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Tyson got up and walked to the kitchen for a drink to shake the negative memories off. “ I'll tell you guys all about her in just a few minutes. You guys want anything from the kitchen?” Tyson asked

“ Bring me an iced tea please !” Tyson’s middle sister Brianna cal ed from the living room.

When Tyson got out of everyone’s earshot he pul ed out his cell phone to give Jazzlyn a cal . I haven't talked to her al day. It'll be nice to hear her voice. After a few rings Jazzlyns voice mail came on “ Hey Jazzlyn it's me Tyson, I've been trying to get up with you al afternoon. This is my second message. Hope everything is OK . Maybe we can get together later on tonight if you don't already have plans. Talk to you later. “ Tyson said then pushed end.

Jazzlyn

You know what ? Jazzlyn thought to herself. Fuck all their asses ! I've had enough of always being the nice friend, the good girlfriend and they don't appreciate a goddamn thing. Hell I even stepped on out in the dating world and his ass is a liar and a cheat too.

They real y think “Oh Jazzlyn is so nice and understanding.” Fuck that. Jazzlyn said to herself. I'm about to kill three birds with one stone and be done with al their trifling asses. I'm going to jump this shit off tonight Jazzlyn thought. Jazzlyn picked up her cel phone and dialed Darien's number. After a short conversation with Darien Jazzlyn paused and looked at al the calls she'd ignored from Tyson during the day. She'd played his voice mails earlier. I just can't deal with another liar Jazzlyn thought to herself.

I probably was just feeling vulnerable because of all this mess with Darien. If I had thought more about it and not been around him so much this last month I wouldn't be so pissed. I shouldn't have let my guard down so fast with anyone. Lesson learned though.

It's time for me to let folks know I'm real y not to be messed with .

Confessions

Jazzlyn pulled into the the parking lot at Trevonnes condo and looked in the mirror to check her makeup. Perfect Jazzlyn thought, here goes nothing. Jazzlyn grabbed her baked mac and cheese from the passenger seat and headed inside. After two knocks Trevonne answered the door. Trevonne let out a small shriek of excitement “ Get in here girl ! I'm so glad to see you!” Trevonne said jumping up and down . “ Girl you look good!

What the heck are you al dressed up for? You do know this aint a real party right ? Just us girls here tonight Boo! “ Trevonne said. Jazzlyn handed the pan of mac and cheese to Trevonne and casually said.

“ Girl I know ! You told me about it kinda late and stil wanted to come but I can only stay about an hour and a half. I'm going to meet Darien for drinks and to final y talk. “ Jazzlyn said walking into the living room to say hello to everyone else.

Trevonne almost dropped the pan of food when Jazzlyn said that . What the hell did she just say ? Meet Darien for drinks ? This shit can
not
be happening. What the hell happened to the damn white dude ! No wonder Darien hasn't returned any of my phone cal s today Trevonne thought panic setting in. I don't know what the fuck is going on but I need to stay calm and think.

“Hey Sherica !” Jazzlyn said leaning in to give Sherica a hug. “ Girl it's so good to see you,it seems like forever since we've all gotten together . “ Nice to meet you” Jazzlyn said as she smiled and introduced herself to another female there who was apparently a guest of Sherica's she was real y pretty with long auburn dreadlocks and gorgeous skin.

Jazzlyn thought to herself “ I'm Jazzlyn.”

“ Nice to meet you Jazzlyn, I'm Nakita, but you can just call me Kita everyone does. “ Kita said politely.

“ Everyone the food is almost ready to go. Give me about 10 more minutes OK ?

Sherica , girl come help me with something real quick.” Trevonne called.

“ What's up sis ? “ Sherica asked walking into the kitchen “ Sherica I need you girl ! “ Trevonne said panic in her voice .

“I fucked up bad and now I don't know what to do!”Trevonne said on the verge of tears.

“ Aww shit ! Don't tel me your ass is pregnant! Who's the daddy girl ? "Sherica asked.

“ Sherica girl the way I feel right now I almost wish I was.“ Trevonne said pacing the kitchen floor .

"OK now you're scaring me Tre, what the hell is going on ? “ Sherica asked her voice full of concern .

“ Sherica I've been sleeping with Darien . Now Jazzlyn just said she's about to go meet him for drinks and to talk about their relationship. I'm in love with him Sherica!

