Chapter 82
“Have you heard of a spray tan and hair dye? I mean… this girl’s name was DORA?” Emily asked and he glared at her but she just glared back at him.
“But she would remember me, wouldn’t she? She would know I like her?”
Emily snorted. “Pandora is very smart, but she’s quite obtuse when it comes to certain things. There were at least six guys who made it painfully obvious they liked her back in high school, and she never picked up on it. They gave her flowers, candy, and cards, but she never got the hint.”
He chuckled as he looked at Emily. “Then why did she think they were giving the things to her?”
“To say thank you because she was always helping everyone.”
“She still helps everyone.” He smiled, shaking his head at Emily.
“Just tell her your story about being married and she will then, in turn, tell you her story. Who knows; it may just match up?”
He patted Emily’s arm as she stood up. “Don’t give my mind any false hope.”
He walked out of the room and headed back down to look after the boys. “How are they?” he asked the nurse on duty.
“Doing well; Mom and her friend just left.”
Benjamin nodded and walked over to the boys. “Hi,” he whispered, placing his hand on each of their beds. “This was a big scare, boys,” he whispered, shaking his head at them. “You two need to listen to me. You are going to fight because your mama needs you. She needs you both and she already loves you.” He stopped and sniffed.
“I love you both, too. I am going to be here for you, every step of the way. I am going to suck it up, be a man and tell your mama that I love her. But know that I don’t love you because of her; I love you because you feel like a part of me. My love for your mom only strengthens the love I have for you, and will always have. I want you to know that I am so proud of both of you.”
He kissed each of the plastic covers before he walked out. He made it down the hall a little when he saw a somewhat familiar man talking to Ron.
“He’s nice, he seemed okay,” the guy said and shrugged.
“Okay, he got my friend pregnant; he better be better than okay,” Ron gritted back angrily and stepped toward him.
The guy stood there and held his hands up. “Look, I never met him until that night; same as Alphabet chick.”
“Her name is Pandora.”
“Yeah, Pandora, that’s her name, but he was calling her Dora.”
Benjamín stopped and felt as if someone had sucked all the air from his body.
‘He seemed okay and wasn’t bothered that she was calling him Nemo. Besides, I know Milton and Alexis and they’re okay people.”
‘Milton? Ron asked, and it was then Benjamin who remembered the guy’s name, Ron was talking to Royce from the bar Milton and Alexis always went to in Vegas.
“Yeah, Milton is the guy’s brother–in–law.”
“His brother is Milton, the cop?”
“Yeah, that’s him.”
“But that means… Ron’s eyes landed on Benjamin, and he snapped out of whatever daze he was in.
She… Pandora is the woman I left the bar with that night, the woman I married?” he said out loud.
“Married?” Ron questioned and he held up his hand, showing Ron the wedding ring.
“I went to his bar and met a girl that was calling me Nemo. We had sex, got married, had more sex, and then she left just disappeared.”
Ron narrowed his eyes. “Prove it.”
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He swallowed and took his ring off to show the inscription. “Is this okay?”
“Fuck,” Ron hissed before bursting out laughing.
“Royce, is Pandora my girl?” he whispered, “Is she Dora?” Royce nodded at him, but that was not enough; he needed more information. “Swear that’s who she is!” he demanded.
“Yes, Jesus, Pandora is the girl you got into the cab with.”
Benjamin slapped Royce’s back and started to run toward her room. “She’s my wife! She’s my wife,” his mind sang as his heart filled up with all the hope he had been trying to keep at bay.
“Please don’t let this be a dream.”
“Wait for us,” he heard Ron call out, laughing.
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