Tasha swallowed hard, “Wow…okay.”
Sabrina sighed out loud, “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean that, at least not all of it. It’s just things are crazy right now. Tim wants a divorce. You know at one point he had the nerve to accuse me of cheating?”
Did Sabrina just say that with a straight face? “Sabrina…you are cheating! And, not for the first time since you’ve been married either.”
“Yeah but he doesn’t know that. He just suspects it.”
If Tasha’s head could explode from her shoulders this would be the moment it did. “I’ve known you a long time Sabrina and you’ve never been able to be faithful to anyone including Tim. I don’t understand it. I would give anything for Eric to treat me the way Tim treats you. Why do you do this?”
“Tim is a great guy. But honestly…I just don’t think human beings were meant to be monogamous.”
“Then why get married? It doesn’t make any sense.”
“Aren’t you listening? Tim is a GREAT guy. He’s sexy, he’s rich, and he’s great in bed. But, if I told him that I enjoyed being with other men kind of like how some men like to play basketball…he’d divorce me. So, I creep…a little. As long as he doesn’t know…nobody gets hurt.”
“Sabrina…but what if he does find out? You know he would be really hurt.”
Sabrina lashed out which was typical when she felt cornered. “Why? I can’t prove it but I know he has someone else too.”
“What would make you say that?”
“I can just feel it. Even when he’s present he’s absent.”
“Maybe if you could just focus on you and him…”
“I don’t need a lesson from you. I get it! You’re miss goody goody and I’m not. I’ve done some things you wouldn’t have but it’s my life so can you just stop trying to fix my life? I think you have your hands full with Eric.”
Tasha felt a stab of guilt, “I’m not miss goody goody. I’ve made mistakes too. But, you’re right…it’s your life.”
Chapter 21
The weekend couldn’t get there fast enough for Tasha. She’d been incredibly busy all week and things between her and Eric were even more strained; if that were even possible. She really needed some time to herself to relax and recharge.
Her plans, at least for tonight, included doing absolutely nothing. Especially since Eric was going to be hanging out with some of his friends. When he called to let her know, Tasha was tempted to hang out with some of her co-workers who had invited her out to dinner, but she declined determined to relax.
She even put a very persuasive Sabrina off. Tasha was making it a point to have some time just for herself and she wasn’t going to alter them one little bit.
The pizza was on its way, she’d had a couple of her favorite romantic movies picked out, and she was wearing her favorite pair of pajamas. Tasha took a sip of her water, snuggled up on the sofa with her favorite blanket, and pressed play on the DVD. Yes, she was definitely in relax mode.
When her cell phone rang, Tasha had no idea how long she’d been laying there. She hadn’t really been asleep but wasn’t focused on the movie either. She had no idea what was going on. Tasha picked up her phone to see who was calling. Depending on who was on the phone was going to determine if she answered it or not. It was Sabrina.
Tasha took a deep breath, “Sabrina…I’m in for the night. I’m not going anywhere.”
“Are you sure? I managed to get reservations to that restaurant you’ve been wanting to go to for a while.”
“As tempting as that is not tonight. I just want to relax.”
Sabrina sounded frustrated, “You know I hate it when Tim is out of town. Being alone sucks.”
“Maybe we can get together tomorrow?”
“I guess. Well, since you’re going to leave me to my own devices…Oh, before I forget, I booked that weekend getaway for all of us next month.”
Tasha sat up. She figured Sabrina would have given up on that getaway with all the problems they’d both been having in their relationships. “I forgot about that. What’s the cancellation policy on it?”
“On no you don’t. You are not cancelling. This is the first time that we’ve been able to schedule all of us off at the same time. I planned this trip around your schedule.”
“Sabrina, I don’t remember ever saying yes to going. And, to be perfectly honest, I just don’t know if this is a good time for all of us to be under the same roof anyway.”
“It seems to never be a good time for you and Eric. And, I was surprised that Tim agreed to go considering he’s still talking about wanting a divorce. Maybe this getaway can be a new start for all of us. Come on…Tim and I have the expenses covered. And, I promise I’ll be friendly-ish to Eric and I’ll do my best to get Tim not to ignore him.”
Tasha rubbed her forehead. She’d managed to get through a whole year without being in too close a quarters with Tim for any length of time.
“I still don’t know. I’ll have to talk to Eric about
