AFTER A BROKEN MARRIAGE .

chapter 11

Aliyah thought of something simple but elegant, she wore a blue sweat suit that hug her body and a thin heel much as it felt it was just a simple wear she look fantastic,  shelly couldn't help it but was to feel jealous of her look, she watch her climb In next to Lloyd then turn and smile at them "hi mark, hey shelly" she greet
"Hey aliyah" they both said,

They met with Odane and nelisa at the ground of the baseball game it was starting at ten,
"We should get something to eat before heading to the game" Aliyah said
"

You're thinking what I'm thinking" nelisa said for she didn't cook
They found a small restaurant where the food was cheep but was tasty and they all oder fish meal and got free champagne which wasn't bad,
"My mom would go holistic if she learns I haven't set a good dinner on the table especially today, and to know I haven't cooked in months" aliyah said with a girl"
"And that is funny?" Nelisa ask
"Well why should I cook everytime when I can simply heat a turkey dish for a meal"
,"And when your  mom call you  told her, yes mom I am cooking, or yes mom I cooked" Nelisa said
Aliyah giggles,
"I like to cook" shelly said
"But you have a husband girl you have to like doing so" aliyah said
"Yea and her child need to grow on healthy food you don't want her eating fast food everyday of her life" nelisa said
"She is a him" shelly said
Making aliyah and Nelisa giggles
"I don't mind at all" aliyah said and it was true much as she knows to cook she didn't love the trade, the whole idea of cooking every day was a no no,  it was now and then nor never,
"Cooking is kind of fun" shelly said
"That is when you're in the mode"
"Like when you're in the mode for sex" nelisa said
"Who me?" Aliyah ask
"Not necessarily you, well I know you like sex but I wasn't exactly talking you in particular"
"You don't know if I like sex, I never asked you for sex before" Aliyah said making a face shelly and the others laugh,
"But you do like sex" nelisa went on to say,
"You can't tell a person like something  unless you  are been bothered by them for it"
"What ever" nelisa said hold up her hand aliyah did the same, shelly giggle mark, Lloyd and odane smile,
"But really cooking is like sex" nelisa said
"Yeah true, and  like not all the meals are tasty"
"What you trying to say that sex isn't nice?" Shelly asked
"Some guys just don't get it right" aliyah said, "I would rather they turn me down than turn me on and can't handle what I got to offer"
Lloyd look at her,
"And don't get making love and having sex mix up some guys go in and out came at their own hasty paste and they say we made love"
Odane widen his eyes, "you met some one who's like that?" He asked with a smirk
"I think she's still complaining about her first bf" nelisa grin,
"Yeah right" Aliyah smile flag her off,
"Love isn't really sex" mark added
"Like some men they stay in your life for this long with in that time they got four other relationship, you check it out you're his wife but still he got another wife"
"Is that why you haven't gotten married?" Nelisa tease,
"Marriage isn't really your best commitment, you the wife stay home with the ring while someone else out there getting all the other parts, some men don't know how to remain faithful, and some wife are betta left a lone"
Mark look at her so did lloyd,
"That may be true" shelly said
"Why woman agree to everything other women say?" Odane question
"That is because women are usually right" aliyah said,
"We have to back each other have you heard of women rights" shelly said
"Women rights are human rights" nelisa said
They were all talking at once,
"We get it" odane said holding up both arms
"He's right" mark said
But Lloyd didnt say he just look on,
She hope lloyd didn't have the feeling she was saying anything to offend him , she  was making a point about men for some men are  like that, she know the ring on his finger and all that but don't mind at all she really like the guy,
"Not like you're not contributing to married man out there banging other bitch" nelisa said,
The others look at her,
"Oh my thats ash coming from a friend, he knows i like him and as for me I can be his  side chick when ever he likes"
mark eyes widen as he smile to the way lloyd look at her,
  Aliyah rest her head on him with a gigle,
"Why does ladies speak of side chicks so much?" Odane ask
"For that's what the wifes like to say or they might say your bitch" aliyah said the ladies slap hands and gigle, "What about the women who has other guys and they are married?" Mark asked
"I can vote for shelly you've been her only love since you came in her life" aliyah said
"How can i tell, how can you?"
