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the fact that men do
it all the time and they are still considered men but
when women have
one
night stands they
are
considered to be tramps.
Sasha was not concerned about this because
had needs and she was meeting them.
Tomorrow
was another day.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
    A month later, Sasha loves every aspect of her
life.
She is enjoying being with Antonio and for
the first time she is taking time to be alone with
herself.
    Antonio comes around about once a week
because that’s the way Sasha wants it. She doesn’t
want to be looking at Antonio on a daily basis
because she understands now that her primary
problem is that she has always felt the need to have
a man in her life.
    Perhaps, this has to do with the fact that her
father was not in her life; she really didn’t know the
real reason but she wanted to break out of this and
be
whole
with or
without a
man.
She liked
Antonio though because he didn’t
make any
demands on her nor did he impose on the times
that she wanted for herself.
    He was busy with business most of the time
and
he
worked long
hours. Often he
would
develop terrible headaches because he worked too
hard trying to ensure that his business continues to
be profitable.
    He never talks about money with Sasha but he
has admitted to Sasha that he has a son from a
previous relationship.
    But mostly, they talk about the things that are
in the here and now and they don’t talk about their
past relationships because they are just enjoying
one another and still taking it one day at a time.
    However, Sasha hasn’t been feeling as well as
she usually does and she feels that all the turmoil
that she has experienced with the death of her dear
mother, her job and her relationships with Justin
and Tony have all caught up with her.
    She knows that although she has been having a
good time, she can’t leave the school in Montclair
in limbo. She has to make some definite decisions
within a few weeks.
    The on-site psychologist for the school has
agreed to stay on regardless of whether or not
Sasha decides to return to the school but the
question is who will take over Sasha’s role. Sasha is
great in her counseling role because she identifies
so well with the girls and that is mostly attributed
to her past experiences.
    When
she
phoned
Tula
before
leaving
Montclair, Tula gave her the name of someone
who would be a good choice to lead the school if
Sasha decides not to return.
    Sasha’s
first order of
business
is
to make
contact with Bretta
Moore to find out her
availability and learn more about her experience in
dealing with troubled teen girls.
    In the meantime, Sasha
has
scheduled
a
doctor’s appointment to find out why she isn’t
feeling quite up to par. She has an appointment
today
and hopes
that she
will be able to get
something to help her feel more like her old self.
    The doctor sees her and after examining her
and performing a few tests, Dr. Ratio tells Sasha
that she is about 12 weeks pregnant.
    Sasha is beleaguered because she has only been
in San Antonio about two months so if she is 12
weeks the baby is definitely not Antonio.
    But she wonders who baby is it because she
had been intimate with clients, Justin and Tony.
Sasha was devastated! She wants a baby badly
but she wants it with someone she really cares
about and that is Antonio.
She
wondered what she
should do now
because Antonio certainly wouldn’t want to be
involved with her if he found out that she was
pregnant with another man’s child.
Nevertheless, Sasha knew that she had to tell
Antonio the whole truth about her life.
She felt
she owed him that much because he has been so
open with her about himself and she was beginning
to fall for him.
Sasha phoned Antonio at his job and asked if
he wanted to come over for dinner.
He said, “Sure, I always want to see you,” and
showed up promptly at 6:00 p.m.
Sasha decided not to cook because she didn’t
feel like it so she ordered several of Antonio’s
favorite dishes from a local