Leonard Le’Doux, Jr. About 92,996 words Author pseudonym: “Redsnapper” th 12620 West 65 Terrace Shawnee, KS 66216 (913) 620-6002 [email protected] Scandalous Motives: Relentless Ambitions” “ Urban Erotica Bliss Series – Part II By Redsnapper” “ Chapter 1 It was late that Tuesday night as Javon and Fredericka were in the paternity waiting room. The blue glow of the flat screen television was bright as he was flicking the channels, trying to find something to watch. As he flicked the channels, Javon remembered his father, as he looked the day he waved goodbye to them at the airport--a tall, slim, curly-haired man, the light of adventure in his eyes. It would be the last time he saw him as he later found out his father and mother were having marital issues. He divorced his mother and started a new family in California. This was hard on him and it was then that Javon vowed not to be like his father. Fredericka was pacing the floor as they were waiting for the pediatrician to give them any news. Fredericka looked at Javon and said, “What is taking so long?” “She has been in labor for three hours and counting.” He glanced at her as he continued to flick the channels on the remote. He thought to himself, “I wish I could be in the delivery room to cut the umbilical cord.” His heart was racing, as he was full of anticipation. He could only envision the bundle of joy that he had treasured for the last nine months. This day was finally here, as he would soon begin his journey into fatherhood. Something he yearned for so long, a responsibility that consumed him. Suddenly, a nurse walked into the waiting room and asked, “Dr. James, she is requesting that you be present for the delivery.” He got up quickly and began to follow the nurse out the door. Fredericka gathered up her things and began to follow as well, but the nurse stops her. “Ma'am, I am sorry but she only requested the father to come into delivery.” Fredericka looked at the nurse angrily, “But, I am his wife!” The nurse looked at her puzzled, as she called over another nurse to assist her. Javon looked back at Fredericka but soon began to turn and go to the delivery room. Fredericka stared with outrage as he went on his way, not caring if she was with him. The nurses were trying to calm her down by asking her to settle down. Fredericka was now crying as she sat back down on the couch. Suddenly, a strong urge to vomit came over her as she tried desperately to find a bathroom. She ran out of the waiting room, down the hall and there was a bathroom. She barely got in the bathroom before she let out a heaping load into the toilet. Her head was in that toilet for what seemed like hours, as she was gasping for air. Finally, she was able to breathe again as she deposited all of her waste. She flushed the toilet as she sat down on the floor crying. She could not help but think to herself that she had made a terrible mistake. It was as if a light turned on in her head, as she suddenly realized that her husband was having a child with another woman. She paid this woman to have a child for them. So, if this is supposed to be a surrogate deal, why did she feel she was on the losing end of the field? ***** In the delivery room, Javon was now holding Ratasha's hand as she began to push. He was so excited about the birth his mind was not on his wife. Ratasha felt his excitement as he squeezed her hand. She was just happy that he wanted to be in the room to witness the birth of their child. “Here is the head,” shouted the doctor as he continued to wiggle the baby’s shoulders. Finally, the sound of a baby’s scream filled the room as the doctor asked Javon to cut umbilical cord. Javon was ecstatic, as he had always dreamed of this moment to cut the cord of his child. The doctor passed the baby to the nurse as he announced that it was a boy. Javon was thrilled as he watched his newborn son being clean, and checked. The doctor said,” Looks like everything is fine!” “Congratulations, Sir!” The doctor looked up at Ratasha, and congratulated her before walking over to the nurses and continued to examine the baby. Ratasha said loudly, “CAN I SEE THE BABY!” The nurse looked at her, “According to hospital rules, surrogates are not allowed to see the child. Ratasha cried as they took the baby out of the room. She looked at Javon, reaching out for him. He walked over and hugged her as Fredericka was finally allowed into the room. She could not believe what she was witnessing as her husband and his girlfriend were embracing as if she was not present. She