Laurie looked toward the archway and saw Junior and his friends coming in carrying a basketball. They were shirtless, dressed in loose athletic shorts...and running shoes, their dark bodies shiny with sweat. Accompanying Junior, Dearl, and James was their new friend Rashad. The four had been hanging together a few months now. Laurie hadn't had the opportunity to fuck Rashad yet. Too bad. He was a hunk—Denzel Washington face, short nappy curls, lean physique. A regular black Adonis. Seeing him. At the reception we were introduced and spent a good part of the evening together. She was a beautiful gal. For me it was darn near love at first sight.I should tell you that we were complete opposites. They say opposites attract and I do believe it. It's both a good and bad thing. I'll try and explain; everything in our relationship was new. She always wanted to do things that I never did. She in turn did things with me that she had never done. I don't mean sexual things, even though that was. I think I’m going to get the sheet music for that song. I know the lyrics by heart.”The gang went into the house and I saw a wide variety of costumes, including the traditional witches, skeletons, and ghosts, to a couple who were dressed as Luke and Leia from Star Wars.“They have the incest fantasy thing going on there!” Clarissa whispered.“Gross, Lissa!” I replied, under my breath.I took Kimiko to the great room and we had our first dance, then went to get something to drink and circulate. The. Today was the girl’s 16th birthday and Ariel and Eric had promised to make it special for her.“Then here you go,” Ariel said, handing her daughter one of the hugest boxes she’d ever seen, even bigger than her wealthy father had lavished upon her at Christmas. “Open this and I’ll be back in a minute.” She kissed her daughter on the cheek and left the room, leaving Melody to open her parcel with a girlish squeal. Ariel was fairly sure Melody knew the kind of things she could expect to find in.