Page 34 of I Heard It All Before

“I wish the fuck I would. Cam pays all the bills and I’m still ready to leave him. If the dick wasn’t so good, I probably would have been gone already.”

“The dick must be good with your boo too. That’s the only reason I can see you risking your life and his, just to get it,” Laila added.

“It’s alright, but he’s no Camden Davis. It just feels good to have a man do what I say when I say it. All I have to do is ask once and it’s done. That’s the one thing that he does better than Cam; he listens.”

“I just need y’all to be careful. Especially since y’all are hooking up at my house. Cam and Lacey would kill me if they knew,” Laila admitted.

“Girl, fuck them! That’s your damn house,” Asha snapped.

“I know Asha, but I still don’t need that kind of drama. My mama would get in my ass too and I don’t have time.”

“You don’t have nothing to worry about. If things go like I want them to, I’ll have my own place soon,” Asha informed her.

“Yeah, right. You ain’t leaving Cam and you know it. You’re gonna continue to cheat and complain, but you ain’t going nowhere,” Laila chuckled.

“Whatever,” Asha said as she got up from the pedicure chair and walked to the dryer.

She didn’t even respond to Laila’s statement because a part of her knew that she was right. She was still in love with Cam and it would have killed her to see him with another woman. It killed her when she found out that he was still dealing with Courtney while they were still together. She knew more than he thought, but she never let him know it. If it ever came down to her being busted, she had a few things to throw in his face as well.

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“Damn, that shit came out nice as hell,” Kobe said, admiring the work that Cam had done on a customer’s car.

Kobe was good at what he did, but Cam was a pro. He didn’t even try to compare his skills to what his friend did because there was no comparison. Restoration was Kobe’s hobby, but it was Cam’s passion.

“Yeah, it looks better than I thought it would,” Cam replied modestly.

“Did Randy see it yet?” Kobe asked.

“Nah, he’s been buried under paperwork all day. Let me go call him,” Cam said as he watched Kobe snapping pictures of his handiwork.

He walked down the long hall to Randy’s office and burst through the door. Randy jumped when he saw him and dropped the small box that was in his hand.

“Damn bruh, you scared the shit out of me,” Randy said while bending down to retrieve what he’d temporarily lost.

“The fuck is that?” Cam asked as he watched his friend cradling the black velvet box in his hand.

“You like it?” Randy questioned while showing his best friend the expensive piece of jewelry.

“That bitch is nice. I guess congratulations are in order. Or maybe I should wait until she says yes,” Cam laughed.

“Her ass better say yes. All the money I spent on this shit,” Randy chuckled nervously.

“Shit, just make sure you got your receipt,” Cam smirked.

“Don’t say that bruh. I’m already nervous,” Randy admitted.

“You shouldn’t be. We both know she’s gonna say yes, so I better get my best man’s speech ready. Congrats fam,” Cam said while giving him dap.

“Thanks man, I appreciate it,” Randy replied.

“When are you planning on asking?” Cam inquired.

“I don’t know. I just got the ring yesterday,” Randy answered, right as Cam’s phone started to ring.

“This is my moms, but I wanted you to come see the car that I just finished,” Cam said.

“Okay, I’m coming,” Randy said to his friend’s departing back.

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