Page 82 of Taeja

“Then at the basketball game.” Liyah smiled, her eyes glazing as she relived thememory. “I still can’t believe he tracked me down and didn’t stop pursuing me until I agreed to be his girlfriend.”

“And yu really a try fool yuself seh yago leave Mason?” Taeja scoffed. “Him love yu till him fool, and you love him till yu fool, too. Unu a two big fool toget— Oh, mi just a realize seh mi neva ask yu how him find yu?”

“His dad is a good friend of our college’s President.”

“Wow, I didn’t know that.”

“Speaking of his dad, I told Mason I’d come to the dinner. Can you come with me, please?” Liyah begged, and Taeja’s brows furrowed.

“Are you sure?” she asked, and Liyah nodded.

“I don’t always feel like I fit in with them, so I’d love your company. I asked Mason if I could carry you, and he said yes.”

“Okay… Sure, I’ll come.”

Liyah released a big breath. “Thanks, Tae.” She took her feet off Taeja’s lap before standing. “Can you wax my pussy? I want dick tonight.”

“I don’t know why I ever told you I was thinking of becoming a cosmetologist.”

Liyah grinned. “I think you should still look into it. No one waxes me better than you do.”

Taeja rolled her eyes as she grabbed her phone and the bottle off the ground. She stood and gave Liyah’s shoulder a gentle push. “Gwan ina the house mek mi dweet. Mi soon start charge yu.”

Liyah stuck her tongue out. “Why would you charge me when I’m giving you free experience?”

“You have a point.”

“Exactly!” Liyah beamed. “I’m gonna take a quick shower. Thanks, I love you.”

Taeja smiled. “I love you more.”

Liyah grinned and tugged Taeja into a tight hug before pulling away and running toward the bathroom.

Taeja looked down at the phone in her hand. “I need to visit my dad…”

15

She exhaled a breathas she looked at the house before her. The last time she was here, things didn’t go well. Neither of her boyfriends was here now, so she hoped things could be better this time.

Turning the vehicle off, Taeja exited and walked toward the door. She pressed the doorbell several times before the door swung open from the inside. To her surprise, it was Teddy.

Teddy scowled as she looked at Taeja from head-to-toe. “What are you doing here?”

“I live—” Taeja paused. “This is my dad’s house.”

“Myson’shouse,” Teddy corrected. “And you are no longer welcome here.”

“Yu cya tell mi seh mi nuh welcome ina mi father place! Mi nuh deh nuh weh fi yu!”

Teddy parted her lips to reply but slammed it shut when footsteps approached her from behind. Taeja did a scan of her father. He looked better compared to when she saw him last. He only had a bruise on his lip and above his eyebrow.

It pained her heart to see him like this.

“What are you doing here?” Jerry asked as he stopped beside Teddy.

“Can I talk to you?” Taeja murmured, scared he’d shun her.

Jerry nodded, then rested a hand on Teddy’s shoulder. “Let her in.”

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