Thanksgiving, the holiday where you eat, enjoy quality family time, and apparently get set up by your best friend. Barbara Davis sighed as she smoothed down the new sweater dress she was wearing and pushed her bangs out of her face. She was mentally preparing herself to attend Thanksgiving dinner at her best friend's house. She'd had numerous meals there, practically had her own room, but the fact that she'd been told to "make sure everything was on fleek" had her slightly worried. I mean be honest who wants to get all dressed up to stuff their face? She would've been more content in a hoodie and sweat pants, but no.
So here she was driving towards the oh so familiar exit towards her friends house, upon arrival she knew today wasn't going to go as smoothly as she'd hope. Pulling up behind what looked to be twenty cars, she cut the engine. Barbara was no idiot, she knew how big of a family her friends' husband had, but looking at the amount of cars that were there, every single one of them were in that house right now. Quickly pulling out her phone to send her friend a quick text to let her know that she would have to physically bring her into the house she was startled by someone hitting her car.
"Why you still sittin in the car B? You better get your ass in the house before you end up not getting a plate!" Barbara smiled at the familiar voice. It was her "brother in law" as she'd took to calling him. "C'mon girl help me carry this in the house real quick. I got somebody you have to meet!" Sighing she hopped out of her car and grabbed the two extra grocery bags that he'd put on her trunk.
"Ay Trin! B finally here!" "Jon, you don't need to be that damn loud I'm right here." She rolled her eyes at her husband. "I see you took my advice. You look hot girl! But I need to know if you made those yams for me like I asked you to, because I swear I never knew they could be that good." Barbara just laughed as she pointed to Jon carrying two pans of the item in question to the table.
"Yeah, I brought 'em, but why exactly did I need to dress up to eat? It's Thanksgiving Trin the national holiday for sweats and a t-shirt! And another thing why didn't you let me know all of Jon's family was gonna be here? I'm gonna feel all extra outta place now." Barbara pouted at her.
"Do you remember I told you that Jon's cousin was moving back to Florida after a divorce? Well, he's the reason why you needed to look on point. Between you being hung up on your cheating ass ex and him disliking women in general since his ex left him for another man me and Jon felt like y'all would hit it off. Both of y'all need to get out of the slumps you're in, and I figure why not do it with each other? Well not figuratively "do it" at least not yet, but you know what I mean."
"Wait. So you wanted me over here to try and "sell" me on Jon's cousin? What the hell Trin! I'm single and I'm fine being single. It's not the end of the world. How do you even know if I'll like the dude? This is some bullshit, Trin." Barbara was about to walk away when Trinity started smiling behind her.
"Hey Joe! Glad you made it alright. This is my friend Barbara, but we all call her B." Barbara turned around and had to stop her jaw from hitting the marble floor. This man was well over six feet tall with the most beautiful caramel colored skin she'd ever seen in her twenty-four years of living.
"Nice to meet you, Barbara. I'm Joe." Sex. The man looked and sounded like pure unadulterated sex! Reaching out to shake his extended hand her mind jumbled when his engulfed hers.
"Hi, I'm Barbara. Wait shit, she already said that! It's nice to meet you Joe you can call me B." She was mentally berating herself. She was giggly. When the hell was the last time she giggled? Trinity was smirking as she tried to discreetly make her way out of the kitchen.
"So how long have you known Trin?" B was stuck. He was actually attempting conversation with her? This beautiful specimen was taking time out of his life to talk to her? Oh wait, he was talking to her!
"I've known her for about four years now. I moved into the condo next to hers and we just clicked, and been tight ever since. I've heard a lot about you from Jon and Josh I'm actually surprised that this is my first time meeting you. From the way they talk about you I kinda assumed you would be their triplet." The smile on this man was making her uterus quiver. So big, bright,and gorgeous! Just like him.
"Nah we ain't triplets because I'm clearly the best looking, but we are tight enough to be considered brothers. I got a blood brother, but he's got about fifteen years on me so growing up it was mainly me and the twins. We were inseparable growing up. Did damn near everything together. They my boys."
"Yeah, clearly but don't tell them I said that or I'd never hear the end of it. I wish I could still be that close with some of my cousins, but we just outgrew each other. But, um it was nice meeting you Joe. I'm gonna go see where Trin slipped off to. I'll see you later." She said as she sent him a cute smile and made sure she put an extra twist in her hips because he was watching. Before she left the kitchen she caught him leaning against the counter staring like she knew he would be, but what surprised her was the fact that he merely winked at her instead of trying to play off what he'd been doing.
"Damn." She murmured to herself as she went to find Trinity without bumping into all the kids that were running throughout the house. Maybe Trinity knew her better than she thought she did.
"Ay girl! I know you ain't trying to ignore me? I ain't seen you in months!" B mentally sighed. Josh was here, of course he'd be here. Barbara had taken to ignoring Josh simply because she was extremely attracted to him. She never gave any hints to it, never acted on any thoughts she had about him, but she'd be a damn lie if she said she didn't want him...bad! But nothing could come of it because he was married and together he and his wife had two adorable sons, but sometimes Josh played around too much for the way she felt about him. He was a clown and liked to joke around but whenever he'd touch her she'd get goosebumps or have some other stupid bodily reaction to him and she hated it.
