AFTER A BROKEN MARRIAGE .

chapter 20

From the minute aliyah climbed across Lloyd's hips she has been creating heat as the position inwhich she was got him rubbing against her inerthigh, much as he was in the middle of the conversation he's been feeling himself getting hard, she felt him jump against her flesh, feeling her own body shiver,
"Enough of that" she told him
Mark was still on the phone for he though lloyd at one point would come back on the line,
"So is the alarm system OK, tested it?"
"Mm mm" he said rubbing her thighs around to her butt cheek, aliyah moan softly as he slowly rub on her naked body, he was starting to get use to the idea of finding her in no underwear as his hand get to touch her freely, he came up to kiss her, "the alarm system is checked,
Ah ah, but what about you don't you need a little checking on yourself?" Aliyah ask
Shelly roll her eyes grin at mark,
"For here i'm, i am  thinking of  double checking you" she said grinning that minutes later followed up by dozens of moaning sounds as Lloyd's lips claim her breast he lift her shirt pulled it off to get better access he just  love her body, love making love to her she possessed something glorious like a priceless possession, there wasn't nothing about her that didn't do something for her, he loves her and want to keep her he want to keep the baby too he didn't know why he got so mad on hearing she is pregnant, he was just confused for it wasn't long before he heard his wife is sick and had to take an abortion now he felt he can't leave her in her stage for their vows were through sickness and healt, but he was just crazy for this woman especially when such heat pours from her body and knowing she wants him in the same eiger and priceless way she do need him,
mark hang up when he finally realized that he wasn't going to come back leaving them to each other as he and shelly spend some time with their son,
Aliyah and Lloyd  made love, make it again then lay at each others side,  He turned to hug her "you know we got to talk right"
"Please Lloyd not now, if this about the baby I already told you it won't be a problem" she held a finger about his lips to silence him, she then kisses him got off the bed she went to take a shower which he joined her, she later gave him food dragged him off for a walk on the beach, much as he would like talking about the baby he wasn't going to push it now,
Monique felt a hard  dragged she was then turned into someone she flinch on seeing it was Laurence "what you want?"
"Just want to see the look on your face when you see me and can't have what I got"
"You didn't have to trash my room like that it was all of my good things and all my jewelry"
"It was your attitude"
"So can I have them back?" She asked
"Under what circumstance's  when you play me like a fool you call the cops on me disrespect me you cost me money in such ways the only way you can have them back if you come see me and we come to some agreement"
Monique would love nothing more than the jewelries and her fancy things back, "if you promise not to come back to my house"
"What else you got over there that you're hiding, it can't be your husband again"
"I'm sorry the reason I didn't tell you it is because I didn't want him"
"How can you not want him when he's one of the least amount of good men left in this world,
"He doesn't have any money"
"You contribute to it too for I would have paid him well now I have to get someone else when it won't be done as I would have like it"
"How much time need I apologize?"
"Just come see me"
He walk away with a smile thinking how money can really lerk people in, it was just a pity aliyah who he love so much wasn't like other girls,
Monique got home to a empty house but she wasn't bother buy it she knew it was Laurence who was tailing her for he was in her house now he was inviting her over she does want to get her jewelries back to think they were so plenty and expensive she didn't want to loose them,
"Lloyd ended up  staying at aliyah he  lift his head off the pillow to look at her sleeping with her back into his chest she was so beautiful that glowing look of pregnancy up on her, he was  starting to wonder where he missed out on his wife's pregnancy he never saw nothing until she became angry, he wasn't sure for how long before she went through the proseger and what sickness she has he haven't learned all the details,
Lloyd got through the door a little before his wife he was pouring a drink when she came in the kitchen, "Hey he greeted her,
"Hi" she replied,
"How was work today, did you see anyone tailing you?" He asked
"Not since yesterday, but you didn't come home Last night What happened?"
"I couldn't get to" he said going down to the room to get change, though they been sharing bed again his things were still in the room down the hall, they were communicating a little better now but apart from a little making out nothing more, "why couldn't you?" She asked
Lloyd didn't answer instead he turned to take her hand, "I've been busy trying to get some work done"
"Couldn't you call?"
