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Who’ve recently started sleeping with each other. Heck we were rubbing each other off moments ago.
Jamila doesn’t seem unfazed. She fixes her bright smile in place. “Okay, so I hope it wouldn’t be too weird if I invited you both.”
Kaylee shoots her a puzzled look. “To what?”
I resist the urge to roll my eyes and groan. Ever the party girl, it’s hard for Jamila to actually care about anything if it doesn’t involve parties and the like. I sometimes wonder how she had graduated at the top of the class. She always spends half the semester away from classes and in downtown bars. But one can’t deny that she’s extraordinarily smart…and a total head-turner. Her simplicity made me fall in love with her, and boy, did I fall hard. But that’s a long time. And a long time is more than enough to move on.
She turns to Kaylee, her eyes twinkling. “Meerah, my sister is having a small party. A soiree, as we like to call it. It’s happening on Wednesday.” She flicks back her long hair from her shoulder and continues, “You two should definitely come. It’ll be nice to have friends over. And Meerah wouldn’t mind, too.”
No. Abort the mission. Abort it ASAP.
Kaylee begins, “We’d love to–”
“We can’t,” I cut in harshly.
The two women stare at me. A flush works up the side of my neck. “I-I mean, we can’t because we have an event to attend.”
Jamila’s face falls. “‘Oh, you do?”
Aware of Kaylee’s eyes on me, I nod. Please agree to it. Please say yes…
Kaylee shakes her head and gives Jamila a rueful smile. “Yeah, we do. Sorry.”
I release a soft exhale. Atta girl.
Jamila glances at us. “Oh, well, that’s okay. I’m sure we can fix a date another time.”
“Uh, that's too soon to say.”
"I'm going to be in town for a while, sweet pea, so I’m not leaving anytime soon." she says with a giddy chuckle. “Perhaps you can show me around when you've got time, you know, give me a tour and all. I wanna see Georgia in its full glory."
Jesus, get an Uber.
“So, what’d you say, hmm?”
Yeah, not happening…
“Sure.”
I heave a big breath when she goes away but not before she tells me to text her to “catch up on old times.”
There’s a hint of a mocking smile on Kaylee’s lips. "Sweet pea?"
I roll my eyes. "Don't."
She watches me intently. "How long?"
"What?"
"How long were you two together?"
The air in my chest deflates and I heave another breath. "Close to a year. We ended it on amicable terms."
"It's obvious she's still very much into you."
I take a quick gulp of my beer. “And I’m not. Not anymore.”
She stares at me, an unreadable expression in her eyes. Then, she glances down at her watch. "My lunch break is over.”
