9. Andress
1482 Words
Victoria POV
I went to bed right after talking with Earl, and I slept like a baby. I had never rested like that in my entire life, and it felt great to sleep in a more comfortable mood, not afraid of being hit or taken advantage of, just having a good time and feeling happy.
When I heard my cell phone ring, I checked it to see if it was Olivia asking if I would be returning. I saw it was 8 a.m. and I was feeding, so I replied quickly in a text, "I want to sleep more."
Me| I just got up, is something happening?
Purple Wife| Going in my shift after giving your furry babies food, just checking, u good?
Me| sleep b there soon
Purple Wife | Okidoky
I let the cell fall to the floor, and as I closed my eyes, I remembered Earl's face, which made me smile; this could work. My life could finally work, so I get up and go back to the public restrooms to change my pad and clothes, cleaning myself with wipes for the time being; at home, I will take a better shower.
It did not take long for me to get back in the car; by this point, my ass would be flat from the three-day drive that turned into a full-ass week of driving; I wonder how much a truck driver makes? Maybe I will ask Lily; her husband is a truck driver, and she is a stay-at-home mom, so she would know.
"Let us just hope I remember to ask her because s**t, my brain is foggy," I tell myself as I restart my car.
I am still freaking out about the ticket I got, but I was so happy to be free that I am pretty sure I hid it for that reason alone. I was surprised Levy was a cop, and I am hoping my Hispanic ass was enough adobo to get him to help me; I do not want to get divorced and hear my ex say,'she pays for her end of the stuff,' like it did with my mother.
I do not think I could afford half of what I am doing; I have no money to do anything, but as long as I am alive, I can do whatever it takes to stay alive; it is not easy living on the streets, but without it, I would not know half of what I do; I turned on Waze to get on the road.
Driving I see it is almost 10 a.m., and I can not text, so I call Olivia; she answers after the second ring.
Olivia sounded concerned when she replied, "Hey, are you coming here any time soon?"
I smiled at her question; I could always be myself with her; I just could not tell her everything right away, "I am on the road; it says I will arrive at nightfall; I swear I tried not to rape the back seats of my car, but it was so good I needed more rounds."
She laughed at my lame joke when I heard her son Gavin say, "Hi Vicky!". My smile widened as I heard him.
For weeks, I would take care of Gavin; he is such a sweet, caring, and loving boy that it amazes me that he is Levy's son; Gavin is more like his mother than Levy ever will be, but the guy has some advantages. I am not sure, but he better not f**k this up; he has no idea who Olivia is, and I know she is worth more than anything; the girl is like my sister, so to speak.
Almost forgetting to respond to Gavin, I quickly say, "Hey sweaty, how are you behaving with Mama? I will be there tonight, so tomorrow I might get to see you." I heard Gavin giggle.
Olivia quickly returned to her cell phone, "We will meet tomorrow, and I will take care of the babies today as well, okay? But I want the whole story, and Levy is willing to help if you tell the whole thing, okay?" I gulped hard.
Levy divorced his first wife for cheating on him; however, Levy was faithful to his wife, never touched her, and treated her with respect, love, and kindness. But his ex-wife was greedy, a real b***h who did not want him, only what he could provide her, and all in all, a real gold digger; her last act was getting pregnant for one of Levy's closest friends, and the second they divorced after years of marriage, he moved to Pittsburg, where he met Olivia.
Their story becomes more complicated, but overall, I know Levy does not like cheaters, in which case I am one, and I do not like a lot of what I have done, but I did not want to endanger my life, so I took a deep breath before responding.
"I will tell you everything, but just know I am getting divorced before I say anything else." I did not hear anything, but Levy was on the phone.
"Did you cheat with that asshole?" I was shocked to hear Levy refer to my current husband as an asshole.
No, I do not deny he is one, and worse, Levy rarely shows his true colors; I have to drag it out of him like squeezing lemons to get the juices out, and when he curses, it usually means he has something he wants to agree on; if he agrees on my cheating, I am going to lose my mind.
"How do you know that?" Instead of responding, I asked honestly, prompting him to laugh.
I could hear Olivia ask if he was right, to which Levy replied, "Oh, yeah she did, and I am glad too, my ex cheated on me while we were married, but I never laid a hand on her to hurt her, good to know you broke free from that piece of s**t, drive safe hunny," and my eyes popped out of my eye socket.
Olivia took or gave her the phone, and the next thing I hear is, "What the f**k just happened?" Levy rarely gets attached to anyone, and now you are dating him? "What the f**k squeaks." I laughed aloud, letting out my snorts and squeaking sounds.
After a while of laughing, Olivia says, "Alright, we will see you soon, love ya," and I make the kiss sound to quickly hang up.
After 10 hours of driving, I arrive at my destination, a small prison for a place to rest. Olivia informed me that the extra key I lent her months ago was still with her. I was disappointed that Ear never called me, but I had a good playlist to sing to. Now I need a real shower and to be with my furry dog, Bruno.
As I was getting ready, I heard a ping on my cellphone. When I went to take it, I saw the name Xander, but the name underneath it made me stop thinking, Andrew. When I was a girl, I had no idea why a man would say I love you to another girl; I always assumed you had to grow up with that type of person to say those words.
I had plans when I was younger, dreams that were perfect for me, and if I could have worked on them at the time, things would have been better for me, but I never expected him to play me like he does to other girls; it became clear he was using me when I dumped him, and in two days he was with a girl I considered a friend; after that day, he treated me like s**t, but I still had feelings for him.
Andress| hi
Andress| I hear you're coming back home
Andress| When?
Biting my lips. I was now having mixed feelings about returning home; I inboxed him on my way from Texas, but only out of habit. We would been telling each other when we would be returning to where we met since we were kids, and it felt like he was always pulling me, but I was so used to having a good time and then leaving him high that I did not care when I contacted him, and I needed to stop doing that. When I saw Xander's text, I was furious.
Xander| im going to PR Comic Con see ya then
Reading that text, I slam myself against the bed, "Why do I always attract bulshit!" I scream it while lying in bed.
When I hear Bruno bark beside me, I grab my cellphone and use Bluetooth to connect it to the boom box in the bathroom. I put on my favorite pajamas and go into the bathroom to play my song "Warriors" by Imagine Dragons.
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