A Taste Of Honey

Brooke and I played one more gig...In Atlantic City, before her regular Keyboard player returned to the line up...She paid me handsomely for my services....More money than we originally agreed on...I wondered to myself if the extra money was payment for the night we had at my place...I did put it down if I don't say so myself...

She acted completely business like the next time I saw her...The rest of the band and I went over the numbers at rehearsal and then we went and played the date in AC...during the breaks in between sets, Brooke drank with one of the other band members or conversed with a couple of girls she knew from AC who had come out to see her...She avoided me at all costs...or at least it seemed like that...

I ran into her in Philly at Mabel Jenkins Soul food joint, about a week later...She finally came over to my table and sat down with me...

"Heyyy B., How you doin?   I can't thank you enough for filling in at the last minute for me." she said.

"Yeah....my check was a little heavy...Accounting mistake or were you uh paying me for some other filling in I did?" I asked her slyly....

Brooke blushed...

"Ohhh my God...you blew my mind....I didn't know if I was coming or going....You scared me...You need to patent that." she said ,looking slyly at my crotch....

Now it was my turn to blush....

"Listen B.  I got a few dates in San Deigo and San -Francisco and then a few in Seattle coming up." she said.

"You want me to join you right?" I said.

"No....No, I wasn't saying that...I just was saying that I was going to be out of town for awhile.." she said.

"So..I guess we can get together when you get back right?" I said.

"Ughhhhh maybe...Maybe....I mean, who knows???  You're not catching feelings are you?  I mean what we had was great...incredible.....but let's not get hung up...I have uh....ahhhh a friend in San-Francisco and we are uhh kind of lightweight serious..." she said.

"So I was just a one night stand right?" I said....surprised at how much I sounded like a woman and she sounded like a guy...

"No...welllll, B. I didn't even plan to go there with you like that....I just came over for some coffee, drinks and conversation." she said.

"Hmmmmmm...you weren't drunk.....and I didn't trick you and if I recall, we went there about six or seven times." I said.

She smiled....

"Yesss lawd..and it was the bomb....But I shouldn't have done that...I'm sorry,I really didn't mean to do that B."

"Okay...Okay..." I said.

"So are we good B?" she asked.


I smiled..."Yeah we good...Good luck on your west coast spin." I said.

She kissed me lightly on the lips...

"Thank you B.   You're a doll and who knows...Anything can happen....We might get together again sometime..." she said.

"Yeah, who knows ?"I said....As she paid her bill and walked out...

She looked good in those leopard print tights she had on....I certainly did hope for a second time.

II-

I was still drinking coffee when my ex-wife ,Honey Brown walked in...She saw me and walked over to my table...

"You expecting someone or do you mind if I sit down?" she asked.

"Wow, you got questions this morning." I said with a grin.

"Never mind" she said....but I grabbed her arm before she could walk away...

"Sit down Honey....I can order another cup of coffee..." I said.

She seemed surprised by my graciousness...I hadn't really said much to her since she left me on Christmas Morning....and when a guy had gotten a little too touchy feely with her and I tried to intervene, She had told me that she could handle it...

And so, I was a little cold towards her after that....I played at least three gigs at Josies, where she worked and the extra gigs with Brooke Taylor and I didn't so much as give her a passing glance.
She stared at me though....Especially when she saw me and Brooke Taylor drinking and talking last week... I wondered if that was the reason why she was sitting with me all of a sudden.

"So how you been?" she asked.

"Good...I been good.." I said.

''Heard you got a new place." she said.

"Yup...Chris and Chess showed me a nice place...but I'm only staying there for a short while...I'm lookin to buy a house soon." I said.

"Kevin's wife ,Sepia shows houses to people on a regular basis." she said.

"I know...I've already talked to her and Bonita Foxworth." I said.

"You got a car yet?" she asked.

"Not yet, but I'll have one in a few months." I said.

"Because if you need to go anywhere or to borrow my car, you know you're welcome." she said.

I was surprised....

"Really?  "I said.

"B...You're my ex-husband...but you aint my enemy....I-I mean, We are friends aren't we?" she said.

"We are?" I asked.

"Why would you think otherwise?" she asked.

"You tell me?" I asked.

"Christmas Eve?? Did I hurt your feelings?" she remarked...

"I'm just about finished my coffee...Waitress!" I said...

''B. wait?...Wait?  " she said.

"What?" I asked.

"You haven't given me a tour of your new spot." she said and winked at me.

III-

I could never get mad at Honey Brown and she knew it....and she knew that I would never turn down a potential chance to have sex with her...

I had come here in a cab...She drove me to my apartment.....She marveled at it....

"Wow, Chris and Chess hook you up!" she laughed...

"Don't they now?" I laughed...

I gave her the tour....Upstairs and downstairs of the two level apartment....She sat on the couch and I flicked on the wide screen, Flat screen Television...There were music videos playing.... I popped some popcorn and passed her a coke...

"Nice" she said..."I'm proud of you B.  You've come a long way." she laughed...

We watched television and laughed and talked and ate popcorn for close to two hours...She slipped off her shoes and eventually slipped off her slacks...I was kind of shocked...But then I had to think about who I was dealing with....My ex was very devious...She knew exactly what she was doing...Sittting there in Black bikini panties and a sweater...looking all good...chocolate brown skin just glimmering...

