“Doll, it’s going to be fine.” I look around and feel the despair from all of the dilapidation. “Now, your plan makes a lot more sense.”
“It’s pretty bad.”
“I’m a New Yorker, love. Not every neighborhood looks like ours.”
“We’re on the block now,” she says just above a whisper. “Here.” She points. I nod and pull up next to the driveway. It’s a bit rundown, but it looks like it’s well kept. The lawn out front doesn’t look bad. She only told her mother she was coming home. I’m supposed to be a surprise. There’s a nice Dodge Ram in the driveway which catches my Doll off guard.
Then that’s when I see Henrick Gore stepping outside. “Lynn,” he calls out, giving her a hug, lifting her off the ground. I let out a growl and pull my wife to my side.
Doll slaps my chest. “Behave.”
“I don’t like any man’s hands on you.”
“I’m Henrick Gore. Lynn’s friend.” He sticks his hand out.
I shake it with a firmer grip. “I’m Grant Masterson, Gwendolyn’s husband.” She might tell me there’s nothing there, but the thought that everyone wanted them together pisses me off.
“Well, that’s going to be a shocker. I’ve got to go inside to see this.” He leans toward Gwendolyn and whispers loud enough for both of us to hear. “Lynn, I got your back.”
We enter and Doll makes introductions, but her dad isn’t there. I don’t ask questions because I frankly don’t like the guy after learning about her additional half-siblings. “What about Ricky? You’re breaking his heart after he chased you to New York.”
“Mother, Rick and I were never going to happen.”
“No offense, Gore, but Mrs. Franks, I am worth much more than Ricky is. Besides, I’m in love with her. Although I don’t think that matters to you. You want her to be married to someone who can give her nicer things.”
She opens and closes her mouth several times. “Doll, it’s your choice.” My beautiful wife reaches up on her tippy toes and whispers in my ear, “I love you. The small stipend is the best option.”
“As you wish.” I turn back to her parents. “My wife says that although she has no intention of ever coming back here. We’ll give you a monthly allowance of a thousand dollars to help you pull yourselves out of the hole and a one-time payment of five thousand dollars.”
“Oh my,” her mother gasps out. She reaches out and hugs my Doll. My wife’s mood changes—she’s happy. We don’t stay because I want to take my wife on our honeymoon.
As we step outside, Gore says, “That’s extremely generous of you even though she doesn’t deserve it.”
“She’s a weak woman, but she did want the best for her daughter. A life in poverty will force people to make desperate choices. You’re the best the town has to offer, so why not want you two together. Although if you ever try to come between my wife and me, I’ll destroy you.”
“Understood. You’re a good guy, Masterson.”
“Thanks. Now, if you’ll excuse us. We have a baby to make.” I snatch up my wife and carry her to our rental and set her inside. “I love you, Doll. You’re everything to me.”
“I’m so glad you made me do this the hard way.”Six Years LaterGrant“We’re going to be late, Doll,” I holler, knocking on the bathroom door. She’s running late to her own graduation because she got a little horny this morning. I know it’s baby number three that has her greedy for my steel rod. She bounces on it at least twice a day.
“I’m hurrying. Oh my goodness. I need to really stay off your dick,” she screams through the door as she fixes her hair.
“Bite your tongue, woman. I want you to live on my cock, and you do too.”
She giggles and scurries out of the bathroom. My sister already has our son and daughter in the limo waiting for us. We finally make it downstairs and into the limo. I grab my princess, who’s awake and cooing. At only six months old, she’s a perfect replica of her mother. Turning to my wife, I kiss her lips and smile at how beautiful she looks without trying. I’m a lucky man.
Three long hours later, I get to kiss and congratulate my wife for getting her law degree.
We come home to a chorus of shouts, “Surprise,” as we walk into the house. We threw my wife a graduation party. The moment Doll and I met, I had no idea what would happen and how I wasn’t the only one to fall. Every single one of my friends felt cupid’s arrow. Stefano, Gerald, Royce, and Preston lost their bachelor status almost at the same damn time. Now our families are multiplying.
I hold onto Doll’s waist as I talk to Stefano. She has on a black lace dress that has a nude inner layer so no one can see her goodies. Her round belly, looking adorably sexy, surrounded by all that lace.