Women that say No

Chapter 5

"That Leon George is one strange kid, Jesus I tell you." Dr.Jones uttered as we finished up our session and I prepared end my shift. It had be one crazy ass day and it was only getting crazier.

"Well we shall see if he was actually temporarily insane when he nearly killed his step father." She stated as I cleared my desk.

"I just feel so bad for him, he's strange but sweet. So far I think he actually did snap and go temporarily insane."

"Dont let you intuition and heart judge, allow the test to measure it Madison."

I sighed rolling my eyes at her unsympathetic comment.

"Have a good night see you tomorrow." I uttered closing the subject as I grabbed my bag.

"Are you still taking off for thanksgiving?"

"So far... I guess so, my dads nearly begging me to come home."

"Well you should! There's no place like home."

I absorbed her comment thinking just how much drama being home brought me. I hadn't been there in three years for holidays. I couldn't keep up this dodging charade, Power would probably enjoy seeing his granddad and so would Allure. I couldn't say the same for Their Grandma.

  I picked up my honey Allure who for once was wide awoke and in play mode. Instantly my mind ran on Rick and his entire demeanor today. I'd have to say that last conversation really strung my heart and set on my nerves.

  Maybe I did jump the gun, maybe I had gotten drunk like I use to always do and didn't remember coming on to rick and I flipped out the next morning. My brain was giving me a complete migraine trying to make sense of things and set up different scenarios.

I picked power up and ran into Steph.

"Hey busy lady, I gave you a call. Just wanted to make sure I had the right number." He chuckled making me glimpse at my phone to see not only his call but a missed call and voicemail from the California correctional facility again.

"I'm sorry honey. I've been working non stop, give me a rain check."

"Look it's no problem I respect your hustle. Just give me a call when you're comfortable okay see ya later power buddy." He said ending the conversation.

I made my way home and prepared for my last day at the clinic and here until I returned home to pure hell with my mother.

"Power the shower is running for you, did you pack your clothes for our trip?" I asked as he entered the hall in his towel making me chuckle at how mature he was.

"Yes ma could you keep Allure out my room while I shower?"

"Yes I will, she should be asleep though." I replied as If I was talking to a teenager.

It amazed me how he had gone from my little baby to my big boy literally.

He was every inch of his father and although the thought of him made me sick the sight of power made me so happy and the person I had become.

I peeped into allures room where the light was on but my baby had fallen asleep in her big girl bed with her doll babies.  She had too become a blessing in my life, the both of my kids helped build me so much threw what I had been through.

I couldn't help but continue to think over what rick had said. Like was he right was I just imaging this all, I wasn't so sure about this now. Or either I had avoided it so long my memory was fogged.

I gave Allure a kiss on her chubby cheeks before heading to my bedroom while power showered. This weekend was going to be one of reckoning, I knew my mother was not looking forward to seeing me let alone Allure. You would think Angela was her biological daughter the way she appraised her and hated me like an outsider. Some days I couldn't bLame her, but my past was something I couldn't change only prepare for the current and future.

I looked at my phone strolling down the call log noticing stephs missed call again and thought about giving him a call.

Before my mind could give another thought my hand  had clicked on his number the mono call in progress  tone was ringing in my ear.

"Hello?" Steph answered as his voice sounded off smoothly threw the receiver.

I was stuck for a second as I glimpsed at my phone unrealistically realizing it was 10:00 and he hummed "hello" again snapping me out of my trans.

"Hey... Steph?" I responded stupidly.

"Hello beautiful lady, what's up?"

"Nothin,I didn't realize it was so late."

"Oh it's cool, I'm glad to hear from you I just put my daughter down."

"Oh okay." I smiled. "Just wanted to kind of touch bases since it seemed like I've been giving you the run around. I really appreciate you being there for power so much."

"Absolutely, no problem. Look don't think you have to talk to me because I did those things. I'm a man for a reason, you don't owe me." He chuckled.

"No Ofcourse not, I just really appreciate you... I don't think you know how much. But other than that you're a very sweet and handsome guy."

"Oooohhh I'm handsome and sweet, girl don't make me blush."

I smiled, blushing myself. "Stop it Steph, I'd like to take you up on that dinner, sometime."

"Oh yes, give me the time and place I'm there."

"Well I'll be out on a trip for a few days, so when I get back, hows that?"

"Sounds good to me, just let me know gorgeous."

"Okay goodnight."

"Sweet dreams."

My teeth were from ear to ear before I even knew it.

"You look weird."

Power uttered grasping my attention at my bedroom door.

"Oh power hush."

"Just sayin, you have any deodorant?"

"Power get out of my room you know that stuffs in the pantry." I sighed grinning at his silliness.

With all the craziness happening in my life maybe Steph was a good escape.