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“I’ve known her since we were six,” Amy explained. “She’s never crushed on a Black guy.”
“You said your father’s white?” I asked Rainey, recalling her mentioning her mixed race. She nodded. “Oh,” I chirped, taking a deep breath and then setting my glass of wine down. “One of the sage pieces of advice my mother gave my friends and me when we were much younger than you ladies was it’s okay to like what you like: you just can’t not like the men you come from. Like dad, granddad, and uncles. And for me, I’ve found white guys attractive—I went to school with a lot of them up until myBSUyears. But I wanted to make babies with my own. Nothing wrong with populating the world with more Black babies with advantages.”
“What do you mean?” Amy asked.
My eyes, protected behind sunglasses, went into the distant sky. “I knew I wouldn’t have kids until I was financially able to care for them. My parents set me up for a springboard to wealth. If I were smart with it and added more to the pot, I would be okay. With that being said, I could take care of a child independently if I had to when I got pregnant with this little treasure.” I reached down and kissed Chi-Chi, who was stretched out next to me.
“Good thing for you, you don’t have to.” While lying on her stomach, Rainey pointed to the water again, causing me to chuckle.
“I swear, Rainey, if I get fired, I’ll ruin you!” Amy threatened.
“It’s okay,” I assured both girls.
When I came up from the water and cleared my eyes, I saw Ashira walking Chivon down. I’d seen her dip them both in the water and leave before. I figured she was trying to keep her cool. This time, I approached them.
“Let me have her. You can go for a swim if you want.”
She handed her over. “I don’t need a swim, but I can wet my whole body now. Thanks.” She disappeared behind me while I dipped my sleeping beauty a few times, sure not to let the water catch her face. Then I thought to cool her face with my wet hands. When I was done, I walked her back up the beach, seeing Amy reading a magazine.
“Amy, I ‘on’t think Miss Momma’s gonna enjoy the beach today. You mind taking her back to the boat and letting her finish her nap in the A.C.?”
“Sure. Lay her on the towel over there.” She began grabbing her things. “Let me pack up.”
I lay her down, then caught the attention of Bob and signaled to him the girls. He nodded and stood right away.
“A’ight. I’ll see y’all later.” I waved before jogging back down to the ocean.
Ashira must have changed her mind because when I made it back into the water, I caught her coming up for air. She was wiping the water from her eyes by the time I reached her. I didn’t give her time before scooping her into the air and tossing her long ass body farther into the water. She squealed midair. I felt the stares and shock from the people around me. Ignoring them, I waded to Ashira and fished her flailing body from the water, then slammed her again.
This time when I pulled her up, she squeezed my biceps angrily. The shit swelled my dick instantly. That’s when I decided to stop. I pulled her to my chest to straighten her body, then planted Ashira on her feet.
“The hell, Jas!” she shouted, trying to catch her breath. I squatted in the water, hiding my shit, now feeling like a kid with a secret. “Is that what you’re like?” She sounded more irritated than angry.
Those braids leaking water, her brown skin glistening under the sun. Shit. This wasn’t good for me. I wasn’t trying to flirt with the girl; just loosen her up to have a good time.
“What you mean?”
“When you assault people,” she tried to whisper. “Is that how you approach them? That how you overpower them?” I wasn’t offended by the topic; just not comfortable with it. When I didn’t answer, Ashira came closer to me, voice low. “You’re a warrior, for sure. A hunter, like you said earlier. The way you snuck into Chi-Chi and my cabin the other night, and then just now. The shit is scary.”
“You think I’d hurt you?” That shit did offend me.
Swallowing with a closed mouth and eyes, but with heavy breaths through her nostrils, Ashira shook her head. “I’m one of very few people who cannot fight but will beat your ass if you tried me, Sin.”
I believed every word she said. It was truer than the girl knew.
“I’ve been thinking over the past few days how I wish you’d been more open with me when we met—well, at the therapist’s—well, actually, atBrown Barista. You were forthcoming only about your felon status. It’s like you… Did you want to turn me off?”
Were we doing this shit?
I just wanted to have a good time out here.
“You made me wanna be petty.”
Her brows shot up. “Out of all the qualities I could elevate you to, I made you go low.” She rolled her eyes.
“Nah.” I rubbed my itchy nose. “I ain’t say all that. If I keep it a bean, being with you grew me the hell up.”
“How?”
