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Theo plants his hands on either side of me and leans into the screen. “Speaking of Einsteins, any of your classes giving you a hard time?”
“Hard time?” Quincy signs and says as she glares at him. I see the moment she realizes she’s signed, and then she looks at me. “I’m deaf.”
I sign, “I’m five-foot-two and a libra.”
Shaking her head, she smiles and looks at Theo, and that, that is when I see wheels turning in a different direction. “Are you two a couple?”
“We are,” Theo answers then kisses the top of my head.
“Oh, my God.” His mother puts her hand over her chest.
“Dang, Mom.” He laughs.
She shakes her head. “I’ve never even seen you show affection to the girl you dated for—”
“Oh my God, Rosa.” Quincy palms her face. “Candace was a psycho.”
“She was a lovely girl,” Rosa scolds her.
Theo mumbles, “What the fuck?” under his breath.
And to avoid the awkward, I interject, “Well, Candace had good taste. This one’s a catch.”
“How long has this been going on?” Rosa asks at the same time Quincy asks, “Wait—are you the gymnast in all those videos he watched this summer?”
“All right, I think Riley and I need to crack open the books.”
I take the phone before he can and laugh. “We’re not done here.”
He steps back and puts his hands in the air. “Well, I’m starving, so I’m going to eat. You hungry?”
“Sure am.” I smile at him before looking back at the screen. “So, tell me about yourselves.”
“Mom’s a social worker. She’s working on her master’s degree so she can get paid the right amount for the job she’s already doing. Dad was a linesman.”
“I’m sorry for your loss.”
They both make the sign of the cross.
“What do your parents do?” Rosa asks.
“They’re both anesthesiologists,” I answer. “My brother and I are both on the same track. Quincy, what degree are you working toward?”
She shrugs. “Just taking four of my basic courses that are prerequisites.”
“Tell her about track,” Theo calls as he pulls a pan of lasagna out of the oven.
“What about it?” Quincy huffs. “The team sucks, and the coach is a tool.”
“It’s time for me to go grab Kennedy and McKinley from work. You’ve got Regan here.” Rosa gives Quincy a quick kiss then looks at the screen. “It was nice to have met you, Riley.”
“You, too.” I pick up the phone and move to Theo. “Say goodbye to your mom.”
He leans in and makes an adorable kissy face. “Love you, Mami, drive careful.”
She throws him a kiss. “Love you, hijo.”
“I should let you go.” Quincy sighs.
