Page 2 of Shooting for his Heart
“He’s sickening.” She rolled her eyes.
“He’s afraid of my need to have some independence. He wants to be theprovider,so he has the final say on everything. He wants me under his thumb instead of thriving on my own. He’s a good man in almost every sense of the word, but he is never going to let me be who I want to be. Men want to control you and make you the background singer while they shine. The fuck? I’m Tina Turner.”
“Does he think he’s Ike? Is that fool putting his hands on you, Vonnie?”
“No, girl… I’m just saying I want to shine too. I just have to convince him.”
“Sis, why waste your good years trying to convince somebody what you deserve when there is someone out there who doesn’t need convincing? Believe it or not, there’s someone who will loveand support you without conditions. There is a man out there willing to let you be the beacon of light you are, V.”
“Girl, please.” I rolled my eyes. Jenna was such a sucker for those Hallmark movies that it poured through her personality. Her standards were too damn high due to all those romance books she read, which was why she was single as hell while I had a dick to ride every night. “William will come around eventually.”
“And what if he doesn’t?” She posed and waited for my answer.
“He will,” I repeated since she seemed to have wax in her ears.
“Azriel, if you and them kids don’t stop all that running in this house, all y’all going in time out,” my girl, Jahnae, hollered before speaking into the phone.
“Still a party pooper, I see.” Jenna teased her as I chuckled.
“He makes me sick, girl. He’s worse than his big-headed son with all that playing. They just came in here and ambushed me with a pillow fight.”
“Girl, hush all that. You know you’re glad he’s home,” I added.
“That don’t mean all three of them can’t get these hands.”
“I miss you, Jah,” I grumbled.
“I keep telling you to fly out. We have plenty of space. I’m sure Will can spare a few days.”
“Hell, I already have to butter him up for the news I just got,” I mentioned.
Jahnae sighed. “I should have known a three-way call meant something was up.”
“I hope it’s a baby. I’m mad my niece and nephew are growing up without me,” Jenna said, complaining.
“You already know it’s not a damn baby, or I would have been hollering when y’all answered the phone.”
“It’s time for you to have a little one. You and Will haven’t started talking about kids?” Jah asked.
“He talked about kids, and I shut it down with a quickness.”
“Why?” they whined simultaneously.
“I’m focused on my career right now… which is why I called you two hens in the first place.”
“What’s up? How was the wedding?” Jah quizzed.
“It was beautiful. Wasn’t it, Vonnie? Did you see the pictures of the wedding party? They didn’t look anything like they did the night before.”
“Half of them were hung the hell over, including the bride’s mama.” I tittered, agreeing with Jenna.
“I’ll have to go online and check them out,” Jah said.
“Speaking of the wedding… somebody there thought so much of my work that they want me to fly out and work on a movie set!” I revealed.
“Girl, what?” Jahnae enthused.
“Yes! I’m so excited. I know William is going to flip out, though.”
