Two Faces 2: Mask Off: The Final Reveal

by Valarie Deshazier

  “ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?” Renee’ yelled.

  The look on Leon’s face was the look of someone that just saw a dead man get up and walk. He was frozen in time and there was no way that he could get unfrozen. Renee’ just stood there shaking her head. She really couldn’t believe what she was seeing. It was like her world had come to a complete end.

  “Baby, let me explain,” was all Renee’ heard before she passed out from the shock that went through her body. Renee’ was out for at least a half hour. She was shaken, patted on the face, fanned, but nothing seemed to work until some water was sprinkled on her face.

  “Renee’…Renee’!” Leon yelled.

  “Get away from me,” Renee’ spat.

  “Let me explain,” Shawn pleaded.

  “Don’t say shit to me,” Renee’ said trying to get herself together.

  “It’s not what you think,” Shawn stated.

  “Not what I think…not what I think. Are you kidding me right now?” Renee’ yelled in anger.

  “Just give me a chance to explain,” Shawn continued to plead.

  “I don’t want to hear it. There is nothing the two of you can say that will change the fact that I saw it with my own eyes,” Renee’ said shaking her head and standing.

  “Baby please!” Shawn yelled.

  “Wait, why are you calling her baby,” Leon finally caught on. Renee’ looked at Shawn and Leon and threw her hands up in the air and was headed towards the door.

  “Renee’ what the hell is going on?” Leon asked as he grabbed her arm.

  “Boy if you don’t let me go,” Renee’ snapped as she turned and slapped fire from Leon. Leon grabbed her hand, but why did he do that. Shawn jumped up and grabbed Leon and threw him down on the floor and just went in on him. There was blood coming from Leon’s nose and mouth. It was like Shawn didn’t see nothing but red. Renee’ tried to stop him, but she couldn’t. It took for her to hit him with the vase that was sitting on the end table to get Shawn to stop.

  16

  “This bastard has to think I’m slow or something. He is going to learn not to fuck with people’s feelings. I got myself all wrapped up in him and here he is with a whole family living on the other side of town,” Keisha rambled to herself. “I’m so sick of men thinking they can just use and mistreat women however they want. Not today though. He is going to learn the hard way,” she continued on.

  “Keisha!! Keisha!! Keisha!! Where are you?” Shelton yelled coming into the house. There was no response to Shelton’s cry out. He walked to the bedroom, the bathroom, the kitchen and no sign of Keisha. “Where the hell is this woman?” he asked himself.

  “Why are you yelling my name like that?” Keisha asked from behind.

  “Where were you?” Shelton questioned.

  “Out back…why what do you want?” Keisha quizzed.

  “I have something to tell you,” Shelton said as he cleared his throat.

  “What is it?” Keisha asked not really caring about what Shelton was about to say.

  “There is a big case that I have been assigned to. It causes me to go undercover which means…” Shelton was saying before he was cut off by Keisha.

  “You will not be reachable,” Keisha stated as she walked right by Shelton. Shelton just stood there not knowing what to do or think.

  “Bae, I should only be undercover for a month or so,” Shelton tried to explain.

  “Okay,” Keisha said waving him off.

  “What’s wrong with you? You know this comes with being a wife of a cop,” Shelton spat.

  “Boy, I know that. So, when are you going undercover?” Keisha asked.

  “I go undercover tonight,” Shelton said slowly.

  “Okay,” Keisha said waving him off again.

  Keisha wasn’t trying to hear all that Shelton was saying. He was just talking to hear himself talk. Keisha was at the point where she didn’t care anymore about what Shelton did or didn’t do.

  “You act like you ready for me to go or you just don’t care,” Shelton stated trying to get a feel of what’s going on with Keisha.

  “Look Shelton, my feet hurt, I have a headache and I’m not in the mood for whatever it is that you have going on. If you are leaving then go and do whatever it is you do,” Keisha said now annoyed with Shelton.

  Shelton didn’t say anything back. He just went in the bedroom and packed him a little duffel bag to take with him. When he walked back in the living room he stood looking at Keisha with a strange look on his face. Keisha looked up to see him staring at her.

  “What? Don’t you have somewhere to be?” she said moving her hand in the matter of telling him to get to walking.

  Shelton walked out the door confused as to what had just happened. He had never seen Keisha like that before. Even though he knew he was lying about going undercover, he stilled wanted to know why Keisha was acting the way she was. He started thinking that maybe while he was out doing his dirty, she was too. The thought of Keisha being with someone else was causing anger to build up inside him. He started to turn around and go back into the house, but he knew if he did, he would have to deal with whatever Keisha is going through. London on the other hand is acting out because he hasn’t showed up yet. He got in his car and headed over to London’s, but deep down he felt that he may be putting himself in a situation that just might backfire on him.

  * * * * * * * * * *

  “I know you still coming through to watch the game,” Markel spoke into the phone.

  “You know I am not going miss sitting right there with you handing you some tissue to wipe the tears from your eyes when Miami run all over FSU,” Randy joked.

  “Whatever, FSU going to get that ass,” Markel snapped back in a joking way.

  “Yeah well, we will see,” Randy stated.

  “Yes, we will,” Markel agreed.

  “Look, let me jump in the shower and stop by the store before I head over. You need me to pick up something?” Randy asked.

  “Yeah, you can pick up another bottle of Paul Mason or some beer and some ice,” Markel requested.

  “Bet, “Randy said before the call ended.

  “Randy coming over for the game baby?” Mary asked walking into the living room.

  “Yeah, he’s coming to watch FSU beat them Canes,” Markel replied in a laugh.

  “Oh okay,” Mary said as she turned to walk back out of the living room.

