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never once considered anything other than making sure she didn’t get involved with his family. She was good company and at times she was even the kind of person he wanted to believe he wanted in his life, but then her true colors would show and it easily washed away.
‘I’m not hiding her away….actually we…I mean we’re not involved anymore so…’ There wasn’t much more for him to say on the subject and he gave his brother enough of a look to make sure he understood he didn’t want to talk about the subject any more.
‘Ok if that’s what you want…she was a beautiful thing though I must say.’
‘Yea…but what else was she?....Nothing man forget I said that I’m gonna get a drink you want something?’ It was a slip that he never meant to have around any of them but there was no hiding that part of what was going on between him and Kemi. She physically had him under lock and key for a while until his mind caught on to the game and he was all at once not so taken by her. So lately there wasn’t much appeal to being around her, although she pushed and pushed to make him believe she was head over heels in love he knew better. He knew her past and though he didn’t’ hold it against her he knew what she was willing to do. More importantly he knew what she felt like she deserved.
‘Nah I’m good little brother…hey lets kick some butt in shoes later ok?’
‘Yea…that sounds like a plan.’ He gave his brother a quick smile to say all was well and headed to get his drink; he didn’t want anything about her to ruin his peace so not talking about her was best. If he could just get the horrible feeling out of him he had about breaking up with her over the phone he would be home free.
Three
‘Kemi…open the door girl I have been ringing this damn buzzer for ten minutes.’
‘I’m coming….I’m coming…and you haven’t been ringing the thing for ten minutes I saw your car when you got here.’
‘Well what took you so long to answer if you knew I was here…have you talked to him again yet?’
‘Ugh…no I left at least three messages now and have sent at least five text and nothing…how much of a coward is he to do that over the phone.’
‘Girl I don’t know….but what are you going to do now?’
‘Oh don’t worry I got something for his ass when he gets back.’
‘Like what?’
‘I’m not saying…just know he might think he can just dump me and move on but he has another thing coming…we have been together two years that doesn’t just wash away.
‘But Kem you said yourself you weren’t even sure if you wanted to be with him I mean maybe you should just move on and let things be. Didn’t you say you and Kent been talking lately’
‘WHAT?!....I have put in work to get what is due to me I am not giving up now. Kent is just trying to get some I’m sure that wife of his has loss some flavor after having three kids.’
‘But don’t you care that he doesn’t want to be with you I mean that spells trouble no matter how you look at it.’
‘I know him he is a “good” ole fashion mama’s boy….so I will just make him have to do the right thing.’
‘So what does that mean?’
‘It means don’t worry about me I got this.’
After graduating from college with a degree in physical therapy Kemi had taken a job working with diamond athletics as a rehab and training specialist. Since diamond athletics was the number one therapy service of the professional sports world it led her to meet her fair share of professional athletics and stars alike. So when star pitcher Kent Jafers injured his left shoulder and she was assigned to help him through rehab it was her first taste of what the lime light was like. His comeback was all that was talked about and since she had helped him get there he was at the time completely in love with her and his wife of course.
When they first met Kemi didn’t have many intentions when it came to Sedric because she was already