Placing his call, he looked into her suspicious eyes. “ I promise it will be done if I have to come and do the job
myself. ” During the call, Siri moved the clean desks back
into the classroom. The call ended about fifteen minutes
later. “ The Grounds Department indicated it would be cost
effective to do the entire building, which would have to be
scheduled. The supervisor can ’ t put together a team
by this weekend. Do you think you could get some volunteers
together? I ’ ll pitch
in. ”
Not sure if she
should believe him or not, Siri hesitated. “ What about Ford?
Will you get it cleared through him? ”
“Roscoe will do
whatever I ask. ”
“I can get a
few people to join in, ” she replied. Silence
pursued for a few seconds. “ Why are you here
Carl? ”
Carl leaned
against one of the desks, folded his arms across his chest, and
smiled. “ I knew it was your first day and how much you
love Roscoe, so I wanted to make sure you were
okay. ”
“Yeah, is that
why you assigned me here? ”
“No Siri. You
were assigned here because these children need someone to give a
damn about them. That someone is you. The whole time we were
married you begged me to let you come here to teach. I wanted to
give you something to show you how much I care. ” Catching
his error, he stood and walked towards the door then stopped before
exiting. “ I didn ’ t do a good job of
making you happy during our marriage. I thought I would try
again. ” He hesitated then walked out the door.
♪
That evening
Siri appeared in the kitchen with dirt from head to toe. TK was
sitting at the breakfast bar fumbling with her camera equipment.
She looked up at Siri and smirked, “ What dumpster did you
crawl out of? ”
Looking at her
sister whose appearance was dangerously sensuous tonight, she
asked, “ Going somewhere? ”
Placing her
equipment on the counter top, she stood and posed. “ I have a date and I ’ m going for elegant,
sensual, and irresistible. Does this outfit
qualify? ”
The form
fitting, backless, red dress stopped above her knees and clung to
every curve of her body. Her red sandaled heels and a diamond ankle
bracelet completed the ensemble. “ If you are planning
on his tongue hanging out, I ’ ll say the dress will
do. ” Their mother, Kerri stared as she walked into the
room. “ Who are you going out with
tonight? ”
“She took a
seat at the table. A friend from Atlanta is in town and
we ’ re having dinner. ”
Her mother
looked over and frowned at Siri, “ What dumpster did you
crawl out of? ”
“My
classroom, ” Siri replied as she sat at the table
in a huff. “ Do I have enough time
to shower before dinner? ”
“Sure,
I ’ ll wait for you, since TeKaya is eating
out. ” Kerri turned to TK. “ What is this
man ’ s name? ”
“I
didn ’ t say it was a man. ”
“You
didn ’ t have to, the dress said it, and from the looks of
it, he must be special. ”
Siri
chuckled, “ Don ’ t come home
pregnant. ”
TK scowled and
poked her tongue out at he sister, “ He is not getting any
tonight, maybe next time. ”
“Name TeKaya,
his name, ” her mother asked again.
She sighed
deeply, “ His name is Jason Davies, and he is a music
executive based in Atlanta. He is single, one daughter and a
partridge in a pair tree. ”
Siri sat
up, “ You ’ re going out with
Silk Davies brother? ”
“Yes, I
am. ” She smiled sheepishly.
“I take it you
are referring to the singer. How well do you know this
man? ” her mother asked.
“I met him two
weeks ago, but I feel as if I have known him all my life. Is that
possible Mommy? Is it possible to meet someone whose aura is so in
tune with your own that you believe life would be pointless without
him? ”
Siri and her
mother looked at each other. “ That sounds pretty
serious, but yes it is possible. ”
“TK, is um,
Jason here alone? ”
TK looked up at
her, “ I suppose, why do you ask? ”
“I was just
wondering,