"I'm sorry tell me how are you?" He took her finger it was almost like a wedding band wasn't on her finger it didn't even leave a mark he wondered for how long she haven't been wearing it!
"I think I'm going to have to get you a new ring"
"Where you going to get the money?"
"Things are a bit better at work, I got a partner and things are great, but I'm also thinking of taking the job deer is offering, its at a good price"
"You really want to work for him?"
He nodded
She shrugged turn and head back up he change into a clean pants as he did he remembered bringing his dirty laundry by aliyah the other day and she was going to show him what to do so he could do them, he followed Monique up to the living room,
"So what do you think I'm seeking for your opinion"
"I'm not sure"
"I'm been told that he's a bad guy but I do need the money"
"I don't know I don't know him"
"I thought he was the one who bought the ring from you"
"How could he I don't know him"
"I still can't believe you sold that ring"
"I needed the money"
"Yes you did, but you also had other jewelry, like your diamond bracelet was real so was that ring"
"How could I have known it cost so much?"
"Yeah how could you, it's fine it's done right"
He sat on the sofa, as she sat across from him, "so how did shelly come to know that bitch from the other night?" Monique asked,
"Who you talking about,
"You said her name is nelisa"
"Nelisa, so you know nelisa?"
"Yes she and her boogy ass friend who act as if she's a compitision for me, she crashed into me and the cop was saying I was wrong I bet she's screwing that cop and that woman or man who told the cop I was wrong?"
So it was so he's been thinking right they did crash together only thing aliyah said about it was that some crazy woman ran her off the road,
"Did you pay for it?" He asked knowing aliyah had said that her insurance would cover it, she told her parents while her father was inquiring if he was to write her a cheque,
"She did say it was OK, I knew she didn't like me from the day she saw me in the salon she was saying things to me looking scornfully at me, I think its because they knew my life was better for I could wear fancy diamonds and they couldn't, as for shelly she's suck a bitch jealous of what I got for she don't even have anything things so bad with her the man who father her child don't even want to be her husband"
"Why you saying that about Shelly?Monique she was your friend"
"I'm saying it  for I can imagine what she's telling them about me, I'm glad they won't come back to this house"
"Anyway I'm going to talk to my parents" he said as he got up he went to the room call his parents call mark then aliyah she was with her parents so they didn't talk for a long time, he spend the night in that room,
monique thought she would skip work go straight to Laurence in order to get her jewelries back she'll do what ever he wants swim the ocean and back but she was calling into work so she went later in the evening after work,
Laurence was in with his men when she came walking in unannounced, "what a way to make an entrance" he said getting up to go over to her, took her in his arms kissing her Monique was looking forward to this its been a long time since she has sex she sure was longing to get laid that she over reacted she rip his shirt off, "slow down" Laurence told her, "I'm going to let you have it but you got to strip for me"
Monique hurry out her clothes standing naked facing him he smile at her he took her hand take her over to the bed, Laurence secretly took a few pictures without her knowledge
he then have sex with her a couple of times, he got dress and left the room pulling the door behind him, Monique got up from the bed went to the bathroom took a shower, she got in her clothes sat back to wait, it took some waiting before she came to see he was gone, wondering how he got up and left her like that  she use the  opportunity to went through his things but find no jewelries  all she find was some money in a envelope, she  took up her bag  and hurry home,
Lloyd was already home since he only stop by to see aliyah for a short time he look at the clock since the robbery it's rarely she came in so late, she head to her room with out a word he could hear her moving around the room but didn't leave what he was going to go in,  laurence had the feeling she would do something like that, he smiled to himself shook his head,
He didn't call her about it but went to her work place next morning she said it wasn't her but he knew it was her he only put it there a little before she came, he kept watching her to see what she does,
Friday evening aliyah, lloyd, nelisa and odane went to pick up mark, shelly and their little boy, shelly was surprised to see them all their to pick them up, since Halloween is tomorrow and they were crashing with nelisa for there was no party this year they head over to rockdale village burgers nelisa side of town, snd got a table on the outside, the little boy remains with nelisa most of the time but he kept a smile every time he looks at aliyah,
"I think he's cute" aliyah said,
"Yes he is" nelisa said they made fun of him for a long time until they were finished with their burgers, it didn't took markwayne long before he went to bed for he never came this journey before,
They sat on the couch to talk, "so how are you ladies?" Shelly asked
"I've been better" aliyah said
"I'm doing great" nelisa said
Lloyd look at aliyah
"What about you guys?" Aliyah asked
"Its been a long week" shelly said,
"A even longer weekend coming tomorrow we going shopping to decorate for Halloween"
Nelisa look at her,
"What, you say we won't go anywhere and I agree but I'm not agreeing to doing no decorations"
"OK then" nelisa said
"We can took markwayne at six for trick or treat"
"Me too?" Nelisa ask
"Yeah,what you think is going to happen?"
