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of our lives.   And that it would be just me and him against the world and him looking back at me with that same knowing.
    "I love you, Keisha." he said before kissing my lips.
    "I love you too, baby."
    Not even a week later labels were scouting the young producer out of the D. First it was New York, then L.A, and finally Atlanta.   Durran had always had his ass on his shoulders, but this shit happened so fast his head was in a whirlwind.  Almost overnight his ego exploded.
    He went from calling me several times a day to not answering his phone at all.  To coming over every other day to not showing up at all. So when fate called for him to make Atlanta his home, before he left he took me to dinner at Sinbad’s off the Detroit River.
    "Why you so quiet?" He asked me.
    I was rather quiet.  But I had a lot on my mind. I knew this was going to be our last night together.  There wasn't much to say.  I was happy for his success, but pained to no end that he was leaving. I looked up at him, "No reason." I picked over my food.
    "You lying.”
    "I'm fine."
    "Since you not gone be straight up with me, I might as well put everything out in the open."
    "And what's that? “I asked looking in the opposite direction.
    "I want you to come with me." He said taking a sip of his Long Island Iced Tea.
    "What?"
    "You heard me." He said staring me straight in the eye.
    "Durran-"
    "What excuse you got?" He said with agitation in his voice.
    "This is a big step.  I'm just starting college.  I just can't drop out."
    "You can transfer."
    "It's not that easy."
    "Says who?"
    I took a deep breath before I started to speak, "You just starting your career and you really think it would be a good idea for me to go down there with you?  I don't want to crowd you."
    He took my hand and held it from across the table, "I want you there with me." Looking into his intense brown eyes I wanted to do nothing more but scream, "Yes!!" at the top  of my lungs, but I knew it was a crash waiting to happen. Durran did what the hell he wanted to do at home.  What would I do in a city all alone with no one? I loved him, but I knew that was something we both weren't ready for.
    "I'll visit you."
    Needless to say for the rest of our dinner he remained quiet.  That silence seeped into the drive home and he dropped me off without so much as a kiss goodnight. As I made the lonely walk to my front door tears ran down my face like a faucet.  The very next day he left for Atlanta.
    Eventually he came back.  He’d recently purchased a condo in downtown Detroit.  He had a place in Atlanta, but I guess he wanted a place up here close to his family.
    As we broke from our embrace, I couldn’t think of anything to say.
    “I need to run to the restroom real quick.  Will you excuse me?”
    I didn’t even wait for a response.  I just dipped.
    Upon entering the bathroom, I looked in the mirror to make sure my hair and makeup were still looking flawless-they were.  Once I returned from the restroom, he was gone. I wasn’t surprised.
    “Good.”  I said to myself as I walked
    back to the booth.  When I’d reached the booth I found Durran all booed up with my sister.
    “Back already?”  He asked smiling at me.
    “Not for long.  I need some sleep. See y’all later.”
    “See you later, baby.”  My sister said as she stood up to kiss me goodbye.
    “Alright, later.” I hugged her.  I smiled and proceeded to walk away.  Durran was dead on my heels. “Why you playing?   He asked smiling before cutting me off.
    “Who’s playing?”  I replied with much attitude.
    “Why you acting like you ain’t trying to be with me?”
    “I don’t.”  I said matter-of-factly; although it was hard for me to lie.
    “Where you going?”   He asked walking up to me until there was no space between us. I could feel my will crumbling.
    “Home.”   I replied looking in the other direction trying to avoid eye contact with him.
    “Is that nigga over there?” He