The Dirty Red Series by Vickie M. Stringer

Author:Vickie M. Stringer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Atria Books

CHAPTER 15

Seeing Q made his mother smile. She had been worried about him because she hadn’t heard from him in weeks and their last phone call had ended so abruptly. Q wasn’t expecting her to come over. Although his mother was welcomed at his home anytime, he was glad she’d arrived after Red left for the bank. He didn’t feel like any drama today.

Q’s mother questioned him about his whereabouts and the reason behind his sudden departure, but Q never gave her a straight answer.

“Was it because of Raven?” she asked, her lips pursed. Q could never lie to his mother, so instead of starting, he didn’t answer. She knew what that meant. “Q, you’re a grown man, but I will always be your mother.”

“I know, Mama.” Q kissed her on the cheek in hopes to divert her thoughts.

His mother walked into the kitchen. “You’ll never guess who I ran into while you were away.”

“Who, Ma?”

Red was pissed off about the check when she got to the loft. When she heard voices, she closed the door as quietly as she could. Q and his mother were in deep conversation. She didn’t alert them that she was home, she wanted to hear the rest of their conversation.

“Anyway, no woman will ever know you like I do,” said Q’s mom.

“You’re right, Ma.” He kissed his mother on her cheek. “And just so you know, no woman will ever take your place.” He knew what his mother was getting at and he wanted to reassure her that she’d always be his number-one girl.

Red heard them walking toward the kitchen door. She ducked behind a partially built wall that held a flat screen TV. It shielded her from Q and his mother’s view.

“Be careful, son,” she said as Q escorted her to the front door. “I know a snake when I see one.”

Red was beyond livid now. She knew that Q’s mother didn’t like her, but this was taking it too far. She was going to make Q’s mother eat her words.

Q was always spoiling his mom, and they left to go to the mall. Soon Red was left alone in the loft.

• • •

Red paced around the apartment, trying to cool off. She’d come home to tell Q about the check, but knew that doing so immediately would cause more questions than she had answers for. She worried that the money, or lack thereof, would change their relationship, and that was not a question Red was ready to tackle. She decided to leave well enough alone until she received answers.

Watching the Channel 10 News, Red listened while the reporter told the Motor City how dumb Mayor Kilpatrick really had become.

“In the middle of the affair, the mayor texted love notes to his aide.”

Red’s mind quickly went back to Q’s mother. She couldn’t believe the woman called her a snake, especially considering she didn’t even know her.

During the trip to Mexico, Red had made a conscious effort to begin to right the wrongs she had done to Q.

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