"You don't have to tell you start to worry when you go home and wifey start tighten up and I'm not talking of her iner thighs"
Lloyd look at her like she hit some nail, nelisa saw him look at her wondering what was going on in his mind,
"She's going out often coming in late and you as her husband she's holding off from you  telling you how tired she is got you thinking she's because of work and because she's busy with another man you ain't got nothing to get,  lloyd was sure they both been talking behind his back he had mentioned it to her about the lock of sex for his wife  wasn't giving it up about her going out and so on,
Nelisa can't believe she utta that out her mouth, Infront of the guy oh embarrassing,  it was allover his face now hes going to think she's not confidencial for she leak his private business to her friend,
"That's when you know you're locking something" odane said" nelisa turn to look at him,
"I know women can be like that"
"They may consider you to be the best in bed but still you broke as hell and guy number two might not be your guy but he got cash lots of cash" aliyah said
Mark look at lloyd who seems to be lost some where,
"Anyways for get it" aliyah said "We should be getting to the game,
"Do we have tickets?" Nelisa ask
"We got tickets for the game" aliyah said getting up tonight the guys pay for dinner as they were about to made their way to the game,
"How could you?" Nelisa ask once she pull aliyah out the group
"What, oh could I what?"
"You saying all those things about wife keeping thighs tight going out and coming in late"
"I was just talking"
"Did you see the look he gave, he knows now I told you his business"
"You didn't say that she was doing that" aliyah giggle
"I didn't mention it?"
"No I would never say it"
"I was thinking you to be drunk"
"And I wasn't drinking"
Nelisa hissed slap her then took her arm under hers
"I'm sorry"
"Yeah right me too I'm sorry you talk so much, sorry I talk too much"
Aliya grin so did nelisa,
The others got to the gate but had to wait for them with the tickets
"I'm sorry" aliyah said as she came to hand the tickets out,
They went inside for the game which was a two hour game they stood for the Singing of the  item they sat and aliyah took Lloyd's hand on her lap
She noticed how he was quiet hoping he wasn't thinking on,her words why did she open her mouth by the way,
"That was fun" aliyah said as they came from the game, she hug lloyd  "you enjoy it didn't you?" She look up at lloyd who nod,
"We could go dancing" odane said theirs a lovers club on main street Dadville its a hour drive from here and I figured we're not in a hurry to get home"
"We have work tomorrow don't we" Aliyah said
not that she was objecing to go dancing
"We have to go back tomorrow but
boy would I love to go dancing" shelly said
"You are leaving tomorrow, so when will you come back?" Aliyah ask
"I don't know yet, but soon I hope"
"Next time you're back in town come stay by me, and when you do that hot lips and I  don't have to be hasting to have a quickie on the couch so he leaves to take you home" shelly laugh a loud, aliyah grin especially when her best friend roll her eyes,  mark smile at odane and nelisa who shook her head,
Aliyah lean herself onto Lloyd rubbing her forehead on his upper arm, he didn't even put a smile on his face,
"It's better to have a quickie so you won't complain, like you use to about your other boyfriends, yet again you're sleeping with someone else husband do a quickie so he gets to go home" nelisa said
"Boy friend it was just that clown who was all about himself, but its kinda hard to do a quickie with him" she took Lloyd's hand "you never want to end it so quickly with a guy who knows his stuff"
Lloyd look at her fold his lips,
They laugh as they look at her, Aliyah grin, " You know what let's go dancing" she said taking Lloyd's hand Once they were in the van she turned to look at him from the corner of his eyes he watch her, they  drove off ahead of nelisa and Odane, driving ahead of them for a while, thought he watch the road he watch her, later  some time  he pull over odane who was close behind him  pass  and  lead the way to the pub,
"Is that roma stona?" Shelly ask soon as they were all out the vehicle,
"Where?" Aliyah ask
Shelly point to the woman across from them all standing in front the pub,
"That's roma alright" aliyah said
"She's from around here?" Shelly asked
"Yes she lives around Atlanta if that's what you meant, but her home is in cobbs" aliyah said,
"Isn't she the one who owns this pub?" Nelisa asked
That's hub city pub and casino she must have own the entire building, smoke house and grill hub city scoop"
"Oh yeah" nelisa grimax she didn't know that it was she who owns the hub city complex,
"We'll just be a minute" mark said for he saw someone he and Lloyd knew,
"OK" shelly said
Aliyah rub Lloyd's cheek smiling at him,  they went off leaving the ladies with odane,
They all watch them walk away, aliyah grin "that guy is sexy, now there's a guy to open legs for" she said
"Your first boyfriend was floozy and after nearly three   year of no sex how can you determine he's the guy" nelisa said
"He is I'm telling you, he definitely got it" she smiled hugging nelisa's arm,
Shelly smile
"He's not yours"
"Apart of him is mine I'm new to such emotions and I like it"
"What ever you say"
Shelly smile turn to look at aliyah then back to roma who was still standing across from them,
"So Roma is a big business woman around here?"
