Chapter 3
Manny sighed as she got out the taxi. She got her bags out and paid the driver.
"Thank you" she said as she handed him the money. The driver nodded his head and drove off. Manny walked to her house, unlocked the door and walked in. she dumped her bags in the hall and walked into the living room. All was quiet.
"Hello. Ben, Joey?" She shouted. She looked around and sat down, turning the TV in the process. When suddenly, she felt something big fall on her feet and then on her laps. She looked down and smiled.
"Ben, miss me?" Manny asked as Ben just gave her puppy eyes. "Come here. I swear sometimes you can the softest Rottweiler around." She said as she gave Benson a great big hug. She felt something move on her laps. "Joey, I've missed you too." Joey purred as Manny rubbed the Persian cat under his chin. "Hey where's Taj? I thought he was looking after you and the place." Manny said as she got up and checked everywhere.
"I'm right here. I thought someone was breaking into the house." Manny shook her head.
"Taj, would a thief use a key to come in?"
"No"
"Well then!" Manny replied as she picked up Joey. "Anyway, miss me?"
"Yeah whatever, how come you here so early?" Taj asked. Manny turned around.
"I'd rather not talk about it. Let's just say I've got time off." Manny said softly.
"Okay. But you know I'm here if you need to talk." Taj said as Manny put Joey on the floor.
"Yeah I know but I'd rather be alone for a while. Its okay, you can go now. I'll be fine."
"Alright Manny, but promise you'll…."
"call you, yes I will. I've gotta cal Aunt Li and Uncle Vi as well."
"Okay, take care. I'll see myself out." Taj replied before walking out the door.
Manny sighed as she laid down on the sofa. Ben titled his head to side before laying down next to the sofa.
"You know what Ben. Life's a bitch. It treats like royalty for a while then it treats you like shit." Manny said softly as she stroked Benson. "Yep, a bitch" She whispered before closing her eyes and falling asleep.
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"He'll be back soon, hurry up." She said.
"Hey, these things can't be rushed." He said. Just then she heard the roar of a bike. She quickly stood up and started to pick things up. "Don't worry about anything. He won't know."
"SARA!" Mark shouted as he put his bag down by the stairs. He looked around downstairs. "SARA!" He went up the stairs. He opened the door and froze as he saw what was in front of him.
"You son of a bitch!" Mark growled as Sara's eyes were wide with fear. "I give you the job of taking care of the animals and you decide to fuck my wife! Get the hell out of here, before I make sure you don't get out of here alive." With that said, he gathered his clothes and ran out the house as fast as he could, leaving Mark and Sara in their bedroom. Sara stood there with just a bed sheet covering her. Mark stood in the doorway and he didn't look happy.
"Mark, I….."
"NO. I DON'T WANNA HEAR ANY OF THAT BULLSHIT ANYMORE!" Mark growled as Sara began to cry. "I hate to say this but Manny was wrong to make me believe that you had changed."
"But Mark…."
"No buts. I want you out this house and out my life." He said as he walked towards Sara. He got about 2 inches away from Sara's face "and I want a divorce." He said in his phenom voice. Sara burst into tears as she packed a few clothes into a bag.
"I just want to let you know that I'm not pregnant with your baby. But I am pregnant." Sara cried before walking out the house and leaving her engagement and wedding rings on the table by the front door.
Mark sunk to the floor as his eyes filled with tears. He stood and looked around. "DAMN!" he yelled as he slammed the door shut and went downstairs.
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Back in Stamford, Vince walked into Linda's office. He sighed.
"What's wrong?" Linda asked as she put her papers down.
"I've just heard about Mark. He doesn't sound good. I haven't heard anything from Manny."
"And you're worried about them both?" Linda continued for him.
"Yeah"
"In a couple of months I'll be going to the UK." Linda replied
"What does that have to do with anything" Vince said as he sat down.
"Manny has gone back to England, where her parents lived. I'll go and see how she's doing. I think for a couple of months, we should leave Manny and Mark to sort themselves out. Okay?"
"Okay. What would I do without you?" Vince replied as he stood up and hugged his wife. Linda was about to open her mouth "don't answer that" he added as he put his hand over her mouth.
