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with shy. I
act that way sometimes myself, but you say she fits my
criteria?”
    “ Oh yes. A nice size rack,
curvy body, and a beautiful smile. She’s a nurse at Duke Medical
Center.”
    Nicholas eyes widened and
his lips curved into a slight grin. “She’s perfect, Alexander. Why
didn’t you introduce me before? A nurse? It means she’ll understand
my schedule better than anyone.”
    “ I’m not much of a
matchmaker, Nicholas. I was scared about bringing the two of you
together. I knew if something went awry, it would cause problems
with you two as well as us. You’re my best friend and Rhoda is
Sharnette’s. We want you two to be happy and give it a try. It’s
time for us to settle down and make babies, ol’ boy. We aren’t
gettin’ any younger.”
    “ Very true.” Nicholas
crossed his legs and palmed his chin. “So we’re meeting on
Saturday, then?”
    “ Yes, it’s a go. I’ll let
Sharnette know that you’re excited about meeting Nurse
Rhoda.”
    “ Does she have a last
name?”
    “ Yes, Maire. Rhoda
Maire.”
    Nicholas nodded and
pictured nurse Rhoda in a tight white uniform that only went half
way down her body and showed beautiful legs poking from underneath.
Just the thought of it caused tightness in his crotch under the
silk loungers.
    Rhoda!
    “ Nicholas?”
    “ Yes,
Alexander?”
    “ I’m going to let you go.
I’m thinking you might need a moment.”
    “ I’ll chat with you
later.”
    * * * *
    “ Oh yeah, girl, you
shoulda been there. So many hot lookin’ men, I wish I had time to
date a couple.” Moira forked through her turnip greens and hummed
when she put a portion in her mouth.
    “ Heh, you should’ve asked
for some time off to stay, Moira. I’ve been to Paris a couple of
times. Many Europeans are very good looking.” Sharnette bit into
her chicken and wiped her fingers.
    Rhoda stayed silent as her
sister took over the conversation, as usual. Thank God it was
getting close to the time when Moira had to leave and meet with her
agent; she’d received his text while they were on the way to the
Down Home restaurant.
    “ Rho, you and me should
take a trip abroad one of these days. If you can get the time
off.”
    “ Yeah, I’d love that.”
Rhoda half smiled and nodded at her friend. “I’ve never been, but I
always wanted to take the trip.
    “ Hey, we should,
Sharnette. I know I could easily ask to take a leave to join you
guys.”
    Rhoda wanted to scream when
she heard that. There was her beloved sister again, inviting
herself along, when Sharnette clearly only singled her out and not
Moira.
    “ Well, we’ll see. Hey Rho,
how’s the country fried steak? Is it any good?”
    “ It’s not bad. I should’ve
had the roasted pork chops with the greens like you did. The sides
are better than the meat.”
    “ Ack, don’t you hate
that?” Moira frowned and shook her head.
    “ Yeah.” Rhoda shot daggers
at her once again. If they were real knives, Moira would be dead
and full of holes.
    “ Yeah… Moira, you sure you
don’t need a ride to the agency?”
    “ Naw, babe. I’ll catch a
cab. I don’t want you guys to rush on my account. You’re not even
done eatin’.” Moira glanced at her watch. “As a matter of fact, I
gotta run if I’m gonna be on time for my appointment. Kiss kiss.”
She stood up then leaned down to press her lips against Rhoda’s
head and then Sharnette’s. “We gotta hang when I have more time,
ladies.”
    “ Yeah, we do, girl. See
you later, okay?”
    “ All right then.” She
dropped a twenty on the table and rushed for the exit, leaving half
her plate of collards.
    “ Grrr…” Rhoda scowled and
toyed with her food.
    Sharnette laughed and shook
her head. “The two of you are like peas in a pod, ya know. She just
wants to be around her twin sis.”
    “ Yadda, yadda, yadda, I
know. We spent nine months in the womb and grew up together. I
think it’s about time we weren’t so joined at the hip don’cha
think?”
    “ Perhaps.