Jail's Bait: Parole's Victim (Book 4)

Chapter 8

When Marquis and Kap were old enough to start noticing girls, they both decided to try dating all different kinds, to see what they liked best- Black girls, Asian girls, White girls, West Indian girls, Hispanic girls… so far they had tried Black girls first (that didn’t last too long, the girls they chose made them feel like they were dating ATM machines), then Asian girls (they passed by quickly too; the ones they chose were too afraid of doing anything intimate for fear of their parents finding out), then they moved onto White girls (the ones they chose kept trying to cheat on one with the other), and then tried West Indian girls (but their fathers and brothers kept threatening their lives if they physically touched the girls in any way). Marquis tried dating some celebrity girls, but that didn’t live up to its appeal. Robbie Whistina Crowne got him busted for a DUI (she was drunk driving but talked him into taking the rap for the benefit of the tabloids- it didn’t really hurt his public character; it actually made him ten times more interesting to the paparazzi. It was North Dakota Manning who scarred his reputation- she dumped him after a year of highly publicized dating for Kom Pruise and Maytee Homes’s son, Maple Pruise. Afterwards Marquis vowed to Kap, crying into his beer, that he would never watch another one of her Academy-Award winning movies, ever again. That’s when Kap, who was already dating Angelina Vargas at the time, set him on a blind date with Angelina’s best friend, Carmen Lopez. The two hit it off immediately, and he forgot all about dating celebrity chicks. A year and six months later (which is 3 years in teen-speak) they were still going strong, with no romantic end in sight for either boy. In between best friend time, also basketball, football and wrestling practice, they managed to spend a good deal of their remaining free time with their girlfriends. Somehow Marquis and Kap also managed to keep their grades to above a 3.0 GPA, passing their SAT’s with flying colors (Marquis scored 1130, Kap got a 1082 total). Marquis knew that Kap would make sure he was eligible for that full scholarship awarded to him; he was banking on his best friend’s love of competition to meet that challenge head-on.

But all that was behind them now, and graduation from high school was now only days away. Kap's wrestling team had their final match of the season earlier today, Kap's final one as a member of RC High’s Wrestling team- and he brought the gold home by performing a spectacular display on the wrestling mat that would pass into high school legend. The coach, weeping from the loss of such a standard player, let him hold the gold trophy at home for bragging rights until graduation. At present it stood dully gleaming in the muted light near a set of glass doors as Marquis and Kap lay each on a long down-filled leather couch, heavily kissing their girlfriends. They were in one of the living rooms in HT, the one which lay adjacent to the pool area. To ensure the longevity of the furniture owing to the proximity of the wet areas just outside that room, the original designers had made the furniture out of water-resistant leather and wood-oak. Malik and Lamar decided to leave it that way once they took possession of HT, instead of having to replace the couches each time they got waterlogged from some foolhardy person tracking water into the living room from the pool. They also installed a separate heating system in the room to keep the wet pool-goers from catching cold.

Today, however, the room was heating up in other ways. On one couch rested Marquis and his girlfriend, Carmen- sizzling up the room with their hot, wet kisses. Carmen was 5’4 with cinnamon brown hair that fell to her shoulders in a sexy cascade, with shapely thighs from her years as Head Cheerleader at RC High. Marquis and Carmen made the perfect high school super-couple from the moment they met; Marquis always believed that it was because they seemed to naturally understand one another on every level without having to explain themselves. The secret that they shared with each other would have blown their reputation at RC High sky-high, however- not even Kap and his girlfriend, Carmen’s best friend Angelina, knew about it. It was a complete secret to the world that no matter how hot and heavy Mar-Car (the high school nickname for the duo) behaved in public, the couple had never had sex- not even once. Marquis confided in Carmen that although he dated some of the hottest females in Hollywood, he was still a virgin. Carmen was actually more turned on for him by his abstinence, and swore to keep his secret virtue between themselves. Now whenever Marquis and Carmen had hot kissing sessions his dick did get hard, but for some reason he never had a desire to go any farther than that with any female…

