All Mye Queen's Men, Chronicles of Love - Volume I (34 page)

"Alright,
no
more
bullshit.
 
Let's
just
play
ball."
 
Paul
agreed
with
a
firm
handshake.

The
rest
of
the
practice
was
just
short
of
a
coach's
dream.
 
The
combination
of
Paul
as
quarterback,
Teddy
as
receiver
and
Logic
as
running
back
was
a
lineup
made
in
football
heaven.
 
The
coaching
staff
was
elated
and
instinctively
knew
that
they
had
found
the
missing
ingredient
to
national
exposure
and
a
certain
championship
bid.
 

Paul
and
Teddy
instantly
recognized
that
Logic
joining
their
team
was
a
gift
from
the
football
gods.
 
They
all
agreed
that
it
was
in
their
best
interests
to
leave
their
personal
disdain
for
each
other
off
the
football
field
where
it
belonged.
 
Logic
was
exactly
what
the
team
needed
to
transform
it
from
a
great
football
team
into
a
spectacular
football
squad,
literally
overnight.

It
goes
without
saying
that
the
ride
home
from
practice
that
night
was
a
little
tense.
 
Queen
wanted
to
confront
Paul
about
Jaydan's
questionable
pregnancy,
but
she
really
didn't
want
to
deal
with
it.
 
Besides,
Paul's
jaws
were
so
tight
she
thought
his
teeth
were
going
to
crack.
 
She
was
certain
that
she
could
hear
his
teeth
grinding.
 

She
had
a
feeling
that
Logic
joining
the
team
was
the
main
source
of
his
irritation.
 
But,
she
decided
that
it
would
be
prudent
not
to
bring
it
up.
 
She
didn't
have
to
because
Paul
couldn't
hold
it
anymore.

"Why
didn't
you
tell
me
that
Logic
was
an
All
American?"

"It
didn't
seem
appropriate
or
pertinent
at
the
time."

"So,
the
fact
that
this
nigga
just
up
and
leaves
a
football
team
and
scholarship
money
to
follow
you
here
somehow
seems
irrelevant
to
you?"
 

"I
didn't
say
that.
 
You
asked
me,
why
I
didn
’
t
tell
you
that
he
was
an
All
American
ranked
player.
 
That
had
no
bearing
on
why
he
was
in
Atlanta.
 
Is
this
why
you
are
upset?"

"I'm
upset
because
none
of
this
bullshit
makes
any
sense.
 
Why
would
he
do
that
unless
you
two
didn't
have
something
real
going
on?"

"I
never
said
that
it
wasn't
real.
 
I
said
that
it
was
over.
 
Of
course
we
had
something
special.
 
We
were
in
love."

"And
so,
now
you're
not?"
 
Paul
asked
sarcastically.

"That's
not
even
fair.
 
But
to
answer
your
question
Logic
is,
but
I'm
not
sure
I
am...
at
least
not
anymore."

"So,
what
does
that
mean?"

"I
love
him,
but
I'm
not
sure
that
I
’
m
in
love
with
him
anymore.
 
He
fucked
over
me
and
I'm
trying
to
move
on.
 
And
now.."
Queen
hesitates.

"Go
ahead
and
finish.
 
And
now
what?"

"And
now
I
think
I'm
feeling
somebody
else."

Paul's
jaw
relaxed
and
his
voice
softened.
 
"Oh
yeah,
anybody
I
know?"

Queen
smiled,
"I'm
not
sure
if
I
really
know
him.
 
So,
I
doubt
if
you
know
him."

"Why
you
say
that?"

"I
don't
know.
 
Why
are
you
so
pissed
about
Logic?
 
I'm
tired
of
arguing
with
you
over
Logic."

"Queen,
everywhere
I
turn
there
he
is.
 
And
don't
even
think
that
I
don't
know
that
he's
in
almost
all
of
your
classes.
 
So,
when
I
saw
his
reel
today
I
realized
that
this
guy
is
really
in
love
with
you.
 
It
just
got
me
thinking
that
maybe
I'm
under
estimating
your
feelings
for
him."

"Baby,
I
can't
control
how
Logic
feels.
 
I
can
only
account
for
my
feelings
and
right
now
I'm
seriously
feeling
you.
 
But..."

"But
what?"

"I
have
to
ask
you
something
and
I
half
ass
want
to
know,
but
I
don't
want
to
get
blindsided
by
this
bullshit
later."

"What
do
you
want
to
know?"

"I
heard
a
rumor
that
Jaydan
is
pregnant
and
that
you're
the
father.
 
Is
it
true?"

"Honestly,
I
don't
know.
 
I
mean
part
of
it
might
be
true."

"Which
part?"

"Jaydan
told
me
that
she
was
pregnant
a
little
over
a
week
ago.
 
But
the
reason
we
broke
up
was
because
she
was
creeping
on
me.
 
I'm
not
sure
if
I'm
the
baby's
father.
 
She
swears
that
I
am,
but
I
don't
know
for
sure.
 
And
I
won't
be
able
to
find
out
until
after
the
baby
is
born."

"Are
you
even
sure
that
there
is
a
baby."

"What
do
you
mean?
 
Jaydan
did
a
home
pregnancy
test
that
showed
that
she
was
pregnant.
 
She
showed
me
the
stick.
 
So
yeah
she's
pregnant."

"Yeah,
but
did
you
see
her
pee
on
the
stick?"

"Hell
no,
that's
nasty."

"Nasty
or
not
you
got
to
do
it.
 
A
lot
of
women
pretend
to
be
pregnant
when
they
are
about
to
lose
their
man.
 
She
could
get
any
pregnant
woman
to
pee
on
the
stick
for
her.
 
You
have
to
get
her
to
take
the
test
in
front
of
you."