Page 49 of For the Lover in You
"No! You are if you don't call that man and tell him thank you. Look, we'll go to the car, and you call him," Trina said.
Before I could respond, the two of them walked away, leaving me standing there. I looked at the flowers and smiled, then pulled out my phone to call Tremaine. The phone rang twice before he answered.
"Hey, Mila." His voice sent a chill up and down my spine.
"H-hi Trey," I stammered.
"How you doing?"
A smile spread across my face. For the first time in a long time, I felt I could honestly answer this question.
"I'm feeling good. Today was a great day."
"I love to hear that. You deserve it."
Another chill shot up my back.
"Um... the reason I called is that I wanted to say thank you for treating me to the spa treatment today. It's very unexpected but appreciated, and the flowers are just as beautiful."
"You're welcome, Mila. Anytime."
The line went silent. I cleared my voice and spoke up again. "Let me make this up to you. All this stuff you are doing for me, and I haven't been able to return the favor yet."
"That's the thing. It's no favor to return. I'm doing all this because I want to and not looking for anything in return."
"But Trey," I whined, "this isn't fair. At least let me do something."
He sighed. "Mila, you don't have to."
"But I am, and I don't care what you say. Eventually, you're going to get tired of doing things for me."
He chuckled. "Never."
My heart sped up. From Trey's tone, I could tell he was serious. I cleared my voice to knock off the jolt of feelings he had rushing through me.
"What are you doing right now?" I asked.
"Nothing at home, going over some stuff. What's up?"
"Do you have a little time in your day for me to return the favor?"
I heard him chuckle. "Mila."
Before he could interject, I interrupted him. "Please, Trey, let me return the favor."
"What time do you want to meet?"
I contained my squeal and played it cool.
"I'll text you the details."
He chuckled. "Alright, Mila. See you soon."
"See you soon, Trey."
I waited 'til I heard the beep on the other end. I finally let out my squeal and ran over toward Trina's car. Trina and Chasity were already inside when I hopped in the back seat.
"What'd he say?" Chasity asked, turning around in her seat.
