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Don't diss the caterpillar and then sweat it when it starts to turn into a beautiful butterfly.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch 4)
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Four days ago, I realized that being alone was better than living every day lonely with him.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch)
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After killing Aeysha, I left Chicago like Simone told me to. I ended up in Minnesota, where most niggas went when they wanted to come up.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch 2)
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He’d always had a crush on me. I never liked him because he wasn’t a challenge.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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I was learning in rehab that I could no longer allow things to get to me so bad that I tried to fix it with temporary happiness. “Hey,
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Jessica N. Watkins (Good Girls Ain't No Fun: (The Love, Sex, Lies Finale))
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Had Ringo or Capone died during that exchange, it would have taken a piece of my heart, when I had a piece left only big enough to keep it beating. “C’mon,
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch 2)
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Karma is a bitch, and it will humble you when it comes back around.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Bang)
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Before the dick, I had my shit together. I had goals, dreams, and aspirations. But after the dick, I was lost, turned out all over again, and needed Iyanla to fix my life.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch 3)
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And I was not going to tell him about the pregnancy. As far as I was concerned, even though I didn’t know what I was going to do, Damion was never going to know about this baby. “Hey,
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love Me Some Him)
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She had a right to be hurt, confused, and seeking closure. What she did not have the right to do was act like I wasn’t supposed to be with the man that fathered my child and who I had been in love with for damn near ten whole years. Just as
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Jessica N. Watkins (Good Girls Ain't No Fun: (The Love, Sex, Lies Finale))
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Matthew Watkins At the first Thanksgiving, one of the bloodiest battles ensued when it was discovered that the deliveryman forgot to bring extra duck sauce. Finn Is God is, on this enchanted evening, in love with a wonderful guy. Julie Seagle Going to write a book called “Binge, Screw, Loathe.” It will be about a hateful woman who travels across the US visiting all-you-can-eat brothels.
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Jessica Park (Flat-Out Love (Flat-Out Love, #1))
Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch)
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how can a man love a woman with the same hands that he is willing to kill her with?
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch)
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But a child is a gift from a woman to a man for never leaving, not an excuse to make one stay.
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Jessica N. Watkins (N.A.S)
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The loving man I once knew was long gone. He had been replaced with this inconsiderate, unemotional monster.
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Jessica N. Watkins (A Thug's Love 4)
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Though technically I am the bitch on the side, I am a bitch with sympathy and compassion; if those entities can be meshed together. “I
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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His disregard of my feelings was all too apparent. Amiel
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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I knew right then that Amiel and Bridget had successfully sucked the life out of this relationship for me.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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But to bring that bitch to my house- my house - where I lay my head - that hurt more than any black eye that he’s given me.” “Maybe
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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Though Sean isn’t the best husband in the world, I am never in the position to tell another woman to leave her stability.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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I directed him to the street where my orgasm lived. He went south bond on pleasure, made a right on deep kisses, went through the green light at sucking my nipples, and successfully arrived at sexing the hell out of me.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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I suddenly felt so much guilt for being the source of someone’s grief that is as profound as what Tricey was feeling. Though
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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Sleeping with my fiancé’s friend was a gutter and low-down dirty move to pull.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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The end of our conversation brought no more closure than was there before I called Veronica. She was still adamant that I was cruel for not choosing her over Bradley, and I remained adamant that there was never a choice to be made. “So
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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The energy in her personality was different. It was like Amiel was sucking the life and excitement from her soul.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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When usually I would cut off my random fuck buddies at the fourth or fifth go round, Vince was still in a successful lead. That scared me. “Hey
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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Clinginess seriously clashes with my current desire to be unattached.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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Because punishing the next man for somebody else’s error is a mistake that I won’t allow you to make.” That
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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But regrettably, I assumed that our chemistry would overpower anything that she thought she felt for Bradley. I
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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It may seem dirty and deceitful, but considering Lyric’s heartless actions, I don’t give a fuck. I am finally more interested in fulfilling my needs than Lyric’s, and if that means allowing her fiancé’s friend to fulfill them, oh well.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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Apparently that speech struck a chord in Delilah, because ever since, she has been in this office spilling her guts out. This is fine because that was my purpose of becoming a high school counselor. I didn’t merely want to guide children into good grades and help them fill out college applications. I wanted to be that shoulder, that advice, that parent that I was missing when I was in their very shoes when I walked these halls. However,
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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Usually she goes overboard to look like a bum so Sean won’t feel insecure when he drops her off at work. Yes, drops her off.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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Though Crystal has never caught Sean’s dick in the other women’s vagina, there has always been text messages, weird phone numbers, and times when Sean has tip-toed into the house at five o’clock in the morning. “What
