Page 57 of Loyalty, Lust, Love
“Oh, shit. Spill it,” Adam urged.
Joaquin had a sneaky link that he was starting to develop feelings for, but she wasn’t ready to end things with the guy she was dating.
“You’d be crazy to date her on some serious shit. If she’s messing around on her boyfriend with you, she’ll mess around on you with someone else,” Adam told him.
“True,” Meaghan and Octavia said simultaneously.
“Nah, I don’t think she’s like that. I didn’t know she had a man until we’d fucked a few times. Her guy cheated on her, and when we first hooked up, it was on some get-back shit.”
“I still wouldn’t trust her,” Adam said.
“What’s up with your love life, Adam?” Octavia asked.
Adam had two pregnancy scares with two different women. It scared him so much that he’d been celibate for a few months.
“Are you serious?” Lynx pressed.
“Man, try having one girl tell you she might be pregnant, and while waiting for confirmation, another girl tells you the same thing. I’m paying my way through college and can’t afford one baby, let alone two.”
“Are you wrapping up?” Joaquin asked.
“The condom broke with one of them, and with the other, I drank a little too much and was reckless.”
“Yeah, maybe it’s best if you chill for a while,” Lynx told him.
“What’s up with you two? Anything new?” Meaghan asked, directing everyone’s attention back to Fateema and Lynx.
“Nothing much. I decided to major in Kinesiology and Physical Education,” Fateema replied.
“You didn’t tell me that,” Lynx said.
Fateema shrugged. “I just did. I only decided a few days before winter break.”
“You don’t want to be a physical therapist anymore?” Octavia questioned.
“I do, but it’s a lot of school. I need something to fall back on just in case I decide not to go to grad school. I have time to figure it out though.”
“I’m definitely not going to grad school unless wherever I’m employed pays for it. I refuse to collect any more debt or work myself any harder than I already am,” Adam said.
“Same.” Joaquin agreed. “Grad school isn’t even on my radar.”
“I’m undecided about it right now. I can’t see past this year, let alone two and a half more years of undergradplusgrad school. I don’t know about that,” said Meghan.
“I plan to get my MBA, but who knows how I’ll feel when I finish undergrad. I’ll give it more thought next year,” Octavia shared.
“I’m definitely going to grad school. I already have some job offers, and most companies pay for school,” Lynx shared.
“This news doesn’t surprise any of us. Your quiet, nerdy, but low-key cool ass has always been focused. By the time we graduate, companies will be in a bidding war over you,” said Adam.
“You didn’t tell me that,” Fateema said, mimicking Lynx from a few minutes prior.
“I just did. It’s not like I’m accepting any offers this early in the game.”
“Are the companies in DC?” she continued.
“Yes.”
“But don’t you want to come back to Chicago?”
