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  about the raid at the club and how Duke picked me up. I told her about our fucking session. I knew

  her so wel I could tel Diamond was on the edge of her seat listening to me. I know you don’t

  supposed to tel other women, even friends, about lovemaking sessions with your men, but I real y

  did trust Diamond with my life. Then I dropped the bomb on her. “And girl, he gave me the keys to this

  hot ass condo and told me to move in!” I announced loudly. Al of a sudden the line went quiet.

  “Did you hear me, Dee! He gave me a damn condo in the Cosmo building!” I screamed again.

  “Yeah, I heard you,” she replied weakly. “Girl, that is so good for you. I guess that means I’l be

  looking for a new roommate, huh?” I could hear the sadness in her voice.

  Shit! I hadn’t real y thought about Diamond being left in the apartment by herself, without my half

  of the rent. “Wel , since Duke isn’t making me pay anything, I wil stil help you pay the rent for awhile

  until you can find somebody to take my room,” I offered, feeling kind of guilty that I was leaving her.

  “You sure this is what you wanna do, Nini?” Diamond asked.

  “Hel yeah, Diamond!” I answered her excitedly, leaving no doubt what I thought. “Shit, what if

  Brian came and offered you keys to a brand new, ful y furnished condo and told you that you didn’t

  have to pay shit? Let’s be real, you would be gone so fast I would be seeing smoke behind you.”

  “I guess you’re right,” Diamond said in a low tone. “I mean, this is what we both wanted for

  ourselves . . . a good man with money to take care of us. Just be careful and don’t fal too hard for

  that nigga. I heard Duke Carrington is known around Virginia Beach as a big time ladies man.”

  I didn’t believe this shit. Not Diamond, but then again, why not Diamond. To me she sounded like

  she was hating on me again. I couldn’t understand it at al and it annoyed the hel out of me. She was

  my BFF, but the hatorade was kil ing me.

  “Wel Diamond, you were the one tel ing me to get with him . . . so why the change of heart now?” I

  snapped at her. Diamond was quiet for a few seconds and then she came back at me.

  “I only wanted you to go out with him and get him to pay a few of our bil s,” she stated. “I wasn’t

  advocating for you to move into his place with him and fal al in love. But do what you want, I’m just

  saying to be careful because once you give a nigga your al and he doesn’t give you his ain’t no

  turning back then.”

  I was getting madder by the minute so I wanted to cut our conversation short before me and my

  best friend had yet another fal ing out. “Trust me, I have everything under control, my feelings for

  Duke included,” I retorted.

  “A’ight, I warned you.”

  “I’m going shopping with the stack of cash Duke left me and then I’l be by to pick up some of my

  stuff. Like I said, it’s probably best that you start looking for another roommate!” I snapped back.

  Diamond was quiet. “Hel o?” I said into the receiver.

  “Good luck, Lynise . . . that’s al I can wish you dealing with that dude,” she said spiteful y.

  “Diamond, let me go. Like I said, I’m a grown ass woman and I am dealing with a real man. I got

  this under control. I wil be dropping off my keys today. Talk to you later.” Then I cut the cal off.

  I wasn’t going to entertain Diamond’s il -feelings or il -thoughts. I told myself she was hating on my

  new man and my soon-to-be lavish living. She chose Brian and I was sorry her life sucked. But I was

  glad she had convinced me to give Duke a chance. It had to be al uphil from here. From my

  viewpoint, life could only get better.

  Cheaper to Keep Her Unique

  Chapter 9—I Know What Girls Like

  I took a cab to the club and picked up my car.

  I looked at my little beat down ride and knew that the first thing I was going to get me when I

  moved up to wifey status with Duke was going to be a new car. I drove to my old apartment and was

  kind of praying that Diamond wasn’t there. I didn’t want to see her just in case she started acting al

  stank and looking sad and shit when I took my stuff.

