Spin it Like That by Chandra Sparks Taylor

Author:Chandra Sparks Taylor
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kimani Press
Published: 2007-08-28T04:00:00+00:00

Pain was etched on Loretta’s face when she was wheeled out of the recovery room. I glanced at her chest, and her breasts looked huge—three times as big as the 38D she wore before.

“You okay?” I asked.

She nodded weakly.

“Come on. Let’s get you home,” I said. I went to get the car and loaded Loretta inside.

“I didn’t think it would hurt,” she said quietly when we were halfway to Queens.

“It’ll get better,” I said, trying to comfort her.

She just stared out the window.

By the time I got Loretta settled, I was exhausted. I fell asleep still dressed, and when I woke up, there was so much sleep crusting my eyes that I couldn’t open them. After washing my face, I went to check on Loretta.

She was sitting up in bed, flipping through a magazine.

“Hey, girl,” I said. “How are you feeling?”

“A little better,” she said with a small smile.

“Good,” I said. “Do you need anything?”

She shook her head and winced. “No, thank you,” she said.

“Have you eaten?” I asked.

“I’m not really hungry,” she said.

“You’ve gotta eat something,” I said.

I went to the kitchen and made some bacon and eggs along with some toast, then fixed two plates and two glasses of orange juice and carried them on a tray back to Loretta’s room.

We were in the middle of eating when I heard my cell phone ringing. I hurried to the living room and rooted around in the sofa trying to find it before it went to voice mail. I didn’t get it in time, so I checked my voice mail and was surprised to find I had several messages—two from Triple T, one from my brother and another from Kyle.

I didn’t bother listening to my brother’s or Kyle’s messages, but I played Triple T’s a few times.

“Hey, Jasmine. It’s T,” the first one began. “I just wanted you to know I was thinking about you. I hope you’re having a great day.”

I smiled as I saved the message, then hit the button to play the next one.

“Jas, it’s T again. If you don’t have plans tomorrow, I thought you might want to hang out. Give me a call.”

A grin exploded across my face. I thought about calling him back, but I wanted to play it cool so he wouldn’t know how much I was really feeling him.

I called my brother instead.

“Hey,” he said when he realized it was me. “I just wanted to check on you.”

“I’m okay,” I said. “What’s going on with you?”

“Nothing. Just working,” he said. “What are you doing today?”

“Probably just hanging out with a friend,” I said, another smile coming to my face.

“What friend?” Derrick asked suspiciously.

“His name’s Nonya,” I said.

“Nonya?” he repeated. “What kind of name is that?”

“Nonya business,” I said, and burst out laughing.

It took him a second to catch my joke, but then I heard him chuckling. “That is so corny and old,” he said.

“But you fell for it,” I replied.

“Do you want to hang out after I get off work?” he asked.

“Yeah, that’ll be cool,” I said.

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