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remind you what is really important. Like when I came for you when you were with that Liam guy,” she said. Desiree shook her head.
    “ Who is Liam?” she asked.
    “ The married guy you were seeing,” Karen said.
    “ You mean Leon,” Desiree said. Karen rolled her eyes and shrugged.
    “ That’s just another case of potatoes and tomatoes and how exactly we should be pronouncing the two,” she said. Desiree smiled. “So, yeah, I came for you then and you saw that fool for the idiot he is, and now I need to show you that you are being stupid with the situation at hand,” Karen said. Desiree looked at her and again shook her head.
    “ What the hell are you talking about?” she asked.
    “ Hey! Language,” Karen said with a stern look on her face. Desiree’s gaze fell to the ground. She had forgotten what a strict woman her mother used to be. “So, this boy Taylor,” she started.
    “ Mommy, he is not a boy. He is a fully grown man and a former marine too,” Desiree said proudly.
    “ Fine, this man Taylor. Why are you being so hard on him?” Karen asked.
    “ Hard on him? He is being unreasonable about money,” Desiree said.
    “ Yes, but everyone gets a bit unreasonable once in their lifetime,” Karen said. Desiree raised an eyebrow.
    “ What is that supposed to mean, Mommy?” she asked.
    “ Remember when you were five, you always wanted that extra cookie and because of that we had to go to the dentist three times that year instead of the usual once?” Karen asked.
    “ Well, I was a child then. I cannot compare to a fully grown man,” Desiree said.
    “ Yes, but maybe that was your streak and now Taylor has his streak,” Karen said. Desiree nodded.
    “ So, what am I supposed to do? He won’t listen to me and I am scared for our future, Mommy,” she said.
    “ I know, but you also have to see things from his perspective,” Karen said.
    “ What do you mean?” Desiree asked.
    “ Think about it, everything about this man’s life did not come easy but somehow, everything always came through. After he went to the army, a relative died and left him her house. Before he went to serve in the marines, he was already guaranteed that he would get in because of his sharp shooting skills. This might have been something that almost never happens for other people but for him, things like this are bound to happen. Once you understand that, you will be able to understand exactly how to talk to him,” Karen said. Desiree looked at her and smiled. Maybe her mother was right. Maybe she needed to talk to Taylor in a way she could understand his own perspective. She looked at Karen and noticed that she suddenly looked like Cynthia.
    “ Mommy, what’s happening? Where did you go?” Desiree asked looking at Cynthia’s face….
    Cynthia watched her cousin as her eyelids fluttered open.
    “Wow, welcome back to the land of the living,” she said smiling at Desiree who was now fully awake. “Were you just dreaming about your mother?” she asked. Desiree pulled herself to a sitting position and nodded.
    “ Yeah…I think it was about my mother or Ericson…I’m not very sure,” she said, still confused. “What time is it? And how exactly did I end up under the covers?” she asked looking at the duvet on top of her. Cynthia smiled.
    “ I came to check up on you last night and you were already asleep. So I got your stuff on the floor and covered you up,” she said.
    “ Was it last night? I slept through the afternoon and the night?” Desiree asked. Cynthia smiled at her and nodded.
    “ You must have been tired,” she said. “What exactly did you do at Taylor’s?” she asked, looking at Desiree who was now smiling.
    “ Believe me, you don’t want to know,” she said. Cynthia laughed.
    “ Sorry I asked,” she said as she stood up. “Well, you need to get your ass out of bed. Taylor’s here,” she said. Desiree’s eyes grew wide.
    “ What? Now?” she asked.
    “ Yes, right now. In the living