They hadn’t talked about that appointment, and her thoughts were more focused on the fact that she had basically jumped from being with Rob to being in… whatever it was they were in… with Booshie. But the difference was she felt so damn comfortable, and it felt so right being in Booshie’s presence that she couldn’t see this was wrong at all.
Whether it was or not was left to be seen, but right now, she’d enjoy the ride. She climbed out of the car, and Bennie did the same. She walked up to Naggie, and they both stared at the front door.
“And he’s gone, like for sure?”
Naggie looked over at Bennie. “I hope.” It was technically their one-year anniversary today, and they’d had plans for this afternoon to see a show and go to lunch, but fuck him and his nasty ass. She had done a drive-by before actually pulling into the driveway.
Fortunately, she had Bennie as backup, but it wasn’t because she was afraid of Rob. In fact, it was more that she was afraid of what she would do to Rob if she was alone with his douchebag ass. “And you’re sure it’s okay to stay with you for a while?”
Bennie rolled her eyes and then slipped her arm through Naggie’s. “Girl, I wouldn’t have it any other way. Besides, that old house is too big for just me, and it’ll be like an adult sleepover all the time.” Bennie grinned. “With wine binge parties, stuffing our faces with greasy fattening food, and watching gay porn on occasion.”
Naggie burst out laughing. “You couldn’t handle gay porn. It’s too hot for you.”
Bennie snorted but grinned.
They made their way up to the front door, with Bennie’s heels clicking and Naggie’s boots hitting the pavement. She started to get pissed the closer she got to that door, but she pushed her emotions aside and focused on why she was here: to get the rest of her shit and leave.
Once at the door, Bennie removed her arm from the crook of Naggie’s and patted her on the back.
“No homicide today, okay?” Bennie grinned, and her red-painted lips stretched over her straight white teeth.
“Did I ever tell you that you’re awesome?”
“Yes, but you can tell me that anytime you want.” They both started laughing, and Naggie reached for the spare key she still had and unlocked the door.
“Let’s get in and out before he gets his ass home.”
“Agreed,” Bennie said in a singsong voice, but Naggie knew she was just as serious about getting this shit done as she was.
They entered the house and immediately went into the back bedroom she shared with Rob. God, she could practically still smell the nasty perfume Tally wore, and could even see them still fucking right in the bed. “Those nasty fuckers.” She said it more to herself and hadn’t meant to say it out loud at all.
“You have stuff in the bathroom?”
Naggie grabbed one of her small bags and handed it to Bennie. “Yeah. If you could go through anything that doesn’t look like it belongs to that douche, I’d appreciate it.”
Bennie left the bedroom, and Naggie got started tossing the rest of her clothes that were in the closet and in the drawers into her bag. Aside from those material things, she had no jewelry, no family heirlooms, and nothing she hadn’t bought over the past year that she couldn’t buy again. Just as she was coming out of the bedroom, Bennie came out of the bathroom.
“I was tempted to dip his toothbrush in the toilet.” Bennie grinned, but before Naggie could sit on that very tempting idea, the sound of the front door opening and slamming shut had them both looking down the hallway.
“That motherfucking cocksucker,” Naggie said under her breath.
“Naggie?” Rob yelled out, and there was clear anger in his voice, which further pissed her off. He had no right to feel anything but shame and self-disgust for being such a prick.
“Come on,” she said to Bennie and led the way down the hallway, not about to get into anything with Rob. She was done with this and him, and although she hadn’t committed herself to another man yet, she was anxious to see where this new chapter in her life led.
She rounded the corner only to come to a stop when she saw Rob standing by the front door.
“You’re here.”
“Just to get my shit, but now I’m gone.” She moved forward and tried to push past him, but he reached out and grabbed her arm.
Snapping her head in his direction, she bared her teeth. “If you want to keep your balls and the option to have children later on in life, I suggest you let go of me.”
Rob let go of her, because if the past year had taught him anything, it should have been that she didn’t fuck around or make idle threats. But then again, he cheated on her, so he either didn’t care or he was just an idiot.
“Naggie, please let me explain—”
“Rob, if I were you, I’d just shut the hell up and get the fuck out of the way.” Leave it to Bennie to grow impatient too.
“Bennie, stay the hell out of this.”
“You have no right talking to my friend that way. You brought this on yourself, fucked up big time, and now you’re dealing with the consequences. I hope you like jerking yourself off from this point on, or maybe you can have that bitch Tally handle it for you.”
“I’m not seeing Tally. I stopped whatever was happening between us, because I want to change. I only want you, Naggie.”
Naggie stared at him but kept her humorless laugh inside. “You broke it off with her? For me?”
Rob smiled, obviously thinking she was thrilled with the idea. “Of course I did. I love you.” He tried to reach for her again, but she slapped his hand away.
“You stupid asshole. Now it looks like you really
