Page 126 of New Beginnings
If I had any kind of liquid in my mouth, I would’ve spit that shit out.
“She won’t budge unless you talk to her about it. Tell her to forgive me.”
“Are you fucking serious? You’re the reason the cops were trying to arrest me and take me away from my daughter and my woman. Fuck no, I’m not helping you. You want your relationship back with your sister, do the fucking work. Fix it by your damn self.”
She shot me a piercing glare, then let out an exasperated sigh before storming towards the door. At the same moment she reached the door it flung open, and she collided with Caesar. As he called her name, she pushed by him. When she didn’t respond, he just watched her go, his eyes filled with a tinge of sadness.
He stepped inside my office, then closed the door behind him. “What happened?” he asked as he sat down in the chair in front of me.
“She didn’t like what I had to say.”
He rubbed his temples like he had a headache, and I could see why. She was a bitch. A controlling bitch and in my opinion he could do so much better. I knew he’d done some pretty shady shit to her, but sometimes you just have to let go.
“Don’t take what I got to say as being in your business, but you have to let her go Caesar.” I tossed up my hand when he went to protest. “I know you love her, and I believe she loves you too, but she won’t let go of what you did. She’s going to make your life miserable.”
“I don’t believe that.”
“She’s been miserable while being in love with you and still refuses to give you a second chance. She’s even willing to marry someone else even though she loves you.”
“But I can’t blame her for that,” he said. “We are the way we are because of me.”
“Still don’t make it right, Caesar. Let’s not talk about giving you a second chance then. She’s not even willing to say ‘yeah you fucked up and I can forgive you, but I can’t be with you. You need to move on and so do I.’ That’s all she has to fucking say.”
“It was still my fault.”
“I know you don’t blame her, but that should tell you, nothing you will ever do will change her mind. Say you two get back together, do you see her ever forgiving you for the past or is it something she’ll always throw up in your face? You need to ask yourself if that lifetime of misery is worth it.”
“Why are you saying all this?”
“Because I want to see you happy, man. And I don’t see you being happy with her. She’s my old lady’s sister but you’re better off without her. Find someone who can love you even when youfuck up, Caesar. Find someone who’s gonna love you because of who you are.”
“All of a sudden you’re a romantic?” he asked with a smirk.
He attempted to mask his heartache with humor, but my words were what he truly needed to hear. Rumi was toxic, and I didn’t believe she would do anything but make him even more miserable.
“I’m not really a romantic, but I do know you deserve more than what she’s willing to give you.”
“I’ve loved her for so long, it’s hard to move on.”
“I’ve been there, man. Take it slow but put you first. You messed up. She just seems like she’s not willing to forgive you for it or forget about it. So now it’s time to move to the next stage of your life.”
He let out a heavy sigh, the sound echoing through the room. “I’ll think about it.”
That was all I could ask. At least I gave him something to think about.
“What’s the course of action with the Special Agent in Charge?” he asked, changing the subject.
“We’re going to use him for the club’s benefit. First, we’re going to get them to drop this shit with Revels. I’m tired of being suspect number one.”
“And what if he doesn’t cooperate?” he asked.
“Then he dies.”
“Rebel will not go for that.”
“Maybe not, but the only reason I didn’t kill him was because he can be useful to us and as soon as he’s not, then what’s the point.”
I grabbed the stack of papers and placed them in the drawer of my desk then secured them. Normally, I was here until dark, but now I wanted to do something different. I wanted to spend time with my family.
