and bonds?â
âIs that what you do with your money?â Johnnie asked.
âYes, but my wife is rich, as you know. When her father dies, Iâll be taking over the company.â He turned her over so he could see her face. She wanted to leave their arrangement and it bothered him. âYou should let me invest your money in the company for you. How much have you saved?â
Johnnie stared at him for a moment or two then turned her back to him again. Johnnie wondered if she could trust him with her money. It had been almost a year since he took her virginity, and now he wanted to help her make money? It didnât make sense. Why would you want to help me?
âAre you still seeing other women, Earl?â
âWhy? Would it bother you if I did?â
Sensing his vulnerability, Johnnie asked, âDo you love me, Earl?â
He was silent. Do I dare admit that Iâve fallen in love with this young black girl, this beautiful vixen that drains my strength from me?
Johnnie looked him in the face. She climbed on top of him and moved back and forth on his soft penis until she felt him stiffen. When he was fully erect, she slid down onto him. She moved up and down until he made those animal-like groans.
âDo-you-love-me-Earl?â she repeated through clenched teeth with each impassible thrust.
âYes, oh yes,â he said desperately. âI do love you, Johnnie.â
âCan-I-trust-you-with-my-money-Earl?â
âYes, you can,â he said, gasping for air.
She looked down at him, sensing he was on the verge of orgasm. So, she pumped faster and harder until his eyes rolled back into his head. Then she said, âHow-do-I-know-that-Earl?â
No longer able to control himself, he rammed himself inside her as fast and hard as he could. Seconds later, he came harder than he had ever come in his life.
Catching his breath, he said, âIâll tell you what. Tell me how much you have, then Iâll tell you how I can prove it.â
âOkay.â
She slid off him and ran up the stairs to count her money. She had $870, a fortune to a teenager. She ran downstairs and climbed back into bed with Earl.
âIâve got almost nine hundred dollars.â
âNine hundred?â he repeated, obviously stunned.
âYeah, you started off by giving me five, then ten. And now you give me twenty.â
âAnd you havenât spent any of it?â Earl frowned.
âNope, not even a penny.â
âOkay, give me half of it, and if I donât double it, Iâll give you the money back out of my own pocket. Howâs that for trust?â
âYeah, but I still have to trust you to give me back the money if you lose it, Earl.â
âJohnnie, you have to learn to take chances in life. Thatâs the only way to get ahead.â Johnnie was lying on her back, looking up at the ceiling. Earl rolled onto his side and looked down into her face. âYou are so beautiful,â he whispered as sweetly as he could.
âOkay, Earl. If you lose my money and you donât pay me back, then you cainât have me no more. Now, that way you either make me money or I buy my freedom.â
âIs sex with me really that terrible, Johnnie?â
After all this time, she still didnât find their relationship fulfilling and it hurt him. The lust he felt for Johnnie was so overwhelming that he actually believed he had found love for the first time. And even though she was just sixteen, Earl convinced himself that Johnnie embodied all he wanted a woman to be. Johnnie was a beautiful young woman who made him feel like a man. She was sweetly obedient, did as he asked, was a good cook, and now he knew she had good business acumen. As his feelings for Johnnie grew, Meredith, who was on the homely side, became less and less appealing, to the point that he was no longer sleeping with her or anyone other than Johnnie.
âIs it a deal, yes or no?â