following Mom out to the car.
Mom starts the engine
and pulls out toward home.
She hums along
to a Beyoncé track for a few moments
and then abruptly turns it off and says:
You’re being an asshole.
Excuse me?! You can’t just say
that to me.
I can and I will.
Because I too have asshole tendencies.
I love youbut
it takes one to know one.
I’m speechless.
The good news is, Mom continues,
asshole behavior can be changed
if you want.
So, please, Junie, don’t let me and Mama
be the reasonyou never go after love.
Jamison is not the only one
who needs to apologize to Lyric.
I know you two think you’re being all business savvy
dating for clicks on BeautyStarz
and pretending you’re just friends
but anyone with two eyes and a heart
can see you have a deeper connection.
How do you even know—
you’ve barely seen us together?!
I scoff.
I’ve seen enough
