I Fell In Love With My Client

Sierra's Part

I don't know why Kadeem would do this to me . We spent so much time together, I helped him with his case. I love him and it's driving me crazy that he actually cheated on me. I've been in my room thinking about it for the past week. I know I have a lot of paperwork on my desk at work and I truly didn't care anymore. My mother knocked on my door. She just got done cooking and I haven't been eating.

"Babygirl you need to eat,"She said. I opened the door and she made broccoli and cheese soup and garlic bread.

"Thank you mom."I smiled, taking them from her and sitting it down on my nightstand. My mother walked in behind me and sat in my chair.

"What happened baby? Usually I don't see you for days...now you've been in your room for days."My mother said, looking at me with concerned eyes.

"Kadeem has cancer ...and i found out he cheated on me with his babymama and she's pregnant."I said as tears fell from my eyes.

"Aww baby I am so sorry."She hugged me.

"I don't know what I want to do . He asked me to be his caregiver but I don't know if I can."I said .

"Baby..that man has 6 months to live. Don't spend his last days being angry with him. If you love him, learn how to forgive ."She said.

"I know mama....just needed a couple days to hurt."I said.

"When we lived in Germany your father cheated on me with an black German girl. Aliza was her name. She was beautiful and had more money than me , a nice paying job but what she didn't have was your fathers heart. For a year your father would always bring something hope from work...one day flowers, the next day chocolate. He made me angry but helped me understand that he was sorry,"She said.

"How long did it take you to forgive him?"I asked her.

"A year..after having Michelle. I was extremely hurt but overtime I forgave him and he never made that mistake again."She said.

"Thank you ma."I said, touching her hand.

"Anytime baby. Now eat." She replied leaving the room. I ate dinner and got dressed then drove over to Kadeem's place. He was home alone and was listening to music.

"I never thought you would come back?"He said, looking at me with sad eyes.

"I will be your caregiver."I said

"I appreciate it."

"Let me know what days you need me ."

"I need you everyday...Zayviaa took Nyla and they moved into her apartment. I am just here alone."He said.

"Okay well i will move in on friday...''I said, beginning to walk away.

"Sierra...i am sorry.''Kadeem called after me.

"I will see you friday."I said back before getting into the car. I wasn't ready to talk about our problems, As i was driving back i often thought about how strong i was to even be taking this step. A part of me still loved him but I wasn't ready to talk to him about us. I headed to my office to get started on my new cases. Lisa was at her desk on the phone and there were at least 10 sticky notes on my door. I walked in and listened to my messages while looking through my new folders. I had two new cases. One case a man raped his niece and had a child to her , i was not ready for that , and another a man was accused of robbing a bank for 20 thousand and there wasn't any evidence just a bank slip from his visit to the officer the day before, I shook my head and called my first client. The pervert. Lord knows I hate working in these cases. I have always thought about going back to school to become a victims advocate. I may just do that because this life defending the perpetrators is not for me. I get the slimiest of the slimiest clients.