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Chrissalyn sighed deeply. “Why?”
“Because your happiness is important to me Chriss,” Lathan said softly.
She weighed that for a moment before addressing him again.
“Have I given you the impression I’m unhappy Lathan?” she asked and he told her she hadn’t. “Is there something you want or need to tell me about Devon?” she tried again having no idea what the point of the conversation was. Again his answer was no. “Well, okay,” she told him and returned to her baked potato.
“Thanks for lunch Lathan, it was wonderful,” Chrissalyn told him as they returned to the office.
“Anything for you, Chriss,” he replied softly and hurriedly walked away into his office before she could answer.
Chrissalyn didn’t want to think about the implications of the things he’d asked. She’d closed that door and wasn’t trying to set herself up for that kind of hurt again. She returned to her desk finding her messages and returning to work, locking away once again all that was Lathan.
*****
"Where were you?" Alisha questioned as she stood inside Lathan's office. "I looked for you to have lunch and you were no where to be found".
Lathan sighed deeply and looked at her hard for a long time before answering. "I was at lunch obviously," he replied sarcastically.
Alisha could tell he was in one of his moods, but she couldn't figure out why. They hadn't fought lately and she'd gone out of her way not to say anything negative in his presence about Chrissalyn. "Lathan, why are you being so mean?" she asked quietly. "I only wanted to eat with you, that's all ."
Lathan continued to look at her emotionless. "Do you have a life, friends, something to do besides hover over me all the time?" Lathan threw at her becoming more frustrated by the moment.
He was angry; angry with himself that even when he had the chance he couldn't bring himself to admit his true feelings for Chriss. He was angry that he was seemingly trapped with Alisha and would never be happy.
"That's not fair Lathan," Alisha responded. "I just wanted to be with you, I love you, you know that," she returned again and he sighed deeply once more rolling his eyes.
"Give it a rest will you?" Lathan told her. "We have great sex and yes, I do care for you, but I'm not in love with you Alisha, I've told you that again and again."
Alisha felt the tears stinging her eyes. "Not like you love her huh?" she threw at him becoming angry. "What's so fucking special about her?" she began again getting louder. Lathan immediately moved to close his door.
"Don't start that bullshit here Alisha," Lathan hissed. "See, this is exactly why I don't wanna fuck with you half the time."
Alisha grew even angrier. "No, you wanna fuck her!" she yelled and Lathan stepped close enough to touch her.
"Calm the fuck down," he told her ominously. Alisha saw the look in his eyes and willed herself to calm down.
"It's true though, isn't it?" she continued speaking softer now. "That's why you're so angry with me all the time, cause I'm not Chrissalyn?"
"Get out of my office," he replied instead, his tone suggesting he was still angry.
"You think I'm gonna keep letting you treat me like shit Lathan?" Alisha replied, her own anger still simmering. "The dick ain't that fucking good,"
"Fine, then lets consider the shit cut," Lathan returned as Alisha began to cry.
"Oh, so it’s that damned easy for you Lathan?" she asked through her tears. "So I ain't mean shit to you, just a screw huh?" she continued to blubber.
Lathan sucked his teeth and told her to pull herself together she was making a scene. "We'll talk about this shit later," he told her hoping to stem the flow and get her out of his office before one of the VP's came around. Alisha managed to wipe her face with the Kleenex he gave her. "I’ll come over and we’ll talk later," Lathan told her and she nodded her approval.
After she left him, Alisha went to the restroom to wash her face. I can't let him leave me , she
Chrissalyn sighed deeply. “Why?”
“Because your happiness is important to me Chriss,” Lathan said softly.
She weighed that for a moment before addressing him again.
“Have I given you the impression I’m unhappy Lathan?” she asked and he told her she hadn’t. “Is there something you want or need to tell me about Devon?” she tried again having no idea what the point of the conversation was. Again his answer was no. “Well, okay,” she told him and returned to her baked potato.
“Thanks for lunch Lathan, it was wonderful,” Chrissalyn told him as they returned to the office.
“Anything for you, Chriss,” he replied softly and hurriedly walked away into his office before she could answer.
Chrissalyn didn’t want to think about the implications of the things he’d asked. She’d closed that door and wasn’t trying to set herself up for that kind of hurt again. She returned to her desk finding her messages and returning to work, locking away once again all that was Lathan.
*****
"Where were you?" Alisha questioned as she stood inside Lathan's office. "I looked for you to have lunch and you were no where to be found".
Lathan sighed deeply and looked at her hard for a long time before answering. "I was at lunch obviously," he replied sarcastically.
Alisha could tell he was in one of his moods, but she couldn't figure out why. They hadn't fought lately and she'd gone out of her way not to say anything negative in his presence about Chrissalyn. "Lathan, why are you being so mean?" she asked quietly. "I only wanted to eat with you, that's all ."
Lathan continued to look at her emotionless. "Do you have a life, friends, something to do besides hover over me all the time?" Lathan threw at her becoming more frustrated by the moment.
He was angry; angry with himself that even when he had the chance he couldn't bring himself to admit his true feelings for Chriss. He was angry that he was seemingly trapped with Alisha and would never be happy.
"That's not fair Lathan," Alisha responded. "I just wanted to be with you, I love you, you know that," she returned again and he sighed deeply once more rolling his eyes.
"Give it a rest will you?" Lathan told her. "We have great sex and yes, I do care for you, but I'm not in love with you Alisha, I've told you that again and again."
Alisha felt the tears stinging her eyes. "Not like you love her huh?" she threw at him becoming angry. "What's so fucking special about her?" she began again getting louder. Lathan immediately moved to close his door.
"Don't start that bullshit here Alisha," Lathan hissed. "See, this is exactly why I don't wanna fuck with you half the time."
Alisha grew even angrier. "No, you wanna fuck her!" she yelled and Lathan stepped close enough to touch her.
"Calm the fuck down," he told her ominously. Alisha saw the look in his eyes and willed herself to calm down.
"It's true though, isn't it?" she continued speaking softer now. "That's why you're so angry with me all the time, cause I'm not Chrissalyn?"
"Get out of my office," he replied instead, his tone suggesting he was still angry.
"You think I'm gonna keep letting you treat me like shit Lathan?" Alisha replied, her own anger still simmering. "The dick ain't that fucking good,"
"Fine, then lets consider the shit cut," Lathan returned as Alisha began to cry.
"Oh, so it’s that damned easy for you Lathan?" she asked through her tears. "So I ain't mean shit to you, just a screw huh?" she continued to blubber.
Lathan sucked his teeth and told her to pull herself together she was making a scene. "We'll talk about this shit later," he told her hoping to stem the flow and get her out of his office before one of the VP's came around. Alisha managed to wipe her face with the Kleenex he gave her. "I’ll come over and we’ll talk later," Lathan told her and she nodded her approval.
After she left him, Alisha went to the restroom to wash her face. I can't let him leave me , she
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