What do I do ?” Trevonne asked starting to tear up.

“ You know what Trevonne you on some real dumb shit right now.” Sherica said “ Now I love you like a little sister...my DUMB little sister. You know I don't get down with no low down, okie doke shit like this ! Which is exactly why your brother and I fell out!

How the fuck you gonna do some dirty shit like that to your best friend ? The shit is fucked up. Now I met her through you and Jazzlyn has
always
been cool with me. You know Jazzlyn and I are just as tight as you and I. So stop while you're ahead because I don't want any part of your bullshit!

Right about now what I need YOU to do ...is shut your damn mouth and don't say a word more about this shit you've gotten yourself into. I do NOT want you pul ing my name into some bul shit. So sis what I suggest you do for now, is get your act together and get your ass out there and entertain your guests.” Sherica said crossing her arms and looking at Trevonne like she'd lost her damn mind.

“ Damn Tre, I thought you were a better woman
and
friend than that. I'm so disappointed in you. You know I stil love you but wrong is wrong now. Get yourself together and we'll talk about this later. I honestly don't want to know much about this whole mess. You knew Darien wasn't shit when he was with Jazz! “ Sherica said shaking her head.

“ Is the food ready ?” Jazzlyn called from the living room . “ Almost done ! “ Trevonne said.

Jazzlyn laughed to herself thinking about how shocked Trevonne looked when she told her she was going to meet Darien for drinks. That's exactly what her trifling ass gets she thought to herself smiling."OK ladies ! Y'all come and fix yourself a plate because you know you don't get waited on around these parts.” Trevonne said managing a laugh. Everyone crowded into the kitchen fixing plates and laughing and talking. Once everyone had a drink in hand they all sat in the living room talking .

“ So what's the man situation with everyone? You know on ladies night we have to round table about the men!” Jazzlyn said.

“ Well girl you go first. Last I knew you and Darien had called it quits, now you two are meeting for drinks?” Trevonne asked.

Jazzlyn wiped her hands with her napkin and took a sip of her Moscato. “ Girl you know how it is. Darien has his ways but for the last four years outside of this break we've had...he's been my man. I mean when I got to thinking about all the drama on the singles scene, I said to myself why not at least try to work things out with the person I've been in love with instead of going al out trying to find someone new? I know you can feel me on that one...right Trevonne? I don't even have to tell you about our relationship woes. You're my bestie and have been here every step of the way. Plus I aint gonna lie.

This whole celibacy thing is so
not
the business. I may have to end that little run tonight!” Jazzlyn said laughing along with the other ladies.

“ Wel girl what happened to that fine ass white dude from your building? Hel he's had you on lock down for a month now. I thought you really meant it when you said it was over with Darien.” Trevonne asked trying to sound sincere.

“Well now I wont lie and say he wasn't a nice distraction Tre....but Darien and I have four years together and that's kinda hard to walk away from. So I mean I'm not saying we'll absolutely get together right away. Who knows girl it may just be a steady sex thing

, if we do something though, I’ll keep you posted.” Jazzlyn said smiling.

“What about you girl ? When are you going to fall in love and settle down?” Jazzlyn asked sweetly.

“Shit I'm not even looking right now. Most of these men out here are no good anyway!

I'd rather just stay by myself” Trevonne said

“ Stay by yourself? Who are you trying to fool? It's me your talking to. I know your hot ass like to stay with a man up in that bed back there.” Jazzlyn said pointing towards Trevonnes bedroom.

“ What are you trying to say Jazzlyn?”Trevonne said starting to get pissed.

“ I aint
trying
to say shit Tre....I'm saying it. Let's keep it funky. We're amongst friends here. Wel except Kita and if she's cool with Sherica she's cool by me . You know damn well you stay with a dick on reserve...even when the dick don't belong to you. So who you fucking heffa?” Jazzlyn asked leaning in laughing.

Sherica sat with her fork mid air wanting to burst out laughing. Even though she loved Trevonne like a little sister she was prone to doing shady shit,like sleeping with men she knew were in relationships . That's my girl but hell...what she want me to say? Real is real. Sherica thought as she took another bite of Jazzlyns mac and cheese .

