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I loved that about him. He was always so thoughtful and considerate. Smiling softly, I pulled my right leg up and folded it underneath me.
“I hadn’t planned on bringing anyone unless you did. I wouldn’t want to see you having fun with another woman and I be by myself. I’m not ready for that yet.” I paused, not wanting to tell him that I didn’t think I’deverbe ready for that.
Tyreek leaned forward slightly with a playful grin lifting the left side of his mouth. “Is that your way of saying you want to have fun with me?”
“Depends on what kind of fun you’re trying to have.”
Lord knows I needed some relief. I hadn’t had sex since Michael, and I was in desperate need of some fun and affection. Still, I wasn’t quite sure if it was wise to get those things from Tyreek. I felt like I’d lucked out the first time around when I released him. It didn’t hurt as much as I thought it would. If we spent the week together and truly enjoyed ourselves, would it be as easy to let him go when we got back home?
His eyes scanned my frame before he sat back, resting his ankle atop his knee. His arms stretched out, exposing his wide chest. God. Every little thing this man did drove mecrazy.
“It is Vegas, Janae. I’m not interested in any kind of fun that has rules.”
“So…”
“Parties, adventurous shit, smoking and drinking, trying new restaurants, sex…”
“Sex?” I repeated quickly, voice a little higher and squeakier than I’d anticipated.
“Lots of sex. Nasty, wet, drugging sex.”
My pointer and thumb fingers rubbed my ring finger, a movement I often did when I was thinking something over.
“As just friends? Are we really about to be that cliché?”
Tyreek finally gave me a full smile. “After the time we spent together, I’ve come to understand and respect your stance more. I’ve finally accepted, fully, that we will never be in a relationship. That doesn’t mean that I don’t want to experience you in any way I can, though. I think you deserve to let loose and enjoy yourself for a change.” He shrugged and licked his lips. “I’d love to help you do that.”
For some reason, the sound of him giving up on us made my heart squeeze. We’d already called it quits, but this seemed more… final.
“I agree, I do need to unwind and have some fun. My only concern is how things would be when we made it back home. Would we be able to go back to how we are, or would we want more?”
“Would wanting more be such a bad thing?” Before I could respond, Tyreek was standing to leave. “Just think it over. No pressure. Regardless of what you decide, I hope you allow yourself to truly have fun in Vegas. You deserve it.”
With a nod, I watched him leave. I didn’t deserve to have fun just for a week in Vegas; I deserved to have fun every day of my life. Before Michael, I made sure I did things that gave me peace and happiness. I thrived in freedom and fun. There weren’t too many days throughout the week where I wasn’t going out and trying something new or hanging with my family or my crew. It was crazy how I’d allowed someone to change so much about me. There was no doubt in my mind that he was out living his best life; meanwhile, I was out working mine away.
They said what happened in Vegas stayed in Vegas, so I would commit to enjoying myself. But I was also going to do whatever it took to make sure that when I came back home, I had the courage to start returning to the old Janae. I’d allowed grief and guilt and pain to consume me long enough. It was time for me to finally live again.
CHAPTER7
Tyreek
Day 1
“Can’t take you niggasnowhere!” Haley, Hosea’s sister, complained with a teasing voice and smile.
I was happy she’d come because Antonne didn’t bring Christina with him, and I was hoping something would pop off between the two of them. He was faithful and Haley didn’t have side chick energy, but who knows? Maybe their time together would motivate him to leave Christina’s ass alone. I believed Antonne knew he was better off without Christina, but he was such a standup guy that he wouldn’t leave her without just cause, especially while she was so reliant upon him financially.
“I’m not surprised by Damien’s antics, but Janae really surprised me,” Cartier replied, looping her arm around Haley’s.
“What did I do?” Janae asked innocently before tugging her bottom lip between her teeth as she smiled.
“Girl!” Honey yelled before laughing. “Your ass passed out on the damn zip line!”
“So! It’s not like I did it on purpose. Damien was the one up there playing dead, scaring those little kids!”
We all laughed as we continued to walk and take in our surroundings. I’d come to Vegas several times, but I mostly just stayed on the strip. This was the first time we’d come to the downtown area or done the ziplines at SlotZilla for that matter, and it was a hilarious experience to put it mildly.
The whole crew was with us, and while at least half of us had been able to do both lines with no issues, a few of their asses were anxious because of their fear of heights, like we hadn’t come here on planes. Then there was Damien and Antonne, the jokesters out of the crew, who acted a fool the whole time they were up there. Like Janae said, Damien played dead, while Antonne pretended to surf while throwing up gang signs.
