Blissfully Yours. Velvet Carter

into the phone.

      “I’m not preaching. I only want you to be happy like Joey and me.”

      “Everybody isn’t as lucky as you guys. Maybe finding a soul mate isn’t in the cards for me.”

      “I don’t believe that, and I’m sure you don’t either.”

      “Having a significant other would be the icing on the cake, but at this point in my life, I’m not going to hold my breath for my soul mate to come along. I’ll just take the cake and forget about the icing.”

      “All I’m saying is just don’t close yourself off to an opportunity that presents itself. You never know when love will come knocking.”

      “I hear you, Reese. I hate to cut our conversation short, but I really have to get to sleep. Talk to you later.”

      “Okay, good night.”

      After Ayana ended the call and put the phone back on the nightstand, she thought about Reese’s advice. Although she had made a point of saying that true love wasn’t in her future, Reese was right about finding someone to grow old with. Ayana didn’t want to be alone the rest of her life, but for now, her search would have to wait.