Chapter 67. Connected

“Hey, hey…look at me.” Ty touched her chin and turned her head to face him. “I’m sorry for putting you through that. Have any idea the number of times I came close to barging into your house and just damning the consequence? It wasn’t easy, baby. This picture kept me sane Tanesha. But look at us now. We’re together just as we wanted. It pays to be patient don’t you think?” 

Tanesha didn’t respond. She put her head on the pillow and stared at nothing. She was surprised at the intensity of the sudden anger within her. She’d thought she was over Ty’s silence and deceit but she realized she wasn’t after all. 

Ty could feel the tension within her. Though the plan was to talk, he decided to allow Tanesha to calm down before they did any serious talking. He certainly hadn’t thought seeing he had her picture would upset her that badly. Ty clicked on a remote and instantly flooded the too-quiet room with tunes from a collection of low soothing music from the nineties