Alice. It isn't just sex. We're having a great time. He really likes me."
Alice shook her head. "I wish you could hear yourself! Typical 'other woman' verbiage! You are worth more than this, Brandy, you are worth a man who wants to be with you and have the time of your lives as your man, not as someone else's man who is sneaking around on his own wife with you. Those aren't happy memories, Brandy, they are stolen seasons." She set her coffee cup down firmly to punctuate her point.
Brandy sighed. She had to admit to herself that it pinched her heart to know that Kyle was going back to Veronica every single time he left her.
Alice saw her sad expression and caved. "Okay, I realize that we are not going to save your world today, so please enlighten me on the latest. Also, please accept this peace offering as a token of my good will." She broke her chocolate chip cookie in half and handed half of it to Brandy. Brandy took it with a laugh and ate it with a smile.
Brandy told her about the things they had coming up; a ballet, a concert, and a weekend trip out of town together. Alice shook her head. "So you aren't just sleeping with him for extra money anymore, you two are a full-fledged couple who are dating each other now, right?" She asked in concern, and with a note of obvious distaste.
"We aren't a couple," Brandy said, realizing that they had become a couple.
"It's official." Alice said with a groan. "You're the other woman. Congratulations." She held up her cup of coffee in a salute.
Brandy frowned and Alice shook her head. "You know, I'm just going to say this once. This is the best possible time for you to get out of this relationship you are in, because you shouldn't be in it at all to begin with!" she stated flatly and clearly.
Brandy looked away from her and then looked back at her again. "It's just for money, and just for fun,” she told her, and Alice scoffed.
"Which one of us are you trying to convince?"
Later on when Brandy was in her room in her home, she laid on the bed alone and thought about it. She was the other woman. She hated to think of herself like that, especially since that hadn't been part of her life's plan at all and she felt as if it degraded Kyle and Veronica and herself. But that was where she found herself, or rather, where she put herself if she was being completely honest.
Everything began to fade from her mind except Kyle. He was her sole focus for the rest of the night. Him, with his beautiful green eyes, his sweet smile, and thoughtful ways. Him, with his insatiable hunger for her that drove her hunger for him.
She smiled when she thought of him, and it warmed her heart. It didn't matter to her anymore if it was wrong to do. The money was too good, and spending time with him had become the one thing she looked forward to more than anything else in her entire week. Her crush had begun to change and evolve into something deeper.
Chapter5
Veronica walked into the kitchen and when she saw Kyle, she began to slam things; the refrigerator door, the cup in her hand, the gallon of orange juice. Kyle sighed and sipped his coffee, looking up at her with a stoic expression.
"What's bothering you, Veronica?"
She slammed the refrigerator door again and glared at him. "You know exactly what's wrong!"
"I'm afraid I don't. Perhaps you could help me out and give me a little clue,” he said in his still tone.
She walked over to the table with her glass of orange juice and sat down beside him. "I can't believe you're acting like you have no idea what's going on! How dare you! Here I am, waiting every day, and no word from you, no effort at all, you just come and go and ignore me. You ignore my needs, and now you act surprised when you see me get angry with you!" She erupted at him angrily.
He sighed. "Veronica, if you want me to spend time with you, just tell me! You've pushed me away every time I've tried to get close to
Alice shook her head. "I wish you could hear yourself! Typical 'other woman' verbiage! You are worth more than this, Brandy, you are worth a man who wants to be with you and have the time of your lives as your man, not as someone else's man who is sneaking around on his own wife with you. Those aren't happy memories, Brandy, they are stolen seasons." She set her coffee cup down firmly to punctuate her point.
Brandy sighed. She had to admit to herself that it pinched her heart to know that Kyle was going back to Veronica every single time he left her.
Alice saw her sad expression and caved. "Okay, I realize that we are not going to save your world today, so please enlighten me on the latest. Also, please accept this peace offering as a token of my good will." She broke her chocolate chip cookie in half and handed half of it to Brandy. Brandy took it with a laugh and ate it with a smile.
Brandy told her about the things they had coming up; a ballet, a concert, and a weekend trip out of town together. Alice shook her head. "So you aren't just sleeping with him for extra money anymore, you two are a full-fledged couple who are dating each other now, right?" She asked in concern, and with a note of obvious distaste.
"We aren't a couple," Brandy said, realizing that they had become a couple.
"It's official." Alice said with a groan. "You're the other woman. Congratulations." She held up her cup of coffee in a salute.
Brandy frowned and Alice shook her head. "You know, I'm just going to say this once. This is the best possible time for you to get out of this relationship you are in, because you shouldn't be in it at all to begin with!" she stated flatly and clearly.
Brandy looked away from her and then looked back at her again. "It's just for money, and just for fun,” she told her, and Alice scoffed.
"Which one of us are you trying to convince?"
Later on when Brandy was in her room in her home, she laid on the bed alone and thought about it. She was the other woman. She hated to think of herself like that, especially since that hadn't been part of her life's plan at all and she felt as if it degraded Kyle and Veronica and herself. But that was where she found herself, or rather, where she put herself if she was being completely honest.
Everything began to fade from her mind except Kyle. He was her sole focus for the rest of the night. Him, with his beautiful green eyes, his sweet smile, and thoughtful ways. Him, with his insatiable hunger for her that drove her hunger for him.
She smiled when she thought of him, and it warmed her heart. It didn't matter to her anymore if it was wrong to do. The money was too good, and spending time with him had become the one thing she looked forward to more than anything else in her entire week. Her crush had begun to change and evolve into something deeper.
Chapter5
Veronica walked into the kitchen and when she saw Kyle, she began to slam things; the refrigerator door, the cup in her hand, the gallon of orange juice. Kyle sighed and sipped his coffee, looking up at her with a stoic expression.
"What's bothering you, Veronica?"
She slammed the refrigerator door again and glared at him. "You know exactly what's wrong!"
"I'm afraid I don't. Perhaps you could help me out and give me a little clue,” he said in his still tone.
She walked over to the table with her glass of orange juice and sat down beside him. "I can't believe you're acting like you have no idea what's going on! How dare you! Here I am, waiting every day, and no word from you, no effort at all, you just come and go and ignore me. You ignore my needs, and now you act surprised when you see me get angry with you!" She erupted at him angrily.
He sighed. "Veronica, if you want me to spend time with you, just tell me! You've pushed me away every time I've tried to get close to
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