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value of happy customers, from his previous business.
    “ Good girl.” He moved around her so that her back was now to him. Then he kissed her lightly on the neck, tickling her with his goatee and sending sexual shocks through her body.
    “ Why don’t you throw in a couple of spa packages for them too, make sure they return.”
    His voice was so smooth and deep in her ear. Trinity closed her eyes and breathed heavy. Her nipples hardened and her female juices poured.
    “ Yes, Sean,” she obliged. She could hear Elsa returning and Ree took a few steps away from her. She tried to peck him on the lips before Elsa reached the desk but he coyly moved his face. That was one thing that irked her, he never liked to kiss her on the mouth. He tapped her on the behind as the phone rang, and she answered with a broad smile, forgetting the kiss diss.
    “ Good afternoon Botanical Bay, formerly Paradise Breezes, how may I help you?”
    Ree gave her a wink and made his way to the back as Trinity watched him leave, still creaming. Damn, I wanna have his babies!
     
     
    “ Now, are you gonna be okay out there?”
    “ Yes.”
    “ Remember what I said, one day at a time…baby steps.”
    “ I know.”
    “ You take care of yourself. I don’t wanna see you back in here now.”
    “ You won’t!”
    The sun gleamed bright as the iron-gate opened and revealed the gorgeous outside. Things like fresh air, sunny days, freedom, things that were once just a craving, were instantly very new, but very real.
    With all of these precious elements as surroundings, ironically the first thought of the moment seemed to be a less obvious one. Sasha.
    “ Come on, that’s the past now…we’re focused on the future.”
    Why am I even thinking about her?
    Neli took a deep breath and looked around the outside of the facility. Her cab was supposed to be waiting out there for her at 4pm. sharp. She lifted the sleeve of her pea coat jacket to check the time on her watch.
    The fading, but still visible scars on her wrist were reminders of her past. Reminders that no matter how much she may try to focus on the future and leave her old ways behind, she would never forget the damage she had done; to others, and to herself.
    “ Quarter after, what the fuck?” She could feel herself already becoming frustrated, she wanted out and far away from that place. She looked up and could now see the cab slowly approaching.
    “ Thank god.”
    Today is the day, it’s the beginning of the rest of my life. I can start life new, find myself, develop myself, and make myself into a better person… I can channel positive energy back into the world, try to right some of the wrong that I’ve done…I know I’ve ruined many lives and I know I’m probably going to hell for some of, well most of the things I’ve done. I’m not proud of myself, at all… I hurt people, people that didn’t deserve it, Sasha. Chris… People that I genuinely cared about, Kim. Tatum… People that I loved dearly…Chauncey… I know I will never be able to repair the damage that I’ve done, but I can try my best to live positively, at least so I can feel like I’ve changed… So I can feel like this has worked… So I can feel like I can sleep at night…
    “ Hey honey, you getting in or what?” The cab driver barked in a thick African accent.
    “ Oh, I’m sorry.” Neli didn’t realize that she had just been standing there dazed out. She picked up her duffle bag and climbed into the backseat. Closing the door once she was inside.
    But yea, where was I? Oh yeah, turning over a new leaf. Baby steps… Starting over… Finding a purpose to my life. But first, there’s something I have to do…
    “ Honey, please, where to? I don’t have all day. Why you keep zoning out?”
    “ Oh, I’m sorry, again. Um…” Where to? Where to? Are you gonna do it? Yes…I have to. “Um…Yes…Newark. Newark Airport, please.” And the cab pulled off. Baby steps.
     
     

 
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