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Chapter 19.

Justin.

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I stand from my lunges and I sit down the 50 pound weights I was carrying.
"Daddy, am I doing it right," Isaiah asks attempting to do lunges.
"Good job Isaiah," Zoey compliments walking up to us and sitting down her bottle of water. "Today I think we should take it easy because we went really hard yesterday," she admits.
Trust me I felt it this morning.
All the weight lifting and different exercises.
This injury got me feeling sore and out of shape. A feeling I'm not used to.
"That's fine I was just stretching," I admit.
"Daddy," Isaiah calls running up to me. "Can you open this?" He hands me his Gatorade and I open it.
While Carmen is at school or at the library I watch Isaiah so during my physical therapy he comes along.
"So what is it that you had in mind to do today," I ask.
"I think you could spend some time in the Jacuzzi. The heat will help your muscles relax I also brought a heating pad that's useful for increasing circulation and thereby loosening up the muscle tissue," she explains.
"Alright sounds simple enough." I take Isaiah's hand and lead him from the fitness half of the building upstairs to the pool and Jacuzzi area with Zoey following behind.
"Are we going swimming," Isaiah asks taking off his shirt after seeing me take off mine.
"I'm getting into the Jacuzzi and you aren't swimming without me," I tell him.
"I'll watch him," Zoey offers.
"He will be okay I'll bring him back when Carmen gets from school he doesn't know how to swim," I explain. I step into the Jacuzzi holding my phone in my hand.
"Are you really one of those people that can't live without their phone," Zoey asks and laughs sitting by the Jacuzzi.
"I mean not really I just like texting Carmen whenever we're apart even if it's just 'I miss you' or 'I love you'..."
"That's so sweet... How long have y'all been together," she asks.
"Five months," I answer and she raises her already arched eyebrow.
"But..." I cut her off.
"Can I just say its a really complicated story? We've known each other our whole lives and I've been in love with her since I was a little kid," I admit.
"You sound so perfect," she states making me smile and shake my head.
"Not perfect but worth it," I admit. She smiles looking up at me I start to feel a little awkward and look down at my phone.
Me: Baby
Wifey: Yes McNealy?
I look up in search of Isaiah and find him laying on one of the pool side chairs watching something on his phone. I taught him how to pull up Netflix and watch his Disney movies.
He's laid back with his basketball cap on his head and sunglasses over his eyes.
Spoiled.
"Do you feel a difference," Zoey asks sticking her feet into the Jacuzzi.
"It's definitely relaxing," I answer.
It would be even more relaxing if Carmen was in here with me and if she was naked that would be even nicer. She gives me a massage just about every night and it leads to other things just about every night.
I just want her all the time just her touch drives me insane.
I look back down at my phone.
Me: Come home. I miss you.
Carmen: Okay baby, I'm just getting out of my last class I'm on my way. Wyd?
"Hey, hey," Zoey snatches my phone with a playful smile. "You're supposed to be relaxing not texting." She places it to the side. "Lay back and relax," she instructs.
I glance over at Isaiah one last time before doing as I was told.
I lay back, closing my eyes and relax.
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Carmen.

Hmm.
I didn't get a reply from Justin.
I don't like that.
I don't text to be having a conversation with myself.
If I take out my time to respond to you I expect for you to do the same in return. Pulling up to my apartment I got out the car and walk inside.
"Mommy's home..." I announce but I don't get the response I was looking for. I usually hear a 'yay' and Isaiah and Justin run up to me showing me how much they missed me. Today I received silence.
Me: Babe, where you at?
Juggbug: Hey, it's Zoey he fell asleep in the Jacuzzi. You can come if you'd like.
Zoey?
Why the hell is Zoey on McNealy's phone?

It took me no time to get over to the pool area.
"Mommy," Isaiah yells hopping up from a lawn chair and running to me with open arms. I lift him into my arms and kiss his cheek.
"Hey Mommy's baby!" I kiss him again before putting him down. "Go grab your things," I instruct and he nods walking back to where he was and grabbing his stuff.
"Hey Carmen," Zoey says stepping out of the Jacuzzi.
"Baby," Justin says while rubbing his eyes.
I take in the fact that he's shirtless and she was in the Jacuzzi for what?
"Hey." I place my hands on my hips. Justin steps out the Jacuzzi. "Zoey, I have a question for you."
She pauses on grabbing her things and turns to me.
"Yes," she asks.
"Do you have a phone of your own," I ask.
"Yes, of course I do," she answers and laughs lightly.
"Oh okay well good then you shouldn't be on Justin's. I don't want you replying back on his phone if I texted Justin that means he's who I intended to speak to NOT you. Something that simple could get him shot. You should not be on MY man's phone at all. I better not ever again receive a text that says 'hey it's Zoey' or else there's gonna be an issue. Now carry on," I say and walk away from both of them.
She got me twisted.
I surely will shoot Justin if he tried to play some games and end up shooting her too.
Play with me if you want to and come up missing.