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man?”
    â€œWe broke up,” Jurnee flatly stated, crossing her arms.
    â€œOver what?”
    Jurnee’s foot rocked up and down. She sighed, and then cleared her throat. “He hit me and yelled in my face, and you know I don’t play that shit. So I left his ass!”
    â€œAre you okay?”
    Jurnee shrugged and turned her head toward the floor. “Just need some time to get my life in order about what I want to do.”
    â€œYou talk to Janelle yet?”
    â€œNah. But I plan to do so on Monday.”
    â€œWell, you know you’re welcomed here.”
    Jurnee looked around the living room. “Is Trevon up?’
    â€œNot yet.”
    â€œSo, what did you have to talk to me about?”
    Kandi tugged at the edge of the T-shirt she wore with no panties. “Have you ever done something that you regret doing?”
    â€œUh . . . yeah?”
    â€œWhat was it?”
    â€œWell, I guess my biggest regret is not allowing myself to fully open up to a man. It’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about what it would be like to be in your shoes.”
    â€œMy shoes?”
    â€œYeah. I think about having a child.”
    â€œReally! Shit. You ain’t never tell me that.”
    â€œIt’s true,” Jurnee confessed, rubbing her nose. “I know life isn’t perfect, but I want the best for you and Trevon and the baby.”
    â€œLife ain’t never perfect,” Kandi muttered with a pout.
    Jurnee could see that something was troubling her friend. “What do you feel is wrong? You have Trevon, right? And the baby—”
    â€œThings just ain’t perfect, okay!” Kandi said, standing up quickly. She paced the floor, her eyes welling with tears.
    â€œWhat am I missing, Kandi?” Jurnee stood. “Ever since I’ve been here, you’ve been acting funny. Why aren’t you happy?”
    â€œIt’s real fucked up right now.”
    â€œWhat’s fucked up?”
    Kandi didn’t answer.
    Jurnee glanced down the hall before she spoke. “Is Trevon cheating on you or something?” she whispered.
    â€œNo,” Kandi groaned, wiping her tears away.
    Jurnee walked up to Kandi and laid her hands on her shoulders. “You need to tell me what’s going on with you.”
    Kandi lowered her chin. “I can’t.” She sobbed.
    â€œYes, the hell you can!” Jurnee pressed, her voice filled with exasperation. She was fighting hard not to mention the abortion paper she found last night. Her hopes stood high on Kandi being open with her about her problem.
    Kandi turned from Jurnee to sit back on the sofa. “It’s about what happened up in New York.”
    Jurnee shook her head. “I thought you said you took care of—”
    â€œDammit, I lied, okay!”
    â€œI’m starting to notice that.”
    â€œYou’re not being helpful!”
    â€œHow can I when you are keeping shit from me?”
    Kandi ran her fingers through her hair, sighing. “It’s about the baby.”
    â€œWhat’s wrong with the baby, Kandi?” Jurnee replied mildly.
    â€œWhen we were up in New York, I—” Kandi paused when her cell phone rang. Hearing the special ring tone, she answered quickly. “Martellus! I told you not to call this number!”
    Jurnee shook her head upon hearing Martellus’ name. She made no effort to conceal the disappointment on her face as Kandi got up to take the call into the kitchen.
    ***
    â€œFuck you, okay!” Kandi said, seething. “Didn’t I make things clear to you yesterday?” She sat alone in the kitchen.
    â€œYou know you’re wrong, Kandi! How the hell did you expect me to just let this shit go? My views are just as important as yours!” Martellus said.
    â€œNo, they’re not! I told you I’ll take care of this. So now you won’t have to worry about breaking your wife’s special little