I was awoken by Jonny getting ready. Clearly, he still has that military mentality, as he’s up at nearly the crack of dawn no matter what time he goes to bed. It’s annoying… I mean, you run security at a nightclub… Sleep a little later than seven! Being the night owl that she is, I dunno how Loyalty puts up with his shit, but then again, he takes care of our daughter all morning while she sleeps.I know when he’s all the way up because I smell the coffee brewing. I get up and we have a somewhat quiet stand-off in the kitchen when Jonny makes a funny face and pulls his gun from his back. “Expecting anyone”? I just shake my head no, as he peeks his head around the corner of the kitchen toward the back door.“Lala?”, we suddenly hear Maxine calling from down the hallway.“Still asleep Maxine”, Jonny says with relief as he puts the gun away and enters her line of sight.I heard her embrace Jonny as I stepped out into the hallway too. Her husband, Kevin, is now enter
It’s so stiflingly hot, yet I don’t want to open my eyes. Something smells so good, and as I rub my face into it I feel it vibrating as it chuckles. The familiarity of it makes me inhale deeply and sigh as soft kisses begin to pepper my neck, making me moan. “Mmmm, mi Amor”, (my love) I hear Jonny’s raspy voice laced with sleepiness. “No quiero dejarte ir, pero huelo sangre”, (I don’t want to let you go, but I smell blood) he says suddenly jolting me out of my sleep. Sangre (blood)?! I know that means blood! “Blood?”, I gasp and squirm in his tight hold as he begins to laugh. “My period, Jonny let me go”! “Mi Amor, I don’t care!”, (my love) he says as he flips me over on top of him and pulls me down for a kiss. When I finally broke away, I told him, “I do! Now let me use the bathroom”! He chuckles and lets me go. When I got up, there was surely enough blood… Everywhere! “Jonny, change the sheets and your shirt… I’ll buy you a new one”, I told him as I darted
You would think that the one night Jonny gets Loyalty in bed with him would be the one he sleeps in, right? Wrong! I’m in the kitchen just before seven when Loyalty dashes by me on her way to her bedroom, without even noticing me. Less than two minutes later, Jonny is exiting the bedroom with what were clearly the bed sheets bundled up and stuffing them into the washing machine. He heads for her bedroom without saying a word to me and when he comes back he has the clothes Loyalty was just wearing in his hand. That’s when I noticed the front of his shirt had blood on it, and I almost choked on the vomit rising up in my throat. He rolls his eyes at me and tosses Loyalty’s bloody clothes into the washing machine along with his shirt. Then he heads to the bathroom. When he comes back he has peroxide! He adds the peroxide to the detergent before starting the washing machine. When he’s done, he returns the peroxide to the bathroom and grabs fresh sheets from the hall closet befo
I’m awoken by my daughter’s giggling. She’s lying on the bottom of my bed coloring with Meme. I sat up and glared at them, “uh-oh Gabby, we woke mama bear”! “Funny Mems”, I told her as I climbed out of the bed and headed to the bathroom. When I came back out, I asked her, “where is everyone”? “Spin left for the shop early because he’s leaving early for your date later tonight, and Jonny said he was running to his mother’s to drop off the grocery order you insisted on making”, she states. “Ugh! He went without me?” I whined. “Chill Lala”, she says. “I doubt he’ll be gone long. The man came in here and checked your damn vitals before he left! Wanna tell me what that shit is all about”? “Yeah, embarrassing actually that he still does that! After I pushed Gabby out, I technically had a minor heart attack or a heart palpitation or something to that effect. Anyway, my heart stopped for a moment, like literally skipping a beat”, I told her. “So now when I have my period, Jonny thinks I’
I get the living shit scared out of me in the middle of my sleep when a small body topples from the top of the back of the sofa onto me. “Daddy!”, it squeals excitedly. “Hey, baby girl”, I tell my daughter as Meme starts to laugh. “Hey, Spin”, she says as she looks down over the sofa at me. “Excited about your date tonight? Mikey told me you’re taking Lala to Broadway”! “Yeah, not a word to her, Mems”, I told her. She rolls her eyes at me, “don’t worry Spin. I gotchu”! I wrap my arms around my daughter and I kiss all over her when Jonny comes out of the guest bedroom and heads for the coffee pot. When Stephany realizes Jonny is up she squeals again, “YaYa”! His gaze instantly snaps at her, “hey, princess. Why are you up so early”? “Meme snorts”, she says, making us all laugh. I give her a few more minutes of snuggles before I hand her off to Meme, “I have to get an early start since I’m leaving Mikey to finish up tonight without me”.