walked over and tried to break them up. Fredericka shouted, “What is this shit?” “Ratasha we have a business contract and I will fucking take legal action if you go back on the deal!” Javon looked at Fredericka and said, “Why are you doing this now?” “Can't you see she just had our child?” Fredericka looked back at him with an expression of anger, “Javon, I know you are not taking her side!” “She is an employee, a surrogate, somebody we have leased to produce our child. She is not YOUR fucking woman!” Ratasha gazed at Javon expecting a specific response, so did Fredericka. He stared at both of them as he quickly walked out the room. Fredericka stared at Ratasha and said, “Bitch, I swear, you better not fuck this up for us,” and ran pursuit after Javon.” Ratasha lay back on the bed and cried as she thought, “I am not giving you my child, he is mine, and so is Javon!” ***** Waynell stared out the window, trying to decide what would be best for her to do. Vikki, she thought, “Vikki could advise her.” Impulsively, she reached for the telephone. She dialed Vikki’s private number and waited for her to answer. Her phone rang and rang. As Waynell was hanging up, suddenly Vikki answered. “Hello girlfriend!” “How are you?” “I’m fine, I just need some advice!” “As you know I have been thinking about my marriage.” “It is going nowhere, and I am really trying to find a way to tell Brian that I just don’t want to go through this anymore.” “Am I wrong for thinking this way about him?” “Of course not, Girlfriend!” “He has been treating you like shit the whole time you have been married.” “Does he know about your new found wealth?” “No, I have all of my money in off shore accounts!” “All he has access to are the shared bank account downtown, the house, and some small investments we had together.” “He knows about my severance payments I received from the firm when I resigned, but he has his own money.” “Nice, keep it that way!” “As far as leaving him, I see no reason to stay with him unless you love him…do you?” She thought for a few minutes as she reminisced about their relationship from the beginning when he embarrassed her in front of all of her family, stating that she was his concubine and he was her master, through the numerous ghastly and horrific sex sessions he put her throughout their marriage. She remembered how frustrating she felt, as he forced her to have sex with him on numerous occasion, not considering her mood or feelings. This thought alone aided her in her decision. She immediately responded, “I want to leave him!” Vikki was cheerful as she heard Waynell finally say she wanted to leave this bastard! She was ecstatic but tried not to show it in respect for Waynell. “First, you must move out of that house!” “I will make arrangements to get you into the Westin Crown Center Hotel tonight.” “You can stay there until you decide where you may want to live.” “I will also get the best lawyer in town to handle this for you unless your choice is to represent yourself.” “After all, you are an attorney,” laughed Vikki. Waynell responded, “Yeah, I know, but no, baby, I know we have some of the finest attorneys in the land who are members of the Guild!” They both laughed vigorously. Then Vikki asked, “Is there anything else you need my “Déese Sexuelle (Sex Goddess)?” “Yeah, when are we going to see Tangie?” “When is she due back from Europe?” “She will be back tonight!” “As soon as she is settled, we should make plans to see her.” “Consider it done!” “I will get back with you later Vikki!” “Thank you for being there for me!” “Likewise Waynell, I am so happy that you were chosen to be our Queen!” “Thank you Vikki.” “I will see you later!” ***** In her apartment across town, Coco and the wedding planner were discussing the final arrangements for their upcoming wedding; Walter was sitting on the sofa in the living room looking at some sample wedding photos. As he put down his drink, the question of whether he should go through with the wedding repeatedly crossed his mind. He knew in his heart that Coco was a decent woman, who would love him unconditionally, but his feelings for Waynell were still deeply rooted in his system. She was like a drug to him, as he thought about her bronze smooth skin and her long black silky hair. He fantasized about her dazzling sexy physique, he even thought of her sometimes while making love to Coco. People who say it is impossible to be in love with two people at the same time must not have experienced it. Coco was the mother of his daughter and he