Consequences

15

The sunlight from Taraji's window woke Fantasia. She looked over, realizing she was still in Taraji's arms. She smiled at Taraji's sleeping face. Fantasia slowly got up, trying not to wake Taraji. She quietly put on her gown and walked toward the door. She noticed a notepad on the coffee table. She quickly wrote a note and placed it on her pillow. She looked around the apartment one more time and quietly walked out the door.

She walked into the hotel room. Everyone was still asleep. She slowly crawled into bed. Within minutes she was asleep. Before she knew it, Fantasia heard the door close. She woke up and saw Armani standing at the door.
"Hey, chick,"
Armani said, getting into bed with Fantasia.
"How was last night?"
"Wonderful. God, I love that woman."
Armani smiled.
"I know. I'm glad you were with her last night."
"So, in a few hours you are going to be married. Are you ready?"
Fantasia thought about the question. She smiled.
"Finally, I think I am."

Taraji woke up the next day alone. She looked around and noticed that Fantasia's things were gone. She found a note lying on the pillow where Fantasia slept.

Taraji,
I thank you for last night. I want you to know that you are a very special woman to me. I have never felt for any-one the way I feel for you, but I know now that the feelings I have for you do not surpass the love that I have for Kendall. I hope that you don't hate me after this, because I truly love you.
You are my best friend. I hope to see you at my wed-ding, but if you don't, I understand.
Please remember that I love you.

Taraji stared at the letter. She didn't feel upset. She realized Fantasia was right. She was happy that it happened, but her friendship was the most important thing. She walked into the living room, a small piece of her hoping to see Fantasia sitting in there. Taraji started to walk back to her room when she heard a knock on the door. She opened it and couldn't believe her eyes.
"What do you want?"

Hazel looked at Taraji.
"I know you don't want to see me, but there is something I need to talk to you about."
Hazel had tears in her eyes.
"I have nothing to say to you."
Taraji noticed a purple blemish on the side of Hazel's forehead.
"See you still into your old shit,"
she scoffed as she headed to close the door.
"Taraji, please!"
Hazel wedged her foot in the door before Taraji could close the door.
"I really need to talk to you. Just give me five minutes."
Taraji noticed that Hazel had lost a lot of weight. She was looking as frail as she looked a few years ago when she was deep into a crack binge.
"You should have thought about talking to me when you fucked Honeys house up. Get the fuck away from my house!"
Taraji pushed Hazel back and closed the door. Hazel knocked at the door a few more times before giving up. Taraji stood at the door the whole time. A big piece of her wanted to give her a chance, but she couldn't. She couldn't let her back into her life. She turned away from the door and headed to her room.

Mckenna opened the door.
"I know that wasn't Hazel I just saw. Man, she looks terrible."
"It was nothing,"
Taraji said as she pulled out various pairs of pants, trying to decide what to wear. Mckenna walked into Taraji's room. She sniffed the air.
"What did you do last night?"
Mckenna said. Taraji laughed.
"What?"
"Dude, if it is one thing I know, that's the smell of sex. You was fuckin' last night. Who was it?"
Taraji plopped down on her bed. She looked up at Mckenna.
"Can you really smell sex?"
Mckenna laughed.
"Oh snap! Who did you hook up with after the party? Wait, it bet not be Monica."
"Naw, man, guess again."
Mckenna looked puzzled. Taraji smiled Mckenna's eye's widened.
"Tasia? T, you fucked Fantasia! How the fuck did you manage that?"
"Man, she showed up over here."
Taraji smiled at the memory of the previous night.
Mckenna could not stop laughing.
"Oh my God, I should've come home. Damn, you finally tapped it! Was it good? Give me details."
"Hell no, I am not telling you anymore,"
Taraji declined as she walked to her closet.
"I will kill your ass if you don't tell me what happened,"
Mckenna persisted. Taraji remained silent.
"I bet she sound good as hell moaning. I can hear her ass now, 'Taraji, Taraji, oh, Taraji,'"
Mckenna teased.
"You are a nut,"
Taraji said as she ironed her shirt.

Mckenna realized what Taraji was doing.
"You mean you're still going to the wedding? You are a bold bitch."
"Man, I will admit fucking Tasia was off the chain.
But I still feel the same. Our friendship is the most important thing. It happened. Now I can finally move the fuck on."
Mckeena patted Taraji on her back.
"Good for you, dog. I guess I will go too. I thought I was going to have to console your broken-hearted ass. I get to go look at some fine-ass bitches."
"What about Armani?"
Taraji asked.
"Armani is ... let's just say I'm only looking at women at the wedding. Don't worry, I'm not about to mess up anything with my boo."
"Oh, your boo, huh?"
Taraji smiled. Mckenna smirked.
"Yeah, whatever. Fuck you,"
she said, hitting Taraji. Inside she was smiling harder than ever.

Zaria and Armani looked around the hotel room, making sure they had everything to head to the church. They buzzed to each other as Fantasia sat on the couch.
"I had sex with Taraji,"
Fantasia blurted out. Zaria and Armani both stopped dead in their tracks, neither believing they heard her correctly.
"Come again?"
Zaria said.
"I had sex with T,"
Fantasia repeated. Armani and Zaria looked at each other and ran to the couch.
"How the fuck did that happen?"
Armani said, still in shock.
"I left last night and went to her house."
"Oh my God,"
Zaria said, shaking her head.
"How was it?"
Armani said, grinning. Fantasia smiled.
"Oh my God."
Armani and Zaria both said.
"Damn, give details."
Armani hit Fantasia's arm.
"What's going on?"
Nic said, walking from the room. They all yelled for Nic to go back in the room.
"Damn,"
Nic said, quickly closing the door.
"Fantasia, fuck the details right now,"
Zaria said.
"Fuck that, details now!"
Armani cut Zaria off.
"No, Mani, there is something so much more important. Do I need to put this dress on or not?"
They sat in silence waiting on Fantasia to answer the question. Fantasia looked at both of them. "Today I become Mrs.Kendall Taylor. I am getting married."
Without saying anything else, they got up and headed out to the church.