U, Me & She

Chapter 41 - Uninvited Guest

  Lorenzo immediately closes, latches, then hooks the chain lock behind himself.  He stares through the peep hole in a paranoid state as he realizes that his mind maybe playing tricks on him.

  Feeling himself being pulled by his hand, Dana says to him “Come.”  He is reluctant to follow as she is able to persuade him away from the door and guide him toward the dimly lit living room.

  Dana makes every effort to get him to relax as she pours a few glasses of wine for the both of them.  As the night progresses, he and her converse with one another amongst the couch and recap all of the events that have taken place in their individual situations.  They engage in lengthy discussion as Lorenzo’s bloodshot red eyes gave her clear indication that he was in dire need of rest.

  As he began to drift asleep, she stepped away momentarily retrieving a t-shirt, shorts, towel and a washcloth for him, and placed it along the arm of the couch folded and stacked for his use upon his awakening.  She goes to her linen closet and pulls out a thick comforter and covers him from the neck down, then slips a plush pillow beneath his head.

  The lights are turned off as she closes her bedroom door behind herself leaving Lorenzo behind.  Moments after, Lorenzo’s eyes open slightly upon realizing that he had previously drifted to sleep and is now in complete darkness.  He can hear her shower water running from beyond her bedroom door.

   Sitting up, he grabs the items placed along the arm of the couch while fumbling around in the darkness in search for the switch to the lamp, ultimately finding it and coming close to accidentally knocking the lamp over.

  He appreciates the hospitality of her having  the items prepared for him,  and rises to his feet rubbing his bare belly making his transit toward the refrigerator.  While holding the refrigerator door open, he looks for something quick to snack on.  He notices that there isn't much of a selection when  suddenly, he hears a faint knock at the door.

  He pauses as his heart begins to pound faster upon looking at the clock along the stove which indicated it was 3:14 A.M.  He closes the refrigerator door quietly and begins to ease toward the door when he is stopped midway in route by Dana.  “Shit! That’s Darius....quick, go in my bedroom and don't come out.  <sigh> Let me take care of this.” She says as she wraps the towel closely around her wet skin.

  Lorenzo with a confused look says to her “But you don’t really even know who that is knocking.  It could be a killer of something. Let me answer it.”  She places her hand on his chest and pushes him back guiding him toward the bedroom saying “Trust me, I know who THIS is.  Let me handle this please?”

    He grabs the items that Dana prepared for him, cuts his eyes at her and makes his way to her bedroom.  He closes the bedroom door and stands idly by listening to only hear a bit of mumbling taking place without a clear distinction of what's been said.

  “Who the fuck it Darius?” he thinks to himself as he hears the the locks and latches to the door being undone.  The mumbling that he once heard is now taken into the hall upon the door closing as Lorenzo eventually shrugs it off and prepares for his shower.

  He turns on the water on the hottest temperature available, enters the shower and lathers up while constantly peeking through the bathroom door as it was left partially open.  With no signs of Dana for quite some time, he is now finished with his shower and dries off completely.  He puts the sleeping clothes he was given on while struggling with the petite shorts he was given.

  After finally pulling them to his waist, he eases his way back through the apartment toward the entrance  to glance through the peep hole, only to see Dana conversing with a tall black guy that he remembers seeing around.  “Hmm, that's either her new boo or the weedman.”  Lorenzo thinks to himself as he makes his way back to her bedroom.

  Feeling quite a bit of discomfort from the shorts, he decides to take them completely off, briefly struggling then tosses them on the living room table before making himself comfortable within her bedsheets.

  While waiting for Dana, he stayed awake for as long as he could before his eyelids became increasingly heavier.  His chin fell to his chest as his body was now overcome by fatigue. 

Twenty minutes later...

  After being awakened by the snare, treble and bass of his own snoring,  he suddenly feels her lips press against his.  In response, he kisses her back noticing a peculiar stench within the air.  Dana exhales into his mouth as he unsuspectingly engulfs the heavy smoke that is blown directly into his lungs.

  Coughing erratically, he says "Shit!  That's that ooohhwee?" as he watches her grin at him as she tells him “That's that bomb from the bay, baby!”   He immediately feels the effects of the marijuana as she provides him with multiple shotguns following the first.

  Lorenzo begins to feel extremely relaxed as he temporarily leaves all of his worries behind.  A silly smirk develops upon his face as he tells Dana “Goddamn I’m high.”  She laughs at him as she, ensures that the joint is not still burning and turns the lamp off to cuddle with Lorenzo upon his immediate drift to never land.

   As her hand passes his body, she notices that he isn’t wearing the shorts that she had given him as she confirms it by pulling the sheets back.  She stares momentarily biting her bottom lip as she decides to leave him be and pulls the covers back over him while holding him until she and he both fall asleep.

  The apartment is quiet and the two of them are sound asleep.  The clock strikes 4:45 A.M. when suddenly, Dana is awakened by yet another knock on the door.  She sits up in the bed and listens to ensure that it was her door and not the neighbor’s as she hears the firm knock once again.

  Alarmed, she nudges Lorenzo multiple times with no reaction as her heart begins to race upon wondering who it could be.  She waits momentarily to see if maybe they’ll get the hint and leave, when suddenly she hears the faint knock turn into a pounding sound.

<boom, boom, boom!>

The pounding causes her to jump as she shakes Lorenzo vigorously….