Page 4 of Devil's Crossroad

The club women are there for the single men, but married men have gone to them for their services. People cheat; it’s a fact of life. And we ignore it if it doesn’t cause a stink in the clubhouse. The men know the rules and the pecking order of the clubhouse. Our old ladies are at the top of the list. The other club women will either be dealt with by a club punishment or be kicked out and banned. A few have found themselves dead.

I text the person to take our dinner order and then shut my phone off for the night. I hope our discussion tonight goes as well as the one at lunch.

I want to join Callie in bed, but I don’t want to cloud her mind before she gets to talk in a little while. I want to give Callie equal time to give me her reasons for wanting another child. The only way both of us will be happy with the outcome of this issue is if it is done the right way, and I need Callie to be satisfied with our decision. I know she wants the same for me. This is why we have worked so well together for so long. We both care what the other thinks and only want the best for each other. I look at the time on my phone. I swear I am like a kid waiting for Christmas morning. The time can’t pass fast enough. It’s time I stretch out on the sofa and try to sleep a little; it’ll be an hour before our food is delivered. I stretch out, and then I finally shut my eyes and yawn.

FIVE

Callie

I wake up to knocking on our room door. I grab a robe since I napped naked and go into the other room, and Kylar is sleeping on the sofa. I open the door, and the server has our food and rolls the cart into the room.

I walk over to Kylar and reach for his wallet. He grabs my hand and kisses it. “I need to get a tip for the food server.”

“The gratuity is included in the hotel bill. I gave each person who helps us a thirty percent gratuity. That way, we don’t need to keep cash on us, and I don’t forget.” I smile at my husband. He is so generous.

“Thank you, sweetheart. Did you enjoy your nap?” I asked Kylar. I see the server has finished setting the table up. He goes and brings in two chairs from outside and puts them at the temporary table. “Thank you so much,” I tell the server. “It looks beautiful, and the food smells delicious.”

“It does smell good,” Kylar adds.

“Yes, ma’am and sir. Please call the kitchen if you need anything else, and I will return with what you need.” The young man smiles at us, and he is very friendly. “I hope you both have an enjoyable evening.” He turns and leaves us alone.

“My nap was short, but I feel rested now. I was tempted to climb in bed with you but wanted you to rest for our talk tonight.” Kylar tells me.

“Thank you for that, not that I wouldn’t have enjoyed you joining me, but all this pampering is nice for a change. Some afternoon delight with my old man would have been glorious also.” I wink at my man. The things this man can do to my body would have been more than glorious to me.

“Shall we eat and talk then?” Kylar takes my hand, leads me to the small table, and seats me across from where he will sit. He moves my chair up for me after I am seated.

“Thank you, my dear,” I tell him.

“You are welcome, babe,” Kylar tells me. Kylar goes around the table and sits down.

“Kylar, we aren’t being us. I admit we are always kind to each other, but don’t do this mushy stuff. I am not complaining, and I want my husband back. I fell in love with you, the real you.” I explain to my husband.

“I want to give you a vacation from being someone’s mom, friend, daughter, and sister. I want to give you a pampered vacation because I know that all of us at home depend on you a lot, and you deserve a small reprieve. I’m still the same man you married, just a little nicer. When we get home, I will be the same Devil you fell in love with, and I must confess this has been work. I have tried to think of everything, and then making sure it goes off without a hitch is nerve-wracking.” Kylar tells me. I laugh at that.

“Relax a little. Anything you create will come from your heart; that is all I want.” Kylar reaches across the table, lifting in his chair, kisses me lightly on the lips, and then sits back in his chair.

“Lay everything on me, woman. I want this talk out of the way so we can get to the good part later.” I laugh at that. Kylar is still my man, and our bodies do the best talking. I take a few bites of food and drink water, just trying to get my thoughts in order. It’s time to state my case.

“Kylar, when we first spoke about having children, we both wanted a large family. I know that in modern thoughts; most people consider nine children a large family. We spoke about twelve children, and I know someone can change their mind over the years. You want to stop now, and I want to add one more child to our family. I heard everything you said about feeling tired, but I will do all the work this time.” I try to let Kylar know how important this is to me.

“Do you think I would love our next child any less than the ones we have? Do you think I wouldn’t be just as active in the next one’s life as much as I have been in the last nine? I wouldn’t be the man I am if that were how I acted. Any child we would have together would be as precious and cherished to me as the rest.” Kylar is getting pissed, and I think about what I have said.

“That’s not what I am saying. I am talking about the doctor visits, the nights of walking the floor because they are sick, and all the school meetings when the time comes. I know you, Kylar, and you would love our child. You are an excellent father. Never doubt that. Just like you are my soul mate. I have this need inside me to mother one more child. I thought I could put it into words, but I can’t. It’s just a need inside of me. I have tried to tell you of that need. I know you think I will want another child to hold close when and if this happens, but as you said, one of our sons will start families soon. Not too soon, I hope, but soon.” Kylar is looking at me closely.

“I understand what you are saying. I can’t say I feel the same way, but I will consider it.” I see he is telling me the truth; that is all I can ask.

“We have time to do this. It doesn’t need to be immediately. It doesn’t even need to be this next year, but I don’t want to wait too late, and Mother Nature will take it out of our hands.” I tell Kylar honestly.

“I think we both need to think about what the other one has said, and then we will discuss it tomorrow night in Pandora. That’s what we agreed on. We have given each other a lot to think about.” Kylar says, and then he takes my hand and kisses it. “Let’s finish our dinner and then take a short walk to burn some calories off.”

“I can think of a different way to burn calories and guarantee it will be much more arousing than a walk through the grounds.” I wink at my man, and we finish our dinner. I am leaving the dessert for later. I take the plates with our cheesecake and put them on the table in front of the sofa. Kylar slides the cart outside our door, puts the do not disturb sign on our door, and locks the door. I drop my robe on the floor. I am standing there as naked as the day I was born and wink at my man. He growls and sweeps me up in his arms.

“If I had known you had no clothes under your robe, this conversation would have been over long ago.” Kylar carries me to our bed, and the covers are still turned back from my nap.

My man worships my body the entire night as I do his. He wakes me many times in the night, and we are both insatiable. It is after four before we fall asleep in each other's arms.

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