Jayson had given him a clean bill of health and I was happy knowing that I wouldn’t have to spend another night in the house alone, to roll over to find Kashawn’s side of the bed empty and cold to the touch. I got the idea to throw him a homecoming party, inviting all his close friends, along with Tyrique, Lathan, and Maleek. I could have done without Mama Liz, though. She thought I didn’t notice her cutting me these nasty looks every time I so much as breathed in her direction. At that point, I was damned if I did and damned if I didn’t. Once she got something in her head, it was hard to convince the old bitch otherwise. But whatever. I was married to Kashawn, not her. Ever since the night Kashawn was brought in, she’d been up under him like some damn lioness fighting to protect her cub from danger. I guessed that danger being me. I was done with her. Maybe Kashawn could get through her plate of armor. Deanthony had really been there for me since that whole fucked-up night. He had spent the last few weeks even getting the house clean and ready for Kashawn’s homecoming.
