out now.
“Well, I know when I’m not wanted.”
“Come on guys, we’ll get some food.” Aiden nodded to the others to follow him to the kitchen.
“Now that sounds like a plan,” Taise said, smiling.
“Yeah, it does,” Murphy said as he gave Crystal a wink before walking out.
I turned my attention to Crystal but she was clearly trying to avoid my gaze.
“So, what’s happening with your car?” Jess asked.
“Well, Anthony and Aiden are working on it, but I’m wondering if I should just cut my losses, and buy a new one,” I said reminding myself of all the hassle with it lately.
I knew that if anyone could fix it, it would be Anthony and Aiden, but honestly, I was just fed up with it.
“Yeah, it has been nothing, but trouble the past few months,” Mimi agreed.
“Yeah, well we’ll see,” I said.
There was another knock at the door, so this time I got up to get it.
“Hey,” I said as I opened the door to a smiling Anthony.
“Did you get it this time?” I asked, noticing his empty hands.
“Get what?” he asked pretending to look confused.
“Jess’ candy?”
“Oh, no!” Now he looked panicked.
“Anthony, are you kidding me?” I whispered, staring at him in disbelief.
“Yeah, actually I am.” With a huge grin on his face, he whipped out a Hershey bar from his back pocket.
“That wasn’t funny. I thought I was going to have to plan your funeral,” I said, playfully hitting him on the arm.
“No, I’m not that bad. Now can you let me in? I’m sort of freezing my butt off out here,” he said, shivering.
“Yeah, sorry.” I stepped aside and let him in.
“So, how’s fixing my car going?” I asked, preparing myself for the worst answer.
“Yeah, it’s OK. It’ll be as good as new in a couple of days,” he reassured me.
“Really?” I smiled at the thought of getting my freedom back.
“Yes, really. Aiden and I didn’t just set up a business for the fun of it you know. We are actually good at what we do,” he smiled and nudged me playfully.
“Yeah, I don’t doubt you guys. It’s that car I worry about.”
“Well, even if we can’t fix it, you know we will get you a new car so you don’t have anything to worry about,” he said, smiling.
“Thanks, Ant,” I said, and we both headed back to the living room.
“Hey baby,” Anthony said to Jess.
“Hey,” Jess said, smiling at him.
“Here you go.” He handed her the Hershey bar, much to her delight.
“Oh goodness, my favorite! Thank you, baby.” She kissed him, then ripped open the packet.
“Wow! She really takes this eating for two thing seriously, doesn’t she?” Crystal said, earning her a dirty look from Jess.
My phone rang, but I could barely hear it over the chatting, so I left the room to answer the call.
“Hey,” I said.
“Hey, April!” Jinnie shouted excitedly.
“Where are you?”
“I’m stuck in traffic, but I’ll be there in like ten
“Well, I know when I’m not wanted.”
“Come on guys, we’ll get some food.” Aiden nodded to the others to follow him to the kitchen.
“Now that sounds like a plan,” Taise said, smiling.
“Yeah, it does,” Murphy said as he gave Crystal a wink before walking out.
I turned my attention to Crystal but she was clearly trying to avoid my gaze.
“So, what’s happening with your car?” Jess asked.
“Well, Anthony and Aiden are working on it, but I’m wondering if I should just cut my losses, and buy a new one,” I said reminding myself of all the hassle with it lately.
I knew that if anyone could fix it, it would be Anthony and Aiden, but honestly, I was just fed up with it.
“Yeah, it has been nothing, but trouble the past few months,” Mimi agreed.
“Yeah, well we’ll see,” I said.
There was another knock at the door, so this time I got up to get it.
“Hey,” I said as I opened the door to a smiling Anthony.
“Did you get it this time?” I asked, noticing his empty hands.
“Get what?” he asked pretending to look confused.
“Jess’ candy?”
“Oh, no!” Now he looked panicked.
“Anthony, are you kidding me?” I whispered, staring at him in disbelief.
“Yeah, actually I am.” With a huge grin on his face, he whipped out a Hershey bar from his back pocket.
“That wasn’t funny. I thought I was going to have to plan your funeral,” I said, playfully hitting him on the arm.
“No, I’m not that bad. Now can you let me in? I’m sort of freezing my butt off out here,” he said, shivering.
“Yeah, sorry.” I stepped aside and let him in.
“So, how’s fixing my car going?” I asked, preparing myself for the worst answer.
“Yeah, it’s OK. It’ll be as good as new in a couple of days,” he reassured me.
“Really?” I smiled at the thought of getting my freedom back.
“Yes, really. Aiden and I didn’t just set up a business for the fun of it you know. We are actually good at what we do,” he smiled and nudged me playfully.
“Yeah, I don’t doubt you guys. It’s that car I worry about.”
“Well, even if we can’t fix it, you know we will get you a new car so you don’t have anything to worry about,” he said, smiling.
“Thanks, Ant,” I said, and we both headed back to the living room.
“Hey baby,” Anthony said to Jess.
“Hey,” Jess said, smiling at him.
“Here you go.” He handed her the Hershey bar, much to her delight.
“Oh goodness, my favorite! Thank you, baby.” She kissed him, then ripped open the packet.
“Wow! She really takes this eating for two thing seriously, doesn’t she?” Crystal said, earning her a dirty look from Jess.
My phone rang, but I could barely hear it over the chatting, so I left the room to answer the call.
“Hey,” I said.
“Hey, April!” Jinnie shouted excitedly.
“Where are you?”
“I’m stuck in traffic, but I’ll be there in like ten
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