Waking up this morning felt so wrong. I mean I hate my job. Even if I was CEO of MiLove Moore's Enterprises, I just straight disliked the business. Every day I am forced to pull my hair into a bun, and wear strictly professional attire, and deal with idiots the entire day. The only thing that keeps me sane is my boys. Honestly what is it about men that make woman so sane?
Rolling over I laid a hand across my bed and reached for Jay. Not surprised to feel the empty space.
I noted the signs for a couple of weeks now. I heard the whispered calls and I noticed the obvious signs. He suddenly canceledour dates to go someplace else. The new ringtone that caused a small smile that was once only for me. It didn't matter how much I tried to coax him back to loving only me, he was always going to be the player and I, just a bitch that kept him entertained. It didn't matter if I could give him the best head or if I could make his eyes roll back after one thrust. I was just a piece of meat he craved for every once and a while. Slipping out of bed I wrapped the red satin sheet around my body and walked into my living room. Lying there on my couch was the one and only Troy Xavier Bolton slightly snoring with his blanket tossed over him. On the other couch laid Zeke Jeffery Baylor with his recent journal he kept all of his recipes in. Judging by their snoring they had came from basket ball practice and crashed on my couches. Rolling my eyes at the two I walked into my kitchen to make me a Mocha Latte with Extra chocolate. Sitting hoping I didn't wake them. Taking the steaming mug into the far side of my loft I logged into my computer. And boom there was a picture of me and Jay all cuddled up on our 4th date. The same date where I gave him all of me, and he treated me like a Goddess. Like I was the only thing keeping him together, I felt the tears prickle up in my eyes and I only allowed a few drops to fall. This man was not worth it. I wouldn't give them satisfaction of tearing me down. Sniffing I wiped my eyes and quickly opened my internet browser anything really to hide that memory of what we once were. Looking through the company's email not diddly squat had changed from last night.
"Well good morning to me," Zeke said landing a hand on Taylor's shoulder. Tay attempted to smile up at him. "Hey Zeke," she tried to say with her normal flirty tone. "Oh no what's wrong mama?" Zeke asked squatting next to her chair. "Nothing Babe. Why are you up? Did I wake you?" she said trying to put her doe eyes on him. "Uh uh you ain't getting off the hook that easy. Why were you just crying?" Zeke asked sternly tilting her chin up with his right index finger. "What's going on in that amazing brain of yours?" He watched as her lip quivered and she tried to keep her façade up. Pulling her closer he waited until she felt safe enough to tell him. "Jay's having an affair," she choked out between sobs. Zeke's blood began boil to an all time high. Sitting Taylor back onto the chair he barged up and ran back into the living room to get Troy. Taylor watched in terror. "Zeke no," she shouted when she saw him approach Troy. "No Tay that son of a bitch is going to pay for hurting you." Troy stirred slowly in his sleep. "TROY WAKE UP MAN" Zeke yelled once he reached the Troy's couch. "Bro give me another hour…" Troy sighed rolling into the couch. Tay slowly walked up behind Zeke. "No man. Man we got to go kick this boy's ass now!" Zeke yelled. "Zeke hush before you wake up T," Zeke groaned at Troy's stubbornness. He was going to have to use drastic measures, hopefully Troy didn't kill him for what he was about to say. "Well since Troy is out I guess your all mine Taylor. Come on let's go to your room and you can show me how you like to ride." Troy sat up immediately and grabbed Zeke. "What the fuck you just say," He yelled. Taylor looked mortified at the scene in front f her. The two most important men in her life where pretty much both angry all because of her stupid choice in the men she dated. "Glad to see you awake Bolton. Sorry for waking you up like that but shit you needed to get up. We have a situation though man," Zeke said motioning for Taylor to come closer. "Now tell him what you told me Baby Girl," Zeke said sliding her towards Troy. Troy looked at the red material wrapped around her body, and forced himself to pay attention to her words. "It's nothing big. Just Jay's having an affair." She mumbled hoping he didn't hear. But judging at the rate of which he clenched his fist he heard every word. "Oh imma kick his little Filipino ass," Troy yelled looking Zeke in the face. Both men saw the same need to protect in the others eye. "Taylor Baby Doll, you just go get ready for work, don't worry will have this bastard out of your hair in no time. In fact we will meet you up for lunch," Troy said giving her a devilish smile. "I'll cook your favorite- Alright Angel?" Zeke said looking towards her with not a mischievous smile but gleam in his eye. Before she had the chance to neither react nor reply they both gathered their gym bags and were out the door. "Great just fuckin great. How the hell am I supposed to keep my cool at work with them trying to meet up?" As stupid and idiotic as it sounded I hoped that Jay would be alright. I mean I know he wasn't the best guy in the world but well we all have our sins and our flaws. I haven't been this Love Sick since my little thing with Chad. He cheated on me too, and I dumbly allowed it. I turned the blind eye to all the signs. And of course ignored all the negative feedback I got about him. We broke up because I finally got tired of his bull shit and well I left.
It wasn't until one night I was out clubbing with Kelsi and Shar when the bartender sent me a note from the VIP lounge. Showing the note to Shar and Kels we laughed it off as a fake note. That was until a bottle of Alizé and another note.
Come on Taylor McKessie. We go back. Hmm let's see… in High School your favorite color was lime green. It was the color of your phone your iPod and if I'm not mistaken it was the color of your braces back in elementary school.
Tay gasped. She knew who the note had to be from only very few people knew about her iPod since she never brought it to school in fear someone might take it. And the braces comment narrowed her list to four people. Leaving Kelsi and Shar at the bar Tay walked up the stairs to the VIP area and felt like she'd been hit over the head with an elephant. Standing behind the bouncer was her old friends Zeke and Troy. Both with the hugest grins she ever saw. "So you two are the ones who sent the bottle of Alizé?" Tay asked with mock disappointment. "Expecting someone else?" Zeke asked reaching for hand and when she slid her hand in his he kissed it. "Well I was kind of hoping Trey Songz wanted to see if I'd say ahh but ehh you two will do?" She said hugging Troy and Zeke. After that night of catching up the trio became best friends and pretty much became a little family. Tay was the baby girl and Troy and Zeke her big bros. Well that was until she met Jay. She met Jay at one of those long boring conferences in Houston. He had been eyeing her during a lecture and well she snuck herself a couple of glances back. The man was fine and well she always had a thing for accents and boy was this guy Filipino. He finally approached her at the little dinner they set up for the conference board members, and asked her to dance. As they danced he whispered bits and chunks of information. It was as if he knew the way to her heart. Too bad he was cheater. Too bad he got caught.