ah told you that we seperated...I aint wit huh now...All I could think about is you....Thas why I come up here to Philly
cause I had to see you again." he said..

"Show me some divorce papers" demanded Honey Brown

The man smiled..then he pleaded-

"We ain divorced yet, we seperated...now I figured you and me could go to yo place..have a couple of drinks...get to know each other..know what I'm sayin..heh..heh..heh?"

"Nigga ,you out yo damn mind..you aint goin nowhere with me, not ever..so you might as well take your road show back to Baltimore or where ever you come from." she said and walked away.

I just laughed....That girl sure knew how to bring the drama...Just then,I heard a sweet little voice behind me..

"Well Hello there." It was Aretha..the girl in the Santa Claus Suit..

"Hello yourself...how you doin?"I said, showing all of my pearly whites.

"Thank you for the drink" she said.

"You are quite welcome...My name is Jordy,what's yours?" I asked already knowing.

"I'm Aretha ..Aretha Ross....I've seen you in here before and around." she said.

"Yeah? , well I aint never seen you..but I'm glad I'm seein you now.."I responded.

We walked over to a booth and I ordered us two more drinks and we sat and talked...I noticed the guy who had been talking to Honey Brown was
now talking to another woman...They were laughing and giggling and he
ordered her a drink. They were real touchy feely... They sat together for about a half an hour and then they left the bar..

After about an hour , I paid for the drinks and Aretha and I walked outside...I was walking her to her car...

"So what do you do for a living Jordy?" she asked.

"I'm an Investment Banker.."I said

"Ouuu, that sounds interesting..."

"Yeah, well things are pretty tight..I might be losing my job soon...I hope not though...I would like to keep stackin those dollars so I can afford to take a pretty young thang like you out ." I said.

"Ouu, now that really sounds interesting" she cooed..

'So, how bout you slide me them digits?", I said cooly.

We both pulled out Blackberry's and began exchanging numbers...as I got her number ,I looked over her shoulder and I could see the guy..The guy Honey Brown had been arguing with..He had his hands up this other girl's dress..and was kissing her and trying to grope her something feirce.
She appeared to be fighting him off..

"What the hell is wrong with you? We not going to do nothin out in the street like this..If you want some, you got to take me somewhere." she said.

"Aww now honey, don't do me like that...I'm hotter than a damn firecracker in a gas station." He said.

Just then, a Black Charger drove up...The windows were slightly tinted,
but it looked like a woman was driving...I couldn't tell, but I could swear
they pushed that girl into the car and pulled off...It was hard to tell.

"So you'll call me ,right?" said Aretha...

"I sure will baby.." I said...

I leaned over and kissed her softly, then I pulled her too me and we kissed again...this time a little more passionately. When we came up for air ,I
smiled..

'Hmm Little Ms Santa Claus...Maybe I won't have to call you, maybe I'll
wake up next to you in the morning."

"Wow, you don't waste time getting to the bottom line do you?" She laughed.

"Your bottom line is just what I want to get to." I said.

"You so nasty...but I kind of like nasty....Come on...get in your car and follow me." she said.

She got in her car and I got into mine...Looks like Santa bought me a Christmas Present early!!

(To be continued....)