"Nah, I haven't been ignoring you Josh. You're just never around when I'm around. How are the wifey and boys doing I haven't seen them around yet." Trying to subtly look for Trin to rescue her as she listened to him talk about his family. Next thing she knew she was being picked up.
"What the hell put me down! PUT ME DOWN I HAVE A DRESS ON AND DON'T WANT THE WHOLE WORLD TO SEE MY ASS!" She was promptly put on her feet after that and quickly pulled her dress down much to the displeasure of some of the guys in the room.
"Barbara, I'm not even gonna call you B until you put an end to this right now." B looked at Jon confused before she turned to look at a smirking Joe and then a head shaking Trinity. "Did you or did you not say that Joe looks better than me and Josh? Josh I can understand, but me! Oh hell nah, no. So what you gotta say for yourself, Barbara?" She could hear snickering around her and it was then that she noticed she was in a room full of Samoans give or take a few with herself and Trinity included.
"I didn't say nothing, Jon! Either way you like my brother so that automatically make ya ass ugly, and since Josh is your twin... All I gotta say is that I didn't say nothing! Maybe I agreed to what someone else said, but those words never came out of my mouth. Why you over there smirking? Tryna get people in trouble and I've barely known you an hour." B rolled her eyes as he continued to smirk and walked out of the room only to hear Josh yell out. "I ain't ugly!"
B walked back into the kitchen to get a drink and finally Trinity followed her.
"So what do you think about Joe?" B rolled her eyes and continued to sip on her drink.
"He aight. He's a snitch though. Why you trying to set us up for? I'm perfectly capable of finding my own man, and I am pretty damn sure Joe doesn't need help either."
"He's aight? Girl I know you ain't blind! If I didn't have my Jurdy I would've been all over that! I'm not trying to set y'all up, but if something came out of it imagine how cool it'd be! We could have couple date nights and be cute together and have hoes hating because we both got some sexy ass Samoans! And from the way Joe was looking at you I'd say that I don't have to set y'all up. Joe look like he bout to go for that ass himself." B had to hide her smile at that. As fine as Joe was she didn't know him. She only knew of him, and this was her first time meeting him.
"Whatever, I don't even know him Trin. I just met the dude and you over here trying to practically marry me off to him. How do I know he's even feeling me like that anyway? He could just be being nice to me. And besides you said that he just got a divorce, I highly doubt that he's gonna want to jump straight into a relationship, and like I said before I'm good being single."
"Fine I won't butt in, but all I will say is if you both are feeling each other what harm can be done by getting to know him a little more? I mean just from seeing you two in the kitchen earlier you physically make a cute couple. His big tall ass and your short ass, y'all would look cute! Just imagine your little babies! They'd probably be closer to your complexion since Joe's ass is light as hell, and they'd have hella long thick black hair. And I'd be god mommy because I introduced y'all! Ugh, I could see that cute shit now."
"Trinity Fatu you done lost your damn mind! Babies. BABIES? I just met his ass Trin! Like, literally I just met his ass, and you over here talking babies. How do you even know if either one of us wants kids? You know what. never mind don't even answer that! I can't with you right now woman. You about to drive me to drink. When will the food be done anyway?" Barbara loved her friend she really did, but she either always blew things outta proportion or she just tried to talk things into existence for her. The only thing she wasn't willing to admit right now was that more times than not she was right.
"First, I know for a fact that he wants kids because that's all these damn Samoans wanna do is make babies! And because that was one of the things he disagreed about with his ex. Secondly, the food should be done soon, but have fun trying to find somewhere to sit and eat it. Thirdly, you don't have to admit it to me now, but I know you like Joe because I've only seen you look at one other man like that. And we both know who that is. Don't think I don't notice how you change up when a certain in law of mine shows up. I just never say anything. I see that look in your eye every time he comes around, and I honestly don't know how you do that. But that's a secret that'll stay between the two of us."
Before B could get a word out Trin was walking out of the room. Well shit, she knew. Clearly she knew her too well. After that B found herself finally mingling with the other guest that were there. She loved their cousin Tamina in particular. Once they got the call that the food was done everybody stampeded toward the kitchen only to be told that the babies and ladies eat first. Feeling somewhat over crowded B decided to eat on the deck in the back. She was soon joined by Trinity and Tamina, but then to her surprise Joe as well.
"Mind if I sit with y'all? Everywhere else is full." Trin and Tamina were quick to move over so that he could sit next to her. B shot them both an unimpressed look. He quickly slid next to B she could say he was possibly a little too close, but she didn't mind.
"So Joe you moving back here or you gonna stay back in Georgia? You know we miss you over here Uce!" He smiled before answering.
"Nah, I'm moving back I'm gonna be staying with my pops and them until I find myself a place. All my stuff is in storage for now. But I doubt I'll leave Florida for good anytime soon, especially with all the beautiful new scenery I've been seeing lately." At that B choked on her drink.
