Page 101 of I Heard It All Before

“Don’t give up Courtney. Keep going to counseling and see what happens,” Cam advised.

“I will, but what’s going on with you? You and Demi should have a little peace since y’all don’t have to deal with Asha anymore,” Courtney assumed.

“Ain’t no peace when it comes to Asha. She’s still on that baby mama shit, even though there is no baby. She seems to think that us losing a child should bring us closer together, but I disagree. Demi is ready to lay hands on her stupid ass,” Cam replied.

“Demi looks all sweet and innocent, but she’s kind of violent. She damn sure had me fooled,” Courtney laughed.

“Don’t let her fool you. I saw her ass in rare form at her sister’s wedding,” Cam said, laughing with her.

“I was there, but I couldn’t really see what happened since the crowd was so thick. I can only imagine,” Courtney replied.

“It’s only a matter of time before things get ugly between her and Asha,” Cam said.

“I hope not. Demi has a career to think about. Asha don’t have a damn thing going for herself. Being your baby mama was her claim to fame, but she doesn’t even have that anymore. Tell Demi not to even waste her time,” Courtney replied.

“I agree, but that bitch will make you wanna lay hands her on with the stunts that she pull. She had my mama so mad with that shit that she posted on Facebook,” Cam frowned.

“Asha was wrong for that shit. People were going in on her in the comments. How your baby just died and you’re on Facebook selling all your baby shower shit? Just pathetic,” Courtney fumed.

“All for a dollar. Money is gonna be her downfall because she’ll do anything to get it,” Cam replied.

“Yep, just like her brothers,” Courtney agreed.

“Yeah, man, but I need to get going. I got a few things to wrap up at the shop and I’ll be inside all weekend. Demi said we’re relaxing and I’m all for that. I need a mental break after these past few months,” Cam replied.

“That’s good Cam. You do need some down time. It’s been one thing after another with you lately,” Courtney noted as they stood up from the table.

Cam left enough money on the table to cover the bill and the tip, right before they left and headed to their cars. Courtney wished him well and promised not to disturb his and Demi’s relaxing weekend. She went on her way and Cam headed back to his shop. Kobe agreed to handle things in his absence, but he always did anyway. Unlike Randy, Kobe proved to be a true friend and Cam appreciated that. When he pulled up to the shop, Cam took out his phone and called Demi. She told him not to be late and he wanted to assure her that he wouldn’t be.

“You better not be calling me with no excuses Camden,” Demi said when she answered her phone.

“No baby, I was just calling to tell you that I’m about to wrap up a few things at the shop. I should be there in about two hours or less,” Cam replied.

“Okay baby, that’s perfect,” Demi said excitedly.

“What are you so happy about?” Cam asked with a smile evident in his voice.

“Because Cam, we need some alone time. No phones and no outside world. Just me and you,” Demi replied.

“Shit, I’m all for that. Let me finish up here and I’ll see you in a little while,” Cam promised.

“Okay boo, I love you,” Demi said.

“I love you too, baby,” Cam replied before they disconnected.

Demi had him ready to rush through what he had to do, in order to make it home faster. Since Kobe was handling everything by himself, Cam didn’t want to leave too much on him.

“You can leave if you want to Cam. I can handle everything that needs to be done,” Kobe said when he walked into Cam’s office about an hour later.

“You sure you got everything?” Cam asked, just to be sure.

“Yeah, I’m straight,” Kobe assured him.

“Cool,” Cam said as he put some papers away and locked up his desk drawer.

“What’s up with the other shop? When do you plan on opening it?” Kobe inquired.

“Man, I don’t even know. Demi said that everything is legit and ready to go. We need to hire some more people and do some advertising,” Cam replied.

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