Chapter 28
Denise was playing at her best. They were on their way to the final round. She was glad she would get to go home before the championships.
“Hey, Dee, caught the game. Way to go, baby. Talk to you later.” Denise smiled at the sound of Lena’s voice. Denise was shocked. She didn’t know what to think about Lena calling her baby. She knew it was harmless, but she wished it wasn’t. She missed Lena’s smile the second they made it to New York.
“Dee, what’s up with you?” Michelle, one of her teammates said when she noticed the dreamy look on Denise’s face.
Denise came back to earth. “Nothing, man, just happy about the game.”
Michelle gave Denise a high five. “Hell yeah, man, we’re killing ‘em. So, you going out tonight?”
Denise lay on her bed. “Naa, I am staying in. I want to rest.”
Michelle walked to the bathroom. “Always the good player,” she said as she went into the bathroom.
Denise picked up her phone. She smiled when a sexy voice answered. “Did I wake you?” She asked.
Lena rolled over in her bed. She smiled when she heard Denise’s deep voice. “Yeah, but its okay. How are you superstar?”
Denise turned over on her side. “I’m doing good, real good since we won the game. So have you all started pledging?”
“No, we haven’t gotten our calls yet. They need to hurry up before I say fuck it for real.” Lena sighed; she really was not looking forward to pledging.
“Damn,” Denise said as she rubbed her stomach. “So, how’s my dawgs?”
Lena rubbed her stomach. “Carmen is okay. She seems a little distracted sometimes; she hasn’t been pestering me with pledging lately, so I know something must be up. I guess she’s focused on Nic. Misha and Cooley spend every waking moment together when she’s not in class. I am the only one alone.”
“Aww, Lee, it’s gonna be okay,” Denise said, wishing she could be there, holding Lena. “How is Brandon?”
Lena sighed. “I wouldn’t know. I haven’t talked to him. We keep missing each other. The most I have had was his voice on my voicemail.”
Denise smiled, happy that she got to talk to Lena more than Brandon. “Well, they keep the men busier than us women.”
“I guess. So, you meet any girls up there?” Lena questioned Denise.
“You know that’s not my style, girl.” Denise said. She wanted to tell Lena she’s the only girl on her mind.
“Yeah, I know,” Lena said smiling from ear to ear. She yawned. “You don’t need to hook up with no groupie chick anyway.”
“Yeah right, not my style. I am going to let you go back to sleep,” Denise said, not wanting the conversation to end.
Lena really didn’t want the conversation to end, but she was sleepy. “Yeah, okay, talk to you later.”
“Most def.” Denise hung up the phone. She stared at the wall knowing she was going to have Lena on her mind for the rest of the night.
“Carmen, what’s on your mind?” Nic asked as she massaged Carmen’s shoulders. Carmen didn’t know what she had gotten herself into. She knew Nic was a wonderful woman, but Tameka still had a hold of her heart.
“Nothing, boo, just got a lot on my mind. I haven’t heard from Chi Theta and school is hard. I have a real full load this semester.”
Nic kissed the tip of Carmen’s index finger. “Oh, it’s going to be okay, I promise.” Nic moved over to Carmen’s shoulders and began massaging her again. “You are tense.” Carmen closed her eyes to relax. Floetry was playing in the background.
The songstress sang as Nic kissed Carmen on her back. Nic slowly put her hands under Carmen’s shirt. She let her hands dance up and down Carmen’s back. As Carmen shifted her weight she could feel herself getting wetter by the moment.
Carmen felt a wet tingle on her back. She opened her eyes to realize that Nic was now letting her tongue do the massaging.
The song changed, now Beyonce was becoming “Speechless.”
Carmen turned her head as Nic brought her face toward hers. Carmen let Nic take her in her mouth, engaging in an intense kiss. Carmen’s nipples instantly became hard as she turned over in the bed, never letting go of Nic’s sweet lips.
Nic raised her shirt up. She used her finger to trace the lace on the top of Carmen’s bra. Carmen was completely wet. She opened her legs, letting Nic get on top of her.
Nic began to kiss on her breasts over the bra. Carmen moaned as her mouth finally hit her erect nipple. Nic began to slow grind against Carmen as she sucked on her breasts. Carmen had never had them done so soft and sensually; she realized how much she liked it. Nic began to unbutton Carmen’s pants, never letting her mouth leave Carmen’s body. She inserted her fingers into Carmen, stroking her into a state of ecstasy.
Carmen came as Beyonce let out the last note of the song.