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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Lyric still holds a grudge against me for what I did to Tricey. I not only affected Tricey when I pulled that deceitful move about eight years ago.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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My irritation is with her inability to be a grown woman, and that irritation would be there regardless. I am irritated by her just as I would be irritated if you had dead weight living with you.” “And
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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I just think that Tricey deserves so much more than what Amiel is giving her. If he loves her as much as he professes, he wouldn’t subject her to playing backseat to a fucked up marriage.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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I knew she had feelings for me, as I have for her, but my feelings were never so strong that I would consider never being with another man again, and I assumed that it was the same for her. “So
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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Veronica is loyal, and I am sure that it’s hard to realize that I love someone else more than I love her. But I have never required her commitment. Her loyalty has never been a must. “I
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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Sex plus time equals feelings. That’s with any sexual relationship; hetero or homosexual. You can only have sex for so long before either or both parties catch feelings.” I
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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What in the hell did you think was going on in the girl’s head while she never once was with another woman or a man? How could you have not realized that you were her significant other?” “Veronica
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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I am very attentive to Bradley. It’s my nature, but it’s also what he needs. He basically runs the household financially. There
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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Sex between Bradley and I is far and in-between. Twice a week is really good for us. Considering his work schedule, planning the wedding, and the so many times Veronica beats him to satisfying me, we’re sleep in each other’s arms before we can satisfy one another.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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Veronica has always been so supportive of Bradley and Lyric’s relationship. She’s always been by their side, right along with me, cheering them on and being so pleased with Lyric’s happiness.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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While Taij and I were together, I made sure to keep up my appearance since his lack of an erection always made me feel like something was wrong with me.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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Veronica has been uncontrollable. She’s been grabbing me around my waist, kissing my cheek, and basically playing it way too close to still be considered strictly a platonic friend. Everyone
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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Then Amiel gave me a guilty look. He knew that I was in a situation just as fucked up as Veronica and Lyric’s. You
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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Amiel was about 6’3” and a good two-hundred and eighty pounds with broad shoulders, big arms and even bigger legs.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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I was so sexually attracted to Amiel that I had a craving for him to be in my mouth when he wasn’t even around.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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After her break up with Taij, she vowed to make up for the non-existent sex life she experienced for the last couple of months of her and Taij’s relationship.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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Tunde was my Nigerian potential last year. It was a very platonic crush since no matter the dates we had, the late nights we laid up, and the times we’ve come so close to having sex that I could imagine the taste of his dick, we never had sex.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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Vince is such a gentle and warm man; a big difference from the rough necks that I’ve been attracted to lately. He
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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Sam was a beast in the bedroom; so much of a beast that I can only have sex with him every two weeks at the most.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Love, Sex, Lies)
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The eroticism of having extraordinary sex makes you cry out in sexual pleasure like no other noise you have made before.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Grand Hustle)
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Lust for another woman was all there was room for in our relationship. There was no need to “like” another woman because he could have simply gone into any of those rooms and fucked any willing woman; no “liking” required. “Like
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Jessica N. Watkins (Grand Hustle)
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To see the man that I love pursue another woman was heartbreaking. Usually men do this shit behind your back. However, since we were in the lifestyle, I guess he thought it was okay to do it in my face. “I told you that there were
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Jessica N. Watkins (Grand Hustle)
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bed biting my nails and damn near in tears. Part of me wanted to just tell him what was about to happen so that he could prepare himself. Yet, I couldn’t figure out who I owed my loyalty to. Benz,
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Jessica N. Watkins (Grand Hustle)
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I know women who are not in the lifestyle wouldn’t understand this, but watching Melanie arouse my man made my pussy wet.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Grand Hustle)
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Therefore, I was stuck with Joi. I didn’t have many female friends. Well, none, actually. Since high school, I’d lost one friend after another. Women just didn’t like me.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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My wife had only been dead for a few months, and already random ass women were trying to fill her shoes.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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Damn near twenty years and Cecily just couldn’t let go. Her ego wouldn’t let her.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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Truth be told; I did feel violated. I felt completely used and taken advantage of. They played me. They embarrassed me…especially DeMarco! “They
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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I’m not saying that Simone was a hoe, but she had been caught in questionable situations with guys since she was a teenager. Hell, she was fast in kindergarten. I just didn’t believe her. Something wasn’t right. “Everything
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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Yep, Terrance and I were officially back together. After two months of begging, he had worn me down. While Christmas shopping a few days ago, I gave in and told him that we could be a family again. “Well,
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch 4)
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The honeymoon stage of our relationship was over. That motherfucka had evaporated into thin air. It
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch 4)
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Being with him had me feeling like a failure, like a weak, stupid bitch all over again, but had my kids on cloud nine, so I felt stuck. I
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch 4)
