“I still enjoy my life,” I admit. “I just don’t sleep around or get too crazy.”
Nia smiles at me. “Maybe you should, Z. You’ve always lived your life to please everyone else. Do something for you.”
I think over the words as they carry on in conversation when my phone vibrates in my pocket. I grab it and find a text that makes me smile.
Cameron
What are you doing the rest of the night, Z?
Zhuri
Icy, Bet, and my sister are over right now
Cameron
Damn
Zhuri
Miss me or something, Cammy?
Cameron
Or something…
Zhuri
They won’t be here much longer
You got something in mind?
Cameron
Come over after they leave
We can watch a movie
My place is way too quiet for me right now
Zhuri
I’ll be there then
See you in a bit, Cam
Cameron
See you soon, Zhuri baby
I’m still smiling when I slip my phone back into my pocket.
Alone time with my co-captain is something that the media would love to run with.
But I’ve spent my life being careful.
Maybe this is how I start living for me.
twenty-five
