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She nodded, even though disappointment settled across her face. I leaned over, kissed her forehead, and reached for my keys.

"I'll call you."

It wasn't a promise. It just made leaving easier. I walked out, climbed into my truck, and pulled off. I kept telling myself I had everything under control, but every lie I told only made the next one easier. The fucked up part was I already knew I would be right back at Talia's house in a couple days.

CHAPTER NINE

By the time five o'clock rolled around, I was exhausted, not from work, but from answering the same question all damn day.

"Who is Jokah?"

"I don't know."

"You lying."

"I met him one time."

"Girl, ain't no man buying hibachi for an entire office after one conversation."

I heard it from Jasmine, Dr. Simmons, and all my co-workers. Hell, even Mrs. Johnson, one of our regular patients, smiled and said, "If you don't want him, baby send him my way." I laughed it off every single time, but truth was I still couldn't wrap my head around what had happened.

Happy my shift was over, I climbed into my car, tossed my work bag into the passenger seat, and leaned my head against the steering wheel. "This man is insane," I laughed.

My phone connected to Bluetooth as soon as I started the engine, and I hit Armani's name. She answered before the first ring finished.

"Bitch!"

"What?"

"Bitch, guess who bought lunch for my entire office?"

There was a long pause before she finally asked the last question I expected from this nut. "Who died?"

"Nobody," I laughed.

"Then why you yelling?"

"Bitch, Jokah."

She got quiet again.

"Bitch…say something, " I laughed.

"Shut the hell up!"

"I'm serious."

"So am I. What the hell do you mean he bought lunch for your whole office?"

"He had hibachi chefs set up outside my job."

"Like Benihanas?"

"Yes."

"Girl, that man applying pressure."

I laughed so hard I almost missed the light changing. "He’s doing entirely too much."