It started out as a regular Saturday with all my schoolwork behind me and the football game to start in 6 hours. I wasn't a cheerleader but I was a member of the marching band. The cheerleaders would brag how they always could get a football player because they were pretty and they even showed more "skin" then any low-life band member. I prided myself on being in the band. I started playing in the forth grade and have been in the band ever since. I'm now in my sophomore year, majoring in music and also minoring in business. I have been an excellent musician since I started that won me many awards and trophies over the years including most dedicated band member my senior year. I was awarded a full scholarship because of my excellent grades and musical talents. I play in all sections of the band. In the brass section I play the cornet, in the woodwinds I play the oboe, and I play the snare drum in the percussion section. I play all in the concerts and have also made some extra money over the years tutoring others. I also play the piano and organ.
Several weeks ago, I was in the library and I was studying when in came some of the football players. Of course the girls all ooo and ahh when the see them and sometimes they swarm the guys and some eat it all up and some feel that it is a bother and rather just be left alone. I had several of them in my classes and I get along with them all. There is one in particular that I have liked since freshman year and even though he is shy, we talk and get along. This year I have him in two of my classes and he had asked me to explain a few things to him and thanked me for my help. He was one of the last to come into the library and he didn't head to the crowd of the other guys, he came to where I was sitting.
I was studying for our English exam and trying to figure out what to do for my extra credit. They said they would assign us each a partner and if we had any ideas who we wanted to have as our partner and our idea, the professor would be open to all ideas and suggestions.
I am a white girl with very light skin, strawberry blonde hair (my own), green eyes and some freckles on my face, shoulders, arms and chest. I had a few dates during my high school days, all with white boys but I always had a huge liking for black boys. I had two very close black male friends, but that's all they were. We have gone thru all of our school days together from pre-K thru grade 12. I didn't date my freshman year at college but did have a few dates with a guy during summer break. We ended it about a month before I went back to college as he found would rather be with his buddies than with me. I still had fun with my girlfriends as we went out often after work or on the weekends.
James was the football player that was approaching my table and he was black. He was so hot and so sexy. I never thought that I would ever be good enough for someone as him. He kept his hair cut short and even on occasion would shave it off. He had the darkest black skin and eyes, a smile that would melt an ice burg and had dimples in both of his cheeks. A few of the cheerleaders were always saying how good looking he was and always wondered what made him tick. As he came closer, he asked if he could sit with me and go over the English lessons and maybe help him with some pointers and I told him I would be more than happy to. He told me that he would pay any price I ask and I told him I don't charge for my help.
We opened our books and notebooks and I went over my notes and his and told James I would make a copy of my notes and highlight what I believe would probably be part of the test. He asked if I had a partner in the project yet and I said I didn't and he asked if we could be partners and he had a few ideas to throw out there. I told him I would be and we discussed and decided to do a mock school newspaper. It would discuss the school, students, teachers, sports and any activities. I thought that was a great idea and after studying we decided to take a few minutes to jot down some ideas for our paper and present it to the professor the next day.
During out studying, a few of the cheerleaders saw the other players and would walk to their tables and try to make time with them and some went has far as to to hanging all over them which some of them just loved. Two cheerleaders came up to our table and wanted to talk with James and he told them he was busy studying and asked them to please leave. One of the cheerleaders was black and commented that band girls don't put out and are boring company. His response to her was that I was not boring and he wasn't interested in who put out and who didn't. She and the white girl she was with gave me dirty looks and she left saying to him that he will see and he will be looking them up.
After they left, James said that he felt really bad that they said what they did to me and he didn't like it. He told me that I was very smart, interesting to talk to and also very pretty. He invited me out to dinner to thank me for all my help as I won't take any money and I accepted. I didn't want to hurt his feelings and I did want to get to know him better. He took my books and his and offered to drive me back to my dorm and again I accepted. He told me he was on a full scholarship because of his football and had to keep up his grades in order to keep receiving the scholarship funds. He was very smart and he caught on fast and we had a good study session I told him and he smile. He dropped me off and said he would be by about 6 for me. I was so excited but also worried that I wouldn't know how I should dress.
After checking my well-stocked closet for something, I came across this new pair of black jeans I bought last trip home with a black and white sweater. I showered, shaved and did my hair and I was so nervous. James picked me promptly at 6 and had his head shaved. He really looked great. I was feeling light headed by the sight of him. He brought me a single white rose with a pink ribbon and kissed me hello. Wow I thought and showed him into my dorm room. My roommate wasn't in as she had a late class at 5:30 in History.
We were walking to his car and he commented how nice I looked and I thanked him. He smiled and I smiled back. We went to this little pub that was just off campus. I was never there before but I heard it was great and the food was to die for. We got to the door and the bouncer told James he would get us a nice table. He ordered a beer and I got a glass of wine. I drink beer but today I didn't feel like having any. The food smelled as good as it looked and it was so hard to choose. He said he always gets the steak and chicken combo with the veggies and baked potato. I saw they had a smaller portion of the same combo and I ordered that. The food was really good and the service was fast and right on the money. James told me that on Saturday nights they had a jazz musician playing and wanted to know if I would join him and I said I would.
After our dessert of coffee and chocolate cake, we left and I waited until we got into the parking lot and I thanked him so much for the dinner and told him he didn't have to do this and he said he wanted to because he wanted to show his thanks and appreciation. As we walked to his car, those two cheerleaders were walking in and saw us and again the black girl made some kind of comment that I didn't quite get but James did and he told her to mind her own business. I asked him what she said and he said she asked him when he open his eyes and see that I wasn't right for him. He told me that she is just jealous because she has been trying to get him to take her out since freshman year. He told me she is stuck up and has fucked every player on the team except for him and he has no desire to either. James decided to take us to the park and we walked around and talked and laughed and had a great time. It was close to 9:30 and I asked him if he wanted to any last minute studying before the test tomorrow and he said he would. He got all the questions but 2 and I was proud of him and he said he surprised himself. We ended about 11:00 and our class was 2:00 the next afternoon. I had no other class but that one that day and he offered to pick me up and take me to class. He had one at 11:00 for an hour and then he would be by and we would either go for a quick lunch for just do a quick review of the materials. I asked him if he wanted to come in and he said no because he wanted to get to bed but probably the next time. We kissed each other good night as he left. Wow did he have soft lips and he was a great kisser. I did nothing but think about him all night as I laid in bed. He was on my mind and I could do nothing but smile. My roommate got home about 12:30 and asked me about my day and I told her and she was very happy for me.