What Brought Us Together

Family is What Brought Us Together.

2 YEARS LATER:

Out in Baltimore, White Marsh, MD to be exact, Tarryn was led into the restaurant. She admired the scenery and thought that it was cute and quaint with a lot of windows and natural light.

"Reservations under Lockett," He said, and the hostess nodded her head and led them both to their seats.

She put them directly at the window and they thanked her. Tarryn was happy because she got a nice view of everything on the outside and on the inside. She can see who's coming in and who's coming out.

"You look beautiful," Ephraim complimented.

"You're on your fifth compliment sir. You must want some ass," Tarryn says nonchalantly.

"Ass is always nice but I don't want that," He stated, looking at her still. "You must want some dick if you clocking my compliments," He smirked.

"Clock deez nuts nigga," She joked, making him laugh.

Behind the menu, she was cheesing. She hasn't joked or laughed in a while and it felt good to do so. She was glad that both of them were sharing their laughter together, because at one point, they weren't even doing that.

They went through the year long separation and in that, they sought clarity and understanding. As painful as it was, they also went to couples counseling. At some point, Tarryn had to come to terms with the reasoning of why Ephraim stepped out of their marriage, and he had to come to the realization that Tarryn was in a very difficult position, not knowing what to do or how to properly control it.

Tarryn's feelings were beyond hurt but she drew her line in the sand. She was so hurt that she got her lick back, and you guessed it; with Senator Matthew Goring. Dick was a 10, but the sex game was a 3. A big dick and didn't know how to work it, plus it was painful.

He was all for the lubes and toys and whatnot, but he wanted to do a whole bunch of shit. Turn her this way and lift her up that way, but it wasn't working. She much rather be twisted up by a pretzel by Ephraim simply because he knows her body inside and out.

With Matthew, she had to tell him where she liked to be touched and how she liked to be kissed. He followed directions but it just wasn't hittin'. A body wasted if you ask her.

They have been in therapy for 9 months and when it came time to sign the divorce papers at the end of the year, they declined and decided to give it another try. Marriage isn't for the weak, and with their vows before themselves, their families, and God, they decided to do the work. They have to do the work.

"I gotchu later baby," He winked at her and she blushed, digging her head further into her menu.

Therapy have seemed to work for them because it felt like they were in a completely different relationship from the one that they had. It forced them to communicate harder, react slower, and understand at a specific pace. Read the room as their therapist would say.

Before the divorce was off the table, she admits that she feels stupid for wanting to take him back. Her main question was: If I take you back, how will I know that you aren't going to cheat on me again? Ephraim cheated on Tarryn in one of the toughest moments of her life, so if the going gets tough, how will she know for sure that he won't cheat on her again through another tough time?