They left so I showered and dressed in some clean clothes with one of the neat dress shirts Shirley had picked out. The outfit looked pretty good for some Goodwill or Thrift Store hand me downs.
At 7:50, a Chrysler Town and Country pulled up next to my pickup and five girls piled out of the van. Seeing me through the screen door, the bunch came storming in.
"Would you look at this, not bad, and clean too for a guy," Frieda said.
Brandy was standing in the doorway to the bedroom, "The bed's made and there are no dirty socks or underwear lying on the floor. Shit, Chuck might be a candidate for Larry after all."
Tiani had the fridge open and said, "He's only got two beers left in here, but there is some left over pot roast that's still warm."
Nancy said, "He's got a half bottle of Jack Daniels here. Anybody wanna drink?
Judy was still standing at the door. "Don't mind them, Chuck. They're typical nosy females. They can't stand the idea that a man can live alone and take care of himself. Since you were a Marine, I would be disappointed if your place wasn't squared away. My dad was a Marine and he's still anal in the way he keeps the house."
They were still comparing notes on the condition of the apartment while I locked the back door, shutting off the lights as I went, then shutting off the TV. When I was standing at the door, I asked, "Ready to take me to the Hard Rock?"
Judy put her arm around mine and said, "Take me, Chuck, take me."
The other four headed for the van, so I locked up and joined them, sitting in the middle seat. We went to the east side of the city to find the place with a giant guitar outside, marking the place.
After parking, we walked into the lobby area and in through the casino. The place was busy with lots of people feeding the machines with cards. No coins, just cards on most of them. They had some table games and a big card area that looked to be some kind of poker tournament.
Back in through the lounge, passing by a fancy dining area, we arrived in the main nightclub to hear AC-DC beginning their show. The girls knew one of the men at the door because he hustled us straight to a decent table, midway to the show stage. A waitress was instantly taking our order while the show was cranking.
By the time the group was doing "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap," we were on our second drinks and singing along with the musicians and the rest of the crowd. It was a great show and well worth whatever it cost for us to be in there.
When the show was over, we were served our third drink and the girls decided we needed some snacks. They ordered some mushrooms, some snails, shrimp, oysters, all stuff that really was good eating. I was working on my third Beefeaters and feeling it.
Brandy with the bountiful bosom was on one side of me, and the dark, cute Tiani was on the other. Directly across from me was the mysterious Judy, who was doing a footsie job on my knee, trying to reach to my crotch.
"My, my, but you girls are a handful even when you're out in public, I said with a smile. "I love it."
Nancy, who was on the other side of Tiani, leaned forward and reached under the table, across Tiani to get a handful of my crotch, said, "I think I know what kind of handful I want for this evening."
Tiani slapped Nancy's hand and told her, "Don't be so damned grabby. You might hurt something we want to play with later."
Frieda said, "I definitely know I want to play with it later."
Brandy said, "Let's go into the disco lounge and do some dancing. Come on."
As we left, I saw Brandy and Judy talk to the waitress and she wrote something on a ticket that Brandy signed. The disco area was really busy, but we were able to get a table right next to dance floor anyway.
I had not even attempted dancing since losing the leg, but it looked like my rehab was about to start. As soon as we were in the lounge and had a drink ordered, Brandy grabbed my arm and pulled me toward the dance floor. I tried to tell her I didn't know whether I could do it or not, but she kept going anyway.
Brandy began gyrating in front of me in a sexy showoff dance that had me interested in things other than trying to dance. I just began to try to move around, using the fake leg as a pivot, then shuffling along with more of my body dancing than movement. Somehow, while we were dancing, I tried to do a moonwalk and the other four girls at the table went nuts hollering and clapping. I did something right.
When that piece was done, Tiani had my arm, pulling me back to the floor instantly. I did another dance with a moonwalk thrown in, and received some more applause.
Next up was Frieda and a slow number. Thank goodness. We danced with her body molded to mine. If we didn't have clothes on, the undulations of Frieda's hips would have had us fucking standing up. Whew, I had a hardon that wouldn't quit and she felt every millimeter.
Nancy was next with another slow one that she damn near had me coming in my pants, and Judy finished me off with a dance that went from slow to fast, then slow again. I was ready to drag her off to a dark corner.
