Make a Scene (Lovestruck, #1)

by Mimi Grace

After several seconds her aunt said, “You must be so happy for her.”

🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

“Hm?” “Yeah, she says you’d be too sad because you like Auntie Irene’s boyfriend,”

I don't like a nosy ass kid. 🙄🙄🙄🙄

“She’s family.” “Retta!” “I have to.” Her friend made a sound between a sigh and a groan. “You have to eat. You have to drink water. You have to compliment me on my outfit every time you see me but”—she leaned in as much as her belly would allow and lowered her voice—“you don’t have to go to your cousin’s wedding. Especially when she’s marrying your ex-boyfriend.”

So agree 🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️

“What can I get for you folks?” the attendant asked, peering from the small food truck window above. “Nothing.” “We’re good, thank you.” They spoke simultaneously.

I can only imagine how it went. 😭😭😭

“There could be a live possum in there and you wouldn’t know,” Duncan said. “His name is Terrance.” “What?” Duncan asked. “The live possum in my refrigerator? His name is Terrance.”

I swear they're cute 🥹🥹🥹😊😊😊😊😊

“Who are we fooling?” She frowned. “M-my family?” “No, what I mean is we’re ridiculous for thinking this isn’t going to happen.” He leaned in close. “I want it. That pretty pussy of yours wants it. And when it happens, we’ll go slow and be as loud as we want.”

Exactly 🤸🏾‍♀️🤪🤸🏾‍♀️🤪🤸🏾‍♀️🤪

Duncan said, “But it’s probably best not to rush into things, right? Who’s to say you wouldn’t later discover you’re incompatible?”

I agree.

“This might be the nicest thing I’ve ever seen you wear, Retta,” Mrs. Washington said as she settled a napkin across her lap.

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“You’re Retta’s new man, right?” “Yeah,” Duncan said, the word sliding from his mouth with very little effort. “I was just telling him how it’s real big of you to show up,” the woman said. The man crossed his arms and sucked his teeth. “It couldn’t be me though. An ex stays in the past. You don’t go to their weddings.”

That's her cousin though. Not only that, nobody thinks it's weird that the ex would be marrying the cousin 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

“That’s cool. I’m grateful you let me stay here, but at the end of the day, I’m here for Retta.”

Exactly

“Wait,” Retta shouted, hobbling after her. “Where are you going?” Her cousin turned long enough in the flurry of white tulle to say, “I can’t marry Chris right now.”

Just sad 🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️

However, Duncan could believe it. And both Irene and Chris should consider themselves lucky that it happened now and not several kids and thousands of fights later.

Right

“If you ask me, he got what was coming to him,” Ms. Edie said.

BIG FACTS 🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️