Curtis Montgomery pulled into the valet parking cul-de-sac and grabbed his cell phone before stepping out of his Porsche Boxster. The wild-haired valet gave the black man a second look as he emerged from the expensive car but bit back any words he might have said, accepting the keys and taking the car away. He navigated the stone steps, showed his black tie-only invitation at the door of Washington, D.C.'s National Gallery of Art and walked into the concourse.
The noise was the first thing he noticed. Hundreds of squawking voices filled the museum's entrance hall, bouncing off the high-arched ceilings and reflecting back on the marbled floors. He wasn't concerned with the gentry in attendance; he was interested in the reason he had come tonight: the traveling Matisse collection.
It was the single most extensive collection of Matisse's works that had ever been gathered in one show. The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia had loaned four paintings and three bronzes. The Metropolitan Museum of Art had loaned six pieces and several other museums, including the Chrysler and Minneapolis Museums had loaned pieces for the exhibition. He was excited. The
Icarus
piece was enough to be excited about seeing but to hear that the
Vase of Flowers
and
Harmony in Red
was here ... his gut twisted.
An ice-blonde with a healthy bosom gave him a generous smile and handed him a glass of brut. "Welcome to the Matisse Exhibition, Mr. ... "
"Montgomery. Curtis Montgomery."
"Ah, yes. Mr. Montgomery. You're from the Cleveland Museum of Art, yes?"
He smiled, gracing her with his perfect white teeth. "Yes."
"Then I spoke with you this morning." She strode forward, handing the tray to a uniformed underling. The silvery material of her dress shimmered as it slipped and slip over her generous hips. "I'm Katrina Carlsson."
Curtis recalled his phone call with Katrina this morning. She had been bubbly and flirtatious, asking for her trip particulars and giving him a promise of a personal tour. "Nice to meet you in person."
Her deep blue eyes darkened to a delicious shade of indigo as she shook his hand. "The same to you, Mr. Montgomery."
"Call me Curtis." He released her palm, wishing that he could lick its ivory softness. "If I remember correctly, you owe me a personal tour."
Her smile was blinding. "You remember correctly," She grabbed an unopened ice-cold bottle of champagne from a passing porter. "
Curtis
."
That wasn't the only thing he remembered. His prick remembered the way her throaty purr had affected him. Even via long distance. He followed her past satin curtains and a few gruff security guards who eyed him with a certain amount of disdain as they watched a black man following a white woman into the bowels of an artist's paradise.
"I was very glad that you decided to come to the exhibition, Curtis." Her accent-tinged voiced echoed in the twilight-lit halls. "You sounded so ... interesting on the phone."
"As did you. I would never have guessed that someone so beautiful would be so well-versed on Henri Matisse."
"I have loved Matisse for most of my life. Some of the paintings at this show belong to my family."
"Then you are very fortunate."
As they reached their final destination, one of the terraces on the mezzanine level, she found a partially-darkened corner and set her glass on the ledge, refilling both of their glasses. "That I am." She drained her glass, then filled it again. "Tell me, Curtis, do you like white women?"
Curtis took a long drink of champagne, trying not to choke. "Love them. Why?"
"Well, I happen to crave black men. I thought that maybe we could ... "
Curtis didn't give her another moment to talk. He set his glass down and pulled her into his arms, crushing her tightly against him as his mouth bruised hers. She whimpered, momentarily giving him the impression that she was in pain but when her leg wrapped around his body, he knew that she wasn't hurting. He reached down and cupped her buttocks, pulling her soft pussy against his hard cock.