CheckMate (Play At Your Own Risk) (4 page)

“Yeah, whatever makes you feel betta,” Monty responded like he was trying to throw Candy off again as if he was not interested in her.

“Whatever!” Candy said, and then downed her drink. She looked over at Monty who also downed his. They sat there staring at each other just as the lights came on.

“Damn! The party is over already?” Monty quickly put his shades back on.

“Yes, it is. Come on, let’s go before the crowd smothers the door.” Candy grabbed Monty’s hand as they eased their way over to the door through the thick crowd.

“Where is Mona?” Monty asked, staggering a little bit from all that Hennessy.

“She’s already in my car. See, right over there. We parked right next to you.” Candy pointed in the direction of the automobiles.

“Now I see her.” Monty walked up to his car. “What’s up, little sister? Are you alright?”

“I’m good, Monty. But, you look like you need a driver tonight,” Mona said as she got out of the Beetle.

“Mona, you can drive your brother home tonight and I’ll follow y’all to the crib.” Candy leaned over on Monty.

“No. Let me drive your car somewhere right quick. You can drive Monty home and I’ll meet y’all there in a little bit,” Mona explained as she winked at Candy.

“No, Mo, I don’t wanna hear Monty’s mouth clowning on me the whole way to y’all house. I ain’t in the mood for that shit because I feel too good tonight.”

“What you talking about?” Monty asked as he calmly got inside his car and sat down on the passenger side. “Come on, Candy, and take me home. I’ll be good. I won’t trash your stankin’ ass.” Candy looked over at him and frowned.

“I guess I should take my future husband on home then, since he insisted,” said Candy. She was very happy Monty wanted her to drive his sporty Monte Carlo. “We’ll meet you at your crib, Mona, whenever you get there.”

“Okay.” Mona got in Candy’s car and cranked it up. “Did you see Karen and Big Bruce in there, Monty? I was watching his ass just to make sure that he didn’t try anything. I know it’s been a few weeks ago since the confrontation. But, still, we should always be alert around him,” Mona reported.

“I feel you. But I didn’t see his big ass in there and I didn’t care to, either. He’ll be alright, and Karen will be, too. We’ll meet you at the crib though and be careful, big head, while you’re out. Get in, skinny minny. Let’s roll!” Monty said before he turned up his booming CD player. Candy got in, popped Monty on the arm, then cranked up the car and slowly followed Mona out of the parking lot area. They headed in different directions. Candy smiled at just the thought of spending some kind of time with Monty alone.

“I ain’t skinny, asshole. I’m fine and you know this.” She drove toward the Waffle House.

Chapter Three

C
andy and Monty pulled up in front of his crib as they decided to sit in the car to wait for Mona. Candy grabbed the Waffle House bag from the back seat and took out her food. She looked over at Monty, who was knocked out, as she began to eat her grits and cheese eggs scrambled hard. She took a piece of bacon and waved it back and forth in front of Monty’s nose as he gradually began to shake off his sluggish mood.

“Candy, I just want you to know I only be talking shit to you because I know you like that. I just like messing with you because you like messing with me, but please don’t ever take that shit seriously,” Monty said. He smiled at Candy who had a mouth full grits.

“You must not be feeling well,” she replied, shocked by Monty’s kind words. “I can’t believe what I’m hearing.”

“Well, believe it, because it’s the truth. You are a very pretty girl, and I wouldn’t mind having someone like you on my team, but you ain’t ready for that,” he continued, then turned on his visor light and flipped through his CD book.

“You right about that. I ain’t ready to be on your team, but I wouldn’t mind being your girl.”

“It’s not that simple, Candy. I wish it was. But, I don’t want to turn you out before your time. Trust me, this is too much for you to handle.” Monty grinned.

“Too much to handle, huh? What?” Candy laughed it off. “I can handle anything that I wanna handle. I know you got a big dick because females talk. But, I ain’t scared to fuck you,” Candy said, feeling herself from drinking a little too much Hypnotic and Hennessy.

“Really?”
Monty replied.

“I can’t
lie, Monty. You are a sexy ass man and always have been to me. I see why all the women flock around you. You’re a genuinely good guy with a great personality and a great smile. You got the charm, good looks, and all the game in the world. Your cocoa smooth skin just turns a sister on and when you walk around with no shirt on… let’s just say I have to control myself. Your six pack and biceps are something serious. It ain’t too much, it’s just right. Who in the hell could resist such a man? I’m glad that you ain’t never stuck your dick in me because you would have to stop all that fucking around and just chill out with that shit. I wouldn’t be too thrilled to know that I’m sharing you with other women. If you were mine, then I wouldn’t want to be with no other man.”

“That all sounds good and shit, but, in reality, I haven’t run up on a chick that makes me wanna just be with them. Pussy is good. Hell… I take that back, pussy is great and I love it, but ain’t none good enough for me to just wanna settle down. So, for your sake, talking shit and clowning around with each other is about all we need to be doing. I wouldn’t even wanna hurt you like that.” Monty stared into Candy’s eyes.

