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AGAIN

Tor was a dark skin six foot chiseled man with defined muscles. He had a beard that covered half his face that he trimmed well everyday. Just by his odour you could tell he took good care of himself. He was tattooed in parts one only saw when he was not dressed in suites or had his sleeves rolled up and that's just a percentage you could easily see. He walked into the house to check on his wife who had said she was not feeling well and found his helper going into the kitchen with used wine glasses.

'' Afternoon sir.''

'' Afternoon Claire. Is the wife in?''

'' No they said they're going for lunch.''

" They?"

" Yes sir, her friend Afia came over."

Claire smiled when he handed her the takeaway bag before he walked out, headed back to his office. On his way there he decided to pass by and check on Amara. Things were not perfect between them but she no longer chased him away when he came to check just on her. Maybe it was the hormones, he thought. He loved the current piece between them but wished for more. Driving into the store parking lot he realised that the piece between them was about to turn into a war.

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'' Do not touch me. My husband's money bought this place!''

After her last incident with his mother and wife, Tor had personally hired two security guards for her. At the time she thought it was too much but as his wife and her friend stood outside her store, spewing profanities at her, while verbally attacking her customers, she saw the need. They told customers that she was a homewrecker and a whore who slept with married men and they should not come into the store. Some ignored them and others changed direction.

'' Amara just call the police. You can have them arrested for trespassing or something.''

'' They're outside on government property, all I can have them arrested for is disturbing the peace but I rather not.''

'' You're too nice. Call Tor and tell him about what's going on. This is not good for your bab-.''

'' No. I don't want him here. He's already caused too much damage. This is why I didn't want him knowing about my pregnancy. I was trying to avoid such.''

'' Let me slap Akilah then?''

'' Don't you dare. I don't want you involved in the mess Tor and I caused."

'' You did nothing wrong, he lied to you too.''

'' Akilah will always see me as the woman who her husband cheated on her with and worse part got me pregnant. She's hurting and we are both to blame. I'm no victim in her eyes and it will take some time for her to forgive me and I don't want to hurt her further by calling the police or Tor.''

" Yelp¡ too late for that."

" Why?"

She turned her head when Zo pointed towards the parking lot and saw angry Tor marching towards the duo. Afia and Akilah were too focused on calling her names to notice him walk towards them. Tor towered over the two women and by the look on his face she could tell he was more than pissed. Afia stood quietly on the side as Akilah engaged in a heated argument with her husband.