"I'm pregnant and I'm not as brave as you"
"That is why I'm in your life to be brave for you"
Shelly giggles, on looking at them both,
"Sunday is my mom's birthday, I won't have a party but I want to go spend sometime with her, I'm not sure if  you would be willing to tag along" lloyd said
"Of crousr we will come" odane told him,
"Is she going to be there I won't come" aliyah said
"Who is she?" Lloyd ask
"Your wife like you bought her along to Roma's party" she said making shelly and nelisa grasp
"Don't act so surprised I heard, I have friends yet still it's my enemy who told me"
"Laurence?" They both ask
"Yes I ran into him the other day in paulding"
"What was he doing there?" Nelisa ask
"What do I care?"
"So how did you came to know him?" Shelly asked
"Laurence, I'm not even sure, how we met I just use to seeing when I'm in rockdale and while with marco I use to go to Walton so he started talking to me, I knew he was trouble from his first word, "you're too pretty for him and just look at you, that boyfriend of yours can't afford you, let me buy you something fancy, I walk away for I don't want a guy to have the feeling he can crawl all over me just because he have something, I'm not that kind of girl, I choose the person I want on me, though marco wasn't such a wise choice"
"Don't be like that aliyah" nelisa said with a laugh,
"Really you gave someone something that's precious to you and what injustice he done with it"
"What's that?" Odane ask
"Don't listen to her nelisa told him, 
"So how long did you and marco dated?" Shelly asked
"Four to five years"
"So what exactly cause you to brake up?"
"I get bored with him, I found out he didn't have the qualities what I wanted in a man"
"What are the qualities you look for in a man?" Mark asked
"Some like what I found in this guy only he isn't mine"
Lloyd roll his eyes at her,  the others smile,
"It is true"aliyah said,
Mark could see it that she really like him from the first time they met it was at the out door burgers that they had been earlier,
"I guess I don't have the standards or qualities his wife has"
Lloyd look at her,
"So come she don't have children?" Nelisa ask
"She, children" Shelly hisses,
"What she don't want children?" Odane asked,
"She can't have children" lloyd said
Aliyah look at him,
"She can't or she don't want to?" Shelly ask
"So you two been trying?" Nelisa ask
"We haven't really say try"
"You must have been pretty careful to be married and have not bowl a loose ball as yet" odane said,
"She did got pregnant,  doctor said because of her sickness, she had to do an abortion recently"
"She had to took an abortion really, how recently?" Aliyah asked
"Few months ago?"
"Yes"
How far a long was she I mean to say how old was her pregnancy, what sickness is that, and what did the doctor tell you?"
"Nothing much"
"Within the years of marriage did you learn of any sickness before?"
