The Devil Is a Lie by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

Author:ReShonda Tate Billingsley [Billingsley, ReShonda Tate]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Literary, Christian, Contemporary Women, cookie429, General, Romance, Extratorrents, Kat, African American, Fiction
ISBN: 9781615232055
Google: 1QwA1gWLmr4C
Amazon: B003A02X70
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2009-03-15T00:00:00+00:00

24

The shouting and laughter in the bar couldn’t drown out the thoughts that had been eating Todd alive. He couldn’t believe how nervous he was. He’d barely been able to make it through his shift, and then he’d come straight to Carrington’s in hopes that Lincoln could give him some advice.

“So, man, what do you think?” Todd asked his friend.

Lincoln was just as conflicted as Todd. “Dog, you know there’s a part of me that’s like, awww naw, get every nickel you can.” He hesitated. “But there’s another part of me that’s like, Nina is such a sweetheart and you did do her bad.”

“I know that.” Todd groaned.

The two of them were seated at their usual spot at the bar, although they were just nursing beers, since they both had to work the next day. “In addition to doing her bad,” Lincoln continued, “you did think the divorce was finalized. It just ain’t right. Think about if the tables were turned and she had left you for another man and came back after you hit the lotto, dude in tow, trying to get half your money. You wouldn’t be able to handle that. Shoot, you can barely handle her being with this Rick dude, and y’all ain’t been together in over a year.”

Todd released a heavy sigh. “You got a point.”

“Seriously, you might want to think about taking her up on her offer. I mean, a million dollars is a lot of money. It should be more than enough to take care of Grams and keep a little change in your pocket. Dog, I think I’d have to take the offer. For real. What if the judge decided you don’t get anything?”

Tannie was washing out glasses nearby. “I have to agree with Lincoln here,” she said, flashing a smile at Todd. “A bird in the hand beats being broke.”

“See, I knew we were soul mates,” Lincoln said flirtatiously.

She laughed as she took his empty glass and went to wait on another customer.

Lincoln stood up. “Sorry, dude. Gotta run. Leslie is cooking and she’s gonna have a fit if I’m late.”

Todd laughed. Lincoln always tried to play the ladies’ man, but deep down he was a sucker for a relationship. Leslie, his latest girlfriend, might end up being the one who tied him down.

Todd continued nursing his beer. Lincoln’s words were weighing heavily on his mind. If the tables were turned…Yeah, he’d be pretty upset. Part of him thought maybe he should take Nina up on her offer, not only because it would be enough money but also simply because of all the pain he’d caused her. He knew that’s what she was thinking about earlier at Starbucks. He could tell she was replaying the whole relationship in her mind, especially the day Pam came to their house and sent his world spiraling out of control.

Pam had become more and more impatient with being “the other woman.” She wanted Todd to leave Nina, and she complained and fussed about it every waking moment.

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