Spin it Like That by Chandra Sparks Taylor Page A

up on that offer.”
    â€œMaybe you should,” he said. “What are you doing tomorrow?”
    I bit my bottom lip, trying to keep from grinning. I couldn’t believe Triple T was asking me out. I decided to play it cool.
    â€œI already have plans,” I said, “but why don’t you catch me next week?”
    â€œI can do that,” he agreed. “Why don’t you give me your phone number and I’ll call you so we can hook up.”
    I rattled off my number and he pulled out his BlackBerry and punched it in. I could hear a phone ringing through his earpiece, and then I heard someone answer.
    â€œHey, Jasmine. This is T. I’ll call you later,” Triple T said.
    â€œWhat are you doing?” I asked in amazement.
    He looked at me and winked. “Thank you,” he said a few seconds later. “I just wanted to make sure you had given me your real number. I didn’t want to have to track you down next week.”
    I laughed.
    â€œLook, I gotta get out of here, but it was really good meeting you. I’ll call you next week.”
    â€œOkay,” I said.

    â€œYo, who was that clown stepping to you?” Kyle asked as we drove home.
    â€œBoy, for a guy who wants to be in music, you know absolutely nothing,” Loretta said from the backseat. “That was Triple T.”
    Kyle shrugged. “What did he want?” he asked.
    â€œNothing that concerns you,” I said.
    Kyle opened his mouth like he was about to say something, but Loretta cut him off.
    â€œTriple T looks even better in person than he does on TV. You think he’ll call me?”
    Probably not, I thought, remembering his promise to call me. “Girl, who knows? You know how celebrities are—always got something going on.”
    â€œYeah, that’s true,” she said. She pulled a flask from her purse and took a sip. “Want some?”
    I looked at her in my rearview mirror like she was crazy. “No, I don’t want any. Where’d you get that?” I asked.
    â€œDon’t worry about it,” she said, taking another sip. “That’s just more for me.”
    By the time I had dropped Kyle and Loretta off, I was exhausted. I pulled my car into the garage so I wouldn’t have to unload my equipment, and I headed straight to my room, glad that the house was quiet. I was a bit surprised that Mama or Derrick hadn’t waited up for me, but I was a little relieved, too. I lay in bed for what seemed like hours, replaying my meeting with Triple T. There was something about him that I really liked, and as I drifted off to sleep, I was hoping that he really liked me, too.

chapter 6
    A lthough I knew Triple T would call me, it surprised me when my phone rang Monday morning.
    â€œHello,” I said, still half-asleep.
    â€œGood morning,” a male voice said.
    â€œKyle, why are you calling me so early?” I complained.
    â€œIs Kyle your man?” the voice asked.
    All at once I was wide awake, and I realized that the person on the other end sounded nothing like Kyle. “Who is this?” I asked, already suspecting it was Triple T.
    â€œOh, you’ve forgotten me already?” he teased.
    I wanted to laugh, but instead I said, “If you don’t tell me who this is right now, I’m hanging up. I don’t have time for games.”
    He grew quiet for a second. “Well, excuse me,” he said. “It’s Terrence.”
    â€œI don’t know anyone named Terrence,” I said. By then I was grinning so hard my lips were almost touching my ears.
    â€œOh, it’s like that?” he said. “Girl, this is Triple T.”
    â€œOh, hey,” I said. I sat up in bed and glanced at the clock. It was only nine in the morning. “Can you at least pretend to be happy to hear from me?” he joked.
    â€œBoy, you are so silly,” I said.
    â€œSo what do you have up for the day?” he asked.
    I shrugged,