sister hasn’t been telling
you my childhood secrets, has she?”
Before Gabrielle could
respond, Tamera said, “No, but now that you mention
it—”
“Oh, here we go,” Tyson
said, then laughed.
“Here’s a good one,” she
began. “Gabrielle...Tyson had this chick he was sweatin’...if I
recall correctly, he was a senior in high school and I was a
junior. Anyway, he liked the girl but she wouldn’t give him the
time of day, so he wrote her the cutest little poem.”
“Yeah, one that I told you
not to read,” Tyson chimed in.
“Tyson, you handed me the
note and told me to give it to her. You knew I was going to read
it.”
“Yeah, I should’ve
known.”
“Anyway, Gabrielle, I gave
the girl the note and guess what? She ends up being Tyson’s prom
date.”
“Okay...no more stories,”
Tyson said, wiping his mouth. “One is more than enough.”
The three quietly
indulged into their meal, then Tamera said, “The wedding pictures
are phenomenal, Tyson.”
“Thanks, sis.”
“You were a handsome
groom,” she added.
“He’s a handsome
everything,” Gabrielle said, locking eyes with Tyson and holding
his gaze. She’d never seen him blush before but she was sure he
came pretty close to it. Had she rendered him speechless? All he
did was look at her, stare at her, then took a sip of wine, their
gazes still connected.
“Okay, um...y’all need to
get a room,” Tamera said. “I feel like I’m interrupting
something.”
Tyson smirked. “You’re
not interrupting anything, Tamera. You’re an eye witness to what
true love looks and feels like.”
“Aw...” she
crooned.
Gabrielle
smiled.
After dessert, Tamera
headed upstairs.
Gabrielle retreated to
the bedroom to pack her suitcase for her trip and while she was
busy rearranging items so that they fit perfectly in the small bag,
Tyson walked up behind her, folding his arms around her while
kissing her neck.
“Remind me why I changed
my mind about you going on the trip again.”
“Because you love
me.”
“Yes. I do love you. What
else?”
“And you want me to be
happy.”
Tyson drew in a deep
inhale of her scent. “Is it too late for me to change my mind? I’m
starting to have second thoughts about you being away from
me.”
“Tyson,” Gabrielle sung.
“Don’t do this to me, baby.”
“I won’t,” he said, then
kissed her.
Moments later, they lie
in bed making love and afterwards, they rested together, her opened
suitcase next to the bed, the covers tussled about with a white
sheet covering their bodies.
“You okay?” he whispered
to her.
Gabrielle fought to catch
enough air to answer him. “Um hmm. Are you okay,
Tyson?”
“Yes. Just wondering how I
can miss you so much and you aren’t even gone yet.”
“Tyson it’ll go by so
fast, we’ll be right here on Sunday night lying in the center of
the bed together.”
“Yeah, I know. I’m just
being an over-protective husband.”
Gabrielle
smiled.
“So do I need to drop you
off at the airport?”
“No,” she responded,
finding his hand. “Padma is coming by to pick me up around
five-thirty. Our flight leaves at seven.”
“Have you flown
before?”
“No.”
“Are you
nervous?”
“Yeah, a little, but I’ll
be with Padma and Lalita. I’m sure I’ll be fine.”
Tyson sighed
heavily.
“Tyson, I’ll be okay,
baby. I don’t want you worrying about me.”
“It’s my job to worry
about you.”
“Don’t...I’ll be fine,
okay?”
“Okay, sweetie. Just make
sure you call me before you take off, when you land and when you
check in the hotel...oh, speaking of hotel, what hotel are you
staying at?”
“The Regal Midwest...I’m
sharing a room with Lalita.”
“All right,” he said, then
took a kiss from her temple. Her sharing a room with Lalita settled
him a bit. At least she wouldn’t be alone. “I’ll let you get some
sleep so you’ll be ready in the morning.”
“Okay, babe.
Goodnight.”
“Goodnight.”
