Brandy
"I feel like I have been ignoring you." I told Brenda on Monday.
"Eh. I understand. You've got a lot going on at the moment, especially since that attempt on your life, your ex becoming your bodyguard, and everything," she shrugged.
"Would you like to go out to lunch on Saturday? There's this Chinese place that's really good and I want to take you there."
"I can't this Saturday. Can we try for the following weekend?"
"Absolutely! Do you have a hot date this weekend?" I asked conversationally.
"No," she took a sip of her coffee. "I've got to go see the fam-bam in the valley."
Oh dear. "Another family reunion? Don't you guys usually see each other at Easter?"
"A wedding. A cousin of mine."
"Nice!"
"Meh. Just another reminder of how absolutely single I am. And another event