When Brandy wanted her turn again, I held up my hand and begged, "Please, let me catch my breath a second and have something to drink and relax. You girls are teasing me wonderfully tonight. It's getting difficult to remain a gentleman out there."
Brandy said, "Who wants you to stay a gentleman? We want the Marine that takes what he wants."
"A Marine is always a gentleman," I said. "You're just making me forget I'm a Marine."
Tiani was looking at me with big round eyes, "You're like a dream come true, Chuck. A big strong hero that will seduce me into bliss."
Nancy laughed, "Tiani, you've been reading too many of those romance paperbacks. Chuck ain't gonna seduce you, he's going to throw you down and do ya."
"Oh, my heart is going pitter pat. Oh please, Chuck, throw me down," Tiani was laughing.
I danced another set with all of them, then we had another drink. All of a sudden, it was one thirty in the morning and the girls said it was probably time to head home. Looking at them, I thought no way, they are still pretty high.
"How about I buy us some breakfast in the café here before we leave and let some of this liquor get out of our system?"
Nancy said, "It was my idea, so I didn't drink. I'm the designated driver tonight. Come on, we'll take you home with us or deliver you back to your humble abode, your choice."
I looked at the five desirable girls and said, "There's no way I could take care of all of you, so I guess I just have to go home alone. Let's have some of that breakfast, I'll buy. Then clearer heads can make a good decision."
We went to the café and since we were so rowdy coming in, they sat us to the rear where we wouldn't bother other diners with our constant revelry. With some coffee and full bellies, the girls were in full bartering mode. Brandy rose and said, "Think you handle two or three of us tonight?"
I think she must have thought I answered, as she said with a wink, "Yeah, I thought three." She went back to the huddle.
They all rose then and Judy said, "It's settled, you get Brandy, Tiani, and Nancy tonight then in the morning you get Frieda and me. You won't be able to walk till Monday, Dude."
"Don't I get a say in this?" I asked apprehensively.
"Not a chance," said Brandy. "Consider yourself our captive till tomorrow noon."
I worried whether this was a good idea or not, but decided to see how it would go. Worse case scenario would be me calling a taxi from wherever their place was.
The five girls lived in an awesome, huge home in old Carolwood. The place had a big gate in front of the house that worked with a remote. They parked at the front door and let us all in. It was huge and beautiful. Brandy took my arm and was pulling me toward some stairs. She said, "Tiani, Nancy, get us some drinks and hurry up to my room. I have the biggest bed, come on hurry."
The four of us were soon nude, sitting on Brandy's big bed. My fake leg was lying on the floor and there was hardly any curiosity about it at all. I would have thought they would be self-conscious, but they weren't. They were drinking their drinks while Brandy was stroking my hard on. Tiani was reaching over to caress the head of my dick every once in a while and Nancy was licking her lips muttering, "I want a taste, I want a taste."
I finally said, "Okay, let's get some order here. Lie down and line up. I want to play with each of you for a little while. Let me enjoy you three a while and I'll be able to go a lot longer."
That did it. The three were laid out with Brandy on the left, Tiani in the center, and Nancy on the right. I began with Brandy and kissed her while straddling her. I kissed her a good while, leaning over once to kiss Tiani and Nancy. I didn't have to worry about neglecting them as they were kissing each other when I wasn't kissing them.
I did everything I knew to Brandy. I sucked and nibbled her nipples while caressing and pinching what I wasn't kissing. I licked down her tummy until I met some short trimmed fuzzies and found her liquid center. Bingo, or would that better be described as boom. Brandy went off like a firecracker. She tasted a might tart in the beginning, but soon flowed some tasty nectar that told me she was enjoying my ministrations. When she was at a peak, I moved up and slid into her. My average length, but very fat dick, had her groaning quickly. She came and came and then I had to hold still before I asked, "I'm about to come. We should have talked about this before, but where do you want it."
Brandy breathed, "Inside me, please. I pray you're clean, but please spray my insides."
No sooner said than done. I let loose a billion or so squigglies to play within her. We kissed and hugged until she said, "Let me up, I have to go to the bathroom."
