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on
his desk. “You know how I do. I can’t hand in my player cards like
you and settle down with one woman. I got a lot of love to give.”
Both men broke out in laughter.
    “Look, bro,” Ephraim said, “being with one
woman is the best thing that ever happened to me. I got tired of
bedding a different woman every night and the next morning I
couldn’t remember their names. I keep telling you if you continue
down this path, you’re going to meet some woman who is going to do
a number on you.”
    Kalon laughed again. “Ain’t no woman gonna to
get close enough to do a number on me. You must have forgotten my
heart is made of steel.” Kalon pounded his chest like Tarzan.
    “Okay, man, take this as a joke. I’m telling
you. You can’t continue to play this bachelor role forever. Love is
out there and it’s on the hunt. You can try to hide from it but it
will find you.”
    Kalon felt a sharp pain on the left side of
his chest at Ephraim’s words. He always feared that he could fall
in love with someone. That’s why he came up with his one-time dip
rule. This gave him complete control.
    “If love is after me, then let it take its
best shot.”
    “Man, I know you ain’t—” Ephraim cut his
words off when Kalon’s phone rang.
    “This is Kalon Knight.” He listened intently.
“Great. Thanks for your help.” When he ended his call, he got up
from his desk.
    “Where are you going?”
    Kalon turned with a wide grin. “Love just
called.”
     
     

Chapter 8
     
    Maci stood behind the bushes watching Taylor
take her morning jog through the forest preserve. Ari wouldn’t let
her go on anymore trips with him and Adrianne, and this made her
furious. She would have to force Taylor’s hand, make her end their
marriage. This was the only way that she, Ari, and Adrianne could
be a family.
    Maci hated Taylor. Frankly, she wished she
would die. Why should Taylor get to live out her dream in that
big fancy house? Maci didn’t want to be a single mother. She
was in love with Ari and one person was standing in the way of her
happiness. Things were changing; Ari was slipping away from her.
The older Adrianne got, the more desperate Maci became.
    The pocketknife she retrieved from her back
pocket was usually kept in her car for protection. Still hidden in
the bush, she followed closely behind as Taylor finished her jog
and ran up her driveway. Maci slipped through the gates without
being noticed. Maci didn’t recognize the car that was parked beside
Taylor’s. She stayed put behind a tree and waited for Taylor to
enter the house. Damn. I need another plan.
     
    * * *
     
    After Toni’s visit, Taylor stayed in the
house the rest of the weekend cleaning and thinking about the
question her sister had asked. Why hadn’t she left Ari? The honest
reason was because she was afraid of what people would think. She
felt embarrassed, betrayed, and stupid that she hadn’t known her
man wasn’t happy in their relationship. Under no circumstances was
she ready to face her mother and father and tell them that Ari had
a child out there and it wasn’t by her. Damn you, Ari.
    The canopy king-size bed she lay in swallowed
her dainty form. She cried until sheer exhaustion tranquilized her
into a fitful sleep. Kalon Knight’s face floated everywhere in her
dreams that night.
    Monday morning was better. Taylor awoke
feeling good. She swore to herself that she had shed her last tear
for Ari’s indiscretions. It was time to move on with life and
forget about something she didn’t even know for sure was true.
    Peach fragrance saturated the air after she
showered and rubbed her body down with her favorite lotion. It had
a calming effect on her. She donned a two-piece, black pant suit
and hurriedly brushed her reddish brown hair into a high ponytail
on top of her head. Grabbing her Coach tote bag and slamming the
door behind her, a groan came from her lips when she realized her
keys weren’t in her hand and she might have locked herself