Blacksnake Groan
Introduction - Get Lucky
For the first five decades of his life, Fortune Johnson had only had a modest taste of his given name. He caught the name when his father hit big on a six-legged parley on the day he was born. Folks who knew for any length called him Lucky since then.
Born a Black kid in a White man's world; he was cute, but not handsome enough to be a model. He was the last player cut from the roster in his cup of coffee with professional sports. He'd still managed to marry the General's blonde daughter and put two beautiful babies in her before the crazy made him tap out. He was smart, liked school, and grabbed enough education to type into a computer to pay for his suburban house and car note.
Until his passive-aggressive, sociopath boss turned her sights on him. He was happy when it all came down. He clearly identified the source of the problem for HR on his way out and was free of the biggest drain on his psychic energy. He also had an offer for a better job, with higher pay within 48 hours. Maybe a little lucky.
It all broke wide open while he was waiting to start the new job. A beer run turned into a half-billion-dollar MassiveMillions win. Working with lawyers and accountants to set up trusts for his adult children and to make sure his extended family had an emergency fund only took a couple of weeks. He was going anonymous and planned to see the world on his own terms.
He was able to claim his winnings anonymously, and that's how he was treating everything. No one outside of his family knew. When he treated himself to a stop at the gentlemen's club, it was his first visit in many moons. The money was still too new to be real. Sambas, 501s, and thin 'locs falling over the shoulders of a brushed cotton Oxford. Just like when he was a 30-year-old kid.
A shot and a beer and a short stack of bills on the low, stage-side table. Lucky looks up and finds himself locked in the laser sites of a raven beauty. He felt a power and a confidence and an instant bond he'd never felt with any woman before, let alone one this sexy.
Chapter I - She's a Beauty
With only her most intimate parts concealed by faux animal print and dark make-up around sparkling brown eyes, she was savage. Beneath the face of a Roman goddess lay a golden-hued sculpture worthy of immortalizing as a column.