Crazy Love by Desiree Day

Author:Desiree Day
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2005-08-28T04:00:00+00:00

23

It’s the Behavior You Hate…Not the Person

Tameeka looked over at Tyrell and laughed. He was slouched down in the booth with his chin on his chest and his belt unbuckled. “Do you think we kind of overdid it? I told you to wear something with an elastic waist,” Tameeka gently chastised. “But you gotta love the buffet. Ain’t nothing else like it.” Tameeka giggled and settled back into the pleather seats. If she had a belt buckle to loosen, she would. Life was good.

Tyrell was the first man she’d dated who didn’t grimace at the amount of food she ate. Which meant she didn’t have to order rabbit food every time they went out for dinner, then gorge herself when she got home. With Tyrell she got to be herself. She glanced around their table and her lips turned up into a smile. The day had been wonderful. They went to a play, strolled through downtown and now dinner. He’s a good man, she thought happily.

She peeked over at him and found him peering intently at something across the restaurant; her eyes followed his to a much smaller girl who looked like a strong wind would break her in half. She was wearing a pair of jeans that rode low on her hips and a cropped sweater that showed off her flat stomach. “Is that what you want?” Tameeka hissed, her good mood evaporating.

Tyrell sighed and turned to Tameeka. “No. I was checking out her hair. I think that style would look good on you,” he answered.

“Yeah right,” Tameeka sneered. “I bet you were thinking that her ass would probably look good on me.”

“Come on now, I didn’t say anything close to that. What’s wrong with you?” he asked, genuinely concerned, but a familiar lump of dread was forming in the pit of his stomach.

“Nothing’s wrong,” she lied, then crossed her arms in front of her chest. “Why don’t you admit that you find her attractive…there isn’t anything wrong with that. She’s an attractive young lady and it’s only natural to look—”

“Okay, okay, she’s attractive,” Tyrell admitted, his gut tightening.

“I knew it. You want her!” Tameeka spat and narrowed her eyes to slits. Tyrell grimaced. He knew what was coming and he prepared himself for Hurricane Tameeka. “And do you know how I know that you want her? Because you can’t keep your fucking eyes on me,” Tameeka shrieked.

Tyrell glanced nervously around and saw people at the nearby tables looking at them and pointing. Furious, he stood up. It was the same shit every time they went out and he was tired of it. “It’s time to go. Let’s go,” he barked when Tameeka didn’t move. He buckled his belt, then tossed two twenties on the table.

“I haven’t had my dessert yet. I wanted the cherry cheesecake. You know that’s my favorite,” Tameeka whined, feeling embarrassed over her behavior. With Tyrell glaring down at her, she suddenly felt five years old.

“We can stop by Publix. Come on,” he said as he reached over and tugged at her hand.

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