As soon as I rolled off, Nancy's mouth was locked onto my dick, trying to keep it erect. It didn't even waver as she sucked me deliciously. Tiani began kissing me, then rose to put one of her small breasts into my mouth. As I teased the small nipples with my tongue, Nancy rose and straddled me, settling onto me slowly. Tiani suddenly pulled her tit from me and straddled my head, lowering her oozing pussy to my mouth. This was some exciting action for a guy like me. I almost came, but I was able to keep control until Tiani lay over on her side after coming and I could roll Nancy to her back.
Once Nancy was on her back, I pulled from her and kissed, licked, and sucked my way to her pussy. Using my mouth, tongue, and hands, I made Nancy quiver and go into near shock. I rose above her and slid into her again to pound her, making her scream until I loosed a large load into her, making her continue to come.
This time it was Brandy that locked onto me when I pulled free of Nancy. She gave me several deep sucks, then moved to Nancy's drooling center. Tiani lay on me and began kissing me softly. Her small dark femininity excited me for some reason, and I could feel myself growing already. I rolled her onto her back and truly made love to the beautiful creature. By the time I was kneeling between her legs sucking her clit, my dick was once again steel hard and drooling. Tiani was really ringing my bell.
When it was time for me to enter Tiani, I was apprehensive that I would hurt her, so I ever so slowly pushed into her. She surprisingly sucked me into her, easier than the larger two girls. Tiani's little hips began rising rapidly and until she was fucking me faster than I could have from my superior position. Her moans and groans grew into near screams until she froze, totally wrapped around me, her body completely off the bed. I lay her back down then began the in and out until I felt my body tingle, alerting me I would once again unload into a warm female receptacle.
Tiani opened her eyes wide with mouth in a perfect "O" then smiled before raising her head to lock her mouth to mine. I jetted into her with all that I had left. As I rolled to the side, Tiani stayed connected to me, rolling with me, holding on tightly. Brandy and Nancy began kissing both of us, telling me how much they had enjoyed our time together. Tiani kept holding me and said, "Sleep, Lover. Put your head on my shoulder and sleep."
I think it Brandy that pulled the blanket up over us as I drifted off into a sound sleep.
I woke to the sensation of a moist warm mouth sliding up and down my erection. I was hard from sexual hunger, but I had to pee really bad. I reached down to pull Tiani's head from my dick and brought her face up to me. "I have to go to the bathroom really bad, Tiani. Let me up please before I have an accident."
She giggled but helped me crawl over Brandy to get out of bed. I couldn't see my cane even with a very bright night light, so I hopped to the bathroom and immediately sat down, pointed my still stiff dick into the toilet and let myself flow into the bowl. I had to go so bad I was even able to pee with a hard on.
I cleaned my dick with a cloth on the sink then cupped my hands to get some water into my mouth. Hmmm, good. When I had my fill, I hopped back to the bed to find Tiani on her back with her legs spread smiling at me. "Come to me one more time, Chuck. I want to feel you inside me, stretching me, making me yours once more."
That'll get your motor running, no matter how much loving you've had. I crawled up the bed until my face was even with her pussy and reached down to kiss it then drag my tongue from her little crinkle up through her wet lips to her nubbin that I sucked into my mouth.
Tiani pulled my head up and said, "Come up here, I want you inside me, please."
I scooted forward until the head of my dick was spreading her lips. The little girl raised her hips, sliding me into her until I was completely seated within her. There was no way to keep a low moan from escaping my mouth. We began our motion and continued until Tiani froze against me, then held me tight saying, "Don't come, don't come, I want to taste you, wait, please don't come."
I rolled over and lay on my back while she positioned herself over me so she could suck me and watch my face at the same time. She slowly began kissing, then sucking me into her small mouth. I could have sworn there was no way I would fit into her mouth but she surprised me until I could feel the head of my dick actually trying to enter her throat. She then brought her mouth back until she was just teasing the head of my dick paying special attention to the sensitive underside. She continued this while squeezing my balls until I reached down to caress her head, "I'm going to come, Tiani, I'm going to come."
