Chapter 11
PERSIA
Two days after I spent the day with Kastian, I was at work with a sore coochie and a smile on my face.
I hadn’t spoken to him, and that was fine with me.
Make no mistake about it, I certainly wanted to have sex with him again, but I wasn’t pressed to see or talk to him every day.
My breakup was so fresh, I hadn’t even found the time to have David served with the divorce papers just yet.
There was no way I could rush back into anything.
I hadn’t had any new clients come in to inquire about buying or selling in the past week, but I had four closings coming up, and I had just signed the lease on my own place.
I couldn’t find a house that I liked, so I went with a high-rise condo.
I was far from a virgin. David and I had a very healthy sex life, but Kastian had my ass patting fat ma after I peed.
I couldn’t even wipe properly because she was so sore.
My thighs were sore as well. Whatever he did to me, I liked it.
I had never felt pain that was so good. Getting too caught up with Kastian was the wrong thing to do.
Hence the reason I didn’t care that he hadn’t called.
I got to spend hours relaxing on the ocean.
I also ate delicious food, was gifted a Chanel bag, and got sexed crazy.
Shit, I had the time of my life with Kastian.
He was definitely the definition of here for a good time not a long time. One of my realtors, Janet, appeared in my doorway carrying a vase filled with pink roses. “These just came for you,” she smiled.
“Aww those are so pretty. Thank you for bringing them back.”
She placed the vase on my desk, and I was hesitant to read the card.
The flowers were gorgeous, but if they were from David, they were going in the trash.
I was still legally married but didn’t feel guilty at all about having sex with Kastian.
Honestly, I wanted to do it again. And again.
I plucked the card from the holder and opened the envelope.
Thank you for an amazing twelve hours. Stay fuck nigga free.
I couldn’t stop the grin from forming on my face if I wanted to. There had to be a picture of Kastian’s face in the dictionary beside the definition for charming.
“Fuck got you smiling so hard?” a familiar voice sliced into my happy moment.
My smile turned upside down immediately as I lifted my head and locked eyes with David. “I know you aren’t in my place of business being rude and disrespectful. You know I don’t play about my business. I’ll call the police before your ignorant ass can blink,” I threatened.
David was breathing like a bull glaring at me like he wanted to lay hands on me.
“It’s mighty funny how you left me because I was going to let Kastian have access to you, but I got word that you were at the mall with the nigga carrying Chanel bags and shit.
Let me find out those flowers are from him, and you gon’ have to call the police ‘cus I’m gon’ beat the fuck out yo’ ass. ”
I drew back. David had never put his hands on me or threatened to do so.
He had me fucked up if he thought that was going down.
I snatched my desk drawer open and grabbed my mace.
“Play with me if you want to,” I warned.
“I’m glad losers don’t have anything better to do than to gossip and bring you information.
Too bad those same people couldn’t loan you money when you needed it. ”
“You fucked that nigga or something?” David’s hands hung at his side as he balled them into fists. “He put a battery in your back? Just ‘cus you sucked and fucked that nigga and got tricked on doesn’t mean shit. Legally, you’re still my wife.”
With a snort, I waved his comment off. “Trust me, I’m about to head downtown right now and pick up the divorce packet.”
“We have to be separated for a year before we can get a divorce. I’m not signing shit. So like I said, legally, you’re still my wife. I can make your life hell, Persia.”
My eyes narrowed as I glared at David. He had never been handsome to me, but at that very moment, he was uglier than he’d ever been to me. Funny how feelings could literally alter how you saw a person.
“Where was all this masculine energy when Kastian was treating you like a hoe?” I sneered. He was messing with the wrong person if he thought he was simply going to stand in my office and antagonize me. I wasn’t going for it.
David’s nostrils flared. Of course, we’d argued, but we’d never gotten disrespectful toward one another.
I was sure he was shocked that I even had it in me.
He never did anything too crazy or disrespected me, so I returned the energy.
He was in my office acting like a dumb ass, and I was going to meet him right where he was at.
“I bet you won’t run up on Kastian and ask him if we were in the mall together,” I smirked.
