Sexx, Secrets and Orgasms

Ben’s POV

"Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God of his great mercy to take unto himself the soul of our dear sister here departed, we therefore commit her body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in sure and certain hope of the Resurrection to eternal life, through our Lord Jesus Christ; who shall change our vile body, that it may be like unto his glorious body, according to the mighty working, whereby he is able to subdue all things to himself..."

I heard the minister say as Ellen’s body was lowered in the ground. She did have cancer and a few days ago she had lost the fight. I had put her in a hospice facility a few months ago, while I went in search for my daughter with my cousin Steve as there was nothing more I could do for her.

As much as I hated the fact that I truly never loved Ellen, I didn’t want her to suffer more than she had. She had been telling the truth about the cancer and after Lilly went to England I still didn’t give into Ellen’s sexual whims.

I did a small graveyard service to at least give her a decent burial. She wasn’t close to her family so it was just me and Steve.

We had actually shared some good times. Now she was lying in a coffin finally looking restful. A part of me hated that she died alone in hospice, but I knew she was in a better place. I threw the white rose in as the helper began to throw the dirt on top of the coffin.

"Are you ready?" Steve asked as I stood there looking down in the grave.

"Yeah, let’s go."

We were headed out the cemetery when my phone began to ring. I looked down and saw a number I didn’t recognize. I hit the talk button.

"Hello?"

"Yes is this James Dillard?" I heard a woman on the phone ask.

"Yes it is."

"My name is Carmen Baptiste and I heard you have been looking for Lilly Monroe’s baby?"

"Yes, yes!" I said as I got in the car.

"I think I might be able to help you. I was Mr. Monroe’s assistant during the time Lilly was pregnant."

"Are you here in New Orleans Ms. Baptiste?"

"No I have moved to Las Vegas."

"Do you mind if I come and see you in person?"

"Sure. I live in Westmoreland retirement village."

"May I ask how did you know I was searching for the child?"

"My daughter works for the state. She was the one that helped you at the agency. She called me when you all could not find anything on the child. Mr. Dillard, you would never find adoption papers on that baby because Mr. Monroe sold that baby to the highest bidder."

I nearly dropped my phone. How could a man sell a child? If he wasn’t already dead I would kill him with my bare hands.

"Mr. Dillard are you still there?"

"Yes. My partner just booked us a flight to Las Vegas. We will be there in a few hours. Thank you so much for calling."

"I will see you soon," she said and I wrote down additional information and hung up.

It had been almost a year of searching. Every time we would get a lead, we would come up short.

"I hope this is a good lead, Steve. If it is I am going to Lilly and lay it all on the line. I want my family and it’s been well overdo."

"I totally agree Cousin," Steve said pulling out the cemetery.

I closed my eyes and sent up a silent prayer asking for this lead to pan out. I was on a mission and in order to get Lilly to see me, I needed this confirmation.

It had been a long time since I last seen her. She had gone to England which started out as a time for rest and now it had turned into months. Steve would give her an update on his findings and I could tell she was getting frustrated.

Our last lead led us back to New Orleans a few days ago. We went to the state petitioning adoptions records. The young lady had told us she knew Lilly and discreetly she check the system to find nothing and while we were here, Ellen had died stopping us from continuing.

This search had taken us to six states and months of research that all seem to be a waste. The Nuns went back and forth as some were deceased, some were too old to remember and others were so mixed up in the head they didn’t know fact from fiction. This was like trying to find a needle in a haystack. I was starting to think that this nightmare would never end.

We made it to the airport and bought our tickets. The money that Lilly was investing in this search gave us plenty of money and resources. Since I left Lilly, I had been working with Steve as his assistant.

I sold my house and had my cars in storage. Ellen had gotten a life insurance policy years prior before she was diagnosed with Cancer. The policy was paid off and so I was able to bury her not too far from her family’s plot. She didn’t get along with her family and none of the live ones showed up to the service.

"You ready my man?" Steve asked as we boarded the plane.

"Yeah I just hope and pray she will lead me to my daughter."

"Well we will have to keep our fingers cross," Steve said taking his seat. I looked over at him. I was trying not to get my hopes up to high for a major disappointment.

"But you know what? Let’s think positive. I actually have a good feeling about this. I think we will find the break we been looking for," Steve said as we strapped up and the plane began to take off.

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