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“This is a lot. You of all people should understand why?”
Trini’s expression softened a little. She was about the only person who would understand. Her family wasn’t mine but they were similar when it came to old money and arranged unions. Although the man she married strictly served the purpose of a financial power move between two families with the intent of keeping old money in house, she still was well aware of what it felt like to have your life planned out for you.
“I do but your family is a lot which means in disjointed ways, you have to expect this. Although if I’m being honest, I never thought it would be you. Jona yeah, but not you. You’ve always been absent from stuff like this. She’s always been right in the middle of it.”
I exhaled a shit. “It was supposed to be her?”
“What do you mean?”
“Christian didn’t ask me. He never would have…”
“I’m lost.”
“He made the deal with Jona, not me.”
“Then what’s the problem?”
“Elias is the problem. He said Jona has nothing to offer. That she’s young, barely lived and if anyone was going to take a marriage between our families seriously it had to be me, not her.”
“He’s not wrong.”
I shot her an evil glare and she grinned, shrugging. “I’m a real friend, Cress. Not a yes man. When you’re wrong, I tell you you’re wrong. When you’re out of line, I choke you. When you refuse to accept the truth, I force feed it to you. That’s why we work. And again, he’s not wrong. You’re the better option.”
“Jona lives for this shit, I don’t.”
“Which only further proves the point. You’re the better choice. She’ll do whatever Chris tells her to. You, not so much. If I know that, other people do too.”
She was right.
“Do you feel cheated…”
“Sometimes yes but it’s not all bad. You learn to be happy, to make the best of a complicated situation.”
“Do you love him?”
“It’s been six years so yeah, I do.”
Trini married a year after we graduated college. I had a Bachelor of Fine Arts while she had a degree in business that she would never use. Her husband preferred she not work so she spent her time shopping, traveling, and donating to charities.
“It’s been six years so, yeah I do? That sounds promising,” I questioned and she rolled her eyes again.
“We’re good together. I don’t know if I’m head over heels in love with him, but I do love him and I’m happy. We work. Different people aspire to achieve different things. He’s my consistency and I appreciate that about him.”
He was a good guy and he truly adored Trini.
But I wanted more than that. I hadn’t put much thought into falling in love and who I would marry but I did know I wanted it to be something deep, meaningful, and passionate. Something that moved me as much as my love for dance.
“I’m glad you’re happy.”
Trini threw her head back and laughed. “Bitch I’ve been married for six years. If you had concerns you were supposed to bring them to the table before I said I do. Not six years later.”
I grinned and shot her a bird. She checked the time on her phone and stood, slipping her feet back into her heels.
“You’re leaving?”
“Yes, I have plans with my husband and before you ask, no, I don’t plan on going home to fuck him.”
“Why would I ask if you planned on going home to fuck your husband?”
