For the sake of my children.

The Decision

With her presentation in the morning and her apartment still renovating, Brenaa was anxious. Carnival was the day after her presentation so the hotel's were booked and train tickets were sold out. Her final taught.. 'No not that. Anything but that'. She pushed it to the back of her head but it surfaced again. So she gave it a thought. 'I haven't spoken to him in years, I can't'.  ' But I'm desperate'. She bickered to herself. After walking back and forth for literally two hours she finally picked up her landline, the one used only to call her mom on her birthday and slowly dialed a number and placed the phone to her ears. She'd hoped to get the operator but the phone rang once, twice...
'Thank you for calling the R.O.A.D Inc. How may I direct your call ms.. Oh ms BB, I'm so sorry about the delay, let me patch you through to mr. Bryant right away.'
Before Brenaa can say anything she heard the strong, sweet, reassuring  voice of Mr Ryan.
'Brenaa?' He asked Eventhough his secretary had already informed him that it was BB on the line.
Katy was his third secretary since Brenaa left. However, Ryan never deleted her number from the machine.
He proposed to her one new year's Day at the office when they were 16 years old. He pronounced her misses Brenaa Bryant. Then saved her name as BB to to the office phone. To this day he never deleted it. He always informed his secretaries to patch BB through anytime she called.
He'd keep a track of her in the news and update her number everytime she change it. Eventhough he was married now, he rehearsed the same speech to his secretaries.
'Hi Bre, it's bin awhile since I heard your...'
-' Ryan. I don't know where to begin.'
-' Are you in town? Let's have dinner. You can tell me all about it then.'
- ' I'm not in town not yet actually. I have a presentation to do but my apartment and car will not be ready until two days. '
- 'When will you be here?'
-' Tomorrow, I have to be in the office by 10 am. '
-' Well then it's settled. Go over to the airport, book a ticket come over to Parksville and  I will pick you up at the Stanford's airport at 2pm. Then we can figure it out together.'
- ' Well...'
-'Mr Bryant', the call was interrupted by Katy. 'Mr Gilbert is here to see you'. Ryan's voice was heard again.
-'I have to go Bre but I can't wait to see you this afternoon.'
The call was disconnect. Before Brenaa could think about what just happened and what to expect, she went into her room and started packing. She made a few other calls to arrange her transportation to the airport among other thing. As she gathered her bags and sat on the balcony waiting for the taxi, her mind drifted to Ryan. She became nervous.

My god why did I call him. She taught  I remember the passionate moment we shared in his mom's car. We couldn't get each others cloths off fast enough. We hit our head to the car window or the roof of the car so much. We mistakingly hunked the horn of the car as we struggled to find a comfortable position to have sex in. People passing got a glimse of our passion and desire for each other everytime the horn was sounded. I could hear it now. Peep peep. I snapped back into reality only to notice that it was my George who came to take me to the airport.
The Arrival
She stood at the car park . She staired into her iPhone L  screen through her Calvin Klein glasses sending  emails she didn't get a chance to send earlier. Thinking how stupid she must look standing there. She wondered if it was a  good idea to even think that Ryan would show up after all these year's at her beckoning call. She felt stupid. She was furious. She exited her account and dialed 3. That was the speed dial to George's phone. She wanted to go home now. Forget the presentation. Forget the promotion. Forget the phone call. Forget all about the past,present and future and just go back home.
-'HELLO BRE! You were late.' She heard a familiar voice say. When she turn around she saw Ryan. Still Carmel,still devilishly handsome.
-' No I wasn't. I got here about...'
-' Yes I saw when you got here.' With a half smile. ' Coffee?'
- 'Please.' She agreed
-' This way.' He tilted his head then lead her to his navy blue road ranger.
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The sun was setting. Ryan parked his car in front of a big green three story ranch house bordered with mud brown around the white clover shaped grilled windows and doors. He turned off his engine. Then turned his entire body to Brenaa and looked at her.
-' I should have told you this today. I'm sorry to put you in this position I just.. I just wanted...' He sighed. He then reached into his left pocket of his blue denim jeans took out his ring and put it onto his finger. Now Bre noticed the fainted ring line so visible around his finger. She felt sick. She wanted to go over to her mother's house and go through the back bedroom window because her mom was in Orchard City with husband number four. Bre didn't go to the wedding. After her dad died misteriously two days before husband number two's wedding, she lost it. Sometimes she called her mother on her (Bre's ) birthday. She wanted to feel important to her mom atleast once a year. That is why she reminded her of her own existence. She haven't been home in years. However now that her mom is out of the country, she could now go back to the place she once called home.
- ' Father you're home' she remembered saying.
-' Welcome father.' except it wasn't a   memory.
- 'Hi girls,' He hugged them both. 'Brenaa, I want you to meet my daughters. Bre!'
She was suddenly forced back to consciousness.
-'Yes?'
He signaled to his daughters.
-'Hi girls. My name is Brenaa Samuels what are your names?
-' Hi Brenaa. My name is Emily. I am 7 years old. This is my sister Renia she is 5 years old.'
- ' There you are honey. I thought you would never get here.' A dreadful voice of someone she thought she would never see alive again said. ' Brenaa Samuels.' she said scornfully.
- 'Samantha Yearwood.' Brenaa said in the same scornful tone.
-'Ho, it's Samantha Bryant now.' I won sweetie and don't you forget it. '
Ryan looked at the both of them with a very puzzled look on his face. Brenaa ignored the comment and tried to leave there old high school drama where it belongs. To avoid the unpleasant silence, Brenaa spoke.
-' Thank you for letting me stay here.' She over heard Ryan talking to someone on the phone about Brenaa staying there. It must have been Samantha.
- ' It's just two days. Two days can not make up for the 10 years that you left.'
- ' That's enough honey. Ren, M, show Brenaa to her room.'
- ' Yes father.' they said simultaneously. The girls walked off and Brenaa followed.
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Knock Knock. Brenaa was disturbed from studying her presentation notes by Ryan who was knocking at her bedroom door.  She wore the only robe she brought in her hand luggage. She wasn't expecting to be in the company of anyone. Neither was her bag support to be delayed. She made do with what she had. The girls came shortly after and stood next to their dad in the door way.
- ' Come in.' Bre said as she sat at the edge of the bed and pulled her presentation notes closer to her creating a space for them to sit.
-' Sorry about...' Bre and Ryan came out at the same time.
- ' You first.' Ryan insisted.
The girls staired at them.
- ' I'm sorry about imposing' she said smiling and looking at him. ' then again why am I apologizing? This was all your idea.' She laughed.
- ' I was about to let you stay in my guess house. But when I saw you after work, I taught how funny it would be for you to see Samantha after all these years. Knowing the history that you two have.' He laughed. They both laughed.
- 'Fun?' She laughed sarcastically. 'I'm sorry about my clothing. My suit case isn't here as yet. I'll just try to  stay in the room.'
-'  We can take you shipping tomorrow.
-' That's a great idea Renia but you have to ask your mom.'
- ' Yeah, Yeah, let them go.' Samantha was standing at the door. She replied as though she just got a brilliant idea. '   You can leave  8am and go to the mall.  Then bring them home at 1pm sharp. I wouldn't be at home but I will be back shortly. In the mean while Wendy will keep an eye on them until I return. You can leave them alone. Come on guys. It's time for dinner, let's go.' They all got up and started walking towards the door. I'll stay up here because I am not appropriately dres ...
- ' If you insist.' Samantha said as they walked off.
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