| Not A Tear Too Late By: Resa Dorough |
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| I stood in the kitchen, looking at the counter. I sighed and turned around. �Mama, what�s wrong?� �Nothing sweetie. Go in the backyard with everyone else, okay?� �Sure thing mama.� I watched her go and sighed again. �Where the hell was all the money going? He can�t spend all of it,� I though to myself. The bills were sitting in front of my face and they were way over. And I had just figured out we didn�t have any money left in our account. I shook my head and went to answer the door. I opened it and saw a young blonde there. She was about 20, blonde and blue eyed. �May I help you?� I asked, curious how she got passed the security. �Is AJ here?� �Please have a seat while I�ll get him. May I ask your name? �Sorry, I�m Tiffany.� �And what do you need AJ for?� �Oh, to tell him I�m going out of town.� �And?� �I�m gong to have to cancel our weekend.� �I see. Well, let me go get him. You know, that�s a beautiful necklace and bracelet.� �Thank you. I have another set. AJ got them for me.� �What a darling. Oh, Josephine, please go get your father.� Josephine just smiled and nodded her head. �So, if you don�t mind my asking, what is your relationship to AJ?� �Have a seat Tiffany.� I watched as she sat down and smiled at me. �I�m his wife.� I watched as she stared at me. I heard the door open and I saw AJ walk in. He came over and gave me a quick kiss. �What�s up babe?� �We have a guest Alexander.� My head started spinning as I heard the name �Alexander�. She never called me that unless she was beyond mad. I knew she got the bills, and I knew there was no money left. �Say hi to Tiffany, Alexander.� My eyes opened wide as I saw her sitting there. �Hi AJ.� �Hi Tiffany.� I felt my knees go weak and I saw my whole life fall apart. And to my horror, Theresa asked Tiffany to go outside with her. I watched as they walked out back and everyone turned to look at them. Of course all the guys had met Tiffany. They didn�t agree with it, but I couldn�t help myself. Tiffany was everything Theresa wasn�t. Tiffany was exciting, crazy, unpredictable, and had no temper. I cleared my head and walked outside. Then everyone turned and looked at me. And before I could stop her, Theresa was telling Josephine who Tiffany was. �AJ?� Howie hissed. �What?� I barley got out. �What the fuck is going on?� �I have no clue, but I�m fucked Howie.� I leaned against the door frame and watched AJ comfort Josephine. She had been crying for the last hour. I turned and walked down the hall to the master bed room. I didn�t want to tell Josephine what had happened, but I wanted to hurt him and badly. I grabbed some suitcases and laid them on the bed. I grabbed the clothes and start putting everything I could in there. �So, where are you going?� �To stay with Nick. Then mom is going to give me money, then I�m moving back to Arizona.� �You can stay here.� �No. I don�t want to be under the same roof as you.� �Ouch. Well, at least let me explain.� �Explain what? I wasn�t satisfying you in some way, and you needed something different. You bought her shit, so I figured you would ask for a divorce at some point in time.� I was going back to the bed, but he grabbed me and pushed me against the wall. �Shut the fuck up and listen to me.� I smirked and raised my eyebrow. �God, do I need to cry, but not in front of him,� I told myself. �Okay. No, I didn�t want a divorce. I just needed a change. Tiffany was everything you�re not.� �And that was?� �She was unpredictable, crazy, exciting, young.� �Okay, sorry I bored you to death.� �But you didn�t. That�s it though. I love you, but I saw her and we started out strictly as friends. But things went further.� �Okay, you should have just divorced me. It seems she is more like your style.� �In a sense, she is. But, no matter what happened between her and I, you were the only person I could see myself with.� �I�m sorry AJ. You should have thought about that a long time ago. I love you and probably will forever, but you hurt me far beyond anything. If you want a future, now is not the time to try to do anything.� �I understand how you�re feeling. Just as long as I can see Josephine, then I�m fine,� AJ said, sitting down on the bed. I just glanced and nodded my head. �Of course you can her. She�s you�re daughter after all.� I grabbed my suitcase and ran down the stairs. �Come on Josephine.� She slowly climb down the stairs, her little suitcase in her hand. �Mommy, I don�t want to go. I want to stay with Daddy. I want you two to be happy again,� she whined. �Sweetie, not now. Maybe later, okay?� I just looked at my little girl as she just nodded her head. Two months later I was pulling into the drive of my old house. I raced inside and looked around. �God damn it AJ, what the hell is wrong?� I called out. �Upstairs!� I rolled my eyes and ran up the stairs. �What�s happened to�� I trailed off as I stepped into my old room. I looked around and looked back at AJ. �Who are you planning on seducing? And where the hell is Josephine?� �With my mother.� �You left with Denise so that you can fuck some chick. AJ, so help me, this will be the last time you see her!� I turned on my heel and reached for the door. �Would you just wait. I�m not planning on seducing anybody. I haven�t seen anybody. I need your help with something.� I turned back around and finally looked at him. I noticed he had lost weight and he looked like death had passed him over more then once. �AJ, what are you doing to yourself?� �Nothing that isn�t normal.� |