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No matter who I dated. No matter who I fucked. No matter how much money I made. No matter how many degrees I had. I was only complete, and I was only whole, when his dick was in me. The
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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He was only making my infatuation for him worse. With every orgasm, I was convinced that my love for him was legit. Who
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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I just couldn’t bear being responsible for another life that was bound to be victimized by the assholes in this world. “You
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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But since sex crimes victims’ names were kept confidential, I assumed it was okay to go to school. Apparently, I was wrong. The news hadn’t given my name, but DeMarco and Cordell were furious.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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Sometimes I wondered if Cecily loved me as much as she claimed, or if she was obsessed with “winning.” “I
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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This is how I knew how obsessed this woman was. She should have been worried about her daughter. She
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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But did my dick listen to common sense? Did any man’s dick ever listen to common sense? Hell no. I
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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Shiiid, a rape charge is a wrap for his basketball career. I bet those teams are tearing up those negotiations left and right.” He chuckled like it was funny while I was forcing my vomit to stay down. “Even
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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DeMarco had been sending me text messages and leaving me voicemails begging me to tell the truth. What I thought was interesting was how he was now blowing up my phone when the son of a bitch was completely ignoring me before. Fuck
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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My obsession with Derek was at that point a sickness, and he was the only cure.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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testify. I was standing on my story, but to have to go to court and risk seeing DeMarco and Cordell's famiy, who wanted nothing more than to beat the shit out of me, was wigging me out.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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And her love was real. Not that obsessed shit that Cecily felt. Not that possessive shit that Nicky and Patricia felt. Cecily, Nicky, and Patricia loved me for themselves. They wanted me for their benefit.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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She was addicted to the pain. Addicted to the drama. Addicted to the cat and mouse game.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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And don’t hold onto a man that clearly doesn’t want you. The longer you hold on to someone that isn’t for you, the longer you ensure you won’t receive the person that is for you.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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And after all the heartbreak that Faye suffered at the hands of Twon, she deserved to be with a man that loved her. After
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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two broken hearts that had finally found pieces of another heart to help their broken hearts mend. Of
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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simple, I hated the happiness on her face. If I couldn’t be happy, I didn’t want her to be happy either. Beyond
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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embarrassed. I had been pouring my heart out to Saundra for years. She knew how I felt about Derek. But now she was the third wheel to their love. “Cecily!
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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We have to realize that when God closes a door, he doesn't intend for us to go around back or try a window.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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Both of our exes were in their feelings about Faye and me getting married.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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My fucking cousin was a psychopath. “Man,
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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Derek clung to life for a few hours, but he eventually died from his injuries.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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On the inside though, I was frowning. I hated being back in the Chi, while I honestly felt like Gia was ecstatic to be back. Though
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch 4)
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It’s crazy, but the stunt that Simone pulled with Kendrick and me still affected me twelve years later. I hated that bitch for taking away who was possibly the only man that I was meant to marry.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch 4)
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What she had done had caused such a rift in our family that even our mother’s relationship had become estranged, even until Cecily died.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch 4)
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him. He had been acting strange for the past two months; calling the kids, spending time with them, asking if they needed anything… You know, being a father; shit he hadn’t done since he left me.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch 4)
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Terrance didn’t even bother to complain about my attitude either. Like I said, he’d left me for my ex best friend.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch 4)
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However, he was so busy fucking every pussy that got wet for him that he wasn’t a man in her life. He wasn’t there to teach her the ways of a man.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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The most valuable treasure that a man can give a girl is a piece of his heart.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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I’d taken her cell phone as punishment and to keep her from calling Twon. I couldn’t believe that she had the audacity to go over to Faye’s house.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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Yet, I wasn’t feeling him like he was feeling me. No matter how many times he bought me roses, no matter how long we talked on the phone at night, I did not like him in the same way.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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Admittedly, I drank heavily. I could drink any man under the table. But when it came to my two jobs—being a mother and a nurse—drinking didn’t affect either one. I wasn’t an alcoholic.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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Every time I did though, Cecily went right back to thinking that I would be with her. After sixteen years, she just hadn’t gotten the point.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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After Twon, I was obsessed with making that rejected feeling go away. Baby mama, girlfriend, or wife; I didn’t care. If I wanted him, I went after him.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)
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The ego booster of getting another woman’s man to choose me was intoxicating. It was the only thing that got my attention and turned me on.
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Jessica N. Watkins (Secrets of a Side Bitch - The Simone Campbell Story)