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He snickers. “I know. But he’ll retaliate. We gotta keep our eyes open.”
We. Our. Us.
“I’m at the jobsite. I came over to check on things,” he says. “What time are you coming over?”
Oh, yeah. “Well, Kerissa is coming over tonight. So I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“I thought you were moving in?”
“This weekend,” I say slowly.
He fake cries.
“Jess, it’s one night. I need to get things in order here anyway. I have to send my boss an email. I have to figure out what to do about my lease. I know you’ll help me, I get it, but I’m capable of doing things too.”
He groans. “I’ll be there early.”
“Don’t you work tomorrow?”
“Fuck. Yes. Okay, tomorrow as soon as I get off work. Deal?”
“Deal.” I grin. “I love you.”
“I love you. Talk to you later.”
“Bye.”
My world just got big.
I smile and look up where to find moving boxes.
27
JESS
“Hey, Sparkles,” I say, smirking as I enter Mom’s kitchen. “Anything new happening?”
“Fuck off.”
I laugh as I kiss Mom on the cheek. “Hi, Mama.”
“What you did to your brother was terrible and horrible …” She glances at Banks. “And really funny.”
“Mom.” Banks looks at her in disbelief. “I’m probably going to have to get a new phone number.”
“You would’ve done it to him if you would’ve thought about it first,” she says. “Besides, you put the giant rooster in his yard.”
I make a face at Banks. He glares at me.
“Dad home yet?” I ask.
“No. He’s with Moss at the hardware store.”
“Is Foxx still gone?” I ask.
“Yes. He called me this morning from Atlanta. He should be home in the morning.”
Banks rocks back on the chair. “What’s he doing in Atlanta?”