"Yeah for i saw her looking at a lat the other day I heard she's looking to build a cyber center" Odane said
"Really that sounds nice" aliyah said learning about it for the first time,
"She probably need a architecture" Shelly said, " though she probably has her hands full already" 
"Already?" Nelisa wonder if she was just looking at a place the other day,
"She pays good money I'm sure half of Atlanta would work for her" odane said
"There's only one way to find out if she booked anyone, I'm sure mr architecture could use a job like Roma's " aliyah said, "Roma, Roma, hoo, hoo" aliyah called with awave, they all turn to look at her,
Roma didn't notice it was her until she came across,
"Aliyah my love, you look so amazing I thought you were someone I didn't know, look how beautiful you are" she giggle and hugs her,
The others look with wide eyes,
"Hi" aliyah said
"What are you doing in daveville?"
"Checking the new pub with my girls shelly and nelisa" she pointed to each, and odane"
Roma smile and nod, "It's good I just came from inside and it's jamb but good"
"We're about to see, leaving so soon by the way?"
"You know her?" Nelisa whisper
Both aliyah and Roman heard but in the high of their conversation neither say anything
"I got some interview  in the morning for my husband is  putting up a new  building"
"He is, that's great congratulations to him"
"It came up suddenly, but you know its best to put it into motion"
"Yeah you're right,
"I'm  hoping to  find a contractor  any one  who can drawf me up a  design that can suit my style"
"You need a blue print?"
"Yes that's it a blue print"
"Sound as if you need a professional builder"
"Like bob the builder, can you fix it yes we can" roma joke, the others laugh, "yes this is new business"
"And your building Should saids  it all"
"You understand?" Roma said smiling at her,
"I think I can recommend you to someone"
"You can?"
"Mhm" aliyah said looking around for lloyd,
"Can he come see me in the morning bring a blue print?"
