Thank you GA for your wisdom and guidance in developing this story.
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It was about 4:30 and I was finishing up my day when the phone rang. By the caller ID, I could see it was Traci, so I picked up and said, "What's up?"
"Hey" was the reply. "If you aren't doing anything can I come over?"
"Sure, but I worked through lunch, I'm starving, how about we meet at The Sports Page and get a bite?"
"Great, see you there about 5:30, OK?"
"OK. Bye."
At 5:30 sharp Traci and I walked into the Sports Page. As we walked through the door Traci immediately turned and ran back outside. I ran after her and found her around the corner of the building.
I asked, "What's the matter?"
She replied, "Its Jeff and his buddies. They said they were going out tonight, so I guess they decided to come here."
I said, "OK, where do you want to go?"
She put her arms around my neck, looked me square in the eyes and said, "How about taking me to your place and screwing my eyes out?"
Suddenly, I wasn't so hungry.
I guess this is a good place to stop and tell you a few things. Like Ricky Ricardo says, I've got some splain' to do. I don't want to sound like a player, which I'm not, but Traci Morrow is my ex-girlfriend and Jeff Stone is Traci's fiancé. Since Traci's and Jeff's engagement was announced, I've been receiving regular booty calls from Traci.
Hi, I'm Mark Turner, a 27-year-old IT client services manager for a national company. I've worked hard and have progressed well with the company. The company has shown their appreciation for my work through pay increases and additional benefits. I've done really well, not that it has to do with the price of tea in China.
I really like Traci; she is fun to be with and she is a tigress in bed. Many mornings after our nights together, I'd get up and my dick would be so sore I couldn't hold it to pee. I'll have to say our relationship was special. I don't love Traci; at least I don't think I do. But if things had worked out differently, I could see having a more formal relationship with her.
Before we broke up, (I say we broke up, she says I threw her out), I thought we had a good relationship. She hadn't moved in and still owned her own place, but she spent most of her time at my apartment
and I thought we were all good. One evening we were having dinner at my place when Traci declared, "Jeff Stone asked me out and I accepted."
I got up, went to the kitchen, and got two trash bags. I then went into the bedroom and bathroom and threw all of her stuff into the bags, went to the front door and dropped the bags in the hallway.
All I said was, "Leave your key on the table when you finish dinner," then I walked out.
"You don't have to be such an asshole about it," she yelled as I left.
Oh, yes I do. I could've coped better if she'd left me for anyone but him. Jeff Stone has been my arch-nemesis as far back as I can remember. If you look in the dictionary under narcissist you will find a picture of Jeff. He's undoubtedly the most self-absorbed person I've ever met. When he walks into a room everything has to be about Jeff. Of course, it doesn't hurt that he was the high school quarterback, about 6'3" with a chiseled sculpted body. Oh, and the money. His family has more money than you could spend in a lifetime. So the Corvettes and Porsches were the norms. If something could be handed to him, Jeff took it. He has never worked for anything. Jeff supposedly worked for the family business, but I suspect he just drew a check. Most days you could find him in a casino, at a track, or a bar, and always with his pack of buddies that leach off of him.
You can only imagine my contempt when less than two months later, Traci and Jeff announced their engagement. The male ego being what it is, soon after I heard the announcement, I started dating Kathy. Much as I detest Jeff, Kathy Giles is the bane of Traci's existence. It has to do with some backstabbing women's things which no mere male will ever understand, but believe me, women don't forget. Putting Traci and Kathy in the same room is like putting two cats in a bag and watching the fur fly. Kathy is a handful, a 5' 4" redhead with emerald green eyes, as vain as they come, a big social climber, and a little bit of a slut, but in a good way. She once dated Jeff until she ran afoul of Jeff's mother, and when mama wasn't happy, Jeff kicked Kathy to the curb. To say Kathy is fiery and vindictive is an understatement. We're friends with benefits; we both know we'll never be life partners.
Kathy and I ran into Traci and Jeff at a concert one night shortly after their announcement and we actually congratulated them on their engagement. Our attempt to do the right thing led to the usual result. Jeff just couldn't leave it alone and said, "You just weren't man enough to keep her were you, shithead?" As much as I wanted to punch his lights out I didn't. I tried to take the high road and let it pass. Traci just pulled Jeff away and I could tell she was giving him a large load of crap.
In the meantime, Kathy was seething and remarked, "As much as Traci and I have had our problems, I feel sorry for her having to put up with that jerk!"
The next day, I got a phone call and the caller ID said, "Traci". I thought about not picking up, but then I relented.
"Mark, I wanted to apologize about last night. What Jeff said was just totally inappropriate."
"Traci, it's not your place to apologize, it's that asshole. Besides, I've come to expect that type of response from Jeff. That's just his character."
"I know, but I feel so bad. To make it up to you, how about letting me buy you a drink after work. OK?"
I wasn't sure about this at all. "Traci, that isn't necess...."
She cut me off. "Yes it is, 5:30 at The Sports Page, be there or I will be mad. OK?"
I thought for a few moments and said, "OK."