“Thanks for looking out for me. But, I’m grown and I can take care of my own feelings. You see, it’s more than just about good pussy. It’s about the one that makes you smile and tingle on the inside. It’s about the one who touches your soul and warms your heart when you are thinking about her. That within itself makes the pussy great because of the feelings you have for her.”

“You said a mouth full then and I can agree with that, but I’ve never felt that way about anyone before and, if I have, it was a long time ago and I don’t care to recall that time in my life. If I told you something, would you keep it between you and me?” Monty asked, getting serious.

“You still don’t get it, do you? You can trust me, Monty. I won’t say a word.” Candy was anxious to hear what Monty had to say.

“Well, you might not like me as much when you hear this. But, my pawns, rather women, pay me just to please them.”

“Stop lying, Monty. Are you serious?” Candy asked as she began to laugh. Candy went in her pocket and pulled out a fifty dollar bill. “What’s up, then?”

“What you mean, what’s up? Girl, you don’t have a clue. If I stick my dick in somebody, she gonna have to come out the pocket with at least five hundred. This shit is potent,” Monty boosted as he grabbed his swollen dick. “You see that?” He looked over at Candy, who was speechless. “This shit gone cost ya.”

“So, you are for real. Well, damn, Monty. I didn’t know you had it like that. I would’ve been paid for some of that action,” Candy said, smiling. “Can I at least touch it? To see if it’s real.”

“Go head. It’s all real. Ain’t nothing
fake about me,” Monty answered. Then, Candy reached over and grabbed it. Monty’s dick swole up even bigger since he was aroused by Candy’s touch. “Alright now, that’s enough before you start something that you can’t handle. And, we wouldn’t want that, would we?”

“I don’t know. How would I if I hadn’t at least tried it?” Candy asked as she grinned at Monty with her pretty, white teeth.

“Damn, Candy. You are a pretty girl, and don’t let that shit go to your big ass head, either. I’m just keeping it real with you for a change. You got some of the sexiest dimples when you smile and you always keep your hair done up real neat. The amazing thing is that you do it yourself. Your body is mad thick for a chick your age. I ain’t gonna lie, I really just started paying some attention to you. All before now, I didn’t even wanna look at you like that.”

Candy blushed, but tried to change the subject. “Thanks. But, right now, I’m curious to know how many pawns, as you call them, got you on their payroll, anyway?” Candy continued to look at Monty while anxiously waiting for a response.

“Right now, I have more than my share. I have one from Burke County and one from Screven County. Oh, yeah, I see a fly ass shawty every now and then from Louisville, too. But, I don’t need no more than that. It seems like everybody knows everybody in those towns. I sure don’t need no trouble or confusion from them. Anyway, I have three regulars from Atlanta who don’t mind taking a trip to see a brotha, and I see about three from Statesboro. They all know about each other there, though. It’s just a real wild party if I travel that way to see them. The others are from around here, so I see them anytime they need it. I had to get a car because they’ll call me at all times of the night. I have quite a few of them that’ll pay me top dollar to make it to them ASAP. Before I got my car, though, they were coming to pick me up and still it was all good. But, after I really started doing the damn thang, I decided to get my own whip. It’s easier for me and when I’m ready to go I can get my ass up and go.” Monty then smiled.

“So, really, what do they pay you?” Candy asked.

“Did you think I was playing? My dick doesn’t come out unless I got five hundred. I do have some women that just want to suck my dick and let me tease them real good, but still they gotta pay me five because my dick is out. I fuck’um real good whenever I do, but I don’t eat no pussy and I don’t kiss’um. Hell, that’s what she got a man for. I ain’t nobody’s man and I’ll tell them that. I’ll stay hard as long as they need me to, and I will fulfill all fantasies. Whatever it is that they might want, but within means, ya know? Don’t get me wrong. I decided a long time ago that if I kiss a broad, then I gotta be feeling her like that, and if I eat her pearl, I must be falling for her because that shit is very personal for me. I just can’t go around putting my mouth on every woman. They don’t make condoms for your mouth. I’m saving that intimate stuff for my queen. Some acts will only be shared between me and her. That’s if I ever decide to settle down with one.”

“I feel ya. I can’t blame you for that. I’m just a little stunned right now about this info. But, it’s all good. I will never look at you differently. No matter what or who you do,” said Candy. She looked in Monty’s eyes. “Pearl, huh? I like that.”

“Yeah, me too, because there have always been something about a pearl that fascinates me. Think about it. It’s unique the way that they are formed and the natural colors and shapes that they come in. Even though some of them may look the same, trust me, they’re not. Each one has its own unique sex appeal, and even though I enjoy the benefits that come with each one of them, I’m still looking for that rare one that’s really gonna catch all of my attention.” Candy smiled as Monty stared into her eyes. “Please, don’t take what I’m telling you for a joke, because it ain’t. You see, Candy, if you wanna be with me, then you gotta accept what I do.”

