Camille
Waking up to Ja was something I didn’t think would ever happen in this lifetime. I felt so safe and comfortable with him. Not once did I feel like my opportunity to be with him was wasted.
Carefully removing myself from the bed, I threw on the clothes he grabbed for me and headed out the door.
It was a pretty day, and I had the energy of bunny.
Surrounded by the Marriot was Dunkin’ Donuts, a seafood restaurant, and a Cracker Barrel.
As much as I hated going to the latter, I was hungry and wanted something freshly made.
On my walk next door, I got a call from my cousin Bianca which triggered my memory of her and Ariel fighting as Ja, and I left. I answered hurriedly eagerly to catch tea.
“Bitch, what the hell happened,” I questioned off the rip.
“We tore them hoes up. What the fuck you think happened? You know how I am Cami.”
“I wanted to tag that hoe for old and new, but my man wasn’t even trying to let it go down like that.”
“Man? Girlllll, did you and Ja hook up last night?”
Telling my business wasn’t my thing but when it came to the people knowing that nigga was officially mine, baby I was singing like a fuckin’ canary.
“Sure did, and I ain’t ever coming up off that nigga.”
Bianca screams were heard through the phone even after I distanced it from my ear. If wasn’t nobody else happy for me, I knew this bitch would be. She’d been waiting for this to happen for years and now it finally did. She was a big advocate for our relationship.
“Aww, cousin… I’m so happy for you,” she sang.
“Thank you, B. I couldn’t let him slip through my fingers twice.”
“I know that’s right. So, where you at?”
“The Marriot. Can you bring me a bag of clothes? I’ll probably spend the weekend here and under him.”
“Of course. I’m being nosy so don’t shoo me away. How was the dick?”
“A fashoyourrighton!”
“Ten!” we yelled in unison referencing Keith Lee from TikTok.
It felt good to pop my shit about Ja. Since high school we avoided one another which made this time more special. He gave me what I’d been craving, and he didn’t disappoint. He still had my body floating from a natural high.
“Man, I’m happy for you for real cuz.”
“Thanks B. I’ll kick it with you for the rest of the week after I leave him before I head back to school. You cool with that?”
“Of course. I ain’t no cock blocking bitch. Do you, have fun, and call me when you need me. I’ll drop your things off when I get off work.”
“That works. I love you Stinkabutt.”
“Love you too Jellybean.”
We disconnected the call right on time. I was entering the restaurant to grab our food. Settling on a simple sample platter, I was heading back out the door and across the parking lot. I couldn’t wait to dig the fuck in, and I knew he could eat as well.
Entering the hotel lobby, I noticed there was a little commotion coming from behind the wall where the elevators were. I couldn’t hear well, but I knew Ja voice better than anyone’s. I approached with caution but quickly saw what the fuss was about. A smirk surfaced as I shook my head.
“Stalking leads to a prison sentence. Please get some intervention,” I said interrupting her rant.
Syd stopped yelling and turned around to see who had him here in the first place. She looked me up and down scowling at me the entire time. I already knew what she was thinking because every time I saw them together, I had the same thoughts. Why her?
“Really Ja? This the type of shit you on? Why you keep hurting me like this?”
“You hurting yourself. I ain’t touched you or talked to you in forever. Leave me alone bruh. I’m telling you what’s real and you ain’t trying to hear it.”
“So, me loving you means nothing? The attachment I have to you means nothing?”
“I appreciate your feelings for me, but I can’t reciprocate that shit. I stopped loving you a long time ago. You ain’t for me. Plain and simple.”
I listened to them bicker and began to feel sad because she was really in love with Jasir.
He was a good man and somehow, she managed to lose him.
It could’ve been that Ja matured in a different direction than her and now they couldn’t communicate but they didn’t mix well from the beginning… in my opinion.
“Look, he’s no longer interested in whatever y’all had.
I get you love him, but so do I. One of us is going to lose and it ain’t me.
Jasir outgrew you; I suggest you come to terms with that.
You can love him because he’s that nigga, but it won’t be reciprocated because that’s all for me.
That nigga was made for me that’s why he didn’t fit you.
I get why you want him so bad but he’s unavailable. ”
The elevator doors opened on time. I grabbed Ja’s hand and pulled him inside with me. The hurt that was on her face pulled at me a little because regardless of how I felt about Syd she was still another black woman going through heartbreak. However, Ja was something she had to get over.
“Ja. Ja!” She yelled his name to get him to respond but he pressed the button to shut the doors on her.
“You love me?” he asked with a smile on his face.
“I’ve loved your ass since the first time we spoke. I don’t care who had you before, I’m not letting you be with anyone else now. The shit we did last night solidified our relationship.”
“I’m glad we on the same page. I didn’t know where your thoughts were, but you were leaving with a nigga on your arm.”
I laughed at his response. Ja claimed me several times over last night and it didn’t do shit but make a bitch cum harder. I was with the person I’d been wanting for years, and it felt damn good to have him.
We made it back to the room and enjoyed our breakfast. I still had questions, so I decided to ask. Beating around the bush or wondering about what ifs wasn’t my thing.
“How did she know where you were?”
“I came down to find you because I legit thought you left a nigga, but I ran into her ass on the elevator. She started going on and on about how she’d change and all that, but I was cool on all that.
Syd make a nigga head hurt, and I been in peace for quite a while now.
I refuse to deal with anyone else who won’t bring me that. ”
“I can bring you that,” I spoke softly.
“I already know that. Why you think I’m here.”
“So, you’re mines now? I can say that and not feel any regret.”
“Regret? Ain’t nothing about me regretful. I’m a good nigga mama and I know how to love a woman. Why you think Syd won’t let go?”
He spoke no lies. I’d watched him for so long and waited for my chance to become one with him. Finally, I was getting what I wanted and possibly needed.
“How you think your mom’s going to feel about this union of ours? She’s been pushing me to be your girl since high school.”
“She’s always claimed you as the daughter she never had so she’s going to be ecstatic.”
“Can you handle long distance relationships though? I’m going hard this year so I can make it out on time.”
“I’m a patient man Cami. I’ve waited this long to have you so I can wait another year to finally build something with you. Am I allowed to visit?”
“Of course,” I voiced with the biggest smile on my face.
“Then I’ll be there whenever you want me. Don’t forget you got a man and we’ll be straight. You know how I’m coming so you ain’t got to worry about me. Uphold your end and I’ll do the same. We’ll be good mama, I promise.”
“We’re really doing this,” I squealed.
He kissed the top of my forehead and then my lips. I took that as him sealing our fate. I never wanted anything more than I’d wanted him and now that I got him, I felt complete.
Ja wasn’t the man to run the streets or deal with drugs. He worked a regular job and stayed to himself. He was the kind of man I needed to match my mentality, and I knew he wouldn’t hurt me. We were finally starting us, and I couldn’t have been happier.
THE END OF VOL. 2