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“What thing do I do, Gorgeous?”

“That indirect sex talk about something that has absolutely nothing to do with sex, but you’re making it sound sexy, so that’ll entice me to talk nasty to you. You always do that to me,” she whined as if she really hated it, while he smiled knowingly.

“So, it’s my fault that you’re always talking dirty?”

“Yes, just like it’s your fault that I’m always thinking about sex with you,”

“I’m sorry, baby,” Jerrico put the cheesecake into his mouth and leaned closer to her face. “I won’t do that anymore.”

“Yes, you fucking will.” Goody grabbed the sides of his neck and nearly sucked the cheesecake from his mouth.

Forever watched in utter happiness as they kissed each other deeply. The passion that surrounded the two of them was so warm and heartfelt that even though it made her feel like an intruding third wheel on most days, she couldn’t get enough of it. Healthy love was so pure and intoxicating, and Forever couldn’t get enough of it. Watching them together made her think about her Blue-Blue. They shared a love like that, and it was so refreshing that she had to close her eyes momentarily and just thank God for answering her prayers.

Upon opening her eyes, she checked her phone, finally taking notice of the fact that he still hadn’t called her back yet. She checked the time; it was after one in the morning, so surely, he’d gotten home from a house party already. Missing his face and needing to hear his voice, Forever hit the FaceTime icon and dialed him up. The loud ringing only lasted for a few moments before it picked up. Forever’s smile dropped instantly and was replaced with a frown.

“What are you doing with Zurich’s phone?”

“Heyy bitch. Told you he’d always come back,” Journey’s smiling face made Forever want to throw up. “I know you thought you had him, but Blue is in love with me. He’s home now, so you can go.”

“Forever? Who the fuck is that?” Goody could be heard asking, but Forever was too focused on the words Journey was spewing to pay attention to anything else.

“Girl, go give my man his phone.”

“Oh, so you think this is a game? Hold on,” Journey chuckled while tapping the screen of the phone. Seconds later, Blue’s living room came into view, enraging her further. “I know you know where I’m at.”

As if that wasn’t enough, when Journey flipped the camera back to her, she pulled it away just enough to show Forever her naked body. If she didn’t know any better, Forever would have assumed she was on fire. Her body was so hot that it would probably burn if touched. Her limbs shook so hard that she could barely maintain her grip on the phone.

“Yeah, now go cry me a river, hoe. I’m finna go fuckmyman.” The smug look on Journey’s face made Forever sick to her stomach.

She wanted so badly to say something, but she was truly incapacitated and could hardly think, let alone act.

“Journey,” Blue called out to her in the distance.

The familiar deep voice with the raspy edge made the hairs on the back of Forever’s neck stand up when she heard it, but before she could say or do anything else, Journey hung up in her face. Unable to comprehend what had just transpired, Forever allowed her phone to fall from her hand and onto her lap. Tears threatened to fall, but her head fell first. How had shelet this happen to her again? Getting played by one man was bad enough, but bouncing back and getting played by two was just too much.

“Forever, what just happened?” Goody’s voice broke her trance. “Who was that?”

In a daze, her voice came out low and emotionless, “That was Journey. Blue is with her…”

…Part Two?