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her lips, and then she continued around the corner, to her destination.
     
    ~NENA~
    “Hey, do you want to come in for a little while?” I asked Chris.
    “Sure, why not?” He replied. I unlocked the door, to my condominium, and flipped on the light switch.
    “I hope I’m not ruining your plans for tonight. I just don't want to be alone just yet. I still have to get used to the idea, of having to live here by myself, for the next several months. This doesn’t really feel like home with Tony gone.” I bent down to unlace my sneakers, and set them in front of the door, before going past the foyer. We made our way to the living room, and I plopped down on my couch and sighed. “You really love him, don't you?” Chris asked, joining me.
    “Yes, of course I do. But sometimes, I think I love him a little too much.” I admitted. Chris nodded, as if he empathized with me, and I smiled. In spite of the emotional rollercoaster, my sister put him on; he was surprisingly very intuitive, to my emotions. Every time I confided in him about something, I never really had to say much. He has always been able to understand me, sometimes even better than Tony, or Naima.
    “Yeah you do,” he now said, meeting my eyes. “He's really lucky to have someone like you, Nena. Don't tell him I told you this, but sometimes I think he takes you for granted.” He confided.
    “How do you mean?” I asked, unsure of where he was going with this.
    “You know the saying, 'you don't know what you have, until it's gone'?” He asked me. I nodded my head looking back at him, and for some reason, I could not break his stare. The intensity of his gaze, rather hypnotized me for a moment. Chris was one of those ridiculously attractive people, who you could not help, but blush, whenever they smiled at you. His baritone voice, and those dimples, was enough for him to pay a visit, to every girl’s panty-dropping wet dreams. Nonetheless, he was a good man, and I wished Naima could have seen that.
    “Well, I try to tell Tony all the time that he's got something very special,” he continued, “and that he had better be careful not to lose it. Some people search a lifetime, for what you two have, so he should cherish every moment of it.” Touched by his words, I blinked several times, as my eyes glistened with tears.
    “Thanks, Chris. You are so sweet. I guess I needed to hear that.” I said to him.
    “No problem. You're a good woman Nena, and it's about time you realized that.” He said, searching my eyes again. I blinked a few more times, but he never took his eyes off me. Suddenly, feeling uncomfortable, I cleared my throat, and looked away. As if on cue, Chris looked at his watch, and then stood.
    “It's getting late. I better get going. Are you going to be all right, here by yourself?” He asked me.
    “Yeah, I’m fine. Go ahead. Thanks for lunch, and dinner.” I said rising, to walk him to the door. There, he gave me a quick peck on the cheek that lingered a bit.
    “Keep your head up, all right.” He said, opening the door. I smiled, appreciating his encouragement.
    “I will. Thanks Chris. Good night.” Then, I closed the door behind him, and leaned against it.
    “What was that?” I asked myself. Unwilling to explore my feelings, I pushed away from the door, and went into my bedroom.
     
    3
    Boom Boom Boom emitted loud bangs, just outside my front door.
    “What the hell?” I angrily sat up, and snatched the covers off, looking at the clock. It was 7:21AM on a freaking Saturday! Getting out of bed, I grabbed my robe, and stomped towards the front door.
    “Who is it?” I asked in a huff. No one answered. I then looked through the peephole, and it was completely dark. It was obvious that the person standing there had purposely covered the hole. Instantly agitated, I swung the door open.
    “It's about time girl! I was about to break this door down.” She said with a smile.
    “Oh my God, Nai! What are you doing here?” I jumped on