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the phone and said, “Men.” 
    The tone of voice she used when uttering that one word caused me to break into a small fit of laughter. “Who taught you that? Uncle Cameron?” Katie giggled letting me know that was indeed her teacher.
    Derrick again pipes up, “You need to spend a little less time with Uncle Cam I think. Say goodnight Katelyn, you have school in the morning.”  
    Katie giggled again, “Goodnight Katelyn. And Goodnight MJ, I love you.”  
    Those words always m ade me smile when she said them. “I love you too, Katie-cat. Sweet dreams.” 
    Derrick takes the phone and sighs, “What am I gonna do with that girl?”
    I respond, “What would you do without her?”
    He chuckles, “Touché.” Then he added, “Where are my manners, Hello beautiful, how was your day?” This man could make my heart swell to the point of bursting with his sweet words. And to think I almost missed out on this due to a few hundred miles between us.
    “It was good, it’s even better now that I'm talking to you.” 
    I could hear the smile in his voice as he asked, “So, what did you do?”  
    “I met someone.”   His silence spoke volumes as to the assumption he made from that. “Oh wait, no, not like that. I mean it’s a guy, but he’s a friend.” 
    He must have been holding his breath because I heard a long outtake of breath before he said, “Don’t give a guy a heart attack like that MJ.”
    It made me a little happy that he was worried about it, even daresay jealous. ”You have nothing to worry about, believe me. Though technically, a guy did ask for my number.”
    Acting as though he’s frustrated he says, “That’s it, I’m on my way down there now.”  
    All I could do was laugh. “The guy that I hung out with tonight though, his name is Tristan. He’s really sweet, you’d like him.” I proceeded to tell him all about our evening.
    When I filled him in on the little sister part, he sounded as though he had to hold back tears himself. It made sense to me when he said, “I worry about Katelyn being bullied. I’m not sure what I’d do in that situation.” It made me angry to think about it, so I could only imagine how he felt as her father. Derrick puts Katie above everyone in life, as it should be with a child.
    “Well, you wouldn’t have to do anything because I’ll kick anyone’s butt that hurts that little girl. No matter what consequences I faced.”  
    He laughs softly, “I miss you, MJ .” 
    I choked back tears at those words, and then added, “I miss you too.” 
    We said our goodnights and I had arrived home at this point. Once inside, I changed into my pajamas and snuggled into my bed as I put a movie in to lull me to sleep. I was a bit jazzed from the great day I had and really wished I’d gotten Tristan’s number so I could call and talk to him some more.

Chapter Five
    **Derrick**
     
     
     
     
                 
    Mary Jane and I had been talking back and forth for weeks now without anyone finding out.  Then one day I called Cameron to talk to him about a business idea and he said he didn't have time to talk because he was packing for Florida.
    "Wait, what? You're going to Florida? For what?" I asked.
    "I'm headed down to s pend time with my girl MJ. Ooh…sorry Derrick, I wasn’t thinking about who I'm talking to." Cameron's voice became awkward as he fumbled to change the subject.
    "It's cool Cam. Um…can you keep a secret?" I wanted to send something to Mary Jane and this was the perfect opportunity. This probably wasn’t the best person to take care of keeping a secret but I had to hope that he'd come through for me.
    "Does my ass look great in everything?" he responds.
    "Is that a question or an answer?" I ask, confused.
    "Both.  So spill already!"
    "Would you stop by before you leave town. I have something for MJ. We've kind of been seeing each other long distance. We don't want to tell anyone though in case it ends up not working