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“Someone who’s worth the wait? Damn, man, I never thought I’d hear you say that. Who is she?”
    “It doesn’t matter who she is, and I’m not waiting long. I just need to find the right place.”
    Malcolm laughed. “What’s wrong with down the hall in that massive bed you’ve got?”
    Jared shook his head and frowned. “Nah, she deserves better than that for her first time. I’m not going to treat her like any other chick.”
    Malcolm stopped laughing and held up his hands. “Wait, wait, wait. Did I hear you right? Her first time? What, you’re playing with virgins now?”
    Jared cursed. Malcolm didn’t need to know what he was doing. His brother was such a moral high roller he wouldn’t approve, but Jared didn’t turn down beautiful women, and since Tasha offered, he wasn’t about to pass up the chance to be her first.
    “It’s not like that. She asked me to be her first, so I agreed.”
    Malcolm crossed his arms and scowled. “What the hell is wrong with you? You don’t F around with virgins, man.”
    Jared laughed at Malcolm’s shortening of the curse word. “I’m not
fucking
around with a virgin. She’s almost thirty and wants to lose it before her birthday. I was her choice, so why deny her?”
    “Because her first time should be special. You’re the last man to make something special with a woman.”
    “Whatever. I know how to make a lady feel special.”
    “It’s more than that.”
    Jared lifted a shoulder and held his hands out. “Since when do I need your permission to sleep with someone? She’s a grown woman and knows what she wants. Besides, the way she was palming my dick yesterday lets me know that she’s more than ready.”
    Malcolm shook his head. “Man, you’re something else. You’re right, it’s your business. I’m just saying this whole situation may blow up in your face.”
    “I doubt that. I’m going to take my time with her and make it good. It’ll just be this one-time thing, and then we’ll move on.”
    “Sure, I’ll believe that when I see it.”
    Jared was tired of the conversation. “Look, man, I’ve got to get back to my workout. Did you want anything else?”
    Malcolm sighed nodded. “Mom’s birthday is coming up. I wanted to rent out the community center in the old neighborhood and have a party for her. Sixty-five is a big deal.”
    Jared smiled tightly while inwardly he cringed. Pretending an interest in their mom was nothing new. Malcolm never questioned why he always had to relay messages between the two, and Jared had no plans to change that. He’d rather let Malcolm assume he was a less than stellar son than reveal they had a less than stellar mom.
    “Sure, man, that’s a good idea. Just let me know what you need.”
    Malcolm nodded and headed toward the door. “Don’t work out too hard. You might tire yourself out before you can deflower your virgin.”
    “Ha ha, very funny.”
    “I’ll holla at you later.”
    Jared waved his brother out the door before going back down to his gym, but he no longer felt like working out. Malcolm’s announcement had killed his energy. His brother was getting married. It felt like it came from nowhere, but he should have known. They did seem perfect for each other, so maybe it could work. But his parents had seemed perfect for each other too, and he knew that had been a damn lie. Hopefully Malcolm would be luckier.
    His cell phone rang and he walked over to pick it up. Monica’s number popped on screen under a new name: Clingy Snoop. He ignored the call, noting that it had been her fourth call for the day.
    He crossed the gym to his home office. He needed a distraction, and the work on his desk would do. He was finishing up a fitness manual based on his exercise philosophy, and he needed to call Cassandra, his public relations manager in Los Angeles, for an update on her trip to his production facility.
    After work he would decide how to handle Tasha’s first time. He meant what he’d said to