Don't Even Go There by Brenda Hampton

Author:Brenda Hampton [Hampton, Brenda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
ISBN: 9781601622440
Amazon: 1601622449
Publisher: Urban Books
Published: 2011-01-25T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

After the funeral—wedding—was over, I thought I’d be able to breathe a little, especially since Claudette would be off for the following week from work. I had no time to do anything, as Liz was on my back, ordering me around and expecting me to do everything. All I could say was that you sure could tell when there was trouble in paradise. Liz’s attitude had changed, and I knew it wasn’t all about her issues with Mr. Aimes. The way she and Steven had snapped at each other at the wedding, it was obvious that they had issues with each other. Liz wasn’t like Claudette, though. She had never been around here running her mouth about her husband. She didn’t have pictures all over the place, but I was so lucky that she brought him to the Christmas party. I still hadn’t heard from him, and after our little exchange at the funeral—sorry, wedding—I thought he would have called. I was very anxious to hook up with him again, and if he hadn’t called me by Thursday, I was going to check in.

Other than that, Korey had called to thank me for helping him see the light. He was interrupting Wheel of Fortune, so I was tuning in and out of the conversation.

“You weren’t the only person I was seeing, Chase, and my life was spiraling out of control. I felt bad about what I had to do at the wedding, but I actually did Claudette a huge favor. She doesn’t see it now, but one day she’ll understand. Meanwhile, where does that leave us?”

“It leaves us out on a limb, because you haven’t learned yet how to play by my rules.”

“It’s hard playing by your rules, only because I want so much more from you. I have some major thinking to do, and if I think this can work out for me, I’ll be in touch.” He hung up, and all I thought was Whatever!

Korey was too confused for me, and he turned me off by not standing up for himself sooner. If you didn’t want to be with somebody, just tell her. How simple was that? That’s what irritated me about most men. They never knew how to come clean, and always preferred to play these games that hurt too many feelings. Many women could accept the truth, but the thing was, the truth was rarely being told. By all means, I wasn’t an expert or anything like that, but I could respect a man who was honest with me, and one who didn’t keep secrets about his on-the-side relationships. Give me a chance to decide if I want to deal with you, but don’t be wining and dining me, and telling me I’m the only one when I’m not. That was bull, and in this day and age, that kind of mess was getting played out. Some women like myself were beginning to catch on, and if a man wasn’t willing to present to me who he really was, then he was basically wasting his time.

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