"You have got to get out of that damn house. I know it's all pretty and fancy but you don't have time for me anymore. Let's go somewhere and see all the good things life has to offer" her friend Kathrine whined as they both chewed on hot dogs and sipped on cold cola trying to quench the July heat threatening to give them a heat stroke.
"You mean creepily watching shirtless guys at the park?".
"I'm not being creepy. I'm appreciating creation". They laughed "and I won't complain that the only reason I'm seeing you is because some people are away. Now the little people get your precious attention".
Bonnie sighs "Don't be a baby. I asked you to come over and you said no every time. So stop gossiping my husband I'm front of me".
"it's not gossip if you're here and I'm saying it to your face. He literally pushes you around, emotionally I mean. Unless he hits you.. " Kathrine regards Bonnie with serious eyes and the other girl silently vow to never have her friend have to interrogate her like she did to criminals. Detective Kathrine Pierce was very scary and looked ready to find Alaric wherever he was and possibly torture him.
Her answer comes out fast and earnest "Of course not. Alaric might be.. intense but he only does that because he loves me".
"Excuses" she flips Bonnie's comment away. " Let's call him.. " Kathrine points to a body fitness instructor who talked to his students underneath a wide leafy tree ".. and the blonde in the third row and have a foursome".
"Ew. You're such a pervert". Bonnie laughed "If you're so interested do it and don't tell me about it".
"Like he wouldn't be grateful. If they don't pass out from dehydration. Who the hell works out in this heat?! ".
"They do apparently. And tell them if you're so interested" Bonnie joked.
"Trust me, I might. I can already imagine him I'm front of me, naked, watching the veins on his big.. ".
Bonnie clamped a hand over her friends mouth and had to pull away when Kathrine licked it.
"You're just disgusting".
"Oh please... Everyone has kinks they just act like they don't. I'm sure you've got some up your sleeves you prude" she wiggles her brows, smiling deviously.
Bonnie stuck her tongue out at her but didn't refute what she said.
"You're an idiot! ".
"A happy idiot" she grinned "But why don't you do something with your time? You can brush up on your painting and become famous and sucker Alaric's rich friends who love buying ugly expensive art. Difference is this would actually look nice" she snickered and Bonnie rolled her eyes "Seriously, you were really good. And besides, I thought politicians wives were supposed to do things that didn't really make sense".
"Are you trying to encourage me or insult me? ".
"Both darling. Both"
Bonnie sighed and made a face "I guess it might be fun".
"And... We could go clubbing".
"No way".
"Yes way!. Married people go to club all the time, flirt and get back your sexidence".
"Sexidence?".
"Sexy confidence" Kathrine winked.
"Flirting leads to cheating and married people shouldn't do that".
Kathrine gives a mocking bark of laughter "It's funny you think that. Too bad he doesn't feel the same way".
"Alaric doesn't cheat" her friend gave her an incredulous stare "anymore" causing Bonnie to flinch.
"My problem with you is that you think not admitting it will make the issue nonexistent". Bonnie huffs and picks her purse then begins to walk away. Kathrine quickly stands to stop her "Hey wait!. I'm sorry I said that".
"No you're not" her voice is calmer but she's very much annoyed.
"Okay I'm not" Kathrine admits with a shrug "But I'm sorry for making you feel bad".
Bonnie lets out a frustrated groan, running a hand over her face "I'm not fucking stupid or blind! I know he's cheating probably with different women. Shoe person included".
"What?" her friend said with a brow raised in confusion.
"Don't worry about it. Ugh!. Why won't he just stop?!" she took a deep breath "I don't know how he can love me and still cheat and complain about my hair. I'm fucking black!. It's supposed to be curly and unmanageable".
Kathrine laughs and soon Bonnie joined her. They looked crazy just standing and laughing.
"I'm sorry but I have to admit, your hair is a battle".
Bonnie looks at her with mock irritation "I hate you".
"Most people do. Come on let's go to Jefferson's park. I heard there's a circus in town and would be totally fun".
"Maybe you could meet a guy".
"Pssh.. All of them would be clowns" she grinned"see what I did there? ".
"Stick to being a detective, your jokes suck".
Kathrine laughs and puts her hand across Bonnie's shoulder and says jokingly "Maybe you could meet someone".
"No thanks. Ric is the only one for me".
Kathrine rolls her eyes good naturedly and pulls her friend to walk with her.
He reaches his peak and pulls out of her before reaching down to pull off the sticky condom.
The woman under tries to kiss him but he's off and beside her before she gets the chance. He pulls her hands off him and reaches for his laptop.
"I have work to do".
"Do you have to be so cold?" her accent was almost hard to understand sometimes but he didn't care so much since they didn't spend time talking anyway.
"And I would like to be alone. Call a taxi to take you home".
The leggy nameless beauty cursed at him in her native tongue,-he didn't need to understand to know- and pushed him before walking onto the bathroom, slamming the door behind her.
When she came out, he was still staring at the laptop but some bills of cash lay on the bedside drawer and she picked it up without uttering a word at him except more curses.
"Women and tantrums". He muttered into the empty room eyes focused on the screen.
Bonnie was talking on the phone about registering for painting classes and apparently her friend Kathrine had advised her to.
He didn't like Kathrine mostly because she had literally punched him in the face years ago when he just started seeing Bonnie and had made a play for her. And when she became a cop, he didn't want her anywhere near his house putting ideas in his wife's head. The cop detested him.
The doorbell rang and he focused on the frame that showed the front door.
It was a package being delivered by a man that stared a little too long at his wife but as usual she didn't notice.
Alaric was very happy she didn't notice how beautiful she looked. That's why she needed him, to make her feel like some exotic princess.
She smiled at the delivery man and closed the door walking upstairs into their bedroom. She stripped down and seeing her on a camera miles away had the same effect on him as being next to her.
He looked at his throbbing arousal and sighed "This woman doesn't know what she does to me".
He watched the screen until she fell asleep cuddling his pillow before switching to the actual work he was supposed to do on his laptop.
It felt good to know she couldn't sleep without him.