This affair was supposed to be a way for two people to release some pent up frustrations. Too bad.
Chapter 26
Tasha and Tim had been on the road for about an hour. Their little foursome was now going to be a threesome. However, right now it was just a twosome. Tasha was still having second thoughts about cancelling this weekend. She almost asked him to turn around for at least the first twenty miles of the trip. But then, Tasha tried to remember that they were actually friends before everything changed. And, she kept hearing Eric’s words playing in her head over and over again.
She needed to act as normal as possible. If going on this getaway would further her cause then…she’d get through it.
Sabrina claimed they really needed this getaway because it was a last ditch effort to try and save the marriage.
Tasha wasn’t vain enough to think that he still had feelings for her. But she still felt guilty about the demise of their relationship anyway. It was so obvious that he was over it…them.
Why couldn’t Sabrina get it right? More than likely, she couldn’t come down with them because she was about to get into something and wanted Tim far enough away so that she didn’t run the risk of getting caught. With her marriage hanging on by a thread Tasha didn’t understand her taking the risk. This road trip was nothing more than just a way to keep Tim occupied.
Guilt kept her falling for her schemes. Sabrina had her flaws, just like everybody else, but she’d also been a good friend; actually more like a sister. That’s what made everything so hard. Tasha would rather cut off her right arm than hurt her. She on the other hand had been a horrible friend. However, she’d been doing her best to make it up to her.
Tasha didn’t have many cheerleaders outside of her dad. Unfortunately, he had worked round the clock trying to pay the bills. Tasha’s mother died when she was only eight. So, for a long time, it had just been Tasha and her dad until she met Sabrina and the Horne’s.
The Horne’s, especially Sabrina, were full of confidence and would always encourage her to be her best and to follow her dreams.
When other people would complain that Sabrina was self-centered and spoiled, Tasha would have none of it. Yes, Sabrina could be selfish but she also possessed a heart of gold.
She would never forget when her dad was dying with cancer. She was there to support her through all of it. There were days and nights when Sabrina just sat with her. Not speaking a word but just….sat there. It was like that with them. They’d been there for each other through the loss of Tasha’s dad, Sabrina’s parent’s divorce, Sabrina’s unwanted pregnancies, college, Sabrina’s divorces and her wedding to Tim. They’d gone through a lot. But, it was Sabrina’s grit, her fight when she’d been knocked down or made mistakes that inspired Tasha the most.
Where Sabrina was outgoing, Tasha wasn’t. Sabrina’s beauty probably gave her an extra boost of courage but she was also wickedly smart. If she didn’t follow her passion into the fast paced world as a Marketing Executive she literally could have been a model.
Yes, she was gorgeous and she knew it. That perfectly smooth chocolate skin, her chestnut brown hair that hung in wavy curls that came down to her chin, those big brown eyes framed in long lashes put both men and women under her spell.
Beauty, brains and confidence were a lethal combination. Her confidence was like no one she’d ever met before. Even in high school, women twice her age didn’t have that level of confidence.
While most girls were still wearing their training bras, Sabrina had a nice pair of breasts, long shapely legs, a small waist, with a nice round ass…as a freshman. All the guys in school thought she was hot! Whereas, Tasha didn’t really start getting curves until her junior year and didn’t get a nice pair of breasts until her senior year.
As smart as Sabrina was it was her lack of discipline that got her into the most trouble. Lots of people lacked self-control but when it came to men, Sabrina didn’t have any. That was a reality that took a while for Tasha to accept.
Tasha had hoped when Sabrina married Tim that she’d finally learned to control that part of herself. But, no she quickly realized that wasn’t the case when she caught her on the terrace with her soon to be brother in-law during the rehearsal dinner.
She remembered it like it was yesterday although It had been a little over four years ago. Tasha scanned the private dining room of the Italian restaurant. She couldn’t have been more pleased with how the rehearsal dinner had turned out. She’d done her level best to make this process stress free for Sabrina, which meant taking it all on herself.
However, the laughter, the sound of wine glasses clinking together as everyone toasted to the bride and groom while being surrounded by family and friends made it all worth it. Sabrina finally seemed happy. She’d been beaming from ear to ear all night. She was going to be an incredibly beautiful bride, and this time…her marriage was going to work.
Even though it had been a struggle to get the groom’s family into town for the rehearsal dinner, they’d made it. There were moments during the planning when both she and Sabrina wondered if they would even show up for the wedding. But, his brother Craig,
