AFTER A BROKEN MARRIAGE .

chapter21

"Was it laurence, did he took your purse?" Lloyd asked
"No, it wasn't Laurence, I don't know I am not sure"
"What aren't you sure about did you see who rob you?" He asked
"Why are you screaming at me about who it was that man, that woman who ever it was took off with all my money" Monique scream crying "you got to find my money" she shook lloyd, aliyah exchange glance with nelisa and shelly,
"Why of all the persons here some one took your bag?" The security asked
"I don't know, how am I to know maybe it's some one who saw me go into the bank" she said, "I'm so confused" she sob, she moved away from lloyd inlt to look right into aliyah's face,
"What you looking at bitch?"
Aliyah touch herself widening her eyes,
"I'm talking to you" Monique snap,
"If you're really talking to me, another bitch I guess"
"The only bitch here is you and your cheep friends
"I don't know what your problems are but getting in my face isn't the way to solve it take it up with your boyfriend he's the one haunting you"
"I don't who you think you are you back as if you're cocky than anyone, but bitch you got nothing on me"
"Monique calm down" lloyd said
"I'm not going to calm down they took my money and she's here standing in my face looking at me as if I am who rob myself, I'll fight you, I swear"
"I am just going to go over there, if you see me walking away it's not because I'm scared, I just believe it's the right thing to do, I can't lower myself to be fighting with a crazy ass woman" aliyah walk away
"Aliyah wait" lloyd said, "calm down" he told Monique but she took off her shoe flung it after aliyah it landed to the left of her and she kicked it away she went back into the building and lloyd turn back to Monique who now shook him away, "bitch!" She curse
"Why you so mad at her, if this has something to do with the accident its long gone"
"I still remember"
"But they said you were wrong and what if they had order you to pay for one fixing of her car"
"I don't care, I just want to kick her ass, what was that about my boyfriend she know nothing about me"
The police came to assist the security "mam we want to take your statements, should we do it here or at the police station?" The lady asked
"I don't want to stay here with them, all of them drives me crazy I'll go to the station" she hissed stamping away leaving the girls that was with her she got in her car and drove off as the polices follow close behind,
Nelisa look from them to shelly shook her head,
They walk away from the crowd and was spotted getting in a cab,
"You going to the station?" Mark asked lloyd who shook his head, he didn't see why for she never told him to come beside her didn't want to leave aliyah now,
"I don't think I've seen another woman so crazy" aliyah said with a hissed when the others joined up she turned to look at Lloyd as she was expecting him to go off with her,
"I'm sorry" Lloyd said to aliyah,
"What far, what ever happened isn't your fault"
"She must be venting still about the accident" Lloyd said
"She nearly killed me how is she blaming me,"
Lloyd held her hand "we should just continue our day as if this didn't happen"
"You're right, I'm not easily stressed so she won't get to see that happening, but so she know I walk away not because I was afraid, but seriously why would laurence be targeting her so much?"
"You actually saw it was laurence?" Lloyd ask
"When we just came in a little before you joined us his car was parked right where the man said the man came from, she was saying it wasn't him but I believe she saw it was him"
"She said someone must have watch her into the bank, but isn't today Saturday" shelly said
"As he said let's get on with our day"
"Did you bring costume for wayne?" Aliyah asked,
Shelly shook her head,
"Before we go home I'll look him one, the costume store isn't very far we can always walk down,
"What do you want to dress up as for Halloween?" She ask
"I want to be Elmo" markwayne said
"Oh elmo great" she told him, "who's elmo?" She asked shelly in a whisper
"That the little red monster in sesame street" nelisa said "how could you not know that?"
