She touched her hair, “There’s nothing wrong with my hair.”
Sabrina rolled her eyes, “Hmm…let’s see. How many dates have you had within the last six months?”
She threw a pillow at Sabrina, “I’ve been on a couple. And, I don’t make the kind of money you make. I can’t get my hair and nails done every week and buy all those fancy designer clothes.”
“You could if you dated the right men!”
“Here we go. How many times have I told you that I don’t want to be a kept woman? I couldn’t even imagine everything that must go along with that. No thank-you.”
“Hell…neither do I. I make my own money. I’m just saying you can fall in love with a rich man just as easily as you can a poor one. Then, you could really pamper yourself. However, looking like raggedy Anne in this pool of plastics isn’t going to attract any of them to you.”
“I think I’m fine just like I am.”
Sabrina shrugged her shoulders and looked at her perfectly sculpted finger nails, “Yeah…well, I guess that’s why you’ve only been on two dates in the last six months.”
Tasha gave Sabrina a half a grin, “But, I’m not the one working on my third husband either.”
Sabrina shook her head, “It took you this entire conversation to think of that comeback didn’t it?”
“So what! But, you’ve got to admit it was a good one. Anyway, whatever you decide to do tonight just be careful and give me all of his information just in case I have to call the police.”
*****
Tasha was pissed. She was going to strangle Sabrina. Her boss, LaWanda Mackie , had been hitting on her at the luncheon all afternoon. At first she’d just thought Ms. Mackie was just being overly friendly until she put her hand on her knee under the table. Then, whispered in a voice that only Tasha could hear asking what she was going to be doing later. All the while, Sabrina sat across from them watching the whole thing with that special look on her face. The one that said she was scheming.
When LaWanda turned her back Tasha gave Sabrina a dirty look. She was so mad she could literally spit nails. If she didn’t get up to go somewhere and calm down, she couldn’t be responsible for her actions.
“I’m sorry, if you would excuse me, I really need to use the ladies room.”
Sabrina decided she’d better go with her to calm her down or else Tasha was going to blow this promotion for her. As soon as they entered the bathroom, Tasha turned around shooting daggers at her with her eyes.
Making sure to enunciate every word Tasha hissed, “What…the…hell, Sabrina!”
Sabrina looked underneath the stalls to see if any of them were occupied. It didn’t look like it. “Oh, come on Tasha. So, she likes you. It’s really no big deal. It wouldn’t kill you to be a little friendlier to her either.”
Understanding finally dawned on Tasha. “Why did you ask me to come here?”
Trying to appear innocent, Sabrina responded, “I asked you because I know you needed a vacation.”
Tasha crossed her arms underneath her breasts and raised her eyebrow, “So, it won’t matter if I just leave and go back to the room will it?”
Sabrina put her hands out, “Wait. You can’t do that either.”
“Why not?”
“Okay, so LaWanda may have a little crush on you. Would it hurt you to just be nice to her? Or, even go to dinner with her?”
“What? Are you pimping me out for that promotion? I will NOT be used like that Sabrina. It’s wrong. And you know damn well I’m only attracted to men.”
“Oh come on. I would do it for you. I’m not asking you to sleep with her. I’m just asking you to be nice to her.”
Tasha stood there incredulous, “It’s the same thing!”
“No, it’s not but Fine. Whatever. Do what you feel is right even if that means I’ll lose this promotion. I’m going back to the table.”
Sabrina had the nerve to act like Tasha was in the wrong. She angrily turned around and left Tasha standing alone in the bathroom. Tasha looked to the heavens asking god to have mercy on…Sabrina because she was going to kill her.
It took some time for Tasha to calm down but she eventually made it back to their table.
LaWanda Mackie gave her a big smile. “Is everything okay? I was worried about you?”
Tasha sat back down, “I’m fine. I just got a little overheated.”
“Good. I wouldn’t want you to get sick or anything.”
Tasha spent the rest of the luncheon trying to fend off LaWanda’s advances and thinking about all the different ways she could kill Sabrina without going to prison.
*****
By the time Tasha made it back to the hotel room from hanging out with LaWanda, it was early evening. Sabrina was in the middle of getting ready for her date.
When she heard Tasha return, she popped her head out of her bedroom.
“Hey girl, so how did it go?”
Tasha stormed into Sabrina’s room, “If you pull some crap like this on me again I swear I’ll kill you where you stand. I hate when you try to manipulate me.”
Sabrina put up her hands as if surrendering. “Okay…okay. I’ve said I was sorry a million times already.” She crossed her heart, “I’m sorry for the millionth and one. I promise I won’t do it again.”
After an awkward silence Sabrina laughed out loud, “But, you do have to admit that you’ve been having such a hard time getting dates. Now you can say you’ve had three in the last six months.”
Tasha gave her a hard stare, “Not