"She never visited the doctor often,
"In her case she's married and becomes pregnant, she she got a sickness that will lead up to termination it's something that you, your husband and doctors have to sit and discuss, my aunt mabel went through that her first pregnancy, well she never really got pregant again,  she wasn't sick but the baby was
growing in the wrong tube that was a situation where she and her husband had to see the doctor"
"So she just told you she took the abortion?" Shelly asked
"I found the papers in the corner of the sofa one evening after work asked and she cry saying she never wanted to tell it to me  for she knew I wouldn't want her to do that"
"That's her excuse, I might not know you as well but I honestly believe you would never but her life over a fetus" aliyah said,
They all look at her,
"Maybe she got pregnant for some one else, who to tell she probably been cheating some type of woman will do anything for an extra casj, for you  haven't been to bed together in such a long time I'm sure she must have had another guy,  didn't you say she was taking long weekends and spending late nights out, and you didn't even share the same room, maybe she just tell  you that story because you found the paper and ask" aliyah said,
"Aliyah!" Nelisa said widening her eyes at her,
Lloyd look at her
"I am definitely going to go to sleep now" she got up from next to him,
"I'm sorry I just slipped, I just saw a image of her in my head every time she's mentioned and, and she just fit the description of a woman I saw hanging with Laurence each time she's mentioned that the person I saw, I'm sorry,  to you all a goodnight"
She took the small stairs leading up to the bed rooms, "I'll check on markwayne" she call out
"She didn't mean anything" nelisa said
"It's fine" lloyd said
"But seriously man, what if she's right?" Mark said
Lloyd turn to face him,
"Her behavior was pretty strange"
"Who told her we didn't share rooms?"
"We never talk about, about it" shelly said
Lloyd look at her, he wasn't saying it was her or nelisa he never told nelisa about the separate rooms, he was sure he didn't, he did told her of the weekends and the late nights, but since she didn't came home at all some nights  he didn't have a session with the counselor, he remembered her saying the other night that maybe laurence had something to do with the breaking and entering for she's convinced it's no robbery she even went off asking Laurence about it, he wonder what she knew that he'd been missing for her doubt her to just accuse her of cheating, he went back to earlier when she say she reminded her of a woman he saw hanging with Laurence, his wife had told him she doesn't even know Laurence,   he got up from where he sat, standing over the others,
"You're leaving?" nelisa question
"Yeah in few minutes, I want to see her before I go" he pointed to the upstairs,
"Go a head third door to your left"
Lloyd took the small stairs leading up to the bedroom
The others look around on her nelisa sigh
Lloyd push the door to see aliyah sitting on the bed she lift her head look at him then hang her head,
He came to sit next to her lift her cheek turning her to him,
"You OK?"
"No"
"What happened?"
"I'm sorry"
"Are you?" He asked, he pulled her legs from under her climbing across them "I opened my mouth so often to say stupid things"
"Oh yeah" he said leaning into kiss her he lift her blouse getting access to her breast that kept getting fuller and fuller, she moans much as they were tender it gave such a sweet feeling that she rush into him for love for getting about what had happened earlier,
Lloyd didn't come down upto when they were going up for bed so nelisa close up thinking aliyah might just let him out when ever he's ready, they went off to bed walking up together they said their good night each closing the doors behind them minding each business,
Lloyd cuddle aliyah to him after loving her her palm running over his back up down and across, they lay silent, no one speaks no one moves "about your accident you never told me about it"
"Is that why you kept it from me your place was invaded?" Aliyah asked
"We haven't gotten the chance to talk about it"
"Same here" she replied lloyd lift his head to look at her to hear her giggle,
"I didn't say for as I told you she puts me in mind of someone, that some one is your wife"
"That someone is my wife"
Aliyah sat up grasp and cover her mouth,
"She was complaining about shelly for the other night at Roma's party she saw them together and then nelisa friend came up she mentioned she crashed into her and you was wrong but blame her"
"She drove a car such as my car?"
"Only difference is that license plate"
"I've been right"
How could you tell?"
