Pretty Brown Affair

Chapter 3- Roaming Reminders and Memories

Hearing that Christina got some damn tickets and backstage passes to the Mint Condition concert next week is exactly what I need, to make my ass have every single memory come back and mess with my head! "Oh! That's wonderful Christi.", I lied. "It sure is!", Mary said, "Yeah, get to hear that song "Forever in Your Eyes" and stuff", Leigh said and Mary gave her the "Really!?" face, I gave her the same look also. After we stayed outside for a couple of minutes, it was getting dark and we all went into the house. As me, Maryanne, and Leigh were entering the house, I guess momma wanted to hear my 14-year-old son LJ(Lun'elle Jr.) sing. Yes, my son sings and he also plays instruments, he's an Amazing drummer, and he was singing to Momma, Poppa, his cousins, and uncles. He sang that song from Chris Brown called "With You", singing his heart out, changing his voice from falsetto to baritone. "SANG LITTLE NIGGA!!!", Rodger said getting into the song. "That's my son right there.", Lunie said. When LJ finished, everyone applauded as he gave a bow saying, "Thank y'all." with a smile. "He up here sounding like a little Stokley Williams and shit!". Forreal Terry!? "Who's Stokley Williams?", LJ asked with Mary giving me the side eye. Lun'elle answered him, "Oh, his the lead singer of Mint Condition." LJ replied, "Pretty Brown Eyes?" OH MY Gosh! "How you know?" Leigh questioned, he replied, "Me and my band did that song at our school talent show and got first place. Someone told me that I remind them of the lead." I genuinely didn't know someone said that he reminded them of Stoke.

After that, I went to the bathroom that was beside my bedroom to get ready for bed looking for some soap, I came across a box with something in it. I opened the box and saw a gold necklace with the word "Nubian Queen" on it. I got it for my college graduation in '93. I started remembering that day exactly.

May 15, 1993
I graduated Magna cum laude and was proud of myself for actually finishing my courses, with the money Stokley gave me and I saved up for nursing school. After graduation, we went back to my house to have a party with the family, mine and Lun'elle's family. I was having mega fun, dancing, and opening my gifts. After opening some gifts, momma called on me, "Jelly!" I came in unaware of what she wanted. "Yes, momma?" "You got a gift from someone.", she said handing me the box. I went to my room a saw where's it from, and it said " Minneapolis, Minnesota", which was crazy to me. I opened it, and it was this beautiful necklace with a card saying,

"Next time I see you, hope to see you wearing only this. Give me a call when you get this. Love you, baby girl.
Stokley."

You wonder why he said to call him, huh? Well, when I left him to go back home, he gave me his number to call him. I used to call him a lot of times, especially when I was home from school while Lunie was still at work when I moved in with him in his apartment. Sometimes when Lunie was in the shower or watching the game, I would go to the bedroom and call Stokley just so he could keep me company while Lunie was preoccupied with sports or his shower time. Stoke would always tell me the next time I wanted to spend time with him, to just make plans and go to Minneapolis. When I was admiring the gift, Mary walked in, "Jelly, you... Who's the gift from?", she said trying to look. "Oh, it's nothing.", I said leaving the room and putting it in my purse, and made sure I secretly did it without anyone seeing. After the party, Lunie and I went to his apartment, as soon as Lunie went into the living room to watch basketball, I lied and said I was tired so I could go and call Stokley on my cellular phone.

When I dialed the number, I heard him say, "Hello?" "Hey Baby.", I replied. "Oh, my beautiful Nubian goddess, you got the gift?" I answered back, "I did. Stokley I love it so much. Thank you baby. You spoil me", I giggled, and so did he. "Well, I had to give you something to let you know you appreciate, and you're my Nubian fantasy." Ah, he's so sexy! "Oh yeah? Well, you're my Nubian King who satisfies my every need.", I said with seduction while laying on the bed. He laughed, "So when you gonna come to Minnesota, my need hasn't been met since you went back to Arizona after our on the road escapade. I missed our bodies touching each other and feeling your soft, brown sugar skin. Those soft lips and hands. The way I made you say my name or squirm when I touched and kiss your sensitive spots. You remember that?" I got so hot, that I knew after this, I HAD to take a shower! "I remember. I miss your scent, even though I have your shirt. But, I missed when you came out of the shower and I would smell your aroma of a clean man. Gosh, I missed that!" I laughed. How I got Stokley's shirt, well, when I left, I packed his shirt by accident. It has his cologne scent on it and I sometimes sniff it when I start missing him. I hid it from Lunie by hiding it in my drawer.