Chapter 1
William had been avoiding meeting his cousin Big D for he was not allowed to fraternize with gangsters. However, two hours after he left Karen's, Big D parked at a dark corner and William slid into the car like a shadow. They hugged and drove around a bit. William got what he wanted.
Then he drove to Karen's. Karen was very happy to see him. Her friends, Judy and Amanda were also there and would be sleeping in. Amanda asked if he had brought a gun and he said no. She rolled her eyes like WTF! But Karen said absolutely no guns. William was surprised when Judy winked at him. He knew she had a gun. Amanda too. He smiled. Bryce better not show up a while.
Judy and Amanda slept over for two nights. The three women shared Karen's large bed and he had a guest room, though Manda and Judy were saying he should join them. He was like, "If you insist!"
But Karen was like no way.
Nothing happened for the next two nights.
Judy and Amanda went away and said secretly to William that if he thought shit was going to pop off, to call.
For a week, he slept in the guest room and Karen in her room. They would hang out at night, chatting, sipping something, massaging each other's feet and shoulders, or watching something on TV. There was a strong, erotic attraction between them, but Karen did not let them get too cozy. Then she told him she was just scared Bryce might burst in and find them making love and things might get out of hand for she had a feeling he wasn't over her yet.
She said with that fear in her mind, she couldn't relax enough to make love.
He nodded.
Then Karen called him at college and told him that Bryce had called. She said he was sounding unusually calm. He had asked her if she had rethought selling the house. She had said no. Then he said,
"All right. I am leaving town. Probably wont see you for long, if ever."
"Where are you going Bryce."
"Don't worry honey. I will be just fine. I will miss you. Please forgive me."
Karen then told him that she thought he was finally starting to crawl out of his hole and maybe a change of scene would do him good and help him find himself.
William grunted in agreement, but he thought different. He got Judy and Amanda to meet him at the cars after classes.
He told them.
"What do you think?" Amanda asked nervously.
"He is going to hit her."
"How can you be sure?" Judy asked, very calmly.
William told him about sending Big D over and what had transpired
"He needs the money. Probably too broke to even skip town. There is only one month left in the week."
"If he kills her now, its not like he will have the money inside a week."
"first of all, he is on drugs. Second, Karen's will states that he gets everything. He can use that to borrow money. Someone will give it to him"
"Why haven't you told Karen She would finally open her eyes and call the cops," Manda asked.
"She wont open her eyes. She wants to save him. She sees what he was, not what he is," Judy said firmly. "We have to help her. Do you need a gun?"
"I have one. Wow! Judy. I am really surprised. I wasn't even sure getting you involved."
"oh, everybody thinks I am so sweet and soft. I grew up on a farm, picking off coyotes and thieves. And I used to hunt our meat. Had to take shots at several two footed coyotes too. Thieves. You know, with the sheriff miles away, sometimes a girl has to find very convincing arguments to convince a hot blooded man that no means no.
"Have you shot anyone?"
"Not fatally."
"You, Manda?"
"I was in the army, with full military training. I studied through the army. I was never in combat, but I know how to fire a gun."
"They untraceable?"
"Of course," Judy said. "We are not dummies."
"Who did you get them from?"
"My dad is a weapons freak. Has a secret basement full of them, unregistered, of course. Much folk do back home. He is the one who taught me to shoot. I took a few when I came up. This is a big city. You never know."
"All right. You coming over?"
"Yes. My husband will just have to look after the kids."
"Wait a minute. Shouldn't we call the cops?"
"No!" Judy and William answered in unison. William realized that just like her, if Bryce tried to kill Karen, Judy wanted to shoot him dead.
Chapter 2
Karen was surprised when Judy and Amanda turned up. Other than that, the evening went by without event.
They ate and drank wine and chatted. Karen seemed to be genuinely relieved, choosing to believe Bryce had left town. The others told her she was right.
When they wanted to turn in, Karen was surprised when Judy and Manda said they were taking what had been William's room and he would sleep in hers.
"Don't act shy now, you been all alone with him for three nights. Don't tell me you didn't use that opportunity. Don't make me have to spank that ass, white girl!"
"But why Don't you and Judy just sleep in my room, like the other night?"
"maybe we Don't wanna disturb you when we spank each other's asses."
"Say, is something going on between you two?"
"Don't worry about what's going on between us, worry about what's not going on between you two..." Judy said, kissed Karen on the lips, kissed William, lingering on his lips, and then Amanda did the same. The two women took each other's hand, interlaced their black and white fingers and climbed up the stairs. There was something intimate about them.
"Look at them. I think they are fucking!" it suddenly burst out of Karen Judy and Manda stopped at the top of the stairs, turned, looked down at the two at the bottom, smiled and then kissed languidly, deeply, a nice, wet, long, black and white girl kiss.
