“You’re a whore and a homewrecker. How dare you sleep with a married man?” Snatching the photos out her hand, I hadto stop myself from reminiscing. Me and Felix had an amazing time and have been ever since.
I was sad to see a few photos of Felix at the alter with her dressed in a tuxedo with quite a bit of guests. When did this happen? I was never invited to any wedding he had and I’m sure Cairo would’ve told me. Better yet, he wouldn’t have been ok with us being together.
WHAP!She smacked the shit out of me and I lost it on her. I understood she was upset and irate but how dare her put hands on me. I punched her dead in the face and kept swinging. Swiping her leg in order to make her fall, I started banging her head on the ground and didn’t stop until someone lifted me off.
“Don’t ever bring your ass here again and I dare you to try and sue. I’ll take everything you fucking own.” I stomped on her face one last time and I’m pretty sure her nose cracked.
“What the fuck happened?” Cairo had me hemmed up against the wall.
“Get this bitch the fuck outta here and I want every bit of information on her in the next twenty minutes.” Cairo barked. Security drug the woman out by her legs and the two ladies who were there, started telling Cairo what happened.
“Married? Felix ain’t married.” He spoke loud enough for me to hear but I could care less at that point. A woman came to my job and violated. She had to be dealt with so if Felix was with her, I’m sure he knew that she’d be done by the end of the day.
“Nicole take her to my office.” She walked with me and I went into his bathroom to check my face. It was a little red from the smack and my hair was all over the place from her pulling it. Pissed wasn’t the word for how I was feeling.
“Your phone.” Nicole handed it to me and sure enough Felix was calling. I hit end because right now, it was best for me not to speak to him. I’d probably say things I didn’t mean and he didn’tdeserve that especially since he hadn’t been given a chance to explain.
“Thanks.” Putting the phone on the sink, I grabbed one of the washcloths from underneath and washed my face with warm water.
“Here.” Cairo was standing there with a water bottle and the phone to his ear.
“Nah, she good.” He finished his conversation and ended the call. I knew it was Felix by the way he was talking.
“Cairo be honest, was he married.”
“Hell no. Do you really think that low of me? Why would I allow my sister to fuck with someone who had a wife?” He lifted my head and wiped the few tears coming down. I had already fallen for Felix and it would crush me to know he had another woman since we’ve been together.
“We’ve known him all our life, Sis. Don’t you think he would’ve invited us to his wedding?” I didn’t know what to think.
“What if he married her for citizenship or something?” He started laughing which made me laugh.
“He had plenty of women before you, Rosalina.” I sucked my teeth.
“But I promise you, he hasn’t been or even spoken to any chicks but you, not even the ones he used to sleep with on a regular.” Rolling my eyes at his response, I moved past him to get out the bathroom.
“Go home and talk to your man.” Stopping at his door, I smiled hearing him call Felix my man.
“I’ll do that and make sure you handle Nicole because if you and Kateri end up as a couple, I see a fight happening.” Once again he laughed. I was serious though. Nicole was in love whether Cairo wanted to believe me or not. She won’t be happy with him choosing Kateri over her; especially when she most likely assumed he would’ve chose her after Victoria.
“Why didshe say you two were married?” I questioned Felix. He stopped by and made me talk to him.
“I have no idea but my question is, why would you believe her. You’ve known me long enough to know that no woman had my last name or made me meet her at the altar.” Staring out the window as he spoke, I had to laugh at myself for allowing a woman, that woman to take me out of character. I’m better than that and should’ve conducted myself differently. Then again, I tried and once her hand connected to my face all bets were off.
“Lina.” I turned around to see him standing at the door. He wasn’t even here ten minutes and was already about to leave.
“I’ve waited a very long time to be with you.” I blushed and put my head down. Everyone who knew him, knew about his crush. They were happy that we finally got together.
“But what I’m not gonna do is be with a woman who would accuse me of cheating off another chick’s word.”
“It wasn’t like that Felix. She had photos of you and her standing at the altar. What was I supposed to say?” Walking away from the window to go by him, he opened the door.
“You were supposed to ask me. We both know that woman wasn’t gonna make it for lying but you allowed doubt and I’m not tryna be with a woman like that. You didn’t answer my calls for two days and if I didn’t have a key to your house, I wouldn’t be in here now.”
“Felix.”
“I wanted a strong woman who wouldn’t even bat an eye over some bullshit another chick said. She’d trust her man enough to know there was no need to step out. She’d be that confident in how she loved me to know it was strong enough for me not tocheat.” Tears started streaming down my face because he was ending us and it was my fault for falling into a trap.
I could blame Ed for his infidelities but my mother always told us never to make a new man or woman suffer for what happened in the past and I did just that. My insecurities put me right where we are.
