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especially Mrs. Diaz, he’d be in hot shit !
    T he vicinity around the arrival terminal was congested; car horns honked indiscriminately, people scurried across the pedestrian walkway pulling rolling luggage without concern for the driver’s waiting anxiously to pass. Franky remained hyper-alert , peripherally watching for anything or anyone unusual approaching. He was able to finally maneuver throu gh a parted opening of pedestrians and merge onto the circular roadway le a d ing to the highway. The ride was smooth, unobstructed and relaxing as he drove in silence listening to his passenger’s idle chit-chat in amusement . The basic topics were , s hopping, hair, what was happening back home , men and complaints about men . He smirked –women !
    He glanced in the mirror and drank in the image of his boss’ wife sitting comfortably in the seat. Her long legs were crossed at the knee exposing the sh apely contours of her calves. She wore a tan chiffon halter dress and her wavy ebony hair hung across her shoulders . I n the fading glow of the island sun she looked ethereal. She looked up and their eyes locked in friendship. She smiled and a dimple formed on the lower corner of her mouth , “You’re too quiet Franky, where’s the wisecracks today?”
    Franky shrugged, “I guess I’ve depleted my supply.”
    She leaned forward close to his seat and he inhaled her floral scent . He grew faint from an attack of noxious desire and forced the toxic thoughts away. This was his boss’ wife. He was her b odyguard and nothin g more. His jaw clenched irritably at th e knowledge but accept ed the truth, nonetheless.
    “S top frowning . I like it better when you smile.”
    He relaxed his jaw and grinned , “Sit back and stop messing with me before I get into an accident Mrs. Diaz!”
    Shanda blurt out, “You better not be cause I don’t plan on spending a v acation in the h ospital!”
    Selange laughed, “Franky’s an excellent driver he’s only teasing.”
    “Well don’t tease about accidents, shit it might happen.” She replied then delved into a raunchy tale about a former lover’s lack of endowment and Franky smirked.
    “Yeah…so I asked him where the fuck is it, I don’t feel it…did it get swallowed up or something …seriously where did it go? ” Shanda continued.
    “T hat ’s cruel ! ” Selange shrieked as tears rolled down her cheeks. She wiped them away, “Oh…you’re crazy…I’m serious!”
    “Maybe next time the fool will think hard before he b rag s about how he can rock a girl’s world . To do that you need more than a pencil. Shit , it’s false advertising!”
    Selange howled and leaned forward clutching her stomach laughing . Franky glimpsed the soft round apex o f her breasts as she bellowed, “Stop Shanda… gosh I’m going to pee on myself ! ”
    “No, for real . I had high expectations and for what? A big ass stud with a one inch pipe, please, I consider w hat I said a public s ervice announcement. He’ll thank me later and maybe get a penile implant or something . You don’t understand Selange, I was hot and ready. The dude was fine. I couldn’t believe it and I’m t raumatized!”
    Selange fell against the seat giggling at her friends obvious exaggeration. She finally composed herself. “ Please do not repeat any of this around Sal, I do not want to explain sex just yet.”
    “ How ’s my lil ’ man anyway?”
    “Talkative, inquisitive and testing authority.”
    “ He’s doing great then. You start worrying when he isn’t doing any of that.”
    Shanda ’s right, her son’s social and cognitive development was n’t anything to complain about . Sal ’s smart and lovable, it’s her husband she worried about.
    “ How’s the hubby ?’
    Selange wondered if her friend w as clairvoyant or did she observe the subtle change in her facial expression ? Her voice dropped to a whisper, “He’s good.”
    “Yeah, so why the miserable face when you say it. What’s going on