TOXIC ATTRACTION

TOXIC ATTRACTION EPISODE THIRTY NINE

I tried to sleep that night but i could not. I turned and tossed in bed but sleep could not sweep me off. I heard movements in the livingroom and I thought Richard was having a hard time sleeping too. He came to the bedroom door and knocked but i did not open. I remained calm, more like i didn't even hear him knock.

Richard: hey... Please open the door. Lets talk about what happened.

I did not say a word. I was angry at the thought that he was still going to lie had i given him a chance to explain. What was he to say anyway, Rebekah said stuff that suggested that he and her and been seeing each other more often than i thought. She made her child a big deal.and flaunted the idea of her existence right in my face. Was I the wife or was I really the side chick to Richard? Why was he too calm about everything that Rebekah had accused him of, why didn't he told her there and then that she was lying? Who was even telling the truth between the both of them?..

Richard: Robina talk to me, its only by talking that we get to clear the air. Rebekah doesn't mean anything to me and like i said her child is not mine.. I don't know what she wants with me but I don't love her.

He banged on the door when he didn't get a response then all over sudden it went quiet.

Mark and Ham parted ways that night and each went their separate ways. Mark got back home and it seemed empty and lonely especially after having Diana over the other night. She was annoying yes, but she was also fun to be around. Diana was playful and bubbly then she knew just how well to play with him and make him lower his guard and give in to her demands. With Robina it was different. Robina didn't have to try as much because he loved her and gave himself to her because he loved her or at least he thought he did.

He dropped his car keys on the table and after taking off his shoes and placing them on the shoe rack, he staggered his way to his room and even though he had been drunk, it was not so bad that he could not drive home.

He got to his bedroom and put his phone under his pillow and dropped on the bed and fell asleep.

The following morning I woke up and when i went to the livingroom, Richard was asleep on the couch. I stood there looking at him and before i could walk away to prepare him breakfast, he opened his eyes and got up. I continued to walk away but he called me back and I stopped then turned to him.

Richard: you wanted to strangle me in my sleep?.

He asked getting up and struggling to sit in his wheelchair. From his paranoia i could tell that he was struggling to figure out why i was hovering around him without a word. I know he didn't really think i had bad intentions but him asking was his way of starting off a conversation. He knew i was still pissed off about the previous night but he had to try and get on my good side.

Me: I'm not a killer. I'm not those type of women who kill men because of other women and besides, what exactly would i gain if i killed you, do you know how many many are worshipping the ground i walk on?.

That was a bullet to his ego and he didn't have a comeback for it.

He wheeled his wheelchair towards me and stoped right infront of me..he reached for both of my hands and he looked into my eyes.

Richard: I'm sorry about last night.

Me: this is not the first time you are saying sorry.

Richard: I know. I didn't expect that what happened with Rebekah would happen again. We in the club, did our one night thing and that was it. I was equally shocked when she traced me here and claimed she has my kid.

Me: she said alot of things Richard, she said you still hook up and...

Richard: that's not true. I need you to believe me.

Me: well I don't.

I pulled my hands off his and stepped back.

Me: she is never going to stop until you give her the attention she wants. I read so much into things Richard and maybe its because I've been with a man who never gave a damn about me before.

Richard: you mean the same man who brought you flowers at the hospital, interesting..

He was trying to point out that he knew that I was back to entertaining the same man I claimed hurt my feelings.

Me: that's not the point. I don't want to play second or third option to any other man. The woman speaks like you abandoned her and you are not taking responsibility for your actions.

Richard: I'm a man of my words but I don't just jump into things. If Rebekah's kid is mine then trust me i will take care of him and do whatever it takes yo make his raising up easy on her but what if its not, what if its just her wanting to destroy what we have?.

Me: what do we have?.

Richard: you tell me, you are the one who has been jetting out of here every now and then, you are also the same person who suggested we see other people while still in the marriage to impress everyone else. You don't seem to be happy with the fact that Rebekah wants me but you don't want to be with me either so where do we stand?..

I didn't know how to respond to everything he had said. Tell me a woman who is not jealousy when attention meant for her is being divided to another woman.

I sat on the sit opposite him and took a deep breath. This Richard that was infront of me was trying to be a gentleman compared to the Richard who locked me up in his house for months. I remember the day he told me that he might have been a cripple but didn't mean he couldn't beat me up if i acted too tough. That was the same night that he told me that my father was not who I thought he was and that he sent a gang of thugs to beat up Jesse and that's what killed him. That was something i was yet to confirm because I was now in the verge of finding out who the people surrounding me really were. My father had admitted to doing shady businesses with Jesse but did he kill him and if he did, what reason would he have for doing that?

I looked into Richard's eyes and saw love and at the same time there was confusion. Richard had a few scars on his face, something i had never asked about and when he saw me fully concentrated on his face he looked away but I moved closer and raised his chin and had him look at me. He looked into my eyes then attempted to look away but i kept his face straight. I moved in and kissed him then pulled back and looked into his eyes. He pulled me to him and had me sit on his lap and we shared a very passionate and intimate kiss and for the first time, i actually felt butterflies and goosebumps sharing a kiss with him. A kiss i didn't want to explain or talk about after we broke from it. I got up and went to prepare breakfast for him and i could feel his eyes escort me to the kitchen.

