Page 57 of I Heard It All Before

“Damn, that’s why that shit be so tight,” Cam said as his eyes traveled over and looked between her legs.

“Shut up Camden,” Demi laughed. “But, I’m serious. Hopefully, I’ll be divorced in six months or less. I know he should have gotten the papers by now.”

“So, you want me to wait for you? Is that what you’re asking me to do?” Cam asked.

“No, I’m asking you to be patient and wait with me. I’m enjoying getting to know you better and I don’t want what we have to end,” Demi confessed.

“It won’t,” Cam assured her while kissing her hand and stopping his truck at his destination.

“What the hell are we doing here?” Demi snapped as she looked up and saw where they were.

“I need to drop my mama’s phone off to her. She’s over here with her sister,” Cam replied.

“Who lives here?” Demi questioned.

“My cousin Laila. She’s Lacey’s sister,” Cam replied.

“Wow. This is the house that I followed my husband to. Remember when I told you about that?” Demi asked.

“You sure it was this house?” Cam questioned.

“Yes Camden, I’m positive. Me and my sister stood on that porch and he came out of that house,” Demi swore as she pointed to Laila’s front door.

“I’ll be right back,” Cam said as he got out of the car and jogged up the stairs.

Demi had him curious about a lot of things. He remembered her telling him the story about following her husband to a house, but he never suspected that it was his own cousin’s house. He didn’t go to Laila’s house that often, unless he was invited. Cam knew that his cousin messed with Asha’s brother, Quincy, but it sounded like she might have been dealing with Demi’s husband too. Demi’s husband told her that it was a customer’s house that he went to, but that was probably a lie. Quincy had his own connect and Laila didn’t sell dope, as far as he knew. Maybe Kobe could shed some light on everything because Cam was coming up empty.

“Who does your cousin live here with?” Demi asked when Cam got back into the car.

“She lives by herself,” Cam replied as he drove off.

Demi didn’t reply, but the wheels in her head were turning. She wondered if Cam’s cousin was the woman who her husband dropped off drugs to, or if that was true at all. They could have been messing around and he lied to Demi about why he was there. It was okay because there was nothing that she could do about it now. Kamari and all his drama was about to be a thing of the past. Demi forgot about her problems for a while when they pulled up to the restaurant and went inside. As soon as they were seated and ordered their food, she started talking to Cam about something else that had been on her mind.

“So, I promised Imani that I would ask you something, but I don’t want you to feel obligated to say yes,” Demi started.

“I’m listening,” Cam replied.

“She’s getting married soon and my husband was supposed to be in her wedding. Since she hates his guts now, she kicked him out and she wants to know if you’d be his replacement. You don’t have to do it Cam. I just promised her that I’d ask,” Demi rambled.

“What would I have to do? I’ve never been in a wedding before,” Cam admitted.

“Nothing much. You just have to get fitted for the tux. She’s gonna have practice the Thursday and Friday before, so everybody will know what to do and how to walk with their partners,” Demi replied.

“If I say yes, will I be walking with you?” Cam asked.

“Yes,” Demi answered.

“Cool, tell her I’m in.” Cam smiled.

He and Demi enjoyed their breakfast and decided to go catch a movie soon after. With the help of Demi, Cam had hired an advertising firm to start promoting his business that was scheduled to open in two more weeks. Demi and Lacey were taking their time decorating the house, but Cam was too focused on his business to worry himself with that. Demi was still undecided about moving in with him, and Cam had given up on asking.

“I hope you don’t pick nothing stupid Cam,” Demi said, referring to the movie that they were about to go see.

“Don’t tell me what to pick. Didn’t you pick last time? Had me watching niggas fucking grapefruits and women pissing on people,” Cam said, talking about the movie ‘Girls Trip’ that she begged him to take her to.

“That is not what that movie was about. You said yourself that it was good,” Demi said as she grabbed his hand and walked out of the restaurant.

“It was good,” Cam replied with a smile. His smile broadened when they got outside and he saw two familiar faces headed in their direction.

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