Chapter 123 Heavy weight

Janice and Anna were in Price Smart buying a few things for Faith's birthday party when they saw the handsome stranger Samson as Christian called him having an argument with a woman or more like the woman was having an argument with him. The woman then storms away from him and out the door. Janice and Anna exchange a look of curiosity before slowly walking over to him. "Angry client?" Anna asks. "My wife." He said in a defeated tone. 'Wow, well then I can honestly say that you are definitely in the dog house now." She said as they both take a seat opposite him.

"What else is new?" He snorts. "Want to talk about it?" Janice asks. "If I thought it would help but it won't so…." He trails off and they could clearly see that he was fighting to keep his emotions in check.

"Hey try us, can't make it worst right?" Anna said with a warm smile. They saw him swallow hard and took a deep breath before he began. "My wife has changed so much I hardly even recognize her anymore. The woman I married was warm, kind, loving and yes she could be defiant and I love that about her but this person, I don't know this person." He said taking another deep shaky breath.

"Maybe if you knew what made her change you could try and fix it," Janice said in a sympathetic tone. For a moment he said nothing, he just sits there staring at them as if searching their faces for something and he seems to have found it because he sighs, run his fingers through his hair, and continues.

"There are a number of factors at play here. We have been married for six years now and based on the type of person I was when I met her and because of what she had been through before I knew her, she has trust issues which I thought we were working through but I was wrong because where I thought things were getting better they were actually getting worst." He sigh.

Anna opens her mouth to say something but closed it back when he began talking again. "I was a womanizer when I met her, I slept with many women and while I know that's not something to be proud of, it's who I was but it's definitely not who I'm now or have been for the past, what seven years now. Everyone around me can clearly see the transformation that God has brought to my life but for some reason, the woman that I love more than my own life has refused to see it." He was about to continue but his phone rang. He holds up his finger before answering it.

The call lasted for about three minutes after which he told them he had to get to a meeting. "Thank you ladies for taking the time to listen to me, I really appreciate it." He said getting up. "Hey wait," Anna said writing something down on a piece of paper and handing it to him.

"Our number, you can call us anytime, we'll be happy to listen and help in any way we can." She said patting his arm. "Thank you." He said biting his bottom lip. "Hey, can we have yours?" Anna asks. "You know, so we can check in on you from time to time."She explains. "Sure." He took her phone from her and put his number in then after nodding another thank you, he left.

"He seems to be carrying a heavy weight on his heart," Janice said softly as she watches him walk out the door. "Yeah, on his heart, mind, and body and we're going to help him lighten it, come on we have more shopping to do." She said getting up and dragging Janice to her feet.

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The following evening Caleb smiles to himself as he steps from his vehicle, he had just left Maya at the apartment after seducing her for the fourth time in two weeks. She kept on saying that she doesn't feel right having sex out of marriage anymore but he always seems to find a way around her.

She had moved back in and was once again wearing her engagement ring, something else he had managed to get her to ease up on. He tells her that he will indeed be marrying her very soon but only if she could get his parents to back off him about it and stop pressuring him; that it will be done on their timeline and not his parents.

He didn't know what she said to his parents but they had agreed to back off and let them work it out on their own. He couldn't help but pat himself on his shoulder for being so clever. All he needed was time, not to mention that a few days ago she had told him that her older sister was going through a rough time and needed somewhere to stay for a while and she had told her that she could stay at the apartment with her seeing as though it was a four bedroom and the sister had three kids.

Now at first, he didn't think it was such a good idea but he had told her repeatedly that the apartment was hers and she could do as she pleases with it so this was her doing as she pleases so he didn't dare oppose it but on the plus side he met the sister yesterday and damn she was fine, even after three kids.

Her body was firm, with nice light brown skin and a pretty face and she didn't have a man, now he couldn't wait for her to move in. he thought biting his lips. He heard voices in the living room so he walks in that direction and stop dead in his tracks.

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