The Way That I Love You
Part Three
By
Dominique Thomas
Copyright © 2015 Dominique Thomas
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Author’s Note
First I want to thank God for blessing me with this gift and continuing to bless me. I am almost at my one year mark for being signed to Shan Presents and although things are happening so fast, I wouldn’t have it any other way. I feel so blessed. I have the Best and most Beautiful readers alive. I love all of the messages and posts to my Facebook page (author Dominique Thomas). I read the reviews and I do take note of the things people say are missing. I wanna thank my family and friends for supporting my dream. I really do love and appreciate each and every one of you. I also wanna thank my test-readers. I love you women, I do. I also wanna thank Shan and the ladies at Shan Presents; the sky is the limit ladies. I wanna thank You for checking out this book. These characters are special to me because they were some of the first characters that I ever created. I actually have separate books for all of them but decided at the last minute to blend their stories together. I’m so grateful that you all love them as much as I do!! It really means a lot. I’m going to miss these characters. If you read my books then you know I like to crossover so you might see them again from time to time. Check out my blog www.dominiquethomas.net and my website www.authordominiquethomas.com for what’s going on with me and my books.
Cross over characters from this book
Kasam- You Were the Love of My Life
Hayward- Hold You Down and You were the Love of My Life and New book title coming soon
Austyn and JahMeek – Book coming soon
Dominque’s book reading order
If I Ain’t Got You
The Way that I Love you Part one and Part two
Hold You Down
Hold You Down 2
Hold You Down 3
You Were the Love of My Life
Side Effects of Loving You Part One
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Synopsis
The ladies are back with more drama than ever…
After breaking what many felt was the number one rule to sisterhood, Inga began a new life with Hayden. They are now married and have a new daughter, except the happiness they want is hard to achieve, with Tegan wreaking havoc at every corner. Hayden is forced to choose between his ex-wife and his new wife, as the woman he used to love does everything in her power to tear apart the woman he now loves.
Harlow was saved at the last minute by her good twin, Marcos. With him by her side, she was able to get the help she needed; but even sober, her life still feels empty. She now has twin sons along with her twin husbands, but with Jaycion, her childhood friend back in town for good, Lee is starting to feel like her old self. However, her twins aren’t going to allow Jaycion to step back into her life without a fight.
The aftermath of Aiden’s death puts Elsie into a depression that caused her to miscarry their child. Through it all, she had Elijah by her side. They grew close again and found a way to fix the relationship that they thought was broken. New problems arise for Elsie that has her seeing life in a new way. With her new developments, Elsie is determined to fix her life and make things right. Will she be able to fix the problems in her life as well as have the happy life with Elijah that she feels she really deserves?
Tegan is living in a life of regret. She has lost Hayden to Inga and feels like all is lost. Eric left her when she needed him the most, so when he pops back up she can’t be sure if he’s back for her or for Hayden. With vengeance on her mind, Tegan does things that she never though she would to get Hayden back. Will it still be enough to get her man back or has she lost him to Inga for good?
The way that these ladies love the men in their lives is almost unbelievable. They are willing to do anything to find the happiness that they feel they deserve. Take the final ride with these women and see if after all is said and done, will they have their happy ending, or was their blood, sweat and tears all for nothing.
Beginnings are usually scary and endings are usually sad but it’s everything in between that makes life worth LIVING.
Chapter One
Tegan
“Congrats boo, you are almost there!” Harlow yelled, hugging me tightly. I hugged her back while smiling. It felt so good to have a reason to celebrate.
“Thank you and yes, I finally am,” I said.
“Mo-mma! Mo-mma!” Hasan yelled walking up with Hayden. I looked at the man that I had loved for damn near my whole life, with a deep frown on my face. Hayden taught me that there was indeed a thin line between love and hate. On most days, I hated his ass but at night, I loved him. He was making me crazy. In his arms was his daughter that he had with Inga, my ex- best friend. The fact that he was now married to that bitch had me wishing I could just kill both of their asses. I dropped down to my knees and picked up my baby boy. He was the spitting image of his father; a constant reminder of what I had lost but I promised to get him back. And I would, by any means necessary, bring him home to his son and me where he belonged.
“Hi mama’s baby. Did you have fun with daddy?” I asked and started kissing all over his light brown, chunky face. Hasan giggled, loving the affection.
“Did you have fun Hasan?” I asked him again. Hasan nodded with a wide grin. I looked at his father, and his betrayal that was in his arms, with disgust. The fact that he could flaunt this bitch’s baby in front of me showed me just how petty his ass was. He was still trying to rub it in my face that he had left me and moved on.
“Did you have my baby around her?” I asked him as I sat Hasan back down. Harlow picked him up and carried him into the other room. We were having a small celebratory dinner at my home for me, because I had just half a year left of law school and I would be done. I was so proud of myself that I wanted to celebrate early. I had been through hell this past year and managed to stay in school, intern and keep my grades up. If that wasn’t determination then I don’t know what was. I was going to show Hayden that Inga’s guidance counselor ass, ain’t have shit on me. I was about to be a lawyer. That was something Inga nor Hayden was taking away from me.
