table. This time, he stood in front of me with his muscle-packed arms folded.
âI win, you lose,â he confirmed.
I lay on my stomach and bent my knees. âLucky you. I didnât think I would win anyway, but I do hope that youâll be willing to reconsider our agreement; after all, we didnât shake on it. In addition to that, you gained a lot of information tonight. I told the truth, and you appreciate my honesty, donât you?â
âI do, and thank you for being honest during our little Q&A session. But hereâs the deal, baby. You canât change the rules in the middle of the game. You may not play fair, but, I do.â Jaylin laid his wife beater on the pool table, right in front of me. âI didnât see any towels, but feel free to use that to wipe the wetness between your legs. A loss is a loss and sex between us will have to take place at another time. Good night, Chase. Like always, itâs been a pleasure.â
I was almost speechless when he walked away. I yelled after him. He turned at the door.
âThere may never be a next time,â I said. âIt doesnât make sense for you to be hard like that when Iâm clearly capable of taking care of that for you.â
âA homeless woman with no teeth in her mouth is capable of taking care of my hard-on too. Iâm not in the mood tonight, baby, and to be completely honest with you, my dick always gets enthusiastic at times, even when Iâm not.â
Before I could respond, he walked out the door. I released a deep sigh and rolled my eyes in several directions.
âBastard,â I said underneath my breath.
His arrogance worked the heck out of me, but it was such a turn on too. I got off the table, got dressed, and left the house before Jada or Roc saw me. I didnât want to see them. As mad as I was, saying the wrong thing to me would get them cussed out. Especially Jada.
There was no question that I loved sexy women, but the ones who liked to play seduction games with me wouldnât get too far. Then, it also depended on what kind of mood I was in. Last night, I was in no mood to deal with Chase. The goal was to get as much information that I could from her. Even though I believed she had told me the truth, I still didnât like how any of this was playing out. Then again, it was wise for me to let the chips fall where they may and step back. Sort of like chill and observe things from afar. Then make a move that would blow everyone away. Considering all that I knew about Hell House, Iâd say the ball was in my court. Nonetheless, it was almost time for me to go.
Roc hadnât said one word to me. It seemed like he was trying to avoid me. Of course, I wanted to tell the brotha what was lurking in his future, but Iâd thought about what Chase had said last night. If the shoe were on the other foot, would he get after me to share what was up? I doubted that he would.
Right after my shower, I put on some clothes and made my way to the kitchen, where I could smell maple syrup. I hadnât been in the kitchen for one minute before Roc picked up his plate, tossed his head back at me and walked outside. Jada, however, stood with a big smile plastered on her face. She had a plate in her hand that was piled high with two Belgian waffles topped with whipped cream and strawberries. Several slices of turkey bacon were on the plate, along with scrambled eggs.
âHere you go, sweetie,â she said. âI couldnât let you leave here with an empty stomach.â
I walked up to her and looked at the food. âThanks, but you didnât put any poison in it, did you?â
Her face fell flat. âFuck you, Jaylin. I call myself beinâ nice to you, but you always gotta go there with somethinâ stupid.â
I removed the plate from her hand and thanked her again. âI really do appreciate this, but let me remind you again. Iâm still not giving the money to