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“Bye, Ms. Patterson!” He boomed.
His voice made me jump a little. I picked up my bag and walked to the door of his office still a little…confused. Did he really just call me a victim and kick me out of his office? I walked to the war room door in a haze.
“I’m ready to go, Laila,” I said after I knocked on the door.
I don’t know if she followed behind me right away or not. I replayed the conversation in my head while I walked into my office after arriving back at my building. He did call me a crying, victimized, grudge-holding ass person.
“Hey Vee,” Keeva said.
I held my phone to my ear while I looked out of my office window.
“So, Samuel just kicked me out of his office?”
“What do mean by kicked you out?”
“I mean like he called me a crying, victimized, grudge-holding ass person and then told me to leave.”
“What did you do? Wait before you answer. I mean what did you do to make him blow up at you?”
I ran the whole story down to her.
“Vee, you got mad because he wants to take you away from all of the bullshit that’s happening right now? Are you serious? I would have kicked your ass out too. All that man has been to you since you started dating him is gracious. He’s bent and turned to your every little-spoiled ass whim, and the moment he wants to do something else extraordinary for you, you fight him? What the hell are you talking about with Karen?”
“He didn’t have to call me names.”
“Girl, shut up! You will call somebody a name in a hot heartbeat. The names he called you fit you at the moment. You were a crying whatever else he said. And I’m going to say this because I love you and I know you love him. If he has to apologize to you for wanting to give you some peace, then you ain’t shit. Selah.”
I looked at the phone and realized she'd hung up on me.
I sat in my office replaying our conversation. He really was trying to make me feel better. I threw a tantrum for nothing. I deserve a vacation, he's right. A few days away from this will do wonders for me.
I shot up from my chair. “Laila,” I said as I opened my office door nearly crashing into Samuel.
“El,” I was just about to tell Laila we were going back to VLG.
“Vee, I'm…”
“Nope,” I interrupted him before he could speak. I pulled him into my office and closed the door.
“I wouldn’t be shit if you apologized for trying to give me some peace. I'm sorry. I overreacted, and I was wrong. I'm not a victim but I am acting like one, and I'm sorry for taking on that role when I know better. Do you forgive me?”
“Yes, I forgive you. I know you are stressed out. I shouldn’t have fed into it. I could have stopped that whole thing, for that I am sorry.”
“No, you were right. I am doing way too much complaining and worrying. I get tired of fighting.”
“You don’t have to fight alone. I will fight with you. I’ve been fighting with you. I want to be your partner. Tag me in when you get tired the same way I tagged you in with Roc's case. There isn’t any obstacle we can’t overcome together.”
He pulled me close to him. I rested my head on his chest.
“When are we leaving?”
“In a few days. Do you think your family can take off a few days and come with us?”
“My family?”
“Yes, your sisters and your parents. We can all fly down together with my family. I will fly Ken and Trevor from California.”
“Are you serious, El?”
