Free Vows of Deception: Something old, new, borrowed, and BLUE... by K. Harris

consent forms for me to visit with her at school once a week. So I will just schedule another family session with you two at your earliest convenience.”
    “That’s fine with me as well.”
    “Good. Well it was very nice meeting you Marcus. Again I apologize for being presumptuous about your part in parenting.”
    “No offense taken. But if I were you, making assumptions about a person before you know the entire story may not be a wise move. After all I didn’t judge your drunken outbursts last night.” At her shocked expression, Marcus continued with a smirk. “I trust your stay at the hotel was alright.”
    “I knew you looked familiar. Oh God, I am so embarrassed.” Danni’s face darken about four solid shades from humiliation. “I assure you that is not the way I regularly behave. Honestly, I can’t recall much from last night.”
    “No need to be embarrassed. We’ve all had those type of days.”
    “I was wondering would I ever see my knight without all of the armor again. Here you were in my face this entire time and I didn’t even know it. Thank you so much for everything you did for me last night.” Danni said. “I insist on paying you back. And I will wash your stuff.”
    “That isn’t necessary. I’m just happy I got to save a friend of my daughters.”
    “Well thank you again. So many other men would have taken advantage of me in such a vulnerable state.”
    “There are still some gentlemen left in the world, how about that?”
    “Only a small amount but yes you could say that.”
    “Here is a little free advice for you Mrs. Graves , don’t let the ignorance of one change your perception of others.” Marcus said with his final goodbye. After bidding farewell to Niecee they were gone. In his departure he left Danni’s mind in utter mayhem. She wasn’t punishing others for her hu… Lamont’s betrayal she was just stating the facts. There aren’t many gentlemen left in the world. Who knew she would be lucky enough to meet the last of his kind at such an awkward moment in her life? Its official, Lamont has unfortunately ruined her optimistic side.

Chapter Five
    Danielle was going through some serious issues since the day she confronted Lamont about his infidelity. Her drunken night out had done little to get a rise out of him. If anything, he just accused her of being a loose whore. Calling her out as the one who should be branded with the scarlet letter for adultery. Danni couldn’t believe the audacity of him to accuse her of such actions when his glass house was just waiting for impact. There was no doubt that he had been cheating for a while and he later confirmed that he started about two years ago. Sadly she has allowed the actions of her estranged husband to push her to drinking now daily. It had been a whole week since the confrontation with him and he was resulting in rarely showing his face in the home they once shared.
    By the middle of the second week she was starting to sink further and further into depression. Besides at work, there wasn’t any normalcy in her life. Her patients were her lifeline. They made her feel worth something. Especially one in particular. Niecee was always so excited to see her coming into her school to visit with her. Their time together was spent just talking about the random things happening around school. A couple of times, Danni has brought her lunch so they could talk on her lunch period. Most kids would hate that but Niecee seemed to be soaking that attention up. Actually Danni was soaking it up as well, so it was a win-win for them both. Once she arrives home to her cold, empty house full of broken promises and dreams of forever all she heard was silence.
    A talkative thirteen year-old was a lot better than the silence that was threatening to drive her crazy. Her parents and god-sister had been calling her but she pretends to be swamped with paperwork. Speaking with family only poses to be a problem for her for she had some tough decisions