On the other couch, Kap and Angelina was into their own heavy kissing moments, all sweaty and moans and touchy-feely as they grappled around the couch. Unlike his sex-restricted best friend, Kap and the 5’6 Latina beauty had fucked on many occasions, Angelina's already curvy thighs becoming even more pronounced from her weekly marathons with Kap. Not that Angelina complained; besides needing strong leg muscles from being Second Captain on RC High’s Cheerleading Team, Angelina’s sex drive was almost the level of being masculine in intensity. Kap loved to fuck his girl, and they had much in common as well- but he carried a secret as well, something he never told Marquis or anyone else. At first, he thought that fucking females was what dudes were supposed to do, especially ones with dicks as thick as his was. Yet with all the screwing he’d done since he first started, he realized that he got a better nutt from jerking off, then he EVER got with having sex with a female. As sexy as Kap was, he’d gotten to sample a lot a girls, even some from the Hollywood elite, being best friends with a Hill. Yet as soon as he’d brought whatever female he was with to her orgasm he would roll off of her and that would be that- it just seemed that none of them really satisfied him. Of course, he couldn’t tell Marquis this, as he believed that Marquis fucked half the girls in Hollywood- he didn’t want to appear weak or soft to his boy. So he secretly hoped each time they did it, that the next time he fucked he would finally get the nutt he’d always wanted, and having a freak like Angelina as a girlfriend, he knew it wouldn’t be long now-

“AAHHEMM…” came the sound of someone clearing a throat-LOUDLY.

Marquis and Kap jumped up from the couches guiltily as the girls hurriedly sat up straight with innocent faces. “Uhhh, what’s going on, Dad,” Marquis stammered, catching sight of Malik and Lamar standing in the living room doorway.

“Sorry to interrupt,” Malik said with a smirk, “but there’s someone I wanted you to meet.” Lamar had been standing somewhat behind Malik, but then he came to the forefront, holding what looked to Marquis like a baby and a baby’s blanket in his arms.

“Whoa, is there something you’ve been keeping from me, Dad,” Marquis said with eyebrows raised as the girls got up from the couches, coming over to get a better look.

“Ok, wise-guy,” Malik said dryly. “It’s not what you think- neither one of us has a secret ‘baby-mama’- we’ve just retuned from an appointment with an adoption clinic.”

“Wow, are you guys serious,” Carmen exclaimed, cooing at the baby. “You just adopted this precious little thing..?”

“It’s true,” Lamar said with pride shining in his eyes. “This is Jamara, our daughter.” And they quickly filled the teens in on Jamara’s short back-story.

Marquis sat down on the couch in shock as Kap joined the girls over by Lamar, congratulating him and staring at the baby. Of course Marquis and Kap's long-term girlfriends knew about Marquis's uncles Lamar and Malik and their true connection- they could be trusted, Marquis learned that a long time ago… but now THIS, a baby..? Marquis's thoughts spun about as he tried to digest it.

Malik came over and sat down on the couch next to Marquis. “You ok with this?” Malik asked him directly.

“I mean, why wouldn’t I be,” Marquis said quietly. “She’s beautiful, from what I can see,” he added, smiling at Malik.

“Look, its not that we didn’t love you enough to adopt you,” Malik began; “it’s just that-”

“I know, I have a father and a mother already ,” Marquis finished the sentence. He sighed. “It’s just that I’d always secretly wished that YOU were my real daddy,” he said. “I got to grow up under you and Uncle Lamar and it was great, living here and also having my moms in my life too. But-” and then he grew silent, a lone tear finding its way down his left cheek.

Malik put his arms around Marquis and whispered, “you ARE my real son in every way that matters.” His eyes also shone with unshed tears.

Marquis smiled and hugged him back, saying, “So now you get to raise a kid from scratch, huh..? You guys will be great parents to- her name is Jamara, right? I get it, you and Uncle Mar's name combined..?”

“Yes,” Malik said, still hugging Marquis. “But you know, Jamara will need her big brother to take care of her too.”

Marquis thought about that. “She is kind of like my kid sister, huh..?”

“She sure is, since we set the standards of the dysfunctional family, that is” Lamar said then with a grin. He, the girls and Kap had all come over to where Malik and Marquis was sitting. “Are you going to hold your sister now..?” and he bent over and placed Jamara in Marquis's arms.

It took just 30 seconds. A wave of love swept powerfully over Marquis as he held Jamara close to his heart, smelling her baby essence that wove into his soul like a spider’s net. He looked up at the others standing there watching him, and then turned to Malik with fresh tears in his eyes. “I’ll protect her forever,” he said then, voice filled with fierce emotion, “and I’ll kill anyone who tries to hurt her.

