His thoughts drifted to Jada and the conversation he had with his brother. He had made up his mind on his way home from Ty’s house that he would ask Jada out, right after he spoke to Ami. The possibility that his pursuing her may cause a rift between his and Ami’s relationship still bothered him. That issue needed to be resolved before he took things any further. He picked up his private line. “Hi, Ami, it’s Alex.” “Hey, cousin, what’s up?” “I know Jada is your girl, but would you mind if I took her to dinner tonight?” Ami had trouble hiding her excitement “Thank God! Oh, sure. I don’t mind, I wanted to spend some time with Mom and Dad anyway, and she would be bored. Let me give you her cell number.” “Thanks, cousin.” Alex smiled. “No, thank you.” Alex found himself nervous about making the call to Jada. He couldn’t ever recall being that nervous about anything in his life.This is ridiculous,he thought,just call her!
