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It wasn’t that he devalued or disrespected love or women, he just… couldn’t settle down for the life of him. I think it was hard for a woman to keep his interest, which to the average person, meant changing your type. To Jason, however, he was so consumed by the idea of fun and excitement that he didn’t really care about anything else. If he had a good time with a woman, he was temporarily okay, no matter what else they had in common or how her character was.
“Are you at least being careful with this woman, Jace? You’re going to fuck around and get one of them pregnant and realize she might be fun but not the woman you want to go half on a baby with.”
His eyes rolled toward the ceiling. “Don’t start mommying me, Nae.”
“I’m not trying to.” I couldn’t stop the pout that covered my face as he gave me a hug. “I just want the best for you.”
“When it’s my time to get it, I’ll have it. Until then, I’m having fun. But what’s up with you and Tyreek? Why didn’t he come through tonight?”
I hadn’t told anyone in my family about the last thing that created an issue between me and Tyreek. What was I supposed to say exactly? That he and his brother used to kill people and he’s being blackmailed into marrying someone else? Couldn’t possibly say that, especially when I had faith that Tyreek and I would make our way back to each other. As far as I was concerned, this was a brief intermission, and things between us would return to normal… eventually.
I didn’t realize I was rubbing my ring finger until Jason covered my hands with his and asked, “What happened?”
“Nothing I can really talk about, but it was beyond our control. He’s… working on it though.”
“Did he get someone pregnant?”
“What? God, no.” I chuckled with a shake of my head as he crossed his arms.
Now, it was his turn to interrogate me.
“Did he cheat?”
“Jason, no. Nothing like that. I promise it’s okay. Well, not okay, but something we’re going to work out. I don’t know when, but it’ll work out. Don’t worry about me, okay?”
My brother eyed me skeptically before giving me a slow bob of his head. “Alright. I’m here if you need me. How are you spending the rest of the night?”
“I thought about going somewhere to listen to some live music, but I’m beat. Think I’m gonna order me some tacos and crawl into bed.”
He chuckled as we headed out of the kitchen. “You got all this food in here and your ass still want them damn tacos?”
I shrugged with a grin. “What? They are my favorite food. I could eat those tacos every day of my life and be satisfied.”
His head shook as it often did when we started to talk about my love for tacos, specifically tacos from Tacos Nganas.
“As much as you love tacos, I’m surprised you haven’t tried to go to Mexico.”
“It’s on my list, but I’m content with just going to Cali, you know? I think that’s why I love TNG so much. They probably have the most authentic tasting tacos in Memphis.”
“What about Elena’s?”
My head shook. “Nah. After having TNG, I can’t even get down with Elena’s like that. I love the fried fish taco there but that’s about it.”
We embraced at the door again as he told me, “Call me if you need me, sis. I love you.”
“I will, and I love you too. Please be safe tonight.”
Jason smiled with a shake of his head as he opened the door, and we both were surprised to see Tyreek on the other side of it. I hadn’t seen him since he told me about everything, so it was a bit of an understatement to say I was surprised and excited to see him.
The two men greeted each other, and Jason joked about how we were just talking about tacos, and that was what made me lower my eyes from Tyreek’s face to his hands. He had a large bag from Tacos Nganas, and I didn’t know why, but that made me get emotional. Maybe because it was yet another piece of proof of just how well he knew me, paid attention to me, and was after my heart.
I waited until Jason left to wave at Tyreek.
He smiled softly before asking, “Can I come in?”
“Are you married?” My eyes shifted to his ring finger.
“Areyoumarried?”
