working out?â Misha inquired, trying not to lust over Cooleyâs sexy body.
Cooley smiled. âThatâs not your girlfriend. You canât have a girl âtil I give you up completely.â She stared at Misha, âIâve been doing a little something. Atlanta treated me right this summer, but I was ready to come home.â
Misha wanted to smile, but held it in. âWhy? Ran out of ass in Atlanta?â She rolled her eyes.
âYeah, OK, I guess I deserved that. But to answer your question, Atlanta is cool, but it was missing what I truly wanted.â Cooley walked toward Misha until she was against the wall. They were now standing face to face, the sexual energy rising every second.
Misha tried to contain herself. âAnd what ... did you want?â
Cooley gazed into Mishaâs eyes. âYou of all people should know that.â She leaned in, ready to kiss the lips of the only woman she ever loved.
Misha quickly moved away. âCooley, donât go there. You know we canât do this. I wonât do this with you again. Iâm with Tay.â
âWell, since you brought the fake-ass nigga up, letâs talk about that. Whatâs the deal, Misha? You go get witâ the bitch that wants to be me more than anyone else.â
âShe doesnât want to be you. Tay is a cool person.â Misha knew she was lying.
âWhatever, Misha, that girl isââ
âThat girl is walking in the house. Bye, Carla.â Misha walked off just as Tay was coming back into the house.
Cooley watched her whisper into Tayâs ear. They walked back out of the apartment.
Cooley shook her head. She wasnât giving up that easily. She headed over and joined the spades game that was about to start.
âThis is pathetic. You have to hide in your room just to get away from that ho,â Carmen said as she walked into Deniseâs room. She looked at Denise, disgusted with the relationship she had with Rhonda.
âGive me a break tonight, OK. Hey, why didnât Lena come? Did you tell her about it?â
âYeah, I told her. She had some fancy dinner to go to with Brandon.â Carmen could see the disappointment in Deniseâs face. âDee, why didnât you tell me about you and Lena?â
âI donât know. I guess I wanted to forget it.â
âForget it? Girl, you canât get it off your brain, can you? Why would you do that, Dee? You knewââ
Denise interrupted. âI know, OK, I know. But you know it was supposed to be more. She wanted me to have sex with her. I almost did it, but I couldnât.â
âAnd you should be happy you didnât. The girl is going to be married in two months. You both need to get over your feelings for each other real damn quick,â Carmen said.
âBoth? Carmen, what do you know?â Deniseâs eyes brightened.
Carmen knew she had put her foot in her mouth.
âDenise, I know that Lena cares about you, but you know it canât happen. Let it go, boo. And while youâre at it, let Rhonda go too.â
âWell, isnât this a sight?â Rhonda said as she pushed the door open. âGuess you just had to get my woman away from me long enough to try to break us up!â she exclaimed.
âGirl, you better get up out my faceâThatâs all I know,â Carmen countered, holding her ground.
Denise knew she had to intervene before something went down. She went to get in between Rhonda and Carmen, but it was too late.
âIâll be in your face all I want to,â Rhonda challenged and walked toward Carmen.
Denise grabbed her hand. âRhonda, come on.â
âYeah, Rhonda, you best listen to Denise on this one,â Carmen responded, adding fuel to the fire.
âThe only thing I better do is whip your ass.â
Rhonda charged at Carmen, but was met by Carmenâs fist. Instantly Carmen was on top of Rhonda, pounding her in