Opposites Do Atrract

By Valarie Holmes

Lala has everything she thinks she needs.

The condo in the mountains, a six figure, a year salary, and plenty of class to go with it. The one thing she lacks is a good man in her life.

Desmond has wasted many years looking for love in all the wrong places.

He prefers model type women but the taste of down home cooking that tast

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pen Culture Solutions
• Release date: May 26, 2021
• ISBN: 9781638120247

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Opposites Do Attract

Copyright © 2021 by Valarie Holmes.

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Chapter One

LALA

It’s Saturday and I have spent my entire day cleaning every spot in my luxurious condo. I love where I live. The Izon Towers is one of the classiest places to live in NewBerry Arizona. The grounds are immaculate, due to the fact that we have a twenty four hour grounds man that lives right on the premises. They even ship flowers in from exotic places and I love it. I’m sure that there are children living here, but I very seldom see them walking around. That is probably due to the fact that we have a designated area for them to play. Totally equipped with a playground, sand house and an in house place for them to order and eat all of the things children love to eat. We have a 2600 square foot work out area for the grown and want to be sexy and several swimming pools and heated hot tubs. Yes....

This place is everything a person could want in a place to live but I am totally board right now. I can’t think of anything to do right now. I just washed and deep conditioned my hair so swimming or getting in the hot tub are out of the question and working out is not my thing. Well...I could go and check my mail Yes that is what I am going to do. I am going to go and Check my mail. I tightened the belt on my robe and smiled as I checked what I had on and stepped in front of my mirror. My big green rollers looked kinda silly on my head but I am not going to take them out just to go and get my mail. The pink robe I have on did nothing for my yellow slippers but this outfit is my most comfortable thing to wear. I know I might look silly to someone else but I’m comfortable in my skin. No matter what I have on.

I walked down to the mailbox and smiled to myself all the way there. My surroundings were beautiful and peaceful. Well, it was quiet until I heard a strange man trying to get my attention. I tried to ignore him, but he was very persistent. Excuse me Miss. Bugs Bunny. I smiled, stopped walking and turned around. I looked into his eyes and everything else around me no longer mattered. It took me several minutes, but I managed to pull myself together. Yes.....

What can I do for you?" The mystery man smiled and my heart did a summersault right in my chest. Damn This man has to be at least six feet three. I can tell by the way he is wearing that very expensive suit that he works out on a daily And those legs seem to go on and on forever. His mouth looks like it is ready to be kissed and I might just be able to do just that. Whew This brother is FINE. He might even be the best looking man I have ever laid eyes on. Lord have mercy. He coughed and I left the fantasy I was starting to have and tried to smile as I finally brought my eyes back up to his.

Excuse me...What did you say.... I had something else on my mind.

I have been trying to find condo number 306 for quite a while now...And, I wanted to know if you could point me in the right direction.

I cleared my throat and smiled.

Who are you and why are you looking for condo 306?

He cleared his throat and smiled that intoxicating smile again. I am the new tenant, and I’m ready to go to my new home. He passed me his lease and identification and looked me from head to toe like I was some kind of crazy woman. I checked his lease and identification and gave them both back to him.

If you care to follow me, I will show you where condo 306 is. I turned away from that gorgeous smile and walked the short distance to condo 306. I walked so fast, I was out of breath by the time I made it to 306. I turned back around to face him.

Welcome to ‘The Izon Towers’.... I unlocked my condo door and hurriedly went inside and closed the door. Why did he have to move right next door to me? I know that I am not his type because men like that only deal with model type women. Now, don’t get me wrong...I am not one of those sista’s that have issues with themselves because I happen to be a plus sized woman but my head is not stuck in the mud. I love who I am and I look damned good but I am under no illusions about how society thinks. Jeez oh Petes…I forgot to get my mail.

