Let Me Just Say This by B. Swangin Webster Page A

a couple of hours, so by the time we get there, it will only give us about two hours before the meeting.”
    Black was already in the white bag.
    â€œGirl, you sure know what a brotha needs,” he said biting into his bacon, egg and grape jelly sandwich.
    Rebecca always knew what each man liked for breakfast, hell it was her job to know. Black was just a country boy who always needed grape jelly on whatever breakfast sandwich he was eating.
    She turned toward Kevin and replied coyly, “I like to think so.”
    She and Kevin shared a smile.
    â€œNow boarding Flight 267 to Atlanta. First class passengers may now board.”
    â€œThat’s us dude and dudette.”
    â€œCome on slow poke,” Rebecca said grabbing Kevin’s hand.
    â€œWhatever.”

CHAPTER 21
    Cheryl met Kevin about a year after graduating from high school. She had practically become a hermit in her room, never going out and never dating. By this time, her sister had two children and Cheryl loved her niece and nephew like nothing else in the world. Angel dragged her out one evening on a blind date and the guy seemed just as unimpressed with her as she was with him.
    â€œJust come on, it will be fun.” Angel said to Cheryl as she pulled her up from the bed.
    â€œI don’t want to go besides he is you friend, not mine. He probably is ugly anyway.” she said with a smile.
    Angel pushed Cheryl towards the bathroom and told her to hurry up since they would be there in less than an hour.
    They arrived at the restaurant and Kevin didn’t bother to acknowledge her at all until her Angel whispered something that made him smile. Cheryl thought that Kevin could probably have had anyone. He was a tall man with the looks of a model. He was a little conceited but she figured he had to be since he was trying to open his own business. Besides, weren’t all men conceited when they belonged to a fraternity?
    â€œSo your sister tells me you broke up with your boyfriend.”
    Cheryl laughed to hide her nervousness and then simply answered yes.”
    â€œGuess you are on the market now, huh?” he said as hepicked up his soda and took a sip from the glass.
    â€œI guess that’s what you would call it.”
    â€œSo, what kind of guy do you like?” he said.
    Cheryl thought she noticed him roll his eyes to the top of his head a few times but she was trying to enjoy the date. After explaining that she really didn’t like the jock types but liked them more smart than cute, she got his attention.
    â€œSo you would date the brothers that no other women would.” He said with a hearty laugh.
    â€œI don’t think that is funny. Besides my mother said that if you date a man that is cute, he will probably be a jerk or worse, gay. So I guess that means I couldn’t date you.” she said with a hint of a smile.
    â€œLook, I aint all that cute and I don’t think I like…”
    Angel cleared her throat and pulled Cheryl’s sweater and told her to go to the bathroom with her.
    â€œI don’t need to go.” Cheryl said. “I hear that girls can’t use the bathroom by themselves, they always have to go two by two.” Kevin said as he laughed so loud he shook the table.
    Cheryl was fuming and couldn’t wait to get up from the table, bumping it on purpose causing his glass of water to spill but he had quick hands and pulled the tablecloth up so it didn’t get on him. She rolled her eyes as her sister pulled her away from the table.
    They walked into the ladies room and Angel was all over her.
    â€œWhat are you doing, good lord; you are going to make him leave.”
    â€œGood, I don’t like him anyway.”
    â€œGirl, you better get a grip. I am trying to help you out and you are being rude.” Angel said as she applied another layer of lip gloss to her already shiny lips.
    â€œLook, I was happy being at home. You dragged me out here with this jerk.