Will Love Ever Come?

Chapter 79

DEUCE SITS IN HIS parked car, two streets away from where Eschewal lives. He has just arranged two meetings with two sets of different girls, and he needs help. He activates Eschewal's number and waits for it to be answered.

Eschewal hears his phone ringing but is in no hurry to answer it as he sees Deuce's name flashing on the screen.

He adds the finishing grooming touches to the sweet-boy standard and replaces the bottle of sweet scent on the table. He rubs the liquid on the side of his face, around his neck, and over his ears. His phone is still ringing. He picks it up, walks towards the front door, and puts Deuce out of his wait. "Yes, blood. What's going on, bruv?"

With agitation in his voice, Deuce answers the question with a question, "How you took so long to answer the phone, blood?"

Eschewal sucks his teeth. "Just cool, man, I'm just about to step out, innit."

"Yeah, where you off to?" Deuce does not wait for Eschewal to answer. "Because you know I have a link for you and me. A big link this time, blood. Trust me, both of these chicks are heavy, criss."

With a smile on his face, Eschewal replies, "Nah, I'm going on a link now, blood."

A jealous rage fires up in Deuce at knowing that Eschewal got himself a date and did not even think to bring him in on the friend. He keeps his anger from exploding and says, "Yeah, true stories. Who's that then, cuz?"

"Some chick that I met at work, she looks alright still."

Deuce's lips turn down into a smirk as he says, "Are you looking to chop it tonight, then?"

Eschewal walks up to his kitchen to check that all fires and electrical points are turned off as he answers, "Boy, I don't even know, blood because I feel say she might be a jezz but an undercover jezz. You know the type, to hold back the sex on the first night." He does not believe his last statement; he only said it to deter Deuce from asking to be brought in on a threesome, but Eschewal has fallen into a trap without knowing.

"Yeah," begins Deuce with cunningness. "She seems long, bruv. You should blow her out and come on my link because it's definite sex we're sexing, and trust me. These tings are criss."

Eschewal swallows hard. He wishes he dared to come out and say, "Bruv, don't you know I'm not a player anymore. I don't want to have sex with different chicks. Allow me, please, and help me find a wifey." Instead, he uses his diplomatic tone of voice and says, "Ah, blood, I can't blow her out, cuz, she's waiting on me now, and look how late you rang me with your link. Just cool, man, and put your link on pause for another time."

Deuce nods but is not in agreement. He is getting his sex fix tonight before going home to his girlfriend somehow. He grits his teeth and hides his disappointment as he says, "Alright, blood, it's all good. I'll check you tomorrow, yeah... yeah, yeah, peace." He strangles his phone, leans back into the chair, and contemplates.