KEEP IT REAL WITH ME

Melissa

It has been about a month and a half since Victor and I made it official. It was getting warmer outside so me and Tracy decided to go to the park and catch up on life. I let Tracy know all the details about me being with Victor and she had her eyes glued to me waiting for me to spill all the tea. "Gavin, I knew your bitch ass was going to reach out to that man that night I saw you conversing with him at the party. Now you are fucking him silly and vice versa." I laughed "yes I think we both have turned each other out. " Tracy began to tell me about her trips with the deacon and how she was really feeling him. We talked some more got some food from the food truck near us and then headed our separate ways.

I checked my phone and had three missed calls. One from Victor and two from an unsaved number and a two voicemails. I checked the first voicemail and it was Victor telling me to call him while he was still on lunch and wanted to hear my voice. I called him got filled in on his day at work and then ended the call exchanging I love you's and hung up. I then remember I had another voicemail and checked that one. There was nothing on the voicemail until about 5 seconds in the recording. "Hi, my name is Melissa, please give me a call back when you get a chance", it was a female voice that sounded kind of shaking and sad. I got in my car got back to my place and decided to return the call.

"Good Afternoon, is Melissa available", I said as someone picked up on the third ring. "This is she. I am glad you returned my call and I--I just want to speak with you for a moment. You don't know me and I don't know you but I think we both know Victor." I listened and my heart started pounding, I thought about all the things this lady could possibly say but did not jump to conclusions. "Victor is the father of my two children and he is my husband of 17 years. We were high school sweethearts who have never parted even when he has cheated a couple of times. I love him with all my heart and soul but I know that something is going on that that's why I am reaching out to you", she said trying not to cry. She must have the wrong Victor I mean he does have two children but he told me he was divorced. "How did you know to contact me and why do you assume I am doing something with Victor", I said. "Well honey I have known this man for a great deal of his life and women's intuition is never off. He has been leaving on the weekends very often and I know damn well he is not always working. I have followed him a few times but never could track where he would be until I followed him to your address."

This lady, Melissa, continued to tell me about how she knew where I lived and even some of the spots me and Victor went. I was about to cry but didn't want to believe what I was hearing. "I like your necklace he got you. He bought it with his personal account but forgot that I have access to those records as well. I tracked the purchase back to the jeweler and since me and the owner are close he showed me the exact same one you have except without my husbands initials." I could feel my blood boiling. I was tearing up at this point, palms sweating, heart beating fast as ever. I felt like I would pass out. "Well Melissa, your are in Florida so how do you have time to come all the way to the DMV area to spy on Victor?", I asked skeptically. She laughed a little into the phone. "Is that what he told you? I live right in DC at our home. Ask yourself these questions: Have you ever been to his home? How many times have you all been to DC to hang out? Does he take calls in the bathroom or outside in the mornings?" I asked myself all of those questions in my head and realized I have never been to his home, the only time we were seen somewhat together in DC is when we first casually met, he does take phone calls in the mornings out of the room.

I continued to listen to what Melissa had to say. All I could do was think about what I was going to do to Victor when I saw his ass. I also heard SZA "Weekend" song in my head and the lyrics. "I just keep him satisfied through the weekend." I was so damn mad, how the hell was I a damn side piece. I began to ask my own questions to Melissa, "Can you tell me why you haven't confronted him yet if you have been knowing for sometime now that he has been "allegedly" sleeping around with me?" She did not say anything immediately and sent me pictures through message on my phone of me leaving the establishment with the necklace for our special night, photos of me and him hanging out in my area, and photos of her, Victor and the children screenshot from facebook with dates and times. She simply replied "because I needed more evidence and now I have enough to draw my conclusion. I didn't want to be right this time but I am". We talked for a few more minutes before I had heard enough.

After talking to Melissa I tried to get my head back on straight. A whole lot of things went through my mind. I didn't even know Victor had a facebook. I searched his name when we first started messing around but found nothing but from the screenshot Melissa sent it shows he has one but under a different name V. STAND THE FAMILY MAN. I needed to talk to someone so I called Tracy over. She came over in record time because I sent her a message saying "come drink this tea". I knew her messy ass would be here in minutes. She got to my place and I told her everything. Her eyes lit up and she sat on the edge of her seat waiting for what I was going to say next. "So what you want to do about this situation?", she asked. "Well if you don't have plans this Thursday after your noon class let's go to DC.