"Oh" aliyah smile she wasn't thinking it at the time,
"So are we actually going to dress up when we're taking mark trick or treat?" Nelisa ask
"Well of course
"For the record I won't be there" lloyd said
"You going home?" Shelly asked
"Just won't be on the road with you guys"
You don't do Halloween?" Nelisa asked
"Just the costume" lloyd said making them smile,
"Don't worry you just stay back and give candies" aliyah said,
"That could work"
They left after picking up a dress each, went food shopping aliyah bought a lot of pumpkins that could barely fit in lloyds van, they then pick up a costume for the little boy and aliyah grab something for herself a big bird that nelisa and shelly find funny, shelly did pack her modona suit she used last year since it still fit, and nelisa her usual velma from scooby doo out fit, unlike aliyah who was always Zena the warrior princess but just change as the little boy was being elmo, the final stop was at the gift store, got together to buy ruth a present, aliyah couldn't resist the cotton nitted sweater what she think would be perfect for ruth, Lloyd got the coffee maker, nelisa and odane a set of bath and body works in a gift basket while mark and shelly the blanket, aliyah got a scarf for Lloyd's dad as well, they later went back to nelisa's place to set up,
Monique walk out the police station she had told the police she didn't need them to investigate and because she refused to let them they couldn't do anything,
She was in her car when some messages came on her phone, her eyes widen as she saw the naked pictures of her in Laurence's bed, pictures of things she didn't want to reveal to herself and he took her picture doing such things, she had gone the extra mile to love him for he like to br love in such orderly and since he was giving her the best she wanted to give him the best too, she hurry to call him, he open the line but said nothing, "Laurence" she said, "Laurence why are you sending those pictures of me, why you even have pictures, I'm not expecting you to have pictures of private things that happened between us"
"Wait till I send him" Laurence said finally speaking
"Who, my husband, why would you do that?"
"Are you begging me not to, you should have think before you cross the line with me and done being nice" he said hanging up
"Laurence, Laurence, Laurence!" She shout two women went by looking at her,
"What you two looking at" she squeal thevwomen turn quickly and walk away,
Monique tries mumtiply times to call Laurence but got no answer she drove to his place but they didn't let her in much as she tries they got order from Laurence not to she went on her way trying to call him once again but it was the same,
After getting back to nelisa place they got together and decorate the drive way as plan with pumpkins aliyah got from the store, and candles from nelisa kitchen drawer
Lloyd, mark and odane was left back at nelisa's while they took the boy for trick or treat, mark pour a drink of whiskey for them while they talk lloyd was handing our sweet but for each knock they all went to the door,
"This is kinda amazing" he said "I haven't gone trick or treat since I was sixteen and we all went me and my siblings"
"You not an only child?" Odane ask
"Just the oldest and the only one who remains in town"
"I got a sister she's older, she's almost like aliyah got a mouth sharp as a razor its self"
"Aliyah is like that ah ah" lloyd said nodding, he click his tongue took a drink he rest it about the table as they went to serve sweets, they went back to the couch, "something special about her though" he said
"Who aliyah?" Odane ask
Lloyd no
"I hope you haven't just noticed"
The three laugh,
"No it was the first time I met her"
How did you meet her?"
"At the food court she just bumped into me and after that it was like she was stalking me, I saw her in your girl friend office I thought like me she was there to have a session but later found they were friends, I know your girl friend told her everything about the session and it was supposed to be private"
Mark and odane laugh, "if they have to tell each other every time they have sex what is your little secret session" odane said,
"Still they are both cool" mark said, see the way they accept shelly as if their friendship been in the making"
The door knock lloyd got up taking up the dish of candies, they got to the door aliyah removed her bird head grin at them, Lloyd put some sweet in markwayne's basket, "he grin up at him, "thanks uncle" he said they went in and close the door they sat in the living room together aliyah sat ready for a sweet to have they stay a while bothered about markwayne as he tries to get his game on,
Monique call Lloyd up but he has put the phone on airplane mode in order for it not to ring, she wonder where he was thinking that he might be staying in some guests house with mark and shelly, she called a few listed in the yellow pages asking for mark Graham at the midz royal hotel she was put on to a mark Graham that wasn't the mark Graham she knew to be her husband friend, he was a Italian and didn't speak English, she called his mother which she didn't want to she could hear voices in the back ground talking sounding just like lloyd but only to learn it was his brother jason, she for got they sounded a like it sounds to her they were having a get together but wasn't interested from she learn lloyd wasn't there she hang up, "for get him, let him do with his friends what he wants, I don't need him anyway"
She went to the kitchen to get a drink "cheers to me" she said taking a long drink then have another, she was almost drunk when the bottle empty "what now!?" She hissed shaking the bottle, she couldn't find another around curse about it, she spread on the sofa crying calling out Laurence cursing him for what he did to her, cursing her husband for being so broke and couldn't buy her all the fancy things she loves,
Markwayne hug and kiss them just as he was going off to bed with his mom and dad "He's so sweet" aliyah said,
"He loves me more" nelisa said
"What's wrong with that it's not like he doesn't love me"
"I'm not saying he doesn't"
"Shut up about it then"
"You sound jealous"
Aliyah his making the others laugh,
Shelly went off with Mark as they both put their son to bed before joining them back into the living room,
"He's sleeping?" Aliyah asked
"Yeah" mark answer
"Mm mm" shelly said
"That was near quick" aliyah said, "so you think he has a good time"
"Couldn't you tell, didn't you see how he was excited I've never seen him so excited" Shelly said with a giggle
"It is Atlanta right, the
home for Halloween, I don't know why nelisa didn't agree on party"
"Would you go to a monster party now?" Nelisa ask
"You really think we shouldn't?"
