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packing.
    He gave her a quick look, their
eyes locked for what seemed like forever. He took a step back from the board
and then decided to wait.
     Just a little longer, Tite,
make it fun for you.
    She won’t ever know what hit her.
    He kept thinking about her comment
“he is a fucking genius.”
    He smiled to himself.
    As many times as he had heard it
from his friends, other rappers, everyone who knew him, this time is sounded different,
real from the heart, raw, like a fan would say it.
    She was so real.
    He could read her like a book,
easily.
    This one was way too vulnerable,
she wasn’t even trying to seduce him or ask him stupid fucking questions. She
was just staring at him, thinking he was a genius.
    He looked over at her one more time
and realized maybe he had thought too much of what she thought of him because
she was dead asleep.

Chapter 5
     
    “Jordy, psst, hey Jordy.”
     He touched her shoulder
slightly and she barely moved.
    “JORDY!”
     He said her name a little
louder, shaking her a little.
    “Huh, oh, oh no, sorry!”
    She was horrified.
    The Xanax knocked you out, you
stupid girl.
    Once again, you look like an idiot.
Oh, but how do you look?
    “Bathroom?”
    “Down the hall and to the left of
reception,” he smiled down at her and tapped his fingers on his chin as if
contemplating what to do next.
    “Thanks, and thanks for dinner, I
didn’t thank you.”
    He just nodded and stood there,
watching her walk to the bathroom.
     
    She didn’t look too bad, a
little makeup smear she fixed quickly, and stuck a breath mint in, just to make
sure. She washed her hands and walked out. He was waiting for her.
     
    “Jordy, it’s 1 a.m., I know you
have to work tomorrow, and I will take you home.”
    “Okay.”
    He was right in front of her.
    Their eyes locked and he stared at
her lower lip.
    She took hold of it with her top
teeth and closed her eyes briefly.
    When she opened them, he was
walking toward the door.
    She let out a sigh of disappointment,
but instead of keeping it to herself, she knew he heard it.
    He stopped walking and turned
around.
    “Ready to get those wings clipped,
Jordy?”
    “Huh?”
    She knew exactly what he was
asking.
    “Nothing, don’t forget your purse.”
    “Oh, thanks.” She grabbed her purse
and checked her phone.
    Two texts from Tony.
    I love you
    And:
    What is it, baby?
     
    Tony, if you only knew .
    You would hate me.
     
    And tomorrow you definitely will.
    “Let’s go then, my little drunken,
drug addict insurance agent,” he teased, “Great, now I am 0 for 2
    “Well, at least you admit you have
a problem. That’s the first step.”
    He punched the code and the door
locked behind them. He nodded at the security guard as if to say goodnight.
     He unlocked the doors and
they both jumped in at the same time, almost bumping heads. His truck was
incredible she looked around taking it all in.
    She was with Titan in his truck!
    Titan.
    She was sure she would never get
over this. Jordy wondered what a rap super star listened to himself? Other rap?
    Did they ever listen to music
outside of rap? She didn’t have to wait long.
    “Do dah dah dah dah, do dah dah dah
dah, do dah dah dah dah set adrift on memory bliss of you.”
    Jordy laughed so loud it was almost
a scream.
    She looked at Tite, who seemed to
be really embarrassed at first then started laughing with her.
    They sat there, laughing, for what
seemed like forever.
    He tapped her shoulder, indicating
for her to put her seatbelt on, but let the song play.
    As they drove through the gates of the
park, P.M. Dawn was blaring out of his car.
    He was smiling again.
     
    The ride home seemed too short to
Jordy, who was itching to talk to him. She wanted to ask him a few things, but
he seemed oblivious to her as he drove her home, carefully stopping at each
light, making sure his signals were on and turning slowly around each corner.
    He was thinking about something.
She wondered if she had done something wrong.