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gave me a tight hug. He smelled so good,
his cologne was subtle but it suited him and it was almost intoxicating.
“I’m ok, sorry I look like shit. I feel asleep as soon as I got home” I said
offering for him to come in.
“Oh whatever Alex you always look stunning” he said and I think I blushed.
He came in the house and looked around awestruck. “Haven’t been here for a
while, I like what you’ve done” he remarked.
“Thanks but you know this is all Robert” I replied. And it was true. Robert
loved to spend money on the house and appreciated art. Large, expensive pieces
of art. I had no time to deal with matters of the house so I let him take over
the interior decorating.
“Alex, I’m sorry about what happened back there, she’s changed so much since
the baby, I honestly don’t know what to do, all I do is wrong, she won’t talk
to me, other than to yell at me, she won’t talk to her other friends, it’s
exhausting” he said suddenly.
I closed my eyes tightly and began to cry. He hugged me tightly again. “I know”
he whispered.
I let go of his arms and composed myself. “I need to change, will you excuse me
for a few minutes, and please help yourself to a drink from the bar” I said and
made my way upstairs.
I changed to some jeans and my favorite Black Sabbath t-shirt which I’ve had
since high school.
I went downstairs to meet him in the living room. He made himself comfortable
and was drinking whiskey. I sat across from him and saw the dry martini he made
me on the coffee table, I smiled “You remembered” I said.
“Yup and I can’t believe you still have that t-shirt” he remarked smiling.
“What can I say, it’s my favorite” I said as I took a sip of my drink.
We stared at each other in silence for a while.
“What are you doing here Marc?” I asked breaking the silence.
“I don’t know, she went ballistic on me after you left, I tried to calm her
down, then after we had dinner, she fell asleep and I had to get out of the
house, so I drove around for a bit and then decided to come here, maybe hoping
you could shed some light as to what I should do” he said looking at his
tumbler.
“Well besides the baby, what’s truly bothering her?”
“Her weight, money is the biggest issue right now” he replied, and I could tell
he was embarrassed.
I got up “C’mon with me” I said and he followed.
I took him to our home office and grabbed the checkbook.
“No way Alex, c’mon!” he said leaving the office.
“Get your ass back in here Marc, tell me exactly how bad it is” I demanded.
He sighed “We’re late one month with mortgage, because of some dental work we
had to do with Sam, she can’t drive the minivan because she needs new brakes,
so she’s been staying home for the past month and half”
“Ok, this should do it, and I don’t want to hear it, it’s not free money and
you can pay us back when you can, there’s no rush” I said handing him a check.
“You don’t have to tell her either, take it, deposit and pay your bills and
take her out for dinner” I continued.
“I don’t know what to say Alex”
“Save it, and next time do not wait, you hear me?”
He walked around my desk and hugged me tightly again, let go slightly and
looked into my eyes, I could feel his breath on me, I smiled and he let go of
me. “Thank you” he said.
“Ok let’s go discuss this issue with my bestie” I said ushering him back to the
living room.
“So what did she say about me?” I asked.
“You don’t want to know, she’s just pissed because you don’t come around to see
her”
“I was working on the spring collection damn it” I said .
“She knows that, but she’s feeling like crap right now, she doesn’t sleep, She
can’t get the weight off, she sees your name in every magazine she buys, you
have no kids, she thinks you can’t possibly understand what she’s going
through, she’s upset”
“Well that’s true, I have no kids” I said putting my drink down hard