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anyone to see? There needs to be some kind of privacy in that room, don’t you think?”
    Jaylin responded before Jeff did. “You still have on the same skirt and lugging the same panty-less ass that you told me to kiss when you came through that door. Stop with the what-if questions and let the man get finished.”
    â€œOops.” Jada giggled and laughed out loudly. “That shit was direct and funny as hell, but he still needs to be put in his place.”
    Jada cut her eyes at Jaylin, and Chase shot Jada and Jaylin dirty looks. Chase knew darn well that she didn’t have any holes in her underwear. All she was doing was trying to get some attention, like Jada. I could already tell that living here with these kinds of women wouldn’t be good.
    â€œYou need to change clothes in the bathroom,” Jeff said. “Are there anymore questions about what I said?”
    This time Jada spoke up. “I got a couple of questions. One question is, are we allowed to knock the livin’ daylights out of people who offend us? Two, are there any washin’ machines around here? I didn’t see any. And what about alcoholic beverages? Every now and then, I need a little somethin’ strong to get my adreline goin’.”
    Didn’t she mean adrenaline? I thought. I guess so when I saw Jaylin shake his head and Chase open her big mouth. She was rubbing me the wrong way already. I didn’t like her.
    â€œThat’s adrenaline, sweetie,” Chase said with a little snap in her voice. “You really need to get it together.”
    Jada pointed to herself. “Are you talkin’ to me, little girl? I’m goin’ to pretend that you’re not. That way I won’t have to mop this floor with that damn wig you wearin’. I can already tell that it’s not gon’ work with me and some people in here. And if theseso-called educated people know a little somethin’, they best to leave me the hell alone. Okay, sweetie? Ugh, so damn irritatin’ and what kind of woman calls another woman sweetie?”
    â€œA woman who has no problem showing you some respect, but she will beat your ass if she has to. Now, cool out and watch who you’re talking to. Please.”
    â€œForget all the nonsense,” Roc said, standing up and stretching. “Where did you say we can find the vodka and yack?”
    â€œThe what?” Jeff said with a confused look on his face.
    â€œCognac,” Jaylin responded. “Top of the line, if you got it.”
    Him and Roc bumped fists and then Roc sat back down.
    Jeff pointed toward the kitchen area. “Behind those double doors over there are a compact washer and dryer. Feel free to use them. Alcoholic beverages can be found behind the second set of cabinets over there, and outside at the bar in the game room. Have at it. As for physical confrontations, we are all adults here, and I recommend that everyone figure out a way to control themselves and get along with others. That’s what this challenge is really about, so think about your actions before you do anything stupid. Now, are there anymore questions before we begin the tour?”
    â€œDon’t put shade on shit,” a young man said as he stepped into the living room. “Tell me what the hell is in this for me?”
    His hair was braided to the back and jeans were sagging so low that he had to hold them up. The oversized shirt was too big on him and a diamond necklace with the initials SS on it hung from his neck. I moved my purse closer to me and noticed that Chase and Jada had done the same. If he was going to be living inside of Hell House with us, God help us all.

I said it before and I’ll say it again…I loved putting fear in the eyes of people who didn’t know shit about me. They always judged a book by the cover and were never willing to look inside of a person to see what was really up. Yeah, I was catching some heat across town.