Large and in Charge by La Jill Hunt

Author:La Jill Hunt
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Urban Books
Published: 2021-02-24T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Devyn

“So, your best friend and li’l cousin are at your house waiting for you, and you’re here with me. I feel kind of special.” Nigel pretended to pop his collar.

Devyn shook her head. “Best friend and godsister, but, yeah. They’re probably debating whether to call the cops right now because I left so fast while they were standing in the driveway.”

After leaving the house, she called Nigel to tell him she couldn’t make it. He recognized the distress in her voice and convinced her to meet him to talk. They met in the restaurant’s parking lot, walked across the street to a small park, and sat on a bench. At first, she tried to give him a vague overview of the situation, explaining that her ex had violated her privacy after their breakup a few years earlier, and she was still dealing with the aftereffects. However, she then found herself doing something she’d never before done . . . telling him everything. Nigel listened. He didn’t ask any questions or make comments as he passed her a crumpled Culture napkin from his jacket pocket to wipe the tears she shed. He just let her talk until she finished.

“So, what would make this situation better for you?” he asked.

“If somehow that video disappeared, and no one would’ve ever seen it,” Devyn answered.

“Which video? The one your pageant trainee posted, the one your ex made mocking the wedding, or is there another one?”

“All of them. I want them all to disappear forever as if they never existed,” Devyn told him. “And while I’m at it, I want this stupid illness gone too.”

“So, in a way, you wish you never existed, huh?” Nigel frowned slightly.

“No, not me. D’Morgan, that’s who I wish would just disappear forever, and she had—until that stupid video. Now, I have to deal with it all over again. The hurt, shame, and embarrassment. I want to go back to who I was before that damned wedding.” Devyn stared at the ground, remembering how great her life was up until the moment Tremell made a mockery of her in front of the world.

“Unfortunately, none of that’s possible. And from what I’m looking at here, I wouldn’t want D’Morgan to go anywhere.”

Devyn glanced over and saw him looking at his phone. “What are you doing?”

“Looking at pictures of D’Morgan. She’s a bad chick. Damn.” Nigel nodded. “I’m impressed.”

“Please don’t, Nigel. I’m serious.” Devyn immediately became self-conscious and tried to grab his phone, but he pushed her away.

Devyn stood up to leave. “You know what? I don’t have to deal with this. I’m out.”

Nigel grabbed her hand. “Devyn, stop. Don’t leave. Come on, talk this thing through with me.”

“There’s nothing else to talk about. We’ve sat here for almost an hour, and I told you everything. That’s it. I’m not gonna sit here and be humiliated while you look at memories of a past I’m trying to forget. What’s the point?” Devyn glared at him.

“The point is, yeah, you told me the details of what happened and how you’re feeling.

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