Chapter Eleven
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As the alarm sounded Lisa rolled over and hit the snooze button. She was to tired and wants more sleep but work was calling her name. The alarm sounded again and up Lisa went. She did her normal routine and then out the door she went. As she entered the parking lot she started to think of Aaron. “Come on Lisa, get it together” saying to herself wiping the tears from her face as she gets herself together and walks in the building.
“Hello Lisa” said a cheerful Lena
“Hello sweetie how are you”
“Are you ok have you been crying”
“I’ll be ok, I hope” with tears in her eyes
“Lisa don’t cry what’s wrong”
“Aaron killed his self yesterday” she said with tears rolling down her face
“HUH! Really how did you find out”
“He wrote me a note and I found him dead at his house” Lisa walked in her office to show Lena the letter he sent to her
“Oh my God are you ok sweetie? Should you be here? Does his parents know? Will you be ok working I can call all your appointments and reschedule"
“No I’ll be fine I need something to do to keep my mind off of it”
“When you think you can’t make it and you need to leave let me know”
“Thanks Lena I will” Lisa sits at her desk trying to focus on her work. In a couple of hours she will meet the Parkers to show them a home she hope they’d like cause she loved it. As she started working and getting things together for her appointments she stumbles over a picture of Aaron that she had planned on throwing away. The tears started to flow with no command.
“Lisa I have a Mr. Smith on line one. Can you take it” the intercom scared Lisa but she didn’t answer her.
“Lisa are you there” Lena sounding worried
“I’m here Lena I got it thanks” as Lena’s voice disappeared from the room Lisa cleared her throat
“ Ms. Grant speaking”
“Hello Lisa how are you doing” “I’m fine and you. May I ask whom I’m speaking to” Lisa asked very professional
“I’m Aaron’s father” as the words hit Lisa tears begin to fall again and she went speechless
“Hello, Lisa are you there” asked Mr. Smith
“Uh huh” was all Lisa could get out
“It’s ok sweetie. I know you’re hurting we are too”
“I’m so sorry for you and your wife’s lost. How's she doing”
“She’ll be ok I called because I had a question”
"Okay" Lisa said waiting for him to ask the question.
"I know you guys broke up about a month or two ago, but do you know about a woman being pregnant by him Lisa”
“Yes! That's the woman he cheated on me with. She's pregnant from what he told me the other day. Why?what’s wrong Mr. Smith” asked Lisa in a curious but puzzled way
“She was at his house when we got there crying and carrying on. She told us that her and Aaron was getting engaged since she was carrying his child”
“Really. That's a new one to me”
“It was the first that we had heard on it. All he talked about was trying to make things work between you too”
“Ah”
“I didn’t mean to bother you but we need to know and he said he talked to you everyday. So I thought you would know something important like this”
“With all due respect I didn’t talk to him every day but the only reason I know about the baby is because the girl came to my house and left me a note to call her”
“Huh”
“She came to my house to tell but I was at work. Then Aaron tried. That way he could beat her to it”
“I didn’t know things were happening like that Lisa”
“It’s a lot yall don’t know but let’s not talk about the drama. Do you need any help doing funeral arrangements or anything”
“Thank you Lisa, but we have it under control”
“Ok just call me if y'all need me”
“We will sweetie and I’ll let you know the day of the funeral soon”
“That sound great”
“I’ll talk to you later and remember it’s gone to be okay”
“I know. Please tell Mrs. Smith hello for me and that y'all are in my prayers”
“I will and bye Lisa”
“Bye” saying as she hung up the line and closed her eyes. She need to focus back on work, but how with all this going on. But her meeting with the Parkers was in thirty minutes. She had to pull herself together one way or another.
“Lisa the Parkers just called and said they’ll be about ten minutes late” Lena said over the intercom
“That’s fine Lena that gives me time to make sure the house looks good for when they get there”
“You think you can do this”
“Do what Lena” asking with puzzled look on her face
“Work well you’re going through losing someone”
“I’ll be fine Lena I can make it” trying to convince yourself as well as Lena
“Ok Lisa, but don’t overdo it please. If you need to go home. You can go home. Everyone will understand.”
“I know. Now let me get my things together so I can go to the house” Lisa knew Lena was right but she needed work to keep her mind off everything. Even thou Lena was at her desk Lisa felt her eyes on her and she knew she had to play it cool. She was hurting inside but Lena didn’t need to know it. As she got everything together and got into her car. She let the tears roll down. She needed to get it out her system. She needed to cry. At the house she made sure things were in place for the Parkers. As they pulled in the drive way Mrs. Parker was already smiling.
“I love the way the driveway is a distance from the house” said Mrs. Parker with a big grin on her face
“I thought you would”
"This place is big how many bedrooms are we talking about” asked Mr. Parker
“It has five bedrooms, three full baths and a half”
“Oh okay I like that good job Lisa”
“Say that after you see the rest of the house” joked Lisa
“There’s more and I don’t think I can take it” Mrs. Parker said as Lisa guided them through the house. It only took twenty minutes and they were in love with the house.
“So what do you think” Lisa finally asked
“Lisa this house is gorgeous I love it”
“Yes the Mrs. is right we want it”
“That’s what I like to hear. I’ll get the papers ready for you guys to sign”
“OK make it happen” joked Mr. Parker
“I’ll have them by the end of the week. I’ll give you guys a call as soon as I get them”
“Sounds good Lisa well I have a case in a hour. I need to be heading out to get ready we’ll be in touch”
“Thanks again for all the help see you soon”
“You’re welcome it’s my job” joked Lisa as the Parkers walked to their car smiling from ear to ear. She had done her job and she was happy. Now off to the office for her next appointment with Mr. Johnson. On her way she couldn’t stop thinking about her next client. He was fine as hell, had swag out this world, and he did something to her that no man has ever did. But she had to be professional about it. "Lord give me strength" saying as she looked up to the sky driving to her office.
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