Disclaimer: JE owns them. I'm just playing.
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I almost had a heart attack when Lula walked out of her apartment building. She was wearing a red sequin dress that was five times to small. I was afraid that her watermelon size boobs were going to pop out of the top of her dress. As she approached my car, she had to tug down on the hem of her dress.
"Yeah, White Girl," Lula said as she climbed in. "Where are we going tonight?"
"I don't know. We're going to go back to RangeMan to get Lester and Junior. Then we'll decide where we're going," I said as I took off to go back to the building.
"Is it true?" Lula asked as I turned on Haywood Street.
"Is what true?" I asked.
"That your apartment building blew up and you broke up with Joe?"
"Yep."
"You gonna go after Batman?"
"Nope. I'm on the prowl tonight for a new man. Someone who will love me for who I am and won't be afraid to commit."
"Good luck."
"Look at my Lula," I said as I climbed out of my car in the RangeMan garage. I twirled around in the dress for her. "I'm gonna find me a man."
"With that dress you're gonna find a bunch."
I turned at the sound of the elevator dinging open. Lester and Junior walked out. Junior was wearing black slacks and a bright red short sleeve button down shirt. The shirt was open and showed a white under shirt beneath. Lester was wearing navy blue slacks and a white short sleeve button down silk shirt. His was unbuttoned like Junior.
"We're two very lucky ladies tonight," I said to Lula.
"No shit!"
"Where are we going?" I asked the guys as they walked over.
"A great place in North Trenton," Junior said.
"Who's car?"
"Mine," Lester said as he placed a hand on my bare back and led me over to his red Jeep. I felt my blood start to boil by the contact of his hand. Not a normal reaction.
Lula and I climbed into the back of the Jeep. It was a tight fit, but we're girls and are not afraid to get close. Lester fired up the Jeep and zipped out of the garage. He just barely missed the bottom of the gate as it went up. Lester weaved us through traffic and came to an abrupt stop in front of a club called Salsa.
"Are you kidding?" I asked Junior.
"Come on, Steph. This place is great!"
"I don't know how to dance to salsa music!"
"Come on, Whitey! How bad can it be? I think that this might be fun," Lula said as she climbed out of the back of the Jeep.
"I can show you how to do some of the dances," Junior said as he took my hand to help me out of the Jeep. "If you hate it after an hour, then we'll leave."
"Promise?"
"Ranger's Honor," Junior said with a salute.
I laughed and let Junior lead me into the club. It wasn't that busy because it was a Wednesday night. There weren't to many people on the dance floor. Lester headed to the bar with Lula and Junior pulled me out on the dance floor.
"This is really easy, Steph. Just watch my feet."
He stood next to me and started moving. It seemed like they were easy steps that you spruced up with hip and arm movements. Before I knew it, Junior had me dancing all over the dance floor. I hadn't even noticed that he was keeping men at bay. I guess Junior can be a little intimidating. I like to think of him as my Latino God of Dancing. He had an amazing ability to make dancing an intimate experience.
Junior spun me around and smoothly transferred me to Lester as he transferred Lula to Junior. I smiled up at my new dance partner. He moved just like Junior. Very fluid. Extremely sexy. His bright green eyes had turned slightly dark.
"Are you enjoying yourself?" Lester asked as he pulled me close for a slow song.
"I love this place. Junior is an amazing dance teacher."
"I taught him everything that I know."
"What?"
"I brought Junior here about two years ago," Lester said with a crooked smile. "We've been coming back at least once a week ever since."
"Oh, yeah?" I said with a smile.
"It's all my fault. Hispanic woman have great asses and hips. They really know how to dance and I loooooove dancing."
"Maybe I should try to find myself one of these great Latin woman. Maybe I've been batting for the wrong team my whole life," I said with a laugh.
I heard my phone go off in Lester's pocket. I reached in and grabbed it. Lester's eyebrows rose and a wide smile appeared on his lips. I stuck my tongue out playfully and looked down at my phone as I flipped it open. One new text message. I hit the button to read the message.
BOOM!
"I think that we should go now," I said to Lester as I held up my phone to his face.
I watched as he changed from Party Lester to Merry Man Lester. The transformation was immediate.
"Junior!" Lester shouted over the music. "Bounce!"
I turned and saw Junior grab Lula and head for the door. Lester took my hand and pulled me in the same direction. Lester hit the remote start to his Jeep as we ran towards it. A split second later, I saw a spark come from the undercarriage.
KABOOM!
I staggered back as the Jeep bounced up in the air. It crashed to the ground engulfed in flames. I looked over my shoulder and saw that Junior was already on his phone and pulling Lula back. I took Lester's arm and pulled him back. There could be a second explosion from the gas tank. At least that was my experience.
Lester pulled me into his arms and took my phone. He placed it back in his pocket. I knew that he would look into the message and then program one of the computers at RangeMan to monitor all calls and messages.
"You're shaking," Lester whispered in my ear.
"I hadn't noticed," I whispered as I snuggled into him and closed my eyes. "I'm sorry about your Jeep."
"I can buy a new one. I didn't really like the color anyway," he said with a small laugh.
"You're full of shit. You loved that Jeep. I saw it on your face while you were driving."
I heard the sirens from the fire trucks as they pulled up. Lester slowly backed us up. He kept his arms around me as he guided us up to the side of the building. I stood between his legs as he leaned against the building. He pulled my head back down to his chest and laid his cheek on my hair. His left hand started rubbing circles along my neck. I felt myself melt into him. I wanted to purr.
I could hear Junior next to us talking on his cell phone. He didn't sound to happy. I could tell that he was talking to Tank. He gave him a small briefing over the phone on what happened. Lester told them about the text on my phone. Junior told Tank that we were all a little shaken up, but other wise fine.
"Tank should be here momentarily," Junior said when he hung up his phone.
"I'll get him to give me a ride home, Steph. You've had a long day," Lula said as she rubbed my shoulder.
"Thanks, Lula," I said as I felt myself start to crash from the adrenaline.
"Bobby can get you back to RangeMan when he gets here," Junior said as he leaned against the wall next to Lester.
I felt Lester's arms tighten around me. I snuggled closer into him, thinking that he was just trying to pull me closer. Then I heard the approaching foot steps. My heart started to sink. I recognized those foot steps.
"Cupcake."
