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I leaned away from her eager face.
“So…” She trailed off with a glint in her eyes.
“So?”
“Did you guys fuck?”
“Keisha! What the fuck?” I shouted at her, stuck between being appalled and laughing.
“That’s what I’m trying to ask.” She acted indignant, and I shook my head at her smartass reply.
“No, we did not…fuck.” I chuckled at the crass word. “Seriously, did you have to say it like that?”
“My bad!” She raised her hands and covered her mouth, acting apologetic. “Next time, I’ll say if you guys cuddled ‘aggressively.’”
What a crazy girl. I playfully pushed her away from me while breaking into laughter.
“So, did you?” Keisha waggled her eyebrows.
I let out an exasperated sigh. She was so stubborn. I knew she wouldn’t stop pestering me unless I answered her question, no matter how reluctant I was.
It wasn’t that I could tell Keisha. It was just that I didn’t want to remember how conflicted I was about my feelings.
On the one hand, I didn’t want to give in to my desires; on the other, I did.
“No, we did not ‘cuddle aggressively.’ I replied, throwing her teasing words back in her face.
"Really?" Keisha's surprise was palpable.
I raised an eyebrow, taken aback. "Why are you surprised? Were you expecting something to happen between us?"
Keisha leaned back against the couch, crossing her arms and looking at me almost amusedly. "Well, yeah."
I gaped at her, struggling to find the words. "Why?"
She shrugged, her grin mischievous. "Oh, come on, Sophia. The sexual tension between you two is so obvious even if I haven’t seen you together yet.”
I felt my cheeks heat up, partly from embarrassment and annoyance. "Keisha, seriously? Don't be ridiculous."
She chuckled. "I'm just saying, the vibes are there. It's like a magnetic pull or something."
I sighed, rolling my eyes. "You and your wild imagination."
Keisha's expression turned serious as she leaned in, her gaze locking onto mine.
"But seriously, Sophia, have you thought about it? I mean, he's not just some random guy. He's Matteo, the enigmatic businessman who caught your attention, even if you don't want to admit it."
I was about to retort when her words struck a chord. Matteo did manage to captivate my attention in ways I hadn't anticipated.
Before I could respond, I found myself uttering words that stopped both of us in our tracks. "Keisha, have you forgotten? He killed someone."
Keisha's face fell, her playfulness replaced by a solemn expression. "No, I haven't forgotten."
I shook my head, exasperated. "How can you suggest I'd want to be with someone like that?"
Keisha's voice was surprisingly matter-of-fact as she replied, "Look, Sophia, I'm not saying it's easy to accept. But maybe there's more to the story than we know. People don't just do things like that for no reason."
I stared at her, incredulous. "Are you seriously defending him? Keisha, he killed someone. No matter his reasons, it doesn't change that fact."
