You Can't Plan Love by Synithia Williams

Author:Synithia Williams
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, contemporary
Publisher: F+W Media
Published: 2012-08-20T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Kenyatta went straight to her parents’ house after work. The scene with Malcolm had her rattled. She couldn’t work with him anymore. If she were going to try to make it work with Brad, she would have to leave H20 Environmental. The entire situation reminded her of what her mom had gone through with a coworker, and she was making herself sick wondering if she was heading down the same road — about to ruin her life because of an affair with a coworker.

Kenyatta doubted she would be able to talk to her mom about what happened, but she wanted to see her reaction when she mentioned her job proposition. Would her mom suspect Malcolm was the reason she suddenly wanted to leave her job?

Kenyatta wasn’t concerned about her dad; he’d always encouraged her to spread her wings, so she couldn’t imagine him telling her not to take this opportunity. She was certain he would see this as an opportunity to gain more experience and further her career.

She pulled up to her parents’ modest, ranch-style brick home and grunted when she saw Brad’s Infiniti in the driveway. It was a last-minute decision of hers to visit her parents, so she knew he wasn’t there to see her. Brad always had a tendency to pop up, just as he’d done in Orlando. It occurred to her that as things became more strained between them he may be doing it to keep up with her.

Kenyatta parked along the road since Brad’s car blocked the driveway and walked to the door. The humidity was once again in full effect, and she sighed in relief as she entered the coolness of her parents’ air-conditioned home. She looked for Brad and her parents in the family room before checking the kitchen and was about to call out when she heard laughter beyond the French doors leading to the patio. Stepping out onto the patio, Kenyatta bit back a laugh when she saw her dad and Brad washing a mangy-looking dog. Her mom sat laughing at the scene, which Kenyatta had to admit was funny. Brad was up to his elbows in a dog bath, and her dad was soaking wet, still in his slacks and shirt from work. It was just like her dad to forget everything when it came to animals — especially dogs. Kenyatta figured he’d found another rescue pet.

Kenyatta kissed her mom on the cheek. “Hey, Mom, what’s going on?”

Her mom laughed again as the dog shook the water off and soaked both her father and Brad even more.

“Girl, Brad found this dog and brought it over here for your dad. You know he’s wanted a dog for a while. Now they’re trying to clean the poor thing,” she said, still chuckling.

Kenyatta eyed her mom skeptically. “Brad found the dog and brought it over? I don’t believe it. He doesn’t like dogs.”

“Well, he loves you and your Daddy,” Adele replied a little too emphatically.

Brad saw her, smiled and waved. The dog must have sensed the shift in attention because it jumped out of the tub.

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