Derek and Camella, A Homegirl Misled

By Just Deirdre.

The all time peaceful vacation of Clyde and Ginger has turned into nothing but drama. Ginger's brother Derek and her daughter Tina has decided to tag along on her and Clyde's annual vacation. Ginger was hestitant but agreed to let them join. The total count of vacationers eneded up more than Ginger expected. Derek invites a person he considers to be nothing more than his homegirl. The homegirl thinks they are in a realtionship. Once the homegirl Camella finds out her and Derek are nothing more than friends with benefits, she is hurt, feeling used and out for revenge. Derek the womanizer that he is, see no problem with his behavoir and goes about his vacation unbothered.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Deirdre Braud
• Release date: Nov 7, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463427446

Just Deirdre.

just Deirdre was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and grew up in Kansas City. Since then she has moved around a bit, until finally settling in Alabama. She has been in a long-distance relationship with her partner for 20 years. Deirdre has 3 adult children, 5 grandchildren, and one granddog who all live in Georgia.Class of 1981 graduate from FL Schlagle High, Deirdre was a single parent and worked hard to provide for her family. Later in life, at the age of 40, she attended Strayer University where she attained a Masters' Degree in Business Administration.Since then, and under that pseudonym, Deirdre has written a memoir called Slightly Bruised and a Little Broken, a short story called The Whispering of my Heart and a children's book called Fun with Grandma. Now, her current works are published using her just Deirdre. pen name.When she gets the time and has the inclination, Deirdre enjoys working out and exercising at her local gym. She loves watching TV and movies and goes to the theatre when there is something that grabs her attention. She also reads daily and takes time to rejuvenate the soul by meditating and listening to the sounds of nature around her home.Deirdre also enjoys getting away from it all on vacation, with cruising being her favorite pastime. She has plans to live life to the max and has started doing some of the things that scare her, like Zip-lining and Parasailing. She also plans to do a skydive one day.In the future, Deirdre wants to make more time for her family, retire and travel.

Book preview

On the starboard side of the cruise ship, Derek lay unconscious in a lifeboat for hours, unnoticed. Bleeding from the head, broken bones and left for dead. This moment should alter his life forever; now he had learned the hard way that there are choices and consequences with matters of the heart.

Cruise day embarkation! Liquor in hand! Bon voyage Bitches! shouted Derek.

Used to cruising as a solo couple, this would be the first group cruise for Ginger and Clyde. Tina, Ginger’s daughter, Derek, Ginger’s half-brother from the same father, Camella, Derek’s friend, and Samson, Derek’s cousin from his mother’s family would join them. Derek and Samson were close. Both lived in the same little city where everyone knew one another. Relationship choices were slim in Orange Peak County.

So, the day of the cruise, they met in New Orleans at the parking deck where they left their cars during the cruise. When Derek, Camella, and Samson arrived, the others noticed there was tension in the air as they exited their vehicles. They looked at each other but continued unloading their luggage out of the cars. Afterward, they headed to the shuttle zone to wait for a ride to the cruise ship.

Everyone was familiar with one another except Camella, Derek’s homegirl. But, you had to compliment Camella; she was a beautiful young woman with an olive complexion, sweet face, tiny shapely frame, and her ringlets of hair flowed with hues of honey and gold. Derek, who was beside her, stood five foot six inches, clean shaven, hair cornrowed to the back, almond- shaped dark eyes. He was of regular build not muscular, but with a butt so tight one could bounce a quarter off it. Derek a happy-go-lucky guy, always smiling, showing off his one gold-capped tooth. However, metrosexual, every article of clothing, and each accessory he wore, matched in color – from his wristwatch to his shoes.

Derek introduced Camella to everyone. Camella, this Ginger, my big sis. And over there, is Clyde, her significant other. Next is my lovely niece, Tina, and you know Big Sam.

Everyone greeted her, and although Camella did her best to pretend she was excited, underneath something was odd. Her face, her eyes, appeared to show signs of sadness mixed with anger. But no one dared ask her what was