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Hide‘n‘seek Wendell?”
Sugarpie slapped her leg as she bent over with laughter. “Lor-dee! I haven’t thought of him in years. Whatever happened to him?”
“I think he moved to the Houston area,” Pattiecake said.
Rayann jerked her head back and forth between Sugarpie and Pattiecake. “Okay, you two. What’s the story with Wendell?”
Pattiecake sat down and leaned in close. “When we were in high school, Shirley Jean Culpepper was dating Wendell Taylor. They’d been going together forever. Wendell broke up with her and told a few stories about their sex-capades. Shirley was so-o-o-o mad. She told us when they were “doing it” just as he would reach his moment of bliss, so to speak, he would scream Here I come, ready or not!”
They all erupted into laughter again. “So we started calling him Hide n’ seek Wendell. We’re saying, if Bubba’s got any bad habits in bed, you need to nip ’em in the bud.”
Rayann smiled and took her bottom lip between her teeth. “Well, he was a little quick to pull the trigger the first time, but as the night went on, he got that under control.” She leaned forward toward Tizzy. “I’m telling you, the man is unbelievable. What he lacks in social graces, he makes up for in the bedroom. He is so gentle, so sweet, so eager to please me . . . I honestly can’t get enough of him. Last night, I turned that man every way but loose. I’ll tell y’all a little secret. I’m gonna marry him.”
Tizzy gasped. “You are?” Did you tell him you love him?”
Sugarpie shook her head. “Oh no, girl. You didn’t use the L word your first time.”
“Yes I did, and you know what? He loves me, too. So, I’ll give him a little time, but if he doesn’t propose, I’ll ask him. One way or the other, I’m gonna marry Dwayne Tatum. You’re right, Tizzy. Life’s too short.”
Tizzy embraced her. “You two have loved each other for a long time, and I’m happy for you,” she said, unable to hide her envy.
“Aww Tizzy, don’t be jealous. Do you know what your horoscope said today?”
Tizzy smiled. “Uh . . . no. Did a moon collide with something and it’s gonna rain men?”
“Well, if that’s gonna be your attitude, I won’t tell you,” Rayann snapped.
Tizzy lowered her shoulders and apologized. “I’m sorry. Tell me. What did it say?”
Rayann smiled cheerfully at her. “Love is looking for you, but you’ve got to be open to it.”
Tizzy twisted her mouth around. “That’s it? No clues as to how love’s gonna look? No tall, dark, and handsome? No white horse?” Tizzy slumped. “Crap, Rayann. It could be talking about a stray dog looking for a home.”
“It’s not talking about a dog,” she said, clearly disgusted. “It also said your best chance is with an Aries.”
“Okay, Aries. I’ll keep an eye out.”
Rayann spun around toward the kitchen. “What recipe are you working on, Sugarpie? The aroma is yummy.”
“I’m still trying to get the flavor exactly right for the Chocolate Coconut Pecan Pie. I’ve got three of ‘em cooling. Thought we could give ’em a taste test. Y’all sit down. I’ll bring out some samples.”
Sugarpie disappeared into the kitchen, and quickly returned with a tray full of pie and placed the three samples in front of them. “This one is made with Almond extract. Number two is with Vanilla and the last one is with both extracts and of course they all have my secret ingredient.” She explained.
Tizzy and Rayann took a bite, closed their eyes, moved the pie around in their mouths to cover every taste bud, then swallowed. Tizzy smacked her lips. “Delicious, but I don’t want to judge until I’ve tried them all. Let us have some water to cleanse our palates.” She and Rayann sloshed the water around as if tasting fine wine and moved to the next bite.
Rayann smiled. “This one is yummy, too, but I’m still not sure.”
Moving to number three, Rayann sat up straight, placed her hand flat against her
Sugarpie slapped her leg as she bent over with laughter. “Lor-dee! I haven’t thought of him in years. Whatever happened to him?”
“I think he moved to the Houston area,” Pattiecake said.
Rayann jerked her head back and forth between Sugarpie and Pattiecake. “Okay, you two. What’s the story with Wendell?”
Pattiecake sat down and leaned in close. “When we were in high school, Shirley Jean Culpepper was dating Wendell Taylor. They’d been going together forever. Wendell broke up with her and told a few stories about their sex-capades. Shirley was so-o-o-o mad. She told us when they were “doing it” just as he would reach his moment of bliss, so to speak, he would scream Here I come, ready or not!”
They all erupted into laughter again. “So we started calling him Hide n’ seek Wendell. We’re saying, if Bubba’s got any bad habits in bed, you need to nip ’em in the bud.”
Rayann smiled and took her bottom lip between her teeth. “Well, he was a little quick to pull the trigger the first time, but as the night went on, he got that under control.” She leaned forward toward Tizzy. “I’m telling you, the man is unbelievable. What he lacks in social graces, he makes up for in the bedroom. He is so gentle, so sweet, so eager to please me . . . I honestly can’t get enough of him. Last night, I turned that man every way but loose. I’ll tell y’all a little secret. I’m gonna marry him.”
Tizzy gasped. “You are?” Did you tell him you love him?”
Sugarpie shook her head. “Oh no, girl. You didn’t use the L word your first time.”
“Yes I did, and you know what? He loves me, too. So, I’ll give him a little time, but if he doesn’t propose, I’ll ask him. One way or the other, I’m gonna marry Dwayne Tatum. You’re right, Tizzy. Life’s too short.”
Tizzy embraced her. “You two have loved each other for a long time, and I’m happy for you,” she said, unable to hide her envy.
“Aww Tizzy, don’t be jealous. Do you know what your horoscope said today?”
Tizzy smiled. “Uh . . . no. Did a moon collide with something and it’s gonna rain men?”
“Well, if that’s gonna be your attitude, I won’t tell you,” Rayann snapped.
Tizzy lowered her shoulders and apologized. “I’m sorry. Tell me. What did it say?”
Rayann smiled cheerfully at her. “Love is looking for you, but you’ve got to be open to it.”
Tizzy twisted her mouth around. “That’s it? No clues as to how love’s gonna look? No tall, dark, and handsome? No white horse?” Tizzy slumped. “Crap, Rayann. It could be talking about a stray dog looking for a home.”
“It’s not talking about a dog,” she said, clearly disgusted. “It also said your best chance is with an Aries.”
“Okay, Aries. I’ll keep an eye out.”
Rayann spun around toward the kitchen. “What recipe are you working on, Sugarpie? The aroma is yummy.”
“I’m still trying to get the flavor exactly right for the Chocolate Coconut Pecan Pie. I’ve got three of ‘em cooling. Thought we could give ’em a taste test. Y’all sit down. I’ll bring out some samples.”
Sugarpie disappeared into the kitchen, and quickly returned with a tray full of pie and placed the three samples in front of them. “This one is made with Almond extract. Number two is with Vanilla and the last one is with both extracts and of course they all have my secret ingredient.” She explained.
Tizzy and Rayann took a bite, closed their eyes, moved the pie around in their mouths to cover every taste bud, then swallowed. Tizzy smacked her lips. “Delicious, but I don’t want to judge until I’ve tried them all. Let us have some water to cleanse our palates.” She and Rayann sloshed the water around as if tasting fine wine and moved to the next bite.
Rayann smiled. “This one is yummy, too, but I’m still not sure.”
Moving to number three, Rayann sat up straight, placed her hand flat against her
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