"You date a lot of shallow women."
"It's not that. It's just…not love. It doesn't matter how good you look on the outside if people are unable to see what's on the inside. So what about you? You're…beautiful."
"To you, I am. But not everyone back home would see that."
He pulled her into his arms. "You are exactly what I like Sidney Wyatt."
She didn't speak. It was going to be hard to say goodbye to this man.
II
True to his word, bright and early the next morning Gio sent Sidney to the hair salon. Before she left he fingered her springy wild hair. To him it was beautiful in it's natural state but she would not entertain even the slightest idea of wearing an Afro on her private excursion with him.
As he was preparing to get the car gassed up he got a call from Nicco.
"Come to my off