“I wouldn’t have it any other way,” Malik said with an approving grin, the tears now spilling forth.

“I’d rather you called the police first,” Lamar smiled quietly; “but I get what you mean.”

Carmen bent down in front of Marquis and touched his face. “You are gonna be the best big brother in the world, I already see it,” she said then, smiling- then her face lit up. “I got an idea- the grad party is going to be held here, right?” she asked Malik and Lamar.

“After Marquis begged and pleaded for two weeks, we had no choice,” Malik said with a sudden scowl.

“Don’t believe it,” Lamar said wryly to Marquis. “Malik hoped you’d want the grad party here, and was worried you’d have it somewhere else. Kept me up all night a couple weeks ago-”

“Anyway,” Malik said, interrupting Lamar, “yes, the grad party is here, out by the pool area. Why do you ask?”

“Well, since you don’t really know when Jamara’s birthday is, why not make it a grad party/birthday/coming home party for Jamara as well? I know once our senior class hears the story they would have no problem giving over the first couple of hours to welcome Jamara; then by, say, 8:30, we could turn it back into the all night grad-party Slamfest… what do you say..?”

“Wow, Carmen, that’s the nicest thing you could do for my little girl,” Lamar said, touched.

“If your class is okay with it, then I see no problem,” Malik said jovially.

“I’ll get on the phone and call up the guys, see about adding baby decorations to the plans,” Angelina said then, rushing off towards her cell phone.

Kap put his arm on Carmen’s shoulder. “Carmen, I didn’t know ya had it in you,” he said with a smile. “And here I thought that lipstick was the most serious thing you could focus on.”

“Har-dee har,” Carmen said, shaking off his shoulder comically.

“Well, I like the idea myself,” Marquis said, holding out the baby to Kap as he leaned up to kiss Carmen softly. “Thanks for being so good to me,” he whispered.

Kap had this stunned look on his face as, after holding Jamara for a couple minutes, he held out the baby for Lamar. “I see what you guys mean,” he said, sort of thunderstruck. “Once you hold her- its like this protective feeling comes crashing over you… I really do feel like I would do anything for Jamara. I think I might want a baby…”

“Well, don’t look at me,” Angelina shouted from the other end of the room as she dialed into her phone.

Everyone laughed as Lamar and Malik headed for the living room doorway. “If that’s true, Angelina, then you should dial down what you were doing when we walked in,” Malik called over his shoulder as they vanished from sight.

Angelina closed up her cell phone and came back to the couch. “It’s all set, the word is being spread- everyone’s bringing a baby gift to the party Friday night.”

“Great,” Carmen smiled at her best friend. “Now that it’s settled, let’s play spades.”

Angelina looked over at her boyfriend, then smirked. “Naw, let’s play Spin-The-Bottle…”

Everyone looked at her, stunned. Lina, Carmen said then, “Spin-The-Bottle..? what are we, in 8th grade..?”

“Come on, it might be fun, Carmen,” Angelina said, her eyes mysterious. “Rules are: Anything goes but kisses are definite- at LEAST 30 seconds long. If you don’t kiss who you spun the bottle at you gotta pay up.”

“Why not,” Kap said, pulling Angelina close and kissing her on the neck then looking over at Marquis. “Let’s see what they come up with, Quiche.”

“Grrrrrr,” Marquis replied, making Kap and the girls laugh. Everyone in the room knew that when they were younger, when Kap first learned how to spell Marquis's name he pronounced it Mar-Quiche. Learning that his best friend hated when he said it like that made Kap tease him with it all the more.

Kap, still grinning, looked at his girl. “Let’s get on with it, then- Angel, you go first.”

“No, I thought up the game, you spin first,” Angelina smiled back.

They arranged themselves in a circle of four on the carpeted floor, then Kap grabbed one of the empty forty-ounce bottles from the nearest coffee table and spun it clockwise.

Twinkling, the bottle spun like a top until it slowed down, its neck pointing towards… Marquis.

The room exploded in a noise of protest and uncontrollable laughter from the girls, Kap and Marquis both shouting “HELL NAW” in loud tones. Suddenly, a half-loud growl from the nearby sleeping lion cub bought then back to their senses, quieting everyone down. “Whoa, you don’t wanna wake up Leo like that,” Marquis said, shaken.

“Well, get to it, then,” Angelina said in a soft tone, “or we’ll sick Leo on you two..!”