The little girl sucked the essence from my body, making me shiver with the excitement. When my dick was totally limp, the dark beauty came up to lay upon me and kiss me, letting some of my offering slide back into my mouth. "You are the sexiest man I've ever known. You really worked at pleasing all of us making our pleasure more important than your own. You are dangerous, Lover. You could be too much."
She pulled the covers over us as she remained on top of me, and we drifted off to sleep.
I woke to the sensation of a heavy weight on me. It couldn't be Tiani as she is so small. I opened my eyes to look into Judy's. "Good morning, Chuck. Would you like to use the bathroom before Frieda and I bathe you, then totally destroy you physically?"
I smiled at her then reached up and cupped her breasts, paying special attention to her hard nipples. I brought her down to me then sucked them into my mouth, causing her to shake from excitement. I rolled her over onto her back then began kissing her, moving to her ears, her throat, and back to her full breasts. While she was groaning from excitement, I dragged my tongue down her tummy until it brushed through a thick forest to find a very wet slippery pussy. A few tongue licks and I was excited beyond belief from the taste of this excited, and exciting, woman. When I came back up from her pucker to her clit, I had a mouth full of her juices, but I latched onto her clit while sliding a finger into her pussy to see if I could find that magic area.
Her entire pelvis leaped into the air. I must have found the button as Judy let out a scream and began trying to push me off her. "Please, please stop, no more please, I can't take it, God how much do you want me to come, stop please."
I did stop but went to her face to kiss her as my dick found her flowering target and began to slowly sink into her. "Oh that's so good. You're stretching me so nicely. Whew, this is so good. I don't think you can make me come anymore than you already have though. I didn't know I could come so hard. Oh, oh, whew, that's good, I'm going to come again, oh no, oh no." Then she began screaming until I finally stopped after emptying myself into her.
We lay there with me still on top of her, as she was totally limp. I held my weight from her with my elbows until her eyes opened. "You can do that to me any time you want. That was soooo good."
Frieda was sitting on the bed watching us and said, "Perhaps you might want a bath now, Chuck. I think I came as much as Juicy Judy just did from watching. I didn't even have to touch myself and I've been coming non-stop. And to think, I once said that I didn't like men and I couldn't ever imagine letting one do to me what you just did to Judy. Anything that good, I want. Come on, take a bath, relax a little. Rest up for me."
Frieda and Judy led me to another room then drew a bath and let me slide into the warm water. Judy had me sit up and she slid into the tub behind me, and Frieda got in, in front of me. She said, "That was quite a show you put on last night then again just now. I didn't think a guy could do it three times but you seemed to be doing fine right through Tiani."
In my ear from behind, Judy said, "You were supposed to let me bathe you then play with you. You surprised me and had me turned inside out before I knew what was happening. You are a devil. I'll want to do that again you know. I don't think this is going to be a one night stand."
Frieda said, "We heard you were hired to become the military employment advocate. Nice job. You'll be one of the managers in the bureau. Why did they hire you, did you do to Ms. White what you've done to every one but me?"
I frowned, then said, "I guess I was at the right place at the right time."
Judy said, "Julie told all of us that you were some kind of super fast worker and that you completely caught up two weeks worth of work in two days and was looking for more."
"Julie exaggerates," I laughed.
Frieda was washing me gently now with a wash cloth and soap. Judy was holding my now limp dick as I lay back against her. Frieda was really heavy chested. So much so she sagged heavily. Her skin gave me the impression she might have been very heavy but had lost a lot of weight. I was drooling to play with those giant gazongas of hers. While she washed me, I reached up and cupped, then fondled her big tits. I held one big breast up at a time feeling its weight and softness. Frieda would shiver each time I captured a nipple between my fingers and lightly pinched.
Judy said, "The water is cooling. Let's get out and get into a nice warm bed for a few minutes. I want to make you hard again. Let me suck you while you play with Frieda."
We got out of the tub and the two girls dried me off then dried each other off. We lay down onto the freshly made bed with Frieda and me on our sides facing each other. Judy was at my center, gently fondling my dick and balls.
As soon as Frieda began kissing me, my dick was on the rise. Soon, Judy was sliding her mouth up and down my dick. Tiani was better. I made love to Frieda over the next thirty to forty minutes, finishing after she had screamed loud enough for neighbors to call the cops. Perhaps not that loud, but loud enough that I had five women in bed with me making sure I had not injured one of them.