Manny sighed as she got out the taxi. She got her bags out and paid the driver.
"Thank you" she said as she handed him the money. The driver nodded his head and drove off. Manny walked to her house, unlocked the door and walked in. she dumped her bags in the hall and walked into the living room. All was quiet.
"Hello. Ben, Joey?" She shouted. She looked around and sat down, turning the TV in the process. When suddenly, she felt something big fall on her feet and then on her laps. She looked down and smiled.
"Ben, miss me?" Manny asked as Ben just gave her puppy eyes. "Come here. I swear sometimes you can the softest Rottweiler around." She said as she gave Benson a great big hug. She felt something move on her laps. "Joey, I've missed you too." Joey purred as Manny rubbed the Persian cat under his chin. "Hey where's Taj? I thought he was looking after you and the place." Manny said as she got up and checked everywhere.
"I'm right here. I thought someone was breaking into the house." Manny shook her head.
"Taj, would a thief use a key to come in?"
"No"
"Well then!" Manny replied as she picked up Joey. "Anyway, miss me?"
"Yeah whatever, how come you here so early?" Taj asked. Manny turned around.
"I'd rather not talk about it. Let's just say I've got time off." Manny said softly.
"Okay. But you know I'm here if you need to talk." Taj said as Manny put Joey on the floor.
"Yeah I know but I'd rather be alone for a while. Its okay, you can go now. I'll be fine."
"Alright Manny, but promise you'll…."
"call you, yes I will. I've gotta cal Aunt Li and Uncle Vi as well."
"Okay, take care. I'll see myself out." Taj replied before walking out the door.
Manny sighed as she laid down on the sofa. Ben titled his head to side before laying down next to the sofa.
"You know what Ben. Life's a bitch. It treats like royalty for a while then it treats you like shit." Manny said softly as she stroked Benson. "Yep, a bitch" She whispered before closing her eyes and falling asleep.
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"He'll be back soon, hurry up." She said.
"Hey, these things can't be rushed." He said. Just then she heard the roar of a bike. She quickly stood up and started to pick things up. "Don't worry about anything. He won't know."
"SARA!" Mark shouted as he put his bag down by the stairs. He looked around downstairs. "SARA!" He went up the stairs. He opened the door and froze as he saw what was in front of him.
"You son of a bitch!" Mark growled as Sara's eyes were wide with fear. "I give you the job of taking care of the animals and you decide to fuck my wife! Get the hell out of here, before I make sure you don't get out of here alive." With that said, he gathered his clothes and ran out the house as fast as he could, leaving Mark and Sara in their bedroom. Sara stood there with just a bed sheet covering her. Mark stood in the doorway and he didn't look happy.
"Mark, I….."
"NO. I DON'T WANNA HEAR ANY OF THAT BULLSHIT ANYMORE!" Mark growled as Sara began to cry. "I hate to say this but Manny was wrong to make me believe that you had changed."
"But Mark…."
"No buts. I want you out this house and out my life." He said as he walked towards Sara. He got about 2 inches away from Sara's face "and I want a divorce." He said in his phenom voice. Sara burst into tears as she packed a few clothes into a bag.
"I just want to let you know that I'm not pregnant with your baby. But I am pregnant." Sara cried before walking out the house and leaving her engagement and wedding rings on the table by the front door.
Mark sunk to the floor as his eyes filled with tears. He stood and looked around. "DAMN!" he yelled as he slammed the door shut and went downstairs.
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Back in Stamford, Vince walked into Linda's office. He sighed.
"What's wrong?" Linda asked as she put her papers down.
"I've just heard about Mark. He doesn't sound good. I haven't heard anything from Manny."
"And you're worried about them both?" Linda continued for him.
"Yeah"
"In a couple of months I'll be going to the UK." Linda replied
"What does that have to do with anything" Vince said as he sat down.
"Manny has gone back to England, where her parents lived. I'll go and see how she's doing. I think for a couple of months, we should leave Manny and Mark to sort themselves out. Okay?"
"Okay. What would I do without you?" Vince replied as he stood up and hugged his wife. Linda was about to open her mouth "don't answer that" he added as he put his hand over her mouth.