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I regretted nothing.
By the time she got to me, I was positively exhausted. But her spirits went a long way to uplifting me—if not all the way, at least I wasn’t cracking beneath the pavement.
“So, that’s Kid’s girl, huh.” Jamilla asked, frowning. “Why does she think you’re taking him?”
“I mean, I do have a crush on the man.” I admitted while sticking my nails under the light. “But I know he has a girl. It’s not my fault she’s not comfortable in her relationship.”
“That feels like a her problem.”
“Right!” I sighed.
“I’m pretty sure she’s going to go complain to Kid.”
“Of course, she is.” I laughed. “But I’m not afraid to give him an ass-whooping too.”
Jamilla chortled. “O-M-G! I’d pay to see that.”
I scrunched my nose at her but chuckled.
When we parted ways, it was for me to head home, see about some work, then we’d meet up later in the evening for a girls’ night out.
Though I wasn’t in the mood for one, it made no sense to put my life on hold because I couldn’t get the man I wanted.
Eventually, I made my way home, trying my best to get some work done but thoughts of Kid, his girlfriend and Jeremy’s sadness conspired inside my mind to drive me mad. I signed off on a few things and sent them back to the office, but other than that, I was basically useless for the rest of the day.
Chelsea called. Though I picked up, it was only because she was pregnant and that could have been the call. Turned out she only wanted to check on me to see how I was doing.
