It's Always The Pretty Ones (12 page)

Her tears somehow quickly dried up.
 
“Maybe.
 
Then you wouldn’t be able to be around that bitch.”

Anton was fed up at this point.
 
He held his head down and took a few steps back away from her.
 
“Dazzy, I can’t do it anymore.”

“Can’t do what?”

“This.
 
I can’t take your irrational and borderline-insane behavior anymore.”

She tilted her head slightly.
 
“What are you trying to say?
 
Are you breaking up with me?”

“Yes.
 
I think we need to go our separate ways, Dazzy.”

“What about Angel?
 
You’re just going to desert your daughter?”

“
Of course not
!
 
We don’t have to be together for me to be a father to my baby!”

“Oh, there is no fucking way you are going to be an in-and-out daddy!
 
Either you are with
us
, or not.”

“Dazzy, you truly need medical attention if you think for one minute you are going to keep me from my daughter!”

“She chuckled.
 
“Watch me.”

Anton held his head down slightly as he giggled.
 
“You are one crazy bitch.
 
I should have listened when everyone, including my sister, warned me about you.
 
I said ‘no, I wanted to do the right thing’.
 
I can say one good thing came out of us getting together, and that is Angel.”

Dazzy glared at him with burning, fury filled eyes.

“I have to go.
 
I’m sure I have a lot of answering to do.
 
I will be by later to get my things.”

Dazzy just stood staring at him filled with hatred and fury as she watched him walk out of the stairwell.

“Is everything okay?” Colbey asked him once he entered the office.

“Yeah.
 
Again, I’m sorry you had to deal with that, but it’s over now.”

“What do you mean?
 
You broke up with her?”
 
Colbey felt somewhat liable, but happy he got rid of her.
 
“I feel so responsible.”

“No, it’s not your fault.
 
This has been building for a long time.
 
I just finally got fed up enough to do it.”

“Still, I feel really bad.”

He touched her shoulder.
 
“Don’t, okay?
 
I am actually relieved that I’ve done away with her.”
 

“Okay, well, just let me know if I can do anything.”

He smiled at her appreciatively as he walked into his office, shutting the door behind him.

Chapter 11

Anton sighed loudly as he switched off his computer. He knew he had to go back to the apartment and get his things.
 
He just wasn’t looking forward to it.
 
He wished he could have a police escort or something because although he would not admit it out loud, Dazzy kind of scared him.
 

“Hey heading out early?”
 
Romeo walked in to Anton’s office.

“Yeah.
 
I need to attempt to go get my stuff.
 
Who knows what she has waiting for me.”
 
Anton sighed.

“I still can’t believe she came up here and showed her ass like that!”

“Me either.”
 
Anton shook his head.
 
“It was just the last straw for me.
 
I refuse to take any more of her shit.”

“I feel ya.
 
I feel ya.
 
Hey, why don’t you come with me and a few other folks down to the bar downstairs for a few drinks.”

Anton switched off the lamp on his desk.
 
“I don’t know.
 
I really need to just take this thing head on tonight.”

“I know.
 
Just come with us and throw a few back before you go in to battle.”
 
Anton chuckled.
 

“I guess one drink won’t hurt.”
 
Anton smiled as he followed Anton out.

Dazzy sat in the living room silent, furious.
 
“There is no way he is leaving us.”
 
She muttered.
 
She picked up the phone and dialed his office number.
 
The phone rang a few times and was picked up by his secretary.
 
“Dynex Security Consulting, how may I help you?”
 
She said in a very perky voice.

“May I speak to Mr. Dennis, please?”
 
Dazzy asked in a very agitated tone.

“I’m sorry he is gone for the day.
 
Can I take a message?”

“Oh is he?
 
This is his fiancée.”

“Oh, how are you?”
 
She said with an audible smile.
 
“He just went down to the bar downstairs with a few guys from the office to celebrate some success on a few accounts.”

“Thank you so much.”
 
Dazzy said gritting her teeth.
 
“I’ll just call him on his cell.”
 

“No problem.”
 
The secretary said as the call was ended.

Dazzy shot up from the couch, grabbed her keys and knocked on her neighbor’s door.
 