I called my friend Deanna as soon as I made it back inside. She answered the phone on the second ring. Hey Lala….What’s going on girl? I thought about telling her about my new neighbor but changed my mind. Nothing…Just bored out of my mind. She laughed. You should be bored…You don’t do anything but work. I laughed at her and sat on my living room couch. How are the kids? She grunted. The same as always. Perfect little darlings, but I don’t want to talk about the kids. I want to go out tonight. I frowned. I don’t want to go out tonight…I have other plans. She laughed at me. You are such a liar...We are going out tonight…I am going to call you later and tell you what time you need to be ready". Deanna disconnected before I could say anything else and I leaned back on my couch. Deanna and I are total opposites but I wouldn’t trade her for the world. My favorite thing to do is go to work…….Cook my home cooked southern meals and listen to my old school albums. Deanna likes to go to the club, meet men and bed them for one night stands. It does not matter that Deanna has a husband and two children at home. She plays Russian roulette with her life while I play things safe. I guess that’s why we click so well. I’d give anything to have someone to come home to every night but I don’t dwell on being alone. Hell, I look forward to coming home to an empty condo but there are times like today when I get a little tired of being by myself. That is probably why I sometimes look forward to nights like tonight.

Deanna called me at seven o’clock to remind me that she would be at my place at nine o’clock sharp. I’m just calling to make sure that you don’t back out on me, and I almost forgot to tell you…We are double dating tonight. She laughed. ‘And don’t try to back out. My date is hot and I really like him’. I laughed at her as I walked into my bathroom. ‘Yeh right’. She grunted…’I do like him for tonight’. She laughed and I silently felt sorry for my friend. She acts like she does not have a wonderful husband and two beautiful children at home but oh well. ‘I am actually looking forward to our little double date. She sighed. Well, stop cleaning and start getting ready. I removed my robe and stepped into my Jacuzzi. How do you know that I am cleaning? She laughed. Cleaning is what you do on Saturday’s, so stop and get ready." I hung up in her face and spent the next hour soaking and pampering my body. I could have stayed there for hours but I do need a night out with my best friend.

Deanna knocked on my door at exactly nine o’clock wearing a two pieced leather mini skirt set and frowned when she saw what I had on. You look conservative. I pushed her back out the door and locked it. And you look nasty. She clapped her hands together. That is the look that I am going for. I walked towards her car when we made it to the parking lot but she stopped me. I’m leaving my car here…I am going to have my friend bring me back to pick it up later. I rolled my eyes at her but I didn’t say anything. Deanna pushed me. Don’t look at me like that. I unlocked my car doors and got in. How am I looking at you Deanna? She ignored my question and changed the subject. I am in need of a few drinks. My week has been so hectic. I wanted to say more but I remained quiet on the short drive to the club. Deanna checked her makeup and sat quietly next to me sulking like a child and didn’t come to life until we pulled into the parking lot of the Razor. The Razor club is the hottest club in NewBerry. I am ready to party. We walked through the door like two Diva’s and I followed Deanna to the main bar and smiled when she stopped in front of two handsome men. Deanna immediately walked over to the taller of the two men and hugged him. Mr. Tall and handsome grabbed Deanna’s backside and openly smiled at his friend. Deanna turned to me. This is my friend Lala. My date looked at his friend before he spoke to me. Hello…I’m Charles. Deanna’s friend licked her face and smiled at me. We have a table over there in the corner. Deanna winked at me. You two can go on over to our table and sit down…I have to show my friend something. I had an idea what that something was but I remained quiet and let Charles lead me to our table. I waited for him to pull my chair out for me but he didn’t. Strike one…The waitress came over to our table and took our drink orders and I was impressed with the fact that Charles paid for my drink. So Lala…Deanna told David that you are into Real Estate. I fake smiled at him. Yes…. And what do you do? He cleared his throat. I’m in between jobs right now, but I am thinking about starting my own business. I know what that meant…He is unemployed….Charles downed his drink as soon as the waitress put it on the table and stood up with his hand out. Come on Lala….I want to dance. I took a nice sip from my drink and let him lead me onto the dance floor. We danced several dances before we finally took a break and came back to our table. You are light on your feet Lala…I was really impressed with your footwork. I smiled at Charles and motioned for the waitress to come and refill our drinks. Charles didn’t offer to pay for them, so I did. Do you have any children Charles? He cleared his throat again and I braced myself for his answer. I have five children, but I only pay child support for one of them...I have an understanding with all of my babies momma’s? Strike two…

Deanna and her friend came back to the table and I immediately noticed that her hair was not in the same style it was when she first arrived at the club. She winked at me and sat down. I am starving. I rolled my eyes. I just bet you are. Deanna stuck her tongue out at me. What are you having Lala?

