The Start

RJ’s POV

I knew what I was agreeing to; a night with Niki. I understood everything about it was wrong, her need, what she wanted out of this, and I went along. I mean, I’m not really shy, no reason to be, and I stripped in front of her knowing that is what Dean did. It played out as Dean had described when we talked. I knew things Niki didn’t know I did.

I did think about Robby, how much I loved him and all we’d been through; then thought how he had become distant lately. I wondered what this would show and what might come of it. I mean, I always try and seduce him, part of the game we played, but it had been a long time since I’d done it to a girl. I knew my A game wasn’t really needed because Niki wanted from me something that really didn’t need much participation on my part. But I’m a guy.

Dean had told me about their first time in England, how he seduced the willing, but he did love her and wanted to show it with everything he did. I followed up on that; same song, though I didn’t do Marvin Gay. Niki was eager to get started and I kind of put her off wanting to see more of her pouty look because I wanted, to slow-walk it.

Niki was a selfish lover! I mean there was foreplay. But not enough stimulation to have her shower me like that, she coated my pubes, saturated my balls with her hot, smelly, body fluids. You can’t help but smile when you bring someone, anyone, to orgasm so fast. After I think she had taken all she could, one of my loads in her mouth and the other in her tight girl part; I rolled Niki over. I am not a kiss and tell kind of guy, but Dean Cooper was.

He told me how she was when he went in from the backside. Dean had fucked a lot of boys; well, not a lot. But he said she showed all the signs of a true bottom. He was still trying to set me up with her and I think he thought that could be an ace in the hole; so to speak. Niki did have a fine ass, a boy butt if ever I saw one, even in tight jeans, bare-assed in my hands, and just looking at her from behind.

I know my limitations now when I have come to the end of my battery when the little red light is flashing, I was there. Now it wasn’t so much Niki being greedy but me wanting to show off. I did using the last I had; my drill died. The last thing I remember. When I woke five hours later her body was curled into mine, head between my neck, shoulder, and chest, and a knee up over my leg kind of pushing my nuts. This was a way I woke up many mornings with Rob.

I toyed with her a little, kissed the top of her head, ran my fingers down her arm that was over my chest, And I kissed her on the top of the head again. She pulled a little on me still in her slumber and I couldn’t help but smile. Part of that was last night, then her normal demeanor, and It made me happy to make her happy. But is that what I did?

We had both turned our phones off and put them in a drawer before things heated up. I slithered from her hold grabbing my phone as I slipped in the bathroom with Niki still sawing logs. I had like six texts from Don. I called him. He told me there were pictures, us walking along the road, walking in the Loins, and another of us kissing under a street light.

First: the cab driver will have to deal with Niki, and that won’t end well. Second: us kissing under a lamp-post never happened and I’m sure the camera’s in the parking lot could prove it. And why was that a big deal?

He explained and I understood all too well what he was saying. I told him Niki was still sleeping; probably more than he needed to know. I said when I was done we could Skype from the lobby or a room.

I remembered as I opened the door, “I won’t look back, Niki.” That’s what I told her, but that was not the case because I did look back. I saw her moan reaching for the side I’d slept on, it made me smile but sad at the same time.

I set up the tablet with the screen facing me and the door starting a conversation with, Don. I saw my smile on the small screen with Niki leaning against the door. “There she is.” I said turning.

When Dean’s parents walked in everything changed. They were pissed. It wasn’t at me, nothing I did, nothing Niki did; it was the pictures. We both met them at the door trying to defuse what was about to happen and it surprised me they both went to Niki with open arms. They were so pissed. But not at Niki.

Don had cut his screen but our camera was still on and he caught all of it. “Get him back on the screen, Ryan” Mr. Cooper demanded. And I did.

“I want to tell you our little girl isn’t a homewrecker. If people want to sling mud at someone like her, well, well, I’ll be standing in front to both of them”

“I’d be standing right next to you, Sir,” Don admitted. And there was a long pause.

“If you care to; if you wanted to say something about what Ryan was talking about; the last seine?”

“It kind of gave us closer, it’s still hard.” Dean’s mom started.

“I told Ryan how proud I was of him and I believe what Niki said, ‘If Dean, had he lived, I couldn’t be more proud if he grew into a man like this one.” And he rested his hand on my shoulder. I hate when you don’t cry but tears roll over your cheeks.

We took a pause, thanked each other, and Mom and Dad left. We sat in front of a dark screen and Niki said, “Don?” And the screen lit up.

“None of this will go out until Ryan gets there, he’ll edit, he will be live on your show, and you will make this happen. The only thing with the Cooper’s will be what they said to you; Are we clear???”

“Niki? I go live in like six hours.”

“He’ll be there in five.”

