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“Yeah, I don’t think I’d be satisfied with the little amount I received either. Whenever you change your mind, just let me know.”

“It’s Valentine’s Day and I don’t have anything to give you other than me. Will that be good enough for you?”

“That’s more than enough, trust me on that.” She blushed again and we were interrupted by baby girl with her dolls.

“Day one,” she whispered and quickly pecked me on the cheek.

“Of many,” I replied.

I didn’t know where we were headed but I had high hopes for us. Where we started out as two strangers, opened the doorsfor us to join in on something worth the wild. I was more than comfortable when I probably should’ve been cautious. That feeling never hit me though. I was eager to explore this new beginning.

THAT’S ALL FOR VOL. 1

Volume 2…

The Truth

Gia

“No ma’am. Our flight leaves at seven and I’m not going to be late. Get yo’ ass up and pack. Now!” I was getting fussed at by one of my best friends when all I wanted to do was sleep. We’d been day drinking and I felt like I was deserving of a nap to muster up some kind of energy.

“Toya, please. The sleep just started getting good,” I complained putting the pillow back over my head.

“And? You’re always the last one and one thing I don’t want to do is rush. You have time to get your shit together so get up and do it.”

I really hated having my sleep interrupted and LaToya was always the one to do it. It didn’t matter how my day went; she would call nonstop or show up and piss me off with the stunts she was pulling now. All I wanted was a little time to recuperate.

“I can really just go shopping when I get down there. I don’t know why you’re waking me up for irrelevant shit. I’m about to take my key back.”

“You are beyond lazy bro. Why spend extra money when you have a perfectly good wardrobe? Just because you have the bread doesn’t mean spend it recklessly,” she continued to fuss.

“Don’t start with me Toya damn!” I shouted.

We’d had a good afternoon but leave it to her to be the one to try and make people do shit when they were just drunk out of their minds a few hours prior to. She was aggravating me and would soon get some unkind words if she didn’t leave me alone.

Rolling over onto my back, I kept my eyes closed and pointed in the direction of my door. She needed to get out my face and she knew it too because she didn’t debate with me. She simply kissed the back of her teeth and exited the room. I loved her but she wasn’t going to make any progress fuckin’ with me while I was still under the influence.

My intake of alcohol was quite excessive, and my little body tried to handle it. However, I suffered defeat on several occasions. I tried to stay lit to stay away from the grey clouds that seemed to follow me around.

What I didn’t get about Toya was how she tried to manage everybody’s money. We were all successful women and made six figures without the help of a man. While me and Arin were on the scene, she chose not to be. It was her prerogative, and we never told her how to live. We wanted the same respect in return.

Picking up my cell off the nightstand, I checked my notifications. I had calls and texts from everyone I didn’t want to talk to. This trip was planned months in advance, but it was so needed. As much work as we all put in on a daily basis, we deserved a week of relaxation.

In the mist of me scrolling through, I received a call from my ace boon coon Arin. I answered eager to hear what she had to say. She always called with something juicy to say.

“What’s good thug?”

“Girl, tell me why that crazy ass man is trying to tag along? He said he’ll pay for everybody’s room and cover any bill we accumulate while we’re down there. I had to let him know I plan on fuckin’ and I didn’t need him on my hip.”

I laughed because we all had someone we were entertaining but didn’t know what being faithful meant anymore. At the age of thirty-one, I’d had my fair share of men that didn’t respect the woman that was all about them and loved the females that threw loose kitty in their direction. Call me a hoe but I was simply playing a man’s game nowadays.

“No, you can’t come Kane. We got shit to do and it doesn’t involve you,” I said cackling at the idea of him assisting us on this trip.

“Exactly. I am going to fuck him before I go though. He’s been a good boy lately.”

We talked about men like the dogs they were and treated them even worse. They didn’t care about our feelings, so we damn sure didn’t care about theirs. It was a dog-eat-dog world, and the bitches were winning.

“That’s why his head fucked up now. You keep giving him pussy when he honestly doesn’t deserve it. Anyway, Toya is here getting on my nerves about packing.”