Free The Naked Truth About Love by Brenda Stokes Lee Page A

all weekend while you were at Bear’s ranch.”
    “ I thought so… I remember that dress and trust me you seduced the hell out of him.”
    “ I did look good…” She snickered  “At any rate I practically begged him to screw me raw.”
    “ See, I don’t get that… Paul does not have unprotected sex… with anyone… for any reason… So, what the hell happened?”
    “ Damn hormones I guess… You know that I wasn’t using birth control, because I wasn’t having sex. And I’m allergic to latex.”
    “ I get it, he was hot and horny and yeah… basically you two were a cluster fuck waiting to happen. Look you’re pregnant for a reason. You’ve always wanted to be with Paul, now you’ll have a piece of him to hold and love forever. EJ just tell him. If he has an issue with it, then fuck him. I’ll help you take care of the baby, I promise.  Just don’t try to take the easy way out. You’ll look back with regret for the rest of your life.”
    “ OK, let me just see where Paul’s head is, but I know what he’s already going to say. He told me in no uncertain terms that he was not ready to be a father. So I know he’s not ready to be a husband.”
    “ So what! If that’s how he feels then that’s his issue not yours. Okay? Your body, your decision. I wish I was pregnant by Bear. I wouldn’t give a damn what he thought. I’d have my baby and he could just kiss my pregnant ass if he didn’t want to act right!”
    “ I swear to God I don’t know how or why the two of you can even stand to be in the same room with each other after all the bullshit you two have been through. How do you even begin to deal with his shit?”
    “ Honestly, I knew what I signed up for when I first laid down with him. EJ, Bear loves me. I know with all the womanizing it may not seem like it but he does.”
    “ I know, you don’t have to tell me. I can see it every time the two of you are within a hundred feet of each other. He can’t keep his eyes off you to save his life.” EJ interjected.
    “ It’s just that he’s afraid to lose one single more person from his life. Once his parents died he felt like everything and everyone he loved would one by one be taken away from him. He couldn’t bear the thought of losing me or Paul for that matter. So, it just made since to appease Paul and stay away from me to preserve their friendship. The problem is he can’t leave me alone and I can’t leave him alone. So we’re stuck on this damn gerbil wheel… running from each other yet chasing each other at the same damn time!” Miss Priss sighed. “Neither one of us has the will power or the good common sense to just get off the damn dumbass wheel. It sounds easy and God knows I’ve tried, but I can’t. So, we just steal whatever time we can with each other and try to avoid hating each other for what we did while we were apart.”
    “ But Priss, you won’t even consider seeing anyone other than Bear. At least try.”
    “ I know damn well that the pot didn’t just call the kettle’s ass black! Besides, in my world there is no other man except Teddy Bear Davine. Sad, but so true.”
    “ I feel you on that one.” EJ sighed as she took one last look at the discarded pregnancy test sticks in the thrash. “ Paul Crown will always be my one and only King.” 
    “ Then seal your destiny and give your King a prince or a princess! He’ll love you forever for it and you’ll always occupy a seat on the throne of his heart.” Miss Priss advised EJ as she hugged her tight.    
    “ Best friends swear that you will not say a word to Paul or Teddy! I promise I’ll tell him when the time is right.”
    “ Best friend swear that I won’t breathe a single word as long as you swear that you will not have an abortion.” Miss Priss countered.
    “ I swear.” EJ conceded as she searched her friend’s eyes, pleading for her allegiance.
    “ I swear.” Miss Priss agreed as she grabbed EJ and hugged her tight. “Best friends