Chapter 9
We reached the school and there we waited for the bell to go off. All through the time waiting in his car with nothing but the music in his radio to keep me company, I fell into my thoughts.
“Hey,” he called my attention to him as I smiled. “Are you okay? You seem distant.”
“I’m sorry. I’ve got a lot on my mind.”
“Oh yeah? Like what?” he asked wanting to know what I was thinking about as I looked around looking for a way to give off an excuse.
“I had difficult clients today,” I sighed. “They didn’t think I could run my own company. It was embarrassing but I did put him in his place.”
“Did he come to you for help?”
“Apparently his failing business needed my touch and that was what I did. I saved it, yet I was given the bad hand.”
“I’m glad you put him in his place. No one deserves to talk to you anyhow. You’ve come a long way. I knew when your business was the only thing you were holding onto. Here you are being one of the biggest bakeries in the country.”
I loved hearing the history of how I started and I looked towards the school when I heard the bell ring.
Almost immediately I found the triplets running out of the school building.
“Here they come,” the man smiled as I got out of the car.
“You three should stop running,” I reprimanded the children but not before kissing them and opening the car for them to get into.
“Alright! Who wants ice cream?!” yelled Travis with the children yelling in agreement.
I could not stop their fun so I let the man drive us to the ice cream park.
While at the park, I watched the children play with Travis and all I could think about was how the children looked like that bastard.
I shook my head as I was focused on being a good mother to the three of them.
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After staying at the park for an hour, I asked to be driven to the office where I bid the man goodbye and drove my kids away in my own car.
We reached the apartment and I helped them do their homework and set them up for dinner. After dinner, we watched a show and I tucked them into bed.
I watched them sleep and all I could think of was how to keep them safe from the man. I was not going to let anyone treat my children like trash. I did not care who the person was, I would destroy them with everything I had in me.
Returning to the kitchen, I washed the plates and headed for the bedroom.
With how tired I was, a shower was not needed as I fell into bed exhausted and ready to sleep.
Seconds turned to minutes which turned into an hour and I found myself still awake and staring at the ceiling. I couldn’t sleep.
I could tell that the thoughts were the things keeping me awake. I knew I had to talk to someone or I would explode.
Taking up my phone from the table, I decided to do something I never thought I would do. I called Travis.
“Hello!” He yelled as I could hear the music in the background.
“Are you at a party?” I asked, sitting up in surprise.
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“Do you want to have dinner with me?” I suggested.
“Are you okay?”
“Yes I am.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah. Why are you asking?”
“Because this is the first time you’re inviting me to your house for dinner.”
I chuckled. “I’ll see you in twenty minutes.”
“Make that ten,” he replied before turning off the call.
I got out of bed and wore something less revealing as I got out the chicken bucket from the freezer to defrost.
I was going to tell him my past and tell him my plans for revenge.
Within less than ten minutes, I heard a knock as I opened the door to see him standing with a wide smile on his face.
“Hello,” he said, getting into the apartment.
“Hello,” I said, leading him to the kitchen where I served the chicken and we sat on the table opposite each other.
“What is it that won’t make you sleep?” he asked with an amusing smile.
“It’s about my ex-husband,” I sighed. His eyes widened as he dropped his plate. I could tell that he could not believe his ears. “I have never told anyone about this but I guess if I told you it would not change anything. I have to tell someone or I will explode.”
“It’s fine. You can tell me,” he reassured me by putting a hand on top of my hand which rested on the table.
With this as my confidence boost, I told him everything of my past as he listened in silence. He didn’t interrupt me or gasp at details which I would find distracting but he just sat there and listened.
When I was done, he stood up and went around the table to hug me from behind.
“With everything I’ve passed through I see my greatest desire right to take revenge on the people who have wronged me,” I hissed. “I don’t care how close we are or anything, I want them to feel the brunt of my anger.”
“I’ll help you,” he said, leaving me to stand by my side.
“You will?”
“Zen I love you,” he called me by the pet name he had given to me. “I’ve loved you since day one and if I see a way to make you happy, what makes you think I won’t take it? I’ll help you take down your enemies and teach them lessons.
“Next time they won’t mess with you. I can promise you that. I’ll be here so don’t worry so much about it. And I will never leave your side. Ever.”