On Christmas I Think About You

TWO DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS-

Insurance Investigator ,Bonnie Shay was having drinks by herself in a small Jazz Bistro called "Hunter's Spot." It was two days before Christmas...She was a little depressed..She had just made settlement on her new house...A beautiful home in a new neighborhood...A neighborhod where she was starting to make lots of new friends..

  She was walking distance from two shopping centers that had every type of store she needed..from dry cleaners to fancy restaurants, and more conventional businesses like Victoria's Secret, The Gap, Old Navy,The Limited, J Crew, Banana Republic, The Loft and what not...There were several nice bars and clubs in the area as well as nice homes ,apartments and condos nearby...

What more could a girl want? She mused...

And yet she was depressed... Here it was two days before Christmas and it looked like she'd be spending it alone, just as she had the last two Christmas's...She actually couldn't wait until the new year so she could get back to work...

She wished that she could spend Christmas in some handsome man's arms...She had met and slept with two very handsome men recently...Ralph Scallion, the chef and Walter "Kool Kat" Jones...a friend of Private Investigator, Kevin Morris, who she had worked with on two cases recently...

Both men were great lovers and had their own personal charm....and both men unfortunately were taken..They had girlfriends...who they lived with!  She needed a man for herself...Maybe next year this time she would have at least made some girlfriends and would have somewhere to enjoy Christmas dinner... Maybe she'd get a pet.....She laughed at that thought...

"Hey Lady." came a familiar voice... Bonnie turned and saw Mrs.JoAnne " Sepia" Morris, wife of her new friend, Private Investigator, Kevin Morris and also the realtor who sold her her new home..

"What are you doing here alone drinking by yourself?" she asked..

''Just relaxing after a hard days work..How are you Sepia?" said Bonnie.

"I'm fine...I stop by here after work too sometimes when I just want to chill and not be bothered...I perfectly understand...but when you're ready to be social...Stop by Josies...That's where everybody hangs out...They have live music...pretty decent food and 10 D.J.'s on certain nights if you like to dance... A lot of single...thirsty men too ,if that's your taste." laughed Sepia with a wink.

"I meet single and married thirsty men on my job...but maybe I'll like these thirsty men."said Bonnie..

Both women cracked up laughing...

"Did you know...that Bonita and I sold this property to an enterprising gentleman named Hunter Caldwell....I know ...It's a peculiar name for a black guy...but his name just the same...We sold him the property back in February of 2012 and in a little over a year , he had turned it into one of the most popular eating spots in this area... It has what people in the know call "Buzz"

I was always looking for someplace different to hang out, so I didn't mind at all when Hunter came to us  and said he was interested in buying this property and opening up this Bistro..We all had been at Josies every Friday and some Saturday nights for the past three months....I didn't mind a change...He's done a great job with this spot ."said Sepia..

"He has...I like it...This is my third time here...."said Bonnie..

"Sooooooo, you like your new home?" asked Sepia...

"Girllllll I love it...You and Kevin and Ms. Bonita and her husband have to come over for dinner and a house warming once I get settled in...I'm still clearing out boxes....It was so nice of Mr. Clerow letting me use his storage facility to hold my things until I moved...And Mr. Gus at Josies let me stay in that upstairs room until I was actually ready to move in...I love how everybody around here is so nice...and so together.."she said.

"Me too..That's why when I met my husband and he introduced me to all of his friends and I saw how they were improving the neighborhood...and so loyal to each other...I knew I wanted to stay here and never leave.."said Sepia..

"Kevin told me that he and Walter Jones and Chris Thompson and Chess and Sean Jackson all grew up in West Philly...Not too far from where I lived...I just didn't know them...Ralph Scallion grew up in that neighborhood too!"said Bonnie..

"Yeah and after they started opening businesses and buying and rehabbing houses and apartments and condos,most of their friends started moving around here...We are all like family."said Sepia..

''So Sepia...What is your story? You are from North Jersey...How did you end up here?In Philly and with Kevin?" asked Bonnie.

