Pleasure Principle (18 page)

Teddy Bear

The elimination show was in less than seventy two hours.
He had no clue that he would feel this way about seven very diverse women
.
S
ix of
these women
he didn’t even know six months ago. His week with each of them was amazing.
They talked about their passions, their careers and their families
.
They shared their hopes and dreams with him and dared him to dream beyond his fame and fortune
. They held nothing
sacred
and they opened their hearts to
be
love
d
.
T
hey
had the courage
dream that he could
be the man to
love
them
and they weren’t ashamed to let the world know
.
They were so open
, so giving
and
so
loving that they forced
Teddy
to carve out a place for them in his
lonely
heart.

Sure
,
Teddy
agreed to
d
o
this show to get his friends off of his back, but something happened. He got a whole lot more out of it th
a
n he
ever
expected.
Something about each of th
ose women
changed something in him. He was a different
now
and he knew it.
There was no way that he could go back to living the callous bachelor life he thought he loved. He needed a woman to hold him down and build him up. Teddy finally realized that women have
more to offer than a
wet
hole to stick his dick in.

Now Teddy was absolutely overwhelmed
with the decision he was about to make
.
He knew that no matter what he said or did six women would be heart broken.
His heart hurt and he was
not
quite sure what he could do to make it better. He knew that it would be d
ifficult
to see them for an hour, but he was happy
t
he
y gave him
an opportunity to see them at all.
They were sequestered from him and he really had no idea where they were. He was on his own tonight
and he didn’t like it
.

Deciding that he could use some food, folks and fun he called Kai, his road warrior to hang out with him. To his surprise Icee answered the phone.

“Hello?”

“Icee? I thought I dialed Kai’s number.” Teddy responded confused.

“You did.
He’s right here. What did you need?”

“What? I need to talk to Kai is what I need
. That’s why I called him.
S
o put him on the phone.”

“Who are you talking to? You better add a please and a thank you to that. What? They don’t have
manners in Miami?”

Teddy did not answer. He simply hung up the phone. He could not believe that Kai let Icee answer his damn phone. “What the hell is going on?
All of my friends have turned to pussies!
” He thought.

Seconds later Kai called back. “Hey, did you call me?”

“Yeah, but your woman said you couldn’t come out and play. Why in the hell is Icee answering your damn phone? I can’t believe you of all people
are
slipping like that.”

“Man, you know Icee moved in with me. What’s mine is hers. I don’t have anything to hide. What’d you need?”

Teddy laughed. “Wow! Never mind you wouldn’t understand. I need to talk to someone with a dick!
Just
put Icee ass back on the phone.”

Kai chuckled. “You need to stop all that shit. Tell me what’s up. Did you need me to handle something for you?”

“Man I’m just stressed the fuck out! I need to hang out and unwind a little with my boys. Problem is all of y’all are domesticated pussies so I don’t know what I’m going to do. Don’t worry about it. I’ll figure it out.”

“Alright, I tell you what. Give me a couple of hours and I’ll grab some guys and we’ll be over to the Penthouse.
”

“Good, that’ll work. I’ll see you when you get here.”
Teddy hung up the phone relieved that his teammates would soon be on their way.
He need
ed
something, anything to take his mind off the women that had captured his heart.

~*~*~

A
couple
hours later Teddy was surrounded by Kai and a half a dozen other Archangels.
Just like that an impromptu poker game was on. Drinking beers and smoking cigars the NFL players kicked back and escaped the cares of their world. All except Teddy that is, he was uncharacteristically distant and preoccupied.

“What’s up man? You called us over but you ain
’
t said shit since we’ve been here.  What’s on your mind?” Geoff the teams quarterback asked as he dealt another hand.

“I’ll tell you what’s wrong
! He’s thinking about all that pussy he could be rolling in while he’s here playing cards with you ugly, hairy mutha fuckas!”
Roger
a huge, monster of a lineman joked as he opened another Corona.

“Speak for yourself. God didn’t make them any finer than be. And I keeps my manscape tight.” Kai chuckled as he checked his cards.

“You get your junk waxed? Oh hell no! Does that shit hurt?” Devin another receiver asked stunned.

“No, I get my junk professionally shaved and my chest waxed. And your savage wilder beast ass should really consider it.”

“Why I haven’t received one complaint!” He laughed.

“That’s because nobody has to look at that baby afro except us! Your no pussy getting pussy ass hasn’t have a lick of pussy since pussy had you.” Jason
a sexy offensive tackle
joked
. “Kai’s right you got to keep the grass mowed for the ladies.”

“You get that shit done too Teddy?” Devin asked.

“Hell yeah! I like to give my women a clean working space. I’ll give you the number of the girl I use. She makes house calls.”

“I don’t know about that shit? I mean why bother. It’s just a little hair.” Devin nervously chuckled.

“You want to know why I do it?”
David a running back
chimed in.

“Awe come on you too Joshua?” Devin whined.

“Yes, me too. I found out that shit makes your dick look bigger.”

“Yeah right.” Devin sucked his teeth.

“He’s right. That shit gave me an extra inch and a half of hang. And a white brutha is loving it.”
Geoff cosigned.

