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“Wait, he’s your boyfriend? When did that happen?”
“I don’t know. Sometime after our second date. He told me he loved me and…”
“He told you he loved you after your second date?” he asked cutting me off.
“Yeah. Or maybe it was a text. And he might have said that he’s falling in love with me. But that’s just one block away from love-town, right?”
“I… guess.”
“So, he told me he loved me. Then I told him my parents would be in town and that he should meet them. He said he wanted to and we agreed. But this morning when I gave him the details, nothing. Not even a meme. And I love the funny memes he sends me. It’s one of the best things about our relationship.”
“Wow! That’s a lot.”
“What’s a lot?”
“You just said so many things that…”
“Oh my god, I’m here,” I said cutting Titus off. “What am I gonna do? What am I gonna do?”
“First, calm down.”
“I tell you that my life hangs in the balance and you tell me to calm down? This is the perfect time to panic.”
“Lou, listen to me. Take a breath. Breathe.”
Staring at the pastry shop I told my parents to meet me at, I did what Titus said. I took a breath. It was hard considering the giant hands squeezing my chest, but I did. It helped. I barely felt like I was going to pass out anymore.
“Are you doing it?”
“Quiet, I’m trying to breathe,” I told him struggling to take another breath.
After my heart slowed to a deer on caffeine from a chipmunk on speed, I gathered myself.
“You still there?” Titus asked me.
“I’m here.”
“Okay. Where are you?”
“Standing in front of my doom.”
“I meant physically. What’s your address?”
“I’m in front of Nutmeg.”
“Alright. Do you need me to come there?”
“Aren’t you jetting around the world or something?”
“I wasn’t jetting around the world. I was helping Nero get set up at his new place. You know that. You also know that it was his team’s jet. I couldn’t even afford the peanuts on that thing. Nero had to pay for my ticket back.”
“So you’re coming back?”
“We’re about to land. I could catch a taxi and be there in 15 minutes.”
“Oh wait! Wasn’t I supposed to pick you up at the airport? I’m so sorry. My parents told me that they were going to be in town for the day and my mind just stopped.”
“I understand. I get it. Don’t worry. I’ll catch a cab. And if you want me there, I could be there in minutes.”
