“First of all, it’s none of your business who I’m in love with but for the record, I’m not in love with her or any other woman for that matter.”
“No wonder I didn’t stand a chance,” she said, as she walked to the door and stood in the doorway, inches away from him.
“You didn’t stand a chance because you’re a cheater and I could never fall in love with a cheater.”
He gently pushed her out the door, closed it and locked it. He heard her let out a few obscenities.
“I swear you and Tre deserve each other,” Garrett said, out loud about Trevon and Shareeka.
II
It’s All About Love
~ 15 ~
“Looks like I missed out on a good party. Too bad I had to substitute for someone on another assignment at the last minute,” Brenda said, as she handed Hailey the newspaper.
Hailey looked at the pictures and read the captions. She scanned the article to see if any of the drama she experienced had been mentioned. Fortunately, it wasn’t. “It was okay. You didn’t miss much.”
Brenda looked over the rim of her glasses. “Now, I really wish I would have been there.”
The buzzer on the gate sounded. “I wasn’t expecting anyone,” Hailey said, as she stood to go view the person at the gate. A truck driver was ringing the buzzer. “Were you expecting a delivery?” she asked Brenda.
“No.” Brenda reached for her gun. “Let me go check it out. Watch me on the monitor. If anything happens, hit the alarm button so it’ll automatically lock all the doors and alert the police.”
Hailey tried not to panic. It was only a delivery truck. She watched Brenda on the monitor. She was relieved to see Brenda walk back to the house carrying a brown envelope. She met her at the door.
“When did they start delivering on Sundays.”
“Well, looks like your fan is at it again.”
“I knew it had been too quiet lately.”
Brenda reactivated the alarm. They went to Hailey’s office and sat at the table. “I need a pair of scissors.”
Hailey looked through her desk until she found a pair of scissors. She watched as Brenda tore open the brown envelope. “Looks like your fan has turned it up a notch.” Brenda took out her cell phone and made a phone call.
Hailey picked up the pictures of her and saw the words written in red across her face with the words D-i-e B-i-a-t-c-h. She shivered. She threw the pictures back on the table.
She waited for Brenda to get off the phone. Brenda said, “I wasn’t able to reach Garrett, so Trevon is on his way over. We’re going to see if we lift some fingerprints. In the meantime, I need to see if I can track the sender of the package with this tracking number.”
Trevon was the last person she wanted to see; but then again, this might be divine intervention. It was meant for Trevon to come over. She went upstairs and changed into something more alluring as they waited for Trevon to arrive.
Brenda was just as surprised as Trevon to see Hailey come in the room with a white pants suit on.
“Trevon,” Hailey said, as she walked over to him and gave him a friendly hug.
Trevon didn’t respond to her gesture. He looked at the defamed pictures and said, “I’m taking these with me so I can test them out at our lab.”
“What do you think it means?” Hailey asked.
“Fortunately, they haven’t resorted to doing anything but send things in the mail; but we don’t want to take a chance. The sooner we find out who is behind it, the safer you’ll be.”
“Scare me more will you,” Hailey responded, as she wrapped her arms around herself.
“GT Securities will ensure your safety. Trust me,” Trevon responded. He looked at Brenda. “Can you leave us alone for a few minutes?”
“Sure, you’re the other boss man.” Brenda gathered up a folder and left the room.
Hailey couldn’t look at him. “She didn’t have to leave.”
“You should have stayed away.”
“If I didn’t know better, I would think you sent those pictures to me, to stop me from telling your fiancé that we’ve been knocking boots.”
Trevon grabbed her arm. “You know better than that. I will do whatever I can to protect you; but you need to stay clear of Shareeka.”
“Why are you really here Tre?”
“Because I care about you and I don’t want anything to happen to you.”
“If you cared so much, you wouldn’t be marrying another woman. Tell her you changed your mind. You still have time,” Hailey persisted.
“I wish it was that simple,” he responded.
“In that case, I must do something I should have done the moment I got the invitation in the mail. As of this moment, we are no longer friends. I would prefer it if Garrett handled my case. I will only deal with you if he’s busy, understood.”