My date turned to me. I want to tell you up front that I am not paying for your food because you are a big girl, and I know that you are going to order a lot of food. Strike three….I grabbed my purse and headed to the door with Deanna following close behind me.

Lala…I’m sorry about that. I waved at her.

Girl…You do not have to apologize for that...I’m fine….I was just waiting for an out and he gave me one. Deanna touched my arm when we got in my car. Are you alright? I looked at her hair and shook my head. She frowned. Why are you looking at me like that?

I pushed her head. Your hair was not like that when we first came here Deanna. She sat back in her seat. Don’t worry about my hair. I was angry at her but I didn’t say anything else. Deanna waited several minutes before she turned to me. You are not the one that should be mad…I am the one that should be mad. He had a small penis… Hell….. I should have charged him for that Vienna sausage. I didn’t want to laugh but I did…Long and hard. We laughed until we cried…. I turned to her after I calmed down. Deanna you should. She held her hand up. Don’t start preaching to me Lala…I know what I am doing. I have total and complete control over everything I do. She didn’t say anything else after that and I was grateful for the quiet. She has so much to be thankful for and she takes it all for granted. I pulled into my parking space and turned my car off. Well...It’s been real. Deanna grunted. Yeh….Real small.

We both laughed and promised to call each other later before we parted ways….I looked at the clock and laughed when I saw that we’d been out for less than an hour. I made myself a sandwich, downed a double shot of Belvedere and went to my room.

I fell asleep thinking about the games that my friend plays with her life. I’d give anything to have a family to come home to and she acts like she hates hers……..

DESMOND

I have spent the last five years with a woman that I no longer care for and I was just about ready to go out of my mind, until my secretary came into my office last week and informed me that she was moving out of NewBerry and was going to have to put her condo on the market to sell. I didn’t ask her any questions, I just walked over to her and picked her up. I love you Carol. You have answered one of my biggest prayers. I put her down and clapped my hands together. Carol You don’t have to put your place on the market. I will take it right off of your hands. She looked at me with one eye open. "So...

You’re finally leaving Donna? I rolled my eyes and smiled. I have been trying for a while now, but I had to find somewhere else to stay. Carol sat on the edge of my desk. You are gonna love the Izon Towers. I smiled at her. Is that the condo’s over by the college. She shook her head. Those are it, and you are gonna love it there. OH Let me tell you about your neighbors. I held my hand up. I am not interested in any of my neighbors I only want the keys and the address. I opened my dest drawer and pulled out my check book. How much. Carol smiled. I love the way you think Desmond. You have two options You can lease it for twenty five a month for two years and it’s yours, or you can buy it for the bargain basement price of forty eight thousand dollars...That is negotiable though. I mean....

You are my boss. I smiled a fake smile and looked at her. ‘Why is it so cheap Carol. She playfully pushed me. ‘I have been living there for almost seven years. I have almost paid it off’. I opened my checkbook. ‘I am willing to pay what you have paid into it’. She walked over to me and hugged me. ‘I know you will but I don’t need you to do that. I just need a little money to do some things because all of my money is tied up right now’. I smiled at her, wrote her a check for twenty thousand dollars, and gave it to her. She took one look at the check I gave her and grabbed her chest. Oh wow You just wrote me a check without even looking at the place. I held my hand out. Just give me a receipt and tell me when I can move in. Carol fanned herself with the check and smiled at me again. I moved out of there weeks ago, so the place is actually ready to be lived in right now, but I do have a couple of boxes that need to be moved out of there. She left my office and came back within seconds. Here is your set of keys and you can move in any time after today. She came around to where I was sitting and kissed my cheek. You have really saved me, and I am going to miss you so much You have been the best boss a girl could ever have." I am truly going to miss my secretary but I am extremely happy about the fact that she moved out of her condo.