  I went inside the apartment and took arms ful of clothes and shoes. There was nothing I had as

  exclusive and expensive as what Duke had bought me so I grabbed that shit first. It took me several

  trips and my little car was packed with my stuff. I decided to go to the mal to buy me some sexy

  lingerie and maybe some hot shoes with the money Duke gave me.

  I couldn’t have been happier. I raced around the upscale mal like I owned it. I picked up La Perla

  underwear and lingerie. Then I tried on almost twenty pairs of Brian Atwood, Christian Louboutin and

  Giuseppe Zanotti shoes. I final y settled on another pair of Louboutins. There was just something

  about those shoes that said sexy and sophisticated. It felt so good to go to the register, ring up my

  shit and pay with cash. It also felt good getting the little arched eyebrow surprised looks from the

  salesclerks inside the store. I wanted to just scream out “Yeah bitches, I can afford it because my

  man provides!” I didn’t though. I was quiet and I held my head high like a sophisticated lady would. In

  my mind, I wouldn’t have to pretend to be a sophisticated lady because I was on my way to claim

  that title.

  I literal y shopped until I felt ready to drop. After a while, I drove back to the condo and started the

  tedious task of unloading my new and old shit into the condo. It took me at least twenty trips with

  arms ful of stuff to finish unpacking my things. Initial y, I put everything in the living room. When I had

  everything inside, I flopped on the couch, put my feet up and rested for a minute. I looked around

  again at the condo and its beautiful furnishing and couldn’t believe it was al mine now.

  “Ewwwweeee!” I sang and kicked my feet in a joyous display. “Calm down, Lynise!” I cal ed out to

  myself and then started laughing. I was fucking delirious with joy.

  I looked at the clock on the cable box and saw that it was getting late. I decided to start putting my

  stuff away so Duke wouldn’t come home to find a big mess. I didn’t want my new boo to think I was a

  dirty bitch.

  I carried the new bags of stuff into the bedroom, put them down and pul ed back the doors to the

  walk-in closet. That shit was almost completely empty, which meant it was al mine. Duke had a few

  custom-made dress shirts hanging up inside but not much else. “Perfect!” I said excitedly. I dragged

  the bags inside and started unloading my new shoes first. There were shoe drawers with clear fronts

  built into the closet. I would never have to open a mil ion shoe boxes looking for a certain pair of

  shoes anymore. Nor would I have to worry about keeping a ton of shoe boxes.

  “This is real y high post,” I said to myself. I unloaded the new things and then I started putting some

  of my old things from the apartment inside the closet. I made several trips back and forth between the

  bedroom and living room before I heard the front door rattling. My heart jumped in my chest. It was

  Duke! I instantly grew excited to see him. I raced into the closet and kept putting things inside acting

  like I didn’t hear him. I didn’t want him to think I was dying to see him . . . even though I was.

  “Beautiful!” he cal ed out to me. I smiled as I listened to his voice grow closer and closer. “Oh,
/>   there you are. Damn, you ain’t wasting no time, huh?” Duke walked into the closet and grabbed me

  around my waist. He pul ed me close to him and I turned around to give him a kiss.

  “Naw, none of that nice, nice shit right now. I have been thinking about this pussy al day. I couldn’t

  even concentrate at my meeting,” Duke huffed. Then he spun me around roughly. I let out a short

  whimper. He hoisted up the mini skirt I had on and ripped my thongs off.

  “Oww!” I yelped as the thong’s material kind of dug into my skin.

  “Put your hands on that shelf,” Duke wolfed. I did as he asked. He pushed down on my back and

  bent me over. Then he bent down and licked from my pussy to my ass to get my shit wet.

  “Ahh,” I let out a sigh. That shit felt so good. Duke let a glob of spit fal between my ass and he

  used his thumb to swipe it up and down my pussy. “Yes,” I whispered.

  Duke put his strong hand on my shoulder for leverage and then he drove his thick, stiff, dick into

  my pussy with force.

  “Owww!” I screamed. That shit hurt so good. Duke immediately started pounding me from the

  back. For a minute I thought he was going to send me through the closet wal .

