Page 46 of His Four Leaf Clover

“And we’re closed so find the exit just as fast as you found the entrance.” Diva got in her face, daring her to say something that she didn’t like.

Without another word or backwards glance, Trudy hurried to her car and pulled off. As soon as she got to a red light, she pounded her fist on the dash board and screamed.

“What the fuck!” she yelled as tears poured from her eyes.

Just like her husband always predicted, their son was gonna cost them one way or another. She couldn’t fully blame Trent for everything that time around. She had to take her lick and own up to her mistakes. Carmelo was a dirty bastard but he was a street thug. She shouldn’t have expected anything less. He was done with her and he made that perfectly clear.

As much as she wanted to go at the judge who granted Clover the order of protection, she couldn’t do that either. She couldn’t run the risk of her dirty little secrets being revealed. Being the underdog didn’t feel good, especially for someone who was always at the top.

Trudy hurriedly got herself together before she pulled into her driveway. She pulled down the mirror to make sure she didn’t look like she just cried her eyes out a few minutes ago. Once she was satisfied with her appearance, she got out of the car and entered her house through the kitchen door.

“Would you like a salad? I made more than enough.” Melvin was standing at the kitchen island chopping up tomatoes and onion. She was surprised that he offered but at least he was talking to her.

“Thanks, maybe later, I’m okay for now. I, uh, went to have a talk with Clover,” she admitted.

“What? Why would you do that? Are you trying to go to jail?”

“The protective order is for Trent, not me. It wasn’t even like that. I just apologized for everything and assured her that he would stay away from her.” Trudy told a small portion of the truth.

“Well, that’s all fine and good, but I wish you wouldn’t have gone at all. How did it go?”

“It went fine. That’s basically all she wants is for Trent to stay away from her.”

“Stay away from who?” Trent asked as he quietly entered the room. Both his parents were startled by his presence, especially since they didn’t hear him come in.

“Sit down, Trenton. We need to have a talk,” Trudy said.

“About?” Trent asked defiantly. He didn’t want to sit down so he folded his arms in an aggressive manner.

“Clover.” Trudy sighed nervously. Talking to her son wasn’t always easy and having her husband there while doing it made it even more difficult.

“What about Clover? And if you’re talking about that stupid piece of paper, don’t even worry about it. I’ll straighten things out with her.”

“That’s the problem, Trent, you can’t. That stupid piece of paper, as you call it, holds a lot of weight. You see what happened when you violated the last order,” Melvin spoke calmly, trying to reason with his son.

“That was different. Clover and I have a different kind of relationship.”

“You and Clover don’t have a relationship. That’s why she got the restraining order in the first place.”

“Like I said, we’ll discuss it when I see her again.”

“Stay the fuck away from Clover! There is and never was a relationship. I’m not going through this bullshit again, Trenton. You won’t see or contact her again or you’re going back to jail. Is that clear enough for you to comprehend?” Trudy was fed up with her son’s dismissive behavior.

Both her husband and son looked at her in shock. Usually, it would be Melvin going off, but the roles had definitely been reversed. The stakes were higher that time around and his stubbornness could cost her more than just her marriage. Clover had something in her possession that could derail her entire career that she worked so hard for. She was no saint but she always tried to be discreet with the relationships that she had outside of her marriage.

“Wow,” Trent laughed mockingly, “Fuck you too, then.”

“Wait a damn minute!” Melvin yelled to his son’s departing back as he walked away.

“Just let him go, Melvin.” Trudy waved her hand dismissively. She never wanted her son to feel like they were all against him, which was why she always took his side. She was sure that he felt more alone now than ever before but her hands were tied.

“See, this is the shit that I be talking about. Trent needs more help than you and I can give him. He needs to go somewhere to get some professional help.”

“I hate to say it but I agree,” Trudy dropped her head as she spoke.

She was starting to think that her husband was right about some of the things he’d been saying for years. Maybe Trent did need to be admitted to a facility to get some help. As much as she hated to even entertain the idea, it would make her life much easier if he went away for a while. Sadly, it wasn’t what she wanted, but she had her own selfish reasons why his absence was best. Tears poured from Trudy’s eyes, as her husband walked over to comfort her.

“I know this is hard, sweetheart but we both know it’s for the best. I’d rather see him go away for a while to get help versus getting hurt in the streets and run the risk of never seeing him again.” Melvin rubbed his wife’s back lovingly as he spoke.