David lunged at me. He was fast, but I was faster, and my desk was between us. Making good on my threat, I lifted my arm and sprayed mace directly in his face causing him to growl like a wounded bear. “Hoe are you crazy?” he spat as he coughed and choked with his eyes shut tight.
Janet rushed into my office and when she saw me with mace in my hand and David using his shirt to wipe his eyes, her steps halted, and her lips parted into an O shape.
“If you don’t see this gentleman making his way out of this building in the next three minutes, call the police please,” I spoke in a pleasant tone that was probably very confusing to Janet.
“O-okay.” She turned and left the office as quickly as she’d come.
David glared at me with red eyes and tears streaming down his face. “I want my money.”
“I’m not giving you shit. You owe me money. Take it off my tab. Now get out.”
If I could read David’s mind, I’d probably be shocked at the thoughts he was having while he glowered at me.
I had paid way more than $15,000 to keep him alive, so he could go to hell if he thought I was giving him anything back.
I was mad at myself for not taking the money back when Kastian offered it to me.
I wasn’t turning down anything else. So what if I did end up feeling like I owed Kastian.
I’d rather owe his fine ass some coochie than to have a lame ass like David owing me money.
With his teeth clenched together, he walked out of my office probably calling me everything but a child of God.
I really didn’t care. I could only pray that none of my realtors had clients at the moment.
It was embarrassing enough that Janet was present to witness the spectacle.
I was always professional, and I couldn’t help what someone came into my office and did but still. It wasn’t a good look.
I shut my computer down and grabbed my keys. When I told David I was going to get the paperwork that I needed to be able to file for divorce, I wasn’t lying. There was no way our marriage could be saved. I was done. Janet’s door was open, so I stepped in on my way out.
“I’m sorry about that,” I gave her a small smile. “You know I never bring personal issues into work.”
“You don’t have to apologize to me. Things happen. I swear there’s no judgement here. Are you good?” I could tell she was genuinely concerned.
“I am. thank you for asking. I’m going to head out. Are you coming in tomorrow?”
A big smile spread across Janet’s face. “Yes. I have a client that is looking to buy, and she’s buying cash. You know that means whatever house she puts an offer on will more than likely be accepted because seller’s love cash.”
“Yes, they do. Congratulations in advance.”
“Thank you. See you tomorrow.”
“Bye.”
I walked out to my car making sure to watch my surroundings though I doubted David was still outside.
He needed to be somewhere flushing his eyes out with water.
My nose scrunched as I reflected on how he’d acted.
I also wondered who saw me and Kastian at the mall and made it their business to tell David.
I didn’t really care. It was just interesting how there was always someone somewhere minding another person’s business.
Kastian was a very well-known man in Diamond Cove.
I was well known depending on the circle.
I was known by many as being a successful, black, woman, real estate agent in Diamond Cove.
David wasn’t exactly a nobody, but he wasn’t as widely known as Kastian.
There were some that knew me as his wife.
It baffled me that whoever spotted us in the mall knew who both of us were.
It was either a man in the game or a nosey ass female.
Looking at my watch, I realized I only had twenty minutes to make it to the courthouse before they closed.
My office was only nine minutes away. I just had to pray that traffic wasn’t insane, and that parking wasn’t a mess.
I found parking relatively easy, and that put me in a better mood.
Even though I had time, I walked as fast as my legs would carry me to the courthouse.
A small sigh escaped me when I saw there were four people ahead of me waiting to go through the metal detector.
I could feel my phone vibrating in my purse but whoever it was could wait.
After making it through security and navigating my way through the colossal building, I made it to the right room.
Even after I got the papers in my hand, I knew I still needed to fill them out, get one of them notarized, and have David served.
The process was nowhere near started, but getting the papers was a start.
I got back in my car with a satisfied smile on my face.
Before reaching for my seatbelt, I reached for the phone hoping that I didn’t have to go back to the office for anything. My cheeks flushed when I saw that it was Kastian who called. I cleared my throat and returned the call.
“Damn, I never took you to be the rude type.”