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“Are you nervous?”
“I probably should be, but I’m not.”
When I felt Trini moving beside me, I turned my head in her direction just in time to catch her shifting to her side, tucking an arm under her head. I did the same, mirroring her movement so that she and I were face to face. The incredibly soft and cozy leather chaises we were in seemed to embrace the adjustment and after a few moments, I sank into the cushion while it cradled every inch of my well pampered body.
“You’re not even the least bit anxious about who you’re marrying?”
I considered the question before saying with confidence, “I’m not nervous about any of it. Getting married, who I’m marrying. I really feel at peace.”
“That’s surprising. You were ready to promise up your firstborn if that would guarantee an out of marrying him.”
I grinned wide. “True but right now, I’m looking forward to tomorrow and what follows. That very well might be because of the magic air I’ve been breathing in here all day. I’m convinced they’ve laced their air filters with some sort of magic powder but either way, I’m happy.”
“And you feel good about him?”
I nodded confidently. “He’s so different from anyone I’ve dealt with before.”
“Different isn’t always good though. Sometimes it’s simply a contrast of what you’ve experienced before which tricks you into believing different is better.”
“I know but that’s not what it is with Elias. He’s intelligent, thinks before he speaks, and he has this weird blend of clam and chaos that makes me feel safe with him.”
What I knew of him didn’t change that. I still felt like I could completely give myself over to Elias and he would handle me with care. The thought had me frowning to myself.
“Is that weird? That I feel that way about him and we barely know each other?”
Trini smiled smugly. “No, it’s not weird at all. I think it’s nice. One thing I’ve learned is that people are who they are. Generally if you remove all the layers and view them without preconceived notions you see thetrueessence of people. You feel them. That’s how it was when I met you.”
“Aww, Trini, you love me don’t you.”
“Yes bitch, I do.” She rolled her eyes and sat up. “But real shit, the first time I ever met you I knew you were solid. People talked shit about you. Said you were stuck up and selfish…”
My mouth dropped open and she shrugged it off but kept going. “It would be easy to think those things about you because most people only knew you on a surface level. Your family was a lot like mine. Image was important so we had to move differently than everyone else. You were careful about who you let get close. You spent all of your time dancing which meant you weren’t in the so-called social circles. People had their own opinions about who you were instead of truly getting to know you. On the outside looking in, you were the spoiled, weird, rich kid who was too good to be a part of their world.”
“Well damn.”
Trini laughed. “I mean it is what it is but I guess that’s kind of why we clicked. You and I were kindred souls.”
“No, we were not. Everyone loved you.”
“Because I did whatever I needed to so they would. That’s what I mean. You didn’t give a damn about being a part of their cliques. I did. I tried so hard to fit in that a lot of times I lost myself to who they wanted me to be.But, then you almost plowed me over in the senior parking lot and I met my sister from another mister.”
“I only almost hit you because you thought I wouldn’t. You looked right at me through the windshield and stepped in front of my car while it was moving like I wish a bitch would, so I did.”
We both looked at each other and fell out laughing. “Yeah a bitch did.” Trini rolled her eyes, grinning. “But it was cool because the very first connection I had with you that day was the realest I ever had with anyone else. No preconceived notions, just us, chilling and it felt right. I knew you would be my person and you are. Shit, we’ve been rocking forever and are gonna be rockin’ for life.”
“Are you trying to make me cry?”
“Not at all but I do want you to not forget who your person is. I get that you’re marrying him and everything but I’m your one, Cress. And I also said all that to prove that sometimes you just know. So what you feel for him isn’t weird, misguided, or unrealistic.”
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.” She blew me an air kiss.
“And for the record. You’ll always be my person, no matter who I’m married to.”
“Mmhm, you just remember that in the near future when he’s trying to convince you to cancel a girls’ trip because he’s going to miss you too much and is doing so while licking on that yoni. Make sure you put some respect on my name no matter how many times he makes you cum.”
I threw my head back and laughed. “Don’t you ever again in your life call me extra because you are the true definition of it. Not me.” But then a thought occurred. “Wait, is that what Klay does?” My eyes narrowed. “Is that why we had to reschedule our trip to Brazil?”
