WELL PLAYED

WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS SEXUAL CONTENT AND PROFANITY.

I awoke to loud music playing from the master bathroom suite. I sat up, listening to Steven Tyler belt out his lyrics to "Amazing" blaring from the bathroom speaker. I let out a long sigh, flung the covers off myself and walked over to the bathroom then banged on the door.

"Apollo! Apollo! Can you please cut the music down a little bit please man?," I yelled. I could hear the shower going and knew Apollo was getting ready to head to the clinic for his surgical appointments. I sat back down on the bed annoyed by my husband's daily morning routine of no respect. It was my first day working as a UX Designer for Ayotunde Designs and I wanted to have a focused and calm mind going in. But my mind drifted.

I thought about how Apollo and I ended up together. We were two handsome fellows studying abroad in Thailand. I was an Art major getting my BFA and Apollo was doing his residency. We met at a photoshoot for a men's tuxedo line where I was an intern and Apollo, being well fit in his gorgeous blended cultural looks, was a model. I was instantly attracted to him.

Apollo was tall, extremely fit, and had very unique features with bronze looking skin, intense amber eyes, and a sandy brown, perfectly lined low, faded haircut on a clean shaved chiseled face. Apollo knew he looked good too. He walked around the studio with a bit of arrogance and charisma that was obvious, but subtle enough to turn you on more than off. I knew Apollo was gay. I had an artistic eye for this. I just wasn't sure if I was Apollo's type. I too was also a handsome fellow with a bit of eccentricity about myself. I was average height, golden brown skin, and a mop of hair in kinky-coils that bounced every time I moved my head. My perfect mustache connected neatly to a low cut beard that was a deep black like my hair. Well, to sum things up, we locked eyes, Apollo asked me out, and this is our life as a married couple.

Apollo stormed out of the bathroom fully dressed in his doctor's attire and glared at me.

"Don't be banking on the door like that when I am meditating in the shower." he said. Still lost in thought, I answered slowly, "Well Sir, it was loud and it woke me up." Apollo laughed a little to loud as he kissed me on the lips, grabbed the card to his Cyber Truck, and walked out of the bedroom. I heard him yell, "good luck today" as the front door slammed. The silence was sudden, but needed. I felt the energy shift to calm and began getting ready for my first day. I was meeting the owner of Ayotunde Designs for brunch and wanted to make sure my portfolio and appearance was professionally presented.

I walked into the Cafe De Lori and texted Kelly Ayotunde I had arrived. I was nervous and felt the sweat run down my back. I knew I had to keep my sports coat on as the stain would show through my satin plum colored dress shirt. I was extremely nervous because Apollo knew Kelly through business acquaintances as her company designed the app for his payroll. He spoke about her as if she was a bit of a classless neurotic but a fancy creative soul that could use a bit of body sculpting. Typical for Apollo to say of a beautiful woman. He knew competition well.

I scanned the room and saw the most beautiful woman my bi-sexual eyes had ever seen waving over to me. She stood up and starting walking over and I felt my heart flutter and loins jump. Kelly was a curvy toned Nigerian woman with a slight accent. She was 5'9 and the burnt orange form-fitted, ribbed, knee length dress embraced every angle of her curvy form, and complemented her dark chocolate skin. She had her hair in a natural small afro that defined every inch of her face. Her almond shaped brown eyes, perfectly arched eyebrows, and natural button nose, formed well with her full lips coated in a dark plum gloss that matched my shirt. I was mesmerized. I smiled, a little too hard when she reached out her hand to greet me, and walk me to our table.

Kelly watched me intently as I talked about my portfolio and the ideas I had for our upcoming projects. She knew I was married to a man, but couldn't help my intense dominant masculinity of my character. She could sense the attraction I had towards her. The nervousness in my voice, and the toothy smile I would flash, seemed like I was flirting. Kelly thought to herself, "I got to have this man." All business aside, he is everything I want." She knew exactly how to get me. We chatted about everything artsy that could be of discussion. We were definitely vibing. A tap on my shoulder startled me. Kelly looked at me confused, as I turned around to see Apollo glaring at me with his arms crossed.