Today we are heading upstate early because Jonny is taking Stephany and me out on a casual date, and I dunno why this excites me more than the idea of having a solo date with him. We’ve been out together numerous times, just the three of us… But this is like a date, seriously! Unlike every other weekend, the bags are loaded into the Subaru instead of Jonny’s car. We’ll be heading right to wherever he is taking us, while everyone else will head to the lake house. My period is tapering off thankfully, but I know my hormonal rage will reign on a little longer, so this weekend should be interesting! I have a lot to be upset about… The lake house yard is a construction zone since Spin insisted on having the pool put in this year, so the excavation has already started and is due to be completed today! The electrical and plumbing are supposed to be completed tomorrow and Sunday, and the vinyl liner is supposed to be put in on Monday with the stone edging before the inspection, w
This morning I left for work before anyone else, but Jonny was up. Since they’re all headed upstate to the lake house anyway, I’ll see them earlier than I usually do. Again, the traffic was minimal since it was so early and I managed to get through another few cars before anyone else showed up at the shop. I’m surprised to see the alert go off so early that they’re all already at the lake house, but the cameras show Meme armed with Loyalty’s keys entering the house with just Bo and Melanie. Bo unloads my Subaru that Meme drove with everyone’s stuff, but even a few hours later, Loyalty, Jonny, and Stephany have still not arrived. I decided to check that other app Meme told me about. “What is she doing in Rhinebeck?” I said out loud to myself. “I dunno”, says Mikey, like he’s confused about why he’s being asked. “The Dutchess County Fair opens this weekend. Maybe they went”! After a brief pause, he looks up from the engine he is working on and says, “hey did you k
I woke up early and went in search of Jonny. Surprisingly, he was still asleep and startled when I woke him. “Mi Amor?”, (my love) he questioned in his sleepiness. “Can you come with me?” I asked him and he nodded his head before climbing out of the bed and sliding his jean shorts back on. “We’re leaving, let Melanie know and meet me in the garage”! He didn’t say a word as I left the room and went back to mine to grab my phone, bag, and shoes. I’m momentarily thrown off when I spot a fully clothed Gabe asleep on the couch, but I keep moving! In less than five minutes, Jonny is sliding into the driver’s seat of my car. “Game plan”? “Starting at square one, take me to the colonial”, I tell him. He nods and pulls the car slowly out of the garage. When we get there, we walk into the unlocked front door and head right for the bedroom… “I hate this room”! “For owning the place, I’m surprised Spin didn’t take the master bedroom”, Jonny says. “It’s not?” I aske
Loyalty sobs herself to sleep in Bo and Max’s hold and her unconscious body is then carried by Bo out of the warehouse, where she’s loaded into an ambulance and taken to the hospital to be examined. After she’s released, she’s taken to Nina’s house where she barricades herself in Jonny’s bedroom with Stephany for days! The day before Jonny’s funeral, she goes with Bo, Max, Rich, all three of his brothers, and his sister to get a tattoo. I don’t understand what possessed her to get such a thing, but she’s in mourning right now and I’m still feeling shitty that the one fucking guy I loved to hate was the one who saved my life. But still… The tattoo bothers me! Right in the center of Loyalty’s chest is a life-like replica of the back of Jonny’s left hand. In the middle, it reads Jonny Anthony Knight. It also lists his birthday as Sunrise September thirteenth, and the day he died as Sunset October fourteenth. That wouldn’t be so bad, but on the ring finger of the handprint, it says ‘Amor
Loyalty and Stephany spend one night with Jonny at his mother’s house before returning to her Brooklyn apartment. She calls me and pleads with me for space, and we agree that she’ll return to the lake house with our daughter on Saturday. Each day becomes more and more miserable without them, and by Friday I’m losing my fucking mind!Pardon my shock when Jonny calls me and I send it to voicemail the first three times before actually answering, “what”?“Amory is missing”, he practically whispers.“What the fuck did you just say?” I growled out.“Amory is missing”, he screamed into the phone. “I need you to get down here. The police want to have a word with you”!“Where’s my fucking daughter, Jonny?” I barked out frantically.He sighs, “she’s fine! She’s upstairs in the apartment. How long until you get here, Spin”?“An hour”, I told him before hanging up.I dial Gabe and he bolts down the stairs like a flash of lightning and we’re out the door in s
I wake up in the bed of my Brooklyn apartment wrapped in Jonny’s arms, and if we weren’t both completely naked I’d almost be inclined to believe that the last few months of my life were just some really bad dream. I called Spin last night and pleaded with him for space, and after promising to return to the lake house by Saturday, he reluctantly agreed. I feel sick, although I don’t admit this to Jonny. Instead, I emphasize that my feet hurt, my back hurts, my boobs hurt, my butt even hurts, and I’m just tired beyond exhaustion. He does what he can to comfort me, but I know the stress of my situation is starting to become daunting to all of us involved. I’m bored to death with Jonny’s constant babying of me and when I suggest going down to the club for our last night here in Brooklyn, he agrees yet straight up tries to dress me! Eventually, I got my way. However, I do swap the shoe suggestion for the shorter wedged heels he chose from the stilettos I originally picked.
