Never Let You Go (sequel to Where do we go from here)

Boston

I was just finishing up with Offset and Cardi when my phone buzzed "Ay y'all give me a minute""who dat""it's my husband soon to be ex husband.. I don't know what to call him""girl..."" he fine""Yea""does he got dat paper""Yea Cardi where you going with this""I'm just sayin""sayin what""he got the paper he fine what's the problem he don't dick ya down right""that's definitely not da case""then you need to be on that""it's more complicated than that, he is a musician and that has a lot to do with why I left""singer huh show me a pic""Cardi I'm your lawyer""so what""show me a picture"Kiari can you get her""man you got yourself into it""and he walks away. "Fine I show you picture can we leave""Fo sho". I pulled up the picture from Jessica's concert, "well look at your cute lil ass I didn't know all that was under that""Cardi I'm a lawyer I can't run around in like no clothes""I've seen him yea, he was in that band Boys on the Block""New Kids on the Block""Yea that one""girl good taste so what da issue""it's complicated""right""ok I showed you the pic can we leave""Yea". We walked out going our separate ways and I Grabbed my phone and pulled up Joey's message
Joey: I just touched down
Me: glad you made it safe
Joey: what took you so long to answer
Me: Joey I do work you know I was with
Cardi and Kiari
Joey: Who the fuck is Kiari
Me: Offset Joey Kiari  is Offset
Joey: Thought you had that case at 11
Me: I did we went out after
Joey: you think you should be hanging
Out with your clients
Me: I can hang out with whoever I want
Joey: I just don't think
Me: Were not together so honestly I'm sorry
If you don't like it
Joey: That hurt
Me: I'm sorry OK but I gotta go
Joey: Alright will you call me later
Me: I'll try
Joey: I'll talk to you later

I threw the phone back into my purse and jumped into the car, I had dentist appointments for the twins so I had to take half the day off and I'm already running late since I went to lunch with Cardi and Kiari. I pulled up at the school and ran in to sign out the kids once we get back from the dentist I need to book our tickets for Friday. I can't say I'm not nervous Joey always has this power over me and I can't let my guard slip I already did once and it landed us in my bed together. I can't make that same mistake this time I have to focus if I don't, I don't think I'm ever going to be able to move on. After dentist appointments, new Cheer shoe shopping and grocery shopping we finally pulled into the driveway at 7 I still had to feed the kids and get them done and in bed and after that I had my case briefs it was times like this when I miss having the help. We got in and I let the dogs out and threw in a pizza in the oven, once I changed I checked the answering machine seeing that there were three calls, "first message" Hey Lee just checking in on your weekend with Joe, a lil birdie told me he spent the weekend there and not at his hotel and you never called me back, call me doll face love ya""message two""Hey Darling it's Ma call me when you get a second miss you and love you all""Message Three" "Hey Lee ummm I was hoping you would've called me back but I guess your busy probably with your case and the kids, call me back I'll be home all night. I love you and miss you and the kids please kiss them and tell them daddy loves them and is thinking about them,bye" the Kids ate real quick before baths and bed for school. It was 11 o'clock when I was in my room when my phone buzzed

Joey: Sweetbaby will you please answer me
Me: What Joe
Joey: Why haven't you answered me all day
Me: Joe I have a Job I had court, the kids had dentists then I had to get Cheer shoes and grocery shop before I got the kids fed and in bed and now I have three more hours of paperwork
Joey: I'm sorry I bothered you, I just miss y'all
Me: It's ok it's been a long day
Joey: Do I need to book your tickets for Friday
Me: No I did it
Joey: I can't wait til you get home I installed a trampoline in the back for the kids
Me: Joey wait I'm not coming to your house I'm staying at Ma's
Joey: Wait What Why
Me: Joe we been through this, nothing changed in a few hours
Joey: I just thought
Me: I know what you thought Joe and it's not gonna happen
Joey: Sweetbaby
Me: Don't call me that
Joey: Lee I just....
Me: listen Joe I gotta go I really got to get this casework done and Cardi is going to be calling
Joey: Oh.. I guess Cardi and Offset is more
Important than me apparently
Me: Joe Don't ok your not going to guilt me ok they are my client without them I don't work there for I can't take care of the kids without a income
Joey: I wasn't guilting you
Me: I gotta go
Joey: Alright....I love you
Me: Bye Joe