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“Don’t, your time is coming.”
Jaden wasn’t so sure. He turned back to look for the girls but didn’t find them.
“Look at you, I’ve never seen you go after someone like you’ve done tonight.”
Jaden’s brows creased and he slid his hands into his pockets. “I don’t usually have to, and Claudia isn’t making it easy.”
“Is that why you’re going after her, for the chase?”
Jaden pondered on his brother’s words still unsure.
“You should pump your brakes. When you know without a shadow of a doubt what you want, then you go hard.”
Jaden rubbed his chin. “Spoken from experience?”
“You know it.”
“If this is the end result, then maybe I should just go hard.”
“But is this what you want?”
Jaden didn’t know if he wanted marriage. But he knew he wanted Claudia.
Away from eyes and ears, Samiyah and Claudia exited the tent relieving themselves of the expensive shoes on their feet.
“Are you having fun?” Claudia asked her.
Samiyah beamed. “Girl, I’m having the time of my life.”
“Oooh you lucky, lucky girl!” They laughed.
“Seems like you may get a little lucky yourself.”
“Hmmm,” Claudia said.
Samiyah stopped walking and turned to her friend. “What’s that about? You’re usually excited to be around Jaden.”
Claudia diverted her attention to the shore. “I still am.”
Samiyah wasn’t convinced. “Spill it.”
Claudia exhaled deeply, “I don’t know, I guess, I don’t really know Jaden. As much as we’ve spoken in the past, he hasn’t divulged much about himself. Besides that, I don’t know if whatever this is we’re doing has any legs. And,” she added, “If it does have legs, I’m not sure if we should be together.”
“First, don’t take it too hard that he isn’t letting you right in. Jonas did that to me in the beginning, and I called him out on it.”
“Did you?”
“Yes, because I needed to know, but at that time we were both in agreement that trying a relationship was what we wanted to do. So my advice to you is, have a conversation with Jaden and see where this thing is going. Then call him out on his silence. Tell him to let you in.”
“I don’t know,” Claudia waned.
“Why don’t you know?”
“I’m not his type.”
Samiyah’s hands rested on her ample hips. “Excuse me.”
Claudia smirked and rolled her eyes. “Let’s not get into this okay, it’s your wedding night. We should be talking about where you and that sexy man are going for the honeymoon. I know he wanted to keep it a surprise, but I also know he gives you what you want, so tell me so we can squeal together.”