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On his way out the door he tried to kiss me, but I turned my head. This nigga really had me fucked up, but I was about to show him better then tell him I wasn’t the one.

CLAUDIA

Back To Youby Fridayy was playing throughout my condo as I groomed one of my clients, a shih tzu. She was white with black spots and her owner wanted her paws and ears lime green. I had two other dogs to do once I finished with this one.

“Girl, show me that it's mine, put my name on it. If it ain't love, then tell me why I always come back to you,” I sang along to the song as I reminisced about Ermias. “I'm coming back to you! I'm always back to you!” I sang louder, causing the shih tzu named Lizzy I was working on to turn her head sideways.

She was looking at me like I was crazy, and I couldn’t help but to bust out laughing. Right after the song finished Kimmie called. I answered hand free, excited to talk to her because I had lot to catch her up on.

“Yo ears must be burning cause I was sho finna come see you once I finished working.”

“My bad sis, I saw you called me, but I had a bad case of the asses. Me and Jaysun are done for good now. Bitch I’m back outside.”

“Oh Lord, what happened?” I asked, shaking my head.

I had only met Jaysun twice in person. I really didn’t care for him because he had a sneaky look to him but that was just my opinion. One thing about me and Kimmie, we didn’t have the same taste in guys. Kimmie really didn’t go into too much detail ever about them because according to her, they weren’t in a relationship, but yet he was the only person that she was fucking. I really think she got that weird shit from how my mom and Karl get down.

“Now that you back outside, you should come to this party with me on Friday. That way you can meet my new beau.”

“Lawd thank God ‘cause you was about to crash out soon.” Kimmie chuckled.

“Whatever!” I laughed with her. “I told you I was gon’ find my soulmate, and I really feel like I did.”

I caught Kimmie up with all the details about Ermias and how he was the owner of The West Park and how we spent the night together.

“I’m not even mad at that,” Kimmie said.

Lizzy started barking because she didn’t like getting wet and I had to wash all the dye off of her.

“Hold up, sis, this lil puppy pissed with me. It’s okay, Lizzy, I’m almost done, mama.”

“You and them dogs,” Kimmie responded.

“You should get you one.”

“You don’t even have a dog.” Kimmie laughed.

“All my clients are plenty.”

In addition to grooming the dogs, I offered boarding for a select few clients.

“But yeah, back to Friday. My boo is throwing a party for his homeboy that just got engaged. All of his friends gon’ be there and I really don’t want to go by myself. You never know, you might catch you one.”

“Sounds like perfect timing. I’ma drive though cause if you decide to stay longer than I want to chill with yo boo, I don’t want to feel stuck.”

“That’s coo. Oh wait, sis, let me call you right back. Mr. Ermias is on my other line.”

Before Kimmie could say anything else I hung up.

“Hey, you.”

“What you on, baby doll?” Ermias smoothly said, causing me to blush.

“Working, what about you?”

“At the lounge thinking ‘bout yo fine ass and good pussy.”

“Is that so. So, what you sayin’? You miss me?”

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