"Kevin was my stalker...you might say..."said Sepia..laughing..."I used to have a blog...and he did too...I used to post photos of me in bikinis on my blog and he was among the thirstiest of my followers...Long story short...After three years of him commenting on my posts and me commenting on his...We called each other and decided to hook up....I came to Philly to meet him...It was just supposed to be one date...but it changed my life..." she said...

"Love at first sight huh?" said Bonnie..

"More like life at first sight....When I met the man who would become my husband...All I had was my old beat up car and the clothes on my back...My husband gave me a place to stay initially and I was only supposed to stay with him until I got a place of my own here... I wound up getting a job and going back to college finishing up my degree and getting a second degree....By then,I was still living with him and he asked me to marry him....Since then...I've started a business, been reunited with long lost relatives and made friends...new friends and just a few months ago...We gave birth to a beautiful baby girl....My husband gave me the most valuable thing..more valuable than a diamond...My husband gave me a life." she said..

"Wow...I hear that....Good for you Sepia...Kevin is a good man." said Bonnie..."You know..I was born and raised here...My name is  Actually...Bernadette Bonnie Williams....but I've been called "Bonnie" my whole life...I went to Temple...and then lived in New York City for awhile....I'm a Lawyer by vocation...Got my J.D. from NYU...I practiced law in New York City for awhile.. Was a Public Defender for three years and then I was an ADA for another three...Then I got an MBA...and went into Accounting and the corporate world.....I got married for awhile,a guy named Ronald Shay. He is also an Attorney..He was from Philly too...That's how we got close...You know...two people from the same place far away from home...then divorced and then I returned to Philly and got into Insurance Investigation...It seems boring...but occassionally as you have seen,I get some pretty interesting cases like the two I worked with your husband.."said Bonnie.

"So your husband? Ex-Husband....He was a lawyer too?" asked Sepia..

"Ronnie???He was a good guy..a bit immature, but what young guy isn't?...Yes..He is a lawyer too...We talked about buying a house and having kids like you and Kevin and starting a practice together...but it never happened...We were both going in two different directions it seemed... He's not really a bad guy ,Neither one of us gave our marriage the chance it should have had...We both bailed when things got rough....... I haven't seen him in six years....Hasn't been a day since we got divorced that I haven't thought about him. On Christmas I think about him a lot...I don't know why...That's when I miss him the most...I guess" she said as more drinks arrived..

"I wished things had of ended up different between us....I might have never left him..He begged me to stay...Sometimes I wish I had..and sometimes I'm glad I didn't..I now have a house...Something we had been trying to do the three years we were married..but never did..."said Bonnie..

"So you left him in New York huh?" asked Sepia..

"I did...but I don't know if he's still there...I heard he was out in Los Angelas for awhile...I came back here and got a job with the Cyclone Insurance Agency...and here I am.."she said raising her glass to toast...

"Here you are.....Hey Listen Bonnie...If you're not doing anything on Christmas...Why don't you join me and Kevin and some friends for Christmas Brunch and Christmas Dinner...I don't cook as well as my cousin Mabel Jenkins...but I do alright..She's going to be there with her husband,"88"....and Clerow and Corrie, Anita and her boyfriend, Chance are going to be there and Victoria and her husband,Deacon Larry Weatherford will be there and Eva Corona ,Bonita and Robert Foxworth and their little one and our other friends, Josie Boyd and her boyfriend,Paris will all  be over and oh yes..Walter Jones and his fiance and Sean Jackson and his wife,Sheila.."said Sepia.

"Oh My...You sure you have room for me?" asked Bonnie Shay..."That sounds like a lot of people." she said.

"Girl we rented a hall...We have plenty of room.Come on..Meet some folks."said Sepia..

"I will...Thank you so much Sepia.."said Bonnie Shay who hugged her...

"Anytime....I gotta go..My husband and my baby girl are waiting..but I hope to see you on Christmas.."said Sepia..

"You will..and thanks again." laughed Bonnie...

She smiled as Sepia left...Her wish had been answered...She had someplace to go for Christmas...She was on her way to making new friends...

II-

 Bonnie had finished her last drink and was getting ready to pay her bill, when it was taken out of her hand...