"We're not understand ok"
"Fine i understand" she hiss nelisa side look her and smile,
Lloyd got up to sit next to aliyah hugging her hips his palm slide over her skin, he held tightly in the other hand a glass of whiskey he gently sip from,
"When have I ever had to skip a party on Halloween" aliyah complained, "so much thanks to nelisa who decided to get pregnant now I have to baby sit her"
"Don't worry couple years from now when we took the children trick or treat you will remember this year"
"Can you imagine telling your kid you miss a Halloween"
Shelly laugh mark and odane smile Lloyd widen his eyes,
"Next year its going to be because the baby is too young and she can't take her trick or treat"
"I won't say that and it's not a sheeee" nelisa said,
"Ok" aliyah said widen her eyes with a hand held up"),
"Next year will speak for it's self" nelisa said,
"Next year with hope I'll move in to my new home hopefully a place close by you nelisa"
"I'm looking forward to that"
"I'm sure you are, but really I want to build that house, how long will it take to build me a two floor eight bed room house?" She aso lloyd, "i need a pantry, play room, the den, entertainment room and the bar to the right of the living room, two guess bed rooms the dinner and the kitchen on the left, the dressing room on the second floor with six bedrooms and I want them big"
"So where will the nursery be?" Shelly tease
"Oh yeah I should get one for when you and nelisa bring the kids by"
Lloyd look at her, "I'll definitely throw in a study room and a library too"
"What about your exercise room?" Odane ask
"All that is at the gym"
"Oh yeah I forgot"
"Heard that bro your up coming job" odane told Lloyd who only smile,
"I'm sure you won't work for me" aliyah said to Lloyd
"Depends on what type of boss you are"
"Well you can't know until I employe you" she said reach up to rub his cheek, he turned her to face him kissing her,
"So what time do we head over to your mother tomorrow?" Shelly asked,
"In the afternoon" lloyd told her,
"The beach is a short drive from here maybe we could go to the beach spend a little time" nelisa said
"No beach, pregnant women ain't allowed to go to the beach for it intended to become rough" aliyah said
"That's just saying"
"Like its a say that you can't do to Halloween party when you're expecting a child"
Nelisa hiss, aliyah grin, "Don't worry we'll go to the beach you know I'm at your request" aliyah said
"You better be for you know I'm your right hand"
"So we'll just spend most of our time at your mom's house then come back here for that?" Aliyah ask Lloyd"
"We could do that" lloyd said
They were all silent for sometime, aliyah relax on Lloyd's chest, "I'm hoping to visit Nashville after my dream house is completed, I'm going to get a tour bus and visit Nashville"
"You would? I would love to visit Nashville" nelisa said
"I'll beg to second" shelly said
"OK so let's put Nashville on our bucket list"
"You got a bucket list?"