“I love the way that you put that, but you act like this is a lifetime career or something,” Candy said as she became disturbed by Monty’s revelations.

“No. That’s not it at all. But, I like what I’m doing at the present time and I’m stacking my cheese up so when I do run up on that young tender-roni with pussy that’s gonna break me, then it’s all good. I’m also saving to get us outta the projects. That shit ain’t us and it made me upset a few weeks ago when I heard my sister say that she had started getting quite used to it. I tell you what. If I hadn’t been away in college for three years, then we would’ve been out of the hood by now. I’m stacking my bread for that, too. I hated trying to stay at school knowing my moms and my sister had to move to the projects not long after my old man died. But, shit happens and somehow moms fell behind on the mortgage. She didn’t even inform me about it. The next thing I knew, when I came home to visit them, they were living here,” Monty vented as he looks up at their brick apartment surrounded by a hundred more look-a-likes.

“Do you plan on going back to school to finish?” Candy asked as she rubbed the back of his hand.

“Oh yeah, I’ll go back. I got big dreams and I’m actually quite smart. I bet you didn’t know that either, did you?”

“Actually, I did. Your moms would mention how good you were doing in school from time to time when I was around, and that also turned me on about you. I love a man with brains and who uses it to further them along in life. So, not trying to change the subject, but were you also pimpin’ Karen out of Big Bruce’s money?” Candy asked as she put on some more of her shiny lip gloss.

“Hell, Karen was the first woman to pay me big bucks and I didn’t even ask for it. It has always been an understanding between the two of us that she wasn’t leaving Big Bruce and I never wanted her to,” Monty stated as he rub in his head. “Karen is needy, though. Anytime I ever threatened to stop seeing her, which is often, she would pay me to keep me coming around. She doesn’t love Big Bruce. She loves his money and what he can do for her. She wants me to love her, but that shit ain’t happening. She knows what time it is with me and I like her, but not like that. Her old snitching ass best friend is the one who told Big Bruce about us because she’s just jealous that I won’t fuck with her ugly ass. Plus, to make matters worse, the word is that he’s been paying her to give up the goods on her homegirl. That’s a trifling bitch.”

“Some best friend, huh? I would’ve beaten that bitch
ass if she would’ve tried that shit on me. Who are these phony bitches, anyway? They betta stay the fuck away from me because I don’t play no foul shit like that. That’s why I got one best friend and she is the realest muthafucka round this bitch. I’ll take it to a trick ass so fast with that bullshit,” Candy said as she smacked her teeth and rolled her eyes.

“You were looking just like your mama when you said that. You are a trip.”

“Well, I’ve been told that before. But, trust me, I might look like my mama, but I’m a little cool headed than she is. My mama used to act a fool over my daddy back in the days. Anybody who knows her knows that she was no joke. I believe that’s what turned my daddy on because she’d fight for hers in a minute.” Candy said, smacking her lips.

“I heard about her,” said Monty. She
don’t even look like she’ll beat a bitch ass. That explains why she’s so strict, I guess,” said Monty.

“Not really, I believe she’s strict like that because after she had me, she wasn’t able to have any more children. I was told that we almost didn’t make it during delivery. She’s over protective is all, but I love her to death, though. She’s just more afraid of my daddy messing around in the streets and getting some other woman pregnant. Now, that would be something that she could not handle,” said Candy.

“It’s a good thing he’s held his ground all these years, then. You’ll be eighteen soon, and he haven’t had another one yet.” Monty grinned.

“I’m glad, too, because my mom has learned how to deal with his cheating in her own way. But, another child, now that’s another story.

I’ve been an only child for so long that I wouldn’t want a sibling now. I just call Mo my sister and that’s good a ‘nuff for me. I’m spoiled and that’s the way I like it. I don’t want nobody else coming in and trying to take my place. It ain’t happening,” said Candy as she rolled her eyes in a playful manner.

“You talk a lot of shit and you’re crazy. But, that’s one thing I always liked about you. You gotta lot of heart. That shit will take you far in life,” Monty replied, and then smiled at Candy.

“Talking to you, Monty, ain’t so bad. We ain’t never really talked to each other like this without cursing one another out, but I like you. You real and that’s more than what I can say for most men out here, and you sweet when you wanna be. I like that, too.” Candy smiled as she leaned over toward Monty’s face and he looked up in hers.

“Damn, Candy, I just wanna kiss you. Your lips look so soft and that lip gloss is calling my name.” He leaned in closer.

“Then, kiss me,” she said.

Monty slipped his tongue in her mouth without warning. He then seduced her with his sensual kissing. Very gently, he sucked her bottom lip while still tonguing her smoothly. Candy kissed him back and Monty’s dick swelled. He reached up slowly and began caressing Candy’s breast as she let out a real low, sexy moan. At the same time, lights shone bright as a clear blue sky through Monty’s rear window and they realized Mona was pulling up behind them.