“Lady, you better get to talking and tell me how dinner went with Jason and his girlfriend last weekend,” Shauntay demanded, as she relaxed against my sofa in my apartment that I was frequenting less and less these days, since most of my time was spent at Jon’s house.
I had decided to come by this evening after work, to change out a few of my clothes before returning to his house, and she scurried on over to be nosy and ask questions. I didn’t mind one bit because I would have done her the same way.
“Girl, let me tell you. Last Saturday was a pure disaster. Jason’s girlfriend is a pure witch in every way. She is of the witch’s clan in the highest degree!”
“Serenity, be honest. Did you even give the poor girl a chance?” she asked diplomatically.
“Pinky swear,” I said, holding up my pinky finger like we used to do when we were kids. “I was on my best behavior until she started to insult me. She came at me sideways by calling me fat. Now you know how hard it has been for me to leave those extra sweets alone. But that bitch…sorry, I mean that witch didn’t have no business insulting me when I’m going through withdrawals from sweets rehab. I had to have a hefty slice of cheesecake, drizzled with strawberry syrup might I add, to let her know that her words didn’t affect me in the least. Otherwise, I would have smartly passed over eating the dessert.”
“Stop lying, Serenity. Your big ass ate that cheesecake because you wanted to. You know that Shauntay don’t play and will call it like I see it.”
“Shut up, Shaun. You are the only one that will get away unscathed by calling my ass big,” I couldn’t help but to laugh at her crazy self.
“I have to ask,” my friend said changing the subject. “Is this Emma-Jay as beautiful as Jonathan said she was?”
I rolled my eyes towards the ceiling before replying. “She is very beautiful, with fiery red hair and blue eyes. She is taller than me with legs that go on for days, and she doesn’t mind showing them off. She is very shapely for a white girl, and Jason seems to be enamored by her,” I grudgingly admitted.
“How enamored are you with Jason?” she asked, not missing a beat.
I bit my bottom lip. “Do you want to catch a movie?” I asked, trying to avoid her question.
“Yeah, we can do that a little later. But in the meantime, get your butt over here and sit,” she said, patting the cushioned seat beside her.
I stuffed the rest of the clothes into my carry-all bag before I followed her request. “What is it?” I cautiously asked her.
“You are hiding something juicy and I want to hear every detail of it right now,” she demanded.
Like a repentant child, I began to wring my hands and begin to spill my guts. “Jason and I almost kissed in Jon’s house in the middle of the kitchen.”
“What the what?” she asked shocked. “Explain yourself, now!”
“Yes, girl. I went into the kitchen and Jason volunteered to help me bring out the food. I went to the oven to take out the main dish and I turned around and he was right there in my face. I could hardly breathe, I tell you.”
Shauntay’s eyes beamed behind her glasses with that tad bit of information. I could see her writer’s mind going to work at my dilemma.
“Go on, Serenity,” she urged. “Get to the juicy part quick.”
“Honey child, Jason smelled so damn good that I momentarily lost my senses. I had to snap out of my stupor quick and in a hurry, but not before he whispered a question in my ear.” I whispered this like someone would hear us but we were alone in my apartment.
“What did he ask?” she asked as if she was sitting on pins and needles.
“He asked did I want him to fuck the shit out of me, because he had no trouble doing so if I wanted him to.”
“Good lord, woman!” she exclaimed. Her eyes got big as saucers as she fanned herself. “It’s getting hot in here,” she giggled. “He asked that straight out of the blue in his brother’s home? That’s just scandalous,” she added, giggling some more.
“That’s not funny, Shaun. How in the hell can you find my situation funny?”
“Girlfriend, I’m just going to sit back and watch the fireworks. Because your nasty ass wants to fuck Jason just as much as he wants to fuck you. I knew from the very beginning that one fuck session with that dread head wasn’t going to be enough for your hot ass,” she began to laugh uncontrollably while holding her stomach. “Am I right or am I right?” she questioned between gut wrenching laughter.
“I plead the fifth by way of insanity. I will not admit to any such thing and I better not read about any of this in any of your future books.”
“I wouldn’t dare write about this train wreck waiting to happen. I couldn’t write stuff this good if I tried.”
“Stop it, Shaun. You’re supposed to be my best friend; instead, you find my situation hilarious.”
“I’m truly sorry, Serenity. But you went so long in being celibate that now you can get sex anytime you want it from two fine ass biracial twins. You have to admit that is a little funny.”
“It would be funny if it happened to anyone else besides me.”
“Girl, please, loosen up and live a little. You don’t have to admit it; I see it in your eyes. You still want Jason. You can’t fool me, so don’t try.”
“You are a fool,” I said on an exasperated sigh. I knew all along I wasn’t trying to fool her but myself, most of all.