Page 36 of Tempted By the Taurus
Leighton leaned down and kissed my lips. "You are."
I wanted to freeze this time and not let it go. It was something I wanted to hold on to.
My work phonerang in the middle of sending a text to A'Mylo. He texted and asked me what I had worn that day. We didn't spend the night together last night, and I was sad. I missed the hell out of my man.
"Leighton, speaking."
"Hey, girl. There is a Nya Pearson here to see you. She doesn't have an appointment but said it's urgent."
I frowned, wondering why in the hell A'Mylo's baby mama was stopping by my job. I could smell bullshit a mile away, but all I knew was she better not be on any.
"You can send her in," I stated and hung up the phone.
I backed my seat up and stood up as a knock came at my door.
"Come in," I announced, trying not to show my confusion. Why was she even here?
She stepped in with a smile on her face. I could admit, she was a beautiful woman with a plus-size shape like mine.
"Good morning, Nya. What brings you to my job?" Hell, what I needed to be asking her was, how the hell she knew where I worked.
"Hey, girl. I'm here to talk about A'Mylo." She strolled to the chairs and sat down, putting her purse on the floor.
I frowned and took a seat as well. "My relationship with A'Mylo has nothing to do with you," I bluntly informed her.
I feared this would happen, but I wouldn't back down to her. Whatever reason she was here to talk, I'd hear her out, but it wouldn't matter to me what she said.
Nya laughed a little. "Oh, but it does. You've met my child, so I take it that you'll be in A'Mylo's life for a while...or so you think..."
I arched an eyebrow, wondering what she meant by that. "Excuse you?"
She folded her legs and leaned forward, clasping her fingers together. "Girl, you might as well give it up, and this is me being honest. A'Mylo loves his job more than anything in this world. Well, besides our daughter. You may think it's all good now, but later down the line, he will change."
I smirked at her, clearly seeing her for who she was... a jealous ass bitch. Her words didn't affect me at all.
"Oh, cute. Well, I just want you to know that A'Mylo and I love our jobs a lot. Like him, I work a lot too, so that's something I can understand. He's a hardworking man, and that's something I'd never try to change. As long as he's there for me when I need him, I don't care about him working. Hell, we work the same hours. And if he's going to be late, he calls and lets me know. If he's going to break a date, he tells me, and Iunderstand. I've broken a date too. But guess what, it happens in relationships. Thanks for the warning, but I got this, boo."
Nya glowered at me. "Well then, you're a fool. He'd never fully commit to you just as he did to me. He's married to his job. I'm just trying to look out for you."
I pointed to myself. "You're trying to look out for me? Someone you don't even know. Then you showed up at my job unannounced. How do you even know where I work? Better yet, how did you know my last name to find me?" It was giving stalker behavior. This was something I wouldn't tolerate. "The nerve of you to even do this. You sought me out to tell me about your baby daddy. I knew you weren't being genuine when we came to your house. Get the hell out of my office and don't return. If you do, I promise, you'll see another side of me."
Nys stood up and placed her hands on her hips, shooting daggers at me. "I don't know who the hell you think you're getting hostile with, but you have the wrong one."
I stood up as well, preparing to go toe to toe with this woman if I had to. It was many things I tolerated, but the shit she did wasn't one of them. "No." I pointed at her. "You have the wrong one. If you know what's best for you, you'll get the hell out of my office, and I mean that disrespectfully."
Her chest heaved up and down. "I don't know what he sees in you."
"Clearly something he didn't see in you. Good day." I walked to the door and opened it, letting her know that the conversation was over.
She stomped out of my office, and I fought the urge not to slam my door. The nerve of that woman to show up at my job about a man she hadn't been with in years. How the hell was she going to warn me about something I already knew upfront? I didn't like what she did, and I hoped like hell something like thatdidn't happen again. I couldn't get mad at A'Mylo since he didn't know his baby mama would do something like that.
My blood boiled as I paced the floor of my office. My fists were balled up at my side, and I wanted to hit something. Would I have to put up with that all the time in the relationship? The way that woman came into my office to tell me something about my man, I didn't ask for, had me fuming. I bet she thought she was doing me a favor, but she wasn't.
I wondered if my mother had to put up with that while she was with my father. This was something I needed to discuss with her. Hopefully, she could help me. It would give me a chance to apologize to her for being the way I had been with her. I felt like I was in her shoes now that I was dating a man who had a child.
My mother stood with her mouth dropped and eyes widened as she stared at me. I gave her a small smile, not knowing what else to do. She moved aside to let me in, and I stepped inside her home. It had been a while since I had been there. Too long if I were to be honest. I inhaled the scent of my mother's home and exhaled. It felt like home, causing tears to brim in my eyes.
She closed the door and turned to me, holding out her arms. I went in them and cried on her shoulder. I didn't know where this emotional feeling came from, but I needed this hug from my mother. My insides felt as if they crumbled as sorrow closed up my throat.
