Forever a Hustler's Wife by Nikki Turner

Author:Nikki Turner
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780345497208
Publisher: Ballantine Group
Published: 2007-06-27T04:00:00+00:00

Later that night, when Des arrived home, he made his way quietly up the stairs and entered the bedroom. He smiled as he looked at his wife under the covers sound sleep. He took off his clothes, threw them on the chair, and got in the bed with Yarni, snuggling up against her back. It had been a long day, and he was glad finally to be home where he belonged. He kissed Yarni’s back, sensing she was awake, but she didn’t budge. He tried to cuddle up against her a bit more, but there was no response. He could tell something was wrong, but he figured she was just angry that he’d come in so late. He knew that she had to be pissed off because he had been burning the midnight oil a little bit too frequently lately.

“Don’t be like that, baby,” he said. He wrapped his arms around her and placed another kiss on her neck. He frowned when she pulled away from him.

Her voice was cold like a dagger and twice as sharp. “You can go back to where you came from. I don’t need you now.”

“I know you ain’t trippin’ because of the phone call,” he said, sitting up, trying to look at her face.

“It’s deeper than a motherfucking phone call,” she said, refusing to look at him.

Des was confused by her reaction, but then again she had been running hot and cold lately. “I know you ain’t jealous, baby.”

“I ain’t worried about no bitches,” she said, sniffling.

Her tears touched him as they always did. “Then, what is it? Is it that I’m back in the streets? Is it the late nights?” Des tried to get her to look at him, but she refused.

“For ten motherfucking years, while other bitches was sliding up and down poles, chasing behind niggas with the biggest knot in they pockets and God knows what else, I was on the highway en route to the penitentiary visiting yo’ black ass. I thought what we had was solid.” She shook her head and took a deep breath. “I take your carefree and reckless ways without question. I pick up the slack with our daughter when you’re out running the streets. The one night I need you, I mean when I really need you…” she sighed.

Puzzled, he reached to turn on the light. “Baby, tell me. What are you talking about?” He saw the blanket rise and fall from her heavy sobs. He tried to hold her once again, but she wouldn’t let him.

“You’re never there when I need you anymore.” Slowly, she tried to turn to face him, but her body ached all over, and she grimaced from the pain. “I know you love me, but I feel…” She sniffled again before continuing. “I feel like you’re married to the streets.”

“What? That’s bullshit. Why would you even say that?” he said. “You’re everything to me. You’re the frame to my picture.”

Yarni finally turned toward him. Des was shocked by his wife’s battered appearance.

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