I left my office that day at noon and went straight to the apartment that I shared with Donna. Donna is the woman that I have spent the last five years trying to build a real relationship with. She is the finest sister I have ever dealt with but that is where her charms stops.

She is bossy, overbearing, controlling, and everything I despise in a woman, but like I said before... She is fine. I know that sounds kinda shallow which is probably why I have been so miserable. I have spent so many years trying to find a woman like my mother. God rest her soul but I continue to come up short. I guess they don’t make women like my mother any more. Donna is at work right now, which is why I left work early to finish packing and moving my things. I have been sneaking boxes of my things out of the apartment for weeks now and putting them in storage. I know that sounds dirty and sneaky but I have to do something. I can no longer live with this woman anymore. She called me just as I carried the last of my boxes out to my car. I thought about not answering my phone but changed my mind. Hello. Donna sighed. What are you doing? It does not matter I hope you remember that we have a double date with Amy and her husband tonight. I picked your suit out It’s on the bed. I took the keys to the apartment off my key ring and left them on the table. I’m not going with you Donna. I told you that last night. She clicked her teeth. Dessy....I will be home at six Please be ready.

I cleared my throat and closed the door to the apartment I’d shared with Donna for the last five years and walked to my car. Donna I have moved out I left the keys to the apartment on the counter. I held my breath and waited Knowing that she was about to blow a gasket, which is exactly what she did. What the hell are you saying Dessy...We’ve been together for five long years I have spent all of this time shaping you into the man I need you to be and you tell me that you are leaving me...Who is she?..I know that another woman is the only reason you would or could leave me...What is wrong with you? Have you gotten back in touch with your hood friends. You know that they have always hated me....Dessy I’m on my way home Just stay there until I get there. Donna disconnected and I tossed my phone on my passenger seat and got into my car. I already felt twenty pounds lighter which told me that I was doing the right thing by leaving Donna. She is a headache that I should have gotten rid of years ago. Thank God I finally did.

I pulled up to a group of young men standing by the basketball court and rolled my window down. Would one of you guys like a new I phone? All of the young men looked at each other while the youngest of the group took the phone from me. Hey Mr. Loyd...I’ll take that phone. He smiled from ear to ear as he studied the phone. Hey....This phone is fifteen hundred dollars...What’s the catch? I smiled and shook my head. No catch....Well...The phone will only be on for a month and my ex girlfriend is going to call that phone non stop for at least a week or two or three. The tallest of the group grabbed his head and looked at me. You leaving Donna’s fine a...I mean....You leaving Miss Donna. I laughed. Yeh.....I’m leaving Donna’s fine ass...And yeh.....I got it like that...Now You boys have a good day." I pulled out of that parking lot feeling like a new man and drove to the other side of town to my new life.

I pulled into the parking lot of the Izon Towers and smiled. I didn’t expect it to be so plush. The grass looked like carpet and there were exotic flowers everywhere. Yes...It’s going to be nice living here. I checked my documents to see what condo I was moving into. That number 306 looked like a million dollar sign to me. I parked my car in it’s designated spot and smiled at the gigantic 306 under my car. I checked my new place of residence with a big smile on my face and something I couldn’t explain filled my entire being. I have been waiting for this moment for more than three years. I know that sounds crazy but I am a busy man. I happen to be one of NewBerry’s biggest and best architect. I have had the pleasure of designing most of the buildings in downtown NewBerry and that is not an easy thing to do. I graduated at the top of my class and immediately made a big name for myself. I don’t tell everybody what I do but you do need to know about me. I am going to hire movers to move the majority of my things to my new condo but I am going to bring a few boxes with me today. I grabbed a couple of boxes from my car and started walking down the immaculate sidewalk. This place is beautiful. There is not a flower out of place. Damn This is how I should have been living a long time ago. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. The air even smells different here.

