TITAN (21 page)

He pulled up to the house, happy to
be home, for the first time in months. He reached for his cell phone but
decided to leave it where it was. Tonight he was all hers. He saw her new car
out front. Or at least, he assumed it was hers. He still couldn’t believe it
had been almost two years since he had seen her. He remembered his concert a
week ago and took a deep breath. After the week, he had he welcomed her as a
distraction.

Still, he was nervous.

He had no idea how this was going
to go, she seemed changed. 

He was wondering how he would break
the ice. She had been patient with him since his last concert. He opened the
door in the garage and headed for the kitchen, praying she wasn’t cooking.

A smile played at his lips when he
thought of how disastrous that could be.

A flickering light caught his eye
and as he rounded the corner, he saw a cake, lit with candles but she was
nowhere around.

“Jordy?”

The candles were burning down to
the cake, so he quickly blew them out, still looking around.

She remembered.

As soon as the last one was out,
Ice Cube’s
You Can Do It
was blaring through the kitchen. He was already
laughing as he took a seat on a stool that was placed in the middle of the
room.

You can do it put your back into
it/

I can do it put your ass into it/

He saw Jordy come in, dancing, and
he completely lost it. So much for worrying about breaking the ice, he mused.

“What the hell are you doing?” He
yelled over the music, almost scared. He hoped she wasn’t planning to strip. It
just would not be anything he’d be into. He was fascinated by her boldness.
They had only had one chance to talk once on the phone. He could tell she was
more confident then. But, he never expected her to be dancing in his kitchen.
He decided to just let it go and see what the hell she could have possibly come
up with this time.

She was moving perfectly to it, he
had never seen her dance and had never seen her so animated. He couldn’t stop
laughing, but he suspected that’s what she wanted. The music played on.

You can do it, put your back into
it/

As she got closer to him, he could
see there wasn’t something quite right. He couldn’t place it until Jordy turned
to the side, revealing the largest foam ass he had ever seen. Jordy turned
around, fully revealing the huge ass and started really working it. She was so
into her dance when she turned around to see his surprise, she found his chair
empty. He was on the floor, laughing hysterically. She went down with him,
losing control. They were both hysterical, with tears streaming down their
faces. When the laughing finally subsided, she whispered to him.

“Happy Birthday.”

“Fuck, that was awesome,” he said,
smiling up at her in adoration. He pulled her into his lap and brushed her hair
back. He kissed her for a long time and pulled back.

“You can’t walk, but you can
dance?”

“There is a lot that you don’t know
about me, baby.”

“I noticed.”

“Do you want to eat?”

“Did you cook?” He cowered to her
glare, “Just asking.”

“No, you ass, I had Ricky make us
some steaks,” she said, referring to the chef, pretending to be hurt.

“Did you show him your new ass?”

“No he has seen enough, thanks for
reminding me though, I was just able to look him in the eye again.”

“My pleasure.”

“Jordy?”

“What? Can we get off the floor
now?”

“I love you.”

She froze. He had never told
her,
except for announcing it that night at the concert. He had never told her
privately. She studied him. He looked like he had just told her what kind of
ice cream he liked. He was completely at ease.

She never thought she would hear
those words in private. She didn’t think it would affect her this way.

Speak, Jordy, say something.

You have already taken too long to
speak.

“Well, don’t fuck it up,” was all
she could say. He didn’t look disappointed. This was new ground for them and he
had to know it.

“I will,” he said, taking her shirt
off and grabbing her foam butt.

“That’s not the answer I wanted,”
she said through kisses.

“Shh,” he whispered, taking off her
bra.

The music was still playing, but they
were able to hear Jessie enter the kitchen.

“Hey, where are you guys?”

“Jessie! Fuck off!” Tite shrieked,
but it was too late.

Jordy was on her feet, cupping her
breasts, covering them with her t-shirt. Her foam ass sticking out and
painfully obvious. Jessie got an eyeful. Titan was instantly rushing him out of
the kitchen. Jessie dodged and weaved to get a better look at Jordy, as if to
make sure what he was seeing was real.

“Is that a fake ass?” Jessie said,
losing his composure, bending over as Titan rushed him out of the kitchen.

 Jessie was in hysterics as
they entered the hallway and Titan joined him. He forgot that he told him to
come by. When their laughter subsided, Jessie looked at Titan for an
explanation.

“What can I say, man? She wanted to
make sure she gave me some good ass for my birthday,” and with that, they both
started laughing again.

“Shut up you two,” Jordy piped from
the kitchen, coming out behind them.

“Hey, Jordy, a lot has changed in
the last week,” Jessie said, as if to thank her instead of condemn her for her
prank.

“Hi Jessie, I hope you enjoyed
that, I am going to drown myself now.”

“Don’t leave” Jessie said as if to
spare her feelings.

“No, it’s fine, really. I didn’t
get a chance to shower. You can distract him while I get one,” she touched
Jessie’s arm and gave him a look that said ‘thank you’.

“Dinner?” Titan said, in Jordy’s
direction, as if lost.

“Chill with Jessie, I will see you
guys in a minute,” she smiled at him, reassuringly, as if to say she wasn’t mad,
and took the elevator upstairs.

She hugged herself and smiled about
the fact she had just pulled it off. She was glad it made him laugh like that.
He told you he loved you! It had only been a week. They hadn’t had a chance to
be together at all since the concert. He had set up several interviews
regarding his sudden announcement to hang the mic up and had a press release
right after the concert. The next day, he had left for New York. He had kissed her on the side of
the stage and left her there. The press was waiting for him and he didn’t want
to take the chance of exposing her to it, again, and so soon.

