When Jared had agreed to meet up with Darnell's father, he hadn't known what to expect. All he knew was that he wanted to meet him and maybe talk for a bit. Darnell had accompanied him to the small Ethiopian coffee on the other side of town. It was around ten in the morning on a Saturday. They both waited for his dad as they ate pastries and drank coffee, and when Darnell's father got to the cafe Darnell got up on autopilot, offering his father his sea before wandering off to another free table.
Darnell had left them.
Alone.
Jared couldn't hide how nervous he was. He greeted the older man under his breath as he stared down at the wooden table. He had two of his fingers laced within the handle of the coffee cup in his hand. He kept nibbling his bottom lip, trying to stay calm. He couldn'
