Desire That Kills

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No one said having sex with your step brother wasn't allowed. We aren't even related, so that makes it legal?

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After my mom left my dad, she met Darl. Darl was the "love" of her life. Though I couldn't understand her leaving him, I still love her. My dad never liked to talk about her or the divorce, he was broken. He fell into bad habits until his last breath. Mother never showed emotion when she found out, makes me wonder what happened that could make her not care. Since the split, she has been on cloud 9. She's engaged to Darl and has been the happiest and won't stop talking about this wedding. 

I wasn't sure I was going to attend but, after the past few days...I have no choice

|Last week|

"Quay"

I turn my head over my shoulder and see my boss looking at me. I excuse myself from the group and make sure they continue working on the project. Walking towards her off, I smile softly

"Yes, ma'am?"

"Please, step into my office"

"Of course" I nod walking into her office closing the door

"I hate that this is what it comes down to"She states walking back to her chair

I look at her weird, still by the door "What do you mean?"

"We are having to lay you off" She sighs sitting down

What the hell? "Excuse me? What do you mean your laying me off?"

"As you know we've been having issues since we lost that major deal-"

"Yes we are but, my team and I have been working on this new deal that will bring us back up" I step forward slowly

"I'm sorry-"

"I'm your best person here Mary. I work my ass off harder than anyone here! You know that"

"It was a hard discussi-"

"Fuck hard discussions, I shouldn't have been on that list"

"Quay"

"Stop with the last name, you know me better than that. I've known you since you started this damn business. I went to every birthday party for each of your kids, I've been with you through all four of your divorces. I've been there not Otis, Maria, or anyone else here! You can't lay me off"I explain

"The discussion has been made. I was able to pay off the rest of your vehicle as a thank you but, I'm afraid my hands are tied"

"Please-"

"Bailey-"

Buzzzzzzzz

"Mrs. Belville your car is here"

"Thank you Ella, I'll be down"She names

She looks up at me and I give her a pleading look

"I'm sorry, you have until the end of the day"She sadly smiles

I turn around, before opening the door I look over my shoulder "I covered for you and saved your ass so many times. The least you could have done was repay that favor"

With that said, I walk out of her office

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After returning home, I threw my clothes off, throwing on sweats. With just a bra and sweats I was comfortable. I grab the wine walking to my couch, biting off the cork, spitting it out before sitting on the couch. I turn on the tv watching FRIENDS, gulping down the wine from the bottle. Getting high off chocolate, I begin softly repeating the lines...