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    The Men We Love
    The Men We Love
    The Men We Love
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    The Men We Love

    By Euphoria Davis

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    In life we all make choices. Some of us wish that we could rewind our lives and correct those choices and some of us just understand that those choices were made for a reason.

    Understanding that the choices we make are a part of growing up and not having any regret is a sign of being a real adult is the lesson that we should learn from each good or bad choice. God has our lives planned for us and there are no take backs. We are here to live and learn and living and learning is the best educational experience that we are blessed with.

    This book is for all of those women who have made choices that ended with regret. We do what we want, when we want, and that is the greatest part of life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateFeb 7, 2012
    ISBN9781463411930
    The Men We Love
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    Euphoria Davis

    A perspective is presented through the eyes of a young, African-American woman who is trying to navigate her way through life's ever changing challenges

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      The Men We Love - Euphoria Davis

      The Men We Love

      Euphoria Davis

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      AuthorHouse™

      1663 Liberty Drive

      Bloomington, IN 47403

      www.authorhouse.com

      Phone: 1 (800) 839-8640

      © 2012 Euphoria Davis. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 08/17/2015

      ISBN: 978-1-4634-1194-7 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4634-1193-0 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2011909120

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models,

      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      Preface

      Dedication

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Chapter Four

      Chapter Five

      Chapter Six

      Chapter Seven

      Chapter Eight

      Chapter Nine

      Chapter Ten

      Chapter Eleven

      Chapter Twelve

      Chapter Thirteen

      Chapter Fourteen

      Chapter Fifteen

      Chapter Sixteen

      Chapter Seventeen

      PREFACE

      We all make choices in life. Some of us wish that we could rewind our lives and correct those choices; some of us just understand that we made those choices for a reason. Understanding that the choices we make are a part of growing up and not having any regret is a sign of being a real adult. We should learn this lesson from each good or bad choice. God has our lives planned for us, and there are no retractions. We are here to live and learn, the best educational experience that we are blessed with.

      This book is for all of those women who have made choices that ended with regret. We do what we want when we want, and that is the greatest part of life.

      DEDICATION

      I want to give thanks to God for blessing me with life and love, my parents for their support through all my mistakes, my brothers for their friendship and strength, and my nephews D’Mari and Terrell for always having my heart. Auntie loves you both so much.

      CHAPTER ONE

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      T HE SOUND OF the eighties music rang in my ears as I danced, not enthusiastically but enough to tease and entice the man I was with. Although I had just met this man a few days ago, the sound of his voice made my body quiver and my soul rejoice. The touch of his hands around my waist inching me closer and closer to his body informed me that he too was enticed.

      As his body connected with me on the dance floor, I began to feel a sensation of butterflies and hot nights. As our bodies moved as one entity, I couldn’t distinguish if this were a dream or reality, for this seemed as if it were a dream come true.

      As the night went by in slow motion with me engulfing every moment as if it were my last breath, our bodies still met, and we locked our eyes on each other in a deep stare. The gaze was trying to reach into one another’s soul. A surprising gesture in the form of a kiss interrupted this soul searching. A kiss sent my body into chaos and my mind under great alarm.

      Ummm, I moaned as I tried to regain my composure.

      As he moved away, my body went into shock by this kiss that had ignited a fire inside of me. A fire had never been ignited by a kiss alone. As I opened my eyes and gathered myself, thoughts of what brought me to this point with this man started flowing through my mind. That thought quickly dissipated when he surprised me with yet another juicy, sensuous kiss over and over again. The hope of never having this night end was really a prayer to God for me to be with this incredible man as long as I could.

      As the night ended and the day began to tease the time left, Demond and I danced all night, enjoying the company each of us gave. I, a woman who always found myself left out of a crowd, found myself trying to fit in the best I could. Laughing and dancing my night away was one thing I always wanted to do, especially without the care of what others thought lingering in the back of my mind.

      Two o’clock began to roll around, but Demond was not ready to leave. A slow jam came on, and I danced, not just to the music but to the beat of the man holding me tight, making me feel as if it were just the two of us on the dance floor and no one else. Time froze, but our lips did not.

      Kissing each other so gently so as to not overwhelm or offend the other was all that was done. As my eyes closed to engulf every moment, I noticed the grip that Demond had on me tightened. With my bosom embedded into his chest and his pelvis into mine, our kisses became more intense. The song ended, and it was time to leave.

      I noticed that when we walked into the club, we presented ourselves as two people out at night, but when we left, we were looking like a couple who had just enjoyed themselves. As my prayer slowly fell into place, my dreams were answered once again. Thank you, God. Not wanting this night to end kept floating through my head. As we walked to the car, I wondered to myself, What’s to happen next?

      Just as I finished my thought that I hoped we both were thinking, Demond asked, Do you want to go home, or do you want to do something else? His tone was that of anticipation to the answer that would be given.

      I don’t want this night to end. Let’s go to the beach. I have never been, and I want to see it before I leave, I spoke.

      I don’t want it to end either. I am having a good time with you, but the beach is an hour away. Are you sure that’s where you want to go?

      Yes. No. Well, I am having a great time, and although I don’t want this night to end, you are tired, and you have to go to work tomorrow. I don’t want to make you more tired than you already are. We can go another time if you want, I said in a polite but soft voice.

      I will take you wherever you want to go. This is your night, and I want to make sure that it is a good one for you. We can go. I’ll be just fine. Demond looked at me with a grin and a flirtatious wink.

      Should I go with this man? I don’t really know him. What if he is some kind of lunatic? I’ve had my share of issues with men, and the last thing I need is one more problem or bad memory on my mind when I think about why I chose to be single.

      What do you want to do? Demond asked as he broke my chain of thought.

      Huh? Ummm … Let’s go to the beach, I responded enthusiastically.

      As we prepared for the hourlong trip to the beach, we made our stops. We first stopped at CVS for something to drink and Shell for gasoline. As we waited for the truck to fill up, Demond showed me some picture IDs of himself. Although each picture was different, they were still the same. No matter what look Demond had, he would always look attractive and desirable in my eyes. Not only was it his physical appearance, his mental acuity caught my eye as well. Just by the conversations that we held, I knew that this man would stimulate me in so many ways. It was only up to me to see where he should stimulate me first.

      On the way to the beach, I found myself dozing off as I was in awe at the scenery in front of me. The skyline was one out of a movie, and the serene atmosphere calmed the uneasiness that I felt. All of this calming, relaxing, invigorating tranquility made it difficult to stay awake.

      Hey, wake up. You are supposed to be keeping the driver awake. You can’t be over there sleeping, Demond spoke sweetly and jokingly.

      I responded in a soft and playful way, I am awake. See?

      As I kept dozing in and out of sleep, catching quick glances of houses and trees that passed, I felt the soft caress of Demond’s hand holding mine. A second wind filled my lungs so I was able to talk and keep Demond focused on the ride ahead.

      The street curved, turned, and then went

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