Bayou Pétain (Currently Re-Editing)

Fire and Desire

After Merlynne left, Hadrien felt bad for what he put her through. But he was glad everything was out in the open. Now he could focus on Victorine and the baby. He drove over to TonTon's and got his things, promising Mrs. Cecile and TonTon that it was really happening this time. He was marrying Victorine, and he wanted their blessings. They were happy for him, and invited him and Victorine over for dinner one night.
Hadrien drove home to Victorine with a lightness in his heart. He would take her out to dinner that night to celebrate.
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Teta rolled one of her huge joints. She walked out of the house barefoot. She stepped off the porch and the sun shined down on her, radiating her. She look to her left, and decided to take that path. She walked along the avenue of trees until she found a kindred feeling. She touched the tree's bark and felt at home. A gentle peace came over her. She lit her joint and inhaled deeply, her hand resting on her belly. The twins moved slightly, acknowledging her presence. The weed brought a film of calming over her. Teta swayed with the long plumes of the mimosa trees in their gentle tai chi movements. She hit deep, harvesting the smoke, closing her eyes and envisioning herself deep in the Serengeti.
She felt arms around her, and a kiss to her neck. She could smell his deliciousness. Teta turned around to face her husband, Fiyah. She kissed his lips then handed him the joint. Fiyah knelt down and kissed her stomach, telling the gifts inside 'hello'. He inhaled deeply , the potency of the herb initiating him. The powerful bond between husband and wife filled the crevice between their pressed bodies. Teta smiled at Fiyah, her heart full of joy. Fiyah kissed her deeply, the taste of his tongue like the sweetest nectar. He bit her neck, causing chills to spread over their bodies. Teta enjoyed her husband's tongue once more, then asked, " Are you hungry, my love?" Fiyah smiled at her, then stole one more passionate kiss before saying, "Hungry for you", he growled, sexily. " Well then, come in the house so I can feed all your appetites! ", she teased, grabbing his hands and leading him back to their home.
Once inside, Teta and Fiyah were all over each other, the joint being hit and passed back and forth in between hot, steamy kisses and lots of fondling. They found their way to their bedroom, where Fiyah anxiously freed Teta from her dress. He took off his clothes and stood, his long penis erect and saluting her. Teta sat comfortably on the end of the bed as Fiyah stood before her. She took the head of him into her mouth, licking and sucking him. Fiyah moaned softly as Teta continued her worship. He laid her back and kissed the sweet mouth between her legs, the round lobe of her belly towering. Fiyah licked and sucked her engorged clit, much to her delight. When her sweet nectar came on his tongue, he entered her wetness, her walls strongly gripping his lupine length. He made love to her deeply, snug in her welcoming body.
After they both were tired from their ravaging of each other, Teta got up and asked smiling, " You want me to cook you some catfish?" Fiyah looked at her and smiled back genuinely, loving his wife. "You know I want some catfish!"
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Merlynne laid in her bed, eyes swollen and puffy from crying, all alone on her birthday. She still couldn't believe what happened. She really thought Hadrien was different, but he used her up just like all the rest of them niggas, taking all of her pussy; as large as he was, she was lucky to still be in one piece. And when she thought of how fast she fell for him, it made her sick of herself.
She tossed and turned, every moment picturing Hadrien and what he did to her in that motel room. It was the most exciting time she ever had with a man, and she was sorry it all ended. He ended things with her without any remorse to her feelings. And for what? Victorine? The hoodoo ho who can't function right unless she's sleeping with someone's man? Merlynne cursed the air Victorine breathed. She would have been faithful to Hadrien if given half the chance, but he wanna be victim to Victorine.
Her phone rang and she let it. It was only Nick. Why was he calling her? She was so vexxed at the thought that Hadrien didn't want her, she made herself sick. Nick's grimy ass probably wanted to hit, that's the only reason he was calling her. She wanted to lay under Hadrien and his good smelling body. Merlynne realized she had it bad, and began crying more. She would give anything to have him in her life. She thought about the treator Tameka had went to...He must be powerful, because he completely changed Tameka's life around. She wondered if he would help her....
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   When Hadrien told her he was taking her out to eat, Victorine was happy he was falling back into his old ways of wanting to treat her. She guessed that his new side piece was pretty upset right about now. Victorine knew it was obvious that Hadrien had dumped her, for her. That fact alone made her feel good.
   As she got ready for their date night, she felt the baby kick. This is really happening, she thought. I'm going to be a wife and mother...Right then, Hadrien walked into the bedroom. He smiled at Victorine and looked her up and down. "You look beautiful", he said. Victorine felt sexier than ever when he looked at her appraisingly. He took her hand and led her out into the hallway. They'd better leave before he'd lay her on the bed and.....
