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her long-standing service.
    “Karina, stop!” she cried, clutching her chest and taking
deep breaths. She was afraid that if she didn’t stop laughing soon, that she’d
have an asthma attack and would need a hit off her inhaler.
    “Girl, then she’d go on a rant asking why was everybody
always trying to get her to chew gum? What the hell was going on? Then she’d go to church on Sunday and ‘catch’ the spirit and forget that she’d
cursed folks out the previous day!”
    By the time Karina stopped talking they were laughing so
hard, Liza had to force herself to take deep breaths. “Oh my god, Karina! Only
you could make me laugh when I feel so miserable inside.” She calmed herself
enough to say as she wiped her face with the back of her silk Kimono.
    “Aw, Li, it’ll be okay. I know it’s not easy but you’re
going to have to come to some decisions. If you want your marriage to be all
that it can be, you’re going to have to be upfront with your husband regarding
your feelings about how you grew up. He only wants to know the complete Liza.
He loves you, honey. There’s nothing wrong with a man loving his woman so much
that he digs everything about her. You have nothing to be ashamed of. Don’t
deny Greg the opportunity to know you from the inside out. You have to trust
him and know that this won’t affect how he sees you. He loves you, Li. Just
remember that, okay?”
    Liza felt tears sting her eyes at her friend’s words. From
hilarity to melancholy in a matter of minutes.
    She was a hot mess.
    But Karina was right. If she couldn’t trust her husband, who
could she trust? She said goodbye to Karina and gently hung up the phone and
thought about what she’d said. She glanced over at the bedside clock and sighed
long and hard. But how could she fully trust him, no matter how much he loved
him, if he refused to put her first? She obviously wasn’t a priority in his
life.
    * * * * *
    Greg glanced at the grandfather clock in the corner of his
office and cursed out loud. He hadn’t meant to stay so long.
    After Liza left the office, he’d gone out to see if Renita
was in her office and wasn’t surprised when he’d found her gone. She’d
obviously known he wouldn’t need her assistance while Liza was there and had
given them privacy. She’d left a note on her desk telling him to call her if he
needed her.
    He should have been gone hours ago. In all actuality, he had
wrapped up the loose ends and could have left the office earlier. But he wasn’t
ready to go home. He wasn’t sure what he’d do if he went home and Liza wasn’t
prepared to talk. He’d all but given her an ultimatum. Either they open up to
one another or…
    Or what? It wasn’t like he’d leave her. He loved her too
damn much to imagine life without her.
    And he shared with Liza the burden of blame. He had his fair
share of responsibility for why they were at a crossroad in the marriage.
Lately he’d been working longer hours and taking on a heavier caseload and
spending less time with her.
    He needed to go home and talk to his wife. He rose in
preparation of leaving, gathering his documents for the case as he cleared his
desk and got ready to leave his office. As he lifted his briefcase from the
corner of his desk, he was surprised when his door opened and Renita walked
inside.
    “Oh, Greg I’m sorry. I assumed you had already gone home
with Mrs. Colburn. I came back to file these briefs and to work on a few things
for the Grimes case.” Renita said, the surprise in her dark eyes genuine.
    “Renita, I thought you’d gone home when Liza came by
earlier. There was no need for you to return, I’ve taken care of the updates
for the brief. Why don’t you go on back home. It’s past ten o’clock.”
    “I don’t mind working. I know this is paramount right now.
I’m dedicated to this case. You know that Greg,” she said.
    Greg looked her in the eyes, and felt a moment’s hesitation,
as he saw something in Renita’s eyes