A familiar voice said- "I'll take care of that."

She looked around and smiled..

"Ronnie?  Ronnie is that you? OH MY GOD???" she laughed..

It was her ex-husband, Ronald Shay...

"It's so good to see you...I thought I'd never see you again."he said smiling...

"It's been what..six years now??" she said smiling sweetly...

" I guess...Yeah..it has been .."He said.

"I heard you were out west.."said Bonnie..

"I was in L.A.   I was an ADA in Compton county....You can imagine what that was like..a lot of gang cases....Then I moved to San-Francisco..where I worked as a defense attorney for the innocence project..I worked with a Philly guy, a Larry North...It was good work...but it didn't quite pay what I uh wanted to be making...Now I'm back home...first time in years....I'm co-chief counsel for this insurance company...Cyclone Insurance.."he said.

"This is too funny.."she laughed...

"What? That I work for an insurance company?" he laughed..."I know..It is.."he said.

"No...I work for Cyclone Insurance too..I'm an investigator..."she said.

"An insurance investigator? You don't practice law anymore?" he asked..

''Well not for two years...but being an Attorney still comes in handy at times..." she said.

"I imagine it does..."he said smiling..

"How long have you been there? I'm surprised I've never seen you."she said.

"That's the thing...I start in two weeks...I just got the gig.." he said.

"Where are you staying?" she asked..

"I just moved into a real nice condo....not too far from here..."he said.

"I just bought a house...and it's not too far from here either..."she said.

"Damn, you bought a house? You always said we should buy one...You went and did it without me...You're a smart and resourceful woman....I always loved that about you...You were far more together than I ever was...I'm happy for you....You should let me drop by and see your spot."he said.

"Sure..here is my address..."she said.

"Uh , your man won't mind will he?" he asked sheepishly...

"Is that your way of trying to find out if I have a man?" she asked..

"Yeah...I guess it was..."he said.

"That's pretty lame Ronnie....But for the record...I don't...Haven't really had what you would call A MAN, since you and I broke up....I have dated...How bout you? You planting your feet anywhere?" she asked.

"Me?? Nahhh...I had a girlfriend in L.A.   It lasted a good while...then it was over...I dated in San Francisco...but nothin permanent...And you're the first person I've seen in Philly,since I got home that I know."he said.

"Wow! "said Bonnie.

"Yeah..I'm pretty pathetic....Say,uh...What are you doing Christmas?" he asked..

"I've been invited to dinner with some friends..."she asked..

"Oh!" he said.

''Why? You wanted to take me out?" she asked.

"Well yeah.....Maybe we can uh go out for  New Years Eve!!.."he said.

"I'll let you know... My...for someone you haven't seen in six years...you sure have a lot of interest in me.." she said.

"I never lost interest in you...We just uh got divorced that's all....I aint never stopped thinkin about you...but uh...Well uh...no need in going down that road again..It sure was good seeing you again Bonnie..."he said.

"Ronnie...Ronnie Baby...relax...I thought about you too...Especially around this time of year..." said Bonnie..

"Wow!  You know...over the years I thought about you a lot..and what you said..and Bonnie you were right...You were right about everything...I'm ,I'm sorry we broke up....That was the worse mistake I made in my life .." he said.

"You might not believe this...but mine too! Why did we break up Ronnie? We might have tried a little harder and been happy.." she asked him..

"Because I was an immature bonehead with very little ambition at the time.."he said.

"Don't be so hard on yourself...It takes two to tango...I was immature too and maybe a little too ambitious.."said Bonnie..

"We are at  different places now.."said Ron...

"Yes Lord..."she said, checking her ex-husband out...He had put on a little weight..he was really wearing that suit too..she mused and she loved his fragrance...

"Don't leave...Sit down...let's order some more drinks...We have a few hours...." said Bonnie, rubbing his knuckles softly...

"I'd like that....I would." he said and sat back down.

They laughed and talked and caught up old times until closing.....She was amazed at how easy it was to talk to him now.

He was checking Bonnie out too...She still had that sexy body....that great smile and that flawless dark skin....He remembered how good she was in bed too..He wondered for a half second if he had any chance of ever enjoying her in the bed again...

