Take Her Man by Grace Octavia

Author:Grace Octavia [Octavia, Grace]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, African American, General, Contemporary Women, Fiction
ISBN: 0758218486
Google: DrVi0G3R6aMC
Amazon: B002BTT0PO
Publisher: Kensington Books
Published: 2009-06-01T04:00:00+00:00

When I handed my keys to the valet at my parents’ apartment building, I realized that I had to talk to Tasha about how I felt she was handling her infertility before we went upstairs. I decided I wasn’t being a true friend if I didn’t tell her how I really felt about her actions. Though I was her friend and I would stand by her side no matter what, I couldn’t support her lying to her husband.

I led her to one of the Victorian-style couches that no one ever sat on in the lobby of the building. “I need to ask you something and I don’t want you to be mad,” I said, trying to go slow on her. Tasha could get really defensive at times and I didn’t want her to simply dismiss my thoughts and walk away. She would.

“Okay.” She sat down next to me.

“When are you going to tell Lionel about wanting to have a baby?”

“I don’t know,” Tasha said. “I guess I have to now. Unless I plan on using someone else’s sperm.”

I chuckled at the thought. She’d make headlines with that one. KNICKS PLAYER’S WIFE KNOCKED UP BY NEXT MAN. She’d be all up in “Sister2Sister.”

“Seriously, Tash. He has a right to know about all of this,” I said. “I know I said I’d stick by you but you have to know I don’t approve. I know Lionel. I’ve seen the two of you together and I know he will stand by your side.”

“I know that.” Tasha looked at me.

“So what are you afraid of? Why do you think he’ll say no?”

“It’s not about him saying no. It’s about me. I know that already.” She paused. “I’ve never had to answer to anyone. I left home when I was just a teenager and since then I’ve made up all my own rules. I’ve done it on my own. Even marrying Lionel was my decision.” Tasha looked down at the marble tile and played with her wedding ring as she spoke. “So when I decided to have a baby, I just wanted it to be my decision.”

“But having a baby isn’t about one person’s decision. It’s about two people coming together and agreeing that they have enough love to give that baby.” I grabbed her hand. “You have to make sure Lionel is ready for all this.”

“I’m just afraid, I guess. I’m afraid to give all that away…the control, you know? To let someone else make that decision for me.”

“Tasha, marriage doesn’t work like that and we both know it. You said it yourself the other night to Tamia,” I said. “My parents have the oddest relationship, but I did learn one thing from watching them.” I paused and reached over to turn Tasha’s face back toward me. “And it’s that you have to make decisions together. You have to give up some of your power in order to be more powerful with your husband. And you’ve got to do that with Lionel. You have to tell him, Tasha.

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