Free I'd Rather Be Single 2 by LaShonda DeVaughn

affection, so when people enter my life, I give them my all. It's like I overcompensate for what I didn't have by making people that I care about feel the compassion that I have for them.”
    “I’m the same way. I'm a family type nigga. I love my mother and my grandmother like they are attached to my body. Family is important to me , and since they raised me, it taught me how to love and value women. When I’m in a relationship, that’s it, I’m faithful. There is no need to step out on my woman.”
    Our conversation was getting deep , and I was falling for him more and more. I wipe the smile off my face. “I have to say, Courtney, I’m really impressed with you. A lot of athletes are selfish and all about themselves. You seem to be the type to want everyone around you to be happy as well. And the fact that you respect women and pride yourself on being faithful says a lot about you.”
    “There you go judging again.”
    “I’m not judging, babe. I just know that there are a lot of womanizers out there, but it looks like I got lucky.” I placed a kiss on his lips and then took a sip of my wine.
    We decided to watch TV and cuddle until we finished our drinks. He surfed through the channels and stopped at a re-run of the show The Game on BET. “You watch this show, babe? I always wondered if athletes watched that show.”
    “Yeah, this is my shit.” He pushed himself back on the couch and grabbed me close.
    I laid my head on his chest and kept stealing glances at his face as we watched the show. This was my new man and I adored him. The fact that he loved his family and appreciated my value had him scoring points left and right. Eventually, I ended up falling asleep on his chest. I had so much respect for him, because we still hadn’t had sex, and he was willing to lock me down so I knew it was real.
    We woke up in each other’s arms early the next morning, and talked some more until it was time for him to go to the gym. He handed me an extra toothbrush, and we brushed our teeth in the his and hers bathroom. I was already secretly making future plans to use his jet stream Jacuzzi tub for a special occasion.
    “I had a good night , new boyfriend.”
    He smiled with a mouth full of toothpaste. “So did I, beautiful.”
    “What are your plans today?” I asked him.
    “ Just working out and chilling. Going hard in the gym to get my workouts in, because training camp is about to start up, and I like bringing my A-game. What about you?”
    “I have today off , so I’m just going to rest up, and then run some errands.”
    “Okay boo, well when you finish running errands, hit me up. Let’s do dinner or something later.”
    We finished brushing our teeth , and I rewarded him with a deep wet kiss, and agreed to call him later for dinner.
    When I got home, I heard Dalia singing from the shower. “Tonight I’m gonna dance for you, ooooh.” She thought she was Beyonce for a minute , until I burst the door open on her.
    “Aaaah.” she screamed. I had scared her in-love ass.
    “Somebody is a little too happy in here.”
    Smiling largely, she peeled back the white shower curtain. “I am happy honey. And um, you’re just getting in this morning so I’m sure we both had the same night.”
    I couldn't fight my smile. “Something like that ,” I told her.
    I kicked off my he els, got comfortable, and waited for her get out of the shower.
    She came out in her towel , getting right into it. “Girl, when I say our sex was off the charts, GIRL!!! It was magical.”
    “So you finally did it , huh?”
    “Hell yeah, what about you , boo? Details?”
    “Well , he made it official. We are exclusive.”
    “Aaaaaah!!! ” she screamed. “Me and Seary are exclusive too. We have boyfriends, Tyra, ahhhh!”
    “Relax , crazy woman.” I laughed, taking a seat on the couch.
    “So how was the dick?” she said, drying her hair in a smaller towel.
    “We didn’t have sex yet . I went to his house and fell asleep on his