With Faith & Love

Richard softly stepped in Janese\'s room and crept up beside her bed. Before her alarm could go off her unplugged it and cupped his hands around his mouth.

\"Happy birthday,\" he shouted. Janese shot straight up in the bed and screamed.

\"What\'s wrong with you!!\"

\"I\'m singing happy birthday,\" he responded. She was still shaking as she got out of bed.

\"Thanks dad,\" Janese said, hugging him. She was still a little angry but happy it was her birthday. And a Friday.

\"Your welcome sweetheart,\" Richard said, kissing her forehead. \"Get dressed and I\'ll make you a special eighteenth birthday breakfast.\"

\"Did Jett call?\"

\"Nope,\" he answered and walked downstairs so she could get dressed.

\"My baby ain\'t call me,\" Janese said and fell down in her pillow.

~*~*~*

Janese kissed her parents and walked out the house to her bus stop. She saw her friend Keevia walking up the street.

\"Hey Keevie,\" she hollered. Keevia turned toward the voice and tried to hide the bag behind her back.

\"Hey buddy,\" Keevia innocently waved. \"Happy eighteen. Now you can go clubbin\'.\" She handed Janese the bag and they kept walking.

\"Thank you.\" Janese opened the bag and saw a pink teddy bear, two scented candles, and some fake bananas. She stopped walking and looked at Keevia.

\"What? Jett will get a kick out of it! Yall two been sexin\' each other so good you butt gettin\' big! Mm-hmm! How was your spring break and Jett\'s birthday?\" Janese grinned and started walking again.

\"Girl let me tell you! I tried to ride it and do my thang but you know he just had to take advantage of me. He worked me rough too!\"

\"Jett was thrasin\' that ass! Again! So what he gonna give you for your birthday?\"

\"I don\'t know he ain\'t call me.\"

\"Girl, don\'t sweat the small stuff. Your man is a superstar you know he out there making that money. And besides, you know he\'ll be diggin\' in that ass later!\"

\"I ain\'t complaining,\" Janese said and they slapped fives. By the time they reached the bus stop the bus pulled up and they jumped on.


Everybody at Douglass knew that Janese was dating the famous Jett Jackson. Ever since the dance Janese had become pretty popular. People would walk up to her and ask when Jett would be coming back and is she could get them some autographs. Janese got to her locker as soon as the bell rung so she had no social time. She quickly grabbed her trigonometry book, notebook, and was on her way to Mr. Turner\'s class.

\"Okay, for classwork pages forty-eight to forty-nine and complete one through fifty,\" Mr. Turner announced. the class moaned as they opened their books and continued to do their work. Janese, Keevia, and Michelle sat in the back passing notes. All of a sudden there was a knock on the door. Mr. Turner stepintointo the hallway to talk to the visitor. After a couple of minutes he stuck his head back in the room. \"Miss Aultmon, I didn\'t know it was your birthday.\" Janese looked up and stared at him. It wasn\'t like Mr. Turner interrupted class just because it was somebody\irthirthday. It was probably because of her new rep.

\"Yea, I turn eighteen.\"

\"Wellere\ere\'s someone her to pick you up.\" Janese jumped out of her seat with books in hand.

\"I\'ll call you later Keevia and Michelle!\"

I knew my baby wasn\'t gonna forget about me, she thought as she walked out into the hallway. She looked in the hallway and saw Richard standing up against the wall and her face dropped.

\"Didn\'t you have enough fun this morning,\" she asked, walking up to him. Richard grinned and nodded his head.

\"Yea, I just came to get you out of school. Your real surprise is waiting for you outside.\"

\"I need to run to my locker then I\'ll be out!\" Janese ran down the hall to her locker. After she grabbed her bookbag and purse Janese was at the front of the school, but Richard wasn\'t there. She walked outside and into the parking lot and saw a dark blue Mercedes Benz parked on the corner. Her eyes widened and her heart skipped a beat when she saw Jett.

\"You thought I forgot didn\'t you,\" he asked. \"Come on, admit it. You thought I forgot.\" Janese jumped up in his arms and planted a kiss on his lips.