"I can't say in the morning but I'm sure by the middle of the week, give me some time let me talk to him and call you"
"Aliyah you know you can call me   any time and I'm looking forward to seeing your guy in the week"
They share another hug  roma smile over at the others, waving to them,
"Yes I know her I am a part timer at her aerobics class"
Roma said finally addressing the earlier question,
"You teach aerobic?" Shelly ask
Aliyah nods and shrugs her shoulders,
"And She's a wonderful instructor,  Looking to hear from you?" Roma said and disappear leaving them, 
"Oh my you never told me you know roma stona so well and are teaching her  earobics" nelisa said
"I had mention it some where down the line,  For I have her ever since she came here three years ago that was before I knew she was so rich and popular we delevope a smooth relationship,   her man is apart of the class and her daughter, sometimes her grand daughter and her son in law"
"She only has a daughter?" Shelly ask
"No two sons as well but both are living abroad she told me"
"It seems you really got a good relationship she must be paying you extra for class" shelly mention,
Aliyah smile
It's not  a matter of paying extra for class  she might tip her a bit but nothing over broad,
Her class  was  like school you get registered sign some  documented thing,  and when ever you attend class you have to sign   in the morning and sign in the evening to show they attend there's a book to show how many people she taught from what age to which and she has to keep a record she kept two separate sessions one the older folks would attend in the morning and children in the after noon, she has her coworker who stay around sometimes when she need to leave,
The building which she owns contain a swimming area which was part of the sessions, a tennis room, bicycles that didn't move a place they box and do wrestling kick boxing all for exercise purpose,
She has a good file room now thanks to the architecture who fix it for her, she wonder if he knew she was the one who owns the place yet remember he had said who eva own it must be proud to she want to tell him things about her life but didn't want it to seems she was lurking him in with stuff she would like to take him shopping though change his entire wardrobe, nothing was wrong with his attire tonight like nothing was wrong with him last night when they went out,
"You think he'll get the work?" Shelly ask
"Lloyd? I'm sure he will" aliyah said "I'll talk to him about it" she turned to see them coming and shush them about it,
"Ready?" Mark ask
"Like we were from we got here" aliyah said taking Lloyd's hand they lead the way inside the public finding a cozy spot to themselves every time someone look that way they were kissing while dancing slowly it was like they didn't move apart they soon to disappear and no one saw where they turn, aliyah and lloyd say in the van as she talk to him about the job offer he agree for its been a while he did a whole building thinking this time he can bring his team, Aliyah told him she would talk to the woman and hopefully he can go on wednesday after their conversation they made out and  was later found in the back seat of the van both too weak to move from where they were hand mark the key as they bid good bye to odane and nelisa,
They remain quiet on the back seat when shelly look around they heads were together she look at mark and smile,
"This is it for me" aliyah said when mark park at her penthouse, She got out the van hug shelly "you can take my number from the architec and call me anytime, and the invite is still on just let me know when, or you don't have to let me, kiss your daughter for me"
"My daughter is my son" shelly said
"Oh I forgot got, I'm upcessed with girls" she giggle she came and hug mark then move to lloyd kiss him on the forehead head, "you drive safely with our man" she said shelly giggles
"Don't worry he's  good with me" mark smile,
Once they drove off Lloyd lay on the seat it was just all about his thoughts now,
"You good around there?" Mark ask after a while not hearing him"
"I am" he hoarsely answer
Mark look through the mirror after turning on the roof light he lift his head to giggle at him then lay back down,
They got to the house and mark park in his spot they got out and walk in together, it was pretty late when they got through the door by they came in Monique check the time, to see it was really late with wonder where they were coming from this late,
Lloyd went straight  out the kitchen door few minutes later he was hear talking sweetly on his phone,
"I think he's really caught up with this girl" shelly whisper,
Mark nod
"She likes him" shelly said
"How do you know?"
"Don't say you haven't noticed"
"I noticed alright"
Shelly grin she didn't say more they climb into bed together they both listen to lloyd as his conversation extend with aliyah till he finally says goodbye the could hear him come in through the back door into the living room then come down the hall he saw the light out in the room and didn't call he just head into the room he stays now
In the morning hole they got ready to leave Monique came down the hall way she knocked on the door lloyd stays in,  he opened it to find her standing there,
"I'm collecting money for the mortgage" she said with an out stretch arm,
"I took care of it" lloyd said
"You what?" She asked
Lloyd went in the room for the letter hand it to her,
"Where did you get the money?"