I don't know what the hell is going on here, but something aint right! Kita thought to herself taking a sip of her rum and coke. “ Wel ahem..I will agree with you on one point Trevonne, sometimes these men out here on the dating scene aint worth a damn! The bad thing for me is , I messed up a relationship with a good man because I didn't have it together...along with a few other things.

To be honest I'm still in love with him. Right now I'm in the process of trying to iron out a few issues I had going on at the time and I have high hopes that once I do, we can get back together. I know what we had is real so I'm not going to give up on us.” Kita said.

“ That's cool Kita... well I mean if it's something you can possibly work out. You’re already going in the right direction. As long as both parties are willing. I wish you luck in this love game sis!”Jazzlyn said “ Darien and I were together four years prior to our break up and I truly believe...that in this day and time you should look at all options before you just call it quits. On that note ladies I'm going to head on out. I'm going to meet up with Darien so we can have our little heart to heart.”Jazzlyn said walking into the kitchen to throw away her paper plates and cup. Afterward Jazzlyn freshened up in the bathroom before leaving. As she was coming out of the bathroom Trevonne was leaving her bedroom.

“Hey girl I'm on my way out gimme a hug!” Jazzlyn said and she hugged Trevonne...rolling her eyes at the same time. “I don't know how long I'l be out tonight but do you want to meet up at Cool Beans for lunch? So we can catch up just you and I? Let me know OK, we'll just play it by ear. I'm out though. You know how Darien is he's already blowing my phone up.” Jazzlyn said.

Second Time Around ?

Jazzlyn walked into the lounge and saw Darien sitting at the bar. Here goes absolutely fucking nothing she thought to herself as she walked up to him.

“Hey Darien.” Jazzlyn said smiling and thinking to herself what the fuck am I doing here with this joke?

“ Hey Baby!” Darien said smiling and leaning in for a kiss. Jazzlyn quickly inched away and hit him with an air kiss.

“Let's go to a booth so we can talk. You look beautiful as always. “ Darien said looking Jazzlyn up in down. Damn he thought aint nothing like a chocolate sista in al white.

Jazzlyn knows I love it when she wears her hair in a twist out . I know she got all dressed up for me. That's whassup!

“So Darien you've been cal ing me for awhile. Here we are. I'm finally ready to speak .Keep in mind, if you're not going to come at me with complete honesty I'm going to get my ass up from this booth. Do you understand ?” Jazzlyn asked.

“ I understand Jazz. I'l admit when we first broke up I was like fuck it. This time apart though has real y made me think about some of the things you said. I realize I have some things I could have done to make our relationship better and I'm willing to do whatever it takes.” Darien said.

“Darien have you ever cheated on me?” Jazzlyn asked “What! Why would you think that? You know I love you.”Darien said “ Darien can you just answer the question without all that extra stuff ? I have it on
very
good authority that you cheated on me while we were together. I don't give a damn about what you've been doing while we were apart, but while we were together and I was giving my al to you, al day everyday.

Were you cheating on me?” Jazzlyn asked . Darien stared at Jazzlyn going over his mind how to answer the question. I know damn well Trevonne aint told her shit because for one she wouldn't risk losing me fucking with her ass or Jazzlyns friendship.

“Jazz I don't know who the hell you're getting your information from, but they need to stay the fuck out of my business. As long as we've been together I aint never cheated on you and that's my word!” Darien said.

“See that right there is the problem Darien. When it comes to me, just how solid is your word ? Like I said, I heard it on
very
good authority that you did cheat. I feel like if we're going to try to salvage any part of our relationship we need to start anew. On the up and up.” Jazzlyn said . This negro is dumb as hel she thought to herself looking at him running the lies he could tell her through his head. He's too dumb to realize the authority I heard from is him! He's so pathetic it's almost funny. Here I am wasting my time and I can barely concentrate because I'm so fucking mad at Tyson right now! Let me wind this shit up and get my ass home.

“OK Darien I see we’re not making any progress here. So I'm done.” Jazzlyn said standing up to leave.

“Wait a minute Jazzlyn...you finally meet up with me only to ask if I cheated on you?

You expect me to cop to some shit I didn't do? Then you think if I did admit some shit I didn't do...I'm supposed to believe you'd forgive me for the shit?I'm a lot of things Jazz but I aint never been crazy.” Darien said. “ Like I told you before I aint never cheated on you. I put that on everything!”Darien said.