Page 24 of I Heard It All Before

Chapter 9

After being away for three days, Demi finally gave in and went back home. Kamari and her mother had been calling her like crazy, but she didn’t feel like talking to either one of them. Aside from her sisters, Demi didn’t talk to anyone. She worked from the hotel that she was staying in and she was happy that she didn’t have any cases that needed her immediate attention. As she drove towards her house, Demi called her mother and braced herself for the tongue lashing that was sure to come.

“You better have a damn good excuse for scaring me and your husband to death, Demi Logan,” her mother, Diane, said as soon as she answered the phone.

“I’m sorry for scaring you, but I’m fine,” Demi replied.

“What’s going on Demi? It’s not like you and Kamari to get into it like this. He’s losing his mind wondering where you’ve been,” Diane said.

“Good and I don’t feel sorry for his ass,” Demi replied.

“Oh no, now you really need to tell me what’s up. You know how much I worry,” Diane commented.

Her mother was one of her best friends, so Demi replayed everything to her exactly as it happened. Diane loved Kamari like a son, but Demi was her baby. If he was doing her daughter dirty, she would cut his ass off like a car in traffic.

“That bastard was cheating on you!” Diane yelled out angrily.

“He swears that he wasn’t, but I don’t know what to believe. I haven’t talked to him since then, but I read all the messages that he sends,” Demi replied.

“What other reason does he have for leaving home that late with an overnight bag?” Diane questioned.

“I really don’t know, but I’m about to find out. I just pulled up in my driveway.”

“You know that my door is always open to you, baby. Your old room is the same as it was when you left. If that nigga don’t act right, you can always come back home,” Diane assured her.

“I know Ma and, if I have to, I will. I don’t care about this house and nothing else when it comes to my happiness and peace of mind. I love Kamari, but I won’t be his fool,” Demi concluded.

“I just want me some grandbabies. At the rate y’all are going, I’ll never get any. Call me later; I have to get ready for work,” Diane said before she hung up the phone.

As soon as she got off the phone with her mother, Demi got out of the car and went into her house. She was prepared to hear whatever her husband had to say. She was also prepared to walk away if whatever he said was too much for her to handle. When she entered their bedroom, Kamari jumped up from the bed and rushed over to her. He tried to hug her, but Demi pushed him away.

“I can’t even hug you, Demi?” Kamari said as he looked at her through pain-filled eyes.

“No need for all the pleasantries; you wanted to talk so let’s talk,” Demi said, void of any emotions.

“Can we at least sit down? Why are you in such a hurry?” Kamari asked.

“Why are you stalling?” Demi countered.

“I’m not stalling. We could have had this conversation days ago, if you would have come home. We’re married Demi. That’s not how we solve problems. Don’t do that shit no more,” Kamari ordered.

“Depending on what you say, I might be gone for good,” Demi warned.

“The first thing you need to know is that I would never cheat on you, Demi. I love you too much to even go there with another woman,” Kamari started.

“Okay, but something had to be going on. You lied to me and you would have kept it going had I not seen it for myself. Whose house did you go to that time of night with an overnight bag?” Demiquestioned.

“A customer. I had to drop something off to them,” Kamari replied honestly, with a lowered head.

“A customer? What kind of....” Demi started saying until realization set in. “Are you fucking kidding me?” she yelledangrily.

“Baby, just listen,” Kamari begged.

“I don’t want to hear shit that you have to say Kamari. I can’t believe that you would do this to me again,” Demi cried.

“Baby, just understand my position. I’m a man and I’m supposed to provide for my wife. The fuck I look like letting you take care of me? That’s just not me, Demi. I’ve been out here getting money since I was a teenager and I can’t stop now. We just paid this house off and I want to make sure that our bank account is always straight,” Kamari replied.

“Just fuck my feelings, as always. What happened to school Kamari? What happened to the promises that you made me?”

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