Nic smiled as she let go of Carmen’s nipple. Avant was now singing about his “First Love.” Nic kissed Carmen as she got on the side of her and wrapped her arms around her. She kissed Carmen on her shoulder. “I really am starting to fall for you, Carmen.”
Carmen didn’t hear Nic’s statement. Her mind was focused on Avant. Tameka was her first love. A tear fell down Carmen’s face.
“Carmen, are you okay? Did you hear me?” Nic asked as Carmen finally snapped back to reality.
Carmen jumped up and put her shirt back on. “Nic, I have to go,” she said as she buttoned her pants.
Nic jumped out of the bed, completely confused. “Baby, what’s wrong? Did I do something wrong?”
Carmen just wanted to get out of Nic’s room. “No, I just need to get home. I will talk to you later, okay.” She turned and walked out of the room before Nic could respond.
Carmen picked up her phone. A voice answered. “Tameka, can you meet me at the spot?”
Tameka agreed, and Carmen headed to the motel. She had to see Tameka.
Nic’s number showed up on her phone as she pulled in front of the motel. She knew she had to break it off with one of them.
“Carmen, what happened? Baby, did I rush you?” Nic was concerned since Carmen left her room so abruptly.
Carmen could tell that Nic was worried. “I am so sorry, Nic. It’s been a while, and I just don’t know how to respond to a lot of things just yet. I am really sorry about that.”
Nic let out a sigh of relief. “Carmen, just talk to me. I am in no rush, and I am not going anywhere. I know we haven’t been together long, but I know in my heart you’re the one I’m supposed to be with. Just let me know, and we can take this at any level you want.”
Carmen began to cry. “You’re too good for me, Nic.”
“Don’t ever let me hear you say that again.” Nic knew that Carmen had self-esteem issues, but she planned to help her with those. “Why can’t you see that we are good for each other?”
There was a tap at her window. Tameka smiled at Carmen holding the room key up.
Carmen instantly felt guilty. “Nic, I will be back soon. I just need to take a breather. I will call you as soon as I get back to campus.”
She hung the phone up with Nic and looked at Tameka. Suddenly she didn’t want to be by herself anymore. Before she could drive off, Tameka opened her car door and began to kiss her on her neck.
“Come on, C, let’s do this.” Tameka rubbed on Carmen’s nipple.
Carmen wanted to leave, but she couldn’t. She got out of the car and headed up to the room.
Denise looked at her bag. She looked back around her room to make sure she didn’t forget anything. This was the final string of games in the tournament. The teams were both headed to the finals. They came home for two weeks to take exams and relax.
Lena walked into the room. She got butterflies when she saw Denise bending down toward her. Denise stood up and smiled. It was the first time she had seen Lena since they had been back. Lena spent every day at Brandon’s place and going to class.
“Wow, long time,” Denise said as she hugged Lena. Her heart began to race as they embraced.
“Yeah, every time I come by the room, I have missed you. You all packed up?” Lena said as they continued to hug.
For some reason, Denise didn’t want to let go. She finally let go and began to zip up her bag.
Denise sighed. “Yeah, I’m all ready to go. I finished all my exams, and I am ready to bring home that trophy.” She smiled.
Lena got goose bumps when Denise smiled at her. “Well, I got confirmation that the Chi Thetas are going to be calling us soon.”
“Dig that. I am happy for all three of you. How is Brandon?”
Lena sat on her bed. “He’s fine. He’s had a lot of interviews and stuff. But he is joined to my hip. He trips when I try to come home to sleep. I have been at his place, trying to get his life situated for him. His place was a total mess.”
Denise forced a smile. She really didn’t care about Brandon or his junky room. She knew the real reason he was keeping her there was to keep Lena from her. “Damn, I gotta get going.” She walked back to Lena. Denise went to kiss her on her cheek.
Lena turned her face to receive the kiss, but it caused their lips to meet. “Oh, I’m sorry,” Lena said as she backed up.
Denise was embarrassed. “No, it’s okay. My bad, I didn’t know you were . . .”
“I thought you were going for the other.”
Denise finished the sentence. “No, but, um, hey, okay, I guess I need to get out of here.” As she hugged Lena, the awkwardness was palpable.
“I guess the next time we see each other you’ll be a champion,” Lena said, hoping to kill some of the obvious tension.
“Hopefully.” Denise looked at Lena again. “See you later, Lena.” She grabbed her bags and headed out of the room.
Lena stared at the door after Denise closed it. She touched her lips, suddenly realizing her nipples were rock-hard. “What the fuck is wrong with me?” She fell on her bed. She hoped she could put to rest the feelings she was getting.