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Authors: Adrienne Williams
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Elliott's body language seemed to stiffen a bit. They said their for-real goodbyes and agreed that they would get together over the weekend at Elliott's place.
Chapter 10
"See, sis, I told you I wouldn't embarrass you, didn't I?" Matt said to Kayla on their drive to her apartment. Kayla said "I remind you, Matthew, I never said you were going to embarrass me. I just didn't want you to get into it today with Elliott." As he pulled into a parking space directly in front of Kayla's door, Matt said "I have no intention of ever getting into it with him. As long as he knows where he stands, he and I do not have any problems. Now if he forgets where he stands, that could be a problem for him." Kay pursed her lips and sighed. Matthew said, "Ben and Lena are very nice. Are you surprised that Ben is white and Lena is black?" As they entered Kayla's apartment, she said "I'm not surprised. After seeing Elliott that day for the first time, I kinda suspected that he's biracial." Kayla went to the refrigerator and poured herself and Matt a glass of iced tea. "I'm looking forward to dinner Saturday. You are going to be there, right?" Matt said "I am scheduled to work Saturday, but I will see if someone will be willing to trade days with me." Before Kayla could say anything, Matt said "Don't worry about it, I'm sure someone will take Saturday for me." Kayla thought about it for a minute and said "Okay, when will you know for sure?" Matt told her that he should know something by tomorrow and that he would give her a call. "Well, I need to get back to my work, sis. C'mon and I'll drop you back on campus. Kayla got her purse and they got back into Matt's car and went back to the University.
Ben and Lena could not stop talking about Kayla and Matthew. "Elliott, they are so smart, beautiful, and well-spoken. Renee has done an excellent job in raising them," Lena beamed. "Yes, they certainly are son," Ben agreed. "Matthew seems to be reserved, but I think he may just be shy, sort of like you were at that age." Elliott’s jaw tensed at the mention of Renee’s name. His tense jaw did not escape his mother’s eye, so she decided not to press further conversation that involved mentioning Renee. “Yes, they are. I wish we could have spent more time with them, though.” Ben replied, “This week will go by quick enough, the weekend will be here before you know it.” Lena said “A cookout would be perfect. Your dad and I will take care of the meal preparation. Would you like to invite E and his family over, Elliott? Lena asked. Elliott replied that he would prefer to just have the kids over, to spend more time with them, having them get comfortable with him. “I can’t wait for E and his wife to meet them, but not just yet.” Ben and Lena understood and set about planning Saturday’s menu. After spending the rest of the afternoon and evening discussing their delight at meeting their grandchildren, Ben and Lena finally settled themselves down enough to watch some television before retiring to bed. Elliott stayed up a little bit longer. He went into his bedroom and took out his iPad. He immediately went to Renee’s website and looked at her image staring back at him. He didn’t know why he had gone onto her site. He told himself it was because he needed to know more about her skin care company, that it was only fair that he know about her company because after all, she is the mother of his children and he had a right to know about her line of work. Even as he was rationalizing this, somewhere inside of himself, he knew that wasn’t the reason for going to Renee’s webpage. When he saw Renee at her office that day, he was absolutely stunned at what a beautiful woman she had become. Of course when he last saw her all those years ago, she was a very pretty girl. He loved looking at her. He loved touching her brown,
Chapter 10
"See, sis, I told you I wouldn't embarrass you, didn't I?" Matt said to Kayla on their drive to her apartment. Kayla said "I remind you, Matthew, I never said you were going to embarrass me. I just didn't want you to get into it today with Elliott." As he pulled into a parking space directly in front of Kayla's door, Matt said "I have no intention of ever getting into it with him. As long as he knows where he stands, he and I do not have any problems. Now if he forgets where he stands, that could be a problem for him." Kay pursed her lips and sighed. Matthew said, "Ben and Lena are very nice. Are you surprised that Ben is white and Lena is black?" As they entered Kayla's apartment, she said "I'm not surprised. After seeing Elliott that day for the first time, I kinda suspected that he's biracial." Kayla went to the refrigerator and poured herself and Matt a glass of iced tea. "I'm looking forward to dinner Saturday. You are going to be there, right?" Matt said "I am scheduled to work Saturday, but I will see if someone will be willing to trade days with me." Before Kayla could say anything, Matt said "Don't worry about it, I'm sure someone will take Saturday for me." Kayla thought about it for a minute and said "Okay, when will you know for sure?" Matt told her that he should know something by tomorrow and that he would give her a call. "Well, I need to get back to my work, sis. C'mon and I'll drop you back on campus. Kayla got her purse and they got back into Matt's car and went back to the University.
Ben and Lena could not stop talking about Kayla and Matthew. "Elliott, they are so smart, beautiful, and well-spoken. Renee has done an excellent job in raising them," Lena beamed. "Yes, they certainly are son," Ben agreed. "Matthew seems to be reserved, but I think he may just be shy, sort of like you were at that age." Elliott’s jaw tensed at the mention of Renee’s name. His tense jaw did not escape his mother’s eye, so she decided not to press further conversation that involved mentioning Renee. “Yes, they are. I wish we could have spent more time with them, though.” Ben replied, “This week will go by quick enough, the weekend will be here before you know it.” Lena said “A cookout would be perfect. Your dad and I will take care of the meal preparation. Would you like to invite E and his family over, Elliott? Lena asked. Elliott replied that he would prefer to just have the kids over, to spend more time with them, having them get comfortable with him. “I can’t wait for E and his wife to meet them, but not just yet.” Ben and Lena understood and set about planning Saturday’s menu. After spending the rest of the afternoon and evening discussing their delight at meeting their grandchildren, Ben and Lena finally settled themselves down enough to watch some television before retiring to bed. Elliott stayed up a little bit longer. He went into his bedroom and took out his iPad. He immediately went to Renee’s website and looked at her image staring back at him. He didn’t know why he had gone onto her site. He told himself it was because he needed to know more about her skin care company, that it was only fair that he know about her company because after all, she is the mother of his children and he had a right to know about her line of work. Even as he was rationalizing this, somewhere inside of himself, he knew that wasn’t the reason for going to Renee’s webpage. When he saw Renee at her office that day, he was absolutely stunned at what a beautiful woman she had become. Of course when he last saw her all those years ago, she was a very pretty girl. He loved looking at her. He loved touching her brown,
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