Married To The Cowboy (BWWM Romance) by Imani Banks Page B

to give it a little more time.
     
    “I saw Daddy another time. He says he misses us.”
     
    Tamara froze for a moment. The only person that Kennedy called dad was his father and that wasn’t a good thing at all. Her ex-boyfriend was such an abusive person and the last person that she wanted to be around her kid. That wasn’t good news at all and she had to find out from her mom.
     
    “Pumpkin, pass the phone to Granny for a moment. I need you to do that for Mommy, would you?”
     
    Kenned kissed the screen and then passed the phone. Tamara heard her mother tell Kennedy to go play with his friends and knew that the tone was about change. Her kid knew what he was talking about and she needed some answers from her mother as soon as possible. After a moment, her mother’s face appeared on the screen. 
     
    “Mom, was everything Kennedy saying true? Did you let that idiot into my son’s life? I can’t believe it, Mom. After what that bastard did to us?”
     
    For the first time in a long time, Mrs. Johnson didn’t really have any words to say. She just looked away for a couple of minutes and then cleared her throat. All this time Tamara was tearing up. She never thought that man would have the nerve to come back.
     
    “Look, Tamara, I don’t really know what to say. I went to the grocery store to pick a few things for dinner and when I came back the bastard was already in the yard playing with his son. I couldn’t yell at him right there since the child was there. But afterwards I told him I’d call the police if he ever showed his irresponsible ass my property again.” 
     
    “Did you call the police?”
     
    Mrs. Johnson held back a little and that just meant that she didn’t. Tamara felt as though her heart was shattering into a million pieces. Andrew was an unstable man and that was the last thing she needed in her life or for that matter, her son’s life. And it seemed as though her mother had run out of words from the other end of the Skype call.
     
    “I don’t want you to feel as though it’s your fault, Mama. I know you always see the best in people and that's a good thing, to some extent. But as far as Andrew is concerned, he is a lost cause and if I were you, I would have called the police on his ass.”
     
    Tamara felt as though the information about her ex-boyfriend had destroyed her mood and she felt as though she needed to take a break from all the drama and just relax for a couple of minutes and feel fine. As soon as her mother ended the call, Tamara decided that it would be a nice thing for her to take a little break so that she could go home and see her family.
     
    For some strange reason, her gut kept on telling her that something was wrong. With the way her mother was behaving, it was a little bit difficult to just assume that everything else was all right. Tamara found her phone and dialed Kevin’s number which went directly to voicemail. She wanted to tell him that she needed a break from work so that she could go and visit her family.
     
    Since Kevin wasn’t picking up, Tamara decided to go back to the mansion and talk to Rita. She thought Rita would find the right words to comfort her like she always did.
     
    Back at Tamara’s home, Mrs. Johnson sat in the living room and looked across without blinking. Andrew sat on the other side of the living room with a pistol in his hand. Apparently word had gone around that Tamara was dating this big time billionaire with a ranch in Texas and now he was coming to get his share. 
     
    “I don’t really know what the heck you are talking about… what kind of share are you talking about?” 
     
    “I figured if I took my son away from this place, maybe we can go away and start a new life.” 
     
    Andrew was clearly high. Mrs. Johnson knew that he had started using again and he wanted some money to score. Andrew wouldn’t have been a difficult person to deal with since Mrs. Johnson had lived in that tough neighborhood for almost