All Mye Queen's Men, Chronicles of Love - Volume I (10 page)

"Don't
start
that
bullshit
Jade."

"No,
don't
you
start
that
bullshit.
 
I
know
you,
Queen.
 
You
always
want
to
ice
skate
up
the
fuckin
hill.
 
Don't
fuck
with
Teddy.
 
Leave
him
alone.
 
I
know
he's
your
type,
but
Teddy
is
a
nigga
to
the
infinite
power."

"I've
already
come
to
that
conclusion
and
squashed
all
hopes
of
him
riding
me
like
Sea
Biscuit.
 
How
can
somebody
who
is
so
damn
sexy
be
such
a
damn
Neanderthal?"

"I
don't
know.
 
Just
make
sure
he
doesn't
club
you
in
the
head
and
drag
you
away
from
Paul.
 
Because,
that
one
right
there
is
the
shooting
star
that
you
need
to
make
a
wish
on.
 
If
they
weren't
so
close
I'd
say
fuck
Teddy
and
get
it
over
with,
but
that's
not
an
option.
 
So
leave
him
alone."
Jade
warns.

"Damn,
can't
I
look?
 
That's
all
I'm
doing.
 
It's
a
show,
isn't
it?"

"Then
look
at
Paul
and
stop
drooling
over
Teddy.
 
He
put
all
of
this
together
just
for
you."

"Jade,
I
really
like
Paul.
 
Hell,
I
like
him
a
lot.
 
Teddy's
just
my
hormones
talking.
 
It'll
pass
once
I
get
rid
of
some
of
these
koochie
cobwebs."

"Well
you
won't
get
rid
of
them
tonight.
 
So
you'd
better
find
another
way
to
deal
with
it."

"Yes,
mother."
Queen
concedes
as
the
Temptations
take
a
bow.

As
the
magnificent
Temps
leave
the
stage
Lonnie
introduces
the
Supremes.
 
Shortly
afterward
the
guys
join
Jade
and
Queen
at
the
table.

Paul
kisses
Queen
on
the
lips
and
asks,
"Did
you
like
your
surprise?"

"I
loved
it,"
Queen
smiled.
 
"It
was
amazing.
 
Wow,
you're
cute
and
talented.
 
What's
a
girl
to
do?"
she
asked
as
she
kissed
him
back.
 
Teddy,
where'd
you
get
that
huge
voice?
 
You
can
sang."
 

"Thanks.
 
That's
my
backup
plan.
 
If
it
doesn't
work
out
in
the
NFL
draft
then
I'll
pursue
my
music
career."

"So
I
guess
you're
a
music
major?"

"Classically
trained
to
play
piano,
guitar
and
the
bass."

"This
man's
a
beast
on
the
bass
and
the
guitar."
Paul
added
as
he
tasted
a
hot
wing
from
the
appetizer
sampler.
 
"These
are
good."

Jade
interrupts,
"Queen
this
is
my
friend
Dorian.
 
Dorian
this
is
Mye
Queen.
 
The
one
I'm
always
talking
about."

"Oh
yeah,
your
girl
from
Maryland.
 
It's
good
to
finally
put
a
face
to
the
name.
 
Jade
talks
about
you
nonstop."

Dorian,
who
was
not
nearly
as
tall
as
the
twin
towers-
Paul
and
Teddy,
stood
about
six
feet
even.
 
An
easy
confidence
and
a
brilliant
smile
illuminated
his
handsome
face
and
made
it
easy
for
Queen
to
see
Jade's
attraction
to
him.
 
Although
gorgeous
in
his
own
right
Dorian
doted
on
Jade.
 
Infatuated
by
her
beauty,
he
studied
her
every
move
and
catered
to
her
every
whim.
 
They
were
a
cute
couple
and
obviously
falling
in
love.
 

While
Queen
watched
her
best
friend
display
a
tenderness
that
she
didn't
know
existed,
Lonnie
returned
to
the
stage.
 
"Okay
we
have
a
few
Virgin
Songbirds
in
the
house
and
as
is
our
tradition
we're
going
to
give
them
a
chance
to
spread
their
wings
and
sing
for
us
tonight.

"Oh
shit!
 
This
is
going
to
be
good."
 
Teddy
laughed
though
Paul
didn't
find
it
amusing.

"Queen
I'm
sorry,"
Paul
apologized.

"About
what?"
Queen
asked
confused.

Jade
shook
her
head
in
disbelief.
 
"You
told
her
Queen
was
a
virgin,
didn't
you?"

"I
didn't
mean
to.
 
It
just
slipped
out."
Paul
said
in
his
defense."
 
She
probably
won't
even
call
Queen."

"Call
me
for
what?"

"To
sing
Queen.
 
Weren't
you
listening?"
Jade
asked.

"Oh
hell
no!"

"Oh
Lonnie
is
going
to
call
her
out.
 
And
you
know
exactly
why.
 
Can
you
sing?"
Teddy
asked.

"Oh
my
God!
 
She's
going
to
call
me
up
there
to
sing?"