Secrets, Lies & Trying Times

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Demi notices Trey walking back outside and back towards me.

"Did you get whatever it was that you needed."

"Yeah." He says looking back towards the back door of the house.

"Is everything okaaayyy?" Demi asks confusingly.

"Everything's fine baby....everything's fine" Demi could sense everything wasn't fine, but she left it alone.

Later that day, as the party's winding down, Tori and Demi get a head start on cleaning. Parents and children begin trickling out of the backyard and into their cars. Everette asks if a few friends can stay over and of course I say yes. I figured that'd give Trey some time to spend with Everette, as well as keep him and his friends occupied and entertained.

"Trey, can you make sure that all the boys get showered and into their pjs please?" Demi asks as she and Tori continue to get the back yard cleaned.

Trey walks into the house and upstairs to see Brooklyn in her room playing with her toys, and the boys including baby Trey, in Everette's room playing.

"Alright knuckle heads, time to take baths. I don't care who's first, as long as everybody takes one."

"Yes sir." All four of the older boys say. Trey grabs Jr and takes him to his and Demi's room to take him a quick bath. Brooklyn takes one right after and pretty soon, all the kids are showered and ready for bed whenever they choose to fall asleep.

Baby Trey was the first one sleep and Brooklyn followed right behind him. The boys stayed up playing video games in Everette's room. Trey gets a text from Cain.

Cain: I think you better get to the club. A Ms. Karen Bassett is here. Here to talk business.

Trey: No shit? Tell her I'm on my way.m

Trey shoots a text to Odell. He's in town until tomorrow evening. He tells him to come through if he's up for it, and he's down. Trey takes a quick shower and starts to get ready. Demi walks upstairs and into the closet where Trey is.

"Please tell me you're not going to the club."

"Then I won't tell you." He says nonchalantly as he's tying his tie.

"Can you just not worry about that damn club for like a week, and focus on your family."

"You see this house. That Range Rover you drive. Look around this damn closet. Them purses, shoes. All of that you have because of the club. And now, Karen Bassett, one of the biggest hotel developers is at the club tonight and I want to my expansion idea to take off, I need to be there to talk business."

"Whatever Tremaine. If that's what's most important to you, so be it." Demi says waving him off going back downstairs.

"Alright, that's the last of it." Tori says coming inside from the back yard.

"Thanks a lot for your help T." Demi says plopping down on the couch.

"Uh oh. What's wrong? I hear it all in your voice. What happened?" She says sitting next to her. As Demi begins to explain they both hear Trey coming down the stairs.

"I'll be back later, okay" he says before giving Demi a kiss on the cheek before leaving.

"Is that what's bothering you?" Tori asks.

Demi nods. "He just never use to be this consumed in work. He used to always want to be around me and the kids. We used to have date nights and just little things like that. And now it's club this, club that. Some woman is there and he wants to try and work a deal with her so he can expand...and"