I walked for more than twenty minutes and still couldn’t find condo 306. I am in top shape but my boxes were starting to get a little heavy. I looked around to see if I could find someone that could give me some directions to condo 306 but there was no one around. Well, there was a plus sized woman walking away from the mailbox room but she looked like a crazy woman. She had green rollers in her hair, yellow slippers on her feet and a big pink robe on her back. In all of my years I have never seen anything crazier than this woman walking but she seems to be the only person in sight right now. Excuse me... Maam. She walked away from the mailboxes like she didn’t hear me. I tried harder. Excuse me Miss Could you help me. She continued to ignore me and I became a little heated under the collar and raised my voice. Excuse me Miss. Bugs Bunny Could you find it in your heart to help me. She stopped walking and slowly turned around. The first thing I noticed about her when I looked into her eyes was the fact the she was pretty In spite of the big green rollers. My first thought was to compliment her looks until I remembered what she was wearing and how big she was. Can you tell me where condo 306 is? She licked her lips and I smiled in spite of myself. Who are you and why do you want to know where condo 306 is? I quickly gave her my documents and Identification and waited on her to give them back. I have never dealt with a woman that didn’t take care of her body but there was something about this woman that I was drawn to. Now don’t get me wrong. I am not interested in her or anything like that but she is kinda nice on the eyes. She smiled at me and gave my documents back to me and I blushed and got mad at myself when I realized what I’d done. If you follow me I will show you where 306 is. She turned away from me and actually left me standing in the spot I was in. I walked behind her when I realized that she was walking away from me. I didn’t know a woman her size could walk so fast but she walked at a fast and steady pace. She has to be at least six feet tall, or at least five eleven. Damn Her legs are almost as long as mine. And if I am going to continue to be honest, I have to admit that she has a nice backside. She might be a plus sized woman, but her butt is nice and round I tried to turn away and focus on something else but I gave up and watched her move from side to side until she stopped in front of condo 306. "Welcome to ‘The Izon Towers’. She disappeared into the condo right next door to mine and I made a small mental note to stay away from my neighbor......

I unlocked the door to condo 306 and walked into the start of a new life. My new condo is spacious, classy and everything I need in a place to stay. I walked from room to room and silently thanked my secretary for moving out of this wonderful place. I didn’t care for the furniture but it would have to do until I brought mine here. I smiled when I saw that there was a built in bar in the dining room. I walked over to it, opened the door and was shocked to find that it was fully stocked. There was a note stuck to the biggest bottle of Belvedere Vodka. Welcome home boss…Drinks are on me….Love Carol. I laughed and made myself a celebration drink. Things are looking brighter by the minute I opened the patio doors and the sounds of old school Con-funk-shun greeted me. I thought about sitting on my new balcony but decided to take a quick jog around the neighborhood… The fresh air gave me a burst of energy that I hadn’t felt in a long time.. Desmond. I stopped running and turned to the voice that called me. I smiled when I saw that it was an old friend. Hello Kim. She ran over to me and jumped into my arms. Hello stranger. I put her down and smiled at her. We are never strangers. She stared at me. Are you still with Donna? I didn’t make it a habit to lie but I don’t want her coming to my place unannounced after today. "Yes...

but I have my own place now And, what does that have to do with you? She giggled. Can I come over? I pulled her into the circle of my arms and caressed her backside. Come to my place…Now. She squealed and followed me to my condo. I looked behind her. Where is your car? She smiled. It’s across the street…You can take me to it later.

Kim and I spent the rest of the evening in bed and by two o’clock that morning, I was reminded why I’d left her alone years ago. She always cried after we had sex. Desmond…you make me feel so good inside. She literally cried while she put her clothes on. I quickly dressed and stood by my door. Don’t cry sweety….I have your number. Kim finished dressing and met me at the door. You better call me when you can because if you don’t. She started crying again and I hurriedly drove her to her car and left.

I took a shower as soon as I made it back to my place and got into bed. I thought that sleeping with Kim would satisfy me but it didn’t. I don’t know what’s wrong with me...I used to love meaningless sex………..

DEANNA

I appear to be a happy mother and wife but what I really am is miserable. I have a wealthy husband and two wonderful children and we live in the richest part of NewBerry in a small