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Chapter 18

Asha looked down at her ringing phone and frowned when she saw Laila’s number again. That was Laila’s fourth time calling in less than an hour, but she never answered. Asha was sure that she was calling about Quincy, but her feelings would be hurt if she knew the whole truth. Quincy had gotten married the weekend before and he was on his honeymoon in Punta Cana. He and his wife, Kelly, were staying there for a week, before going on a cruise the week after. Laila was the furthest thing from her brother’s mind, just like always. Asha had enough on her plate already, with moving into her new condo with her new man. She didn’t have time to entertain Laila either.

“You feeling better baby?” Asha’s man asked when he walked into their bedroom.

Asha had the flu or something and she’d been feeling like shit the entire day.She didn’t feel like being bothered with anyone, including the man that she’d recently moved in with.

“Not really, but I’m hungry. You need to go get me something to eat, since you never went grocery shopping,” she replied.

“Okay, what do you want?” he asked, never bothering to check her about her attitude like Cam always did.

“Surprise me,” she replied with a victorious smile. Asha had hit the jackpot. Her man had leased the condo that she wanted and let her furnish the entire place to her liking. He paid all the bills, took her shopping, and still put money in her pockets. He did it all with a smile and his only reward was having her on his arm. She was all he wanted and he had her, just as long as he kept doing what he was doing.

“Okay baby, I’ll be back in a little while,” he promised, right before he left.

Cam would have never let her have her way like that and that was exactly why Asha had left him. She couldn’t even lie; she still loved him, but she had to do what was best for her. Love didn’t keep money in her pockets or a lavish roof over her head. Asha had just turned over on her side to get comfortable when her phone started ringing again. This time, she answered, ready to curse Laila out for being so disgusting. Asha and her boo had their own place now, so she didn’t need to use Laila’s anymore. She still met Lo over there when she needed to because she didn’t want him to know where she lived. She didn’t care if she hurt her feelings or not. Laila was too damn disgusting.

“What Laila? Why the hell do you keep calling my damn phone?” Asha snapped when she answered for her.

“Damn, bitch. What’s wrong with you?” Laila questioned.

“I was about to take a nap and you keep blowing my phone up like you’re crazy. What do you want?” Asha asked again.

“Oh, well, don’t worry about it then. I had some tea to spill about Cam, but I guess I’ll talk to you later,” Laila said, offended by the way that Asha was handling her.

Asha was always snippy, but things had been getting out of hand lately.She was starting to take things a little too far. “I’m up now, so spill it,” Asha replied.

“No, just call me after you get some rest. I need you to be in a better mood,” Laila said.

“My bad girl, you know I haven’t been feeling my best lately,” Asha pointed out.

Laila had her interest piqued when she mentioned Cam’s name. Maybe he had stopped being scary and hollered at Lo. Maybe he was going through Laila to try and get her back. Either way, Laila had her undivided attention and she needed her to finish what she had started.

“Oh, yeah, I forgot that you were sick,” Laila replied.

“It’s okay girl. What’s up?” Asha asked impatiently.

“Bitch, I just left from my mama’s house and she was on the phone with my auntie, Nora. Apparently, Cam’s dad wasn’t as much of a deadbeat as we thought he was,” Laila exclaimed.

“Why do you say that?” Asha questioned

“Girl, I don’t know all the details, but my mama said that Cam’s dad supposedly left him a big house in English Turn and a lot of money,” Laila announced.

“When? I’ve only been gone for a few weeks and his bank statement that came the day before I left said something different,” Asha noted as she sat up in her bed.

“Well, my mama said that my auntie went with him to talk to his father’s lawyer or something and that’s when he found out. The wife tried to stop it some kind of way and that’s what took them so long to let him know about it. You know she’s a lawyer and shit. But, bitch, I think he found out the same day that you left his ass,” Laila said as she fell out laughing.

Asha didn’t find anything funny. If what Laila said was true, then the joke was on her. Cam was too calm about her leaving, and that was probably why. Some of the things that Asha said during her departure played over in her head and she wanted to kick her own ass.

“I don’t believe that shit. Did Lacey tell you anything about it? If Cam came into some money, her, Randy, and Kobe would be the first ones to know.” Asha replied

“No, but you know that Lacey is team Cam all day. Or maybe he didn’t tell anybody yet,” Laila assumed.

Asha jumped up from the bed and started to get dressed. She needed to know if anything that Laila said was true. She knew that Cam had taken some time off from work, so maybe it was. He couldn’t afford to miss any days but, if he’d come into some money, he probably didn’t care. Asha had left some of her shoes and a few other personal items at his house, and now was as good a time as ever to try to retrieve them. She still had her key, so she didn’t care if he was home or not. She was going to let herself in and wait until he got there. She couldn’t let her boo know what was up though. He was insecure when it came to Cam and he had every reason to be. He knew that he was a rebound and her heart was still with her ex. She had to hurry up and leave before he came back and started asking questions. Asha didn’t care if she had to suck Cam’s dick until her jaws locked; she was gonna get her man back and live the life that she deserved to live. And she was gonna live it with the man who she wanted to be with.

“I gotta go Laila, I’ll call you a little later,” Asha said after holding the phone for a while.

“Wait!” Laila yelled, stopping her before she could hang up. “Have you talked to Quincy? I think he’s mad at me.”

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