Richard touched his lips and smiled.. He could not believe that he had finally gotten a kiss without having to push so hard for it. He rolled his wheelchair to the bathroom to have a shower before preparing for work.

Tosh was at his girlfriend place busy on her laptop doing a research on the names he had stolen from Santos's notebook. He needed to know what the two were upto and the reason they were meeting behind closed door leaving him out of the loop. He was seated on the bed when his girlfriend Natalie walked in with a mug of tea in her hand and placed it on a stool besides the bed. She sat next to him and watched him for a while then gently took the laptop from him and put it away..

Tosh: you didn't have to do that.

Natalie: you seem so busy and so not you since you came here. You don't want to talk about your injuries and you don't want to say what you are too busy doing.

Tosh: as for my injuries i got jumped by thugs who wanted to steal from me. I didn't have anything on me do they beat me up and I've been at Richard's place the entire time because i could not walk.

Natalie: the thugs shot both of your knee cup?.

Tosh: yes.

Natalie: and they didn't steal your phone because this is the same phone you have had since last year.

Tosh: your point exactly?.

Natalie: I think you are lying. No one attacks you without a reason and no one shoots your knee cup and leaves you alive. What's going on with you?.

He didn't tell her..he tried to take the laptop again but this time she closed it.

Natalie: since when did we start lying to each other, if you got mugged and you were really at Richard's then you should have called me and asked me to come see you unless you have another girlfriend i know nothing about.

Tosh: you know that's messed up thoughts. Richard's house is small and it couldn't host all of us including his wife who came back. I'm sorry i didn't call you.

Natalie: i will be here if you decide to tell me the truth. I'm not a kid that you should lie to Tosh. I know you like the palm of my hand and i know when you are hiding something from me.

She walked out of the room rather upset but he could not follow her.

Richard checked in at the warehouse where they did packaging gor the gun delivery. It was a few more days before they received the shipment and they were also still waiting for Carlos to get on board with their plan. He had not called since he left and not even Richard knew what he was thinking..

Santos: the boys should be done with cleaning up this place and shaping it into a new work station incase Carlos comes through.

Richard: he is taking too much time to make up his mind.

Santos: are you developing cold feet?.

Richard: the dude made ot clear that he is loyal to Rafael, i thought i had convinced him but let's wait and see. If he doesn't reach out before sundown then we move to plan B.

Santos: which is?.

Richard: I'll figured it out.

Santos: that's a complicated plan B but if he comes through we will need new recruits because of the packaging and distribution of the merchandise. That's beside packing the guns for delivery.

Richard: stand down on the recruiters. New recruits means i have to trust new people to keep my secret..i still don't know who to let my own wife know that I'm not a cripple.

Santos nodded..

Richard: news on Tosh?.

Santos: he indeed went to his girlfriends place like he had said he would. Maybe he is truly on board and cool with who you are.

Richard: we will find out soon.

As the cleaning activity was going on with Santos and Richard trying to put a few things in order, they both heard some screeching sounds outside and immediately the cars stopped, gun men dressed in black with ski masks jumped out of the two vans and started shooting guys starting by the ones who were outside..

Richard: s**t!.. we are under attack.

They both got their guns and so did the few guts who heard the gunshots.. the men in black walked in and engaged Richard's men in a shootout. Santos and Richard went back to back shooting at those guys taking cover as the who place became like a target shooting practice with bullets flying everywhere.

Richard emerged from behind the boxes and put a bullet in atleast five of the guys knocking others with his gun as he kicked the last one in the groin then put a bullet in his back. Three of the guys took off and one was shot by Santos just before the other two dived in the van that was already driving away in speed..

Richard's guys collected themselves from the ground reaching for their guns as they helped the ones who were injured up and took them to the area they reserved for the hospital like practices.

Seven of the men in black had been shot dead but there was one who was not dead just yet. He had been shot in the back and on the leg..

Santos: who are these guys?.

Santos asked walking up to one and unmasking them but he didn't get a clue.

Richard: I don't know who would send these armatures to my territory..

He said walking up to the one guy who had not died. He was coughing and trying to drag himself out of the room. Richard got to him and give him a good kick in the stomach before getting down to unmask his face.

Richard: who are you working for?..

The guy didn't say a word. He looked at Richard and spit out the blood out of his mouth.

Richard: I don't think you did your homework because the guy who sent you should have warned you that I don't ask one question twice..

Him: maybe you will never find out...

He quickly pulled a knife from beneath his black hoodie and cut off a wire that was underneath his hoodie and immediately there were some beeping sound..

Richard got up quickly and him and Santos ran towards the door before the bomb on the guy blew up and the force threw them out bringing doen the falls and causing a fire.. Santo's jacket caught fire and Richard quickly got up and pulled it off him and stepped on it to put out the fire..

He then reached out for Santos's hand and pulled him off the ground..

Santos: looks like that son of a b***h played us.

Richard: lets get the guys out of the building. Carlos, i will deal with him personally..

Before they could start on rescuing the other guys, a call came through his phone and it was Mark. He was asking if they could hook up later on in the evening snd Richard agreed to meet up. Mark claimed that he wanted Richard's advice on something..

He then joined Santos on the rescue mission after finishing up with Mark..