She remembered his words from that
night at the side of the stage.

“Yes, we did.”

He was right. It felt as if they hadn’t
missed a minute. The electricity between them was almost too much to bear. He
leaned down to kiss her and stopped himself.

“Jordy, I can’t touch you again
until I know you will see me.”

“I wouldn’t be standing here if I
didn’t want to, Phillip.”

“You left me.”

“You told me to.”

“You knew then I didn’t mean it”

He leaned over and searched her
eyes. She looked at him, expectant, and he kissed her so gently, and she lost
control quickly. She let the years between them show in her kiss and cried out.
He picked her up and starting walking with her. She wrapped her legs around him
as he rested her on the side of the stage. They both fell into a familiar
rhythm, kissing and groping each other.

In the midst of it, muttered
whisperings eased in and out.

 “I missed you.”

“Fuck! Why Jordy?”

“Never again.”

“I’m sorry.”

“Oh, God.”

 He stayed with her as long as
he could, dying to be inside her and unable to tear himself away.

“Jordy, if they see you,” he said, lips
still attached to hers.

“I know, I know,” she said. Unable
to hold herself together, she dug into him again.

“Jesus.” He closed his eyes,
lifting her to him, grinding himself into her until she cried out.

“Please, please, please,” She was
on fire. She couldn’t handle anymore torture.

“Tite, we have to go,” Jessie’s
voice interrupted them in their torment. No one could see them, but he was sure
they knew what they were doing.

“I will be there in a minute.”

He leaned down as if to start again
and Jordy stopped him.

“Don’t! If you do, so help me, I
will be naked on this stage,” she pulled her shirt down and straightened
herself out. “Go. Do your thing.”

“I leave for New York at 6 a.m. and won’t be back until
Saturday. I was going to come get you then,” he said, letting her know it would
be longer than a day.

“Oh yeah?” She smiled at him and
doubted he could see her. “And, what were you going to say?”

“I don’t know. I was going to make
sure I had some egg rolls to ward off the dog.”

“I wouldn’t be sitting here if that
dog
had not told me to come to you.”

“Really? Angie? Is she finally on
my side?”

“No, she is on mine. I have some
stuff I have to do here and interviews to go on,” she said, smiling. “I’ll meet
you at your place.”

“Titan, we have to
go
!” A
voice she thought was Jeff’s interrupted them.

“I am fucking coming, alright!” He
turned around. She was already close to the edge of the stage, exiting the way
the rest of his fans went.

“It was awesome,” Jordy said, walking
away slowly.

“Saturday,” he said, looking
hopeful. He couldn’t see her expression, it was dark.

“Yes,” she said, smiling at him.
She watched him walk away and breathed in a sigh of relief. If he had gone one
step further, she was sure she would have been naked on that stage.

She snapped out of
  the
memory as the elevator sounded.

She had been running around all day
to get his birthday together.

She had a whole week to prepare,
but decided not to put her life on hold, as she always had, and do what she had
planned. She had landed a job at a marketing firm and was starting on Monday.

She hadn’t had a chance to have a
real conversation on the phone with him. She had called Shelia and asked her to
give Jessie her number to give Titan.

He had called her, once, but they
were still at a loss for words.

She had thought of a million
scenarios to try to make this night easier on both of them, then she came up
with the dancing foam ass.

Thank God it worked
, Jordy
thought with a sigh.

Tonight was to be their night,
alone.

She had wondered why Jessie was
there. Easy Jordy, it’s his birthday.

She got in the shower, breathless,
beside herself with anticipation. She wanted to run downstairs and throw Jessie
out and demand that he take her there, but it was too desperate.

She still loved him as much as she
did the day she told him. She wondered if he would punish her for leaving and
refusing to speak to him. He would be with her soon, touching her soon. It was
too much. 

This was the second time they had
been interrupted.

She hadn’t touched another man
since him. Soon, she smiled to herself. All the pain she went through, all the
time they were away from each other, will just be a memory. At least that is
what she prayed. But she wouldn’t throw her plans away, not like she did last
time. She wondered how he would handle the newly independent version of her.
She would find out soon enough.

“Leave.”

“What?” Jessie asked, surprised.

“Leave now,” Titan said, without
hesitation.

“You told me to come by!”

“When I got back, not the minute I
got back,”

“I see how it is,” Jessie said, not
really offended by his motive. “I am glad she’s back.”

“Yeah,” he said, letting his eyes
wander up the stairs.

“I will call you tomorrow. Happy
Birthday, man.”

“Thanks.”

He shut the door behind him and
closed his eyes. He let out chuckle and bent over a little trying to maintain
his composure.

Who knew she was capable of doing
that?

He was sure he had never laughed
that hard. He looked up the stairs again, hoping to see some sign of her.

Was she waiting for him?

Tite, get a grip, man.

Nervous, I am nervous.

He had already waited too long. He
never expected her to come backstage that night. He had always known where to
find her. He would seek her out after quit. That was the plan.  He
couldn’t wait any longer.

He took the stairs two at a time.

She was sitting on his bed in a
t-shirt, putting lotion on her legs. She barely had time to look up and he
pinned her to the bed.

“Tite! Shit!”

He crushed her with his mouth in a
swift kiss and pulled her hands behind her head. He lifted the t-shirt off of
her in one movement. She grabbed his face and pulled him down to her chest. He
took her into his mouth, feeding her greed. She grabbed his shorts and unbuttoned
them quickly, releasing him from his briefs, holding him in her hands. He took
her panties down while eyeing her, watching her, writhe in agony. He quickly
removed his clothes and came down on her, slowly. He took her mouth again, this
time a little lighter.