"I ran a business Monique"
"Yeah right a business that might stop you from eat anytime soon" she said
"I pay it isn't that enough I pay the bills too" he hand her those too,
She was surprised he did,
"Monique you act as if I'm completely  broke just because I don't go around spending money like you do"
"You should spend and get a new wardrobe your clothes stink" she slammed the door walking back up to the room
Shelly had no idea things were so bad with them and pity Lloyd for going through those things,
Just as they came out the room he did they were about to leave when Monique came out, "Goodbye Monique" shelly said
"Good ridanc may you never come back" she snap but shelly didn't comment they watch her into her car before getting in the van mark drove next to Lloyd as he took them to catch their plane home,
"I'm sorry for everything, I was a bad host"
"You kidding? The nights out made up for it all" shelly grin, i like the girls, aliyah is nice"
"Yeah she's right, as I did say I like her" mark added, Lloyd smile mark pat his shoulders shelly hug him, after they were gone he got in his van went to work, He started working on the print trying to create a good model it took him two days to finally decide on it Wednesday aliyah text him the address of the lady and Thursday morning he went over she welcome him as if he was some one he knows,
"Any friend of aliyah's is a friend of mind, come in sit down" he told her offering tea, he accepted and got cookies as well then a drink
They go over the print and discuss the settings Roma find it interested decided to use him,  before leaving he sigh a agreement contact he didn't need to ask if this was legit
"I am looking forward to working with you" she said handing him a bottle of brand wine,
"I'm looking forward to working for you" lloyd said they shook hand as she walked him out, he sat in the van breathing deep before he drove off, he looked at his wine a very expensive bottle and thought maybe he could visit aliyah and they do a little celebration,
Later after work he bought a bunch of pink rose and drove over
Aliyah had just gotten home strip her top she wasn't wearing underwear today so she remains in her gym shorts she was just about to heat a chicken pasta while talking to her mom, the door knocked she peek out and saw Lloyd,
"Mom I love you we'll talk on the weekend"
"Yes dear and take good care,
She open the door on handing up from her mom stood in the doorway smiling up on him,
"Hey" he said "I hope I didn't come at a bad time" he said looking beyond her
Aliyah shook her head,
"So why aren't you inviting me in?"
She giggle, "I'm sorry please come in" she said but was still standing in the door way she was excited to see him she wasn't conscious of her doing,
"How I'm I to come in?" He asked
"Oh I'm sorry" she stepped away he walked in put the wine on the table took her in his arms, "I hope me dropping by like this isn't a problem"
"Where would the problem be?" Aliyah asked kissing him,
"I'm hoping we have a little wine" he said, they both turn to the bottle on the center table,
Aliyah smile and nod, "I am too hoping we have  some  wine" she said pushing up on him, he rubbed over her thighs up her butt finding she wear no underwear, it was a custom for her to be with out underwear each time he saw her, he slide her gym tights down her hips rubbing up and down her body she started breathing heavy as hell cares her body he lift his shirt over his head lift her to him taking her off to the bed room, they had passionate sex while making love, his skin on her skin felt so good she fells like crying it was no ordinary love he gave it make her heart race and her body shake, she felt so secure in his arms every thing else melted away they were both so caught up in the love they were making, lloyd had never felt so out of control before he totally lost himself he grip her hips held her steady beneath him kissing her sweetly and deeply as he climax, it was only a second after aliyah came he came sinking inside of her, she thought he would pull away from her like he always has but he didn't and she was feeling too good to complain she wrapped her arms and legs so tightly around him squeeze him to her as they both relax into each other,
"Mhm" he muttered as he slide away,
Aliyah got up and went to the shower soon as the shower starts running she felt his chest on her back "ohh" she said easing back on him,
"I hope you have food" he said once they were out the shower,
"Chicken pasta" she said
"I'm talking real food"
"You don't want me to cook do you?"
"Would it hurt?"
She shook her head she got in her clothes what included panties Lloyd didn't think she owns, she  took his hand and invited him to her kitchen, she got around the counter and he took a seat on one of the stool,
"What would you like?" She asked
"I don't know anything will do"
She nods, he sat to watch her as she move around the kitchen, He got goose bumps by just watching her,
"So how is mark and shelly?"
"We talk once since they got back home but I figured they're both good"
"Ok" she said
She finish cooking set the table he went in the living room for the bottle of brand wine and came back, he took glass from the breakfront rinse them then set them  on the table,
Aliyah smiles they both took a seat he marvel at her meal seeing it looks well prepared it smells great, the taste was just right, he nods to aprove
"This is good" he compliments
"Thank you" she said with a smile, she wonder why he was so quick to raise praises about her cooking and he never told her sex was good, she wanted to ask open her mouth to ask but was glad when no words came from her mouth.