Page 78 of Someone Like You

I looked at Eriss, who turned her lips down and shrugged.

“All I’m saying is that this guy was a good guy to you. He gave you a beautiful home, fully furnished and stocked. You didn’t have to worry about bills, groceries, or anything. He took care of your heart, your home, and your body. All you had to do was let him love you.”

“But my license, Rae? It was in jeopardy.”

“And from what you’ve told us, he was going to take care of that too. You should’ve let his ass pull through and be who he said he was gonna be.”

“Rae, she can’t be risking her license over a Cap ‘N’ Save-A-Ho who may or may not come through.”

“Hey,” I called out and whipped my head in Eriss’s direction.

“Sorry. Not calling you a ho.”

I turned my attention back to Raegan, who, for once, was making sense.

“I’m just saying that you ran too easily. You gave up too easily. Love is worth fighting for, honey, and it won’t always come easily. If that man promised that he was going to take care of that ho you should’ve let him do that. Hell, if you hadn’t, then we could’ve come in and handled that trick ourselves,” Raegan stated.

Eriss raised her hand, and we turned our gaze on her. “Uhm, I don’t know about you, but I can’t fight,” Eriss stated in a tiny voice as she twisted the short hairs in her kitchen at the nape of her neck.

Raegan and I burst out laughing.

“Heffa, we know your ass can’t fight. I wasn’t talking about you, boo. I was talking about bringing my cousins, Daishelle, Trixie, and Junesha.”

“Oh, Lord,” Eriss whispered and lifted her glass to her lips again.

“Maybe I did overreact in the moment. I just felt like I’d gone so far into this thing, and I couldn’t see up from down. When I’m with Casimir, I can’t see anything else. I can’t figure out what’s right or wrong. All I see and want is him,” I explained.

“Yeah, we know.”

“What’s that mean, Riss?”

“You kinda dissed your girls while you were staying with him.”

“I’m sorry.” I apologized, leaned sideways, and wrapped my arms around her.

“Hey, I was all for it. Anytime one of my sisters is getting their back blown out, I promise you that I’m not gonna hate. I was glad that you weren’t moping around anymore,” Raegan noted.

“Me, too, but we did miss you,” Eriss confirmed.

“I missed you ladies too.”

“Then the next time, make sure that you don’t kick us out completely. Maybe let him roll through on a date night so that we can check him out, and then you can get Aydan and Gavin’s opinions on him later,” Raegan stated.

“Well, that’s all over. He hasn’t called or texted me,” I remarked sadly.

“Well, you did walk out on the man. After all, who wants to keep getting rejected?” Raegan replied.

“She does have a point,” Eriss agreed.

“Thank you, boo,” Raegan stated and blew a kiss at Eriss.

It was seldom my friends agreed on anything.

“Just text him and ask if the two of you can talk,” Eriss suggested.

“What if he doesn’t respond?” I asked.

Shrugging, Raegan stated, “Well, at least you know that you tried. I mean, you’ve already rejected him. Don’t get mad if you get a taste of your own medicine.”

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