“Really? Is that even possible
?
”
Jamal a Wide Receiver interrupted.

They all nodded in agreement.
“Hell as thick as your bushes are you’d probably find another two or three inches.”
David
laughed.

“My shits already big! I don’t have that problem you white boys have.”
Jamal announced.

“Bitch don’t get it twisted. My shit’s big too, but every little inch helps.” Geoff laughed.

“Get your shit done. This is the new millennium. You have to keep your body groomed, plus it keeps the body odor down. It’s just common courtesy.” Teddy chimed in as he fished a business card from his wallet and threw it on the table. “Call her and she’ll take care of you. Trust me it’s painless.”

“Yeah, she’s good.
I use her too.
Besides you can’t invite a lady over for a picnic when your yard is overgrown. I mean they will eat there, but they won’t be happy about it.”
Kai joked.

They all laughed. The ice was broken and the door was open to deal with Teddy’s problem. Kai had pretty much filled the guys in on what was bothering Teddy.
They just had to find the right mechanism to get him to talk.

“My women love, love, love how my shit look. I mean they do it for us. It’s the least we can do to make their trip south of the belt enjoyable.
Hell, one of my girls from the show had a ‘T’ for Teddy designed on hers. That shit fucked me up for a second.” Teddy chuckled.

“So since we’re on the topic, are you really feeling these girls or what? I mean this has to be a record for you, chilling with the same woman for a week straight.” Geoff braved the waters and asked.

“Believe
it
or not yes! I thought this was a bunch of bullshit and an easy way to g
et some pussy. Man, was I wrong!
After I thinned the fakers and drunks out I was left with six magnificent women. Just incredible, down to earth, there for their man women
… Who could ask for more?” Teddy sighed.

“Apparently you if you can’t figure out which one you want to be with.” Devin chuckled. “Man, I wished I had your problem. I’d straight up proposition
Diti
. She could get every dime I got.”

“Now see me
…
J
ust give me Diamond. I’d open Tiffany’s at midnight and tell her to get whatever she wants, with her fine ass self.”
David
daydreamed out loud.

“
I just want a little sun shine in my life. So, I’ll take Sunny Delight off of your hands. Trust me I’ll treat her like the Queen she is.”
Jamal
chimed in with a big devilish grin plastered to his face.

“Yeah you can just tell Rouqui that I have a one hundred foot yacht and I’m looking for a First Mate for those cold nights at sea.
Geoff chimed in.

“Well, I wasn’t going to say anything, but since we’re nam
ing
and claiming then I’d love to meet Miss
Ashe
, that woman stops my heart every time she smiles.”
Jason confessed.

“Y’all
k
no
w
I’m greedy just like Teddy so I’ll just swoop right in and snatch up
Anya
and Miss Zoey. I’ love to read and I need a new President of my fan club.”
Roger joked.

“Like you got some damn fans. Bitch please!” Teddy chuckled as he anteed upped. “Give me two.” Geoff immediately dealt him two cards.

“I wondered how long it was going to take him to say something.” Kai laughed. “You can’t keep them all, so you might as well introduce them to your boys.”

“They’re not that kind of girls. These are good girls looking for a good husband.” Teddy replied as he surveyed his hand.

“What the hell are they doing with you then? At least I try to me monogamous. I keep picking these damn gold miners and shit.” Geoff complained.

“I don’t even have a damn girl. Let alone run games on one.” Devin admitted.

“You and Kai are the two biggest hoes on the entire team and you both know it.
We’ve just been living vicariously through you two. None of us are out there like that.” Joshua admitted.
 

“Yeah man hook us up.” They also cosigned except Kai.

“Bitch I have a woman. Thank you very much. A damn good woman in fact, so don’t lump me with that damn looser.”
Kai
laughed as he pointed to Teddy.

“Te-he-he, that’s so damn funny. Here’s the real funny part… I have seven count them… Seven of the most amazing women on the planet and they all want to be with me. So how the hell am I the loser?”

“If you fuck this up and walk away and don’t pick one you will be a loser. In fact you’ll be the biggest loser on the planet.” Devin advised. “I fold.”

“True that!” Kai cosigned.

“Nobody said I was going to bitch out and not choose anybody.” Teddy sighed. “I’m just having a hard time doing what I want to do. I don’t want anybody to get hurt.”

Kai quickly responded.
“
Look the solution is clear. Pick who you want and introduce the others to your boys. No harm, no foul. If they are truly looking for good men it don’t get any better than these guys right here.”

Teddy looked around the table and realized that his friends were in fact very good men. Sure they weren’t quite as polished and sophisticated as he was but nonetheless they had good values. Kai was right the solution was clear. He couldn’t make them like them but he could arrange the introductions.

“Okay I tell y’all what. I’ll introduce you to my friends, but not unless y’all are willing to step up your game. They deserve the best and I don’t want them to think that I’m pushing them off on a bunch of rich slobs. You bitches are rich, right?” Teddy joked.

“No this bitch didn’t
!
Last I checked I was the
Q
uarterback. We play for the same
damn
team that you do, so stop making excuses. Introduce us to your girls.
We’ll treat them right and you know it.
” Geoff chuckled.