A Street Doctor's Virgin: Standalone

6. Saige

6

Saige

“ C an I ask you something?” Moon stopped browsing the clothes racks and looked at Saige.

Saige turned around and gave her sister her attention. “Anything. Wassup?”

“Why don’t you have a boyfriend?”

“Moon,” Saige chuckled and rolled her eyes because they’d already had that talk before. “How many times are we going to have this conversation?”

“I just want you to be happy, and—”

“I am happy, Moon. I’ve told you a thousand times that you don’t need a man to be happy. My life is great, I have you and Melly.”

“Everyone needs love, Saige, even you. I don’t know if mommy turned you off to love or what, but you don’t want to realize later in life that you should’ve given a man a chance,” she advised.

“Am I the big sister, or are you?” Saige raised a curious eyebrow.

“I’m just saying,” Moon shrugged then walked over to the next aisle with Saige trailing her. When she looked up, she recognized a familiar face. “Hey, Dr. Burrus, right?”

Saige’s heart skipped a few beats when she heard Moon say his name. Looking in the direction that Moon was facing, her heart skipped a few more beats when she saw that he was with a woman. A good-looking woman at that. They complimented each other well, and Saige hated that she was already starting to compare herself to the woman standing next to him.

He smiled at Moon and gave a slight wave. “Hey, Moon. How are you?”

“I’m good! Anxious about Ramel’s surgery,” she glanced at Saige and was surprised that she was so quiet.

“Yeah, well,” he nodded. “Those are normal feelings, but I promise you have nothing to worry about. I can do this surgery in my sleep, and it’s looking like it’ll be pretty straight forward.”

“Good! Oh, um, you remember my sister, Saige, right?” Moon looked between the two of them, trying to figure out why there was a weird air all of a sudden.

“Yes, Saige, hello,” he stated awkwardly.

Saige simply waved instead of verbally responding. Her body temperature was rising just from being in his presence, and she hated that for herself. No man got her bothered in such a way—not even Carmine.

“Awkwarddddd,” Moon sung, stating the obvious.

“Right,” the woman looked Saige up and down before pulling on his arm. “C’mon Qua, let’s finish shopping.”

“I’ll see y’all on surgery day,” Qua told them then turned and walked away with the woman.

Saige finally released the breath she’d been holding since Dr. Burrus entered her presence.

“What the hell was that?” Moon instantly started interrogating her sister.

“What was what?”

“That weird ass interaction between you and Dr. B.”

Saige shrugged and continued looking through the clothes. She honestly didn’t know what it was, and she damn sure didn’t want to explain herself to her baby sister. Hearing her phone ring, she happily reached inside her black Telfar purse and grabbed it out. When she saw it was Carmine calling, she decided to ignore it since she was with Moon. She knew if Moon even detected a hint of her flirting, she’d be asking a thousand questions. Immediately after she ignored his call, her mother, Celeste, started calling.

“Yes, mom?” She answered with a frustrated sigh.

“Did I do something to you today? Why are you answering the phone with an attitude?” Celeste snapped into the phone with her New York drawl.

Saige tried to hold in a laugh while Moon rolled her eyes and fake gagged. “I’m just answering the phone. What’s going on, mom?”

“Hmph. Have you spoken to your sister? She still isn’t answering my calls.”

“Well…she may not be answering because you did call her a black whore the last time you two spoke,” she reminded her.

Celeste had a nasty habit of addressing her daughters by names that weren’t given to them at birth. Ever since Saige and Moon were little girls, Celeste had been unusually tough on them, physically and mentally. The older they got, the worse it got. In Celeste’s eyes, her daughters couldn’t do anything right, so Saige put distance between them at an early age. She made sure she did what she had to do to graduate high school early, so that she could attend Howard University and get out of her mom’s house.

Things got so bad for Moon once Saige left that she had to move out and go live with Winston and Hailey. Saige knew that Celeste hated them because of how much they loved their father. Winston left Celeste shortly after Moon was born, and she took all of her anger and pain out on the two people that were the spitting images of Winston.

Celeste sucked her teeth hard. “If she stopped posting half naked pictures of herself on the internet, then maybe everyone wouldn’t think she’s a whore!”

“Everyone or you?”

“Both!” She screeched into the phone. “You two bitches—”

Saige immediately hung up because she wasn’t in the mood for a verbal assault. Celeste seemed to dish those out on a regular basis and then wondered why her nor Moon wanted to talk to her.

“I don’t even wanna talk about your mom right now,” Moon started. “I’m still trying to figure out what is going on with you and the hot doc?”

Saige giggled as they strolled out of the store. “The hot doc?”

“That’s what I call him when I’m talking to my friends. But don’t try to deny it, I saw something on your face when he was standing there.”

“Moon, it’s nothing, really,” she looked down at her phone when it started ringing again. She decided to answer. “Hey, I’m with my sister right now, so can I call you back when I get home?”

“Love, you know how I feel when you ignore my calls. I’ll be waiting for you when you get home though,” Carmine said on the other end.

She smiled slightly. “Okay, see you then.”

“Who was that?” Moon questioned as soon as Saige hung up.

“You are one nosey child, have I ever told you that?” She draped her arm around Moon’s shoulders as they walked the mall.

“Inquisitive, not nosey!” Moon corrected her with a laugh.

The two sisters spent the next hour and a half cruising through the mall. After grabbing a few pairs of shoes and outfits, they grabbed some Chick-Fil-A and took a seat in the food court. Saige was enjoying spending her Saturday with her little sister, but she was looking forward to going home and laying up with Carmine.

“Let me go pee and then we can get out of here,” Saige said, standing up.

