DUBIOUS by McKinney Tina Brooks

Author:McKinney, Tina Brooks [McKinney, Tina Brooks]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Taboo Publishing
Published: 2008-10-28T00:00:00+00:00

“Uh … no, I’ll get it.” I brushed pass Randy and opened the door. Sherman stood there looking like someone who had just stepped off the fashion pages of GQ.

“Hey beautiful.” He was smiling at me until he noticed Randy standing off to the side. His face was puzzled.

I had told him of my divorce so I could only imagine what was going on in his head. The uncomfortable part kicked in.

“Hey Sherman. Sherman, this is my ex-husband. He found himself in the neighborhood and stopped by.”

“Hey man, what’s up?” Sherman held his hand up for dap but Randy ignored him.

Randy kept looking from Sherman to me with a look of disbelief on his face. Pushing up his shoulders and pumping up his chest, he tried to save face. “My bad. Sometimes I forget that this is no longer my home and she is no longer my wife. You two have a good time.” He walked through the door without closing it.

I finally breathed once I was sure he was not about to spin around and come back into the room. I shut the door.

“Did I interrupt something?” Sherman said, giving me the once-over.

“No, not at all. I don’t know what that was all about. I opened the door, thinking it was you, and he was standing there. This is the first time since he left that he has ever just dropped by, but I bet he won’t try that again.”

He rubbed my arm. “Shall we go?”

“Sure. Let me grab my shawl and bag, and I’ll be ready.” I was still a little disturbed by Randy’s visit, but I was determined not to let it ruin my night. I was, however, watchful as we made our way to Sherman’s Mercedes. I didn’t want Randy to start having second thoughts and try to run us off the road.

Sherman opened the car door for me. “Would I be too nosey or forward if I asked you what happened between you two?”

I waited until he climbed into the driver’s seat before I answered. “Under different circumstances, I would probably say yes because I dislike discussing my personal life with strangers, but I feel like I owe you some form of explanation.”

“Hey, I ain’t trying to depress you or get you in a bad mood or anything, I just need to know what’s up.”

“We were married for thirteen years; and, in my mind, things were going good. He was trying to find some direction in his life, and I allowed him that space. Never once did I ever consider that he may have been cheating on me or anything like that. He just didn’t know what he wanted to do with his life.”

“So you pressured him to get a job?” He put the car in Reverse and backed out the driveway.

“No, I didn’t. I was making a comfortable salary. Money wasn’t an issue between us. I figured what was mine was his. One day, out of the blue, he decides he wants to open up a kennel.

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