Page 64 of Loyalty, Lust, Love
“I’ve gone months without seeing you, so if we had to wait until then, it wouldn’t have been any different than the times before.”
“I disagree.”
“Why?”
“Because my intentions are different. I’m taking every opportunity I have to make you fall in love with me, remember?”
“Yes, I remember. Well, thank you for flying me out.”
The server returned with our food, and after taking a few bites, they continued conversing.
“Did you bring the letter?” Lynx asked.
“It’s in my purse. We can?—”
“Give it to me. I want to read it now.”
“Right now? You don’t want to read it in private.”
“Nah, here is fine.”
She hesitantly removed the envelope that held the letter from his father from her purse and handed it to him. He quickly opened the envelope, and she watched as his eyes moved across the paper. When he finished, he gave it back to Fateema.
“What does it say?” she asked as she stuffed it back into her purse.
“You can read it later, but ironically, it was nothing I didn’t already know or hadn’t figured out. He apologized several times for keeping his illness from me. He thought it was best and asked for my forgiveness. He didn’t tell me about Kena because he didn’t want to see the look of disappointment on my face after realizing he’d cheated on my mother. He asked me to look after Kena and…”
“And what?”
“To marry you.”
“To mar—oh, wow. Mr. Keno always had my back when it came to you.”
They indulged in a few more bites of food before Lynx asked her what she meant by her last statement.
“Why would Pops have to have your back when it came to me?”
“Because we talked, and I shared some things with him that I didn’t want to share with my dad.”
“Things like what?”
“None of your business.”
“Oh, it’s like that?”
“Yep. I would've come to you if I wanted to talk to you about it. It’s good to know Mr. Keno was trustworthy. He took our conversations to his grave, and I respect him more than I did before.”
“If you say so, but this situation with my sister and his health kinda made me lose some respect for him.”
“No one is perfect, Lynx. Mr. Keno made some mistakes, but he did his best. He raised you to be the man you are today, and I think he did a great job.”
He nodded but didn’t respond. Since his father passed away, his feelings about him were up and down. Some days, he was sad, some days he missed him, and others, he was angry. Today, he was neutral.
“Let’s talk about something else,” he suggested.
“Okay. What do you have planned for us this weekend?”
“Oh my God!I can’t believe you signed us up for a dance class,” Fateema exclaimed.
