“You are not about to blame yourself for the actions of a whore and an undisciplined man. Men that have no boundaries are not men, they’re little boys dressed up in a man suit. Envy has always been a bad apple. She goes out of her way to make everyone’s life miserable. So, to answer your question, you didn’t do shit.” Eve said as she watched Jermaine exit his Bentley and walk into the Red Roof Inn.

Eden threw her head back and laughed.

“Longhorns and the Red Roof Inn. Envy probably thinks she hit the jackpot tonight. She’s always been low budget. It’s been a long time since I had to turn on my knuck if you buck. Let’s go.” Eve said as she watched her little sister traipsing into the $50 a night hotel like the queen of the universe. The sight in front of her made her sick to her stomach.

“Give me five minutes,” Eden said as she watched her husband comfortably scroll into the budget hotel.

Of all the things she expected to see today, seeing the man that begged her to start a family less than an hour ago, walking into a cheap motel with her flesh and blood was not it. If someone told her that she’d discover her husband having an affair, she would’ve called them a liar.

“Five minutes?!” Eve shouted in disbelief, “Edy you had laser surgery, so I know you’re seeing what I’m seeing. What are you waiting for?” Eve was appalled.

At the first sight of Envy and Jermaine together, she wanted to shake shit up. She couldn’t understand what Eden was waiting for. She couldn’t understand that Eden’s internal dial was moving slowly but steadily to the bad side.

Her actions were calculated and deliberate. She knew what she needed to see and why. This was her marriage. Her methods weren’t meant for Eve to understand. This was her situation, and she’d move in five minutes when she was ready.

When she was ready, she grabbed her purse and exited her car. The sliding glass door chimed alerting the clerk on duty that another guest had entered the establishment.

“Why are so many people coming here tonight?” The front desk attendant thought.

She had taken the job at the hotel because the foot traffic was so light that she could study in peace and still collect a check. But tonight, she had to earn her check because more than twenty people had already checked in during her 3-11pm shift.

She was irritated, but instead of showing her frustration, she stood, closed her Accounting Systems textbook, and smiled. Her smile didn’t waiver even though she could see that the woman that stood before her was not in a pleasant mood.

“Hello Ma’am. Welcome to the-”