This is just a silly little romance story to appease those who read my other stories, after being warned that they may be hard core, and then complain about them being hard core.
Frank Dailey and Larry Carson hated each other. Frank was a 43 year old white bigot who hated blacks and Larry was a 42 year old black bigot who hated whites. The two men lived in middle class neighborhoods on the opposite sides of town, but they both worked in the same department of the same manufacturing company in Greenford. Both men had been warned about their behavior around each other and other employees of different races.
Frank and his wife Sue had a 21 year old daughter named Mary who was attending an out of state college and an 18 year old son Matt, who was two months short of graduating from high school. Larry and his wife Elizabeth had a 21 year old son Larry Jr. who was attending the community college in Greenford and an 18 year old daughter Denise who attended Matt's high school.
Although Larry referred to all white people at crackers, honkies and other derogatory terms, his wife and kids ignored his racism. The same was true with Frank, who referred to all blacks as spooks, niggers and other derogatory terms, his family tended to ignore his racism. Both families had given up years ago in trying to stop the bigotry.
Larry Jr. and Marry had attended the same high school and had graduated at the same time. They knew each other in school, but both of them just hung out with their own friends. They were friendly with each other as long as their fathers weren't around.
Matt and Denise were in a few classes together at school and had become friends, but both of them were aware that their friendship ended whenever one or both of their fathers were around. Although he wasn't considered one of the "beautiful people" in his class, Matt was still considered an attractive well built young man. Denise, on the other hand, was one of the best looking and more popular girls in their class. She was pretty and had a hot young body.
Matt had shared with Denise that his recent girlfriend had just dumped him for a 20 year old bad boy. He had been on a downer for a few days when a few of the girls stopped near his locker and began making fun of him for losing his girlfriend. "Hey loser." "Can't keep your girlfriend?" "Whatsa matter, dick too small for her?"
As they were making faces and calling him names, he tried to ignore them, but he was humiliated. When he turned his back to them, they would move back in front of him and continue their harassing. "You little dicked motherfucker." "Loser!"
Suddenly he heard, "Hey baby, I missed you." As he turned towards the voice, he felt a hand grab his chin and turn his head into a kiss with . . .? With Denise? She broke the kiss and said, "What do you want to do after school?" She put her arm around him. The other girls were shocked. And so was Matt. Denise? Denise? She's too hot for him, isn't she?
She winked at him and said, "Can I walk you to class?" He smiled, grabbed his backpack and they walked down the hall holding hands.
"Thanks Denise. Usually that stuff doesn't bother me, but today it kind of hurt."
She smiled at him and said, "I understand. See you after school, OK? Can I have a ride home? Well, I mean about a block away from home?" He nodded and walked into class.
After school, he was waiting at his car when Denise and a few of the other popular girls walked out to the parking lot together. Matt saw her wave at her friends and they watched her walk over to him and then reach up and kiss him. As they were driving to her house, she said, "You're a good kisser"
Matt grinned at her and said, "What would your Dad say about that?"
She laughed and said, "Probably the same thing your would say."
Since both of them wanted to focus on their grades for the rest of the year, they pretended to be a couple for the next two months. After graduation, they went their separate ways for the summer and ten both went away to college in the fall.
Four years later, they both returned to Greenfield, and as luck would have it, got teaching jobs at a high school about 20 miles from Greenford. Matt taught college preparatory mathematics and Denise taught general science and physical education. When they saw each other at opening day of school, they broke out laughing and gave each other a hug. Matt saw that Denise was as hot as she'd ever been, and Denise was impressed that Matt had put on a few pounds and added quite a bit of muscle.
They agreed to meet after school for coffee and to catch up. Before they caught up for the last four years, Matt thanked her for coming to his rescue in front of all the popular girls when they were in high school . She waved it away with her hand and said, "We're friends, Matt, and that's what friends do for each other."
While they were catching up, Matt said that he was staying with his parents and commuting each day while hunting for an apartment closer to the school. Denise had already found an apartment and was searching for furniture to fill it.
Both of them talked of their time at college and Denise asked Matt how the dating was at his school. He told her that he had dated a few girls, went with one for five months, but nothing serious. He thought she might be the one, but it didn't work out.
He asked how her love life was going. She talked of her sorority and all of parties. She talked of the guys who had hit on her and flirted with her constantly. Matt nodded and understood why she would have so many admirers. "Wow," he said, "you must have had a great social life at school."
"That's just it," she said. "I didn't. It seems like all of the guys were just interested in getting into my pants. I probably went out with 25 different guys and all but one of them wanted to get laid on the first or second date."
"What about the one who didn't," he asked.
She smiled a sad smile and said, "We dated for a couple of months. Finally, we made love, at least that what's I thought it was. He looked at it as finally fucking me. After that night, he dumped me."
"I'm sorry Denise. You deserve better than that. If they had gotten to know you, they would realize that there is much more to you than just the hot packaging." She laughed and put her hand on his. As they looked at each other, something seemed to pass between them. Matt slid his hand back and said, "I-I think I b-better go, Denise."
Matt walked her to her car. He said, "Well, see you tomorrow."
Over the next few weeks, the two new teachers fell into a routine and became comfortable at their new school. Denise made friends with a couple of the younger female teachers and Matt spent most of his time finding an apartment nearby. After he found an apartment and got his stuff moved in, he decided to go out an celebrate on Friday night.
Matt had discovered a pub only a few blocks from his new apartment and spent a few evenings there getting to know the bartender and a few of the locals. As he was sitting at the bar enjoying some Killian's Red,n Denise and her two friends entered. They didn't see him and headed for a table. He didn't want to interrupt them, and figured he's stop and say hello to them on the way out so he turned and stayed at the bar.
After they were seated, one of the locals stepped over to the table and put his finger in Denise's face and told her she had to leave. One of the other women said, "But why should she leave? She hasn't done anything."
"Because she's black and I don't like black people where I'm drinking," he said.
