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Thank you for the derogatory remarks about the first part of this story. Two were anonymous comments, which I take with a grain of salt, as anyone that is not man enough to put there name on the comment, are like the kids who hide behind their mothers skirts. The one person who had enough courage to put a name on their comment I checked out. They have never written a story on this site so they have no idea what it takes. In closing I write for my own enjoyment and try to write something I don't see on the site, in hopes that someone would like it. If you have constructive criticism I welcome it. Otherwise save your breath or better yet don't bother reading my prose! I don't care one way or another!
Now I continue:
There was a tremendous amount of soul searching by Sarah on the way home that faithful Sunday after her complete medical exam. She was proud that she did as she had to do to get her family out of trouble financially, which her husband got them into.
Sarah arrived home to an empty house. She pulled into the garage and her first call was to her son.
RJ saw his mother's face on the cell when the phone rang. "Hi Mom, where are you?"
"I'm home, just arrived, and I made a large commission on a project I have been working on. All the bills will be paid." Sarah relayed to her son jubilantly.
"That's great Mom hopefully the stress will be lessened in the family." RJ said at his young age he knew there was a disconnect in the family.
The discord started when the blighted property was purchased five years ago, and the divide has become wider ever since.
"I am going to call your father with the good news."
"Okay Mom, see you in a few."
Sarah called her husband and as soon as he answered she said excitedly. "Rich, you don't have to worry anymore about foreclosure of our home. I have enough money to pay everything up to date.
"Thhats, ggoodd, nanow we can ffix ttha bbligghtted b-bildgs." He said to his wife.
"He is drunk out of his mind!" Sarah thought with disgust as she said. "See you when you get home." And she hung up. "I lost my modesty to get the asshole out of trouble." She thought with anger.
RJ came home within fifteen minutes of his mother's arrival home. Walked up to his mother and gave her a hug. "I am glad you're home, so you made enough money to stop the foreclosure in one weekend?" Her son asked with suspicion, as his mother does not have a poker face and he could tell that wasn't the whole truth.
"Well, I have been working on the deal with another agency for a while and it came to fruition this weekend." She stated uncomfortably. "This explanation for the money will be hard to keep together." She thought.
"Mom, I am glad you did this, so we can get back to normal." RJ said as he hugged his mother again, but in his heart he knew there will be more discourse ahead.
The mother and son watched TV together until ten PM and they went to bed.
It was eleven-thirty PM when an uber driver poured Rick out of his ride. His friends had the good sense, to get him a ride home. He slept it off on the front lawn.
Sarah awoke at six-thirty to an empty bed; her husband was not there. She gets up at this time to make breakfast for the family most weekdays. Concerned she looked in all the rooms of the house.
The phone rang. "I'm on my way to work and wanted to let you know your husband is sleeping on the front lawn. I went over to see if he was okay, and he became belligerent with me, so I let him be." Neil their next door neighbor stated sympathetically.
"Thanks for letting me know Neil." Sarah stated gratefully, but with concern for her future and her son's.
A brief synopsis of the following three weeks:
Sarah did what she had to do to make sure they didn't become homeless. Richard liked Sarah because of her submissive nature. After she came back from the weekend she has become more self-assured. Rick does not like the new Sarah.
During the three weeks there has been discussions of the blighted properties in Albany. The city has sent them notices of intent to take the properties by eminent domain.
"Richard, I want to sell the properties." Sarah said.
"I know they are a gold mine I just have to find someone trustworthy to renovate the area." Rick stated frustrated that his wife did not share his point of view.
"Richard we have tried to renovate the properties for five years and almost lost everything. We are out of the red I don't want to go back in debt again. The only way to make money on the properties is sweat equity and we don't know the first thing about the process of renovation. We know how to sell properties, so I will find someone to buy the slum you purchased. This is not a reality show on TV, this is our lives your playing with." Sarah told her husband in no uncertain terms her feelings about the properties.
Meanwhile Mark put out feelers to his contacts in the construction industry in the northeast and he received two offers for the purchase of the blighted neighborhood. He will present them to Sarah when he sees her in a few weeks.
Thankfully the first of May rolled around as money was tight, but all her bills were up to date. Sarah received a call from Sandra Less that there will be a suite in the same hotel for her on the first after three PM.
"Rick, I need to go to Albany and will be back in a few days."
"Okay I will see if I can find a contractor to renovate the neighborhood in Albany and have him contact you while you are there Sarah."
"You do that!" Sarah said frustrated as she left for Albany. She didn't want to argue with him.
The drive was a time when she could run different scenarios in her mind, to figure out the best way forward for the company, Rick, herself, and her son. The conclusion she came to is the Albany neighborhood needed to be sold.
Sarah arrived at the hotel an hour early. She went to the reservation desk and gave her name.
"Mrs. Greene, we have a suite reserved for you, it is the same room you had the last time you were here." The cordial woman stated as she handed her the key card. "I will keep one card here for Mr. Scott when he arrives, if that is acceptable to you?"
"Yes, thank you." Sarah said as she wheeled her case to the elevator. She arrived at the room, entered removed all her clothes, and took a shower. Sarah dried off, she had an overwhelming need to remain nude to surprise Mark. She laid on the couch to watch TV, which is in view of the door to the hall.
It was two hours later she heard voices and then the key card inserted into the door.