"Can I drop you off at your house?" he asked..

"My car is outside..you can follow me,make sure I get home safe."she giggled...

He smiled sheepishly....

"Yeah..uh I'll do that....Make sure you uh get home safe....Perhaps I can see your house  then since I'll be right there."he said.

 "Yeah,since you'll be right there."she said slyly...She knew what he was trying to do and frankly she was glad she didn't have to ask him to come in...

"Check please!" he said.

"Ronnie No! You paid for the last round...I'll pay."said Bonnie Shay.

"I got it babe....I owe you...for a long time!"said Ronnie as he paid the check.

"No you don't."she protested...

III-

 "Bonnie ,baby..your new house is incredible...I likes..." he said as he stood in her living room.

"You got your Christmas tree up and everything...I don't even have a tree..."he said..

''Well you should...It's Christmas almost...Tomorrow is Christmas Eve...I'll help you look for one." she said.

"Damn...This could have been us...This could have been us.."he said..

"Ronnie stop it!!...Water under the bridge...We've both moved on...Stop torturing yourself...I have...."she said.

"Yeah you right."he said solemnly..

''Ron...Ronnie?" she asked.

"Yeah Bon-Bon."he said...His nickname for her...

"We are uh standing under the misteltoe..You want to kiss your ex-wifey...for old times sakes?" she asked..

"I want to do a whole lot of things with you for old times sakes.."he said.

He pulled her to him and kissed her passionately ...She seemed to melt into his arms...They kissed for close to twenty minutes....When they finally broke their embrace...He said..

"You know...I've never seen your bedroom.." he said..

"Ouuuu, no time like the present."she said...

IV-

 Ron rubbed Bonnie's breasts...She didn't move his hands....

''Wow...did the girls get bigger?" he asked...

"No they didn't....Hush up freshie..." she laughed..

"I've been a big fan of your breasts."he laughed...

"Some things never change." she laughed and kissed him passionately..

He unstrapped her top and kissed the tips of her breasts through her bra.....She continued kissing him passionately....and moaning..Her hands ran across the crotch area of his trousers...She felt how hard he was..

"Ouuuuuuu..Ronnie...just as I remembered...Oh My god!"she said.

He lifted her blouse....She had on a purple lace bra....He slipped her mini dress over her head..she was wearing purple sheer bikini panties with white lace.....They both devoured each other's lips passionately right in the doorway..

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I've missed you so much." he moaned..

"I've missed you too." she moaned..

  Bonnie unzippered his trousers and allowed them to drop to the floor...

"Oh my goodness..OH MY goddd!" she said, eyeing his massive penis.."Ouuuuuuuuu.." she moaned...

Within minutes...they were kissing and humping on the bed.....

He entered Bonnie...slowly, very slowly....

He took his time and entered her and went in and eased out ,slowly, savoring her wetness and her warmness like a diner savors a fine steak...

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.."moaned Bonnie as Ron
began to make sweet love to her...on her bed...

She wrapped her legs around his waist ,so he could take all of her...and he didn't disapoint...

The bed was soon rocking back and forth furiously...the headboard softly slamming against the wall...

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY goddddddddddddddddddddddd! Bonnie every year on Christmas...I USED TO THINK ABOUT YOUUUUUUUUUUUU" he moaned...

Bonnie's kisses were soft ...Her lips were like butter...

"yOU DID?" SHE ASKED..

"Yeah...I was so alone...and usually drunk...and all I could think about was you.."he said..

"Awwwwww...."she said...

Three hours turned to six and Bonnie and Ron were still going at it..He was making up for all of his lost time without her...Six long years to be exact...

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Ronnie.....ummmmmmmmmmmmmmph.ouuuuuuuuuu."said Bonnie...

"Bon-Bon..ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,you are driving me crazy..

He loved her curves...her huge breasts...her soft lips..

Just thinking about all of this made him come like a gusher....

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.."moaned Bonnie as he came furiously and his body shook....

She had climaxed at least four times during the past five hours....

This really had been a good night.....