“Let me see the baby,” Elsie said grabbing Aaleyah out of Hayden’s arms. She was only two months old and already I could see just how much she looked like him. Aaleyah and Hasan looked as if they had the same mother and father. Some very sick shit considering they didn’t. If I could have it my way, I would make it so that Hasan never knew her or Inga, but Hayden wasn’t having that.
“Look, we done talked about this shit a thousand times Tegan. I live with my wife so he will be around her. You’re the one with the problem, not her,” Hayden said in an almost bored tone. I tried to ignore how sexy he was looking in a black Bob Marley shirt-shirt with black jeans and black Timbs; however, his platinum wedding band wasn’t sexy and it didn’t look nearly as good as the wedding band that he had when he and I were married. Yeah, that bitch w
as a downgrade in every sense of the word. Her home wasn’t even nicer than mine. She was so happy to have him that she probably didn’t even care where they lived. He could have moved her back to the hood and she would have been happy.
“You don’t have to have him around that bitch to help raise him. I will take your ass back to court,” I said threatening his stupid ass. Hayden walked up on me clenching his jaw. His black Detroit fitted was pulled low to his head, almost shielding his beautiful eyes that my son and Inga’s daughter had.
“What I tell you about that shit Tegan? You gone make me fuck yo’ ass up in here. Damn, can we move past that shit? It’s done and there is nothing we can do to change it. We share a son and I’m going to be in his life whether you want me to be or not. I dealt with your shit for years and now you wanna act like I’m the one that did you wrong? What you’re not gonna do is disrespect Inga. Fix your nasty ass attitude before I fix it for you,” he said in one breath and walked away. I blinked a few times trying to hold back my tears. I went into my bedroom and closed the door. It was like the man I knew and loved was gone. Inga had found a way to make him hate me and I really just wanted to kill that bitch. I went over to my laptop and pulled up my messenger app. Lately I had been chatting with Harper because, like me, he also felt betrayed by Hayden and Inga. Harper initially liked Inga but she kept playing him to the left, but willingly opened her boney ass legs to my fucking man. Yeah, she was a hoe for real.
Me: Hey you, I thought you were coming to my party?
Harper: And see my brother’s bitch ass there? Nah, I’m good. You already know that I don’t mess with him like that. We work together and that’s it. Shit, we barely do that since he don’t let me sit in on his meetings anymore.
I shook my head at how pussy whipped Hayden was acting.
Me: Wow! So what? You still my brother, and btw, I talked to Inga. She trying to get on my good side and shit. She said that she thinks about you from time to time.
Harper: Really?
Me: Yes really. She let it slip but she didn’t take it back. I think that she regrets marrying Hayden but felt like she had to because of the baby.
Harper: Yeah and you know how controlling Hayden is. Can you give me her number? Please.
Me: 313-778-9000 DON’T TELL HER YOU GOT IT FROM ME
“Hey, are you okay?” Elsie asked stepping into my bedroom. I quickly shut off my laptop and turned to her. Elsie was looking beautiful as usual. She was now sporting her hair in a black pixie cut and sporting new, colorful tattoos to add to her already decorated body. I think a big part of her missed Aiden but she’s afraid to admit it. In addition, she’s practically married to Elijah now so her focus has been on him and her beauty bar, which is doing so good she recently picked up another location on the East Side of Detroit.
“Yeah I’m good. Aaleyah…she’s beautiful, isn’t she?” I asked even though we both knew the answer to my question. Aaleyah was the sort of baby you would see on a Gerber commercial. She was gorgeous. She was also a constant reminder of how I had been betrayed.
Elsie nodded giving me a small smile. Elsie had that Rihanna type of style where she could literally throw on an old ass t-shirt and look like she’s doing a campaign for Chanel or something. She was effortlessly beautiful. The type of woman that got hate just based off of her looks and style.
“Um yeah, she is, but so is Hasan. Fuck Inga. That bitch doesn’t deserve our friendship or our time,” Elsie said, all of a sudden very angry. I smiled, standing up. Elsie had been by my side through it all and I very much appreciated her for that. I walked over to her and hugged her tight. Good friends were definitely hard to come by. No one knew that statement more than me.
“No she doesn’t, so let’s go have some drinks and celebrate the fact that I am almost out of school,” I said pulling her out of the room. We walked out into the living room and I stopped when I spotted a familiar face. His grey eyes seemed to bore into me, as he stood near the wall with a drink in his hand. After he argued with me about Hayden, and I discovered that he was not only building a case against Hayden but that Hayden was fucking with Inga, Eric seemed to fall off the face of the Earth. His mother stepped down from her position as Secretary of State and they disappeared, or as Hayden liked to say, went into hiding. A year and a few months have passed, and here he is looking as good as I remembered him to be. I licked my lips trying to decide what to make of his appearance. Dressed casual in a collared black shirt with black slacks, he looks to be in good health and still carries himself as is if he’s someone you should know. Where Hayden is handsome and rough, Eric is handsome and preppy. He’s like the good guy version of Hayden, that was the sole reason why I feel for him. He’s what Hayden would have been like if he would have come from a good family and had money from the beginning.
