him.
“Yeah, same here,” he smiled, his warm brown eyes glistening. Liz smiled at the two of them and then they all sat down at their table. Gavin glanced at Sydney who was still smiling at Evan across the table. “I don’t know what I’d do without you, Sydney. Thanks for helping take care of my girls when I’m not able to be there with them.”
“Oh, no problem Ev. You know I love you guys,” Sydney responded bashfully.
Gavin looked from Sydney to Evan. The way they were looking at each other made his stomach turn. The way Sydney looked at Evan was too similar to the way Sydney looked at him. The whole dinner, Gavin ate quietly, only making a few comments here and there, and watched as Sydney talked and laughed with Evan. Not once did Sydney speak to him at dinner. The event was more of a gathering amongst Evan, Liz, and Sydney so Gavin felt a bit left out.
He just couldn’t get the thought out of his head; the thought that Sydney had a crush on Evan. The idea was making him more heated by the minute. When the group decided it was time to head home and Sydney kissed Liz and then Evan on the cheek to say goodbye that was the last assault his male ego could take. Before Gavin and Sydney made it back to his car he confronted her.
“Is there something about Evan I should know?” he asked as they walked.
“No. Why? You didn’t like him?”
“Maybe I should be more specific. Is there something about you and Evan that I should know about?”
Sydney slowed to a stop in the middle of the parking lot. “Are you kidding, Gavin?” Gavin just looked at her. Sydney felt hurt, anger, and sadness all at once. He was implying that she was a cheater, an accomplice to adultery, a backstabber and a home wrecker all at the same time. How could he ever think that about her? She could feel her face and ears burning up in embarrassment and her chest burning with anger. Sydney rushed over to the passenger side of his car. “Drive me home right now,” she demanded. Gavin unlocked the door with his keyless entry remote and watched as she got into the car. Then he walked to the driver’s side and got in. He put the key in the ignition but didn’t start the car. Instead he looked over at Sydney who was looking out the side window.
“What’s to hide? Why can’t you answer my question?”
Sydney spoke but refused to look at him. Where was this jealousy coming from? “The fact that you would accuse me of cheating on you either physically or emotionally with my best friend’s husband is not something that I feel deserves a response.”
Gavin’s eyebrows furrowed with disgust and irritation. “Sydney, I saw the way you were looking at him. You can’t deny that.”
Sydney met Gavin’s eyes. “How exactly was I looking at him Gavin?”
“It was like…It was like you were flirting with him the whole night. You were looking at him and just enamored by him and then you kissed him right in front of me.”
“You’re right Gavin. You are completely right.” Gavin looked shocked for a moment. “You’re right. Why do you look so shocked? Isn’t that what you wanted to hear! I kissed Evan on the cheek ! Do you want to know why I’m enamored by him? Because, I do love him. I love him like a brother and I haven’t been able to talk to him for months. He’s older than me and I look up to him and respect him because he is a good man and a good father. He is a good black man and I dare you to try and stop me from valuing a good brotha.”
“What the hell is so special about Evan? He’s doing what he’s supposed to do as a husband and a father. But because he’s black—“
Sydney cut her eyes at Gavin. “Don’t comment on things you don’t understand.”
“Let me guess. Because I’m white, I’ll never understand. Why don’t you just explain it to me? I’m really anxious to know why Evan is getting so much credit.”
“Gavin, I really don’t feel like giving you a recap of slavery right
“Yeah, same here,” he smiled, his warm brown eyes glistening. Liz smiled at the two of them and then they all sat down at their table. Gavin glanced at Sydney who was still smiling at Evan across the table. “I don’t know what I’d do without you, Sydney. Thanks for helping take care of my girls when I’m not able to be there with them.”
“Oh, no problem Ev. You know I love you guys,” Sydney responded bashfully.
Gavin looked from Sydney to Evan. The way they were looking at each other made his stomach turn. The way Sydney looked at Evan was too similar to the way Sydney looked at him. The whole dinner, Gavin ate quietly, only making a few comments here and there, and watched as Sydney talked and laughed with Evan. Not once did Sydney speak to him at dinner. The event was more of a gathering amongst Evan, Liz, and Sydney so Gavin felt a bit left out.
He just couldn’t get the thought out of his head; the thought that Sydney had a crush on Evan. The idea was making him more heated by the minute. When the group decided it was time to head home and Sydney kissed Liz and then Evan on the cheek to say goodbye that was the last assault his male ego could take. Before Gavin and Sydney made it back to his car he confronted her.
“Is there something about Evan I should know?” he asked as they walked.
“No. Why? You didn’t like him?”
“Maybe I should be more specific. Is there something about you and Evan that I should know about?”
Sydney slowed to a stop in the middle of the parking lot. “Are you kidding, Gavin?” Gavin just looked at her. Sydney felt hurt, anger, and sadness all at once. He was implying that she was a cheater, an accomplice to adultery, a backstabber and a home wrecker all at the same time. How could he ever think that about her? She could feel her face and ears burning up in embarrassment and her chest burning with anger. Sydney rushed over to the passenger side of his car. “Drive me home right now,” she demanded. Gavin unlocked the door with his keyless entry remote and watched as she got into the car. Then he walked to the driver’s side and got in. He put the key in the ignition but didn’t start the car. Instead he looked over at Sydney who was looking out the side window.
“What’s to hide? Why can’t you answer my question?”
Sydney spoke but refused to look at him. Where was this jealousy coming from? “The fact that you would accuse me of cheating on you either physically or emotionally with my best friend’s husband is not something that I feel deserves a response.”
Gavin’s eyebrows furrowed with disgust and irritation. “Sydney, I saw the way you were looking at him. You can’t deny that.”
Sydney met Gavin’s eyes. “How exactly was I looking at him Gavin?”
“It was like…It was like you were flirting with him the whole night. You were looking at him and just enamored by him and then you kissed him right in front of me.”
“You’re right Gavin. You are completely right.” Gavin looked shocked for a moment. “You’re right. Why do you look so shocked? Isn’t that what you wanted to hear! I kissed Evan on the cheek ! Do you want to know why I’m enamored by him? Because, I do love him. I love him like a brother and I haven’t been able to talk to him for months. He’s older than me and I look up to him and respect him because he is a good man and a good father. He is a good black man and I dare you to try and stop me from valuing a good brotha.”
“What the hell is so special about Evan? He’s doing what he’s supposed to do as a husband and a father. But because he’s black—“
Sydney cut her eyes at Gavin. “Don’t comment on things you don’t understand.”
“Let me guess. Because I’m white, I’ll never understand. Why don’t you just explain it to me? I’m really anxious to know why Evan is getting so much credit.”
“Gavin, I really don’t feel like giving you a recap of slavery right
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