   Hadrien took Victorine to Bubba Gump's Shrimp Co. Victorine was pleased when he told her to order as much as she liked. Hadrien wanted to spoil her, to begin again with her, and finally put the past behind them. They ordered the crawfish stuffed mushrooms, the Shrimp Shack Mac and cheese, and the Greenbow tenders as appetizers. Victorine ate heartily, enjoying the morsels of mushrooms. She then ordered the Texas Cajun chicken sandwich and an order of Bubba's After the Storm Bucket of Boat Trash, and Hadrien ordered Mama's Home style Tilapia and a skewer of Coconut Shrimp. He was pleased to see Victorine eating so well. He excused himself to go to the restroom. Once inside, he ran into Tim, who was there with Tameka and Precious. They shook hands and spoke briefly to each other, for Tim didn't want any trouble for himself or for Hadrien when Tameka would see him here with Victorine. He knew how things could get sometimes.
   Hadrien returned to their table, a string of women giving him lusty looks. Victorine was quite happy. "That's gonna be one healthy baby girl!", he said, smiling. He continued eating his meal. Now it was Victorine's turn to go to the restroom. Hadrien helped her up and gave her a kiss. She waddled away. One of the women who was watching him approached the table, a determined look on her face. " Excuse me, I am Tristen Vanzant, photographer. You are amazing! I must feature you in a shoot! We can call it "Sexy Dads to Be". I couldn't help but notice the pregnant young lady you're with.", she said. " She's my fiancée ", Hadrien replied. Tristen licked her lips, eyeing Hadrien up and down. " She's a lucky girl. Here's my card. I will pay you handsomely! You could be huge! You are what we're looking for! A sexy black king we can celebrate! Please, don't hesitate! Mr... ", she said, then shook his hand. "Hadrien Colomb.", he replied. She smiled, then walked back to her table, her long, dark brown legs stretching. Hadrien smiled then thought to himself,' Me? A model?' He took a hearty bite of his fish entrée, smiling inside. It would be nice to do something different in life, he thought, something away from the boats. Hadrien would have to think hard about this one. Victorine came back to the table, snapping him out of his daydream. He quickly helped her sit down, and they finished the feast before them. They left after having dessert, Victorine a round version of her former self. She couldn't believe how much she had eaten. Hadrien neither, and the meal had cost well over a hundred dollars, but he was happy he could have done this for her. He wouldn't be able to afford $100 dinners every week though, not with his wages, and not with a baby coming. He thought of the modeling gig, and wondered what kind of money it could bring in. He wanted the best for Victorine and the baby, so he decided he was going to look into it further. If everything sounded right, he'd give it a try. If it didn't sound right, he'd leave it alone, and that would be that.
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   Jeraina Faye had a big pot of beans going on the stove. The delicious smell of corn bread filled the kitchen, along with the aroma of turkey necks. Jeraina Faye had decided that she would take on the duty of cook from now on, and that had pleased her man, Celestine. She lit a cigarette and looked out the window at Celestine, who was building her a shelf for the parlor room meetings. Victorine and Hadrien had left since earlier, and she wanted the food to be ready for when they got home. They had went house hunting, much to Jeraina Faye's chagrin. She wanted Victorine and Hadrien to sty at least until the baby was born, but as she looked at Celestine, she longed to be alone with him, as well. She could understand why they wanted to leave; shit, she had made it very hard for Hadrien to want to stay. Part of her felt bad for seducing him, and she often wondered if Victorine knew about the other times. He was a fine man for her daughter, and she felt guilty for causing him to want her. She thought of that other lowlife, Derek. When Victorine was sporting with him, the bastard would watch Jeraina Faye in the worst way, and now look what happened to him! A twice-killed zombie rotting in the bayou. Shit, they did the world a favor by killing that bastard.
   Jeraina Faye heard voices, and thought Victorine had made it home, but when she went to take a look, she saw Celestine leading a woman to the door. Ah, it would begin. A client had came to call, and Jeraina Faye welcomed her in. After quickly turning off the pots, she led the woman into the parlor for the counseling.
   Celestine came in and washed his hands. He opened the pots to see what was inside and was pleased to see Jeraina Faye had remembered his favorites. He had driven down to his old shack and collected all of his belongings. He wasn't sorry to leave; he had many memories of this place, some good, some bad. He knew it was time he moved on, with a stable woman, not one who would use him for everything. Not that she wasn't holding her own; Rosa would make money tricking them old bayou boys. Out here in the bayou, they had a way of living, a code of thieves. She would sell her ass and bring him the money, all the while laughing at him and calling him an old man. He gave her a place with him because she had been molested all her young life by family members, and when he found her in Chalmette, she was being abused by a young man named Gunn, who would beat her mercilessly. Celestine knew her background, but had no tolerance for woman beating, because his own mamma got beaten everyday by his pa. So he beat the young man to a pulp and took Rosa home with him, and there she stayed. They did their thing and that was that. As of late, Rosa had been getting drunker and staying away more. Celestine figured she was tired of him, but he never truly gave himself to her. Sex between them was more out of necessity than want. He knew he was getting on in age, and he longed to find a real woman to spend his days and nights with, in happiness. In love.
   That's why when Jeraina Faye came to him, he decided right there and then that she was the sign sent to him, and by God, he would follow it. After her client had left, Jeraina Faye turned on the radio and turned up the volume. Rick James and Teena Marie was singing Fire and Desire, and she felt like dancing. Jeraina Faye's body looked damned good, and Celestine's fire rose. He held his woman to him, and it's like his age went away and he was a young man again. Jeraina Faye read his thoughts and pulled away from him. "Old? You ain't old, Celestine!", she said, loudly. She looked around, then calmed herself. She didn't wanna ever be called old, and whoever was crazy enough to call her that, woe be to them." You marinated!", she said, then they both bust out laughing.
