AN UNEXPECTED GUEST

On today's #writerwednesday I'm sharing another excerpt from BeJeweled: What A Tangled Web We Weave. Also known as BeJeweled 2, I'm so close to publishing this second book in the series and I'm excited!

Today's excerpt comes from a chapter entitled "Unexpected Guest." There's a saying that two's company, and three's a crowd. That has never been more true than in this instance. Read on...


UNEXPECTED GUEST:

Crossing her arms over her chest, she huffed a little and sucked her teeth. She caught a glimpse of Yvette, who was walking back towards them. She wore a smile, but confusion and uncertainty shone from underneath as she hopped into the front passenger seat.
Nikki didn’t know what to think of this little adventure. Obviously Yvette would be riding with them. The drive to Decatur from Alpharetta would be longer than normal, she was sure. Nikki couldn’t fathom what conversation they could possibly have. Discuss how attentive Wesley was in bed? Or how great a friend he was when a girl was down and out and feeling rejected? Or better yet, how he was such a stand-up guy even when just told a one night stand could have turned into him being the father of the woman’s unborn child, or maybe not. No, she couldn’t think of anything they had in common to discuss. At least not a comfortable topic of discussion.
Wesley quickly turned on an old Mystikal CD. The bass from “Here I Go” boomed through the car’s speakers.
Fine, Nikki thought, I’m not really up for conversing with these two culos, anyway.  She watched Wesley bouncing his head to the beat, flowing with the lyrics that poured from the speakers. Yvette had laid her head back against the headrest and closed her eyes.
Nikki fought hard to keep the tears from flowing. She didn’t understand why she was all of a sudden emotional. She really couldn’t be mad at him because he was involved with someone else. After all, she had been juggling him and her husband.
It was more than that. She realized she was jealous that he was involved with someone else, and someone who clearly had it going on. Just from the looks of Yvette, Nikki discerned that she probably had her act together. She drove a nice ride, dressed nice, and looked as if she took very good care of herself.
She didn’t want this female to see the run-down apartments she lived in and judge her. She was also praying that Carlos wouldn’t be outside when they pulled up. There would be more confusion than she was already dealing with. Why had she said she was going home to have dinner with her husband? She hadn’t been home in a while, and now that’s exactly where Wesley was taking her. But another part of her knew she needed to go home and deal with her truth.
As if reading her thoughts, Wesley spoke up. “Hey, wassup with your moms? Didn’t you tell me she lived in Sandy Springs?”
“Uh-huh. Off of Roswell Road. You know where Hammond Drive is?” she replied.
“Yep,” Wesley replied in a cool tone.
“She’s right off there on Harleston Road.”
“I know the area. Is it cool if I run you over there, instead?”
“Sure, that’ll be fine.”
“Wes! Take her home. She wants to go home. Why are you taking her to her mom’s house?” Yvette interjected. Get a copy of BeJeweled 1 now, before the release of Book 2.  READ WELL!


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WRITING MY DREAMS,
CHELLE RAMSEY