King & Queen of the Hood by Shvonne Latrice

Author:Shvonne Latrice [Latrice, Shvonne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-07T22:00:00+00:00

Iyanna

I was feeling a bit down, missing my man, and also, I was bored since my only friend, Andreka was working basically 24/7. Half of the time I wanted to just offer her a job for my swimsuit line because I was that damn lonely when Jalen was gone working or doing PR work to boost his name and career.

I’d always been a part of his life, dating back to high school when he was playing on the team, and I thought once we were grown and he was in the NBA, nothing would change, but it did. He and I spent less time together now than when he went to play college basketball in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, while I stayed back in Los Angeles.

Occasionally, I wondered if he was cheating, but Jalen had never done anything like that before. I knew it was possible for niggas to get a little money and fame then change their ways, but to be honest, the only thing different about him was that he’d gone to the NBA and was less available.

I vented about this to my parents, and they both assured me, especially my father, that a man in the NBA is much busier and unavailable than a college baller. My parents loved me and wanted the best for me, so I had to take into account their advice since I knew I was thinking more emotionally than logically.

However, if I even thought that Jalen was fucking around, I would kill him. Yes, I would murder his ass, then I’d cry. I’d be damned if I was gonna be one of those NBA wives or girlfriends who turned the other cheek. I’d rather have a regular dude who loved and cherished me than some rich, famous, entitled asshole who thought he could treat me any type of way.

“Good afternoon, Miss DeSoto, and enjoy your shopping,” the valet at Neiman Marcus, Bruce, greeted me after opening the passenger door to my black-on-black Range Rover.

“Afternoon, Bruce, and I will. Thank you.” I happily sauntered around my truck to head inside the big department store, nodding as a thank you to Bruce’s co-worker who held the door open for me.

I always shopped when Jalen left me high and dry. It kept me occupied and made me happy. Hell, who didn’t like a new Chanel bag or a pair of expensive stilettos? It was better back when Andreka was dating Moe, because we’d used to be able to run up a damn check together.

I did have my own money, sort of, from my swim line, Agua Soto, but if I was keeping it one hundred, I really didn’t put my all into it. When I did, I made a nice piece of change, not Jalen money, but enough to take care of myself. The social media fame I’d gotten from being Jalen’s girl had really helped me with sales in the past.

I started with the shoe area, browsing a bit, before deciding to go upstairs and see what clothing they had.

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