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ten.” Pete said to no one in particular, he still hadn’t looked at either Carlisha or Rachel directly. He wanted to have a meeting to update everyone on the new security measures. He’ll be damned if he got robbed again and if he did he was determined to kill the fools the next time.
**KC**
Weeks later, James and Carlisha were stocking the shelves in retail with some office supplies since things were kind of slow and they were caught up with their other duties.
“I just found out that Kim is pregnant,” James announced with a huge smile on his face. He picked up a few packets of pens and slid them on the hook in front of him for display.
“Aww, congratulations!” Carlisha turned and faced him.
“Thanks! When she told me I felt like a million bucks. I’m going to be a dad!”
Carlisha suddenly wished Roger had expressed those same feelings when she told him she was pregnant. “I’m really happy for you.” Carlisha placed her hand on her belly which was still camouflaged. Even with James telling her his big news, she still didn’t feel inclined to announce her own. Though as much as she thought she was hiding it, perhaps others had already suspected it. She had put on a few pounds, put still maintained her small frame.
Both Carlisha and James’ attention were suddenly brought to the entrance of the store. A woman aggressively pulled the door open and stomped in heaving excessively with a posse of three other women behind her.
“Where is that bitch?” She yelled at her girls as she scanned the large retail front.
James walked toward the front of the store to assist them. “Who exactly are you looking for?” He put on his charm in hope of defusing the anger that obviously raged over the leader of the crew, a woman standing at five feet, four inches. Her natural hair was pulled back in a huge afro puff and she had large gold hoop earrings dangling from her ears.
“Does Caresha, or whatever the hell her name is work here?” The woman demanded. Her posse started to walk about the store to search for themselves.
“Uh no! Nobody by that name works here.” James hoped Carlisha heard him and got the hint to go to the back so she won’t be seen.
“Here she is!” One of the women in the group announced when she caught Carlisha trying to sneak to the back. They cornered her.
“So are you the homewrecker that’s been sleeping with my husband?” The leader of the crew asked.
“I’m not a homewrecker, and if you’re talking about Roger I didn’t know he was married,” Carlisha defended.
“Ladies you have to leave or I will be calling the police,” James warned.
“Yes I’m talking about Roger. You sleep with so many married men you don’t know which wife is who whore?” Roger’s wife moved swiftly toward Carlisha and punched her in the face sending her hard to ground. Carlisha’s back bumped forcefully against one of the shelves. James quickly grabbed Roger’s wife by the arm preventing her from striking Carlisha again.
“Get out of here now before I call the police!” James shouted scaring the women off, not before Roger’s wife spat on Carlisha as she lie on the floor moaning while holding her belly, then moving her hand to her sore back.
Staff from the back rushed to the front after they heard the commotion.
“Call the police!” James demanded when he knelt down to assist Carlisha. “Are you all right?”
“Should we call Pete and let him know what happened?” Someone asked.
“No!” Carlisha managed to say weakly. “Please don’t call the police either.”
“What?! Why not, those women just attacked you.” James helped Carlisha to her feet.
“I just don’t want to deal with any police or anything right now. I want to go home.” Carlisha noticed the concerned faces of her colleagues.
“Would you at least go to the doctor? You got hit really hard.” James looked at the bruise that had already developed on Carlisha’s face.
The bruise on her cheek
**KC**
Weeks later, James and Carlisha were stocking the shelves in retail with some office supplies since things were kind of slow and they were caught up with their other duties.
“I just found out that Kim is pregnant,” James announced with a huge smile on his face. He picked up a few packets of pens and slid them on the hook in front of him for display.
“Aww, congratulations!” Carlisha turned and faced him.
“Thanks! When she told me I felt like a million bucks. I’m going to be a dad!”
Carlisha suddenly wished Roger had expressed those same feelings when she told him she was pregnant. “I’m really happy for you.” Carlisha placed her hand on her belly which was still camouflaged. Even with James telling her his big news, she still didn’t feel inclined to announce her own. Though as much as she thought she was hiding it, perhaps others had already suspected it. She had put on a few pounds, put still maintained her small frame.
Both Carlisha and James’ attention were suddenly brought to the entrance of the store. A woman aggressively pulled the door open and stomped in heaving excessively with a posse of three other women behind her.
“Where is that bitch?” She yelled at her girls as she scanned the large retail front.
James walked toward the front of the store to assist them. “Who exactly are you looking for?” He put on his charm in hope of defusing the anger that obviously raged over the leader of the crew, a woman standing at five feet, four inches. Her natural hair was pulled back in a huge afro puff and she had large gold hoop earrings dangling from her ears.
“Does Caresha, or whatever the hell her name is work here?” The woman demanded. Her posse started to walk about the store to search for themselves.
“Uh no! Nobody by that name works here.” James hoped Carlisha heard him and got the hint to go to the back so she won’t be seen.
“Here she is!” One of the women in the group announced when she caught Carlisha trying to sneak to the back. They cornered her.
“So are you the homewrecker that’s been sleeping with my husband?” The leader of the crew asked.
“I’m not a homewrecker, and if you’re talking about Roger I didn’t know he was married,” Carlisha defended.
“Ladies you have to leave or I will be calling the police,” James warned.
“Yes I’m talking about Roger. You sleep with so many married men you don’t know which wife is who whore?” Roger’s wife moved swiftly toward Carlisha and punched her in the face sending her hard to ground. Carlisha’s back bumped forcefully against one of the shelves. James quickly grabbed Roger’s wife by the arm preventing her from striking Carlisha again.
“Get out of here now before I call the police!” James shouted scaring the women off, not before Roger’s wife spat on Carlisha as she lie on the floor moaning while holding her belly, then moving her hand to her sore back.
Staff from the back rushed to the front after they heard the commotion.
“Call the police!” James demanded when he knelt down to assist Carlisha. “Are you all right?”
“Should we call Pete and let him know what happened?” Someone asked.
“No!” Carlisha managed to say weakly. “Please don’t call the police either.”
“What?! Why not, those women just attacked you.” James helped Carlisha to her feet.
“I just don’t want to deal with any police or anything right now. I want to go home.” Carlisha noticed the concerned faces of her colleagues.
“Would you at least go to the doctor? You got hit really hard.” James looked at the bruise that had already developed on Carlisha’s face.
The bruise on her cheek
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