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“Don’t be mad at me, but my mom just called and told me that my sister’s water broke Please don’t beon this date tonight, just as ht on the bed I was about to get dressed when my mom called me,” I said and flipped the camera to show him my clothes that were on the bed I didn’t want hi to coo out with hiht

“It’s cool That’s family, so that’s more important,” he told me

“What about tomorrow? Can we make up for it tomorrow?” I questioned

“Ima have my kids with me for the weekend, shorty Next weekend?” he wanted to know

“That’sweekend?” I asked

“Shit, that’s randma’s sixtieth surprise birthday party Come there with me I want to show you off to my family,” he said

He shocked me with that one I felt like I had no room to say no to him For one, I really, really liked this man Secondly, he h it looked like eren’t going to be able to go on our date tonight He was trying, actually putting in the work I had to adet this far without on sex until I was rand me to a strip club like his welcome home party

“I’ll go with you Where are you going tonight then? I just want to make sure you don’t have other options lined up, now that I changed the script,” I told him

For me to even say that and to even care, I knew thatout

“Norht, so that’s that! Ain’t nobody else lined up! Nobody coet that through your head I’ I’o and getback home,” he snapped

“Okay Okay,” I said, not hed when I said that and then shook his head

“You act like you deaf, that’s why,” he told me

“No, I don’t I’ a chance with you, and I’m scared That’s all,” I said

“You ain’t gotta be scared Call ht No o to sleep,” he told me, and I smiled

“Okay I will”