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“Uh-huh,” she says skeptically. “I know herfather passed. What about her mother? She know about this?”

“She’s never met her mother. Lonnie’s theonly family she has.”

“Poor thing. No wonder Millie’s so drawn toher.”

“She’s a good girl, Nita. I really likeher.”

“Okay, son. When do I get to meet herofficially?”

“She might be coming to the show today. Ifnot…soon. I promise.”

“Yeah. I really need to get to know thischick better if she’s got you keeping it in your pants.”

Oh, trust me, Nita. I won’t be keeping it infor much longer.

***Raven***

“Ray…please. It’s a bike show. I knowRon’s gonna go off and leave me at some point. Ineedyou.”

We’re sitting on my porch, waiting for Ron tocome and pick her up. She’s been begging me for days to go to thestupid bike show. Once I heard Lonnie and Deena making plans, Idecided I wasn’t going. I only have a couple days left in thishouse, and I don’t want to make them worse than they already are. Ihaven’t said anything to Lonnie about Glenn, but I know she’s seenhim. She looked like she wanted to say something to me, but I gaveher no indication of what happened. It took everything in me not toslap the bitch.

“I said no, Chrissy.”

“Why?” She whines. “I know Gage wantsyou to go, too.”

“Well, it’s not about what you and Gage want.It’s about me.”

“Think of it as a way of making up forholding out on me.”

“What do you mean?”

“Come on, Ray…everyone’s seen the hickey onyour neck, but don’t think I haven’t seen the one on yourthigh...yourinnerthigh. Did he go down you?”

“I can see why that would excite you but no,he didn’t. Things…got a little heavy, but we stopped. We didn’teven get naked.”

“Bummer. Promise me you’ll tell me everythingwhen it finally happens.”

“Fine. I will.”

Ever since her birthday, I’ve been hearingall about her sex life with Ron. I swear I know all about the sizeof his dick, his favorite positions, and what he likes. All it doesis remind me of what I’mnotgetting.

“What do you guys do anyways since you’re nothaving sex?”

“What any normal couple does. We talk, get toknow each other better.”

“He just doesn’t strike me as the type to bein bed with a woman and not fuck her.”

“Well, it’s that dual personality thing Itold you about. He’s the type to cuddle in bed and talk, but willalso break someone’s face for me if that’s what I need.”

“Whose face needs breaking?” She asks, givingme the side eye.

“No one.”

The rumble of motorcycles sounds in thedistance, and I welcome the interruption. I don’t want to lie toher, but I can’t tell her about Glenn, either. As the bikes drawcloser, I steel myself against giving in. I know Gage will try topush me into going. I also know he’s the reason I suddenly got theweekend off from work. As the bikes get closer, Chrissy gets moreexcited.

“Do your parents even know where you’regoing?” I ask her.

“No. They think I’m hanging out with you.Don’t make me a liar…please?”