"I always want to go to Nashville and meet Keith urban"
"You're a keith urban fan?" Lloyd ask
"Mmmm"
"I love keith" he said smiling
"We will have room on the bus so nelisa can bring little odana" she said with a giggle,
"Nelisa, all you say is nelisa"
"OK when shelly comes along she will have some where for little wayne"
"What about you won't you have a baby"
"No you can't force s married man to a baby"
"What you trying to say?" Lloyd asked he turn her to look at her face that suddenly change he could see a sad ness wondering what was on her mind, what was she thinking he wasn't allowed to mention the pregnancy and she's speaking as if she won't have it,
"So having a married man's child not an item for the bucket list, what else is on?" Shelly asked they all laugh,
"Marriage isn't either" nelisa said
"For you can't marry a guy who's already married"
"That maybe true but you never wanted to get married before anyway"
"So I might had a few glitches about it not that I'm saying its a bad thing for there's good marriages"
"Like what we going to have" nelisa said holding on to odane,
"Us too" shelly said
"I know it's going to work out after you both got married then we'll go to nashville"
'Thats a plan" shelly said
"I agree" nelisa said
"I'll get drinks" odane said
"I'll have a ultra burban make it a double" aliyah said
"Will do" odane said, she smile as she rest back into lloyd and his hand came around her, they spend another hour or so on the couch talking,
"What are your weeKinesses apart from your wife that is?" Aliyah ask Lloyd
"She's not my weakness"
"She's not your strength either" aliyah said
Lloyd ignore her, "Well I can't cook, I normally tried but made a mess and my wife hated it"
"You're messy guy I couldn't blame her that's for sure I don't know about the kitchen but if were going to share a bathroom you're gonna have to handle it a little better"
They laugh
"I always try not to make it, in time I'll learn"
"I'll take your word for it"
"It's worst in the kitchen for I'm making tea and its like its burning and it's a full pot"
"Tea!?" They asked
"You're not good at doing the laundry either you wash white, brown, grey, blue, yellow and black all at once then you walk around looking like a huge tie and die"
"Really?" Lloyd ask
They laugh,
"Then I admit thanks for helping me out now I can actually wear my clothes with confidence"
"I can see why Monique never liked you" shelly said
"She knows why and it has nothing to do with her husband" nelisa said
"I'm not being pushy here but something transpired between her and Laurence, she told her husband she doesn't know Laurence and we saw them having a heated conversation nelisa and I were desperate to hear but couldn't, but what I've been wondering if she's the one who told Laurence he couldn't use you for the work" "but why aliyah, why would you think that, that would be a extra money in her pocket" nelisa said,
"Did she act surprised when you told her you got a job with Laurence?" Aliyah asked
"She didn't really act surprised" Lloyd said
"Was it like this, you'd been having problems, barley talking and you first try to tell her about your job, she refuses to listen for she believe it wasn't going anywhere but when you finally mentioned Laurence she took a seat"
Lloyd wonder how she knew that for it did happened that way, she didn't want you over there so she met with Laurence and told him you wouldn't be able to do the job, maybe she downgraded you and told him of someone better, and if I'm looking for someone to work and got recommended to someone else I would definitely want someone better for my job too, He's been stressing hard about been told he shouldn't use you, and its almost like he's saying she told me"
"I noticed that myself" shelly said, "the night at Roma's party he mentioned it more than once"
"I was glad I wasn't at that party" aliyah said
"Laurence asked for you" nelisa said
"He wanted to know why I wasn't at the party if it was because the wife was there, so I asked him how could he tell she's a wife and not a sweetheart like me, his remarks were, she may not be wearing a ring but I know she's a wife, what happened to her ring?" She asked lloyd,
"She said she sell it to fix her car" lloyd said
"She wasn't wearing a wedding ring the day I saw her in the salon, she wasn't wearing one the day of the accident she wasn't wearing one, I was only assuming she was that woman I heard over the phone, but why sell your wedding band and she's been showing off fancy diamond, I'm sure they had cost more than the wedding band"
"I paid good money for the ring it wasn't cheep"
"I feel it wasn't but if she sell it to fix the car what reason was it for not wearing it?"