She fell asleep in his arms....Just like she had wanted...

 The next morning was Christmas Eve...Ron woke up... Bonnie was still sleeping soundly...She looked so pretty in the morning light..She was so pretty, her skin soo soft...that dark skin contrasting against the morning sunlight... How lucky he was to have  run into her again and been able to sleep with her..Just thinking about how good last night was made him erect again...

  Bonnie woke up...She felt his erection...it had hit her in the back...She turned towards him and smiled...

"Wow...Ouuuuuuu....Someone is very much awake this morning..." she said pointing at it...

He smiled sheepishly...

She turned towards him and began to softly stroke it...

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....Oh my god!" he moaned...as she stroked him slowly and softly....

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..you are so hardddd." she cooed...and bent down and kissed his penis...She softly pushed him over and took all of him in her mouth and began going up and down, back and forward...

"Oh My goodness...ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..." he moaned....as she slurped...This was more than he had expected...

They stared each other in the eyes.....and began kissing hungrilly again.......Bonnie moaned and put her arms around Ron's neck and drew him closer to her..She wrapped her legs around his waste and he entered her once again..and they began to move in a slow, yet deliberate rhythm for quite some time once again...She matched Ron thrust for thrust and even squeezed him...She was so soft...so moist and smelled so good...He didn't know if he could take it..Bonnie was something else..Everything and more than he had bargained for..

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Ronnie,Ohhhhhh my goodnesss,Ronnie.." she moaned...

"Ummmmmmmmmmm...YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! Bon-Bon.." he said soothingly....

"I like it when you call me that" she said in between hungry,wet sloppy kisses

"You do?" he said.

"Yessssssssssssssssss...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..it makes me feel so sexy...ouuuuu.."she moaned.

Another three to four hours of slow sensual lovemaking continued...both of them moaning and groaning and kissing each other hungrilly....Bonnie came first...shaking and with sweat and tears running down her face...Ron came a little later...very intensely...He couldn't believe how intense he came....He held on to Bonnie  for dear life...

"Damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn girl.."he moaned....

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.."she cooed...

He drifted off to sleep again....He didn't know how long he'd been asleep, but when he woke this time he heard the shower running...Bonnie was taking a shower...She had gathered the clothing from the night before...His clothes were folded neatly and in the chair near the bed...She had tidied up nicely..He liked that...

He was sitting up, when she emerged from the shower with just a towel on..She was putting lotion on her pretty,shapely legs...

"Good Morning Ronnie...or I should say afternoon...It's almost noon.."she said laughing...

He got out of bed...and just stared at her....He was to her surprise ,still erect!!

"Ohh my god!!.Look at you....Ouuuuuu" she said..."I don't believe you" she said laughing..

He pulled her to him and pulled the towel from around her...

"Believe it!"he said...

"Come on Ronnie, I just took a shower...and you should be going home now."she said in between kisses...She had never meant for him to stay the night,let alone half of the morning...

"Ouuu, okay..you've got to calm down...We can't screw all day long.."she said gently rubbing his once again engorged penis...

"Oh my god!" she exclaimed.

He rolled over on top of her...

''Why can't we? It's been six years..." he asked laughing and kissing her..

"Come on stop!!!...You've got to goooooo...stoppp it...I have to go shopping today."she cooed seductively......He mounted her again...

"Come on..one more time...Just one more time...then I swear Bon-Bon,I'll leave..."he begged...

"Ohhh,okay" she giggled...

He entered her again...

"Ohhhhhhhhhh lawd!" she moaned...

They made passionately sweet love furiously like that on top of her bed for another two hours and a half and then they both climaxed mightily and collapsed in each others arms...both of them breathless...and laughing....

She stared in his face..They continued kissing....She softly fondled his penis until it got hard again....by now he was exhausted...fully spent and satisfied..but she kept at this until he was as hard as a board...She eased herself down on him and began to move up and down on top of him...

His eyes nearly rolled into the back of his head as she moved up and down...

"Ouuuuuuu Bonnie...you feel so good baby." he said...

''So do you..ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my godddd!" she said..

