�So when are you gals moving down here?� Sunshine asked, as they sat at the condo. �You�re welcome to stay here with me.�
�Never,� Venus said.
�Fine be that way,� Sunshine said. �I don�t care. I�ll enjoy this condo all by myself.�
�I still can�t believe Howie gave you this,� Destiny said. �Is it still yours if ya break up?�
�Yeah,� Sunshine said. �It was my birthday present.�
�You�re so lucky,� Danielle said.
�Yeah I know,� Sunshine gushed.
�But you still wish it was from Nickolas,� Danielle stated and Sunshine looked at her.
�He gave me the sofa,� Sunshine replied.
�And I can imagine what he did on it before he gave it to ya,� Josephine said.
�I can tell ya a few things that were done on it,� Sunshine smirked and they just looked at her. �I�m kidding. They�re my little secrets.�
�And keep them your little secrets,� Venus said.
�Don�t worry I will,� Sunshine said, as the door opened and Howard walked in.
�Howie,� Destiny said. �Will you go out with me?�
�Why?� Howard asked.
�So I can get a condo like this,� Destiny replied.
Howard just smiled and Sunshine asked, �D, what�s wrong?�
�We need to talk,� Howard said, as the girls got up.
�We�ll see ya later, Sunn,� Danielle said, as they walked out.
�What is it?� Sunshine asked.
�I can�t see you anymore,� Howard blurted out and Sunshine just stared at him. �It�s not working out like I wanted it to.�
�You can�t be serious.� She held back her tears. �What did I do?�
�It�s not you. It�s me. I can�t be with you when I have feelings for someone else. I don�t want to put you through that.�
�It�s Josephine ain�t it?� He just looked at her. �I shouldn�t have believed you when you said you were over her. I was so stupid as always.�
�A part of me was over her, but��
�Then what changed? You�re not getting anything off me and you remembered how good she was in bed.�
�When she visited you back in November she told me she still had feelings for me. I then realized my feelings for her never died completely.� He went towards her, but she backed away. �I�m sorry.�
�Just go alright.� She wiped her eyes.
�What does it matter anyway to you? You never got over Nickolas.�
�That doesn�t matter.�
�Why not? We�ve��
�It just doesn�t matter.�
�Sunn��
�No, you knew from the fucking beginning how I felt about Nick and that I still cared about him. You didn�t care though. If it bothered you so much you wouldn�t have spent a year with me.� He just looked at her. �There were so many times I thought about breaking up with you so I could go back to Nick, but I didn�t.�
�Why not?�
�Do you really need a reason why, Howie? Didn�t this past year explain it at all to ya? Or were you just too busy thinking of ways to keep Nickolas away from me?� He just looked at her shocked. �Yeah I know all about it. I know all about how you made Nick late to meet me and I know that Nick never said he didn�t want to be around me again and all that other shit you told me he said. I know none of it was true. I didn�t want to believe it though because I believed you were a nice caring decent person. I was so wrong though. You would do just about anything to keep your best friend away from the girl he cares about just so you can have her for yourself. I can�t believe you, Howie. You�re no better than the guys I dated back home. At least Nick would never try anything you did.�
�Well at least I wasn�t sneaking around behind his back with his girlfriend.�
�What the hell are you talking about?�
�I�ve seen you two together at all hours in the night.�
�We talk, because that�s what friends do. And how dare you spy on me. I could have you fucking arrested.�
�I didn�t need to spy, Sunn, because I knew the whole time.� She just looked at him and shook her head. �I was so hoping that I could get you to see that Nick wasn�t the right one for you, but I couldn�t. I realize that now. You�re in love with him.�
�I am not in love with him. I ain�t in love with anyone.�
�Don�t give me that shit.�
�Why don�t you just get the hell out before I call the cops? Go find Josephine, because you pissed me off enough for one night.� She wiped her eyes again and Howard shook his head and cursed himself for making her cry. He walked over to her and hugged her, but she pushed him away. �Don�t touch me. Just leave me the fuck alone.�
�I�m sorry, Sunn.� She turned away.
�Just go.� Howard looked at her one last time before walking to the door. He was ready to turn around, but stopped himself and opened the door. He walked out and closed the door, but heard Sunshine�s crying.
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