DESIRE

10

Thursday
June 21, 2018
Diane's POV: I sat down on my couch, with my laptop in my lap, looking at hotels in the Bahamas. Chrystina sat next to me pointing at certain hotels to look at. Me, her, and Lexi were planning on doing a girl trip around next weekend. I needed to get away, have some time to myself and not worry about Greg, or Marshall. I needed to stop thinking about him and focus on my marriage.

"How about we just get a penthouse, Paradise Islands in the Bahamas is breathtaking!" Lexi smiled, beginning to search on her phone.

"That would be fun, does it have a close view of the water?" I asked, typing in penthouses near there.
She nodded, "Your right by the water, you can just walk straight down to the ocean."

"Atlantis is a great place to stay at Paradise Islands, I found a penthouse we might like!" Chrystina spoke, handing me her phone. I scrolled through the photos, there was a huge dining room and kitchen area. The living room was open, with a sliding door to an outside balcony, looking towards the ocean. There were three bedrooms, all King size beds. 3 enormous bathrooms, a vanity, a jacuzzi bathtub, and a walk-in shower. I smiled,

"Let's do this one. How much is it per night?" I asked. Handing back her phone.

"If we stay 4 nights, 5 days for three people it would be about $893.00 altogether." She replied, "Do you want all three of us to divide our share of the money?"

"If you want! But I'd be happy to pay for all of it. I got the money!" I smiled. The girls shook their heads,

"No! We are all paying, not just you. That's not fair Di!" Lexi replied, "Let's all just pay our half together. It'll be fine, save that money for something else. Me and Chrystina can pay our share and you can pay yours." She smiled.

"Fine... but at least let me pay for our dinners!" I giggled. They rolled their eyes and we all turned our heads seeing the front door open, Greg walking in letting out a long sigh.

"Hey girls!" He gave all of us a smile, "What you girls up to?" He asked coming over, leaning over the couch giving me a kiss on my cheek. I smiled,

"We're planning a girl's trip for next week to the Bahamas. Just calculating our stay." I smiled. He nodded,

"How long?" He asked walking over to start our fireplace, placing wood inside, and igniting the fire.

"4 nights, 5 days," I replied. "We're all going to divide our cost but it would be about $893.00 for the entire time."

Greg turned his head, "Jesus christ that's too much! Why can't you girls find somewhere cheaper to go?!" He spat. Lexi and Chrystina looked at me in shock at Greg's behavior. I sighed and stood up looking at the girls,

"Go outside, I'll meet you girls out there with a bottle of wine," I whispered. Chrystina nodded and grabbed Lexi's arm, taking her out of the room. I walked over to Greg, hitting his back gently.

"The fuck was that?" I said, "Why is money such a problem?"

"Well, why don't we go on expensive trips like that?! You wanna go chill with your girls but not me?" He argued. "We need to be careful about money."

"We are fine with money! We have no problems. I'm working and you're working. I deserve a break," I replied.

"We both deserve a break, why can't I come with you? We could make it about us. You're always complaining about me not being home now..."

I shook my head, "No, you're the one that's always complaining about me working late. I'm a stripper Gregory, that's my job! I dance to pay our damn bills. You know why we have such a nice house in Detroit?"