would do nothing to hurt her, but he was wedged between his love for her and the love he has for Waynell. He was in a trance, thinking about their sexual escapade as Coco was trying to get his attention. “Walter, Baby!” “Did you hear my question?” “I said what do you think about the colors baby blue and pink?” He looked at her dazed as she asked, “Are you all right Baby?” He rubbed his eyes and then answered, “The colors are fine dear.” He staggered over to the refrigerator to get a glass of water. He poured the water in the glass and over filled it, spilling it on the table. Coco and the wedding planner looked at him as he took a towel and wipe up the water from the table. Gabrielle walked over to him and asked, “Daddy, are you all right?” He told her that he was just tired and needed to lie down. Coco strolled over to him and whispered, “Baby, I know things seem to be moving pretty fast, but it will be all right in about four weeks.” “We will be a family, strong and determined.” The wedding planner gathered her things, as Coco hugged Walter. The wedding planner smiled and said, “I have everything I need for now.” “I will call you in a couple of days.” As she walked over to the door, Coco followed her and opened the door for her. “Take care now!” she said as she walked out into the hallway. Coco closed the door and walked over to where Walter stood. “Walter, what is going on?” “Is everything okay?” “I’m fine Coco, just tired.” “I need to just lay down for awhile. As he walked down the hall, Coco watched him as he took slow steps down the hall into the bedroom. She told Gabrielle to go play quickly in her bedroom as she walked to the master bedroom. Walter was now lying down on the bed as she sat next to him. She ran her fingers through his hair as he laid there with his eyes closed and his head turn away from her. She said, “I hope you are not having second thoughts about this.” “I know marriage is a serious step and should not be rushed.” “If this is going to fast then maybe we should wait.” He turned around, looked at her, and said, “Everything is fine baby, I just need to rest!” “Okay baby, I will let you rest.” She kissed him on the forehead and closed the door behind her, as she walked back to the living room. He lay back down and sighed, closing his eyes. He knew he had to make his mind up before it was too late. Chapter 2 The spring sky was clear and blue when Shareefah went to work, but when she left the office at five o'clock, the sky was slate-colored, and thunderstorms had emerged and the rain drummed on the streets. Shareefah waited in the restaurant for Regina. She looked at her watch and noticed that it was now 5:30 P.M. Shareefah thought to herself. “She should be here by now!” “Maybe she was caught up at work.” Suddenly Regina strolled in, walking very fast. She sat down and began to apologize. Shareefah stopped her, “I was getting worried, did you get inundated at the end?” “Yeah,” “I guess they let some of the paralegals leave early and didn’t realize that the workload was as large as it was. We had a deadline so I had to stay extra.” “Sorry Shareefah!” “It’s fine Regina!” “I just didn’t want to order until you came.” “Shareefah, I met someone today.” “What?” What do you mean you met someone?” Who did you meet today?” “A handsome accountant, name Bradford Jackson.” “Girl, he is fine and he is put together. His body is so well-developed.” “I know he must work out three or four times a week.” “I would love for you to meet him.” “Of course, I didn’t tell him about us.” “I wanted to see if you were interested in meeting him first.” Shareefah stared at Regina with a surprise expression on her face as she replied, “Regina, I thought we agreed to pick our third partner together.” “That way we both agree before we take them home!” “I know Shareefah, but this guy is really fine, and I want to do him!" “I want you to meet him and you tell me what you thing!” “Okay, I will meet him.” “What is he working with?” “Girl, he had a very large bulge and I know he’s got to be hung!” They laughed as the server brought them two glasses of water. “I think I will have the Roast Peking Duck,” said Shareefah. “And I will have the General Tao’s Chicken please,” said Regina. The server smiled as she took their menus and walked away. “So when did you set up this little meeting?” “I told him to call me around nine o'clock tonight and I would give him the address.” “Tonight, you told him to call tonight?” “Yeah, is that a problem?” “We haven’t had any sexual activities in a minute.”