Talks with Lu

Lu: "Jennifer these are the girls, girls this is our newbie Jennifer."

Chanel: "Lu I'm worried about Callie I don't know what's up with her we haven't seen or heard from her in about a month."

Brandee: "That's not like her Lu."

Lu: "I'll give her a call and I can say something to doctor west see if he's seen her lately."

Shelly: "They finally got together?"

Julee: "I heard from Abby her husband is in jail."

Darlene: "Serves him right his domestic violent butt."

Ashley: "Y'all Darlene is Abby's cousin."

Jennifer: "I used to date a cop."

Brandee: "Hold up what do you mean used to?"

Jennifer: "Seems that he thought he could do whatever to whoever and get away with it just because he was a cop."

Lu: "Ladies you have to take care of yourselves and that means in relationships as well."

Candis: "Hey girls I have a poem that I want to share with ya. Here goes:

Pieces

I tried, I did.

To hold myself

together.

To smile and

perform;

to build a mask

to hide behind.

It's crumbling;

running out

between my fingers

and my tears.

I hug myself

and try

to rock myself

together.

But my fingers

do not hug,

they tear.

My hands do not caress;

they bruise.

Instead of

holding me together,

they are tearing

me apart.

So here I am

in pieces.

Help me

to be

Whole.

By Candace E. Barnes

Darlene: I like this poem it means a lot to me here it is y'all:

A Woman Who Sees

Good

I am a woman who sees

the good in me

that I never thought I would

see.

For many years I thought of

only

what I was doing wrong

now I know that I am healing

and have come to know

the real me.

Now I can see that I have made

it through the tough times,

that I am a better person

for all I have gone through.

I am now embracing my

journey

and will never go off track;

it is a journey of life,

of self discovery

and most of all, self acceptance

that I now embrace with every

ounce of my being.

I am free to love and respect

myself just as I am.

By Mary G.

Lu: "I'm touched that you both thought enough of us to share your poems with us."

Chanel: "That's some deep stuff right there."

Julee: "Sure is."

Darlene: "I just wish Callie could see the good in herself Lu."

Ashley: "Dylan will have to have a talk with her about that."

Darlene: "Did I tell y'all that Dylan poped the question?"

Lu: "What?"

Chanel: "You mean doctor west and Callie are getting married Ashley?"

Ashley: "Yep."

Candis: "Now it's getting juicy right before our time is up."

Darlene: "I will update you all next week and I will bring Callie's butt even if I have to drag her here."

Lu: "Tell her to call me okay, ladies we have to wrap this up I'll see you next week."

--Later in Lu's office Abby comes in for a one on one talk with Lu.--

Abby: "Lu I'm glad we could talk today."

Lu: "What's up?"

Abby: "I heard from Callie she is still seeing doctor west and they are engaged."

Lu: "But..."

Abby: "We are both trying to stay on the down low. See I heard from my ex."

Lu: "Abby did he do anything or say anything?"

Abby: "I want to call Cal and have her come in here."

Lu: "You can use my phone."

(Abby calls Callie)

Abby: "Hey Cal I'm in Lu's office with her right now she wants to see you."

Callie: "Can Peter pick me up?"

Abby: "Lu said she's taking care of it right now."

Callie: "Alright see ya in a few."