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should she? Perhaps it was best to let him leave , give him space to find out with whom and where he wanted to be. The thought caused a physical pain to her heart. S he loved Alfonzo wholeheartedly , y et his behavior was inexcusable. If she gave in to it then she was sending a message of acceptance and docility.
    Sh e straightened her spine , tip-toed over to the bed to kiss her son then went to find Shanda. Maybe, what she needed was another woman’s perspective .
    S handa appeared from the guest bed room wearing a short tight dress and they nearly collided at the door . “Where are you going?” Selange asked.
    “Out with Franky.”
    “ Okay, wow that was fast .”
    Shanda peered at her friend’s sad face. “What’s wrong I thought you and your husband were getting busy by now, so what happened?”
    Selange leaned on the wall, “We had an argument.”
    “Okay, come on , t ell me about it Franky can wait.” She said tugging her friend into the bed room and shutting the door.
    Selange sat on the bed, “I think Alfonzo might be having an affair.”
    Shanda laughed then quickly checked herself, “It’s not funny but the way he looks at you who’d suspect anything like that.”
    “Well, I guess looks are deceiving.”
    “True. Anyway, why do you think he’s cheating?”
    “It’s the subtle things. The private calls, the unexpected trips and tonight he accused me of flirting with Franky because we were dancing and goofing around.”
    “Oh yeah, he’s guilty of something. Men are dogs. For real!”
    “So what do you think I should do?”
    Shanda smirked devilishly, “I know what I wouldn’t do and that’s sit my ass in the house moping. Give the cheating motherfucker a taste of his own medicine. Come on get dressed.”
    “What are you talking about, how is that going to solve anything?”
    “I guess it’ll have a placebo effect and you’ll feel better. Come on,” she opened the closet and removed a lavender sleeve les s dress she purchased at the mall, “here I think this will look better on you. Hurry up I’ll fix your make-up.”
    “Shanda, I don’t know.”
    “I’m not taking no for an answer.”
    “And give me your hand.” She lifted Selange’s ring finger and slipped off the huge diamond wedding ring and sat it atop the dresser, “ nobody needs to know you’re married. Bet all the guys are going to be on your ass tonight.”
    “Shanda I’m not going, are you crazy?”
    “ Yes you are. So hop - hop little bunny time’s ticking.”
    Maybe m i ndless entertainment was the remedy for what ailed her, afterall what harm would it do? “Okay…okay.”
    “ Yes, my girl’s back! ” Shanda clapped excitedly as Selange went to change.

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CHAPTER TEN
    Alfonzo extended an arm to his wife’s side of the bed and it flopped down on the firm mattress instead of a soft body. His eyes opened and he grumbled, “This is ridiculous!”
    This was the first time she failed to return to bed after a disagreement. He sat forward and rubbed his chin thinking perhaps he should find her and apologize. He hadn’t broken the news about the l ast minute trip, yet. She was certain to get upset over it but once he explained she’d understand. This is what he hoped would happen but as he searched his son’s room, then knocked on the door to the guest room, peered inside and found it empty , it became evident his plan went awry. He checked downstairs and she wasn’t anywhere in sight. Finally he contacted security and was told she’d exited the property two hours ago . This brought him alert . The information he received after caused him to see the bold brilliant color red. His wife accompanied Franky and Shanda to El Brava without extra security . Was she so mad she became reckless? He told the guard to have Emilio bring his Audi around to the front and he rushed upstairs to dress.
    Selange’s c allous disregard for his feelings or her safety was like a dagger in the back . Alfonzo didn’t know