Three hours rolled by and they both climaxed together ,holding each other tightly...still kissing passionately.....

This time , he did get up and take a long hot shower....He came out and got dressed...

He looked at the clock...

 "Wow..three o 'clock in the evening..."he said, smiling sheepishly...

By now Bonnie was dressed..

''Last night and...this morning was incredible...ouuuuuuu.I haven't felt this good in a long time.."she moaned..

"It was baby,It was...I haven't felt this good either....Would you..uh...Would you consider?" he said.

"Would I consider what Ronnie?  We had a great time...We had amazing sex....But are you sure it wasn't anymore than that?" asked Bonnie..

"It was for me....I felt something...I felt a connection...and I know you well enough to know that you did too..Tell me you didn't?" said Ron.

"I did..I'm not going to lie..I did...." she admitted...

"I'd like to ...I'd like us to explore getting back together....Come on Bonnie..You aint seein nobody and I'm not seeing anybody....And we here in Philly...Why be lonely?" he said.

"Wow!  You are a great attorney!!!.....Listen at you!"she laughed..."That was a great presentation."she said.

Ron laughed...

"Never could fool you Bon-Bon...Okay....It was just a thought...Wow..It is late..Let me get out of here..."said Ron..

"Don't give up so easy Ronnie...I'm considering your offer...."she said...

"YEAH?" he said...

"I said I'm considering it...You know where I live now...and I have your number...Maybe I'll come to visit you soon...you know and we can uh discuss it..Preferably with our clothes on.."she said.

"Yeah....I'd like that Bon-Bon."he said and was getting ready to leave when Bonnie stopped him..

"Uh Ronnie...I hope I'm not being clingy...but uh..You said you didn't have any plans for tomorrow...Would you uh like to spend Christmas with me?  If you don't..it's cool...I know that-" she said.

He put his finger on her lips...

"I'd love to...You could never be clingy to me.."he said.

"I would have been the only one at this dinner without a date...Thank you so much for going with me."she said..

"Call your friend first, find out if there is enough room for one more." he said.

She called Sepia..

"Hi Bonnie."said Sepia..

"Sepia..Do you have room for one more?  I could uh possibly have ...I mean I uh ..."she said.

"You have a date!...For an Attorney you sure are at a loss for words." laughed Sepia.. "Sure you can bring your date along...That was fast....You must have met up with him as soon as I left.."she said..

"You might say I re-met up with him...It's my ex-husband....We were never on bad terms and we started talking and laughing and drinking and uh well..."said Bonnie.

Sepia busted out laughing...

"I like you Ms. Bonnie Shay...you are soooo funny..."laughed Sepia...  "You don't have to explain anything to me...Bring him along..."she said.

"Thank you Sepia...I'll see you tomorrow morning."she said.

She looked at Ronnie...

"Thank you Bon-Bon...I mean that..I've spent the last two Christmas's alone or drunk....This Christmas...I'll be sober and I'll have a date for Christmas...If I'm not pushing it...maybe New Years Eve too huh?" he asked..

"You are pushing it...I haven't seen you in six years...I don't know you anymore...Let's get to know each other...okay??" said Bonnie..

"Last night and this morning seemed like we knew each other pretty good.Let's get back together Bon-Bon?...I'm serious..." said Ron...

Bonnie smiled..

"Yesssss...it did...but that's not enough....Not for you and not for me...Let's date again....Then if it's real...We'll uh ...get back together...Okay??Let's take it slow..." she said..

"Okay...we'll take it slow..." he said....He pointed to the miseltoe...

Bonnie laughed and leaned in and gave Ron a slow soft kiss...

"Ronnie...we keep this up ,we are going to wind up back in bed.."she said..

"Would that be a bad thing?" he asked her....

She just smiled and held him tight ,right there in her living room...and continued kissing him...

''We've wasted a whole day anyway,....No it definitely would not be a bad thing."she said...As the two of them walked up the stairs and back into the bedroom...

She'd gotten her wish...This Christmas morning, she more than likely would be waking up in a handsome gentleman's arms...and there was no arms better than Ronnie's.

This Christmas was going to be a good one..! She mused..