| �Mama, he left,� my baby boy said. I turned and looked out the window. I watched his truck pull away and sighed. My life with that horrible man was finally over. I wrapped my arms around my son and hugged him close. �He won�t hurt you anymore baby.� �I�m glad. He�s so very mean.� He turned around and ran to the man who entered the room. �Brian!� �James! Hey buddy, how are you doin�?� �Fine. My daddy just left.� �That�s good news! Can I talk to your mother?� �Sure. I�ll be downstairs.� He got out of Brian�s arms and flew down the stairs.� �Hey Brian.� �Hey girl. Let met see what you look like.� �I�m fine.� �Theresa.� I ran my hand over my head and slowly turned around to see him. �Good God. Why Theresa?� His hand ran over my cheek and I flinched. He drew me in his arms and I started crying on his shoulder. �It�s okay baby. He�s gone.� �I know. I just have a feeling his coming back.� �Not while I�m here. Can James go with Kevin tonight?� �Of course.� �Are you feeling any better?� Brian asked, sitting down on the edge of the bed. �Yeah.� He smiled and nodded his head. He grabbed my hand and pulled me off the bed. �What are you doing?� �Giving you a batch.� I smiled. I wasn�t nervous. Brian and I had been friends since we were young. I even moved with him to Florida so he wouldn�t feel so homesick. And Brian seeing me naked wasn�t anything new either. Brian was my first and I was his. In fact, Brian was James�s father. I never really told my now ex-husband, but I�m sure he took his guess. I looked at Brian and smiled. He was one of a kind, and was already taken. His hand reached up and grabbed my cheek. I smiled and he smiled back. His hands slipped down and started unbuttoning my shirt. He slipped it over my head. I heard him gasp and he fell to his knees. I looked down at him and he was looking at my bruises. His lips lightly pressed against them and I sighed. He closed his eyes and opened them up. He stared up at me and unbuttoned my jeans. He unzipped them and slowly took them off. I stepped out of them and he threw them on the end of the bed. He slipped my underwear off and gently picked me up. He took me to the bathroom and slowly put me in the tub. I closed my eyes and let the warmth slip over my body. I glanced up at Brian and he smiled. �I�m sorry he did this babygirl.� �It�s not your fault. Were you going to join me?� He smiled and nodded his head. I watched as he stripped and moved to climb in the tub. His arms gently encircled my waist and he pulled me back against him. �Bri, what is she going to say?� �Right now, I don�t care. My best friend needs me. I hate to say it, but you know you�re more important to me.� I smiled and grabbed his left hand. �Have you ever thought of us getting together?� �Of course. But�� �Not but�s Brian. It�s been five years since James was born. And in that time, we�ve been together. You always wanted a small family. You know she�s not going to give you one.� �Theresa! I can�t just leave her to be with you. I�m here too much, but I do love her.� I closed my eyes and nodded my head. �I think I better go.� I just nodded my head yet again. I felt his arms let go of me. He quickly put his clothes on and just as quickly left. I took a deep breath and slowly climbed out of the tub. I grabbed a towel and wrapped it around myself. I walked into my bedroom and started brushing my hair. I glanced in the mirror and quickly turned to the door. �David!� �You fuckin� slut! You�ve been fucking him while with me.� �No David.� He stalked toward me and grabbed my arm. He threw me against my dresser and I felt the corner cut into my arm. I screamed and he put his hand over my mouth. He grabbed my hair and shoved me against the wall. As I picked myself up, I felt the back of my hairbrush collide with my face. I closed my eyes and felt the black walls sink in. I opened my eyes and saw my ex-husband right about me. He shook his had and kicked my side. I grabbed it and rolled on my side. He pushed me out of his way and left. I waited a few moments and crawled over to the phone. I dialed a number and waited for a few moments. �Hello,� a sweet voice called out. �Leighanne, is Brian there?� �He told me to tell you he doesn�t want to talk�Theresa, are you there?� �Leighanne, call the police. Now!� I hung up the phone and crawled over to my dresser and opened the last drawer. I grabbed my gun and made sure it was loaded. I cocked it and waited for David to walk back into the room. Once he stepped in, I smiled and fired the gun. I sat on the couch and talked to the police. I answered all their questions and kept a straight face. I only nodded my head and felt them turn me around and put handcuffs on. I heard someone screaming and saw Brian. �Officer, please, let her go,� Brian said. �I can�t sir. She killed a man.� �She was protecting herself.� The officer turned and looked at me. �Why didn�t you say that?� �Because I didn�t want to tell you.� The officer gave me a weird look but shook his head. He uncuffed me and walked away. �Thanks.� �Hey, I only helped.� �Thanks.� I pulled my robe tighter and watched them load the body up. �I think I�m moving back to Lexington. There�s nothing here anymore.� �Of course there is!� �No. Sides, James needs to see his Grandmother. I need to see her too.� �What about me?� �What about you Bri? You�re a grown man. Married as well. You no longer need me." �You�re my best friend.� �I was Brian. Right now, I can�t see us as friends. I guess I grew up.� I smiled and looked out the door. �I�m leaving tomorrow night. Goodbye Brian.� I glanced at him and closed the door. |
| No Turning Back By: Resa Dorough |
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