“That is why you called, right?”
“Nah, smart ass, I was calling ’bout something else but you know everything, right?”
“Mhmm.” I pulled my jeans up my legs.
“Renny is saying I should give the T-shirt shit a fair shake. What do you think?”
I smiled at him wanting my input. “I already told you that you should. You said it did good when you rolled it out in Poles & Pastries, right? Let it stand on its own and see what’s to it.”
“You sound just like him.”
I shrugged. “Well, I’m just saying, but of course you’re gonna do what you want. How is your meeting going?”
“What you want, yeah. But it’s cool. Poles & Pastries numbers look fucking good, even with me here and not there. We were talking about opening another and rebranding his location here to Poles & Pastries instead of Donuts.”
“Why do that? Isn’t Donuts the parent company of Poles & Pastries?”
“Same thing I said, but per the branding lady Renny hired, it would match everything up.”
“But isn’t it like he’s erasing the foundation that he built everything on to make it more digestible?”
“See that’s what I’m saying, you heard her, Renny?” Reminisce said aloud, letting me know I was indeed on speaker.
For the most part I listened to them talk back and forth before I was fully dressed and ready to leave the house. After slipping my boots on, I went to make sure Romance hadn’t taken hers off.
“Y’all leaving out?” he asked impatiently.
“Yes. We’re stopping to get food, then at my mother’s house, and we’ll be there in a few.”
“Aight, baby. I love you. Hit me when you get to yo’ mama’s.”
“Okay. Don’t be rushing me either.” We hung up and immediately my heart began to palpitate.He told me he loved me and shit I loved him too. It was a little late for that, considering we were already married as fuck.
I was about to set my phone on the table, but it vibrated, indicating I had an incoming message.
Reminisce:You better fucking love me back.
I smiled before typing my own message.
Me:I do! And not just because you’re threatening me.
Me:I love you too, Reminisce.
Once I was done smiling and staring at my phone, I put Ro’s coat on her, making sure she was bundled up before we left. I walked through my house turning all the lights off as I stuffed her tablet into my purse then stuffed my phone into my pocket.
“Did you pee, Ro?” I asked, hearing the door to the bathroom open when I reached the garage door.
“Yes. I wash my hands and wipe myself too.” She showed me her little hands as she walked toward the door.
I laughed. “Good. What do you want to eat?”
“Chicken, with the red sauce.”
I laughed. The concept of mild sauce still hadn’t clicked to her, so she called it red sauce. “Okay.”
It didn’t take me long to get her settled in the back seat with her tablet, then I got into the driver’s seat of Reminisce’s G-Wagon. When he told me he was leaving his truck, I nearly rejoiced out of my skin. I loved this fucking truck. It screamed money and I had always wanted one in matte forest green. Every time I was about to do it, I gave myself every reason why I shouldn’t.Now I got to drive my husband’s. Shit, I could get used to this.
Once I finished adjusting the seat and mirrors, I pushed the button in the app on my phone to lift the garage door. I pulled out and sat in the driveway, watching the door close behind us before pulling off.