Tamina snickered at his subtle attempt at flirting. "Smooth, Joe real smooth." They all made small talk while devouring their food and after a while it was time to clean up and head out. Barbara was just gonna stay the night because in her own words she was too full to drive home and needed to sleep off the meal. After she helped Jon and Trin clean up the mess and put food away she walked into their room to find something to wear so that she could finally get out of that damn dress.
"So Uce, what's up with B?" She froze in the closet when she heard her name while in the middle of pulling off her dress.
"What you mean what up with her? You feeling her Uce?" Now how could she be expected to not be nosy in a conversation like that?
"Hell yeah I'm feeling her! Have you seen her? She's gorgeous as fuck and I love her little sassy attitude. She single though, or can you hook me up?" Trying to contain the blush she felt traveling through her cheeks she did nothing but listen a little closer.
"She been single as long as I've known her, Uce. From what Trin told me she picky and just doesn't put herself out there. I think y'all would be a good fit because y'all are both stubborn as hell and don't like to listen, like when I tried to tell you ole girl wasn't shit. But nah you ain't wanna hear it, wanna go on and move all the way to Georgia because she wanted to be closer to her family, but nah fuck Joe's family right. We too ghetto for her apparently. Yeah, I remember her saying that shit. Anyway I got your back Uce she like a little sis to me. She listens when she wants to."
"Yeah yeah I know you and Josh won't ever let me live that shit down. But good looks though. I ain't trying to make it serious right off the jump, but I'm a little jealous of you and Josh. Y'all both married with kids and shit and I'm all left out. I feel left out I'm not even gonna lie. I want my own little black and Samoan babies too." Jimmy snickered at his cousin.
"When you turn into a bitch? You been getting extra in touch with your feminine side huh, Uce."
"Shut the fuck up, and show me where I'm sleeping tonight." Joe said as he slapped his cousin in the back of the head.
B slipped out of the room unnoticed and returned to her own. Somehow between then and now she'd fallen asleep.
"B? Barbara wake up. Barbara!" She slowly started to wake up only to see Trinity standing over her. "You better wake your ass up. Ain't no time to be going to sleep!" B actually whines like a child. Sleep was the one thing she loved more than anything else, and if you disturbed that you could guarantee that you'd be dealing with the crankiest adult child.
"Why? I'm full and tired so let me sleep! I'm already in my pajamas." Trinity already tired of her whining suddenly rips her blanket off.
"Wake your ass up. You can stay in the pajamas, but you're getting up. Besides a certain somebody was looking for you. C'mon B, or I just might have to send him up here to you all alone with no one else around to see what's going on. You know what? On second thought stay here I'll let him know where you are." Trinity didn't even make it to the door before Barbara was out of the bed.
"You play too much Trin. What you need me for so bad anyway?" B said while yawning and rubbing her eyes.
"We're playing never have I ever, and you need to be involved! It's teams girls vs the guys and we need you to have even number teams. So you're playing." B looked at her incredulously. Never have I ever? Wasn't she supposed to be the youngest one here? What the hell kind of juvenile shit?
"You're messing with me right? Never have I ever? What are we twelve! You woke me up for this shit? I better get some good ass blackmail material from this." She muttered as she walked toward the living room with her arms crossed.
"Alright so we playing never have I ever. The rules of the game are you have to take ten shots and you out, the team who had the most players at the end of the game wins. And since I'm feeling generous I'll let you start B, since you clearly are comfortable enough to play." Barbara flipped Jon off as she looked down at her.
"Never have I ever had a threesome." She looked around the room as some people tried to not make eye contact while they had to drink. "Mmm hmmm nasty asses." And then they game only got worse from there. From questions about weird sex places, people they wished they hadn't slept with, to ugly sex partners it seemed as if nothing was off limits. When it was finally Joe's turn to ask a question B the light weight drinker that she was started to get a little giggly.
"Never have I ever fucked a friend of the family the day I met them." B looked at him with a raised brow, but giggled nonetheless.
"Okay, okay my turn again! Never have I ever fucked a Samoan." At this point all the females except Barbara had taken a drink.
Her team had gotten down to only two members after that question, but she didn't care she wanted to see how far Joe was gonna take this.
"Never have I ever had sex in my best friends house on Thanksgiving." Oh he was trying her. Definitely trying to get to her, and it was working.
"And on that note I'm done for the night. Happy Thanksgiving goodnight." She hadn't even heard him follow her up the stairs, but she definitely noticed his presence when his hand touched the back of her thigh on the way upstairs.
"Hey!" She said laughing a bit. She tipsily slapped his shoulder. "What do you think you're doing?"
"Helping you to bed," he answered plainly. Yeah, well, that was one way to put it.
So I did a thing. I haven't written in a year because quite honestly 2015 was the worst year of my life thus far, and I didn't have the motivation nor time to do it before. But I wanted to write something and this is what popped in my head. Hopefully it was maybe a little enjoyable. If so I'll hopefully have another chapter update soon. Happy Turkey Day to all that celebrate it. Leave a review and let me know what you think.