I'M GOING TO START IT OFF..

LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW OF HER ROOM, REGINA REALIZED HER LIFE WAS BORING. SHE TURNED AROUND AFTER HEARING A NOISE IN HER BEDROOM.
"OH IT'S JUST YOU, DEE", SHE SAID PICKING UP HER CAT.
"I GUESS IT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER BORING SATURDAY," SHE THOUGHT TO HERSELF.
SHE WALKED DOWNSTAIRS TO THE KITCHEN, LOOKING FOR THE CAT FOOD THAT DEE LOVES TO EAT. SHE OPENED THE CAN, AND PLACED IT ON THE FLOOR. DEE STARTED EATING AS SHE LAUGHED.
"AT LEAST YOU GOT YOUR BREAKFAST. LET'S SEE WHAT I'M GOING TO EAT," SHE SAID LOOKING IN THE REFRIGERATOR.
AS SHE BENT OVER TO CHECK THE REFRIGERATOR, THERE WAS A KNOCK AT THE DOOR.
"I WONDER WHO COULD BE KNOCKING ON MY DOOR AT THIS HOUR IN THE MORNING," SHE SAID WALKING TO THE DOOR.
"WHO IS IT?"...

(REMEMBER GUYS THIS IS A LOVE SORRY--NOT A HORROR STORY--HAVE FUN)

She went to the door and was slightly startled to see Kevin, the man from down the street, peering back at her through the door's upper glass partition.

In the four months since he'd moved in, she'd noticed him off and on, casually waving her hand in his direction, like you do when you're trying to be nice but don't really want to be bothered.

Now seeing him up closer, she wished she hadn't previously been so cavalier.

"I wonder what he's doing here," she thought to herself, pleased at the circumstances that formed the question.

As she turned the knob, she felt herself smiling...

Regina's front door faces a generally eastward direction, so the morning sun shone rather brightly in her eyes once she opened the door. With that in mind, she felt a slight twinge of self-consciousness as she was forced to squint while looking upward at the face of her tall, somewhat slim, but very solidly built, medium tan skinned visitor. As she said "Good morning," she thought to herself, "I hope I don't look like I'm high. Not a great first impression, I'm sure."

As Kevin greeted her in return, Regina couldn't help but notice that he wore a tongue ring, and, below the end of his short sleeves, a tattoo on his arm of a red heart, over which read the words "Manny & Kev 4Eva" in blue and black ink. His smile revealed bright, immaculate white teeth, as perfectly shaped as his finely arched eyebrows and his unusually long eye lashes.

SHE COULDNT HELP BUT FEEL THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH HIM, BUT SHE TRIED TO BE HOSPITABLE.

"HEY KEVIN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING OVER HERE SO EARLY IN THE MORNING?"

"GOOD MORNING TO YOU, TOO", HE SAID WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE.

"I'M SORRY."

"NO PROB. I WANTED TO SEE IF I COULD BORROW YOUR PHONE FOR A MINUTE," HE SAID

"OF COURSE, COME ON IN," SHE SAID. HE FOLLOWED HER IN THE HOUSE LOOKING AROUND THE APARTMENT.

"YOU HAVE A NICE PLACE," HE SAID TRYING HARD TO BREAK THE ICE WITH REGINA. SHE HANDED HIM THE PHONE. HE DIALED THE NUMBER TO HIS LANDLORD, ABOUT HIS WATER NOT BEING ON, AS REGINA STROLLED OVER HIS NICE BODY.

"DANG, HAS IT BEEN THAT LONG SINCE I HAD A MAN", SHE THOUGHT TO HERSELF. SHE DIDN'T REALIZED THAT KEVIN WAS TRYING TO HAND HER THE PHONE.

"SEE SOMETHING YOU LIKE," HE SAID WITH THIS SMIRK ON HIS FACE, AS IF HE CAUGHT HER RED HANDED.

"DON'T FLATTER YOURSELF, KEVIN," SHE SAID WALKING TOWARDS THE DOOR.

"ALRIGHT, IF YOU SAY SO. I LIKE A HARD TO GET WOMAN," HE SAID FLIRTING WITH HER. SHE WAS TRYING HARD NOT TO BLUSH, BUT SHE WASN'T GOING TO LET KEVIN HAVE THE UPPER HAND.

"I HAVE PLANS,AND YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ME LATE," SHE SAID

KEVIN WALKED TO THE OPENED DOOR, AND TURNED AROUND AND LOOKED AT HER.

"THANKS FOR THE PHONE," HE SAID SMILING.

"ANYTIME"

HE WALKED OUT THE DOOR, AS SHE LOOKED THROUGH THE GLASS PARTITION.

"DANG, A FEW MORE MINUTES OF HIM, AND I WOULD...

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"DANG, A FEW MORE MINUTES OF HIM, AND I WOULD...

have to ask. . .

about the tattoo on his arm. . .the red heart with the words "Manny & Kev 4Eva".

I mean, really, is he gay or what? she whispered under her breath.

Hmmmm. Regina's curiosity, among other things, ran wild at that moment so she decided to pass on a boring Saturday on the couch watching re-runs of Andy Griffith. Instead, she decided to do a little yard and investigative work.

As Regina emerged clad in gardening gloves and a flattering straw hat, she noticed that Brenda had decided to engage in a little gardening as well.

"Hi Brenda"

"Hi Regina. How are you, girl? Was that Kevin I saw at your house earlier?"

Damn, she is nosey. Wonder if she knows...."Yeah, girl, he needed to use the phone."

Regina walked over to the 3 foot wooden fence separating her from her inquisitive neighbor.

"So, Brenda, what's up with Kevin? I noticed..."

"The tatoo" Brenda finished her sentence. "Sad story, really. Kevin was engaged to his high school sweetheart, Amanda. They got matching tatoos 6 months before the wedding. Two weeks before they were to be married, they were in a car accident. Manny..Amanda, that is, was killed instantly."