“Hey Tegan,” Eric said nervously. I looked at him and waited for the butterflies to fill my stomach, but they never did. I looked into his grey eyes and sighed. I wouldn’t turn him away because hell, I was lonely and could use the attention, but I also knew in my heart that he wouldn’t be enough to get me over Hayden. I thought in the past that he would, but Eric being here now shows me that I was more in lust with him than love. Hasan ran into the room and Eric looked down at him. His whole face lit up when he saw him. Eric had wanted desperately for Hasan to be his son, so I wasn’t worried about if he would mistreat him or not. I knew that he loved Hasan the same way that he loved me.
“Hey little man,” he said picking him up. Harlow and Elsie watched Eric with protective eyes as he talked to Hasan. They didn’t like Hayden but they also didn’t too much care for Eric. He was the reason why I had Hasan early. My child could have died but he didn’t, and I was left with just a few bruises and a healthy baby so I didn’t hold a grudge against Eric for what happened.
“Wow, he’s so big Tegan,” Eric sad smiling at Hasan. “I mean he’s just… wow,” he said shaking his head. Hasan giggled as Eric playfully tossed him up into the air.
“Hayden is not going to like this shit at all Tegan. I’m happy his green eyes ass is gone,” Elsie mumbled standing next to me. Just the thought of pissing Hayden off, the same way he pisses me off on a regular basis, made me smile. Fuck Hayden.
“Well then, he really won’t like it when he finds out that we’re together,” I said holding in my smile. Elsie looked over at me and shook her head.
“I’m all for pissing him off, but I don’t know about this one. Eric tried to get Hayden locked up and damn near killed you when you fell down those steps. Are you sure you wanna welcome him back into your life so easily? He up and left you when you needed him the most, yet he claimed to love you. That’s some bullshit and you know it Tegan,” she said in a tone just for our ears. I thought about what she said and she was somewhat right. Eric had left when I needed him the most but for years, he had come second to Hayden so in my eyes we were somewhat even. I mean, why be lonely plotting on Inga when I can have Eric and still plot on her demise? Eric loved me and Hasan. He was sexy as hell and he was rich. I saw no reason not to have him in my life and getting with him would set Hayden on fire and just that fact alone made me want to be with him even more. I looked at Elsie and rubbed her arm.
“Eric is just what I need Elsie. I got this.”
A few hours later, I sat with Eric on my couch. Hasan was now in his bed, sleeping peacefully, and everyone from my party was gone. Eric was drinking a beer while I stalked Hayden and Inga on Facebook.
“So how have you been?” he asked glancing over at me. I shrugged flagging all of Inga’s pictures. I was on my fake page and I had several of them set up for her ass, and that bitch just accepted anybody because she was that desperate for friends.
“I’ve been living. Dealing with a bunch of bullshit by myself while the man that said he would always be there for me was nowhere to be found. That’s what I have been doing,” I replied, starting to flag Hayden’s Facebook pictures. He only had pictures up of his restaurants, but I still
flagged them.
“Tegan, you have to understand, Hayden had people out looking for me and my mom. We had to leave town. I told her that I was receiving threats but she doesn’t know from whom. She’s only stayed away for a few months because she had obligations here, but I needed to clear my mind and well, New York did that, but I thought about you every fucking day. I just couldn’t come back until I knew that I would be safe. I’m ready for his ass this time though. I just want to know if you will help me.” I sat my phone down in my lap and looked up at Eric.
“Help you do what exactly?”
Eric smiled.
“Get him locked up. I can be there for you and Hasan. You two should have been my fucking family anyway. He never deserved you,” Eric said scooting over towards me. I hated Hayden, but the last thing I wanted to do was get him locked up. I mean, once Inga was out of the picture with the help of Harper, he would come running back to me anyway.
“Eric, that’s Hasan’s father. I won’t help you lock him away. Is that the reason you came over here?” I asked frowning at him, also a little hurt because I thought he was here for me. Eric moved my phone out of my lap and kissed me on the side of my neck. I hadn’t been touched in over a year besides my toys, so his soft lips felt amazing against my dark skin. I closed my eyes sighing. I hadn’t felt the body heat of a man in way too long. My body was missing it like crazy.
“I came back for you, Tegan. I love you and I want you, please forget what I said. I just wanna be with you,” he whispered in between his kisses. His hands slipped under my black shift dress and up my thighs. I had gained a little weight after having Hasan. Hayden put me through so much shit that I started eating like crazy, but it looked good on me. I always had some man trying to get on but I just wasn’t feeling them like that. Eric was familiar though. His kisses, his hands, his lips, and his scent, I remembered. I allowed him to lay me back on the couch and climb on top of me. His suit jacket was now gone along with his shirt and shoes. He grabbed my face, cupping it so that I could look up into his hooded, grey eyes. He was the beautiful result of a biracial marriage that didn’t work. His eyes drew me in because I loved a man with some exotic eyes.
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