Brandy said, "You've done your duty. You've loved each of us and made us very happy. I vote that you come back and do this some more. What do you think, Nancy?"
Nancy lay down and kissed me, "For a white boy, you know how to push my buttons. Actually for any boy, you do the job. I vote that you come back and sleep in my bed a while."
Tiani crawled up and curled into my lap. "I want to keep you for myself. My dad and brothers would have a fit, but I bet my Mom and my sisters would be all over your cute white bod. I want to keep you."
Judy said, "Anyone who can make me feel so good is always welcome to come. And if you don't, I'll kidnap you." She leaned to me and kissed me over the top of Tiani's head.
"I love what you did to me, Chuck. Keep in mind I was almost a confirmed lezzy. I'm sure glad I'm not. That was the best loving I've ever experienced, from man or woman. The nice part was how soft and tender you were to me even while your were ravishing me. I could feel you care for me through your touch. Please come back, I would love to hold you and love you all night long."
Tiani said, "I still want to keep him. It isn't practical, but wow, I want more. I have a confession though. I woke up last night and tried to suck him off but he had to go to the bathroom. When he came back to bed, I did it. I sucked him until he came in my mouth and I swallowed. It was totally awesome."
The other four girls were sitting there with their mouths open. Nancy said, "You really did? Chuck, did she really suck you off last night?"
I smiled and nodded.
Brandy said, "Who would ever believe Tiani would ever do that. You've always said no way, no how, never. Why did you do that?"
Tiani snuggled more into my lap, "I tasted him last night when he tasted like Nancy. He tasted so good and I could taste his stuff on him as well, and the whole taste just burned in my mind. I had to taste him again this morning so I did it."
Frieda said, "That's about as remarkable as me getting off on a guy."
Nancy said, "Do you have to go home today or can you stay and play all day?"
I sadly said, "I have to go home. I'm going to go shopping with Ms. White and her husband for some clothes. She is going to help me buy the right stuff at a good price."
Nancy immediately said, "We should go with them. We can help pick stuff out too."
Tiani said, "If we do that, Ms. White will know there's something between us today that wasn't there yesterday. I want more of this, so let's not advertise we're bangin' our buddy."
Frieda kissed me then said, "Well, let's get him out of here then. It's almost nine."
We all dressed with them watching with fascination as I strapped on my prosthesis leg. Once it was on and we were moving, Tiani said, "You can't hardly tell you have a limp sometime. Last night, you were dancing and doing that thing, ah, the moonwalk and everything."
Brandy finished the thought,, "And I bet not one of us noticed he didn't have the leg while he was making love to us. I even watched him closely while he loved up Nancy and Tiani, and it was beautiful."
Frieda said, "I did the same thing. I came so much watching him make love to Judy that he didn't have to do anything for me. I was very satisfied, but he did make me feel even better.
I took a shower with the group which ended up being more of a fun groping session than bathing. They had to hold me up as it was crowded and it was difficult for me to keep my balance. Once I was dressed, they all decided to ride with Nancy as she drove me to the apartment.
Once there, they were going to come in with me, but I convinced them that I should get in touch with Ms. White so I could meet her. I told them I would see them Monday and off they went.
I called Ms. White and she gave me directions to a discount men's clothier that was popular with the brothers, but also some knowing businessmen. I dressed in my best pair of khaki's and a nice sport shirt. Both ironed to perfection.
At a dive looking warehouse down in the Ybor channel district, I parked among some fancy Cadillacs and Lincolns and walked into the busy store. The first thing you notice is that if you are Caucasian, you clash with most of the other customers. The place was rack after rack of suits, sport coats, and slacks. I could see an area with shirts and a corner that appeared to be all footwear.
Ms. White came up to me with a very tall guy that looked vaguely familiar. "Chuck, this is my husband Reggie. Reggie, Chuck Johnson, the young man I've been telling you about." Reggie was probably six three or four and big, but very fit. The man had muscles popping out of his muscles. He was firm, but at least a little gentle, when we shook hands.
The big man said, "Nice to meet you Chuck, Metarie hasn't stopped talking about you since you started to work for her."
