Honeysuckles of the South

Dixie Leewater is gorgeous and witty and black. She met her friends at college and they became inseparable. Dixie majored in history. When she was in her third year of college she met Bayon Leewater. Bayon Leewater came from a rich southern family. When his family found out that he was dating a black woman and wanted to marry her, they were quite against it, but Bayon was in love. He fought his father and mother until they agreed to have the wedding at the family mansion. Bayon was an only child. He was the heir to the Bayon fortune.

The wedding was very lavish. Everybody that was somebody was at the wedding. No one on either side of the families wanted to miss the wedding. Dixie's four friends were in the wedding. They were very happy for her and Bayon. The wedding went off with only one hiccup. Bayon's cousin Billy came down the aisle with a whiskey bottle in his hand. He was so wasted. He had to be escorted out of the church before the wedding vows could be said. After the wedding at the reception the families were cordial to each other for their children sakes. Later Bayon and Dixie took off for their honeymoon in Hawaii.

Dixie's background was not too different from her husband's other than her ancestors were slaves. Dixie's great grand-father believed in education. He passed that message to his son. Her grandfather invented a tool to help with farming. The tool was very successful and made the family very rich. Her family became one of a few black southern families.

After two years of marriage things began to fall apart for them. They seemed to be going in different directions. Communication between them had broken down. Bayon was out of town a lot with business meetings. Dixie was too busy with her Historical Society. They decided it was better to get a divorce before became bitter enemies.

Dixie received a big settlement and Bayon kept the mansion. It wasn't if Dixie needed the money. She had her own money. But Bayon insisted she take the deal. Dixie signed the divorce papers and they went their separate ways.

Vedella was the first of her friends to hear about the divorce. She had a lot to say about the divorce. She and Bayon had been childhood friends. She called on the phone.

"Honey, are you crazy? Have you lost your mind? I know what I heard is not true. Vedella went on and on.

I let her finish. When she cooled down I answered her questions.

"Yes its true." We'll get together and talk about it. I said.