  I grasped the shelf to make sure he didn’t bang my head through the wal . I was yelping and

  screaming as Duke tore my pussy up. He slapped my ass and fucked the living shit out of me. My

  pussy throbbed and my ass cheeks were stinging.

  “Yes daddy! Fuck me Daddy!” I screamed out. I knew how to get Duke right to the point of no

  return.

  “Shhh! You know that shit drives me wild,” he grunted. But it was too late. “Ughhh!” he strained as

  he pushed real deep into my pussy. He was coming and I knew it.

  Again, this nigga didn’t wear a condom. At that point, I was too deep in ecstasy to even care. I felt

  Duke’s dick get limp and slip out of my pussy. Some of his cum dripped onto my legs. He pul ed up

  his pants and took a deep breath.

  “Was that good to you?” I asked in a seductive tone.

  “What? You asking a stupid question. You got some good ass pussy girl.”

  I couldn’t stop smiling. “Good. Al I wanna do is please you,” I replied. I couldn’t believe I had

  started fal ing in love with Duke so fast. But the feeling I had in my gut told me I was definitely fal ing.

  I fol owed Duke out of the closet and noticed he was cleaning himself up. I looked at him strangely.

  I thought he was home for the night.

  “Where you going?” I said, putting on a sad baby face.

  Duke laughed like I said something funny. “Beautiful, I’m going home. I said you could live here, but

  I’m not living here,” he surprisingly informed me. “I’l be back of course, because I can’t resist that

  pussy. I told you already . . . I live al over the place.”

  It was kind of a shocker because I had just assumed once he asked me to live in the condo we

  would be living together like a couple. I guess I was wrong. But I didn’t complain. I let a fake smile

  spread across my face anyway.

  “But look, here is a lil’ something to keep you busy while I’m busy,” Duke said, pul ing out a wad of

  cash from his pocket.

  “You already gave me money,” I gasped looking at the money.

  “And as long as you’re good, I’l keep giving you money,” Duke said, kissing me and placing the

  clean, crisp bil s in my hand.

  I didn’t want to act too hype and count them in front of him. I just held them tightly. “Thank you for

  everything,” I said meaningful y.

  “Just stay sweet,” Duke said and then he headed out of the bedroom towards the door.

  “Wil you cal or come over tomorrow!” I cal ed after him. I was feeling a little anxious that he was

  leaving.

  “Just be available whenever I do cal ,” Duke answered back.

  My shoulders slumped at that answer. When I was sure I was alone I ran over to the bed and

  spread the cash out. Duke had given me thirty one hundred dol ar bil s. “Three thousand dol ars!” I

  screamed out loud happy as shit. I lifted the money and threw some in the air and then I laid in the

  rest and rol ed around like a pig in slop. This was a lifestyle I could surely get used to. I had never had

  a man who came anywhere close to Duke.

  He was definitely a keeper!

  Cheaper to Keep Her Unique

  Chapter 10-Money Hungry

  It had been a few days since Duke had come to the condo and I was starting to get stir crazy.

  I cal ed Diamond and we met up to spend some of Duke’s money. I should say my money.

  Diamond looked kind of skinny to me. I was sure it was the unneeded stress from her man, Brian. If I

  loved a fool like that I’m sure I would be stressed the hel out as wel .

  We went to the Gucci store and I got her a bag. I figured there would be more money coming my

  way and Diamond was stil struggling and shaking her ass at the club, so why not. After al , she was

  stil my girl and I was sure she would do the same for me.

  Next, we went to lunch on me. It felt good being with her again. When we parted ways, we hugged.

  As I drove to the condo, I was secretly hoping Duke would be there.

