Love & Basketball [Book 1]

Chapter 22

Jacob Latimore POV

"Come on Jay. Let's go!" Cymphonique calls me at the court. So, she made me feel stupid. I thought she meant that but she lied.

"Since Love & Basketball is such a bad movie. I'm gonna teach you a thang or two."

"Alright. Check." I said, passing the ball to her and she passes it back.

I dribble the ball when Cymphonique roll up on me so fast. I didn't even see her come that close to me. But, I manage to get pass her though. I dribble and take it to the hoop. Miss.

Cymphonique gets the ball and runs back down the court. She dribbles the ball as I run back up on her. I start to block any chance she may have. By the time I see an opportunity she shoots. She makes it.

I couldn't help but smile even though I'm pissed. You know I was just warming up. I'm not trying to crush her at a game she plays. So she can have it you know because it's no trip. there's no trip at all.

"Point." Cymphonique said.

"Whatever, I was just warming up." I said. She looks at me and laughs.

"Sure you were. Or, could be the fact that you suck." Cymphonique said.

"Not a chance. I can play." I said.

"We'll see." Cymphonique said.

"Uh huh. Lets go!" I said. "Why don't we make it interestin'?"

"How so?" Cymphonique asks.

"A little strip B-ball. Every point made, the other person strips. A foul don't count. A miss don't count." I said. "whoever is standing in their underclothes loses."

Without any sort of hesitation. "Deal," she says.

"Okay, play ball." I said.

I check the ball and an checks it back then I check it one last time. She dribbles the ball and tries to shoot. Smack! Cymphonique looks at me stunned from what I did. I did tell her that I was just warming up. She frowns as she now kicks off her shoes.

This was going to be easy!

***

Here we are still playing basketball and it's tied. She's now standing in her sports bra and her pants. I'm shirtless with my pants and socks. There were a lot of fouls, a couple of misses too. If anything were both neck and neck.

Cymphonique puts her hand up in my face trying to keep me back. I watch her carefully to see her very next move. One thing about Cymphonique is that she tends more to her right. Rookie mistake Cymphonique; rookie mistake. Time she even makes her way to the hoop I jump and catch it.

She looks at me while she unbutton her pants and unzip them. I can feel myself getting larger by the second. "Tell you what," I get her attention.

"Just leave it like that. For now." I smirk and she nods her head.

"Okay," she responds.

I dribble the ball when I make a jump shot to the hoop. Miss. Cymphonique catches the ball and scores. She flashes a look at me and I take off my socks. She laughs at me.

"Last shot." Cymphonique calls out. I nod my head.

"Yeah, I change my mind. I wanna play for something else." I said, waving my white flag.

"I'm listenin'." Cymphonique said. "What you wanna play fo'?"

"Your heart." I smile and she laughs.

"A reference from Love & Basketball. I see. Nah." Cymphonique said.

"We continuin'."

"Fine," I say. "Go ahead."

Cymphonique dribbles the ball and I gain up on her and take it. I dribble the ball as I run up to the court. She takes the ball and runs back down the court. She's hella fast, I thought and I run back trying to get the ball. Which, I do, and run back down the court.

Time I get in my stance to shoot, she gets the ball back down to her side. I'm determined to get her to lose. She's determined to get me to lose, too. There's no way either of us are going to win at this rate. I reach in front of her and she backs up a little. I guess I startled her from my approach.

"See," i get her attention. "You're not going to win so just give me the ball."

"Why? So you can say that you saw me naked?" Cymphonique says breathing heavy.

"You're outta breath." I said. "call it quits."

"Uh uh! Not a chance in hell." Cymphonique said.

"See you wanna play games." I said.

"That's why we're out here nigga." Cymphonique said.

She dribbles the ball and shoots and I catch it ms dribble back down. She runs after me when I get ready to shoot. I trip over my foot when she gets the ball and runs back down. By the time I get up she has already shot the ball. Score.

She walks back down to me with a smile and I walk up to her. All covered in sweat as I pull down my jeans. I notice her looking down though. Time I catch her she tries to look away. I take it off and toss it to the other side of the court.

"You like what you see?" I ask her. She doesn't respond.

"Maybe." Cymphonique said.

I walk up to her and pull her by the waist and press her against me. I hear a slight moan escape from her mouth. We look each other in the eyes while she looks away. I ask her what's wrong when she don't answer. I give her a kiss on the cheek and she smiles.

"Are you ready to go?" I ask her. Cymphonique nods her head. "okay, let's go."