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“Sure am. With a big dick and a smile.” He laughed hard.

“Everybody pays Tax.” I ended the call feeling good.

Simone “Bubbles” Stanton

Putting on my clothes, I caught myself smiling again. I had been smiling since yesterday. I was feeling so good, I wouldn’t be surprised if I was grinning in my sleep. I ain’t never been sucked and fucked so good in my life. Anton had given me fuckitis, so I slept the entire day away. Now, here I was skipping through the house putting my clothes on. Walking over to the dresser, I grabbed the bouquet he had given me.

Twenty thousand dollars, and this nigga had given it to me like it was nothing. I pulled ten thousand from it and stuck it in my purse. I wasn’t about to forget about my girl. Juanita had stolen the money from all of us, and even though it wasn’t the twenty five she would have gotten from the robbery, it would help her out. Making sure I had everything, I left out and got in my car. By the time I got to Taffy’s house, I was humming a tune and still smiling. She opened the door, took one look at my face, and frowned.

“Bitch, why you got that goofass look on your face?” I shrugged and tried to walk in, but she stopped me. “You not getting in here until you tell me what you did.” Taffy thought this look was from me doing another lick. She had no idea it was because I let Anton get a lick. Laughing at my own joke, I pushed her out of the way.

“Move.” Walking inside, I went to the couch and sat down. Taffy was still looking at me suspiciously and it got worse when I pulled the money out.

“Bubbles, you can’t be out here all half cocked. We are a team. You know I need money too. Plus, you know you don’t think, you just act. You probably got the neighborhood serial killer on your ass after this one.” I handed it to her and waited for her to catch on. When she didn’t, I eased her mind.

“That’s yours, and I didn’t have to hit a lick to get it,” I said smugly. I watched her count it and I couldn’t help but laugh at how big her eyes got when she saw the amount.

“Where in the hell did you get ten thousand dollars from?”

“Anton, and he gave me twenty.”

“Bitchhhh, you gave him some booty didn’t you?”

“No. Well, yeah, I did, but that was after he gave me the money.” Taffy fell out laughing.

“Oh, my bad. You gave him grateful booty. How?”

“I don’t even know where to begin.” I went on to explain how he was the one at my mama’s house and took me on a date. Even though I didn’t want to think about it, I told her what he said to me after, leading to why he came back to my house with the money.

“Not you hanging out the window calling that nigga back.”

“Best decision I ever made in my life. Whewwww! I don’t know what came over me.”

“Apparently, Anton did!” I threw one of her pillows at her, sending us into a fit of laughter. Once we calmed down, I tried to explain it.

“Things just feel different with Anton. I don’t have to worry about him needing shit or having to make sure we was good. We laugh even when he’s getting on my nerves. The sex was great, but it’s not the best part of it. I don’t think anyone has ever made me feel like him.”

“What about Peanut?” We both went silent. Damn! I hadn’t thought about him, and considering he was sitting in jail because of me, that was fucked up. He supposed to come home today, and he didn’t even cross my mind.

“I need my ass beat.” Taffy hugged me, but that didn’t make me feel better. “Friend, he sitting in jail, and I’m out here acting like I’m single. I fucked Anton in our bed. I know Peanut ain’t perfect, but he doesn’t deserve that. He put his freedom on the line for me, and it’s not easy living with that guilt. Knowing he paying for some shit I did, that fucks with me. Instead of me holding him down and making sure he straight, I’m out here spreading my legs for the next nigga.” No matter how much I liked Anton, I couldn’t forget what Peanut sacrificed for me.

“I get that. I really do, but you can’t stay with somebody out of guilt.”

“I love Peanut. It’s not just about that. We been through a lot together. I can’t just throw him away like he don’t mean nothing to me. Granted, a hoe is exhausted, but I didn’t say I didn’t want him.”

“I understand.”

“That’s why I’m fucked up. I don’t want to hurt Peanut, but I don’t want to stop seeing Anton either.”

“Oh, bitch. You want your cake and you want to eat it too. Well, you know what Juanita always says. It ain’t a problem until somebody knows about it. So, keep your mouth shut. Let the shit play out and see where it goes.”

“That is terrible advice.”

“Don’t blame me. That’s your mama.” Before I could respond, my phone started ringing. Seeing it was Peanut, I turned toward Taffy.

“Bitch, you jinky as fuck. Every time you talk about somebody, they call.” Getting up, I grabbed my things and answered the call as I walked toward the door.

“Where you going?”