HARD WORK

HARD WORK _14

KELLY & AMADEO...

Amadeo was startled awake by the doorbell ringing. He wondered who could be at his door so early in the morning. He put on his boxers and brushed his teeth and went to answer the doorbell which was now ringing non-stop. This better be an emergency he thought as he opened the door.

'What took you so long! We almost melted. it's a thousand degrees out here daddy.'

His nine year old daughter said walking into the house followed by his five year old son and Kelly who had their backpacks and overnight bags. He had forgotten that were coming to spend the weekend with him. After Kelly declined his marriage proposal he did not think she would come over.

'It is too early for your whining Star.'

'Dad it's past midday!'

He checked the time in his microwave, as the kids went into the play area and Kelly went upstairs to use the bathroom, and indeed it was midday. He turned to take their luggage upstairs when he felt someone slap him across the face. He was ready to fight when he noticed Kelly in front of him with a hurt look on her face and that is when he remembered what happened in his club last night.

'Can't believe I felt bad for declining your proposal. It this how you'll behave after every little argument?!'

He had forgotten about the lady he brought home last night. He ran upstairs to find his daughter with her nose up looking at the woman while his five year old was big eyed over the naked woman in his bed. He couldn't believe she was still asleep and that he forgot about her. He pushed the kids out of the bedroom and woke up the woman in his bed.

' Hey baby... What time is it?'

She said yawning

'Firstly I am not your baby ,I do not know what happened last night or what I might have said but get your shit and leave now.'

Kelly's curiosity got the better of her so she decided to go see what he was doing with her when he saw the kids come down with angry looks on their faces. She open the door and stood watching them,ready to drag somebody.

'That's not what you were saying last night when you had me in different positions making me scream out daddy'

She said letting the covers fall off of her body as she crawled towards him. He could not help but stare at her perfect body which Kelly noticed,making her angrier. The woman tried to touch him but he jumped back as if he was disgusted by her. He was not ready to die yet.

'Uhm... shit.. what's your name?.. know what that's not important,just leave.'

He hurried out the bedroom

'This is the reason I never want to marry. You black men only want a wife so you can act single,knowing there is a wife at home whose faithful and waiting at home to cater to you. I will not be that woman.'

'Kelly that is not true. You know I would never do that to you. You-'

'What do you call that?!'

She said cutting him off and pointing at the girl standing a few feet away behind him. Kelly had seen her mother and other women she knew being ill treated and they stayed in the name of marriage. So she vowed to herself that she would never subject herself to that kind of life or her kids. The black woman has suffered too much.