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“What! How much are they asking for rent? We have to make sure we can afford that Cam. I don’t want us to go broke trying to furnish and rent a house that will never belong to us,” Demi noted.

Cam only smiled at her concerns, but he had it all covered. It was crazy how different Asha and Demi were. Asha wouldn’t have cared if he went broke, just as long as she got whatever she wanted. Demi was always concerned with him and his finances, and he appreciated that.

“What are you smiling for Cam? I’m serious. We need to sit down and come up with a budget,” Demi advised.

“We can do that,” Cam agreed.

“Okay, well, I have to get going. I’m going to my mother’s job. I need to talk to her about what’s going on and I’m not looking forward to it. And I have to get the rest of my stuff from my house. This is gonna be a rough day,” Demi sighed.

“Who’s gonna help you? I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to go by yourself,” Cam said as they stood up and headed for the door.

“I’m not going alone. I might ask my cousins to come with me. I should get the police to escort me, just in case he wants to act a fool,” Demi replied.

“Leave the police out of it Demi. Me and my boys can help if you need us to,” Cam offered.

“No, I don’t want nobody else in the middle of my mess. I’ll figure something out,” Demi said, as he walked her to her car.

“Aside from your clothes and stuff, is there anything important that you have to get?” Cam questioned.

“No, not that I can think of. My laptop was in the trunk of my car. That’s the most important thing because all my work is on it. Why?” Demi asked.

“Maybe you need to give it a few more days. Let him calm down a little before you try to go get your stuff,” Cam suggested.

“That’s what Isis said too. Maybe I will, but I’ll have to go get my work clothes soon,” Demi replied.

“Call me if you need me,” Cam said.

“What are you getting into when you leave from here?” Demi asked.

“I don’t know. Why? What’s up?” Cam questioned.

“Nothing, just asking,” Demi replied as she turned away.

Cam knew that she had something to say. She always turned away from him whenever she felt uncomfortable about what she wanted to say. Demi was shy in her own way, but Cam was learning her ways.

“What’s up Demi? I know you have something to say,” Cam stated.

“Can you come to the room for a little while tonight? You don’t have to stay all night. Just until I fall asleep,” Demi said.

“I can stay. It’s not like I have nothing to rush home to,” Cam replied with a shrug.

“Okay, I’ll let you know when I get back,” Demi said excitedly.

She went to give Cam a peck on his cheek, but he had other plans. When his soft, full lips connected with hers, Demi was pleasantly surprised. Cam expected her to pull away, but she stood on her toes and wrapped her arms around his neck. They were in the open parking lot, but they didn’t care. It wasn’t until someone blew their horn for them to move, did Demi break their connection.

“Yeah, you make sure you call me as soon as you get to the room,” Cam said right before he walked away.

Demi promised that she would, right before she got into her car and pulled off. Neither one of them knew that they were being watched the entire time.

Chapter 17

“You ain’t telling me shit, bruh. Who is the nigga that she saw her with?” Kamari asked as he paced his living room floor.

His boy, Lawrence, was over there filling him in on some info that he’d heard about Demi. Apparently, she was spotted outside of a restaurant kissing some nigga who she was in there with. Kamari didn’t want to believe that it was true, but it had been a while and Demi hadn’t come back home yet. She wasn’t even answering any of his calls. Kamari and Lawrence had sat outside of her mother’s house for hours at a time, and Demi hadn’t shown up once. She couldn’t lie and say that was where she was staying because he knew the truth. Talking to her sisters was out of the question because they probably hated him by now. He couldn’t go to her job because the building was crawling with lawyers and other professional people. Kamari didn’t need that kind of trouble. He had a squeaky-clean record and he needed it to stay that way. Kamari was stressing and he hadn’t been back to work since Demi left. He never called them either, so he was sure that he was fired by now. That was something else that was going to piss her off, but she would get over it.

“Calm down man. She don’t know the nigga and she said she’s never seen him before,” Lawrence replied.

“I didn’t even know you were still fucking with her ratchet ass,” Kamari replied.

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