I had to say something more than nod, "Thank you for helping me pick out some clothes. I've never been a fancy dresser and the last several years fancy was my dress uniform."
He smiled broadly, "We'll get you fixed up. Metarie will dress you like a pimp if you let her, but I'll tone her down. I know what's right for business. You're young, so let's get you fixed up with some sport coats and slacks first."
It took a bit to get the right size of coat, but soon the two of them had picked out a half dozen very nice sport coats. My favorite was a herringbone with leather elbows. Reggie said all I needed was a pipe to make me look like a professor.
Using the sport coats that we had picked out, Ms. White picked out multiple pairs of slacks that went with more than one coat.
I was pushing a large cart that had a hanger area that was already full as we went to the suits. There, we only picked out five suits, but their manufacturer's suggested price had me nervous. None of them were marked under five hundred dollars. This had me going back to look at the suggested retail tagged on the sport coats. I quickly totaled up what we had already picked out and held up my hand.
I felt a little sick but said, "Ms. White, Reggie, I only received three thousand to buy clothes. I don't have a lot of extra money other than that. We're way over that amount already."
Reggie slapped me on my back, "Shoot, Chuck, you probably haven't reached fifteen hundred yet. Not to worry. This place is a discount place that sells good stuff at fifteen to twenty cents on the dollar. Those Brooks Brothers suits you have there are all marked as being all over five hundred and I'll bet none of them is a hundred bucks. If we go over, we'll trim it down, don't worry."
I was pacified, but still concerned. Ms. White went nuts with shirts and once I had tried on a couple of sizes of shirts, she picked out about fifteen. We walked over to the shoes where I found a pair of wing tips, a plain type of shoe in brown and black plus three pair of slip on shoes that were very nice.
Ms. White said, "The only other thing we might look at is a couple of nice sport shirts. You know you can wear nice knit shirts under a sport coat and look very professional."
Ms. White picked out some gaudy looking shirts and Reggie just frowned and replaced them with some very nice, solid color, knits. The huge cart I was pushing was so full it would barely move. I wasn't worried about paying for the stuff, as if I didn't have enough, I would just put it back.
At a checkout register, a man totaled everything and totally shocked me when he said, "Your order comes to twenty-seven hundred thirty two dollars and seventeen cents."
Ms. White said, "Oh, I forgot. You need socks. Let me get you some."
When she came back, she had at least a dozen pair of socks. The sales clerk just put them in a bag with the shirts and said, "That will be your bonus."
Reggie said, "This is Chuck's first time here so he doesn't know the rules yet. Pay the man, Chuck, then he'll take you back to the tailor area."
I gave the man my card and told him it was a debit card. He looked at it and said, "This is a credit card as well, would you prefer debit or credit?"
"Debit please," I said, still sweating over getting out of there without blowing the entire three thousand allowance.
The next part took forever. A man and a woman had me try on every sport coat, every suit, and every pair of pants. One pair of pants apparently didn't fit the way they should and the lady went out and came back with another pair in a smaller size. When they were done, the man said, "I can have two suits, two coats, and two pair of pants by this afternoon. The rest will be done Monday. Please allow enough time to try them on when you return to pick them up."
The tailor took down my name and address, then when he asked for my phone number I said, "I don't have a phone, sir. Perhaps I'll get one today."
Reggie said, "Take my cell number, its 743-9292."
The ninety-two registered then, and I looked hard at him. I didn't want to say anything yet, but I looked back and forth between Ms. White and him trying to figure out why she was working.
When we went out of the store, Reggie said, "How about following us down to the parking garage and we'll have lunch at the restaurant."
Ms. White said, "You'll love it. They have a great menu, please join us. Here take this bag. This is a welcome home gift as a military man and a welcome to work gift from me. These ties will get you started."
"You shouldn't do that, that's why I get the allowance," I protested.
Ms. White just waved her hand at me, "Don't worry about it, it'll look like you overspent your allowance twice when people see you dressed so well."
I nodded then carried the bags of shirts, shoes, and socks to my truck. I followed the Mercedes SL down the street then pulled into the public garage across from an entertainment complex.
