Black Lies White Lies by Dranda Laster Read Free Book Online

now.”
    “Sandra, you can go ahead and join the kids in the kitchen. I’ll be down in a minute. I have to make some calls.”
    “Don’t be too long.”
    “Ok, this won’t take long.”
    Justin and Sydney were already in the kitchen and Rosa had fixed breakfast. “Would you like some coffee, Mrs. Davis?”
    “Yes, Rosa. Would you take a cup to Bryan? He’s in his office. I’ll finish getting the kids ready for school.”
    “Hurry and eat your breakfast, kids, so we can be on time this morning.”
    Bryan walked into the kitchen as we were headed upstairs. He was looking fantastic in his black suit, white shirt and red tie. He did pay attention to detail when it came to dressing. I just hadn’t noticed this morning. Guess I was thinking about everything else. “Did you get the coffee?”
    “Yes, but I said I would be right down.”
    “Yes, but I know how that is.”
    He had to laugh. “You are right. Sandra, ask Justin to come back down after he’s dressed. I have a surprise for him and Sydney.”
    “Really? Ok. That sounds like a plan.” As we kissed, I hurried up to get the kids ready. Maybe he was going to stick to his word this time and spend some quality time with the family.
    After I told Justin his father had a surprise for him he ran downstairs. “Does Daddy have a surprise for me too?” asked Sydney.
    “Yes, Baby Girl,” and she bolted too. I went to my room and pulled on some sweats to drop the kids at school.
    The kids were screaming and laughing when I got back downstairs. “Mommy! Daddy’s taking us to the park after school! Isn’t that marvelous?” Justin screamed.
    “Yes, that’s incredible, Baby. Now let’s get ready to leave, we’re running behind. Bryan, I know you will be gone when I get back so I love you and I’ll see you this afternoon.”
    “I will be home early so I’ll talk to you then,” we kissed each other bye. The kids and I hopped in the Range Rover and headed for school.
    When we arrived at the school I saw Sabrina dropping her two kids off. I blew my horn, making sure she saw us. She waved and smiled as she drove by. I needed to find a way for us to be closer. Momma was gone, Daddy was doing his thing and we were sisters. Driving home I thought of Candice and Sabrina and how we used to be. And now look at us living separate lives.

Sabrina
    Chapter 4
    There was my sister Sandra blowing the horn. We had hardly spoken. Life had a way of making things change, sometimes not for the better. I thought about the three of us; Candice, me and Sandra. About how close I’d thought we were when we were kids. They’d always thought I was Momma’s favorite, but I begged to differ. Momma had her favorite alright, herself and maybe I was next. I wanted the same things they wanted but I had a different way of getting it.
    I was like my mother in that aspect. She’d always gotten what she wanted. I pulled up in my driveway. Had I gotten what I’d wanted? I’d gotten Anthony, my high school sweetheart and pro baller, the man I couldn’t live without.
    I walked into my living room which was trashed from the party we’d had last night. I felt hungover from too many drinks and not enough sleep. I’d had to get the kids off to school today since the nanny was off. Anthony and all the team had been up in here partying like it was 1999 and it happened to 2010. I knew our housekeepers hated when they came here to this kind of mess, but that’s what they got paid for.
    I was going back to bed. My head was pounding. Anthony was still asleep in the other room. I didn’t want to be bothered with him anyway. All he wanted to do was get drunk and hang at the strip bars with his buddies. I couldn’t care less. I laid across my king sized four poster bed that Anthony had made especially for me and passed out. I woke at three o’clock, just in time to pick up the kids.
    I ran downstairs, jumped into my Aston Martin and rushed to pick up the kids.
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    I lived well. I had every