hand on her hip. “I tell you what. Don’t think it’ll always be like this. I’ve stuck around because I love you and I want us to raise our daughters under one roof, but don’t get it twisted.” She sternly stated. “If I leave your ass this time, I’m not coming back, money or no money.” Russell dropped his head. The tone in her voice informed him that she wasn’t playing. She scraped the untouched breakfast off of her plate into the trash can indicating that she’d lost her appetite. “I’m getting dressed then I’m going to over to my parent’s house. If you had forgotten, they’re having their 30 year anniversary cook-out today.”
“I did forget about it.” He admitted, remembering that he was supposed to accompany her.
“Don’t worry about it. You don’t have to hang around my family today. I’d rather go alone anyway.” She said walking off then stopping. “Just transfer the money from your account into mine like you’ve done in the past. By the way, I’ll need an extra five thousand because I’ll be paying for our trip to the Hawaii Island Resort this evening.” Russell’s discomforted facial expression caused her to shake her head.
“Don’t look at me like that. This trip has been in the making for over two years now and Diamond has already taken care of her and Malcolm’s reservations.”
“I didn’t think you still wanted to go after what happened.” He said.
“Russ, you act like we have no money.”
“I have no work to make money,” he clarified.
“Well, I don’t know what you gotta do, but you better do something because we’re going to Hawaii. You owe me this trip damnit and I’d like the money in my account no later than this evening.” She exited the kitchen leaving Russell to his thoughts. He was already trying to figure out how the hell he was going to replace two thousand dollars plus an additional five grand back into Tammy’s account. He shook his head realizing that all the hard work he’d put in through the night left him right back at square one, because their morning-after breakfast together had gone sourly wrong.
__________
Chloe walked inside her house holding the mail in her hand. She’d just taken her usual early morning jog around the neighborhood. She was sweaty and tired as she sat the mail down on the kitchen table. She opened the refrigerator and poured herself a cold glass of water.
“You made it back faster than usual this morning.” Lance said entering the kitchen. He kissed her on the lips and opened the refrigerator to find something to eat.
“I took a different route , but more strenuous. I ran up past your brother’s house.”
Lance nodded his head. “Oh yeah, just walking that hill will tire your ass out.”
“Tell me about it. ” She agreed. “How’d you sleep?”
“I slept pretty good,” he answered then poured himself a glass of milk.
“I just asked because you tossed and turned all night, even mumbling at times.” She stated. She’d only known him to sleep so erratically when he was stressed or things were pressing him. “Are you sure you’re okay?”
“Yeah I’m good,” he said turning up his milk.
“How have things been with you lately?” She asked thinking about the text message that she’d gotten a couple days earlier.
“Things have been good.” He responded.
“Have your wins been as well?”
Where is this coming from , he quickly thought then answered. “Wins have been straight.”
“Oh okay,” she responded then headed down the hallway. Her Barbados accent was too direct for him not to think that something was up. Before he could rinse his glass out and look up, she was back in the kitchen.
“I got a text message the other day.” She informed him with raised eyebrows.
“And,” he said trying to figure out what the hell she was talking about.
“It was from the cable company,” she said, folding her arms. “They told me that my cable was off.”
Lance stood quiet for
“I did forget about it.” He admitted, remembering that he was supposed to accompany her.
“Don’t worry about it. You don’t have to hang around my family today. I’d rather go alone anyway.” She said walking off then stopping. “Just transfer the money from your account into mine like you’ve done in the past. By the way, I’ll need an extra five thousand because I’ll be paying for our trip to the Hawaii Island Resort this evening.” Russell’s discomforted facial expression caused her to shake her head.
“Don’t look at me like that. This trip has been in the making for over two years now and Diamond has already taken care of her and Malcolm’s reservations.”
“I didn’t think you still wanted to go after what happened.” He said.
“Russ, you act like we have no money.”
“I have no work to make money,” he clarified.
“Well, I don’t know what you gotta do, but you better do something because we’re going to Hawaii. You owe me this trip damnit and I’d like the money in my account no later than this evening.” She exited the kitchen leaving Russell to his thoughts. He was already trying to figure out how the hell he was going to replace two thousand dollars plus an additional five grand back into Tammy’s account. He shook his head realizing that all the hard work he’d put in through the night left him right back at square one, because their morning-after breakfast together had gone sourly wrong.
__________
Chloe walked inside her house holding the mail in her hand. She’d just taken her usual early morning jog around the neighborhood. She was sweaty and tired as she sat the mail down on the kitchen table. She opened the refrigerator and poured herself a cold glass of water.
“You made it back faster than usual this morning.” Lance said entering the kitchen. He kissed her on the lips and opened the refrigerator to find something to eat.
“I took a different route , but more strenuous. I ran up past your brother’s house.”
Lance nodded his head. “Oh yeah, just walking that hill will tire your ass out.”
“Tell me about it. ” She agreed. “How’d you sleep?”
“I slept pretty good,” he answered then poured himself a glass of milk.
“I just asked because you tossed and turned all night, even mumbling at times.” She stated. She’d only known him to sleep so erratically when he was stressed or things were pressing him. “Are you sure you’re okay?”
“Yeah I’m good,” he said turning up his milk.
“How have things been with you lately?” She asked thinking about the text message that she’d gotten a couple days earlier.
“Things have been good.” He responded.
“Have your wins been as well?”
Where is this coming from , he quickly thought then answered. “Wins have been straight.”
“Oh okay,” she responded then headed down the hallway. Her Barbados accent was too direct for him not to think that something was up. Before he could rinse his glass out and look up, she was back in the kitchen.
“I got a text message the other day.” She informed him with raised eyebrows.
“And,” he said trying to figure out what the hell she was talking about.
“It was from the cable company,” she said, folding her arms. “They told me that my cable was off.”
Lance stood quiet for
Similar Books
