A few days later, Jessica and Hannah sat together in the college cafeteria. Jessica had texted Hannah and asked if they could lunch together. Hannah enthusiastically agreed--although she thought Jessica was a bit odd, and certainly had no interest in her wild lifestyle, she found she greatly enjoyed the cheerful, friendly girl's company.
"See, I wore my smart girl outfit today!" Jessica smiled, stood, and did a little twirl for Hannah.
Hannah leaned back and arched her eyebrows skeptically. Jessica was dressed less outlandishly than Hannah had seen in the past, but her look still exuded sexual magnetism.
Jessica's hair was tied up in a bun, held by a pair of black hair sticks. He wore dark, horn-rimmed glasses. She a tight, white, sleeveless shirt that exposed a fair amount of midriff, a generous amount of cleavage, and a hint of a black, lacy bra. She had abandoned her usual micro-mini skirts, hot pants, or dresses for a pair of black, low-rise, skin-tight jeans. And one of Jessica's traditions remained--the straps of a black thong stuck out from the low-slung waist band of her jeans.
Hannah mused that it was less of a smart-girl look, and more of a "porno actress playing a smart girl, before being surrounded by penises, getting naked and wearing only a sheen of sweat." She blinked and shook her head as the graphic image entered into her mind. She'd never seen seen a porno--how would she know what it looked like?
"What's the occasion?" Hannah asked.
"Well, I asked Charlotte to join us too, once she's done with class, and I didn't want to scare her off."
Hannah sighed. "I don't think its that she's scared of you...I just don't think she met anyone like you in Alabama."
The two girls chatted about the novels Jessica had gifted Hannah a few days previously, and Hannah found that, "porno smart-girl-look" aside, Jessica was insightful, picking up on levels of irony and deeply hidden subtext, and gifted with a formidable memory as she commanded details of books read long ago.
Hannah was immersed in their conversation and momentarily forgot about Jessica's typically brash outfits and flirtatious, sexual behavior. Until Jessica's trailed off from the point she was making, and she placed her hand on her chest, slightly licked her lips, and fixed her haze at a point to Hannah's side.
Puzzled, Hannah turned to see where Jessica was looking and saw a group of 4-5 black men walk in together. She remembered meeting them at orientation, and had classes
with a few of them, so she figured they were fellow freshmen. She couldn't remember their names, but they seemed nice.
Hannah snapped her fingers in Jessica's face. "Earth to Jessica!" She said jokingly.
"Oh, sorry..." Jessica said, re-focusing on Hannah. "I haven't met those guys before. They're very handsome..."
Hannah leaned forward. "You certainly have a type, Jessica."
"Oh, absolutely" Jessica grinned. "Growing up in Minnesota, I never really thought about these things, but I adore black men. I won't say I'd turn down anyone else--that'd be kind of racist. But I've been with A LOT of men in my time and they're consistently the best lovers."
"Interesting..." Hannah said..."Why is that?"
"Well for starters..." Jessica held her hands out several inches apart, frowned pensively, and then widened the gap between her hands a few more inches.
"I'm not saying the legend is true for all black men...but...well, there's definitely SOMETHING there...quite a lot of something there..." Jess giggled. "And I hate to say it...I'm as progressive as the next person...but there is the taboo element. But it's a harmless taboo, because really who fucking cares that much about race that much anyways?"
"Well...you do" Hannah responded.
"I mean, sure, for getting fucked, but it has nothing to do with someone's worth you know? Besides, the men I choose to fuck are all hung like a horse and fuck without mercy. The men I've met who most reliably match those characteristics happen to be black. And if I can feel a little, harmlessly, extra naughty during the act...all the better!" Jessica gesticulated passionately as she spoke, ending her put by pounding her fist into her open palm.
As if on queue, the pair were approached by someone Hannah had never seen before. Like so many of the men who approached Jessica, he was black, but that was the only feature he seemed to share with the others. He was a little under six feet tall--not short, but shorter than any of Jessica's other friends, and skinny, like he'd never seen the inside of a gym. He wore loose-fitting jeans, a loose-fitting t-shirt had unkempt hair, and wore glasses. In short, he looked like a nerd-like someone who would be more friends with Hannah or Sarah than Jessica.
Still, Jessica got up and greeted him happily, giving a warm hug.
"MALCOOLLMM" She squealed. "I haven't seen you since I got back from Europe! Have you been hiding from me?"
"Oh uh, no Jessica," Malcom responded, looking slightly nervous about the loud, affectionate display. "Just been busy you know!"