  Sure enough, when I turned the key to the condo door I didn’t hear the alarm beep. I instantly got

  excited because that meant that Duke had punched in the code already. I began to cal out to him but

  then I heard voices. I crinkled my eyebrows and listened for a minute. It was Duke and another man’s

  voice. It was coming from the den. I tiptoed near the den’s door and listened for a minute. I didn’t

  want to interrupt any important meetings. I peeked around the doorway a little bit. Duke and an older

  gentleman were standing by the big windows. They both had their backs to me, so I ducked back out

  of the door and listened.

  “Dr. Gavin, I’m trusting you to total y run this shit. I’ve sunken a lot of money into this,” Duke said.

  “Yes, yes, Mr. Carrington. Here are the photos of the girls I promised you,” the man cal ed Dr.

  Gavin stated. He looked to be in his fifties, but I only saw him from behind. He handed Duke a stack

  of photos. I was real interested now that I’d heard him say girls .

  “Shit, they look good to be big and pregnant. I guess young chicks keep their bodies when they get

  pregnant,” Duke commented as he flipped through the photos.

  Pregnant! Young girls! I screamed inside of my head. What the fuck was Duke into? Now I had to

  listen. It was as if my feet were stuck. I quietly slipped my shoes off just to make sure they didn’t hear

  me.

  “Where’s the newest one you were tel ing me about?” Duke asked. “You know, the one you said

  looked mixed and may have a white looking baby.”

  “She’s right here,” Dr. Gavin said, pul ing a picture from the stack and putting it on top. “This girl is

  eighteen years old and she’s homeless. She came to the Help Center to get shelter but she doesn’t

  want to give up her baby for adoption,” Dr. Gavin informed Duke.

  “Wel then you know what to do with the bitch! I don’t want to hear no fucking excuses. I got a lot

  of money on the line and a lot of fucking people have paid me a lot of fucking money so if you don’t

  do the right thing, then I’m going to find someone else who wil ,” Duke snapped at the doctor.

  The old man looked frightened to death. “Yes, Mr. Carrington. I know what to do. They al trust me

  to deliver their babies,
so it would be no problem for me to sedate them and make the babies

  disappear.”

  Oh Shit! I placed my hands over my lips. They sounded as if they were about to wrap up their

  meeting, so I started quickly tiptoeing back to the door. My heart was hammering from the shit I had

  just heard. It sounded as if Duke was into some black market baby snatching type of il egal adoption

  shit. He had actual y hired a fucking doctor to snatch young girls’ babies.

  My legs were kind of weak as I tipped away. I was final y at the front door and I snuck back out. I

  stood outside the door for a few minutes with my chest rising and fal ing rapidly. “Pul it together,

  Lynise. His business has nothing to do with you,” I told myself. I decided to put what I had heard out of

  my mind. Why should I give up my lavish living to save young bitches? I reasoned.

  I put the key back in the door as if I had just made it home. I opened the door and cal ed out.

  “Duke? Are you here?” I cal ed out, faking like a muthfucka. “Baby? I’m home!” I sang out. I started

  towards the den. I got to the door just in time to see Duke scrambling to put the fucking pictures and

  paperwork in his brief case.

  “Oh, I didn’t know you had company,” I lied.

  “Wassup, Beautiful. Did you have a good day?” Duke said nervously. Then he looked over at the

  doctor.

  “Dr. Gavin, this is my new wifey, Lynise. Lynise, this is my business associate, Dr. Gavin,” Duke

  introduced us. I put on a real fake smile and extended my hand for a shake. However, instead of

  shaking my hand, the doctor grabbed it and planted a wet kiss on the top of my hand. That shit made

  me cringe. Especial y since I knew what kind of fucking monster he was.

  “It is very nice to meet you,” the creepy doctor said.

  “Same here,” I lied.

  “Mr. Carrington, I wil be in touch,” Dr. Gavin said and with that the creepy doctor departed the

  condo.

  Duke came over to me and as usual he wanted to place his long tongue down my throat. Any

  other day I had welcomed his deep, choking kisses. But after what I had heard I was kind of turned

  off. I kissed him back but not with the same fever as before.

  “You alright, Beautiful?” Duke asked me.