“You boys agreed,” Carmen said, “and we wont tell, we promise. But rules are rules…”

“You can’t be seriously expecting me to kiss a guy,” Marquis said then, exasperated. “This is crazy talk!!! You’d still want to kiss me after I kissed a MAN..?”

“Well, kiss a man and I’ll let ya know,” Carmen archly replied.

“Look man, you know what’s gonna happen if we don’t do this,” Kap threatened; “we’ll have to pay up. Take em out and buy em a lot of shyt. And never hear the end of it, of us not playing by the rules. Nag, nag, nag-”

“HEYYYY!!!” Carmen and Angelina shouted together.

“You see, they already started,” Kap said, spreading his arms to make his point. “Look, we’ll just something quick, and then we’ll pay them BACK for it later,” Kap said, smiling at Marquis. “Make em lick each other off or somethin.”

Marquis looked at his best friend ruefully; then made up his mind. “FINE, fine… let’s just… get it over with,” he said quickly, getting to his feet.

Kap stood up too, and both men faced each other. “Look, I’m not thrilled about this either, he said, but it’s for the good of our wallets…”

“I can see Aprendi and Croach in my future,” Angelina said then in a threatening tone.

Marquis looked down at Kap and they leaned into each other slowly.

“Come on, this aint no soap opera love scene,” Carmen said dryly, snapping her fingers rapidly. Get into it, make it sloppy and wet and don’t stop until we count 30 seconds gone.

“EEEUUUU,” Marquis and Kap said, pulling back. “Do you HAVE ta make it sound like that,” Kap pleaded.

The girls laughed. “Ok, we’ll dial it down,” Angelina said, still snickering. “Get on with it..!!”

Marquis and Kap moved in towards each other again, and closed their eyes. Marquis couldn’t believe what he was about to do, leaning in to kiss on his best friend… how sick could this be, how gay, how disgusting-

And then Kap's lips were touching his, and a tongue was sliding into his mouth slowly.

….WHHHOOOAAAA….

Marquis couldn’t believe how soft Kap's lips were, how they felt like soft butter- and his tongue! To feel that thick, warmer tongue touch his own, letting their lips press and their moustache-tufted chins caress each other in the moment- hot waves of wonder were running down Marquis’s lips and tongue all the way down to his suddenly heated groin; he felt like he was caught up in a vice grip and he struggled to hold on, hold on as those lips turned into wet fire that burned through his mouth like lava-

“29, 30!!!”

And then the girls were pulling Marquis and Kap away from each other, giggling non-stop. The boys’ mouths came apart with a splooch, a trail of warm spit connecting them until it broke, and as the girls fell to the floor in a fit of laughter Marquis and Kap stood there, looking at one another for a split second- a split second that revealed much to each other-

…In that split second, Marquis knew his dick got hard, HARD for his best friend and he knew that Kap felt it press up against him.

…In that split second, Kap knew his dick got hard, HARD for his best friend and he knew that Marquis felt it press up against him.

…In that split second, both boys knew that they LIKED that kiss and wanted it to go on…

…but then the split second was over.

“EUUUUUGGHHH!!!” Marquis and Kap both jumped and started wiping their mouths, trying to simultaneously cover up their erections. Carmen and Angelina came over to them, trying fruitlessly to stop laughing.

“Ok, Okay, you’ve had your fun,” Kap said with a grimace to Angelina, “so now can I go back to kissing just you?”

“After a performance like that, you get to do more than kiss me,” Angelina said, taking Kap by the hand and leading him towards the doorway. “We’ll be back later,” she said, still laughing and dragging Kap out the door. He looked back at Marquis speechlessly for a moment- and then he was gone.

“Ah, baby,” Carmen said, wiping tears of mirth from her eyes, “are you okay..? You look a little wigged out,” she said, putting the back of her hand to his forehead. “I’m sorry we made you do that, it wont happen again…”

“I-I’m fine,” Marquis said, shaking his head to clear his thinking. What just happened… that was-that was a weird moment, that’s all it was… a… weird moment.

“Are you sure you’re ok,” Carmen asked again, a look of worry creeping into her eyes.

Marquis smiled encouragingly. “Let’s go and find a room, and I’ll show you just how much better I feel,” he said, grabbing a startled Carmen by the hand and leading her after Angelina and Kap.