She tilted her head to the side and pursed her lips. “They’re both looking forward to meeting you.”
“Baby, maybe this is for the best. Don’t you think it’ll be weird if he goes out with more than one of your friends?” DJ asked.
“You think I’m crazy enough to set him up on dates with friends in the same circle? I’m smarter than that, DJ. These women don’t even know each other.”
He put his hands up and shrugged. “I tried, Bro. I got nothing else.”
“Fine. I’ll go out with these two women, but please don’t set me up with anyone else.”
Kindra smiled and shimmied in her seat. “Yay! Thanks for this, Graham.”
“Wait a minute. I might have agreed too fast. What do they look like?”
She gasped as if I’d offended her. “You don’t trust me?”
“Umm, no, I don’t. Let me see pictures.”
She huffed and puffed as she got up to retrieve her phone. As she returned, she swiped and tapped the screen, then handed it to me.
“This is Monroe. I met her in my Pilates class. She’s thirty, no kids, and works in banking.”
I took the phone and studied the picture. Monroe was pretty, but I could tell by the way she dressed that she still did shit that young people did, like clubbing and arguing on social media.
“Let me see the other one.”
She took the phone, swiping and tapping the screen again before giving it back to me.
“That’s Linette. I met her at a women’s empowerment conference. She’s thirty-five, divorced, has a five-year-old son, and is an elementary school music teacher.”
Linette was attractive as well and definitely looked more mature than Monroe. Based on the picture, she definitely had a teacher vibe and would likely be more my speed.
“They’re both attractive women, although neither of them can hold a candle to my future wife. I’ll go out with them one time, but I’m not making any promises beyond that. Send me the details.”
Kindra clapped her hands and squealed with delight. I wasn’t sure why she was so excited about me going out with her friends, but I hoped she wouldn’t be disappointed when nothing came of it.
“Mom, why are you setting Uncle G up on dates? He said he was getting married, and you aren’t supposed to date other people when you get married.”
We laughed at Trey’s observation.
“First of all, your uncle doesn’t even have a girlfriend, so he’s not getting married any time soon. Secondly, stay outta grown folks’ business,” Kindra told him.
“I promise I wasn’t in it, Mom, but my ears are right here. Uncle G, you almost done so I can beat you on this game?”
“Go get it ready. I’ll meet you in the family room.”
Trey got up, cleaned up his mess, and left the kitchen in a hurry.”
“I’m warning you now, don’t make any bets with your nephew. He will swindle you out of hundreds of dollars before you know it,” my brother warned.
“I can handle that lightweight.”
“You’ve been warned,” Kindra said with a giggle.
“Back to what fueled my wife’s determination to play matchmaker. Did your neighbor finally come out of hiding?”
“I don’t think she was in hiding. We’ve just been missing each other.”
“It’s probably more like you’ve been missing her. I doubt she’s even checking for your ass.”
