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  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Notice
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Part One
  5. 1
  6. 2
  7. 3
  8. 4
  9. 5
  10. 6
  11. 7
  12. 8
  13. 9
  14. 10
  15. 11
  16. 12
  17. 13
  18. 14
  19. 15
  20. 16
  21. Part Two
  22. 17
  23. 18
  24. 19
  25. 20
  26. 21
  27. 22
  28. 23
  29. 24
  30. 25
  31. 26
  32. Part Three
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  34. 28
  35. 29
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  41. 35
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  44. 38
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  46. 40
  47. 41
  48. Sometimes It Goes Down Like That
  49. Also by K’wan
  50. About the Author
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Jah and Yoshi had gone out to the movies, leaving Billy and Marcus alone in the house. Billy had protested that her friend was going out too soon, but Yoshi insisted. She felt like she was hiding by staying cooped up in the house. Finally, Billy realized if getting out would help her friend on the road to recovery, she shouldn’t stand in the way of that. Besides, she knew Yoshi was in the best of care with Jah. It was a strange love affair, but if it made Yoshi happy, then Billy was all for it.

“Can you believe those two?” Marcus asked from the couch where he was lounging. “Darling, I love you so,” he said, doing a poor impersonation of Jah.

“You need to quit.” Billy flopped on the couch and nestled herself in his chest. “I think they look cute together.”

“The ’06 Bobby and Whitney,” Marcus joked.

“I ain’t gonna tell you about cutting on my friends no more,” she said, pretending to be serious.

“Nah, but I’m happy for them,” he admitted. “Everybody needs somebody, wouldn’t you agree?”

“In some cases,” she said.

“I hope this is one of them.”

“Sure feels like it.” She kissed him just below the jaw. “Marcus, I don’t think I ever had a chance to thank you for all the trouble you’ve gone through.”

“No need to thank me, Billy. I’m doing it out of love, not in search of gratitude. I’ve got a sister and a mother and I wouldn’t know what to do with myself if something like that happened to one of them. Besides, had I not been hanging around here all damn day and night, I might not have had the chance to find out what a wonderful person you are.”

“Aw, you’re so sweet.” She patted him on the cheek. “I might have to let you taste this again.”

“I’m serious, Billy. I think you’re a real special lady, and I ain’t trying to let you go no time soon,” he said seriously. Marcus was staring at her so intensely that she cringed a little.

“Marcus, I know you mean well, but a girl like me comes with a lot of baggage; you might not be ready for me,” she teased him.

“Baby, I ain’t no stranger to baggage, I used to work at the airport,” he said, matching her wit. “You need to stop playing so we can walk these dogs, ma.”

“Walk these dogs?” She looked up at him. “That is so 1997.” She craned her neck and kissed him. Who says there’s no such thing as a happy ending? was the thought that passed through her mind.

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