Page 31 of I Heard It All Before

“Okay, but I’m still calling Courtney,” Nora informed him before she hung up

“Is everything okay?” Demi asked when Cam got off the phone.

“Yeah, that was just my mama with her paranoid ass,” Cam said as he repeated to her everything that his mother had just said.

“Do you need me to do anything? I can tap into a few of my resources if you want me to,” Demi offered.

“Nah, man, but thanks anyway. I don’t know who it is, but they’ll have to catch me if they want me,” Cam replied while finishing up the last of his food.

“I love IHOP and all, but we need to switch it up sometimes. We’ve sampled just about everything on the menu here,” Demi said, changing the subject.

“What do you have in mind? I can’t eat everybody’s omelets,” Cam noted.

“Why does it have to just be omelets? You can try something different,” Demi suggested.

“I like what I like, but I’m willing to take a chance somewhere else.” Cam shrugged.

“My friend told me about this place on Magazine St. It’s called Another Broken Egg,” Demi said.

“I’ll pass. It’s sounds like some white people shit,” Cam replied, waving her off.

“Exactly what do you have against white people?” Demi asked

“I love melanin, but I don’t have nothing against white people. Besides, I like seasoning on my food,” Cam noted.

“That is a stereotype Cam, trust me. One of my good friends is white and she can throw down in the kitchen. And just in case you forgot, half of you is white too,” Demi reminded him.

“Yeah, but only the bad half.” Cam winked.

“You’re too young to be so racist. You usually see that in olderfolks because they remember how things were back in the day. You don’t have a reason to feel like you do, aside from your issues with your father.”

“What are you getting into after you leave to the nail shop?” Cam asked, changing the subject.

Demi chuckled because she already knew that he would. Cam had a way of bypassing a subject that he didn’t feel comfortable talking about, and it didn’t take her long to figure that out. She and Cam were learning a lot about each other, the more time they spent together.

“Nothing much. I have a few cases to prepare for next week, but my husband and I might go out to dinner or something. What about you?” Demi asked.

“I’m hooking up with Randy and Kobe for a while. It’s been a minute since we did anything together. They got a local car show that we’re trying to catch.”

“When am I gonna see your cars? I know the pictures don’t do them justice.”

“I don’t need my mama asking me a million questions about who you are. I gotta wait until she’s staying the night with one of her sisters or something. She’s nosey as hell,” Cam told her.

“Tell her that I’m your friend. It’s the truth,” Demi replied.

“You know that and I know that, but my mama ain’t trying to hear it,”Cam laughed.

“Why not? Aren’t you best friends with Courtney too?” Demi quizzed

“Yeah, but we were in a relationship first,” Cam noted.

“I see your point,” Demi laughed, as the waitress came over with their bill.

“I got it,” Cam said, reaching for the piece of paper.

“No,” Demi said, slapping his hand. “You paid the last two times.”

“That’s what a real man is supposed to do Demi,” Cam said.

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