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travel to L.A. for that weekend.
     
    She sighed and got up, it was almost time for Howard to come home and she had to put the finishing touches on their dinner.
    Bianca strolled through their mansion which was a far cry from the two-bedroom apartment she and her family had grown up in. After she had garnered a full scholarship to Tuskegee University she never looked back.
    Once in the kitchen, Bianca checked on the roasted leg of lamb which was still resting. Peace settled over her as she looked around, the Gazpacho was chilling in the refrigerator and she planned on grilling some vegetables when Howard got home. This was her life now, living in a mansion, serving on committees, volunteering and sharing her life with a rich husband who doted on her.
    She loved Howard, was nearly in love with him the first time she had met him. He had come into Nordstrom’s men’s department, where she was working at the time, looking for a suit. She had been smitten with his humble demeanor, intrigued by his dry wit and turned on by his good looks. It wasn’t until after their third date that he had admitted to her that he was a multi-millionaire. He had inherited his money from his grandfather who had made his fortune in oil.
    He could’ve decided not to work and squander his money away on partying or traveling. But that wasn’t his personality. After he had gotten his law degree and passed the bar, he started a foundation that benefitted at risk kids, single moms and families that earned too much to be eligible for government assistance but would disintegrate without any type of financial help.
    Bianca loved him with every fiber of her being. And he would give her anything in the world, but he couldn’t give her what she wanted…another woman.
    They could easily afford a full-time chef and housekeeper, but Bianca nixed that idea once they had gotten married. Because of the size of their house, she did acquiesce to having a cleaning service tidy up their mansion twice a month. Right after she and Howard had gotten married, she had quit her job in retail and went back to school, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in culinary science. She had graduated at the top of her class and Howard reaped the spoils. Bianca always cooked him a gourmet breakfast and dinner that rivaled any restaurant made meal.
    She had developed such a passion for cooking that she started a catering business and catered private dinners and public events. Sometimes she found herself cooking for anywhere between ten or five thousand people. She didn’t need the money but she enjoyed doing it. Since Howard traveled so much he liked seeing her busy instead of burning her hours waiting for him to return home.
    “ Hey B, I’m home, where are you?”
    Bianca giggled. He did the same thing every day; he’d roam their mansion, yelling her name until he found her. Fortunately, he didn’t have far to look, he knew that she would either be in their master suite, the media room or, in this case, the kitchen.
    When he stepped into the kitchen she jumped into his arms, he twirled her around and kissed her passionately. He easily handled her petite frame. Married for just two years, the honeymoon glow still surrounded them.
    “ Did you have a good day?” Howard asked after he set his wife down. He looked lovingly in her eyes.
    “ I did, I met Sierra for lunch, we did a little shopping—”
    “ How much of my money did you spend woman!” he asked feigning anger. He wasn’t worried; his wife was very prudent when it came to spending his money, that was just one thing on a long list of qualities that he loved about her.
    “ Just a couple grand,” she joked. “I saw a pair of Louboutins that I had to have.”
    His dark brown eyes shined with amusement. “You just exceeded your shoe allowance, no more new shoes for the rest of the year,” he retorted.
    “ Come on Daddy, help a sistah out,” she playfully begged. “I know that I’ll need more shoes, we’re