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my head to hide my laughter. Chris was definitely a winner.
    â€œCome on, Danny, let’s dance,” he suggested.
    Danielle choked on her drink. “Uh, I’m not feeling up to it.”
    â€œOkay, I’ll leave you alone as long as you save me a dance and promise to think about dinner.”
    Danny nodded. “I’ll think about it.”
    Chris said good-bye, then moved into the crowd with his pimp-daddy stroll and I howled with laughter.
    â€œYou need to quit playing so damn much. Ain’t no way in hell I’m going out with him.”
    I was cracking up. “He used to be the love of your life.”
    â€œThat was a long damn time ago. Now his ass looks tired as hell.”
    We laughed, then leaned back in our seats and enjoyed the music. We were on our third round of drinks when Landon pushed through the crowd and joined our table.
    â€œWhat’s going on, Danny?” They hugged and he took the chair beside me.
    â€œDamn, boy! The Army definitely does a body good.” She looked him up and down. “I should have snatched you up when you asked me to the spring dance our sophomore year.”
    He gave a nervous laugh that used to sound so goofy but now was quite sexy.
    For the next couple of songs, we sat there talking about the old days, laughing and shooting the shit. Danielle kicked my leg under the table. Damn, that was a bad habit of hers.
    â€œUh-oh, here comes trouble,” she said.
    I followed the direction of her eyes in time to see Leslie heading our way. I struggled to keep a straight face. She huffed over to us and slammed the palms of her hands onto the table in front of Landon.
    â€œLandon! We need to talk,” she demanded.
    Danielle mumbled under her breath. “Uh-uh, no, she didn’t.”
    â€œOh, but yes, I did,” she replied, spacing each word evenly, then bored her eyes at Danielle to show her she wasn’t scared.
    Danielle gave her a dismissive wave and pointed to the other side of the club. “Y’all need to take that shit over there.”
    I started laughing ’cause I ain’t think Leslie had it in her. But here her big ass was, leaning over the table all in his face waiting for Landon to acknowledge her.
    He finally shook his head and got up. “Excuse me a minute.”
    â€œYeah, excuse him,” she replied sarcastically. Leslie stormed off and Landon followed.
    I called after him. “Go handle yo business, boo! I’ll be right here when you get back.” Danny and I exploded with laughter. “She would want to do something about her breath.”
    â€œThat wasn’t her breath. That’s her armpits.”
    I started waving my hand in the air. “Hell nah! She smells sour as hell.”
    â€œI can’t believe Landon was screwing her.”
    I sucked my teeth. “At the looks of things, he probably still is.”
    I watched the two of them in the corner going at it. Leslie was definitely feeling some type of way seeing him with me, but then most women do. Whatever!
    My eyes traveled around the room and I spotted several people I knew who were too damn old to be in this place, but then who was I to talk. I had no business being in here my damn self. This was definitely a college hangout spot.
    I looked over at the door and my mouth dropped. “Danny, ain’t that Ron?”
    â€œWhere?”
    I pointed and she practically broke her neck trying to see who was walking through the door. The expression on her face confirmed my suspicions.
    I ain’t gonna lie, Ron is delicious in a thuggish kinda way. Tootsie Roll dark chocolate. Tall with a muscular build. Straight-back cornrows. He had on low-rider jeans and a white T-shirt.
    â€œWho’s that girl he’s with?” From across the room she looked vaguely familiar.
    â€œI don’t know and don’t care,” Danielle answered with straight attitude. She tried to act like she didn’t care, but her eyes