DEDICATION | Book Two

C H A P T E R 21

C H A P T E R
T W E N T Y - O N E

          Phone Jumping by Dave East featuring Wiz Khalifa played throughout Ahmad's shop from his tvs. Today was Wednesday which is always their slow day so they usually take that time to clean the shop, rearrange things if they feel like changing it up a bit or they just chill and talk until a customer comes in.

But since the shop was clean and everyone liked how it was set up, they decided to just talk and catch up on each other's lives.

"Courtney and I been going through somethings, we ain't been having sex, we been real distant towards each other and that ain't like us and the crazy thing is I know it ain't me. I've been trying but she's been pushing away. She comes in hella late from work leaving me to do everything at home like make sure Blessing is fed and bathed and put to sleep by nine .. then she isn't helping me keep the house clean or in order so I'm doing the cooking and cleaning, paying the bills since she acts as if her checks are just too small while all tryna balance my life and what I have going on and making sure my daughter is good but shit is stressful since that helping hand I once had is now gone." Dave expressed tiredly.

He loved his wife more than anything but this shift in their marriage was noticeable and he was confused as to why shit was changing when they were suppose to be good. Last he checked he hadn't done anything wrong so he wasn't sure as to why all of sudden she grew distant.

"Have you tried talking to her?" Hazel asked handing him the soda he asked for.

"Yeah but whenever I do it starts an argument .. she grows defensive whenever I ask why she's coming in so late and I just be like damn it was just a simple question and all I needed in return was a simple ass answer."

Ahmad nodded, "How late do she be coming in?"

"Sometimes twelve in the morning, but the lastest be like three or four in the morning when she gets off at nine at night latest being ten depending on how busy they got at her job."

Everyone assumed she had to be doing something she ain't have no business doing. It sounded like she was cheating but then again you never know what people do these days so they didn't want to fill his head with assumptions and make him look like a fool if she wasn't doing that.

"Bro this what you need to do since you want to get the answers that she's failing to give." Shaun stood up getting ready to put him on game. "Alright so you know when she gets off so I say pull up at her job and just wait and when she leaves follow her and see where she goes that's the only way you can get the answer cause clearly since she's not wanting to discuss it its something serious."

"For the first time in a million years, I actually have to agree with Shaun." Marcus joked.

"Fuck you,"

"I'm just saying sometimes the things that leave your mouth ..I just be like this nigga here retarded."

"Alisha loves it so whatever," He shrugged taking his seat.

"Anyways back to the convo, I agree with Shaun as well. I mean this is your wife and she shouldn't be playing these types of games when you and her have been dealing with each other fifteen plus years." Ahmad told him and he nodded.

"I'll do it cause this shit is really fuckin' with me mentally man. I'm tryna remain positive but I can't help but think the worst." He huffed, "But I'll be back I gotta go pick up Blessing from school and drop her off at her nana's house."