Best Friends

Chapter 1 Three the Hard Way Veronica Tracy L. Jones Okay I packed my outfits, my shoes to match every outfit for both evening and night. Now I just need my make-up, personal products, hats (it’s very hot in Houston) bras, panties, extra sexy panties for those just in case late nights and my hair supplies. Ok that should be about it Veronica thought. I hope I didn’t forget anything. If so hopefully I’ll remember it before I leave. She took one long look around her room. She couldn’t believe how much junk she had lying around everywhere. There’s no way she could clean all of this up before Lawrence gets there. Oh well it will just have to do for now. Veronica was so excited to finally be attending her fist golf tournament with her dad in Houston, Texas. He always wanted her to go with him the past but she was always too busy. This time she promised her dad that she would make time to attend with him no matter what. She went shopping as early as two months ago, that’s how excited she was about this trip. Not only was she happy to be going with her dad but she finally gets a chance to meet her favorite golfer Warren Beasley. It would be nice if he was as fine in person as he was on television. He is one of the finest men she has seen in a long time so she knows for a fact that a lot women are going to be all in his face. Most of them are surely only going to be there to see him. They may not even know a thing about golf but she bet they know plenty about him. She knew she had to look incredibly enticing to get his attention. I want to look so fine she thought that his eyes wouldn’t be on anyone else but me. Where in the world is my ride? Lawrence knew he was due to be here a whole hour and half ago. When it comes to me going anywhere he takes his sweet time Veronica stated trying not to get irritated. She looked out the window to see if she finally seen his car. Just as she thought he was nowhere in sight. If he didn’t own half of the company I would fire his behind. She hoped nothing goes wrong next week that would cut her vacation short. The last time she went out of town five employees quit. Three of them were women he dated then dumped. They Best Friends 3 somehow ended up finding out about one another. What they end up doing to his BMW was not pretty. The other two just decided to leave because they no longer wanted to deal with the drama. I’ve told him several times in the past that you can’t date a woman and at the same time sign her pay check. Does he listen to me? Nope! I’m tired of coming home cleaning up his mess. His stuff better be together this time or he will have some serious problems out of me. The only real regret I have about going on this vacation is that my mother and sister is coming along. For some strange reason my dad felt as if this had to be a family vacation. Lord, of all people he could’ve invited to tag along why did it have to be them? I know they’re family, but a whole week with them is asking me a bit much. He claims our family has been distant for the past two years so he wanted us to spend some quality time together. Honestly two years away from them wasn’t even long enough if you ask me. I could go another two, maybe even four without seeing them. Heck, why not go even further and say a lifetime, believe me it would be worth it. I already know how this weekend is going to turn out. My mom will spend half of her time trying to mingle with celebrities and putting me down for not being my sister Valerie. Of course, my sister the Diva Val will spend her weekend flirting with every man there and thinking every woman is jealous of her because she’s a supermodel (who cares). My dad without failing will spend his time defending my mom for saying something stupid, putting my sister in her place, taking up for me, and wishing he never planned the whole vacation in the first place. I love my sister but I can’t stand her at the same time. She’s the type of person that acts as if everyone is beneath her. She is constantly trying to tell me how to act and how to talk around people. There’s never anything or no one that’s good enough for her. That’s exactly why she doesn’t have a man. What man in 4 Tracy L. Jones his right mind would want to date someone like that? Someone who’s controlling, vindictive and always must have things her way. He would have to be rich, stupid, and patient. Valerie has been my mother’s favorite since we were kids. All my life I would hear “Why can’t you be more like your sister Valerie?” “Why aren’t your boyfriends as nice as Valerie’s?” “Why don’t you have as many popular friends a Val?” Why don’t you have this like Val, why didn’t I have that like her. I mean the world didn’t revolve around her precious Valerie. I guess me owning my own clothing business weren’t good enough for her Val. She often stated that selling and designing clothing for a living was meaningless. Like wearing them for living and walking back forth for other people like me for a living was better. When it comes down to it, I stand to make more money than she ever will. I think she really needs to get her priorities straight. Like when the first met Lawrence. My mom and sister couldn’t stop drooling over him. Valerie kept talking about how fine he was. She often asked me how in the world did I end up with a friend that fine. What did I really have to do to get his attention. That was in no way none of their business. I wasn’t about to tell them how we met for them to talk down about me even more. I knew he was fine but I thought since we both had a past there was no way he would dare date Valerie. Wrong! They for sure dated thanks to my mom. She did everything she could to get them together. Whenever he came over to visit she would make sure they both ended up around each other. Even striking up conversations for them asking questions like “Lawrence isn’t my daughter gorgeous? She’s single you know. Isn’t he fine Valerie? You have a girlfriend baby?” It took everything in the world to keep from strangling her. When we would have dinner Lawrence and I usually sit beside each other so we could laugh and crack jokes. She would go as far as making me to get up and would sit my sister beside him at the table. That was my mom’s way of making sure they got Best Friends 5 better acquainted. Now you know I won’t having that. Enough was enough! She always made it her priority to get her princess a date but when it came to me she could’ve cared less. Mom wanted so bad for Lawrence and Valerie to be together. She would send them out on dates, and even made sure she paid all expenses for their prom. She was so bad she would even spy on them when they went out on dates just to make sure he didn’t look at other women. I know a pure nut case. All my mother’s melding finally paid off they finally went from just dating to going together. That was all I could stand. The last thing I wanted was to see them together even if it meant killing her and that wasn’t too far behind. I mean I was really hurt by the whole ordeal but did anyone consider my feelings? So, you know my next move was to break them apart. My mom said I was just acting out because I was jealous of my sister and her new boyfriend. The nerve of her, he was my friend first. Like I said before they didn’t even consider the past I had with him not even him. I was just as pissed with him than I was with her. The only difference was I still liked him so it didn’t stop us from remaining friends. When I finally told our other best friend Chasity what was going on she wasn’t happy about it either. She said I had better do something and fast or she would. Knowing her past we really didn’t want that to happen. So, we got together and schemed up a plan. I talked Chasity into posing as Lawrence’s ex-girlfriend when they went out on a romantic date. Chasity was good she really made a scene. She made it seem like Lawrence had dated her, had sex with her and pushed her aside. I asked her did Lawrence