Chapter 12
~ *
you my childhood secrets, has she?”
Before Gabrielle could
respond, Tamera said, “No, but now that you mention
it—”
“Oh, here we go,” Tyson
said, then laughed.
“Here’s a good one,” she
began. “Gabrielle...Tyson had this chick he was sweatin’...if I
recall correctly, he was a senior in high school and I was a
junior. Anyway, he liked the girl but she wouldn’t give him the
time of day, so he wrote her the cutest little poem.”
“Yeah, one that I told you
not to read,” Tyson chimed in.
“Tyson, you handed me the
note and told me to give it to her. You knew I was going to read
it.”
“Yeah, I should’ve
known.”
“Anyway, Gabrielle, I gave
the girl the note and guess what? She ends up being Tyson’s prom
date.”
“Okay...no more stories,”
Tyson said, wiping his mouth. “One is more than enough.”
The three quietly
indulged into their meal, then Tamera said, “The wedding pictures
are phenomenal, Tyson.”
“Thanks, sis.”
“You were a handsome
groom,” she added.
“He’s a handsome
everything,” Gabrielle said, locking eyes with Tyson and holding
his gaze. She’d never seen him blush before but she was sure he
came pretty close to it. Had she rendered him speechless? All he
did was look at her, stare at her, then took a sip of wine, their
gazes still connected.
“Okay, um...y’all need to
get a room,” Tamera said. “I feel like I’m interrupting
something.”
Tyson smirked. “You’re
not interrupting anything, Tamera. You’re an eye witness to what
true love looks and feels like.”
“Aw...” she
crooned.
Gabrielle
smiled.
After dessert, Tamera
headed upstairs.
Gabrielle retreated to
the bedroom to pack her suitcase for her trip and while she was
busy rearranging items so that they fit perfectly in the small bag,
Tyson walked up behind her, folding his arms around her while
kissing her neck.
“Remind me why I changed
my mind about you going on the trip again.”
“Because you love
me.”
“Yes. I do love you. What
else?”
“And you want me to be
happy.”
Tyson drew in a deep
inhale of her scent. “Is it too late for me to change my mind? I’m
starting to have second thoughts about you being away from
me.”
“Tyson,” Gabrielle sung.
“Don’t do this to me, baby.”
“I won’t,” he said, then
kissed her.
Moments later, they lie
in bed making love and afterwards, they rested together, her opened
suitcase next to the bed, the covers tussled about with a white
sheet covering their bodies.
“You okay?” he whispered
to her.
Gabrielle fought to catch
enough air to answer him. “Um hmm. Are you okay,
Tyson?”
“Yes. Just wondering how I
can miss you so much and you aren’t even gone yet.”
“Tyson it’ll go by so
fast, we’ll be right here on Sunday night lying in the center of
the bed together.”
“Yeah, I know. I’m just
being an over-protective husband.”
Gabrielle
smiled.
“So do I need to drop you
off at the airport?”
“No,” she responded,
finding his hand. “Padma is coming by to pick me up around
five-thirty. Our flight leaves at seven.”
“Have you flown
before?”
“No.”
“Are you
nervous?”
“Yeah, a little, but I’ll
be with Padma and Lalita. I’m sure I’ll be fine.”
Tyson sighed
heavily.
“Tyson, I’ll be okay,
baby. I don’t want you worrying about me.”
“It’s my job to worry
about you.”
“Don’t...I’ll be fine,
okay?”
“Okay, sweetie. Just make
sure you call me before you take off, when you land and when you
check in the hotel...oh, speaking of hotel, what hotel are you
staying at?”
“The Regal Midwest...I’m
sharing a room with Lalita.”
“All right,” he said, then
took a kiss from her temple. Her sharing a room with Lalita settled
him a bit. At least she wouldn’t be alone. “I’ll let you get some
sleep so you’ll be ready in the morning.”
“Okay, babe.
Goodnight.”
“Goodnight.”
Chapter 12
~ *
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