Sloan couldn’t sleep. It wasn’t that late, but now that she had her childcare situation sorted, she thought she could at least try to get seven uninterrupted hours of blissful rest before Avery woke her up asking for waffles.
She sat up in her bed and turned on her T.V..Golden Girlsreruns seemed like the perfect remedy, but even after one of Blanche’s killer punchlines, Sloan was still restless. She reached for her phone and texted Xeni.
I’m screwed.
OMG. I was waiting for you to text me, but i didn’t want to blow up your phone. How did it go?
Really good.
He’s really mellow, but not a pushover.
Not too heavy handed. He’s also huge
and tatted so he’ll have Avery’s back in
all the parking lot fights she’ll surely
start along the way.
Oh good. Nothing like a large white boy in a parking lot fight.
Why are you screwed?
Sarah said he’s amazing and you clearly
think he’s a good fit.
Yeah, but...
Sloan added the emoji of the monkey covering its eyes.
What the fuck’s that supposed to mean?
I think he might have a little crush on me.
I mean I know he does.
Um. Details please.
He said that he’s kinda feeling me.
Would it be weird to say that
my prayers have been answered?
The goddess sent you a fine man and
someone to look after your kids
all in one package.
Hold on. I have something for you
.
Sloan waited for the next text from Xeni, but instead her silly friend called her on FaceTime. She answered the call and immediately died laughing at the ridiculous open mouth grin on Xeni’s face. She leaned over and turned on her bedside lamp so Xeni could see her.
“Why are you calling me?”