"Hey honey. I got done with surgery early and decided to grab a drink. I didn't think I'd see you here. It's a little to bougie for your vibe. Hello and you are?" Apollo said extending his hand to Kelly.

I was fuming and a bit embarrassed. Apollo knew exactly who she was. They were acquainted with some of the same exact people. Kelly stood up and introduced herself. Apollo smugly looked at me and said, "Oh." He took another glance at us both, turned and walked away. Kelly, looked at me and burst into laughter.

"Was that the mister? My goodness, what a diva." she laughed. I grabbed my laptop and started walking away to the exit. Kelly ran and called after me realizing she crossed the line as my new boss. I stopped and turned to look at her ready to go off, but she spoke first. She told me she was sorry and was way out of line. She apologized profusely and told me that if I wanted to rescind my offer she totally understood and would still give me several recommendations for other roles as I had a very impressive portfolio. I didn't want to work for anyone else. Ayotunde Designs was where I needed to be. After all, she was aware of her behavior and addressed it.

"Miss Kelly, don't worry about it. All is forgiven. Let's schedule to meet again.

She grabbed my hand and I felt butterflies. She looked me dead in my eyes and said., "I will make it up to you over dinner tonight at my place. We can focus more on our major project."

Damn, I knew this didn't feel right. I wanted to say no but every hormone in my body screamed yes. This woman had an infectious energy about her that I never felt. It was like her aura meshed with mine. I wanted more of her creative mind, her conversation, I wanted her.

"What time?" I asked.

"How about 7:30pm?" Kelly said.

"OK sure. Miss Kelly. I can be there." I said.

Kelly texted me her address saying to just call her Kelly and flashed a flirty smile and went back inside the restaurant.

"Whooo shit!," I exhaled. "What in the world have I gotten into?"

Before I even realized it, I was meeting with Kelly several times a week. My feelings for Apollo were still strong, but I felt like Apollo was into himself more. So that pushed me more towards Kelly. We had long crossed the line of business only, and it became routine too make love to Kelly then talk business. Make love to Kelly again, then work on designs and of course, make love to Kelly again. I was in love. Kelly got what she wanted and I felt appreciated and respected. The odd thing about the whole scenario was that Apollo hadn't said a word to me. It had been a few months since we were intimate and I noticed that Apollo had stopped wearing his wedding ring. I was concerned. Hell, did he know? If he did, I didn't care. I wanted Kelly in my life too. Me and Apollo built a beautiful life together and I didn't want to throw it all away. Besides, Kelly was my boss. Apollo was my husband. Yet, I wanted to be with Kelly. I decided to go over to Kelly's and talk to her about the relationship or whatever this was. I needed to know how she felt about me.

I pulled up to her house and saw a familiar Cyber Truck parked in the circle driveway. What the hell was Apollo doing over here? I let myself in through the back as she always left her door unlocked by the pool. In the backyard I saw light coming from the pool house and I opened the door to see Kelly and Apollo lying in bed having intense sex. I let out a "what the fuck" wail so loud the birds flew from the trees. Kelly and Apollo jumped away from each other stuttering and trying to explain themselves. Apollo stood up and said, " Everybody shut up. Meko, I knew you were Bi-sexual but I didn't think Kelly was your type. Now I had to see what was so great about this bitch that had your nose wide open enough to go cheat on me with her. Do you know how many guys want me with way more pizzazz you'll ever have? Now, I am willing to forget this now that we are even but I need to know who do you want to be with?"

Kelly attempted to speak but Apollo threw his hand up and said she had done enough, and her words needed to stay choked up in the back of her throat with his semen.

Man, I felt like shit. I collapsed my knees to the floor.

"I fucked up." I said. " I fell in love with my boss Kelly. I fell in love with a woman's essence. Apollo, I... you..." I stammered. Apollo put his finger to my lips to silence me. He looked between us once more and said, " It's either her or me. Those words stung me like the Scorpio I was. I wanted them both. But, I needed my dignity. So I got off my knees.