~Chapter 1~
Firstly, don’t judge me. Even while I’m telling you this right now I’m standing by my window peeking out at my chocolate neighbor mowing his lawn. He’s covered in sheen looking heaven sent and my panties are wet. I’ve been here before, completely, and totally soaked while watching this man. Shaved head, scarred right eyebrow... panty dropping smile and then there are the tattoos. I didn’t take myself for a tattooed bad boy type, no not at all. To tell you the truth, my entire life I thought I’d been good with vanilla ... the furthest I’d stray was a little strawberry but holy monkey milk, chocolate! That’s what I wanted.
Pulling up my chair I took a seat. I fought the urge to reach down into my underwear and rub myself until I combust. Which is what I have been doing every single night since this man moved next door three months ago. Every day since the first day he’d been moved in he got dressed in his sharp suits pull out of his garage in his black Maserati and drive off to his job as a fucking judge.
I was just as shocked as you. Not to stereotype but this tattooed gangsta looking black man is a judge! I nearly crapped my pants when my best friend Amoy told me. Amoy is a lawyer who has been in this man’s court multiple times. I can’t deny that I felt so jealous that she got to see him in action. According to her and the internet ... he was in state care for most of his life. By seventeen he was as gangsta as I suspected he would be but after getting help from a family he worked his way to becoming a judge, 40 years old, no wife, no children.
You must be wondering... who in god’s name is this woman? She’s here stalking this man who could give her 25 to life with the single tap of gavel. It’s Cylest Adrian McCabe, at your service, 32-year-old veterinarian and total bombshell. Currently I’m awaiting my best friend Amoy while silently creeping on my next-door neighbor.
My doorbell rings and I groan when I have to get up from one of the most spectacular views I’ve ever seen my chocolate neighbor spraying himself with a hose.
Splash!
I run to my door, opening it up and jumping on Amoy instantly. She squeals and hugs me. Amoy and I have known each other since High School. The first friend I made and the only friend I kept after moving away from our old town. We made a new life here and we love it.
She follows me inside and as soon as I close the door, she’s on my case.
“I know you were here daydreaming over Judge Williams.”
“I was not.” I said in a high pitched voice.
She rolled her eyes knowing I was lying through my teeth. “Have you seen the man?” I demanded knowing I was tripping out especially since in all my interactions with the Judge, as I call him, I am as timid as a deer. I just stand there blushing like nobody’s business and looking completely stupid.
I remember when I brought him a welcome pie. Welcome pie! I know. Ridiculous! But I do know that he enjoyed every bite of it since he asked me if I was a full-time baker and if I sold my pies. Not to blow my own horn but I have been known to be a master in the kitchen.
“I have seen him C. But when are you going to ask him out? You are 32, single, with no kids and I hate to break it to you honey but you are not getting any younger.”
“I know but to ask him out. No. No! You know I can hardly get two words out around the judge. Asking him out is simply an impossibility with my level of confidence.”
“I cannot believe I am listening to this bull right now. He would be lucky to have you. An independent successful woman and have you seen your ass? You are walking sex and I know he has noticed that cause every time I come over and you come outside with me, he stares at you like he wants to come over here and fuck you on that green lawn of yours. I also know you wear all these short shorts just so he can see you.”
I looked down at my cut off jeans. My old ass should not be parading around dressed like this but when I see him outside shirtless doing work around his yard, I just want to go outside in my most tempting lingerie and scream take me! But I go with shorts instead to show off my thighs and ass with my messy mane of brown hair up in a bun on my head. Skin! Skin! Skin!
I groan, dropping dramatically on my couch.
“Just ask him out.” Amoy pushed.
“Just ask her out.” Jeremy, my best friend insisted. Hot shot basketball player and a well-known bachelor, Jeremy and I are so very different yet so much alike. We both grew up in state care and got adopted by the same family. We’re more brothers than just friends but he is both to me. As a Judge, it’s hard to make good lasting friends, which is why Jeremy and I stick to each other. He now lounges on my sofa trying to convince me to ask out my sexy neighbor Cylest. Cylest is the definition of temptation in my world, the reason that I am hard more often than not. Cylest McCabe, I have wanted many things in my life, but with her the intensity is completely different. My body is in a knot constantly when she’s near.
“I’ve only been here three months. I can’t just run in on her like that.”
“Wait then. And watch her start dating some other guy any day now.” He continued to bring up that Cylest will start dating someone. I pray to God it never happens unless that someone is me. Or I might commit murder. To think of her with anyone other than myself makes me want to shoot something.
Jeremy sips his beer knowing he just hit me hard.
“What did you say she does again?”
“She’s a vet.”
“Then let’s get you a dog. Then you can bring him to her for a check up and go from there.” He smirked, looking pleased with himself.
“You want me to get a dog so I can get a girl.”
“Why the hell not? A lil puppy.” He suggested.
I sipped my beer taking in the thought. It wouldn’t be hard for me to get a dog but taking care of one entirely new situation.
“I don’t know the first thing about dogs.” I declared.
“That’s how she comes in. She’s right next door, you’ll always have a reason to talk to her.”
I really shouldn’t be considering this at all but the more I thought about it the more it grew on me.
“This is stupid but I’m willing to try.” I’d do anything to get that sweet woman all to myself.
