Salvation (An Arranged Marriage ll) - Episode 15

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Kane.

"What do you want?" I ask Cash, looking up from my computer, he flips me the bird before flopping back on the couch in my study.

"I'm running from the girls, they've gone feral preparing for this afternoon" He says and I nod, looking back to my computer.

"So, what gives?" He asks and I lift my head.

"What do you mean what gives?" I ask. 

"I mean what gives, between you and sister in law? It's obvious you both had a fight" He says, resting his feet atop my coffee table, the bastard. 

"We did, she was trying to leave last night, I had to stop her" 

"Yeah, I caught that on the security cameras last night" He says and I nod. 

"So..." He begins again. 

"So.... What?" I ask, lifting my head to look at him, I've got some work to do, him intruding is not helping. 

"So, why aren't the both of you back together?" He asks, and I lean my body back, it's obvious I won't be getting any work done until he's gone. 

"Since when did you turn to a nagging girl?" I ask. 

"Just answer the question" 

"She saying she needs time to think" 

"Yeah? I personally believe three years is a lot of time to think" He says and I nod, pressing a hand to my brow, an headache blossoming there, the bandages on my shoulder pulls. 

"She doesn't believe that, I was at fault Cash, I think time is the least thing I can give to her" 

"You are shitting me" He says in disbelief. 

"I shit you not brother" I say. 

"You almost died waiting for her Kane, I would have thought you would be all up in that by this time" 

"Trust me, I want to be all up in that, she's just not ready, I would know, I would have seen a sign, something" I say, not at all pleased with the conversation we are having, it's making me feel frustrated. 

"A sign? An act of God?" He asks sarcastically. 

"Shut your mouth, I don't see you doing anything about Anaya either, I thought y'all were on good terms" 

"Guilt man, that's what's keeping me away" He says quietly and I totally understand how he feels, what we did to her family, what we were going to do? We don't deserve to breath the same air as them. 

"When you see your sign brother, I ask you to take it, life's too damn short, and considering the threat to her. . You may never know" He says. 

"Nothing's going to happen to her." 

"I know that, we won't allow it, but I beg you to do what makes you happy" He says and I nod.

"Good talk then?" He asks. 

"Fuck you" I reply going back to my computer. 

"Are you Okay with the pretty boy coming by? Last I heard you almost went down with him" He says and I nod. 

"What ever makes Aroofa happy" 

"Why don't you get your ass downstairs then? Unwind or something? The sunlight might be good for you" He says. 

"I will, I just have to make that call" 

"Or are you hiding?" 

"Why don't you go f*ck yourself?" I ask and he chuckles, exiting the door. 

 

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Anadia. 

I try not to feel to self conscious in the black bikini Aroofa borrowed me, it's a tad too small and it's been a long time since I did any form of exercise. 

"Do I look fat in this bikini?" I ask Linda as I take a seat on the lounge chair, I'm wearing a short and a see through shirt on top of the bikini with flip flops. 

"You look beautiful, how come you even look this fine, aren't you like thirty now?" She asks and I throw her a killing look, chucking the sunblock bottle at her, she catches it with a laugh. 

"I'm Twenty nine if you must know, I'm still in my prime thank you very much" I say and she bursts out laughing. 

A squeal from the pool brings my head up and Aroofa is climbing out of it, heading in the direction of Yoel. 

I watch him approach us in his shorts and button down shirt, Ray Bans over his eyes, he lifts a hand in greeting as he bends to kiss Aroofa's cheek. 

My sister swoons, literally, Yoel had to catch her before she kills herself on the tiles.

"She's laying it on a little thick isn't she?" Anaya asks in a whisper as she approaches and I nod. 

"It's obvious Yoel is eating what she's serving, even with the glasses I can see where his eyes are directed" Linda says and I see Yoel trying not to ogle my sister, I chuckle, Aroofa has set her sights on Yoel, poor thing, he doesn't stand a chance. 

He approaches us, his hand wrapped around her. 

"Didn't think you were going to make it" I say. 

"Anything for you baby" He says,bending to kiss my head, he's like the brother I never had,

"And besides, I think an apology is owed to me" He says, removing his glasses as he looks around. 

"Oh, Kane's not coming downstairs, I don't think you are going to get that apology" I say as cash makes an appearance, he takes one look at us before walking to us, lifting Anaya and placing her on his lap, I watch in amusement. 

"Yo, man" Cash says. 

"Yo" Yoel greets and they fist bump. 

"So, who wants to get into the water, don't you want to get into the water Yoel?" Aroofa asks and yoel nods, looking down at her. 

"Lead the way cat" He says and my sister grins at the endearment. 

She pulls him along. 

"Poor thing" Aroos says from her post on a lounge chair, her head nestled in Kevin's lap. 

"What?" Kevin asks. 

"Kevin, babe you won't understand" She says and the man bends down to kiss her head. 

I look away with a pang, I swear to God the amount of lovey dovey shit around me is going to make me puke. 

I have to get in the water. 

I stand up as the chattering starts, pulling off my shorts, unveiling my bikini bottom, my shirt comes next, the noise suddenly stops and I turn around. 

"Holy shit" Kevin says and I frown quizzically. 

"What?" 

"That's a lot of ink" He says and I remember, shit. 

A noise from behind me sends me turning and there's Kane, shirtless Kane standing there. 

"Ani..." He begins. 

"There's your sign brother" Cash says in a bored voice and I frown. 

I know the tattoo might be a little too much. 

PROPERTY OF C.K.K might be a little too much. 

It encompasses all of my back, from my middle back down to my waist there's Kane's name tattooed in cursive there. 

It's something I did the first year I was away, when I needed him on me like I needed oxygen. 

I begin to turn to the water, playing it off when a hand grabs me roughly and Kane has me over his shoulder, walking, away from the pool, I register the smirking faces of my family and I know I'm in deep trouble. 

Sh*t. 

"Good luck" Anaya calls and I gulp, I think I will need it. 

 

AN

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