Free Alibi by Teri Woods Page B

to the corner stop.
    “You too,” she hollered back.
    He looked at her number. She seemed really nice, attractive, and the plus side was that she had a day job. He had been looking
     for a nice woman he could make some moves with for quite some time now. Little did he know, she was far from a housewife,
     but she definitely had some moves he’d be interested in. He decided he wouldn’t waste time and would be wining and dining
     her before the week was out.

SWEET DREAMS
    I t was like a dream come true. Reggie Carter was a knight in shining armor and had been sent from the angels above to love
     Daisy, and you couldn’t tell her otherwise. Every day he wanted to see her, every night he was by her side. He even changed
     his cell phone number, tired of other women calling.
    “I don’t need nobody calling me but you, baby.” Sure enough, that’s what he told her. She should have known something wasn’t
     right then and there, but love is blind, and Reggie Carter had Daisy walking around like she was Helen Keller.
    As far as she was concerned, he was turning out to be heaven sent, a real man’s man who doted on her. If she wasn’t feeling
     well, you best believe Reggie would show up with every over-the-counter medication sold to man. If she had a headache, he’d
     rub her head. If she said her feet hurt, he’d rub her toes. If she had to shit, he’d be right there with toilet tissue balled
     up in his hand. And needing something was out of the question.
    “Baby, you won’t need for nothing. You hear me, Daisy, you won’t need for nothing. Maybe want, but never need. I will take
     care of you.”
    Who was he and where did he come from? Daisy just couldn’t believe it. It was just too good to be true. She questioned everything
     about him. Everything, even his previous relationships, wives, children, retirement plans, everything. He had a medical card
     in his wallet and told her that he was the co-owner of a shoe store, on Thirtieth and Sansom streets across from the train
     station. He even took her there one day and, believe it or not, his business was thriving. He said he had no previous marriages
     and had no children.
He is amazing, just simply amazing.
Daisy knew she was in love, she was happy, and she was being taken care of.
Thank you, God, I just love him, he’s really perfect. Really, perfect.
She just couldn’t believe it was happening and it was happening oh so fast. He was always doing something for her. Refused
     to let her take the train and even told her that he was going to get her a car, so she wouldn’t have to walk. Whenever he
     was coming over, he always asked if she needed anything. And he took her to the grocery store and bought food for the apartment
     every week. One day, Reggie came in with flowers and candy and it wasn’t even Valentine’s.
    “Aww, baby, is this for me?” said Daisy, her arms reaching out for a large bouquet.
    “Naw, baby, don’t touch that. Those right there is for my momma. Don’t worry though, I got yours right over there,” he said,
     pointing to a larger-than-large bouquet that was lying on the kitchen counter. “Come on, I want to take you home to meet my
     momma, baby.”
    “Meet your momma? Why you didn’t tell me? My hair ain’t done or nothing.”
    “Girl, you ain’t got to worry about that hair. Let me see the real hair and I’ll tell you if everything is all right.”
    He pulled her pants down and she let him peek inside her panties. “Girl, you looking all right to me, come on, let’s go.”
    Daisy felt like a queen. She had never ever had a man say he was taking her home to meet his momma, never. Reggie was good
     to her, but it had only been three months since she met him. But it had been the most wonderful three months of her life.
     Reggie was even talking about getting married and having a big wedding and everything.
    “I don’t have any family. My momma died and I don’t know my father. I do have a cousin, Kimmie Sue, and my