\"I expected a phone call not a visit,\" Janese said.

\"I can go back to school then.\" Jett put her down and started walking back to his car.

\"I didn\'t leave you hanging on your birthday.\" Jett did a U-turn and wrapped his arms around her waist.

\"Actually, you did leave me hanging and that\'s a good thing. It would have been ugly if you would have left me standing like this.\" He pulled her closer so she could feel his throbbing hard on. She giggled at his sarcasm.

\"You have a point there. And I mean that literally,\" she said, kissing him again. \"Where are we going?\" Jett took her bookbag and walked her to the car.

\"That\'s a surprise, angel.\" Jett opened the passenger door for her so she could get in then threw her bag in the trunk then climbed in the driver\'s seat. He started the ignition and K.C. and Jo-Jo were singing All My Life in the background.

After about a thirty minute drive they parked in front of Jared\'s Jewelers. When they walked inside, Janese was impressed by all the diamonds.

\"This way,\" Jett said, and escorted her to the counter where a gentleman was waiting.

\"Mr. Jackson, I see you\'re back with the lovely lady,\" the man said, coming from behind the counter.

\"You were here before,\" Janese asked.

\"I was just looking around,\" Jett said and flashed his sexy grin.

\"He has picked out a beautiful one carat tennis braclet and matching diamond necklace, Miss Aultmon. My name is Jake,\" he said, sticking out his hand.

\"One carat,\" Janese stuttered, shaking his hand.

\"Yes, you can step into my office and take a look.\" Jake walked towards a door at the back of the store, beckoning for Jett and Janese to follow. When thet stepped into his office, they sat down at the table where a suitcase was sitting in the center. Jake opened the case and turned it around in front of Janese. The diamonds were glistening, eighteen on the braclet and the necklace. Jett picked the necklace up and put it around Janese\'s neck.

\"You were always beautiful but damn,\" he complimented. Jake handed Janese a hand mirror so she could see for herself.

\"Jett picked out each diamond himself,\" Jake notified Janese. He and Jett exchanged glances. janese didn\'t hear him because she was too busy looking at herself. \"It would look complete with the braclet.\" Jett took it out of the case and placed it on her left wrist. Now Janese had to stand up.

\"Jake do you have a body mirror,\" she asked.

\"Yes ma\'am,\" Jake said, opening a door. Janese walked over to it and began to model. She saw Jett staring at her and licking his lips. She decided to tease him so she lifted up her hair and revealed her neck. Jett knew what she was doing and ran his hand up and down his thigh.

\"The diamonds do come with a lifetime warranty,\" Jett asked, not taking his eyes off Janese.

\"Yes sir they do,\" Jake answered, getting out the paper work.

\"Well, my lady looks pleased so now you can tell me how much damage I\'ve done.\"

\"All right. The necklace is ten thousand nine hundred and ninety eight dollars and the braclet is five thousand six hundred and seventy one dollars.\" Janese eyed Jett through the mirror. He winked at her then signed the papers.

\"This is yours,\" Jake said, taking the case and papers and putting them in a bag. \"You two have a beautiful day.\"

\"You too,\" Jett said shaking his hand. \"And thank you for helping me spend my money.\"

\"It\'s all for a good cause,\" Jake complimented Janese. Jett grabbed the bag and Janese and walked out of the store.

\"Pooh bear, you just spent almost sixteen thousand dollars on me,\" Janese said when they got outside.

\"Actually sixteen thousand six hundred and fifty one dollars,\" he corrected, kissing her forehead. \"Plus tax.\"

\"Why?\"

\"Why do you always have to ask why,\" Jett said, getting serious. \"Why can\'t you just accept the fact the you deserve the world and then some. I love you Janese and this is how I\'m going to treat you forever.\" She stared down at her wrist then back up at him.

\"I love you too. But I don\'t care about you\'re money. I love you.\"

\"Now that we\'ve got that out the way can we please enjoy the rest of your birthday,\" Jett said, putting an arm around her waist and leading her down the street. \"And then later on I can take a trip to heaven.\"

\"Don\'t get too happy now,\" she said, staring down at his crotch.

\"Too late,\" Jett laughed.