As he was pulling into his driveway, he noticed the silver BMW was still following him. He wasn't sure how long it had been following him. The only reason he noticed it at all was due to his interest in cars. This car was custom and beautiful. It made his Porsche' look sick. But as he questioned why the BMW was following him, he saw that it pulled into the driveway across the street from his. He decided to take his time pulling into the garage and see if he could get a look at the driver. He watched and as he had hoped, the driver got out of the car before closing the garage door. He could only make out that the driver was a small female, and she had fairly long and wavy blonde hair. Then her garage door shut and she was gone.
"Hey, we finally have a new neighbor. "He said upon entering the home.
"Oh? I wasn't aware of any homes that were vacant on this block. "Mark, his roommate said.
"The one right across the street. I haven't seen anyone there since I've lived here. A blonde driving a BMW just pulled into the garage. Nice car. "
"That's Jesse. I guess she finally made it home. "
"You know her? Ever been in her car? "
"Hell, is that all you ever think about? "Mark laughed.
"It's a nice car. Hell, it's a very expensive car. What does this Jesse do? Maybe I need to get to know her. "He said grinning.
"She's not your type, Romeo. "Talley said sarcastically as she walked in the room. "She is more like … "
"Enough. "Mark explained. " Jesse is a nice person, but Talley is right, she definitely is not your type. "
"Well, now I am definitely interested. "
"Seriously, Adam, she isn't someone to be fucked with. She didn't get all that money from being stupid. And since I do like her, I don't want any problems with her. "Mark stated.
"Well, now I see why Talley doesn't like her, a little jealous maybe? "
"Fuck off Adam. "Talley said and proceeded to walk up and kiss Mark. Afterwards, she flipped her hair up sarcastically in Adam's direction and marched out of the room.
He laughed loudly, " I suppose your going to tell me she has absolutely NO reason to be jealous. "
"At least not of Jesse. "Mark laughed.
"You do beat all. Any new faces I might be seeing or not seeing around here? "
"You of all people should know how things are. She has her flings just the same as I do. You already know that. It's who we are and what we like. "
"Are you so sure of that? "He asked matter of fact.
"I'm sure it keeps our lives interesting. She is as free to see others as I am and I don't want anything different. Enough of this relationship shit. Why am I still standing here sober? Let's open a few beers. "
The three of them sat around talking and drinking well into the evening. Both Mark and Talley were feeling the effects of the alcohol. As usual, Mark began pestering him about his love life, or as he put it, his lack of wanting a relationship. It always amazed him when people tried telling him to find someone or get involved. He could barely restrain from laughing especially when it came from someone who in his mind knew nothing about relationships. Not that he was an expert. He loved being with women, just not any one on any permanent level. He had seen too many times how things got screwed up once a relationship started. Hell, he admitted to himself, he was much better at being a lover than a partner. In fact, if he wanted to be totally honest with himself, he actually preferred being with married women or ones that were already involved. He justified this, as it was less likely a relationship would start, and he also loved challenges. With this thought, his mind drifted back to the BMW and the blonde. She definitely sounded like a challenge.
"There are other things to talk about other than my sex life. Speaking of which, what is the story on this Jesse? "
"Her again. I'm going to bed. "Talley stomped off.
"Thanks asshole. I won't be getting any tonight. "Mark said trying hard to sound mad, but was not convincing.
"What? Did you and this Jesse have a thing? Is that why she gets so mad? What's the deal? "
"No. We are just friends. Not that I haven't thought about it, mind you. She is very attractive. "
"Then why not go for it? "
"She isn't someone that's easy to get close to. "
"So she turned you down. "He laughed.
"Hell, I thought we were getting to know each other pretty well and I thought she was interested. I apparently misunderstood, but she let me know quickly that she was off limits. She is different. "
"What? Different how? She prefer women? "
"No nothing like that. She's just …. well, hard to explain. It's almost as if she already knows what you are thinking before you do. Hell, I don't think she ever gets close to anyone. At least not close enough for people to really know her. "
"So how can you be good friends and why would that make Talley mad? "
"When you meet her you'll understand. Talley doesn't understand why Jesse doesn't have a man in her life, one specific one I mean. Talley seems to think all women actually need a man. Jesse is one woman that doesn't need one, nor want anyone in particular that is. Jesse enjoys flirting with a lot of men and I think Talley is jealous of the attention Jesse gets from it. "
"And you say she isn't my type? Sounds like my perfect match. " He laughed sarcastically.
"Maybe, but there are two differences. She is extremely wealthy. She can have anything she wants. "Mark stated.
"I don't have a problem with that. And the second thing? "
"She doesn't fuck around, not that she hasn't been fucked with. Believe me, she doesn't take well to that. "
"Let me get this straight, she has more money than she can spend, has everything she needs or wants, is good looking, and flirts but is not involved. Well, if that is true, I can only assume two things. She probably does fool around; you just don't know it. "
"And the other thing? "
"She is everything I have been waiting for. "
"Fine, don't say I didn't warn you. I'm just letting you know how things are with her. She isn't like the other women you've been with who faint every time you look at them! She might even turn you down. In fact, I'm not so sure your ego could handle her. "Mark joked.
"Maybe it's your ego we are talking about here. "
"Not at all, I just thought you should know ahead of time what you might be getting yourself into. "
"Really. You do know that you're making it even harder for me to resist her, now, don't you? I suppose next you'll tell me that as her good friend, you take care of anyone that bothers her and that's why Talley has a problem with her. "
Mark burst out laughing, shaking his head back and forth. It took him several minutes to control himself. "I told you I am just her friend. She handles her own problems. In whatever way she feels like, and believe me, she would surprise even you. She also has several men that keep an eye on her in case she needs them. "
"I guess I'll just have to be careful and see for myself what she's all about. By the way, what does she do? You said she was well off? She win the lottery, inherit some money? What's her story? "
"For one thing, she is our landlady. She owns all the homes on this block besides having other ones. "
"Are you shitting me? "
"No. She also loves entertaining. She entertains a lot at home; it can get very noisy and very crowded. This way she rents to only those that won't bother her or complain. She also is very distrusting, so she screens the people she rents to very well. "
"So if I have a problem here, I call her. And I thought it might be hard to get to know her. "
"No, if you have a problem you tell me. Don't forget, she didn't screen you; she went on the fact that you and I are friends and she trusts me. Whatever you do, don't screw it up for me. "
"Yeah, Yeah, whatever. "