By the next morning we were settling into our new pattern. Paul had breakfast ready when I came down after showering and dressing. He and I drank a cu... of coffee and chatted for a bit before Tom came down apologizing for being late. I had the dishes in the dishwasher by the time Tom finished his coffee, then we left the house just as Paul went up to clean up and get dressed.Tom and I didn't talk much on the way into the office, but he did explain that he had intentionally stalled a bit,. This shouldn’t surprise you. Not today. Many black folks hate their own. There’s a lot of hatred and bitterness between black men and black women in modern-day America. We don’t like each other. It happens. Get over it. Anyhow, having escaped from the madhouse I grew up in, I forged a new life for myself. Saint Meredith College gave me that chance. They offered me a student-athlete scholarship for running cross country. This small, previously all-female institution was diversifying by adding. The next day at work none of us showed any sign of what happened in the car to any of our co-workers. Again she asked for a ride home, with a smile on her face and I of course hoping to continue our kiss feast said yes. Yet again a repeat of the first time but this time I was ready for it and nothing was held back. I hoping that this time it would lead to more was disappointed when once again she smiled opened the door and went into her house. I was starting to wonder is this is just a tease of. I wanted to ask you if you guys had any plans for Christmas?”“Not really. We don’t have any family or close friends around the St. Louis area. We were just going to cook a turkey and stuff here at home.”“We want to fly you and Arthur and the kids out here for Christmas. We’d bring you out for Christmas Eve and if your schedule works, you can stay through my birthday.”“Daddy that’s going to be awfully expensive.”“Just let us worry about that. Things here have been going really well. Check with.