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that.”
    “What sets
you
off?” Willow asked, curious.
    “Willow!” Rachel chastised her youngest daughter. “That’s not a polite question.”
    Willow couldn’t believe her mother was offended by a simplequestion. “What?” Willow asked, genuinely confused. “I just want to know what kind of guy he is.”
    Trey smirked. “It’s okay,” he said. He looked at the teenager. “I’m no different from anybody else, really. We all have things we dislike about people. But I’m pretty normal. Nothing out of the ordinary.”
    Chloe shot her sister another evil look, and Willow shrugged. She was just being protective of Chloe. She loved her sister and wanted to make sure this guy was worth her time. He answered all the questions right, he wore the right clothes, bought her sister the right gifts. But she wanted to make sure he wasn’t too good to be true.
    Willow decided on a softer approach. “So, what do you do for fun?” she asked.
    Trey smiled and looked at Chloe. “Well, lately Chloe takes up most of my free time. Between my job and my classes, there’s not much time to do too much else.”
    Rachel nodded. “Well, it seems like the two of you really enjoy each other’s company. I think that’s great. But just try not to move too fast. Things can get complicated if you do.”
    An awkward silence followed.
    Chloe cleared her throat. “Okay, well, we have reservations for dinner. We need to leave so we’re not late.” She stood up, and Trey happily followed suit.
    Rachel stood as well. She walked over to Trey and shook his hand. “It was very nice to meet you,” she said. “You’ll have to come over and have dinner with us soon.”
    Trey smiled, relieved that his meeting with Chloe’s family was finally over. “Thank you,” he said. “I’d like that.”
    Willow watched in silence as Chloe and Trey left. She couldn’t wait till she could meet a guy who would lavish her with designer clothes and sneakers, days at the hair salon, and expensive dinners. Some girls had all the luck.
     
    “So,” Trey said as he sat beside Chloe in the taxi zipping through the streets of Manhattan. “What did you do today?”
    Chloe shrugged. “Nothing, really. Just hung out with my friends for a little while—that’s about it.” She left out the fact that she’d spent part of her afternoon getting her back dug out at Jason’s place.
    Trey stared at her for a long time, but said nothing.
    Chloe looked at him and tried to think of some way to change the subject. “Well, now that you’ve met my family, tell me about yours.” She was eager to meet Trey’s folks, curious to see his old neighborhood.
    Trey shifted in his seat. “What do you wanna know?”
    “I don’t know. Do you have any sisters or brothers?”
    He shook his head. “Nah. I’m an only child. I always wanted a brother or sister. I used to be jealous of kids who had siblings to chill with. Like you and Willow, for instance. You two seem real close. Y’all look out for each other.”
    Chloe nodded. “I love my sister. She’s a pain in the ass sometimes, but we’re very close. She listens to me and she looks up to me.”
    “That’s wassup,” Trey said. “It’s good that she has somebody she can talk to when she has to deal with the shit teenage girls go through. Having you around should help her avoid some of the bullshit.”
    Chloe nodded. “I can’t believe how many of the kids she went to junior high with are pregnant or have kids already. It’s fuckin’ sad. I’m just happy that shit hasn’t happened to her.”
    Trey smiled at her. “That’s ’cause she has you to keep her on track. You’re in school, focused on your future. That’s a good look. You’re a good example for her.”
    The driver pulled up in front of the pricey restaurant, and Trey paid the man. She looked at him and smiled, proud to have a guy like Trey in her life. This was how it was supposed to be—the way women were supposed to be courted. He was so