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I’m not a big
fan of that hospital but…”
    Oh brother.
    “ Well, they may not be as
good as Duke, but it’s a fine medical center. Some of the finest
staff in the city work there.”
    “ Well, I don’t go to
Raleigh much anyway, I just know what I’ve heard from some of the
sisters and brothers who went there in the past.”
    “ That’s the key phrase, in
the past. I’ve heard nothin’ but good since the remodel and the new
chief of staff.” Rhoda loved her place of work; she knew a lot of
people who’d transferred to work at Methodist.
    “ Okay. Well, how is it she
has a man and you don’t? What did she do, trap him?”
    “ No, Ma, they met one
another at a…uh… party.” Rhoda had to stop herself before she said
swingers’ party.
    “ Figures. You can’t find a
real good man at
a party. He’s probably married with five babies! The best men you
meet are in church. That’s why you should come on Sunday instead of
goin’ with that woman into Sin City.”
    “ Actually the place where
we’re goin’ is called Enigma, and I’ve met Doctor Carthington
several times. He seems very sweet and really cares for her. Uh,
Mom, I gotta go, I’ll call you later.”
    “ Where are you headed? You
never did call me back on Sunday like you promised.”
    “ I didn’t promise, Ma. Now
look, I’ll try gettin’ back to you by the end of the week, okay?
Sharnette—”
    “ Sharnette!” She squealed
through the phone, making Rhoda wince. “Why do you constantly hang
out with that woman?”
    “ Ma, I gotta go!
Bye.”
    “ Bye, Rhoda.” Upset from
her mom’s call, she hung up and dashed to her closet to grab her
coat. Sharnette would be there any minute now and she knew they’d
only have a short while. Alexander would be off work in three hours
from the time of her lunch date and she didn’t want to miss hanging
out with her girl on her day off.
    With her keys in her hand,
she heard the buzzer bell, telling her that someone was downstairs.
She rushed across the room to press the door button and wait for
Sharnette to come up. She opened the door and heard two sets of
laughter, instead of just Sharnette’s.
    “ Oh Lord.” She rolled her
eyes, knowing that the other shrill voice she heard was her sister
Moira. They hadn’t talked since she left for Paris two weeks ago on
a modeling job. She must’ve met Sharnette downstairs in the
lobby.
    “ Hey Sis!” Moira beamed
her pearly white smile, Sharnette in tow.
    “ Look what I found on the
way in, babe.” Sharnette gave Rhoda a big hug and light kiss on the
cheek.
    “ Yeah, great. Hey Moira.
When did you get back in town?”
    “ Oh, just this mornin’,
honey. I wanted to come have lunch with you before I went to
Momma’s. Sharnette said I could tag along and participate in some
good girl talk.” Moira pressed her body into Rhoda’s and patted her
back.
    “ Goody.” Rhoda half sighed
and drew up her lips. Despite the fact she and her sister got along
for the most part, Rhoda was looking forward to having lunch with
her girl alone.
    “ Let’s go, babe, I’m
starved. Oh, and we got a little more time too. Alexander won’t be
off for another couple of hours, unfortunately. He got called into
emergency surgery.”
    “ Aw, that’s too bad, babe.
How is that hunk doctor of yours doin’ anyway? He sure is fine. You
sure he ain’t got a couple of brothers for me and Rhoda here?
Preferably employed, hung like a horse, and mature,” Moira
added.
    Sharnette laughed, along
with Moira.
    Rhoda shook her head.
“C’mon, you two!” She shuffled them out of her doorway and down the
hall back to the elevator. Like old friends, the two of them
cackled together, sharing naughty jokes, while Rhoda pushed the
buttons and secretly cursed her mother for pushing out her
fraternal twin sister.
    If only I could’ve been an
only child.
    Moira blew raspberries and
tapped her feet as the lift descended to the first floor. When the
door opened, they filed out and