The sun shinning on my face made me wake up. "Ahh fuck.", I heard Frank say lowly. I looked over and saw him rubbing his face. "What the fu-" He stopped talking and just looked at the ceiling as he rubbed his face. I turned and just looked at the ceiling too. I can't believe I cheated on Frank last night, unprotected at that. I can't believe he cheated on me. I know we can't come back from this. Everything we built is just over.
"I'm ready to go home.", I said lowly before getting up and going to the bathroom. I turned on the water and took a shower. While I was taking a shower I heard Frank brush his teeth.
We silently swapped and silently packed our things. We checked out and drove home in silence. "Did you smack me last night?", Frank asked breaking the silence as we drove on the freeway.
"Yeah.", I said blankly.
"Why?"
"Tryna wake you up cause I found an empty condom wrapper in yo' pocket."
"I'm so fuckin' sorry.", he said. I looked at him.
"Me too.", I said. He glanced at me then looked back at the road.
"For what?"
"Cause I cheated too." He glanced at me again then looked back at the road. We finished our drive in silence.
...
I been having flashbacks about Cortez all day, I'm going crazy. I keep thinking about what Frank momma said too, about me and about him. It sounded like she was saying she gave Frank to the landlord, and the way he was looking I think it's true. I don't even know how to be there for him, especially with all I'm dealing with right now. He probably don't even want me there for him.
I sat in the backyard with Faith drinking wine. "What's goin' on?", Faith asked concerned. "Y'all been weird and distant since y'all been back and y'all early as fuck."
"I think we might be done for real.", I said lowly. I told her the conversation at his momma house ain't go too good but didn't say why, and I told her everything else.
"Damn K, that's so fucked up. I hope y'all make it. I love y'all family, y'all goals for real."
"That's what it look like." She rubbed my shoulder.
"I gotta pee." After she went in Frank came out and sat next to me holding a glass and an envelope. Smells like Hennessy.
"Here.", he handed me the envelope. I took it and opened it. Keys on a ring fell into my lap and I seen paper work. "Your furniture will be delivered tomorrow, the address is on the paper. Everything paid for, the house is yours and the bills paid up for a year. I hope we can still help with the kids, but this ain't gone work." I looked at him and he was just looking straight. "It's not you, it's-"
He was cut off by me throwing the rest of my wine on him. I heard Faith gasp lowly. I looked and saw her by the door. Frank wiped his face and went in the house. I threw the glass down making it shatter. I grabbed the bottle of wine and started drinking from it. "We moving out tomorrow Faith.", I said looking straight. "You might wanna pack."
