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fling.”
    “But now you guys are getting married,” I point out. “You have a baby.”
    “Well… like I said…” He looks over my shoulder and smiles. “It was worth it.”
    I turn around to see Eliza standing out in the hallway through the glass door with their infant daughter balanced on her hip. The kid is a tiny replica of Eliza in every way; brown hair, light skin. Face like a damn supermodel. She waves at Junior and she grins as she takes the baby’s hand and waves it for her.
    “And that’s my ride home,” Junior says, standing up. “Did this help?”
    I rise off the bench. “Yeah,” I nod. “I think so.”
    “Good.”
    We walk to the door and step out into the hall. Junior instantly grabs his daughter and lifts her up into the air while planting kisses on her tiny cheeks.
    “Hey, Courtney,” he coos. “Did you miss me?” She giggles loudly and Eliza smiles at them before looking at me.
    “Hey, Eliza,” I say.
    “Hey, John.”
    Junior leans down to kiss Eliza’s cheek and for a brief moment, I feel a stab of envy deep inside. “I’ll go grab my stuff from the locker room,” he says, handing the baby back to her. “I’ll be right back.”
    “We’ll wait here,” she says.
    He takes off, leaving the three of us alone in silence. I look from her to the baby and back again, my mind running crazy until I realize I’ve been staring at them for way too long.
    Eliza furrows her brow, glaring up at my inquisitive face for several seconds until she finally speaks. “What’s up, John?”
    “Eliza, can I ask you something?”
    “… Okay.”
    “Last year, you and Junior hooked up but you weren’t supposed to.”
    “Yes, we did.”
    “Why?” I ask. “What did he do that caught your attention?”
    She pauses, thinking back while she sways her hips to rock the baby in her arms. “Well… he flashed me.”
    I blink. “Wait, what?”
    “Yeah, he flashed his pecker at me in the locker room,” she nods. “That definitely caught my attention.”
    I scoff. “Junior told me a bunch of crap about showing interest in your hobbies and shit. You’re telling me all I gotta do is whip out my Little John?”
    She smiles. “He said that?”
    “Yes.”
    “Aww.”
    I exhale with frustration.
    “He’s not wrong, John,” she chuckles. “Junior’s confidence may have snagged my interest but it was his obsession that sealed the deal.”
    “Obsession?”
    “He went out of his way to prove to me that I was the only woman in the entire world for him,” she explains. “He never gave up. He never backed down. He believed in us long before I ever did.”
    I nod, letting the words sink in. “Obsession…” I mutter.
    Her face softens. “Has it actually happened?” she asks. “Is there a girl out there that’s finally tamed the great John Kirby?”
    “Oh, hell no. I just wanna bang my new chemistry TA.”
    She tilts her head and sighs. “I’m not sure why I expected anything else. Well, in that case, you know…” she bounces the baby once, “wear a condom.”
    “Duh, I’m fertile as fuck,” I joke. “I’m wearing one right now.”
    “Okay, that’s weird.”
    Junior appears by her side with his gym bag dangling off one shoulder. “What’s weird?”
    “I’ll give you two guesses,” she mutters with amusement.
    He shrugs. “Yeah, that’s John. Ready to go?”
    “Yep.” She looks back at me, her eyes flicking downward. “ Little John?”
    “It’s ironic,” I nod.
    “I’m sure it is,” she smiles. “Good luck, John.”
    “Thanks, Eliza.”
    Junior nods at me as they turn away and I watch as the three of them take off together down the hall. He leans down and kisses Eliza, stirring a little bit of that envy deep inside of me again. I might be just an old softy at heart, but Junior Morgan and Eliza Pierce are quite possibly the most adorable couple I’ve ever seen in my life. Maybe I’ll have something like they have someday.
    But that day is not today.
    Today, I have a