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I sigh, “Well, I was thinking, do you remember when we first met?”

Kenndrix laughs, “Hmm…duh!”

“Okay yeah, stupid question what I meant was do you remember what I used to say I wanted to be when I grew up?”

She is quiet for a minute before she answers. “Yeah, a teacher. Why?”

“Because I was thinking and it’s probably a dumb idea but I just thought that maybe I might look into going back to college for a degree in it,” I explain, stumbling over the words, nerves getting the best of me.

“I think that’s a great idea!”

“Yeah?” I ask still uncertain.

“Hell yes! I can come over tomorrow and help you with the applications,” she exclaims.

Emotion clogs my throat for a minute. “That’d be great!”

“See you then?”

“See you then. Love you to infinity Kenndrix.”

“Love you, tons and bunches, Kyn.”

Chapter 27

1 Week Later

Ace

Things have gotten back into routine for Kynlee and me. I get to start back to work today, finally. If I had to stay one more damn day in the house acting like I was sick I was going to scream. On the bright side Kynlee has been playing nurse to me since I got home from the hospital so no complaining about that.

Kynlee has been like the energizer bunny lately. She kept telling me she had news, big news but told me she wanted to make sure it actually went through. In a lot of ways, I was dreading her big news because I figured it had to do with her being aplaymateor something and I just wasn’t looking forward to that.

However, Kynlee just walked through the door in a pair of jeans with a UCLA t-shirt and shopping bags on her arms, grinning from ear to ear. I look up from my spot on the couch. “Hey, baby doll.”

Kynlee strikes one of her sassy little poses and winks at me. “Hey hot stuff.” A giggle escapes her mouth and she walks toward me. She plops down on the couch next to me and drops the sacks on the floor. “So, I have big news.”

I take a deep breath and mumble, “hmm…” trying to keep my attention on my video game. Things have been so good between the two of us that I’m dreading the inevitable fight that will happen once she tells me this news. I don’t want to fight with her, I really don’t, but I’m not good at keeping my mouth shut.

“Ace…” Kynlee sighs next to me. I continue to pay attention to the TV screen which earns me a frustrated growl from Kynlee and damn is it sexy. Trying not to look at her right now is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Suddenly, Kynlee’s tiny hand yanks the controller from mine, tosses it over to the love seat and thenshe climbs onto my lap. She takes my face between her hands and forces my eyes to meet hers. She shakes her head slightly. “You are so damn stubborn. Luckily, I know how to play this little game better.”

“Oh, do you now? Is this you playing, because if you ask me, you’re just distracting,” I tease her while I slap her lightly on the ass.

She bites her lip to keep from smiling, trying to keep her smirk in place. “It’s only distracting if you let it be,” I move to kiss her but she pulls back away from me. “Ace, I have news, why don’t you want to listen to me?”

My head falls back on to the couch and I stare at the white popcorn ceiling. “Because I don’t want to argue.”

“Why would we argue?” Kynlee asks.

I chuckle. “Because we always end up arguing when it comes to your news. You get all excited for whatever gig you got, I get jealous because I don’t want to share you with anyone else like that so I become an ass and say mean things which pisses you off and it just escalates from there.”

Kynlee runs her hand down my cheek. “You’re right, normally that is how my news goes but...I think you’ll like this news much better.” I raise my head back up to see her expression and even though she still has that playful look in those brown eyes I also see that she’s serious. I raise an eyebrow in question. “I decided I don’t want this career anymore. I decided that you, Ace James are enough for me, you give me enough attention that I don’t need anyone else’s.”

“Is that so?” I ask my voice full of curiosity.

She smirks, “It is. So, I decided to go back to college and become a teacher. I was waiting to see if I got accepted and I did!” Kynlee exclaims. I’m pretty sure my mouth falls open because Kynlee places her hand under my chin and pushes it back up. “Don’t look so shocked.”

I shake my head to try and clear the jumbled mess it just became. “It’s not that, I just didn’t know you wanted to be a teacher.”

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