Undrafted: Underrated x Underestimated

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Shorty stacked

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Shorty stacked

[chosenone58]

We see you Blu

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We see you Blu

Sunshines & fun times

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ERICA PT.2

After a solid victory over the Utah Jazz, some of the boys headed out to eat in celebration of the new year. Recks, Carmelo, Dwight, Jaylen, and Kyle headed out to Noe Restaurant & Bar at the California Plaza. Recks heard the rumors about the place tucked in on W 3rd St., and was itching to try out their menu. For a classy, Japanese-influenced spot, the place was very chill and mellow. This was somewhere you take a date out to, but giving they had a late night bar as well, the opportunity for camaraderie risen to be seized.

"Happy New Year fellas!" Recks toasted. "I'm not going to hold you. It was a big surprised to me how Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard turned out to be our coaches. Even more surprising how we all clicked and gelled together. I know not all of us is here tonight, but in spirit for the whole team, God damn it feels good to be on top with you guys! I just want to wish all of us, a healthy and incredible season. And hopefully, we'll end it with the Larry O'Brien trophy in our hands this summer."

"That's a toast I can drink to!" Dwight shouted.

The crew lifted their glasses en toast just as the waitresses brought in their heavenly enticing meals. Tonight, Recks was a big eater. Wild-caught salmon, charred asparagus, lobster ceviche with the Noe house salad. Recks' platter stole the limelight at the table as a couple of the guys were a bit deflated with their dish compared to Recks'.

"Hey, man, what's it gonna take to trade for a piece of your salmon bro?" Kuzma asked. "You over there eating good, I'm trying to cut in."

Recks looks at Kuzma, smugging, "you don't have enough trade value over there young fella. I'ma need that whole plate and a few more picks off the menu."

"Nah, I'm good man... Just thought I'd ask. Kyle responded as the table laughed.

"Well, I hope I bring enough value to the table if we're negotiating." A soft, seductive voice heard behind Recks as a hand was gently planted on his shoulder.

Recks' ears immediately tuned to the British accent as well as Carmelo's feint reaction to who was standing behind him. As he turned around, Recks' eyes were met with this stunning and glamourous woman. With brickhouse thighs, small waist and curves running a path up and around her body, the tight black leather skirt snugged at her body like nobody's business. Her black velvet blouse, a bit of a showcase for the cleavage, but left the imagination wishfully thinking. Her silky black hair draped around her left shoulder as she smiled her pearly whites. It was none other than Erica...

"Hey, Erica, fancy seeing you here." Recks stood up, giving her a slight hug, to which Erica nearly plants a kiss on Recks' lips, but he manages to dodge at the last second, nearly getting the corner. "Uh, let me introduce you. This is Kyle Kuzma, Jaylen Brown, Dwight Howard, and Carmelo Anthony, as if those two needed any introduction. And this is Erica Gemstar. She's a graphic designer and marketing businesswoman that I met over the summer."

Dwight took a swig of his drink, trying to cover up his reaction, but his cheekbones told all that was needed. Carmelo and the other guys showed a bit of a playful smug towards Recks as if it was the perfect opportunity to haze him.

"Yo, fellas, excuse me for a moment, I'll be right back. Kyle, remember what I said, you don't got enough trade value. Stay off my plate."

The two stepped over to the bar with the guys couldn't help but watch her walk away as she was packing some serious thunder. Recks ordered two drinks for the quiet chit chat, wondering what she was doing here.

"How you been Erica? What you doing out here?"

"I've been good, I can't complain. It's really nice to see you again. But I'm just here on business."

"At this hour?"

"Time is money. But no worries, I'm well protected."

"Well, that's good to know."

"And what about you Mr. Black? What fancy you here?"

"Celebrating the new year. Team and I just came off a win tonight. Figure we go out and keep the morale high."

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to cut into team thing. And Happy New Years!"

"Nah, nah, you're good. Happy New Years to you too. You're looking amazing tonight. Figured you be out on a date rather than business."

"Well, you know, the night is young, and I tend to keep my best appearance, "discreet". But you've had a modest idea of it a summer ago."

Recks cracks a smile and tries to play it off just as he takes a swig of his drink. "You can say that." Recks looks down, seeing her hand on his knee. Not wanting to make a scene, he let it rock as he takes another swallow.

"You're so adorable!", Erica laughs. "You look so uncomfortable, I can see it in your eyes, but I couldn't help but tease you. I'm so sorry."

"Nah, you good. I see how it is. You just out here giving brothers a rough time. It's cool."

Just as Erica's smile dwindled, she begins biting her bottom lip, looking over Recks. "Well, you know I'm always game for a good time, a rough time... Or both."

Recks smiled, "are you always gonna be this flirtatious with me?"

"I can always give you more, if that's what you're asking", Erica replied.

"Who said I was asking?" Recks smoothly injected.

"Cheeky!" Erica incited. "Here, I want you to hold onto this."

Recks was handed a black rectangular box, "What's this?"

"A burner."

"Wait, wait, who goes around carrying a burner? And why do you have one?"

"Listen love, I'm not going to sugar coat it. It was purely coincidence meeting you here, and honestly, I enjoyed your company over the summer. I was hoping we spend a little bit more time together."

"Erica, I'm flattered, but I can't. You know what I got going on at home."

"I do, and I respect that. But after all she done to you, you don't think you deserve your own "fun"?" Erica, looked Recks with daunting eyes, fanning the flames between the two. "I'm saying, the way we connected back out in Phoenix, you seemed like you liked something we had going, yeah?"

"I did. I do. You're a nice and fun girl, E. You deserve better than I. I mean, any man would be extremely lucky to have you as their. Ain't nothing I can do for you in my position."

"I highly doubt that, Recks." Erica hand slid up Recks' thigh, her nails scraping at the inner groin. Luckily, the area was dimmed enough for no one to see.

"I hear you, but this is too much." Recks insisted giving back the burner to Erica, but Erica denies it.

"I'm sure you can handle so much more, and better. We met by chance, neither one of us looking for each other. Don't let this opportunity for something better slip by. I won't take no for an answer love."

Recks sat in silent, admiring the view as he indulge into his drink once more.

"Give it a few days, I'll be in touch..." Erica proceeds to stand up from her bar stool, getting close enough to give Recks a view down her blouse and a whiff of her unadulterated sweet perfume, "I'm glad I got to see you again, Mr. Black"

Erica plants a soft, but intimate kiss on his jawline before one last look at each other. With Erica picking Recks' brain and making her exit, Recks was left a little black box and a mind full of questions that needed answers.

"Took you long enough, that's all you over there?", Jaylen asked.

"Shut up Jaylen."

"Yeah, I see you Recks, player-player!"

"Shut up Kyle."

"Does anybody has anything else to say?" Recks looked around the quiet table.

"I got nothing.", Dwight answered.

Recks looked at Carmelo, whom the night was dedicated to him and the team, but was "altered" by a surprising guest. Melo had no words him-self, he just leaned back in his chair, giving his "oh really" reaction. As the whole table burst into laughter, Recks indulged into his luke-warm meal, confining his unspoken in his food, swallowing each bite with his pride...

[Agent]

Melo bout to pull a D-Lo

[The JZA]

Melo bout to pull a D-Lo

Totally forgot about that lmao. Lakers one of the most historic and treacherous teams to play for lol

[chosenone58]

Erica is a woman that knows what she wants.