“Seriously?”
“It’s crazy because I’ve known her forever.”
“Who is she?”
“It’s Karen.”
“Karen Karen…like your personal assistant Karen?”
“Yeah. Karen. A few weeks ago a group of us went out to dinner and then to this jazz club for drinks after. She asked me to dance and when I pulled her into my arms something sizzled.”
Tim thought back to the first time he’d seen Sabrina. He sounded just like Craig. He was so excited. Now, he was wondering if marrying her so quickly was the best decision. They had great sex but absolutely nothing in common.
“I’m excited for you, bro. But, take it from me, slow down. Excitement and sizzle can wear off and then what are you left with?”
“Are you talking about me or you?”
“Both.”
“Well, I’ve known Karen forever. I don’t know how I missed her all of this time. But…I think I’m falling in love with her and I want to yell it from the rooftops!”
Tim laughed, “You may not be on a roof top but I’m certain anyone within a 2 mile radius can hear you. As long as you are happy, then I’m happy for you.”
“I’ve never been happier in my life.”
“Then, let me know when the wedding is so I can put it on my calendar.”
“I’ll do just that.” Craig hesitated before he spoke again, “How are you and Sabrina?”
Tim closed his eyes, “We’re about the same.”
“Counseling isn’t helping?”
“We haven’t gone…too busy. I’m not sure if it would help at this point. We’ve grown so far a part that I’ve just gotten to the point that, I don’t care.”
“I’m sorry.”
“No need to be sorry. It is what it is. Look, you called me to celebrate you finding the love of your life and I don’t want to bring you down with my marital woes. I’m happy for you and Karen. I’ve always liked her.”
There was a soft knock on Tim’s door. “Hey, I’ve got to go, but I’ll call you tomorrow.” He disconnected the call.
Sabrina peeked her head inside, “Hey…”
He was already tired, but exhaustion suddenly hit him like a ton of bricks, “Hey.”
Sabrina opened the door fully to expose him to her sexy smile and a thigh high silky negligée. A year ago, he wouldn’t have been able to remember his own name. Today, he felt…nothing. He was over it.
She walked into his office and tried to sit on his lap. Tim turned his chair so that she wouldn’t be able to. So, Sabrina sat on his desk. Then, she picked up her feet and placed them on each side of his hips. It gave him a clear view of what she called her power box. “You were taking so long to come up, I thought I’d come down to get you.”
Tim could smell her sex. However, he was not interested. “I had some work I needed to finish reviewing.”
Sabrina tried to use her thighs to pull him close. “Are you done?”
“Almost.”
“Well, can I interrupt you?”
“I’m really not interested.”
Sabrina leaned into him and whispered into his ear, “But…I’m very interested.”
He pushed her away and got up from his desk, “Well, I’m not. On second thought, I’m going up to bed and go to sleep.”
Sabrina was feeling frustrated that her tactics didn’t seem to be working anymore. “Seriously? I know you’re angry because I came home a little late tonight but it really couldn’t be helped.”
He shrugged his shoulders, “Why would I be angry? You do it all the time. No, I’m not angry but I am tired. Tired of pretending that what we have is a marriage. It’s not and we really need to figure out what we’re going to do about that.”
Sabrina rarely lost her cool but she felt like she was losing her grip. So, she screamed at him, “So, who is she? Who are you screwing? It must be somebody because it certainly isn’t me!”
Tim had made it to the door when he turned around, scratched his head while looking perplexed, “Let me get this straight, you’re the one who is never home, you disappear for hours on end, and never answer your cell. I’m sorry, you never answer my calls, however it’s like a part of your body when we’re together, yet you’re asking me who I’m screwing? That’s funny.” He shook his head and walked out of the office.
*****
Tasha was sitting at the restaurant waiting for Sabrina to show up. They were meeting for an emergency lunch. Sabrina was in crisis mode. Just when Tasha was about to call her, Sabrina walked into the restaurant.
After she sat down, she noticed that Sabrina looked tired. “Hey girl. Sorry, I’m late.”
“Hey, your text this morning made it sound like whatever is going on was pretty important.”
“It is. I think Tim might be seeing someone.”
Tasha was taking a sip of her water then she started choking on it. “Stop it Sabrina. You know Tim is not cheating on you.”
“Come on Tash…you’ve got to tell me everything you know. You guys hang out a lot.”
“Well, that wouldn’t be the case if you weren’t always so busy and somehow roping me into babysitting your husband.”
“That was the point, if he were hanging out with you, then he wouldn’t have time to be messing around.”
“Did it ever occur to you that in order to keep a man, you’ve got to spend some time with him?”
“Did he say that? Is that what he told you? That I don’t spend enough time with him?”
Tasha rolled her eyes, “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure that one out. Even Eric has mentioned it.”
Sabrina waved off Tasha’s comments about Eric. “He’s one to talk. He seems to be MIA pretty often too. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have time to spend with Tim.”
“This emergency isn’t
