stroked her palms. “ You’ve got me thinking in a new direction. I like our vigorous debates. I think between the both of us, we perfectly re p resent both sides of an issue. I guess I’m trying to say I think we’re an a mazing combination. ”
“So tell me how you really feel , ” she teased.
“ Zhané Williams, you are a woman worth taking the plunge with. ”
“ What exactly does that mean? ”
“ Woman, you’ re all that ! I want to keep you around, and not just in a co-host capacity. ”
She was tempted to return his megawatt smile, but she was trembling on the inside. Her disaster with Malik had shaken her confidence. She’d mistakenly believed that r elationship was the real thing. She didn’t trust herself to tell the difference now. “I don’t know about this,” she hesitate d. “If there’s anyt h ing I learned from you it’s that I’ve got too much going on to dedicate myself to a relationship. I don’t want to make the same mistake I made w ith Malik . ” She pulled her hands from his. “ You deserve better. ”
Devlin cupped her face. “ Baby, I appreciate you saying that. But you and I are different from you and Malik . You two had numerous issues, the biggest of which was that you didn’t make time for each other. That’s not going to happen with us ,” he assured her . “ You’re already making time for me. ”
That was t rue. Initially, Zhané was only supposed to co-host once or twice a week . Yet , somehow she found herself at KLUV Studios e very evening after work verbally trysting with Devlin on Bro-mance 101 . She’d been w orried that her career would suffer, but it hadn’t. Now, s he got her “ Devlin ” fix every day, and she was e ven more productive at work . It was as if she and he fed off each other . T heir boundless energy t rickl ed into all asp e cts of her life.
Looking back, she realized h er relationship with Malik had been drain ing . The last month or two , it had become a chore to be with him. Conversely, spending time with Devlin invigorat ed her. She too, enjoy ed their debates. She loved the way he looked at her with that seductive gleam in his eyes. She purred whenever his velvety voice washed over her. She admir ed his intelligence. She reveled in his attentiveness. Even when he was talking with listeners, he made her feel as if she were the only woman in the world.
Devlin i s definitely not Malik .
“So what do you think?” Devlin asked her . “Can we make a go of it?”
Ramon rapped on the glass divider , interrupting their private moment to signal that t he commercial break was ending . He gave them a ‘ thumbs up ’ sign and a grin so wide Zhané thought his face would split in half.
Taking his cue, Zhané hurriedly donned her headphones, unmuted the microphone , and took the next call. “Welcome back to Bro-mance 101 with a twist of spice ,” she announced . “ You’re on the air with Zhané and Devlin.”
“He llo , Zhané ,” a man’s voice filtered across the line. “ My girlfriend works a lot and we rarely get to see each other. I’m thinking of moving in with her so s he’ll spend more time with me. What do you suggest ? ”
“ Dump her ,” Zhané advised. “ If she’s that busy, living with her won’t make it any better. ”
“ Whoa !” Devlin jumped in . “ You ’re just gonna tell a guy to dump his woman because she doesn’t make time for him , Zhané ? ”
Sh e tossed him a sauc y smile. “ Exac t ly. ”
“ On what, pre-tell , are you basing that decision? ”
She looked into Devlin’s eyes and held his gaze. “It’s simple. If two people really want to be tog ether, th ey’ll find a way . No matter how many tornadoes are touching down in their lives, they will always find time to be with each other. That’s the sign of a relationship that’s meant to last. You don’t agree? ”
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“So tell me how you really feel , ” she teased.
“ Zhané Williams, you are a woman worth taking the plunge with. ”
“ What exactly does that mean? ”
“ Woman, you’ re all that ! I want to keep you around, and not just in a co-host capacity. ”
She was tempted to return his megawatt smile, but she was trembling on the inside. Her disaster with Malik had shaken her confidence. She’d mistakenly believed that r elationship was the real thing. She didn’t trust herself to tell the difference now. “I don’t know about this,” she hesitate d. “If there’s anyt h ing I learned from you it’s that I’ve got too much going on to dedicate myself to a relationship. I don’t want to make the same mistake I made w ith Malik . ” She pulled her hands from his. “ You deserve better. ”
Devlin cupped her face. “ Baby, I appreciate you saying that. But you and I are different from you and Malik . You two had numerous issues, the biggest of which was that you didn’t make time for each other. That’s not going to happen with us ,” he assured her . “ You’re already making time for me. ”
That was t rue. Initially, Zhané was only supposed to co-host once or twice a week . Yet , somehow she found herself at KLUV Studios e very evening after work verbally trysting with Devlin on Bro-mance 101 . She’d been w orried that her career would suffer, but it hadn’t. Now, s he got her “ Devlin ” fix every day, and she was e ven more productive at work . It was as if she and he fed off each other . T heir boundless energy t rickl ed into all asp e cts of her life.
Looking back, she realized h er relationship with Malik had been drain ing . The last month or two , it had become a chore to be with him. Conversely, spending time with Devlin invigorat ed her. She too, enjoy ed their debates. She loved the way he looked at her with that seductive gleam in his eyes. She purred whenever his velvety voice washed over her. She admir ed his intelligence. She reveled in his attentiveness. Even when he was talking with listeners, he made her feel as if she were the only woman in the world.
Devlin i s definitely not Malik .
“So what do you think?” Devlin asked her . “Can we make a go of it?”
Ramon rapped on the glass divider , interrupting their private moment to signal that t he commercial break was ending . He gave them a ‘ thumbs up ’ sign and a grin so wide Zhané thought his face would split in half.
Taking his cue, Zhané hurriedly donned her headphones, unmuted the microphone , and took the next call. “Welcome back to Bro-mance 101 with a twist of spice ,” she announced . “ You’re on the air with Zhané and Devlin.”
“He llo , Zhané ,” a man’s voice filtered across the line. “ My girlfriend works a lot and we rarely get to see each other. I’m thinking of moving in with her so s he’ll spend more time with me. What do you suggest ? ”
“ Dump her ,” Zhané advised. “ If she’s that busy, living with her won’t make it any better. ”
“ Whoa !” Devlin jumped in . “ You ’re just gonna tell a guy to dump his woman because she doesn’t make time for him , Zhané ? ”
Sh e tossed him a sauc y smile. “ Exac t ly. ”
“ On what, pre-tell , are you basing that decision? ”
She looked into Devlin’s eyes and held his gaze. “It’s simple. If two people really want to be tog ether, th ey’ll find a way . No matter how many tornadoes are touching down in their lives, they will always find time to be with each other. That’s the sign of a relationship that’s meant to last. You don’t agree? ”
D
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