“The heart of him may still be the same, but the world’s expectations of him aren’t. I am sure that he has a reason for his absence and not contacting you,” Kandi Grace declared.
Whenever they visited their mama when we were kids, he would always come back sullen and in a space that he couldn’tbe reached. It would take hours for me to get through to him and days for the others to reach him.
I couldn’t lose him when I’d just found him again.
“Don’t be trying to turn my friend into an old maid like you. Reighvyn did have his issues, but she shouldn’t be punished for them,” Myracle countered with twisted lips as she stuffed ice cream into her mouth.
“I’m not surprised that you two ended up together. You were always close, and I swear y’all had moon eyes for each other,” Kandi Grace stated.
Myracle pointed her spoon at Kandi Grace. “That—we can agree on that.”
I smacked my lips and waved my hand at them. “Whatever.”
“Girl, you were in love with that man forever, and he felt the same about you. You two were the only ones in denial,” Myracle declared.
“I called Neal’s wife,” I confessed.
“You did what?” Myracle balked as Kandi Grace shook her head.
“Why would you do that?” Kandi Grace asked.
“I felt that I needed to apologize to her and bring some closure to the situation overall. I never meant to hurt her. It brought peace and healing to me,” I explained.
“But did it bring peace and healing to her, or hurt her more?”
“I don’t think it did, Myr.”
“That’s cool, friend. I’m happy for you,” Kandi Grace stated.
“Reighvyn was a crucial part of my healing during the little time we were together,” I shared.
“Then you should try to reach out to him again, friend. I know that I said before that you need to keep moving, but I must admit he was good peeps back in the day,” Myracle reassured me.
“I just hope he isn’t having second thoughts about me.”
“Honey, you need to change that mindset,” Kandi Grace stated.
“You want me to call that man up and ask him why he ain’t been in touch with my friend?” Myracle asked.
“No!” Kandi Grace and I shouted simultaneously.
We doubled over with laughter, but I did pray that he would reach out to me soon. The doorbell rang, forcing me to jump to my feet to answer it.
“Garrett, the delivery guy is at the door,” I announced loudly for Myracle’s benefit when I peered out the window.
She jumped up and ran to the door with her toes spread wide. She had a crush on Garrett that could not be tamed. Of all the men she flirted with, if she had her pick, he would be number one. I believed she felt that way because he didn’t seem to return the interest.
“Hi, Garrett. How are you today? Can we get you something to drink? You look like you’ve been out in the hot sun far too long with the way your muscles are glistening with all that sweat,” she declared, laughing and patting his arm.
I rolled my eyes from where I stood behind her and looked at Kandi Grace over my shoulder. She stuck her finger in her mouth and pretended to vomit.
Myracle chatted a little while longer before Garrett asked me to sign for a package. I did so and thanked him before I stepped back inside, leaving him with a flirty Myracle.
“What’s that?” Kandi Grace asked as my stomach fluttered.
I opened the package, not bothering to answer her question. My mouth dropped when I saw three airline tickets to Las Vegas along with three tickets to the bout that featured Reighvyn as the main event. Inside were more details, including the information about the hotel stay, travel arrangements, and meals.
“Girls!” I squealed, jumping up and down.
