Secrets Within Our Marriages

Chapter 1

Teala P.O.V

"Bell, finish eating your cereal so when Tammy comes, you will be ready." I said as I was walking in the dining room. Me and Mikey are going on a trip with our best friends for a get a way. Its been about 11 years since we all graduated from high school and from then, we all started to experience this thing called life. Me and my husband, Ronnie, has been together since we graduated high school and it's been rough for us. We moved in with each other at a young age, had a daughter together and now we barely get to spend time with her due to us working all the time. That's why i'm glad I hired Tammy so that she can have someone to talk to while i'm not around.

"Mommy, I want to see daddy, he didn't read to sleep last night." Bell put her spoon in her empty bowel and put her hand on her cheek. "Bell, you know your father is working honey and I understand you want him to be around more. That why me and daddy are going on a trip so that we can get away from all this busy work." I took Bell by the hand and led her to the couch. "Remember when we took this, you were so happy.

We were so happy." Picking up the picture from the coffee table. I sat Bell on my lap as we both looked at the picture. Her eyes scanned the happy photo as she ran her little finger along Ronnie's face. "I want to go back to Disney World. Mommy do you think we can go?" Knowing that Ronnie always says that the more hours he work, the money he makes but to see our little girl wanting to genuinely be happy and wanting to spend time with her parents makes me want to all I can to please her.

"I'll talk to daddy about it while we're on the trip. Go put your shoes on so Tammy can take you to the park." She got off my lap and ran upstairs. I pray that this trip will help us become better parents.

As I was standing up I heard the door open.

I stood off the couch I heard the door open and Ronnie walked in. "Hey babe sorry I'm home later then I thought, I had a long session with my patient and me being a phycologist, you know I want to take good care of my patients."

Mikey walked over to me and grabbed my hand, he kissed it. "Of course, I know you have been working your ass off to provide for us. I just wish that we can be here with Bell more." Ronnie nodded his head. "I know she wants to be around us more but she doesn't understand that we have to work and keep the lights on. Besides, we hired Tammy so that she can have someone to be there for her while we are working." Ronnie walked down the hall and into the laundry room grabbing the basket of clean clothes.

"Daddy, are you here? Mommy, I heard his voice where is he?" Bell ran down the stairs with her pink Tinker bell shoes on and her green princess in the frog backpack hanging on her shoulders. "Yes, I am here, how you doing butter?." Ronnie picked Bell up and smothered her with kisses.
Bell giggled as the hairs on Ronnie's face tickled her. "I missed you daddy, you didn't read to me last night," Ronnie looked at me with a look of shame. "I look at Emily and her daddy always picks her up from school, he even takes her out to get ice-." Ronnie interrupted her. "How about this, I will take you to Disneyland soon as we get back." "Really?" Bell asked with hope in her eyes "Really, Really." I heard a car horn outside indicating that Tammy has arrived.

"Come on Bell, Tammy is here." She hugged Ronnie one last time before walking over to the door. I opened the door and led her to the porch. "I love you baby and I hope you have a good time. Remember to brush your teeth before bed and make sure you have your bath by 7 and-" Bell held up her little hand to hush me. "I know mommy, I know. Bye I love you." Bell kissed me on my cheek and ran to the car. I waved at Tammy and watched the car drive away until the car disappeared. All I want is the best for Bell. Hopefully this trips gives us serenity and allows us to be able to communicate with each other. Hear and listen to each other.

Julianna's P.O.V

"You haven't packed yet Christian, we leave tomorrow morning, dumbass!" I yelled at Christian. He was sitting at his desk playing Fortnite. For him to be 28 years old, he still acts like the 16 year old boy that I fell in love with. "Look Julianna, I got my suitcase over there in the closet, all I have to do is some clothes in there and pack my tooth brush. Unlike you, my luggage is simple." I look over at my 4 suitcases on the side of our bed. "Don't worry about what I have packed, I still don't know the activities that we're going to be doing. I have to pack for every occasion." I said nudging him on the side and walking away. He chuckled as his attention never left the two computers on his gaming desk. I walked downstairs to grab my phone to call Tanya. Seeing my phone on the kitchen counter, I grabbed it and dialed her number. Im so happy that were hanging out with all of our friends. "Hello mamacita."  Tanya said as answered the phone. "Hola, babygirl how ya doing sista!" I pulled out a chair from my dinning room table. "I'm doing good girl! Trying to calm Terry down, for him to be only 6 months, he sure have a big mouth." I giggled as I heard the baby crying in the background. "Leave him alone, he can't help it, he's just like his daddy!" I joked with Tanya about Terrance all the time. Since I've known Terrance, he has always been a cry baby. Every football game, basketball game, whether it's him playing in the game or him watching it, if the team loses he either cry's or he's screaming curse words.

"Let's not even get started talking about him, I just bought a new TV because he threw the remote and cracked the screen."  As she was talking, the baby cries were getting louder and louder. "Hay Tanya, I will. just see you tomorrow, I know you may be busy right now." I said my goodbyes to her and hung up the phone. I pray that this trip is going to be enjoyable because life hit us so hard in the past year. Its time to gain a peace of mind.

Ricky's P.O.V

"Courtney, are you going to do your homework while me and your mom is gone for the next two weeks? I expressed to my daughter and she typed away on her phone. "Yes daddy. Don't I always do it." She put her phone down on the couch and she turned to me. "Well the last couple assignments, you've been slacking. Your teacher has called me 3 times in the past week, your a straight A student what's going on with you?" Courtney knows better than not focus on school. We've always taught her to take care of her business first then enjoy her time after, not the other way around. "Dad, It's not my fault that math started adding the alphabet. That's why Im gonna start having Julian help me." she said as she picked her phone up and again. Now answering a phone call. "Courtney, put your phone down when i'm talking to you, I'm not playin-" Bianca came from the kitchen with an annoyed look on her face.

Ever since Courtney turned 13, Ive been hard on her. I just want her to be focused on her studies not these nappy headed boys. "Baby come in the kitchen and help me make some lunch for us." She pulled me away from Courtney and lead me into the kitchen. "Will you stop questioning her. She's doing just fine." Bianca whispered as she started pulled the bread out of the pantry. "You do realize that she's into a boy right?" I leaned against the counter and folded my arms. "I mean read between the lines Ricky. Our daughter is having the little boy Julius "tutor" her so that she can get closer with him." she slightly pushed me, making me lose balance a little.

"Well that's not gonna last long with me in her business. I don't want her to be doing anything she doesn't have no business doing. I don't want her to make the same mistake that we did." Me and Bianca been together since we were 14. I've always loved her. I was so in "love" with her, that I wanted to take her virginity. So on her 15 birthday, I took her virginity. Listening to Terrance and Ronnie, I was so focused on making sure my pull out game was strong. Next thing you know, I nutted inside and her and what do you know, were having a gender reveal 6 months later then out comes Courtney.

"Remember, she is getting older, we've had this talk many a day with her. she knows." I just walked away and into the laundry room to grab us some extra towels for our trip. Totally not listening to what she's saying. I pray that she doesn't get into any trouble while were gone.