A Plus Size Diva by Brenda Hampton

Author:Brenda Hampton [Hampton, Brenda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Urban Books
Published: 2014-09-06T00:00:00+00:00

My new career with Florissant Community College was going strong. Things were finally looking up. I couldn’t, however, say the same for Reggie. According to Latrel, Reggie was in the midst of finalizing his divorce, which was turning out to be more costly for him than ours had been. I had asked only for what was due me, but his new wife, who he’d been married to for only four months, she wanted it all! The house, the cars, part ownership of his real estate business, and ten thousand dollars a month in spousal support. I couldn’t believe all that she was asking for, and to my recollection, Reggie didn’t have that much money to dish out. I truly wished him the best with his situation, but that was what he got for marrying a woman he had known for less than a year.

Thinking about Reggie’s situation made me think about how Roc would impact my life going forward. I had spoken to him briefly yesterday, but he’d seemed busy. He’d been trying to move his things from the penthouse he once had to the condo he was now living in on the south side of St. Louis.

While at work, I wiggled my fingers on the side of my face and eyeballed the phone on my desk. I contemplated calling him. Why? Because he’d said he was busy, and since he hadn’t called me back, maybe that meant he was still busy. I wanted to allow him all the time he needed to get settled, so I quickly dropped my thought about calling him and got back to work.

Minutes later, the ringing phone interrupted me.

“Mr. Anderson’s office. How may I help you?”

“Desa Rae, this is Sherri. Is my dad around?”

Sherri was my boss’s daughter. He would never tell his kids when he was going out of town. And it wasn’t my place to tell them, either. “No, he isn’t, Sherri. He’s out of the office today, but you may want to try his cell phone.”

“Okay. Thanks. I’ll do that, but in the meantime, how’s Latrel doing?”

“He’s fine. I had hoped the two of you would go out on another date, but he told me how busy both of you are.”

“Unfortunately, we are. But I have every intention of calling him soon. You know I’m in med school, and I never have time to do much of anything.”

“Oh, I understand, sweetie. You definitely don’t have to explain anything to me. I’m sure Latrel understands too. Call him when you can. He did mention you the other day, and I’m sure he would be happy to hear from you.”

“I sure will. Let me call my dad now, and be sure to tell Latrel I’ll call him soon.”

I told Sherri that I would, but shame on me for lying. Latrel hadn’t mentioned her at all. He’d told me that the two of them didn’t click. Personally, I thought Sherri was perfect for Latrel, especially since she was in med school, and from what Latrel had said, she was a virgin.

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