She patted the place next to her on my couch....

"B. Come here..Sit over here." she said...

I obliged...

"What are we doing?" I asked.


"Just chillin." she said..

"Oh just chillin right? Just two old friends chillin?" I said.

"Two old friends...who used to be married." she said.

"Uhh Huh.." I said..

She slowly unzippered my trousers.....I had a huge erection....but she expected that.....

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuu, look at youuuu." she cooed...

She massaged it gently with her soft hands...and then got down on her knees....

"Heyyy what are you doing?" I asked...

"What do you think?" she said...

She took most of me into her mouth....My eyes almost went to the back of my head.......She worked me like a job...She stopped when she felt that I was on the verge of climaxing.....She stroked it gently enough for me to still be interested , but not explode...

Soon she was lying on top of me and we were kissing...wet, sloppy kisses and finally, slow ,long sensual kisses...

We rolled off of the couch and on to the floor...We made out on that floor for close to a half an hour until I got to the point where I couldn't take it anymore....

I lifted her sweater off of her and picked her up and took her into the bedroom.....I layed her gently on the bed....and just stared at her...I didn't say anything...

"What?" she whispered breathlessly...

"Nothing.....You're just beautiful.." I said.

I slowly entered her....I wanted to stay right there...at the point of ecstacy....

"Ouuuuuuuuuu...Ohhhhhhh B..   Ohhhhhhhh B....." she cooed...as I began to move slow and steadily...

This was different than the last time when we tore at each other like two hungry animals in Ralph Scallion's apartment....

This was slow, smooth ,etheral lovemaking...We were taking our time...It was mid day, there was no rush...Honey was on her day off and I didn't have any gigs lined up...we had all the time in the world...

At one point...I sat up and allowed Honey to lower herself on top of me...She moved slow and easy and slow and easy...not hurried and began to tremble...I could tell that she was climaxing, because she began to hold me even tighter...

"Ouuuuuuuuuuu B.....Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu....Ohhhh baby...I'm there...I'm right thereeeeeeeeee......Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh My godddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd...OuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuB." she yelled to the top of her lungs....

I was still enjoying her ....I had no plans on stopping.....We did it standing up, we did it doggy style and eventually we returned to the bed....

Hours passed before I finally came...violently and furiously....like I hadn't in a long while...

Honey lie on the bed just staring at me and smiling.....



"Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww, that was better than Christmas Eve and Christmas Eve was among the best....I came multiple times this time too, but this!! This was different! That's one thing about our marriage I never complained about...Ummmph, ummph, umph." she exclaimed...

She was right...This was good...this was better than last time....But I wasn't in the mood for a second letdown, I expected her to get dressed and ready to leave...Instead, she placed her head in the crook of my arm and went to sleep...

She was still asleep when I woke up.... I got up ,took a shower and put on my trousers, some bedroom slippers and an undershirt....

I was at the piano doodling around when she woke up, gathered her clothes and sat on the piano stool with me...

"I suppose you're going to be leaving soon?" I said dryly....

"Only if you want me to." she said.

I was silent for a few minutes...

"What do you want? " I asked.

"B. I don't know myself....I mean, I didn't want to get re-involved with you and I tried not to care about you...but then I saw you with Brooke Taylor last week and I have to admit...I got a little jealous and I found myself wanting you like crazy." she said.

"Aint nothin goin on between me and Brooke...I played some gigs for her that's all..She's headed out west ." I said.

"You slept with her though, didn't you?" she asked.

"Yes I did...But like I said...Me and Brooke???...Aint got nothin goin on..We are just friends ." I said.

"With Benefits??" she asked.

"No....That was a one time thing...She says she got a "friend" on the West Coast." I said.

"Oh." said Honey....

"It's semi serious she says." I added.

''So what was you, a booty call?" asked Honey.

"You aren't asking that are you?" I asked.

"No...No...I halfway understand her...You are good at what you do...and if I was lonely and horny, you'd be the best choice." she said. 

"I want to be your friend with benefits" I said looking at her slyly...

"You're my ex-husband." she said trying to hide a smile.

"For now!" I said.

"You really want to get involved with me again?" she asked.

"What do you think?" I asked..

"I think you just want to have sex with me.....but a relationship is more than that B."she said.

"I've learned that." I said.

"How? You been in jail for three years...You just got home and already you've banged two women." she said.

"If you had stayed that morning, it would have only been one." I added...

"I guess I deserved that. Okay B.. Okay...Let's not fight.....You hungry?  " she asked.

I gently caressed her breast....She smiled..

"I asked if you were hungry...I know you're horny." she said. I kissed her long and slow....

"You keep this up and we are going to wind up back in that bed." she said.

''So...Is that a bad thing?"I asked

I laughed....She laughed...She didn't answer.

"Pass me the phone...I'll order us a couple of Cheese-steaks" I said.

She kissed me this time...for a long good while....

"You will think about us gettin back together won't you?" I asked.

She smiled...

"I will B. , I promise..." she said.

I smiled and we sat there, half dressed on my piano stool waiting for the food to arrive ,while I played a few numbers.

(TO BE CONTINUED)