I parked near them and caught up to them, using my cane to move faster. I said when I got up to them, "When you gave the tailor your phone number, I remembered who you are. You're Reggie White. The defensive end from Philly, right?"
He smiled broadly and nodded his head.
Ms. White said, "Most people don't recognize him. It's nice that you did."
We went to a fancy restaurant and were treated very special. Once seated and our drinks ordered, I had to ask, "Ms. White, how come you're working? I'm sure you don't have to for the money?"
"My word, what would I do? Reggie is so busy with his restaurants and real estate offices I would never see him anyway. I would be very bored staying home every day. This way I get to get out, go to different agency offices almost every day, and meet interesting people such as you."
Reggie said, "It would be different if we were raising kids, but we haven't been blessed with any, so we keep ourselves busy with business adventures. Metarie loves her job and is happy to join me in the evenings at one of my places. We have a great life, Chuck."
Ms. White asked, "So tell me about your night out with our adventurous group."
"We went to the Hard Rock Café, but not for the casino. None of us gambled. We watched a great AC/DC show, then spent the rest of the evening in the lounge dancing. They had me up for almost every dance. I was worn out by the time we left."
"Which girls were they, Chuck?" Reggie asked.
Metarie answered for me, "You know them, Tiani, Nancy, Judy, Frieda, and Brandy. Those five are always doing things together, they live together. Did you ah, make it home last night or did they kidnap you?"
I didn't look up, but said softly, "We had an enjoyable evening."
"Let it go, Metarie, this man is a gentleman and gentlemen don't tell."
"I'm just nosy is all," Ms. White said. "Those five act so forward sometimes, I was just wondering if they were all mouth and all show and no go."
I grinned and blushed, and Ms. White said, "I'm glad you had a good time with them. You'll have to be circumspect about your relationship with them, as you will be sort of their superior."
I nodded, but said, "They are all counter customer service people, so I won't be dealing with them much except to get referrals from them."
"I suppose you having a relationship with them wouldn't be bad. They are a crazy group. I still wonder why they ended up living with each other in a home Brandy's folks own. Judy's folks are equally well off, so you never know. Little Tiani's folks are pretty well fixed. Her dad was an NBA star when he was younger. One of her brothers is a star player at UF. You all will probably go to at least one game during the season."
We had a great lunch, but when the time to get the check came, there wasn't any. I asked the waitress for the check as it was my treat, and she laughed and said, "Just enjoy, Sir, you're with the owner."
"Ms. White, you said you couldn't buy me lunch and I'm the one with the expense account."
Reggie laughed, "She has nothing to do with it or to say about it. It's my restaurant and my treat. It was great to go shopping with you. Usually it's me that Metarie is dolling up. I think she uses me, and now you, as a doll to play dress up."
"Oh Reg, I'm not that bad. I just love bargains and enjoy seeing a man dressed nice. Chuck will look nice now at half the cost."
"That is some place," I said, describing the store we had been at. "I'm surprised the place isn't mobbed."
Ms. White said, "If this were closer to the first of the month, it would have been. A lot of the traffic is there during the week. A lot of businessmen who do not work regular hours, show during the day."
Reggie said, "The businessmen she's talking about are all pimps, dealers, or gangsters of one form or another. When you want to shop there, go during the early morning or on Saturday. Better atmosphere."
When we left, Ms. White reminded me to pick up my clothes before going home as they should be altered by now. I thanked them for lunch and for showing me where to buy clothes and for helping me select what I needed. I watched as they left in their fancy Mercedes, then I drove back to the store to pick up my clothes.
When I went to the pick up register, the one lady who had helped me earlier said, "You're in luck. The tailors thought your entire order was a rush, so all of your clothes are ready for you to try on. Come this way and let's make sure they all fit." Every coat and every pair of pants fit perfectly. While I was trying on clothes, I realized I didn't have any decent dress belts so I asked the sales person if she would pick out a couple of belts for me. She came back with two belts and a half dozen more ties saying, "Ms. White didn't get you enough when she was in so I took the liberty to get you some more. I would want you to look perfect."
The additional stuff was next to nothing compared to what I had spent already. It took me two trips out to my truck to get the new clothes out there. I should have had them delivered.