The night I was on the phone with you and she came to ask if you were just coming in, I wasn't listening or anything for once I heard her I hang up but the Saturday she was in the hair salon and I was saying to nelisa how much she sound like her"
"I asked about Laurence but my wife don't know her" aliyah look at him but say nothing, she relax back into his arms, force herself to sleep Lloyd was in though as he thinks on life he wants to know the truth behind every thing believe to hire that private investigator doing so soon as the weekend got over,
"I'm living for the weekend" aliyah said Screaming from the bed rooms they could hear her, shelly smile, getting up to use the shower, mark join her and they took one together,
While odane shower nelisa get into some clothes and went down, aliyah was already with markwayne serve him breakfast and was fixing for everyone else, he went to nelisa soon as she came in, the others followed shortly shelly kiss her boy before moving to the counter,  they sat at the counter
"So choose not to tell me Lloyd was at Roma's party with his wife, but couldn't you say, girl you were right all a long that woman you believed to be his wife is his wife" aliyah whispers
"I should have"
"I can't believe it, now I'm convinced laurence has much to do with the breaking in, remember at the mall they were having a hearted conversation we desperately try to hear"
Lloyd was a bit tired so he slept a little late,
"I'm thinking he's the one who gave her all the fancy stuffs and then then something went wrong so he took them back maybe he didn't have any use for the dresses and underwears so he trashed them"
"What you think happened?" Mark asked
"I don't know maybe I'm wrong" aliyah said
"Is he coming back?" Nelisa ask
"He was sleeping"
"He stayed?" Nelisa and Shelly asked
"I don't know how you sit there and suggest to the guy such things about his wife" nelisa complain, now he's going to think I told you all his business"
"At the time when she started staying nights out he wasn't even seeing you, and he didn't told you about the separate rooms"
"From what he told me things were bad, and she didn't want to do the counseling sessions,
"He told me last night that after seeing you with shelly she was upset then she mentioned your friend the one who crashed into her then blamed her"
"She did?" Nelisa ask
"She's curious to know how we knew each other"
"And I'm curious to know what she's hiding" Shelly said
"Lloyd walk in the kitchen on her last words and didn't need to ask if they spoke on his wife,
"Good morning" he said
"Morning" they all respond he ruffles markwayne's hair kiss his forehead nelisa could smell his freshness though it didn't seems he took ashower, he move to be at  aliyah's side kiss her cheek with a smile,
"Is that a regular morning sent?" Nelisa ask, "for you sure smells good"
Aliyah turn to grin at him, "I told you something different about the guy"
shelly smile
"I'm going to leave now, I'll grab a shower and change into fresh clothes and meet you in a while" Lloyd told aliyah
"Don't you need breakfast?" Aliyah ask
"Right I should have breakfast"
she serve him some grits with curried veggies and green tea,
We'll meet at Lacey's" aliyah said, 
"What for I'm not looking to buy a dress"
"That's where rich men shop for their queen, who knows who we might ran into over there" aliyah said,
  Lloyd said nothing he wasn't sure who she's expecting to see there but he wasn't looking for anyone,  after having  his breakfast he leave to meet them a little later,
He didn't got home to see his wife wondering if where she could have went, he called his parents first to let his mom know he was bringing company,
"She's gonna come too?" His mother asked
"Who mother, Monique? I don't know"
"No not your  wife the pretty one, what's her name"
"Oh, aliyah, yes mom"
"Oh dear she's such a nice girl"
"Yes mom I'll see you tomorrow"
"OK love you"
"Same here, you and dad"
They bid goodbye and after a shower he got dressed to meet with the others at Lacey's,
Monique got up her girls and they set out to spend the money she took from Laurence on Wednesday,
Laurence watch her to see when she would do that for her knew how much she love fancy things and any day she would go shopping, he wasn't about to let her spend the money,
When aliyah pulled up at Lacey's she look to see if she saw Lloyd's van, it wasn't there but she knew she saw a car looking like the one Laurence was in in paulding the other day, hoping not to run into him inside,
Lloyd met with them not long after they arrived  while they were there looking around they all heard a loud screaming and a shot fire the two securities posted inside shout for everyone to get down, lloyd pull aliyah next to him, they heard tires squeaking away, then continuous screaming everyone were going out to see some one shout a lady has been robbed while the woman was screaming, "that was all my money"
"Is that Monique?" Shelly asked looking over the crowd to see the woman who's been screaming,
"That's her" nelisa said "that's your wife" she said to Lloyd her too look walking from them to get a closer look they all followed him pushing through the crowd "Monique" lloyd said she rush to hug him "they took my money"
"You are the one who got robbed"
"There was a  nities carola park over here earlier and a man came out grab her bag then left spending"
"Was it a dark grey?" Aliyah asked
"Yes" the man said "it was parking over there" he pointed,
"Laurence" aliyah said Monique, lloyd, shelly, mark, nelisa and odane look at her,  Monique knew it was him too but wonder how she came to know it was him.