Still thicker than water by Allen Takerra Read Free Book Online Page A

god.
    Climbing into Tatum’s car all Sasha could wonder was if Chauncey came home, how much self control would she really have?
    Damn, this nigga...
    And then she pulled off.
     
    After all day and night of Sasha and Tatum going on and on about Chauncey’s revelation, even during their spa treatment, and then a breakfast at IHOP the next morning, Tatum was dropping Sasha and Aubrey back at the airport.
    “ Damn girl, these trips be too short,” Tatum said, hugging Sasha. She didn’t want her to leave.
    “ I know,” Sasha whined, pouting her lips. “Maybe you can come down to the A soon, though?”
    Tatum nodded.
    “ I just gotta get some shit straight up here, and I will.”
    Sasha nodded and smiled and then heard her flight boarding.
    “ Alright girl, I’ll call you.” Sasha gave Tatum another long hug. She grabbed Aubrey’s hand and turned to make her way to the terminal, waving at Tatum.
    “ Bye brown bitch, who knows when I’m gonna see you again!” Tatum shouted.
    Sasha turned around and smirked.
    “ Sooner than you think!”
    Tatum scrunched her face in confusion, she was sure she wouldn’t be seeing her for at least another month.
    “ What you mean?” She yelled out to Sasha but she just waved her hand and disappeared into the terminal.
    Sooner than I think? Tatum questioned to herself, wondering what the hell Sasha was up to. Oh, boy.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 
    Chapter 6 - Devo tion
     
     
    A Week Later
     
    Sasha sat on her living room couch, eating Oreo cookies and watching Mike and Aubrey decorate the Christmas tree. Aubrey was so excited and she was walking all over Mike, placing every single decoration at the same level as her height, which was the bottom of the tree.
    “ Mike, yall gotta spread ‘em out,” Sasha laughed. “You two got the tree looking extra country.”
    Mike giggled.
    “ Oh yea?” He turned to Aubrey who was placing a snowman ornament on the same branch as a silver ball. “Well, tell Mommy she needs to get her lazy bones up, and help us.” He laughed and Sasha rolled her eyes.
    “ I’m tired,” she defended and they shared another laugh.
    They continued to bask in the Christmas delight, and Sasha’s thoughts turned to Chauncey. She wondered what he was doing right now, and she wondered if the events would have played out differently, would this have been them?
    “ You know…,” she started at Mike. She figured now was as good a time as any, and she didn’t want any surprises coming his way. “Uhm, Chauncey may be getting paroled soon.”
    Mike was silent and continued to search for a spot for the ornament in his hand. After thirty seconds of silence, Sasha probed.
    “ Did you hear me? I said-”
    “ I heard you, Sasha,” he snapped.
    She sighed, and turned and looked out of the window into the darkness.
    “ Well, I just figured I’d let you know. I guess it’s a good thing.”
    “ A good thing for who?” Mike questioned, looking at her intensely. Sasha swallowed hard.
    “ A good thing for Aubrey, of course.”
    Mike took a break from the tree and made his way over to the mini bar where he had a cup of coffee and Kahlua.
    “ And how do you know this, anyway?”
    Shit, Sasha thought to herself. She had lied to him about her trip to Jersey. And that’s the thing about lies, they always force more lies even when you promise to never tell another one.
    “ He told Tatum.”
    Mike shook his head in disbelief.
    “ How does this guy damn near kill a girl, and only serve two years and some change, and is even considered for parole?”
    Sasha was surprised by Mike’s lack of understanding, or was she?
    “ You think he deserves to be locked up?” Sasha asked, thinking of all of the evil Neli had done. Mike was fuming.
    “ I think he got what he deserved!” He raised his voice and Aubrey’s attention was brought to their argument.
    “ Daddy don’t got dessert…daddy got me… and mommy… on his