A grey-haired woman answered the door.
 
“Hello Dazzy.
 
Everything okay?”

“Hi, Mrs. Wallace.”
 
She said with a very convincing smile.
 
“Would you mind keeping Angel for a little while longer for me?
 
I have to go handle something really quick.”

“Sure sweetie!
 
You know I never have a problem keeping her.”
 
She said with a warm smile.
 
“You take care of whatever you have to.
 
We’ll be here when you get back.”

“Thank you so much.
 
I shouldn’t be long at all.”
 
Dazzy said as she headed for the stairs.
 
“Kiss my baby for me!”

“I will!”
 
The woman said as she closed the door.

Anton and Romeo entered
8 Ball
, a billiard bar next to his office that the office workers would frequent for drinks and stress relief.
 
The found an empty table and had a seat.
 

“Dude, I am not looking forward to going to the apartment.”
 
Anton said as he grabbed a handful of trail mix from a small basket on the table.
 

“I can go with you if you want.”
 
Romeo smiled.

“No, I’m sure I’ll be fine.
 
Besides, this is something I need to handle on my own.”

“Okay.
 
Remember, I am taking martial arts classes.
 
I can put her in a hold while you get your stuff.”
 

Anton laughed.
 
“Man, please.
 
You have only taken 3 classes!”

“Yeah, but they gave me a black belt!”

“Man, that came with the uniform!”
 
Anton laughed.

“Details.
 
Details.
 
You’re a hater.”
 
Romeo laughed as he stood up pulling his cell phone out of his pocket. “I’ll be back.
 
I need to call Krystal.”
 

Anton leaned back looking at Sports Center playing on the TV’s still working on the trail mix on the table.
 

“Is this seat taken?”
 

Anton looked over to see Colbey standing in front of the table.
 
“Now it is.”
 
He smiled.
 
“Have a seat.”

“How are you doing?”

“I’m doing okay.
 
This has just been a very long day.”

I know it has!
 
Have you talked to Dazzy?”

“Hell no.
 
I don’t have anything to say to her.
 
I said all I needed to when she was showing her ass.”

“Well, maybe once you guys let things calm down you can talk things out?”
 
She said trying to be supportive and helpful even though deep down she wanted him to break up with her.

Anton shook his head.
 
“No sir.
 
I have had it.
 
I will continue to be there and be a good father to my daughter, but Dazzy and I are through.
 
Period.”

“Still, I know it had to be hard for you.
 
I mean you guys were engaged.”

“I know, but I would rather her crazy side come out now then later after we said the ‘I do’s’”.
 

“That’s true.
 
I just don’t like seeing you hurt.”

Anton smiled and reached across the table touching her hand.

“Well, ain’t this sweet.”
 
Dazzy’s voice came from behind Anton.

“What the hell are you doing here?”
 
He stood up in front of her.

“Well, that is the same thing I could ask you?
 
You would rather be here with this ho, than at home with your fiancée and daughter?”

“I think I’ll just go.”
 
Colbey tried to get up.

“No Colbey.
 
You
stay.
 
She
is leaving.”

Dazzy’s eyes welled.
 
“How could you do this to us?
 
How could you do this to Angel?”

“Do what?
 
You destroyed the family with your insanity!
 
Like I said before.
 
I will always be there for Angel.”

“I am your fiancée!”
 
She shouted.

“Not anymore, Dazzy.
 
I told you that we are through.”

Tears streamed down her face.
 
“All because of this bitch!”
 
She walked around him and stood over Colbey.
 
“What’s wrong, you couldn’t hold on to him before, so now you decided to come back and try again?
 
How pathetic.”

Colbey stood up smiling, trying to mask the annoyance in her tone.
 
“Look, this is between you and Anton.
 
Maybe if you calmed down and stopped acting so psychotic…”

Before she could finish her sentence, Dazzy open hand slapped her so hard she fell on the table.

“What the hell is wrong with you?”
 
Anton rushed over to help Colbey up.

“This bitch needs to learn her place!”
 
Dazzy shouted.

“What’s going on?”
 
Romeo rushed over.