Forty-Five

I get up and go check on the chicken and see that it is almost done so I start to mix the ingredients for the cornbread in one bowl and the in another one I mix the ingredients for the cake and then pour them into pans. I pull out the chicken and then adjust the temperature and put in the cornbread and the cake since they take about the same amount of time to bake.
When I’m done, I head back to the living room and see that I have a message but I don’t recognize the phone number. I open it up and see that it’s a message from Keith. I hadn’t heard from anyone other than my family since I left Louisiana and now out of the blue he’s texting me. Why now? I don’t need this in my life, so I delete the message without even reading it and go back to my work.
Finally, around midnight, Jameson texts me and tells me that he’s on his way home and I let him know that I’m making him a plate for when he gets home. He thanks me and then tells me that he wants to take a shower with me. I know that he knows I’ve already showered, so for him to ask means he had a bad day. I tell him that I will and I’ll see him when he gets home. After we hang up I go and make his plate then set it in the microwave. Fifteen minutes later I hear the car pull into the driveway and I go to the front door and unlock it, but the person that walks through isn’t Jameson. I’m standing there in pure shock and a little frightened to be honest. This can’t be real. Where is Jameson? He should be here soon and everything will be fine. Anger is starting to build up inside of me and I want to kill him. How dare he show up uninvited and intrude on my life? I warned him and he will pay for this.


CHAPTER SIXTEEN


“What the hell are you doing here and how did you know where I live Keith?” I’m pissed off and fuming at the audacity this man has at being here on my doorstep like he belongs here. I don’t have time for this crap tonight. Jameson will be home soon and he’s had a bad day and the last thing he needs is coming home to me in my robe with a strange man on our doorstep. I have to get rid of him before Jameson gets home. Seconds after I think it, Jameson pulls into the driveway and I can feel the color draining from my face. This cannot be happening.
“Keith, you need to leave now and never come back. I don’t know or care why you’re here but you’re definitely not welcome.”
“I came to see you baby.” He’s insane. There’s no other explanation.
“You really have lost your mind and don’t ever call me that again. I’m not now nor have I ever been your baby.”
“Why are you acting like that? I came all the way out here just to see you and you treat me like this.” I see Jameson get out of the car and eye Keith up and down before coming to stand next to me and wrap an arm around my waist. I can’t enjoy his touch at the moment because of the bastard that’s standing in front of us right now and that ignites my anger even more. I speak slowly and with menace as I stare at him. I don’t really notice that I’m walking until I no longer feel Jameson’s arm around me.
“I am only going to say this one more time and I suggest you hear me, so listen carefully. I never want to see you again, I’m not your baby, and if you ever come to our home again it will definitely not end well for one of us.” I slowly back away while keeping my eyes locked on his and I see a hint of fear in his eyes before the craziness comes back.
“You and I will always be together. You’re just confused because of that person next to you. Once we get rid of him we can be together.” He really is crazy. I pull Jameson’s phone out of his pocket and dial 911. I let them know what is going on and they tell me that they will be sending someone over. I hang up and look back at Keith and he has a hurt look on his face that is quickly replaced by anger.
“Now you’re more than welcome to stay if you’d like but I don’t suggest it, and like I said before, never come back here or contact me again. I hate you and want nothing to do with you. Go meet your wife and I’ll stay with the man that I’m in love with and everyone will be happy.” I turn to walk back into the house and he grabs my arm which enrages Jameson. He grabs Keith by the shoulder and shoves him away from me. He’s stayed quiet this entire time and let me handle things but now I know that he will be taking over. Keith made the biggest mistake in touching me.
“I don’t know you but if you ever touch my woman again it’ll be the last thing you ever do.”
“This is between me and her so you need to stay out of it.” He shoves Jameson and that did it. Jameson pushes me behind him and then turns and punches Keith in the face. The next thing I see is blood gushing from Keith’s nose but that doesn’t stop Jameson. I watch as he repeatedly hits him in the face and stomach until he falls to the ground writhing in pain. I pull Jameson by the arm to get him to stop and surprisingly he does and holds me in his arms.
“Are you okay Doll?”
“Yes baby I’m fine. He didn’t hurt me. Are you alright?”
“I’m okay baby girl.” I hear sirens in the distance and know that the cops are almost here finally. We wait for the police to arrive and he holds me tight in his arms. I just keep thinking to myself that my moving here was supposed to be to better my life not to have more drama. First there’s his crazy one night stand from years ago and now it’s my past coming back. How did he even know that I’d moved here? I know for a fact my family didn’t tell him and none of my friends from back home even knew about him. This is really bothering me that he found me way over here. If he just moved to Wisconsin then that would be a coincidence but he came directly to my home, and that means he had to have been told or found out some other way. My job wouldn’t have said anything because I could sue them for giving out personal information and I don’t think he could find out my address online but then again anything is possible with the internet.
The cops finally pull into the driveway as he is trying to get up off of the ground. I want to laugh and I probably would if this was on television but it isn’t, this is happening in my front yard. Neighbors have started to come out of their homes to see what all the commotion is about and I don’t blame them. This is a quiet neighborhood and everyone is nice to one another. We don’t have these types of problems here and twice, not even a month apart, the cops have been called to our house in our quiet neighborhood. This has to stop. I hear his phone ringing and he answers it then hands it to me. I look at him and ask who it is and he tells me that it’s Alicia. She had been calling my phone but it was in the house. I answer and tell her that we kind of have a situation right now and I’ll call her back later when she cuts me off and tells me that she’s on her way over with Micah. I ask her why and she says that it’s very important and before I can ask if we can just do this some other time she hangs up. Well that was weird. I put the phone back into his pocket and the cops came over to us after talking to Keith. I tell him what happened up until Jameson got home and then he tells what led up to him beating the crap out of Keith.
The officers take our statements and ask if we’d like to press any charges. I tell them that I want him off our property and that he should be committed. I mean the man followed me here and then started talking about getting rid of my boyfriend. Seriously that is stalker and potential killer stuff and quite frankly I’m scared for my man. I don’t know what this idiot will do if he’s set free. Jameson tells them that we want to press charges and they tell us to come down to the station in the morning and get the paperwork done. I look by one of the police cars and they are handcuffing Keith and trying to get him into the backseat when he looks at me and smiles but it isn’t a happy smile. His smile looks sadistic and evil as he looks between myself and Jameson. I don’t like it and I tell the officer that is standing in front of me. He tells me not to worry but something deep inside me tells me that we all should be very worried.