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      Sylvester McLeod was enjoying the performance the neophytes were putting on. His smile faltered as he scanned the crowd. Could his eyes be playing tricks on him? He jumped down from the platform and started through the crowd toward the mystery woman.

        "Look who's coming our way, Zade," Maya pointed Sly out in the crowd.

         "Do I look okay?" Zade started fussing with her clothes and hair.

          "You look fine. Stop it." April gave her best friend a knowing look. Just like she had been mismatched with Grant, April knew Zade was with the wrong frat president. Sly calmed Zade down, and Zade helped pull Mr. TNT out of his serious shell.

          "I don't believe it. You sure are an amazing sight to see. Sly whispered as he kissed Zade's hand. "How are you?"

          "I'm good," Zade pulled her hand away from him, and stepped closer to him. "I, of course, prefer a hug from you. The hand kissing stage was past by us a long time ago." She wrapped her arms around him as he pulled her close.

          "It's been a long time, Zade."

          "You're right Sly. It has been too long."

          "But obviously not long enough." There was no disguising the indignation in Zeke's voice. "Shouldn't you be up on the stage with the rest of your frat, Sly?"

          "I felt the rest of the school should know who the new names and faces of Theta Nu Theta's step team are first," Sly released Zade, and faced his rival. On more than one front, they had been in compe-tition. Zade was just the most valuable prize.

          "Everyone knows that we would've won if it hadn't been for y'all having DJ. We're still the better talent and better team."

          "Look, you could've had DJ. You had your chance. It looks like he wanted more than just connec-tions. As for Zade,” Sly looks her way, "We're just two old friends happy to see each other."

          "Is that right?" Zeke turned a cold eye to his fiancée.

          "Yeah, Baby." Zade walked over to Zeke and wrapped her arms around his waist. Looking up into his eyes, she tried to reassure him. "We're just friends. I thought I wasn't supposed to see you for at least a-nother hour."

          "I found some free time." Zeke kissed her cheek. "Are you up for some fun with the wolves' Sweet-heart Barbeque?"

          "I thought we were going up to that new restaurant? Just you and me." Zade couldn't grab the look of disappointment from clouding her face before Zeke caught it.

          "If you don't want to go, just say so." Zeke released Zade and stepped back. "It's your choice. But you're going to have to get used to this, if we're going to get married." He stuffed his hands into his pockets and began to head over to a group of Mu Gammas waiting on him. "Oh, and if you need me, hit me up on the cell." He called back to her over his shoulder.

          Zade used every ounce of strength she had not to break down in the midst of everyone. She almost lost her composure when she felt the gentle touch of April and Maya by her side.

          "Come on, girl. I think there are some people who would like to see you." April guided Zade over to the majority of their line sisters, and they enveloped her with love and hugs.

        Sly shook his head as he returned to the stage. Even after a year of not having her in his life, he still felt that tug Zade always caused on his heart every time she was near him or in his view. There was no mistaking the feelings he had for her.

         "I see your soul mate is back," Bambino joked with Sly. "Come on, Sylvester. Anyone who knows the two of you knows that you two belong together. Zeke even knows that it's only a matter of time, before he loses her to you again."

          "He didn't lose her to me. He lost her to cancer and his lack of support during that rough time in her life."

          "And you just happened to be her knight in shining armor with nothing but support right?" Bambino wished his line brother would stop trying to deny his feelings for