“What the fuck? I’m going home, Niki.”

“You are going to fix this, turn it around, use all that charm, and use the press for the opening next year. You can plug the other thing but we made a clip to start running for the Documentary. I’ll send it to Don.”

Now I had turned our chairs and we were in each other’s face. I looked at the fire in her eyes; swear there was smoke cuming from her nose. It wasn’t gonna work this time, we’d just, she had, I did. I started to smile. It was the wrong thing to do. I leaned forward knowing it could be the last thing I ever did, “Cum, with, me?” And I punctuated each word.

She smiled even though she didn’t want to. “RJ, I can’t. We need to make this come off in our favor. This could be bad on so… many levels and we need to come out with you on top.” That made her blush, and me smile.

“I see nothing,” Don said, in a Sargent Schultz, voice.

I reached over and slapped the screen closed. “Cum with me, Niki. I can’t do this without you.” The fact is, I didn’t want to do it alone even knowing I could.

“You’re so… smart, and stupid all rolled into one. You have never really needed me, well, there was New Year’s. But Ryan? We will come out of this smelling like roses as long as you keep your cool.”

“I’d do better if you were there. I mean Robby thinks I’m coming home.”

“I emailed him when we were talking to Don, ordered a plane, and you leave in half an hour. I leave half-hour after you.”

“But Niki?”

“You got this, City Boy.” And her dimples showed because her smile was so big. I wanted to kiss her.

It was the smallest G I had ever been on, seating for six and I was alone. ND to New York takes about four hours and this light plane got us there in three and a half with a tailwind. I didn’t know where I was going but the driver did; CNN.

I was ushered in and fifteen minutes later Don and I had trimmed down what happened this morning into positive shit. I took a play from the one who lies to us many times a day. “I don’t know why everyone hates me, Don?” And we both laughed.

“It’s no secret that Niki and I know each other, hell, we’re neighbors; her son calls both of us Daddy.” And Don blushed in acknowledgment nodding.

“You could probably find a hundred pictures of me holding Niki’s hand, I am a gentleman and she is a lady; but don’t get on her bad side.”

“And which side is my bad side?” She asked walking out.

She turned side to side in totally toned down garment. And she joined in a chair that magically appeared. I looked at her, “Really???”

She made me laugh looking at her. “Don, he had done the last seine of Dean and I together, by himself. He did that to save me from reliving it. If I have my way, we’ll shoot it again. I do have a clip from early in the movie.” And I elbowed her.

The thing about the movie is that it was no secret RJ Chancellor was playing the role. It was an early seine when Dean and Rick did the assembly, interaction at school, and the mock fight they did on the stage eating lunch. That was before Niki met Dean. She wasn’t involved in the early stuff and I think it was the first time she ever saw it.

“So, you guys? Those pictures. It looks bad.” Don said then turning back to the camera.

I have to show our viewers what I’m talking about as the pictures were dissected in front of us and the world.

“Well, Don. The picture of us walking is as it shows. We had had a fight.” And Niki smacked my arm.

“If it had been a fight you’d have stitches, RJ.” She said and I nodded.

“The shoot was hard. This wasn’t a set; it was where Dean Cooper died; his bedroom.” And again the water that rolls from your eyes.

“We’d had words; ok? It wasn’t just, RJ, it was hard on Dean’s parents with all it takes to do something like this. I had a meltdown at dinner; that’s the noon meal for all those out there. We had words. When we left Ryan wanted to walk for a bit and that was when the picture was taken by the driver.” And she took a breath.

“Did he have an accident, Niki?” I asked now with a smile wiping tears.

“No. He didn’t have an accident, Dumb a…”

“If you look at the picture you can plainly see we were talking, and yes, I was holding his arm. If you didn’t know us, you might read more into it than actually was.” And I took over.

“The picture of us walking into The Lions happened. This is where the third photo comes into play. Look at the timestamp of us walking in and you can see it is still light out. The third picture; it is clearly dark and there is no video of us leaving the hotel.” And I looked at Don.

“How are you so calm about all this,” Lemon asked.

“Well. The picture was taken with a cell phone and the police are working on facial recognition as we speak. Do you know what really makes me mad, Don? Why would anyone want to try and cheapen the relation that all of us have with Niki?” And I took a breath.

“Go ahead, Don. Play the clip from this morning.” And he did.

When it ended Don looked at Niki, “I meant what I said, Niki. Both of you.” And we all shared a look.

From your Author:

I have never understood readers and what floats their boats. Prior to chapter 18, I had readers over a thousand and after only a couple hundred, and I don’t understand. Eighty-five hundred chapter 1 and I guess I lost two-thirds of the readers with the following chapters. What I will say is that those who have stuck with it are rating high. Thank you. RJC.