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   Victorine had an exciting day looking at houses with Hadrien. She couldn't believe he wanted them to have their own place. They found a nice two bedroom right between the old place and the city, so they could get to either place with ease. The only thing they didn't know was that they would be living close to Merlynne, for she lived in the next neighborhood. Victorine looked at Hadrien sign the paperwork and she felt proud of him. He was proving to her that he wanted a life with her.
  They drove back to spend their last few nights in Big Nainan's house. Jeraina Faye had cooked, and it smelled damned good. Victorine and Hadrien walked in to find Jeraina Faye and Celestine sharing a tender moment. Victorine hated the fact that they disturbed them. Jeraina Faye quickly got up off Celestine's lap and scurried to the kitchen. Hadrien sat down after shaking Celestine's hand. Victorine cleared her throat then said, "We found a place, mamma!" Jeraina Faye looked sad, but then a ray of light enhanced her. Victorine looked at her mother's face, and seen happiness. She hugged her as tightly as her belly would allow, and Jeraina Faye hugged her back. "I hope you can forgive me, for not being the mother you needed, when you needed. I'm sorry I wasn't there.", she said tearfully. Victorine felt her own tears." You're here now", she said softly, holding her mamma's hand. They all sat down to Jeraina Faye's meal and for the first time, everyone felt good to be there, with family. Victorine watched her mamma and Celestine and thought they were cute together. Hadrien thought that whoever this bayou man was, he sure had what it took to tame Jeraina Faye, and he wished them the best of luck. To see the woman who seduced him finally diminishing her grip on him, and having her own happy ending gave him courage so rare, he felt like he could do anything. That's why the next day, he picked up his phone and called Tristen Vanzant. "I would like to speak more about your offer", was all he had out before she anxiously and immediately gave him an address.
   An hour later, Hadrien found himself in front of Tristen's studio on Rampart St. He had told Victorine of a job offer, but never told her that Tristen was a sexy, dark chocolate sister with the most beautiful hazel eyes. When she saw Hadrien come through the door, she smiled and stood. " Ahh, Hadrien! You came!", she said, shaking his hand. A spark of current came from Hadrien's electricity. Yes, she thought. He was the one.
   Tristen had Hadrien stand in her foyer while she snapped a few photographs of him, then moved him upstairs to one of her rooms. "Can we lose the shirt?", she asked after taking a few more shots. Hadrien hesitated, then remove his shirt and flexed his muscles. Tristen smiled and captured him in all his sexiness. Hadrien felt sexy like never before. All he had to do was be himself, and the way Tristen praised the shots had him wondering. After the shoot was over , she led him to her computer. She emailed one of his pics to her associate. Within minutes, she received the go ahead to issue Hadrien a check for $5000. He stood confused. Tristen laughed, then explained. " My partner in New York wants to use your shots in an ad campaign, just like that! I told you!!! You got the look, king!", she exclaimed. Hadrien couldn't believe it. "I will call you when I have more work for you!"
   Hadrien left Tristen's studio with his pay and went cash his check at the bank. He felt high; he thought of Teta for a brief second, then walked into Cesaire's curio shop, where he invited Cesaire and Dreeky to dinner that night. He wanted to surprise Victorine, because he knew she missed Dreeky. Before he left the city, he purchased a present for Victorine; a beautiful charm bracelet with special charms. He hoped she would like it. When he got back, she was waiting for him in the living room. "Well, how did it go, bae?", she asked hopefully. Hadrien smiled at her, then gave her the black box. Victorine opened to find the bracelet. " Oh , my God, Hadrien! It's beautiful! ", she squealed. He helped her put it on. " How about dinner with Dreeky and Cesaire tonight? ", he asked. Victorine nodded, eagerly. " So I guess this means you got the job!", she said, smiling. "What is it you'll be doing, again?", she asked. Hadrien just came it with it. "I'll be doing some modeling now. They're already using my image for an ad campaign as we speak! Oh yeah! Your man has left the stinky fish boat behind, and on to bigger things! Don't you see? I'll be making more money, and I'll be able to spend more time with you and our baby! This will be good for us!", he exclaimed excitedly. Victorine didn't know. It all sounded like a bitch trying to get close to her man. " Victorine, I got paid $5000 for a few shots!" Hadrien seemed so pleased, Victorine didn't want to spoil it for him. But she needed to know more. "How did you learn of this, again?", she asked. When he told her about Tristen, Victorine got livid. " She introduced herself to you at the restaurant, and you never told me?", she asked. "I wasn't sure about it yet, and I didn't think it mattered! What does matter is that now we'll have enough money for our house and everything we need, babe! I'm doing this for us, and because I have to believe there's a purpose for me, outside of the boats!" Victorine listened and weighed what Hadrien had said. She decided she was all for it as long as he was happy. But she'd have to look into this Tristen bitch.