Jah watched as Yoshi took a deep pull of the chronic and held it. She expertly let some of the smoke escape her mouth and inhaled it through her nose. The way she looked sitting within the cloud of smoke with her hair pinned up in the back made Yoshi look like an Aztec goddess to Jah. He knew how Yoshi got down, but that still hadn’t done anything to slack his attraction to her. Most niggaz were attracted to Yoshi, but for the most part it was just physical. For Jah, it went far deeper.

“What’s the funny look about?” she asked, catching him staring.

“Huh?” he asked dumbly.

“You heard me. You’re sitting there looking like you wanna eat me.”

“I might,” he said, playfully.

“Jah, you play too much,” Yoshi said, laughing it off. When she looked over at Jah, she saw that his face was serious.

Jah was uncomfortable with the way she was looking at him. He felt like all that was in his heart was suddenly written across his forehead. “Say, you think I could get a private show?” he said jokingly, holding up some bills.

Yoshi suddenly became very angry. “I should’ve known there was an ulterior motive behind all that bullshit you’ve been kicking in my ear. I think you need to go,” she said, getting up and going to stand by the front door.

“Hold on, I was just joking,” he said, moving to cut her off before she reached the door. He reached for her arm, but she jerked it out of reach.

“Joking, my ass. Jah, you think I don’t know what these dumb-ass niggaz say about me? Hold on, better question: Do you think I care? Let me tell you something, little boy. I might do some foul shit, but I don’t just set my pussy out to anyone holding a few dollars. Your little knight-in-shining-armor front might’ve gotten you into my house, but it doesn’t mean it’s gonna get you into my bed.”

“Is that what you think this is all about, me wanting to fuck you? Jesus, Yoshi, I know at least ten bitches I can call that would give it up if I asked, so why the hell would I come in here running game trying to hit it?”

“That’s the same thing I’m asking myself. Jah, you and me have always been cool, so I don’t understand why you would come at me like that.”

Jah’s tone was emotional when he spoke. “Yoshi, I haven’t come at you like anything. I’m not trying to game you outta no pussy, it ain’t that serious.”