Free Naughty by Nature by Brenda Hampton

too many about the thoughts of this man! You need to stop, move on, and recognize what in the hell you got to offer somebody else! Do you understand?”
    I closed my eyes to fight back my emotions and nodded.
    â€œNow, got get changed. Let’s go workout, and if you ever mention his name to me anymore, I’m gonna kick your butt!”
    I managed to grin and went to my office to change into my workout gear. Bernie and I didn’t talk about Jaylin, but I wasn’t going to let him go that easily. I knew he was in St. Louis for one more night, and in knowing so, I had another plan up my sleeve.

SHANE
    6
    â€œG ood for you,” I said to Jaylin, as we sat at IHOP eating breakfast. “I gotta tell you man, I was a little worried.”
    â€œWell, you weren’t the only damn person worried. I just don’t see how I was able to shake off that feeling. When I got back to your place last night, I stayed in the shower almost all night trying to calm down my dick.”
    â€œI bet Scorpio is mad as hell this morning.”
    â€œI’m sure she’s mad, but hell, I’m mad, too. I couldn’t do it, though, dog. I—I just couldn’t do it.”
    â€œI understand. And, like I said, I’m happy for you. Once you get through tonight, you’ll be home free.”
    Jaylin scooped a fork full of cheese eggs in his mouth. “So, what kind of entertainment you got for Trey and his friends?”
    â€œMan, it’s gon’ be funny. That fool turning twenty-one and I got this fine young tender coming to work his bones. You know the nigga a nerd, so I can’t wait to see the look on his face. I be teasing him all the time about not getting no pussy.”
    â€œTwenty-one and he ain’t getting no pussy? Something is definitely wrong with that picture. Shit, I was bone’en and own’en when I was twelve.”
    â€œShit, man, me too. I hit my first gal when I was fourteen. She was twenty-six and titties and ass was out to here.” I showed examples of how big they were with my hands.
    â€œShane, you don’t even like women with that much titties or ass. The majority of your flavah has been tall and skinny chicks with nothing to work with. And, that’s no offense to Sam, but it’s the truth.”
    â€œI won’t dispute that with you, my brotha, because you are certainly on the right path. It ain’t about all that shit for me, though, Jay. I be looking for somebody who loves me for me, that’s all.”
    â€œI feel you. Ain’t nothing more special than loving a woman who definitely loves you back.”
    We finished up breakfast and I told Jaylin to meet me at Davenports by 9:00 P.M. I had a few errands to run, and since Sam wanted to help, I stopped by her place and picked her up.
    She took all day getting ready, and when she came out she wore a strapless pink sundress with flowers and some flat sandals that matched. Her long hair was parted through the middle and hung along the sides of her cheeks.
    â€œI’m ready,” she said, while holding her straw purse in her hand.
    â€œIt’s about time.”
    She walked over to me and buttoned up the few buttons I had undone on my white crisp Sean John shirt. I placed my hands in the pockets of my stone washed Sean John jeans and smiled as she tried to cover my chest.
    â€œI don’t want these other women looking at you while we’re out,” she joked. “Are you trying to get me into a fight?”
    â€œI’d help if you did, you know. There’s no way I’ll let you get beat up.”
    She placed her hand on her hip. “There’s no need to help me. I might be a thin woman, but I can fight.”
    I laughed and took Sam by her hand. By the time we made it to my Lexus, I had already undone the buttons on my shirt.
    Sam helped me pick out a gift for Trey, and went to Davenports to help me decorate. She had the place looking really nice, and