"We're wondering, assuming, judging not until we get to the truth we'll know the truth" nelisa said
"You know what I agree with her we should get some rest tomorrow we can all picked up where we left off I'm sure you ladies made a perfect investigator and much as he work hard night and day they too need rest" he said with a hard chuckle, the others laugh he pulled aliyah with him the others got up to follow as they went off to bed,
Lloyd lay with aliyah wrapped in his arm they had only few minutes finish with sex as she had quickly fallen a sleep he lay thinking something had gone wrong somewhere, and he need to figure it out what ever aliyah is saying can be true, and he wanted to think she's right, he was going to have to dig deeper to find the truth, for he's becoming a father and want to do the right thing, he and aliyah haven't sat to talk it over but he's hoping it will be soon,
Aliyah turn in his arms at six in the morning her eyes open and they stare right into his, "mhm" she said
"Good morning" he said,
Aliyah smile, "morning" she said grumbling it,
His palm was on her thigh as he rub it up and down he bring her closer to him lift her leg on his hip and enter her, She felt the sweet feeling of him grasp her lips part before a sound could escape her part lips, he claim her mouth for a deep kiss, as he invade between her thighs his hand wonder about her body, and he kisses from her lips to her shoulder making waves over her body, he was such a morning person, she was glad she didn't have morning sickness for she love when his needs were filled, he was this tender guy that love with passion, lots of passion that kept her reaching a heart heated climax she grip him tightly whispering his name, he came to a climax smile at her as he learned in to kiss her, for s while he held her to his chest, he finally ease her away pull from her inner thighs lean to kiss her, "I'm going to go" aliyah nods she wasn't sure if it was because she was so caught up in the emotions she asked no question to where he was going so early it's only seven fifteen and it is Sunday, she watch him get in his clothes took up his phone and car keys off the bedside table, kiss her some more before he leave, he left and went over to his place he took a shower change and grab some clean clothes, most of his clothes were left back at aliyah's and he's considering to go get them, he didn't think she was going there before tomorrow that might be after work,
He toss the bag in the van come back to the house he bump into Monique soon as she came from the room, what she haven't done in a long time she took time to he was dressed in a navy blue slim fitting jeans, with a muscle orange shirt that suck to his chest and upper arm, he looks masculine a way he haven't for a long time, he wasn't talking stressful or was he sucking up, "you're here I thought you didn't get hime"
"I got home you were sleeping I didn't want to bother you"
"I call you"
"You did, didn't see a missed call"
"No for you were with mark and Shelly and didn't care about me, I know I've met up but you act to for give me them you turn your back"
"I've not turned my back you know we always have time together they use to stay here some time but because of what happened the last time they have to be staying else where"
"I'm not sucking up to them you continue to they are your friends anyway, and for the record shelly is a cheep bitch so is those girls"
"Why you being picky?"
"The one that talk a lot said something to me that I didn't appreciate for she was jealous who to tell if she's not the one who send to rob me of my jewelries, she was watching me a lot she crashed into me and I know it wasn't my fault"
"You should file a report tell the cops you know who breaked in so it can be resolve"
Monique hissed "probably already pay sex to the cops so they won't look into it"
"Maybe it was really Laurence" lloyd said
Monique hissed, so you're listening to her, I'm not going to talk about anything that she says for what reason would he habe"
"What reason would she?"
"She jealousy hates me that's why" she hissed once more turned back to the room slam the door, lloyd left she could hear his van going away, she later came out on the porch looking out into space she came to notice the car at the end of the street she went back inside to close up, trying to peek through the window she later saw it drove away, she took a shower to go see her parents she got in her car to find an envelope it was her with Laurence doing the nasty the same picture as what was on her phone she got out rush back to the house to set them on fire she called him up to hear him came on the phone laughing, I see you got your pictures I see your reaction too I wonder what your husband reaction is like" he said Monique wonder if he really did send them to her husband she didn't want anyone to see those nasty picture not even her wants to see them she hurry to call lloyd he was just getting back to nelisa's and almost ignore it, but answer after all to his response it didn't seem he got them,
"What is it?" He asked
"What am I calling you far, I'm not even sure maybe its not you I'm to call, ah yeah I was calling mom sorry" she hang up and began to cry for a good hour she sat in her car crying before she wipe her tears drove out the drive way heading over to her mother looking over her shoulder to see if anyone was following her.