The Other Side of Dare by Vanessa Davis Griggs

Author:Vanessa Davis Griggs
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Romance, African American, Christian, Contemporary Women, Fiction
ISBN: 9780758286192
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Published: 2012-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whatsoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doeth the same things.

—Romans 2:1

“Would you like to go out to dinner?” Andrew asked Paris Thursday evening when she came in. It was the first evening she’d been home when he got there in a long time.

She shook her head. “No. I’m tired. This work thing is no joke.”

“I told you so. You were always questioning why I didn’t want to go out after I came home from work. Now you see why.”

“Yeah.” Paris smiled and tilted her head slightly. “Now I see why.”

Andrew grabbed her around her waist and rocked her in his arms. “So what would you like to do for dinner? Call for delivery or fix something ourselves?”

Paris pulled out of his embrace. “I’m really tired, Andrew. Why don’t you get us something? I don’t care what. I’m going to my room to relax.”

“Okay, then. We can just have a nice romantic evening here together, if that’s what you’d prefer to do. Although I still owe you a birthday dinner since you were working the night of your birthday. And we missed celebrating the Fourth together.”

“I really don’t feel like doing anything much. We were out until after one this morning. Then we had to be at this rally they were having downtown for almost six hours that started at nine this morning. I am so beat, Andrew, you just don’t know. And tomorrow, it’s another late-night function. I’m about ready to crash and burn.”

“By ‘we’ you mean you and Darius?”

“Yeah.”

“So you have the time and energy for that, but when it comes to me, you don’t feel like being bothered?”

Paris walked over to him and placed her hand on his chest. “I told you from the beginning: Darius and I only have a working relationship. That’s it. That’s all it ever will be. Just like the women on your job, including your secretary and paralegal assistant. Darius and I are together because we have to be . . . it’s our job.”

“I haven’t accused you of anything more than that. I’m just pointing out that you can do all of these things, but when it comes to you and me, you never feel like doing anything much anymore.”

“It’s July eighth. It’s only been two months. You act like it’s been years. Maybe had you supported me more when I was trying to do something that meant something to me, things would be different between us.”

“You mean if I had gone along with your plan to try and take Jasmine from Gabrielle,” Andrew said. “I told you: I’d rather spend my time and energy on making our own little family and leave Gabrielle and whatever she’s doing alone.”

Paris stepped back. “Look, Andrew, I don’t care to talk about Gabrielle. I still say there’s something between the two of you that you haven’t told me, I don’t care how much you say differently. But if you want to keep your little secrets, then just know that two can play that game.

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