Chapter 14 Ava
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Justin must have been out of his rabid ass mind if he thought I was going to let him touch all over me and come to the bedroom with me.
Even though he had apologized and offered to go to counseling, I was still feeling uneasy about him cheating on me.
Then, as if cheating wasn’t enough, I caught him bashing my sister to Tate, pissing me off all over again.
The only thing that he was right about when I confronted him was the fact that him and Dawn didn’t like each other.
I would never confirm or tell him anything that my sister had ever said about him, but she loved to bash him, too.
Checking my cellphone, I saw that I had a missed call from Dawn and a text from Shane. I didn’t want to call Dawn back to discuss how things went with Justin and I was with him here in the house, so I decided to text her instead.
Going to the text messages, I went to see what Shane sent me first.
Shane: Hey bestie, just checking on you. I hope things are going okay
Me: Thanks bestie. We talked things out
Shane: Great! So, did he own up to his shit?
Me: Yeah, he admitted he was wrong and apologized
Shane: So y’all working things out
Me: Sort of. I didn’t kick him out and I’m not leaving as of now. I put his ass on time out though
Shane: Well I have your back no matter what you decide
Me: Thanks. I guess time will tell what happens next. I’m willing to stay and fight for our marriage if he acts right from here on out. But one more fuck up and we’ll be done for sure
Shane: I feel you on that hun
Me: Thanks for checking in on me
Shane: You know I got you boo
Once I was done texting Shane, I sent my sister a quick text to update her. I knew she was calling me to see how things went when I made it back home.
Me: Hey sissy, sorry I missed your call. Justin and I were talking
Dawn: What the nigga have to say for himself?
Me: He admitted he fucked up and apologized
Dawn: Who the bitch he cheated with
Me: He didn’t say but at least he didn’t lie about it.
Dawn: Hmmm, well I guess he apologized
Me: I know, but he promises to not let it ever happen again. He wants to work things out. He even suggested that we could go to counseling
Dawn: He is the one that needs counseling not you
Me: True dat, but at least he trying to make things right
Dawn: I still wouldn’t let his ass off the hook too soon. He shouldn’t have cheated in the first place
Me: Very true
Dawn: So you going to go to counseling with him
Me: I don’t know just yet. It’s not a bad idea. I’ma see how things go first though
Dawn: Let’s just hope he acts right moving forward. Where is his ass at now?
Me: Downstairs. I’m in the bedroom. I’ma let him sweat it out for a few days before I completely let it go
Dawn: I don’t think you should let him off so easily, but I get it. Y’all are married. I just hope he doesn’t do anything else stupid otherwise, I’ma have to put my foot up his ass
Me: Don’t start! (laughing emoji)
Taking a picture of Bully, I sent it to Dawn
Dawn: Aww that’s a cute puppy. I guess that’s his, “I fucked up, will you forgive me” gift, huh?
Me: Thanks, and I guess so
Dawn: Well just keep me posted.
Me: Will do. I’ll call you in the morning. Love you
Dawn: Sounds good love you too.
The one thing that I could always count on was for Dawn to keep it all the way real.
It seemed like she really wasn’t feeling me working things out with Justin, and I could definitely understand why.
What she was not understanding was I didn’t get married to get a divorce, especially when we hadn’t even been married a full year yet.
I planned to fight for my marriage because I had already invested so much in our relationship, but if Justin ever fucked up again and didn’t get his act together, I had every intention on being done with him and for good.
As far as I was concerned, I had already given him enough chances to get it right and to act like a husband.
When we first got married, he showed me that he had it in him to do right.
So, I guess I was going to sit back and watch. Time would tell.
It was starting to get late, and I was getting hungry and tired, so I figured I’d jump in the shower then figure out what to do for dinner.
Picking up my overnight bag with my dirty clothes, I went to the laundry room so that I could wash a load of clothes.
Then I headed back to the bedroom to find a pair of pajamas to put on.
Laying my pajamas out on the bed, I headed to the shower in hopes that a long hot shower would help me to relax.
Once I was fresh and clean, I got dressed then headed downstairs to see what I could put together for dinner.
Bully must have gotten lonely while I was in the bathroom because when I got downstairs, he was hanging out with Justin.
Walking into the kitchen, I was shocked to see that Justin had already ordered dinner.
There were two big bags on the kitchen counter from Red Lobster.
“Hey, beautiful lady, you still mad at me?”
“Really, Justin, it’s not about if I’m still mad at you or not. What you did was foul as fuck, and I’m still unclear why you did what you did in the first place. You ain’t never answered that question.”
“Babe, can we please try to move on? How am I supposed to prove to you that I’m sorry if I have to keep back tracking to explain myself?” Justin asked with sad eyes.
“You cheated, J! It’s not that easy to just forgive and forget.”
“I get that, and again, I’m sorry. You never have to worry about me ever cheating on you again. I promise.”
“Okay. I sure hope you mean that. Do it again and a sorry won’t be able to fix shit. I hope you understand that.”
“I do, baby. Let’s not talk about it anymore ‘cause it won’t happen again,” he assured me as he walked up to me and gave me a hug. “Come on, babe, you not gon’ hug me back?”
Giving him a hug then stepping out of his embrace, I peered at the bags of food on the counter. “I’m so glad you ordered in because I’m hungry. I came down here to see what I could put together for dinner, but you beat me to it.”
“See babe, I’m showing you that I’m sorry and trying to do better already.”
Justin and I started pulling out the containers of food from the bags, then we sat down to eat dinner.
The whole time we sat in silence as I was thinking to myself that I surely hoped he made good on his promise to not mess up again.
I loved my husband and it would be a shame to have to walk away from everything that we had because he couldn’t act right.
Once we were done eating, we cleaned the kitchen together. Then I headed back up to the bedroom so that I could get ready for bed. We both had to work in the morning, and I was exhausted from all the arguing we had been doing.
“So, you really not gon’ to let me sleep in the bed with you tonight?”
“Nope… not a chance in hell. You can’t buy me a dog and dinner and think we gon’ be back cool like that.”
“Damn, yo ass is brutal.”
“I learned from the best,” I retorted, looking back at him as I went up the stairs to turn in for the night.