With the absence of Sean in her life, she needed that type of male companionship. I mean, she had her older brother, Tyreec, who was 17 at the time and she could talk to him about anything but those days he was either at work or with his girlfriend. Her younger brother who was 11 was all about the video games and her youngest brother was a git (6 years-old).

At the time none of the guys in Wasaga were worthy to be the friend type and none of them wanted to be. All they wanted was to get your goodies. She dated a few guys but those didn't last very long, they just weren't the one she was looking for and the same thing went for Alex too.

There was this guy by the name of Jay Hogart, who was 14 (and Latasia was 12). All the girls loved him and wanted to get with him but Latasia hated him. She thought he was so fake, he was kind of cute but she hated how he acted.

One day while Latasia and Alex were at the beach chilling talking to some guys, Jay comes into the picture.

"Latasia!" someone called out from behind them.

Latasia slowly turned to see who called her, it was jay, "Damn, what does this dude want now?"

"Tasia, you knows he likes you, so stop frontin" Alex said with a smile on her face.

"Hey Latasia, sup Alex?" Jay said as he sat down on the blanket Alex and her shared.

"Hey Jay what's up?" Alex nugged Tasia to say something.

"Hello, Jayson" was all Latasia said, why would she waste her breathe and say more she hated this guy.

"Ay, Tasia, I'll be back, I'm gonna go get Kev ta buy ma a slushie, you want one?" Alex said standing up.

"Yeah, get me black cherry or blue raspberry" she said but she was thinking 'I hate you, why the hell you leavin me alone with this dude?"
Alex knew exactly what she was thinking and said "Love you too, Tasia" and ran off.

Now there sitting on the blanket was Latasia and Jay.

There was a few seconds of silence, Jay just staring at her and Tasia couldn't take it anymore, "Aight Jay, what do you want?"

"A guy can't just sit here and admire your beautiful body?" Jay asked with a smirk on his face.

"No a guy can't and especially not you" she said getting a little heated.

"Aight, just calm down,... there is something or someone I want?" he said looking out at the water.

"What is it?"

"You..."

"Jay, I'm really getting tired of you" she said looking at him.

"I'm serious, I know you know I've been feelin you for a while and--" he said being cut off.

"Jay, you might be feelin me but guess what? I don't like you like that," she said with attitude but still trying to be as nice as she could, " My sister is your age why don't you want her?"

"Your sister hates me..." he said now turning to her.

"And you think I don't! Jay I hate you just as much as my sister does and maybe even more!" she said stop being nice and told him the truth.

"Maybe you wouldn't hate me if you got to know me" he said keeping his composure.

"I don't need to get to know you I hear things" she snapped back at him.

"Maybe what you're hearing is a bunch of lies."

"Well maybe they are but I don't wanna find out if they're true" she said not even trying to reason with him.

"...Aight, aight, I see how it's gonna be, I'll holla at cha when you're easier to talk to" he said getting up, kissing her on the cheek then he walked away.

Latasia couldn't believe it, this dude is real brave, he is sooo lucky she didn't get up and punch him in the eyeball. She could stand him, but he was cute, she wasn't gon lie about that.