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“I need you to host girls’ night again.”
I sighed. “First of all, why are you whining into this phone? Second, why can’t you host?”
“Because, Travis will want to hang around us, and we won’t be able to really do our thing. He’s clingy as hell, and it’s driving me nuts!”
“But you’re gonna marry him? How are you gonna handle his clinginess for the rest of your life?”
“OMG, you gotta be so negative? I’ll help him change or whatever.”
“Nicky, do you even love this man?”
“Hell, no! I ain’t got time for that mess!”
I shook my head. “You know what? Zo is having a book release party in a couple of weeks. It’s an all-white thing. How about you just come to that, and we’ll skip girls’ night this month?”
“Really?”
“Yeah, Angie and Ryan will be there. Bring Travis if you want.”
“Okay—wait, so Angie already knew about this? Were you going to invite me?”
I rolled my eyes. “I’m inviting you now. Hey, I gotta go. Talk to you later.”
“All right. Text me the details for the party when you get a chance.”
“Will do.”
I ended the call and pushed out a frustrated breath as Rell pulled to a stop in Lorenzo’s mom’s driveway.
Lorenzo reached for my hand and chuckled. “Your sister is really a trip, isn’t she?”
“Trip isn’t the word. Insane, loony, crazy as hell? Those would fit.”
“But you love her.”
“Yeah, I do. I’ll just really, really be glad when she grows the hell up.”
Lorenzo leaned in and kissed my cheek. “I hear you. You ready?”
“Yeah. I’m actually looking forward to this dinner with your mom. Can’t wait to see what she has to reveal tonight.”
He groaned as he climbed out of the backseat of the Maybach and reached for my hand. Stepping out onto the cobblestone driveway, I tried to kiss him but he stopped me.
“You get no affection from me since you already have plans of laughing at my ass tonight.”
“I won’t be laughing at you, baby. I’ll be laughing with you.”
“You know the hell I don’t be laughing.”
“Aww, baby.” I looped my arm with his and leaned into him as we ascended the front steps to his mother’s home with Rell right behind us.
*****
“…and this is Zo in kindergarten. See how chubby he was? But he was always tall,” Mama Higgs, as she insisted I call her, gushed.
“Oh, Zo! You were adorable in your little Big Bird overalls!” I squealed.
