saying?â
âWhat Iâm saying is ... I donât love you now, and I will never love you in the future.â
On that note, he walked out. He said good-bye to Jamaica, and she hated to see him go.
âBye, sweetie. You come back real soon and see me, okay?â
Jaylin nodded, and once I heard the front door close, I turned to her and snapped.
âWhat in the hell is your problem? It was the wrong time and place for you to be acting a fool,â I said.
She hopped up from the sofa, waving me off. âGirl, shut up. You need to thank me for saving your behind tonight. If I wasnât here, you would have eaten that man alive. You were hungry for him, and I donât think he would have let you starve, either.â
âHungry my butt. Jamaica, you really showed your ass. The falling incident was downright stupid. You looked like a fool.â
âFool or not, Miss Thang, my foolishness put me into the arms of your so desperately wanted lover. I got a chance to feel his goods. I kissed his lips and touched his nicely cut chest. I got further than you did, and it seems to me that youâre just jealous.â
âJealous, no. But, you better not have put your lips on him or touched his dick. I hope you didnât go that far, Jamaica. If anything, you know how I feelâhow Iâve felt about him.â
âFeel, felt, whatever.â She laughed. âHeâs gone, and I, indeed, had myself a darn good time.â
I threw my hand back and turned off the lights, leaving Jamaica laughing with herself in the dark. I wanted to call Shane to tell him Jaylin had stopped by, but I decided against it. Instead, I put on my clothes and headed to Shaneâs place to tell him.
SHANE
4
Yesterday, when Jaylin called and said he was already in St. Louis, I knew something bad was going to happen. By the time I got dressed and made it to Davenports, I saw Felicia being taken away in an ambulance. If you asked me, she looked pretty darn beat up. And, even though I hated to admit it, she got exactly what she deserved. I stayed around for a while and talked to one of the officers who had been on the scene. He told me about Jaylin being arrested and advised me to go home and wait for his call. That was exactly what I did, but a whole day had gone by and I still hadnât heard from him. I was more than worried, but I didnât want to call his home and alarm Nokea. I wasnât sure if she knew what had gone down or not, so I stayed by the phone and waited for anybodyâsomebodyâto call.
As I lay in bed gazing at the television, Scorpio was in bed with me. Her head rested on my chest, and she massaged it with her hand.
âI know youâre concerned about Jaylin, but would you like to go and get something to eat? You havenât eaten anything all day, and starving yourself ainât helping this growling stomach of yours one bit. Besides, you promised me that weâd go somewhere tonight.â
âWeâll go get something in a liâl while. I know I promised you earlier that we would go to the Jazz Corner, but, baby, Iâm really worried about my friend.â
âIâm worried too, but Jaylin should have never come back to St. Louis and jumped on Felicia. I guarantee you that crazy skeeza is probably playing an innocent victimâs role. Iâm afraid he might have gotten himself into some trouble he might not be able to get out of.â
âAnd Iâm afraid to say I might have to agree with you.â I kissed Scorpioâs forehead, and she snuggled up closer to me.
We held each other for at least a half an hour, and then the doorbell rang. I looked at my watch, and it was almost 11:00 P.M. Scorpio quickly sat up, and I hopped out of bed. I hurried down the hallway, with a bare chest and a pair of faded jeans that were unzipped. When I reached the door, I looked through the peephole and saw Jaylin outside. I pulled the door open, and he
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