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Authors: Anna Black

BOOK: Who Do I Run To?

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Since Gregory was her husband
, he was allowed to stay, so he did. Janiece was happy that Isaiah didn’t leave because she would not have had a way home. She would have had to take Greg’s car, and that would have scared her to go home alone under the circumstances.

When they got back it was late and Janiece was tired. She and Isaiah climbed into bed and fell asleep. She felt safe in his arms and got an unsettling feeling when she remembered he was schedule to leave the next day.

Chapter Forty-One

The next morning, Janiece woke up and overheard Isaiah on the phone. She wondered who he was talking to so early so she got up.

“I know
, Captain, but my girl’s sister was attacked last night, and whoever did this was trying to get my fiancée,” he said, and Janiece wondered what fiancée he was talking about. “I know, but can you just please cut me this one break? Under any other circumstances I would never call and ask for an extension, sir, but, I just can’t leave right now,” he said, and she stood there listening. Isaiah was unaware that she was standing there.

“Sure thing
… I will have my fiancée get the paperwork and fax it over to you ASAP,” he said, nodding. “Thank you, sir, one week is fine. I can assure, I’ll report back on the 12th,” he said and hung up.

“When did you get engaged?” she asked.

“Oh, baby, that was my commander. I just couldn’t leave you here today. So I called to get an extension.”

“And what
did he say?”

“He said fine, but I need some papers from the hospital to fax to him to prove that I’m not lying about Janelle.”

“Why is all that necessary?”

“Trust me
, baby it’s not, but sometimes they get that way. He probably won’t even look at them; he just wants to give me a hard time.”

“Oh, well
, that shouldn’t be a problem. I’ll call my brother-in-law and tell him what we need, and when I go by the hospital today, I’ll get them for you.”

“Thanks
, babe,” he said and kissed her on the cheek.

“Oh
, is my sister’s purse still in your car? I have to get her keys and use her car until I can get me another one.”

“No
, I think we gave her purse to her husband if I’m not mistaken. But I can take you to the hospital.”

“Are you sure
? Because I know I’m gon’ be there probably the whole day.”

“And I’ll stay with you the whole day,” he
replied, and she smiled.

“You are too much,” she said and went into the kitchen.

“Hey, when you thinking about getting a car?”

“Well
, I was gonna wait ’til spring, but I guess I need to start looking.”

“What kind of car do you want?”

“I don’t know. I haven’t thought about it much.”

“Well
, whenever you’re ready, let me know.”

“Why
? You gon’ buy me a car?”

“
Actually, I could. Are you forgetting my family owns one of the largest car lots in Chicago?”

“Oh shit, I
did forget about that. I remember you changing cars on me every other day.”

“Yea
, that’s the upside to it.”

“There’s a downside?”

“Yep, but like I told my dad a million times, I don’t want to talk about it.”

“Well
, I think it would be neat to work for family. I wish my daddy was still here to get me to work with him. Just to have him here, I’d work with him in a heartbeat.”

“I never thought of it that way.”

“Think about this, parents work hard to give their children something. Your daddy has one son. Who do you think he has hopes and dreams to take over when he retires or passes? His only son. So don’t give your dad a hard time. He’s only doing what 99 percent of daddies do.”

“That’s true,” he said
, and then her phone rang. Janiece got up. It said,
private
. She paused for a second and didn’t answer. She let the answering machine get it to see if she could get “‘Crazy’” to leave a message.

Janiece
figured that Kimberly believed that she had been attacked the previous night and was probably calling to boast, and sure enough, she was. Janiece and Isaiah listened to her message, and when she heard Kimberly’s evil voice, it gave her chills.

“
I guess you know now that I am who I say I am. The next time you decide to go after someone’s man, you’ll think twice. And I heard the bad news this morning that you and K.P. are over. I wish I had known the truth before I let loose on your ass last night, but let’s just say that was your dose of reality. Now you know that Kimberly meant what she said when she told you, you were going to pay. Enjoy your time in the hospital, bitch, and I hope the swelling goes down quickly. Ciao.”

Janiece hit
save
and ran into her room and got all the cards and threatening letters. She and Isaiah got dressed and headed for the police department. Kimberly was the one who was going to get a dose of reality. Because of her evilness, she was going to do some time.

It was a shame for Kimberly
, though, to give up her freedom and wealth to be behind bars over a man. Janiece was relieved that she had not gone to any extremes to keep K.P., because he wasn’t worth all the stress and drama that she endured. She was glad to finally have a new start in a relationship with someone she didn’t have to compete with for time and attention.

Isaiah was the best man for her
, and she was thankful that she had finally owned up to her true feelings for him and let go of her emotional dysfunctional feelings for K.P.. Truth is, you can get over someone and start fresh again. If Kimberly would have realized that too, Janelle would have never been hurt, and Kimberly Renee Paxton wouldn’t have been taken from her uppity country club, in front of all of her peers … in handcuffs.

The End

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