I attend the date with Spin, only to end up in bed with him in some random room in the colonial. After knowing his history with women not sleeping in his bed, it leaves me feeling queasy that I even let it happen. It’s been three years, but I’ve come to terms with the fact that Spin just doesn’t do it for me anymore! I took Jonny back down to the lakeside hideout and confessed everything! At first, he was furious. I get it, we’ve been like fucking like rabbits with each other, so why would I even have allowed that to happen? I guess I was caught up in a moment and the alcohol sure didn’t help! “Mi Amor”, (my love) Jonny says as I lean against the hood of his car. “What is it”? I sighed before babbling out, “I did something last night that I shouldn’t have. I’m now sick to my stomach over it and I have to be truthful with you about it”. “Amory, what is it?”, he says calmly as he folds his arms over his chest. I can tell he already suspects what I’m going to s
I wake up still pissed off about Jonny’s contract and how fluidly both he and Loyalty move with each other. I try not to stress it and switch my focus to doing damage control. I have tonight all planned out, and like with the night of the Broadway show, I’m putting Loyalty’s preferences first! I leave for work without so much as a peep from anyone, even Jonny is surprisingly still upstairs in Loyalty’s private wing of the lake house. All these extra doors are starting to become a nuisance… Was it necessary to construct a hallway closure barricade in both houses?! She’s so peculiar about certain shit to the point it irks me! When I arrive back at the lake house, I head to the shower before I seek Loyalty out. She’s in the hammock with Stephany lying over her. Even though our daughter is only almost three, she covers most of Loyalty’s body. Another testament to just how small she is compared to everyone else around her, even her own child! Courtney joins Loyalty in
Loyalty, Jonny, and I traveled back to Brooklyn for one last week. They spend the week packing up their stuff to be taken to the lake house, while my anger at how close they’ve grown in the last month just seethes and festers within me. I haven’t been able to get more than a full-on-the-mouth kiss out of Loyalty and it aggravates me since she randomly breaks apart from Jonny’s hold whenever I enter a room they’re in together. By the time we make it to the courthouse for the DNA hearing, steam is coming out of my ears! It doesn’t help that Stephany throws a tantrum in the parking lot that results in Jonny carrying her like a China doll perched on his arm. I tried, Rich tried, even Loyalty tried, but Stephany refused to stop crying until Jonny took her into his arms. When the case is called before the judge, Loyalty is escorted to the plaintiff's desk with Rich and Jonny, who still has Stephany clinging to his neck. I stood alone at the defendant’s desk. I turned back a
For over a week and during our last weekend trip upstate, tensions between Jonny and Spin continued to escalate. I’ve stepped in between them more times than I care to admit. In the middle of the first week of October when we appeared in court, everyone had just about reached their breaking point! Despite Spin petitioning the court for this appearance, I initiated the divorce, and, therefore, I stand at the plaintiff's desk while Spin is still the defendant in this case. Even with Rich being with me at the podium, Stephany clings to Jonny and refuses to let him go. So we stand before the judge with Jonny between us, momentarily confusing the judge as she steps out to approach her bench. “Ms. Williams, nice to finally meet you! Please explain to me what on Earth is going on here and why this divorce case now has a paternity request attached to it”, she states coldly. I take a deep breath and say, “yes, your honor. So a little over three years ago, when I made the
I stepped out of the tent first thing in the morning to find Loyalty still lying on Jonny’s chest in the hammock. He’s holding his phone up over her head and they’re both clearly laughing. I don’t know what to make of their odd behavior anymore, so when I walk by I push the hammock and make Loyalty squeal at the sudden movement! The next morning at breakfast, Loyalty is explaining that it’s not necessary for them to take their stuff back to Brooklyn since next weekend is the last weekend before the new contracts go into effect and they’ll be at the lake house more than in Brooklyn. Courtney and Jonny agree, so they all load their dirty laundry into the washing machine together. I’m surprised they’re all in such agreement about this, but then again, Loyalty has baskets on a rack above her washer and dryer in Brooklyn that are labeled with everyone’s names on them, so I’m sure it’s not the first time they’ve all done this. At the lake house, there is shelving on the opposite
I stretch out on the warm firm surface I’m lying on top of as the familiar smell overwhelms my senses and I rub my face into it. It starts to chuckle when I feel something vibrate from under me. Jonny slides his hand down between us to retrieve his cell phone from his pocket. “Amory, where’s your phone?” Jonny asks with his voice still raspy from sleep. I shrugged, “in my room probably. Why”? “Charlene has been tryna reach you”, he says. I sighed, “she wants approval to do a duet theme night for karaoke this week”. “Like couples karaoke?” I ask him confused, and he nods. “I guess that’s a cool idea”! “Wanna do a song with me?”, he asks with a smile on his face. It’s not like we haven’t before! “As long as it’s not Love Lies”, I said through my giggles and lay my head back down on his chest. Jonny laughs hard and says, “Okay! How about-“. “How about you surprise me, but just not Love Lies”, I tell him, making him laugh harder. “Okay! No Lo