Started as a Song!Fic, based on the BC Jean version of If I Were a Boy. (Listen here!)
Started: 17.08.01
Worked On: 22.02.02, 22.03.04
Finished: 25.08.25
Words: 5,243
NFF, Dark-ish
“Didn’t I make myself clear last night?” Benny hissed into the phone, closing the bathroom door behind him.
“Oh, I heard what you said. I just thought I should give you a chance to change your mind.”
“And why would I do that?”
“Silly me, didn’t I tell you? That camera that’s in the corner of my bedroom? It was accidentally on during our ‘meeting’ yesterday.”
Sonofa- “What do you want?”
“Guess.”
He sucked his teeth, “I don’t have time for your shit, Nikki.”
“Oh, okay, guess I’ll just send the tape to your wife then. Have a good-”
“Wait,” he took a deep breath, damn it, “what do you want me to do?”
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“I thought I was stuck with you all day?”
“Well,” he shrugged himself into a button up, keeping his back to her, new boulder of guilt settling into his stomach, “now you won’t be.”
“Great…”
He licked his lips as he heard the hurt in her voice, just one more lie. He breathed out a sigh as he started buttoning his shirt, what was I thinking, agreeing to her stupid demands? It’s always the ‘one more’ that gets you caught…
Maybe he shouldn’t be doing this.
He shook his head, I have to if I want any shot at keeping her. He pulled his watch off the dresser before taking a breath, steeling himself as he turned back around to face his wife. He felt like he’d been punched in the gut when he saw her face. I swear, I’m trying to do the right thing.
“I’m sorry,” he closed the distance between them and pecked her cheek, “it’s not like I can not go.”
“I know.” She rested her head against the door frame as she sighed, “I was just looking forward to getting sick of your face today.”
He gave her a tight smile before moving passed her, heading for the steps, “I won’t be too long. One, two hours max.”
“I’ve heard that before.”
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