Sadia giggles, and her face stretches and brightens as my chest expands with warmth from the zing of current that flows through me.
“I haven’t,” she confirms.
“Lies. You made the first move when you laid yourself bare when talking to me about your dilemma.”
“Chance, that wasn’t what I was doing,” she says and then laughs.
I shrug and smirk because tomato, tamato. I said what I said and read the incident the way I perceived it.
“My turn . . . Never have I ever gotten annoyed but said nothing.”
“I can see that. You’re definitely not the type of person to keep things in. That’s why I stepped in with your friend and his wife. I saw fire burning in your eyes.”
You have no idea. Any longer and Jamie might have found his ass cashing a check he didn’t intend to write.
“Mhm. What you got?”
“Never have I ever blamed my partner for something that was my fault.”
I laugh at that one because I have no idea what made that statement relevant.
“Good to know, I guess. Hm, let me see. Never have I ever been stubborn just to be right.”
“Ooh, thank goodness. I dated this guy in?—”
“Stay on track, Dia. Exes ain’t a part of this discussion.”
Every nigga before me doesn’t exist in our world or our future, so I don’t care for any trips back down memory lane. As far as I’m concerned, Sadia made a quick trip to Heaven, and God wiped her past clean.
“Moving on. Never have I ever laughed during a serious moment like Izzie Stevens.”
My forehead wrinkles, and my eyes pinch as I try to figure out who she’s talking about.
“Okay, you’re about to lose some cool points, Chance. You’ve never watchedGrey’s Anatomy?”
“I guess my points are out then, because never have I ever watched that show.” I shrug.
“Oh my goodness, we’re totally gonna do a date nightGrey’s Anatomymarathon.” Sadia dances in her seat, and all I can do is shake my head.
“Okay, that just ended our never session. When is graduation?”
“I have to pass my classes first. But if all goes well, then it’ll be September 8th. It’s been a long time coming though.”
“Ain’t no ifs, ands, or buts about it. You’re graduating. From your heartbroken state over that balance, I know ain’t nothinggonna keep you from crossing that stage. Let me add it to my calendar.”
I pull out my phone and record the date so I won’t forget. Then I mentally contemplate what I can do to commemorate her accomplishment.
“If you could go anywhere, where would you go?”
“Honestly, I don’t know. I’ve never been out of the country, so I don't have a bucket list. This is a great big old world, so I do want to experience something tropical one day. But I have no idea what that looks like.”
Duly noted. I make a note to contact my travel agent when I get home for some suggestions. If Dia wants to see what the world has to offer, then I’m gonna make it happen.
“Do I need to get you a ticket for graduation?”
For countless seconds, I just stare at Sadia like she has ten heads with antennas that spike from each side of them.
“Imagine not crossing the stage because your man didn’t get a ticket, and an anonymous bomb threat is called in thirty minutes before the ceremony is due to start.”
