Looking at his calendar, the next eight days shaped up to be a blur of activity. Virtually all of Charlie's classes were preparing for a final big test before exams and Christmas break. There were two tests on Thursday, one on Friday, and two more the following Tuesday. Once those were over his interview for the part-time job/internship on the 24th (the day before Thanksgiving) was up next. At the moment, his Saturday date with Amani Wilkens was the only thing on his social calendar, and unless something unforeseen occurred, it might remain the "only thing" until Thanksgiving break.
As he pulled into the school parking lot on Thursday morning, he saw something new. He passed Carrie McMaster walking with Rickie Sanchez toward the classroom building; they were holding hands!
This development would almost certainly have an impact on his friendship with her, but he couldn't be sad; something like it had to happen eventually.
When he got to 4th period World History class, the seat behind her was open, so he took it. "Hi Charlie!"
"Hey Carrie, how are things going?"
"Awesome!" She turned in her seat and leaned closer, "Rickie and I had sex last night!"
"Oh my God!" Charlie tried to keep his voice down. "From the look on your face right there, it must have gone pretty well!"
"It did! Want to call me tonight?"
"I would love to do that! We'll have to keep it shorter though; I have two tests tomorrow."
"Text me when you're ready."
"Will do!"
He hadn't seen Vivian Morales since their Tuesday fun, so heading to lunch he ducked into the library to see if she was there. She was, "Hi Viv!"
She flashed him the biggest grin, "Hi Charlie, long time no see!"
He laughed, "Yeah, a day in the life of a Springfield teenager, right?"
"Lots of activity for sure; I can't even stay and talk, I have to be in the band room for a sign-up."
"Oh yeah? What's that for?"
"The first and second chairs are going to be in the orchestra for the spring play. We have to get our practice schedules."
"Oh my God! Did I tell you there's a good chance I'll be in the play also? Tech stuff."
"That's great! But I do have to run...Thanks for checking on me!"
"No problem!"
She leaned closer and spoke in his ear. "My whole body is still tingling, Charlie! Is that normal?"
He chuckled, "Sure! The fire's not out yet!"
"Oh my God, you're not kidding!"
When he got home that afternoon, he went to the kitchen to get a bottle of sparkling water. Sitting down at his desk, the first thing he noticed was the note he'd written to himself about the apartments. "Why not call and get some particulars," he reasoned. "They may not be available next week."
He decided to call the closest one first which was the garage apartment. A male voice answered, "Hello?"
"Hi there, my name is Charles Green, and I'm calling about the apartment you're renting?"
"Yeah, hello Charles; I'm Jay Phillips. Yes, it's still available. Are you married? Single? what?"
"I'm single, I'm looking for a place to move to before the new semester starts!"
"Oh, you're a student then?"
"That's right." Charlie decided to omit the part about being a high school student.
"I'm getting quite a few calls, but only one person has come to look at it so far. And I'll tell you up front so I don't waste your time; there are two things involved."
"Which are?"
"It's small, garage size, with a bathroom and a kitchenette, 500 square feet. Second thing is the rent, $1,000 a month. The reason I would like to get that much if I can, my grandma could use an extra stream of income. She owns the house, the rent does include electric, water, and cable. Wanna see it?"
"I'd like to; can I come Saturday?"
"Sure, what time?"
"Does 4:00pm work?"
Jay said, "Perfect, see you then!"
From there he texted Carrie; "Can I call you?"
Ten seconds later, "Yes!"
Fifteen more seconds, "Hello Charlie!"
"Carrie Hi! Ya know, I thought something was up when I saw you and Rickie holding hands this morning!"
"Oh, you saw that did you? Yes, it went pretty well last night! Rickie's a lot different than you, but it was lots of fun!"
Charlie chuckled, "So he made YOU his priority, right?"
"Oh my God!" she exclaimed, "The one thing you both have in common is you made me cum twice before anything else!"
"Smart boy," said Charlie, "I wonder how much research HE'S done?"
Carrie laughed and said, "More than enough!"
"Just so we're clear, does the hand-holding thing mean you're exclusive now?"
"Not at all."
"Then you better watch it, Care...if other guys see you holding hands with him, they'll assume you're off the market!"
"That's true; guys would think that, wouldn't they."
"Fraid so!"
"Okay, well, that's good to remember; but just in case you're feeling intimidated, part of the reason I wanted to talk tonight is when are you and I gonna get together again?"
"If we had a place to go, I would say tomorrow! But...we don't. At this point, Sunday is a slight possibility, but we'll see." He paused for a second. "Carrie, if I tell you something, can you keep it to yourself?"
"Of course!"
"Seriously, you can't even tell Jenna. I'm the only one who's allowed to break this news."
"This sounds dark, are you breaking any laws?"
"No," he laughed, "but I might be getting my own apartment!"
"OH MY GOD!" Carrie just about screamed, "Are you kidding?"
"Not even a little bit!"
"That's incredible," she enthused, "When?"
"I'm gonna look at it on Saturday." Even as he said it, a crazy thought hit him, "Wanna go look at it with me?"
"OH MY GOD! Seriously?"
"Sure, but I have to run, I'll give you the details later. Right now you need to know, I'll be going to look at it at 4:00."
"Can't wait, pick me up?"
Friday night dropped a couple inches of snow on the ground; and because of that, Charlie decided to leave ten minutes early and drive slower. All the way to Amani Wilken's house on that unseasonably cold Saturday morning, Charlie reflected on the direction his life was taking. Each week saw a new adventure take shape, and this one today was no exception! If anyone had said to him eight weeks ago, "Charlie, two months from now you're going to be fucking a forty-eight year old black woman with two kids!" he'd have thought they were crazy! Oddly enough, he was just as excited that Carrie wanted to join him on his look at the apartment!
He was also unbelievably horny! The thought of his monster cock sliding into Amani's pussy was pretty overwhelming, and THAT vivid visual was playing in his mind's eye when he knocked on her door!
Amani opened it, "Good morning, Charlie!" Just as she said it, a sudden wind gust almost tore the storm door out of Charlie's hand. "Wow, come in quick, I saw that it was twenty-one degrees right now!"
"Hello Amani! Yeah, the weather is way weird today. Can you remember it ever being this cold before Thanksgiving?"
"No, but actually, I like the cold weather. I like fireplaces and snow and everything that goes with it!"
"Really? That's interesting, you like winter more than summer?"