Moon slurped her lemonade and nodded. “Okay.”

Moving her shopping bags closer to Moon, Saige took off to the bathroom area. She rushed into a stall and relieved her bladder then washed her hands. On the way back out of the bathroom, the woman that was with Dr. Burrus earlier came waltzing in. They eyed each other, but Saige wasn’t planning to say a word to her.

“I know you think that nigga fine,” the woman stated, licking her lips then shrugging. “Shit, everybody thinks Quadir is fine. You want him or something?”

“N-n-no,” Saige stammered, taken aback by how forward the woman was.

“Mm, your loss,” she shrugged again with a smirk. “I’d let you fuck that nigga just as long as I get to be there,” she walked up on Saige and started whispering in her ear. “He likes to fuck two bad bitches at the same time and from what I can see, you fit the bill. If you ever change your mind, let me know,” she took a step back before extending her hand out that held a card.

Saige looked down at the card then back up at the woman. When she pushed the card further in Saige’s direction, she reluctantly took it. The woman blew her a kiss then disappeared inside of a stall. She studied the card and saw that the woman’s name was April. The card contained all of her social media handles. Shoving the card in her bra since her dress had no pockets, Saige calmed herself then walked out of the bathroom.

She decided not to tell Moon about what had just transpired. That would only add to Moon’s accusations of there being something between her and Quadir. She gathered her things and left the mall with Moon. They talked about the start of the new school year and all the things she planned to do as a senior. Saige was excited for her sister and couldn’t wait to see how many scholarships she got. Moon typically maintained a 4.0 GPA, so Saige suspected that she’d be going to an ivy league college.

After she dropped Moon off at home, she headed to her house with Quadir on her mind. April was on her mind as well. Saige had never even thought about a threesome, let alone be propositioned for one. Being that she was a virgin, a lot of sexual acts didn’t cross her mind. Saige chose to hold on to her innocence after she came close to being raped while in high school. The close call traumatized her so bad that she didn’t even want a man in her space.

It took a lot for her and Carmine to get where they were sexually. He had to build that trust in her first to make her feel comfortable enough to share her body with him. She was fine with not giving him her virginity because she wanted her first time to be special. She wanted to give her virginity to someone who she planned to spend forever with. Though she and Carmine shared a special bond, she wasn’t 100% convinced that he was her forever . And that was okay because she wasn’t sure when or if she’d ever be able to settle down.

Fifteen minutes later, she was parking in her driveway and getting out. Walking inside her home, she dotted up the stairs and placed her bags inside her bedroom. She put her phone on the charger and began searching for Carmine.

“There you are,” she spoke softly, finding him outside near the pool.

He half-way smiled at her. “Saige, why do I pay your phone bill if you’re not going to answer the phone when I call?”

“I’m sorry, bae,” she climbed onto the pool chair with him and straddled his lap. She leaned in and kissed his lips a few times. “I told you my sister asks a lot of questions, and I didn’t want her in my business.”

“Mm, you sure you were with your sister and not another man?”

“Carmine, when I have ever been with another man?” She asked with a serious expression, confused about his line of questioning.

He shrugged slowly while staring coldly into her eyes. “Maybe you’re tired of this arrangement. Or maybe you want to keep me around because I benefit you financially while you build a relationship with another man.”

“Carmine,” she sat straight up and looked down at him. His demeanor was off putting, and she’d never seen him like that. “What’s really the issue? I told you that I enjoyed our situation. There is no other man.

Saige watched as his demeanor went from menacing and icy back to his usual loving stare. “You’re right, I’m trippin’.”

“Are you alright?” She asked out of concern.

“Yeah, I apologize,” he shook his head and ran his fingers through his short cut. “It’s just…a lot on my mind.”

“Yeah? You know I can ease that for you,” she said seductively, massaging his dick through his pants.

“I know, love,” he gently moved her hand away. “Maybe later. I just want you, right now.”

She nodded and leaned into him, wrapping him in a hug. It was as if she could feel the tension melting away. She closed her eyes and appreciated the moment while he lightly stroked her back.

“I have to go to this event tonight, and I would love for you to go with me.”

She looked up at him in shock. “In public?”

“Yes,” he chuckled. “But no one there knows too much about me, so it’ll be fine. Just a few business partners and their girlfriends or wives,” he lied, knowing that Nico was going to be in attendance.

“Okay, baby,” a bright smile appeared on her face as she kissed him. “What should I wear?”

He nodded his head towards the house. “Go check your closet. Everything you need is in there.”

She quickly jumped off his lap and rushed inside and up the stairs. When she got inside her closet, her eyes widened at the gorgeous gown that hung inside the large walk-in closet. It was a floor-length, black velvet Rosario gown that had a crystal embellished neck. It was backless, and it dipped all the way to the lower back. Sitting on the ottoman in her closet were a pair of silver crystal Aquazzura heels along with a diamond studded Vancleef & Arples bracelet. Her jaw was hanging to the floor.

“You’re going to look absolutely fuckin’ perfect in this, baby,” Carmine joined her in the closet, softly kissing her on the neck. “And then, when we return home, I’m going to take it off of you and kiss your pretty pussy.”

She turned and gripped his face in her hands. “Thank you, baby! It’s beautiful. And I can’t wait for that either. What time does the party start?”

“In a few hours.”

“Shit, I need to start getting ready now!” She exclaimed, racing out of the closet.

Saige was surprised that Carmine had offered to take her on a public date, but she wasn’t about to turn him down. Especially since she knew he’d paid a good grip for her outfit and accessories. She was going to enjoy her night out with her boo and come home to the best head ever.