The Perfect Sin
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He kisses me so sweetly. It gives me the strength to move my limbs.
“Cheryl?” I whispered.
He sighed, adjusting his body sitting on the side of the bed. “She’s in jail. Charged with attempted murder.”
My face crinkles at the thought of his young daughter losing her mother to the system.
“Daughter?”
“Dana is in Memphis with my mother. I couldn’t send her back to school with all of this going on.”
“Why...this...happened?”
“I’ve never seen that side of her before. I feel so responsible.”
I rub his back as he leans down to hold me. “Don’t. But...you need to tell me...what...happened.”
Darren clears his throat, palming my face. His warm hands sooth my confusion, preparing me for the twisted tale that landed me in a hospital bed.
“You were asleep when she kept ringing my phone. I went downstairs to answer so that I wouldn’t disturb you. She started by saying how she regretted signing the divorce papers and suggested counseling. When I refused, she demanded that I come outside. It was either that, or she was going to come in and find you. I couldn’t allow her to threaten you like that, so I went outside, unknowing of her having a gun. A neighbor saw her pull it out on me and called the police. I tried to keep her calm.” He chokes up, then regains composure. “But when you came outside...”
“Shhh,” I hissed. “It’s...okay. It’s over...now.”
“After you’re cleared to come home...you will be with me.” Darren continues, then leans to kiss me. “I’m going to take care of you. I know I’ll have to hear your sister chew me out, but it’ll be worth it. She didn’t let me visit you, Jenn. But I stayed outside in that hallway, every day demanding answers. A nurse came by and told me you woke up. As soon as I saw Marie leave, I snuck in here. I had to see those eyes and kiss you again. But just know, I never left you.”
I cried out nodding. “What...’bout... work?”
“I took some time off,” he shrugs with a smile. “They’ll be okay without me for a few weeks.”
I have no words. I’m still confused and angry about what Mrs. McCray did to me. But can I blame her?
“I love you, Jenn,” Darren says, rising to stand over me. “And I’m I’ll be here. If you’ll have me.”
I nod with a soft smile. Happy that the man of my dreams is by my side.
“It’s me and you baby,” he says, then jumps at the door bursting open.
It’s Marie, Beaux, and Kassandra.
“I told you to leave!” Marie fusses, pushing Darren in the shoulder.
“Marie, stop!” I try to scream. “He’s here...and he’s not going anywhere.”
My sister is taken aback by my firm statement. Moving Darren aside, she towers over me and whispers, “You were right. You have your man now. But look at what you’ve gone through. Look at what you’re going to have to overcome. Was it worth it?”
The question stills me, putting things into perspective. I have no answers. It was that damn force drawing me into Darren C. McCray. We have love. But still, I can’t answer that question. I just woke up from a coma. A coma that the wife of my lover put me in. All because I was too selfish to walk away from a man that sent a strong urge to live out my fantasies of being with him.
I think about that damn interview day. The day he saw me first and changed his life. Pursuing him like he was available. Enjoying the newness of loving a man like him. It was all real. It’s still real, but can I get past this? Do I want to go through watching a woman’s life crumble while going to prison? The diminishing of Darren’s daughter due to the trauma this caused will continue for years to come. I know she’ll hate me forever. Will his love be enough to ease that? Did I need to be with him THIS bad?
I truly love Darren, but is it worth going through this?!?! I can’t say.
“Sometimes, we get just what we want...then it torments us forever.”
- The Blakk Dahlia
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