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“No, sorry. Only wine.”
“I’ll take some water if that’s cool.”
“Great. Make yourself comfortable. I’ll only be a moment.”
Rowdy went into the living room, and I rushed to the bathroom to check my appearance before going to the kitchen to get his water. “So, what really brings you here?” I asked when I joined him.
“What do you mean?”
“You never seemed interested before. You always ignored me.”
“I had a girl, Sissy.”
“Don’t you still?”
“Keeping it real?” Rowdy eyed me.
“Please.”
“It’s not working out with me and her. Some shit went down, and I don’t know if we can get past it.”
“Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.”
He chuckled and scooted closer with his arm along the back of the sofa behind me. “Are you?”
I laughed as well to hide my nervousness. “Not really, no. If we’re still being honest, I always thought you and I had a lot in common.”
“Word? Like what?”
“Um…” Rowdy’s stare was intense while I struggled for something to say. “W-we grew up together.”
“I don’t know about all that, baby, but I definitely like what I’m seeing.”
“Thanks. I…I had a lot of work done. I know you like your women to look a certain way, and I wanted to be perfect for you.”
“Hmm.”
I didn’t know why, but I had a feeling I’d said the worst possible thing, so I quickly changed the subject. “You probably don’t remember, but I used to write you letters in high school too.”
“I know,” he said, killing something inside of me. I’d told myself that he never responded because he didn’t know who I was. Had I been wrong?
“Y-you never wrote me back.”
“I didn’t know what to say.”
“Oh.”
“I kept them, though.”
And just like that, hope flared again. “You did?”
“Yup. My girl found them and threw them away.”
That little bitch.I’d teach her. I had a particularly painful death in mind for her, and once she was out of the way, Rowdy and I could move forward. My plan hadn’t gone as smoothly as I had hoped, but what did it matter now when Rowdy was here, sitting next to me, finally seeingme.
Rowdy put his hand on my thigh, and I tensed under his strong grip before forcing myself to relax. “So listen, Sissy. I don’t have a lot of time. I have to get back before my girl notices I’m gone. You gon’ bust it open for a real one or what?”
I was a little startled by his forwardness, but I recovered quickly and said, “I…if you want.”
