Yeah, he said.
She sent a single red heart emoji.
That was that.
And…
Yeah.
Chapter Nine
Effortless, Pure
Jagger
At a little after six that night, Jagger strolledinto S.I.L.
The first thing he noticed was that Marley’s “Stir It Up”was playing over the sound system.
And he approved.
The second was something he couldn’t miss.
A petite Black woman with blonde dreads skidding to a haltsideways in front of him.
He stopped.
“Wassup?”she asked nonchalantly,even if her entrance was the opposite of that.
“Everything,” he answered.
She smiled before she brazenly looked him up and down.
Inspection complete, she caught his eyes.
“I’m Joany.”
“Jagger.”
“I know.And seriously, it’s all about Disney World, man.”
Jagger busted out laughing.
He’d done that so hard, he’d closed his eyes doing it.Andwhen he opened them again, Archie was there.
She did not come to him and give him a kiss or even say hey.
She stood next to Joany and stared at her, declaring,“You’re supposed to take my back.”
“Not when you’re one hundred percent wrong,” Joany retorted.
Archie didn’t get into that.
She asked, “Was it necessary for you to race through thestore to get to him first?”
Joany replied simply, “Yes.”
“Why?”Archie demanded.