I drove to the apartment and parked out front and began hauling clothes inside to hang in my closet. Once they were all hung up, I got the shirts unwrapped and unpinned so they could be washed before I wore them. The socks would probably be alright without washing, so I didn't worry about them. I discovered that the store had put some cans of shoe polish and two brushes in what they had given me. One was a stiff brush and one was a soft brush for polishing the shoe.
The thought was, might as well get the job done now so I would be ready for Monday. I popped a beer then sat in the living room area with the TV on, shining my shoes. When I finished with the new stuff, I polished my military oxfords. Now my clothes were near ready. I looked out back to note there was no bike down by apartment twenty-five and I noticed that the door was open. I walked down to see if Shirley was busy. She was at her ironing board.
"Hey Shirley, I have a bunch of new clothes and when you do a load, my new shirts need laundering. Let me give you some extra now so you'll have it for later."
She turned to me and I instantly saw she had a big shiner. "I'll come get them later okay. I want to get this stuff out of here real quick in case asshole comes back and is still in a bad mood."
"Is there something I can do, Shirl?"
"It's my problem. That guy that I take care of sometimes came by and made a fool of me and pissed my man off. He chased the guy off and decided I needed some discipline. I guess I did to let something like that happen. Anyway, he took off but he didn't take his clothes. So he'll be back. He's probably out at his clubhouse drinking. He'll be back."
"Do you want some ice for that eye? It doesn't look very good."
"I didn't duck fast enough. At least we got the black eye over with early in his visit. He gives me one whenever he comes home, but usually waits till he's ready to leave. It'll be fine in a couple of days. I guess he might leave early since he's pissed. I told him that if he stayed home or at least sent me a little money, I wouldn't need to supplement my washing money. As it is, he found my stash and took it all. Now I'm going to be short when the rent's due."
"I'll help, I got a new job down at the bureau. That's how I got the clothes. They gave me a clothing allowance and my boss and her husband just helped me pick out a bunch of new clothes. We were at a place called the "Mart."
"I know the place. That's where all the players buy their clothes. The rough trade around town shop there. Most white guys won't go in there as it's kind of rough."
I didn't have any problems and they did treat me nice. Anyway, Shirley, when you have a chance, I have some shirts to launder."
"When do you want to eat supper? I have our roast in the oven here so I can watch it while I work. It'll be ready around five."
"Sounds good. I'm going to the store for some more beer. Can I get you anything?"
"I'm fine, thanks. If you want, you could get some Coke. That would be nice."
"Done deal, Shirley, I'll have some cold Coke in a few minutes."
I did the liquor store run and bought a case of beer and a six of Coke. That should last a while. It was right at three, so I told Shirley that I was going out to get a phone but would be back by five for supper.
After locking up the apartment, I drove to where I had seen a good size shopping mall. I found a kiosk that was a rep for several cell companies. I told them that I needed a phone for work and the minutes would cost me an arm and a leg. If I signed up for two years they would give me a phone for free, so I signed up for a medium amount of minutes, took the phone then went to a Best Buy store that was next to the mall.
I didn't want to spend the money for a new PC, so I left but picked up a newspaper on the way home. I poured over the want ads. They had what was called free super saver ads that advertised things that were all five hundred dollars or less. I called a couple of the PC ads and found one nearby that sounded good for a hundred fifty. I drove over to look at the PC and was given a decent demonstration of how well it worked. The best part of the deal was that it did include a printer that was also a scanner, copier, and fax. The guy even gave me a ream of paper for the hundred fifty. Now I would have to get the cable company out, but the PC did have a wireless network card. Back home, I set the PC up on the counter and booted it up. The apartment manager was right; someone had a good wireless router somewhere near that was giving me access. No security setting, nothing, I had instant internet.
I checked my e-mail and found I had some notes from my guys that were back overseas again. Damn, I wish I were with them. I looked at the employment office web site to find that they didn't even advertise that they helped returning servicemen find work. I was going to have to round up a bunch of jobs for men and women coming back and getting out. I would also need some part time jobs for those that needed a little extra money to augment what some guys stationed away from their family sent home to mom and the kids.
By the time I had written a long note to one of my old team now in Afghanistan, Shirley was coming in the door, carrying a big covered baking pan.