  “Why you asked me that anyway?” Markel questioned.

  “I was just asking, that’s all,” Mary said as she kept walking.

  When Mary walked into their bedroom she grabbed her phone and sent a text.

  Mary: After he leaves, text me so that I know to leave out and meet you.

  Mia: Well he’s about to walk out the door now.

  Mary: Okay, well make sure you wait about ten minutes before you leave out. I will meet you there.

  Mia: Okay.

  Mary took her a quick shower before she got dressed, but before she could get to the door, Markel asked her where she was going. Mary looked at him and said, “Out,” then walked out the door. Markel wasn’t sure what was going on with Mary, but he was going to find out. All the years they’ve been married, Markel has never known Mary to respond to him like that. He made a mental note to sit down and talk to her. It wasn’t going to be that day, because it was Saturday, which meant it was college football day all day.

  * * * * * * * * * *

  “Baldwin what the hell is going on with you?” Janet asked.

  “Nothing, why something has to be wrong with me?” he replied.

  “You just been acting different that’s all, so I’m trying to find out what is the problem,” Janet stated.

  “I’m good,” Baldwin said as he got up and went into the bathroom.

  Janet couldn’t understand what was going on. She was always able to get him to do things, but lately he had been not following suit like he once did. So, she was going to keep her eyes open to every move that he
made from that point on. What she didn’t know, was it was too late to keep an eye on Baldwin, because he had completed his mission that he was set out to do. In the middle of Janet’s thoughts, she was snapped out of them when her phone started ringing.

  “Hello.”

  “Mrs. Carter,” the caller said into the phone.

  “Yes, this Mrs. Carter. Who may I ask is calling?” Janet inquired.

  “This is Mr. Roy down at the bank.”

  “Okay, and you are calling me for…” Janet said.

  “Well, Mrs. Carter, I was calling to inform you that your transfer was successful.”

  “What damn transfer?” Janet yelled into the phone.

  “The transfer that you requested on Wednesday and I told you that it will take up to forty-eight hours before it would be complete.”

  “I am on my way and if my money is not in my account, then somebody is going to have my foot so far up their ass, that it’s going take Jesus to come to take it out,” Janet said before she slammed the phone down. Janet was on fire to the point you could see the steam coming from her nose. She didn’t even take a shower she just threw on something and headed out to the bank. It was like she was in a race or something, the way she was weaving in and out around cars like it wasn’t nothing. It was just amazing that she didn’t get stopped by the police and given a ticket.

  It was at least ten minutes later when she was pulling up to the bank. Janet jumped out of her car like it was on fire. When she walked in she went to yelling.

  “SOMEBODY BETTER TELL ME SOMETHING AND SOMETHING FAST!!! I KNOW ONE DAMN THING, MY MONEY BETTER BE IN MY ACCOUNT OR SOMEBODY’S ASS IS ABOUT TO GET BEAT THE FUCK DOWN!!!”

  “Ma’am, please calm down and let’s see what the problem is,” a middle aged white man said walking up to Janet.

  “Don’t be walking up on me like that. I will beat your ass and sit here like I didn’t do a damn thing,” Janet fussed.

  “I’m just trying to help you with whatever problem you have, that’s all.”

  “You’re trying to help me?”

  “Yes ma’am, I just want to help you with whatever problem you have.”

  “Okay, well help me to know that my money is in my account.”

  Janet was lead to an office that sat off in the corner. Once she was inside the office the guy closed the door behind them. Janet was shown the activity of her account and sure enough there was over four million that was transferred to an account that seemed to be overseas. Janet just passed out right there in the bank. It took them about twenty minutes to get her to come to. She sat there looking like she was just shot in the heart. She was just in disbelief.

  “How did this happen?”

  “It seems that you authorized the transaction.”

  “Why in the hell would I authorize something like that? I have been banking here for over ten years and in all this time have you ever known me to move that kind of money. Hell, by now you all should know just how cheap I am. I just can’t believe this shit,” Janet ranted. She slowly stood up and was about to walk out of the office, but stopped and turned around. “Is there a way that I could find out just where the money was transferred to?”

  “Yes, there is.”

  “Do you mind pulling that up for me, so I can see it?”

  The manager of the bank pulled up the information and the look on everyone’s face was truly a YouTube moment. There wasn’t a name on the transfer account, but there was a note attached to the account that read: While you were in other’s business, I was in yours. Janet left the bank confused as to who could have hacked her account. The only person she could think of was her ex-husband Anthony, but how did he get access to her account, because she changed everything when she took his and John’s money three years ago. She was using a different name. Janet stopped by Anthony’s job to confront him.

  “You dirty dick motherfucker!” Janet yelled as she walked up to Anthony.

  “Janet, what the fuck are you doing here?”

  “How did you get my information?”

  “What the fuck are you talking about?” Anthony asked not knowing what Janet was bitching about this time.

  “You know damn well what I am talking about.”

  “If I knew what you were talking about, I wouldn’t have asked. I don’t have time for your shit right now, so will you please leave so I can get back to work,” Anthony stated.

  “I just want to know, how you did it?”

  “Did what Janet?”

  “Get my account information so you could take all of my money,” Janet replied. Right off top, Anthony knew just what she was speaking of. He couldn’t believe Terry’s plan worked.

  “I don’t know what you are talking about. I didn’t do a damn thing,” Anthony said to her which in fact he wasn’t lying.

  “I know it was you. You’re the only one that would do some low down dirty shit like this.”

  “I love the fact that I can disappoint you by telling you I have no idea what you are speaking of. So, if you don’t mind, I would like to get back to work,” Anthony said as he turned around and continued working. Janet just stood there for a few seconds before she walked off. Anthony turned around and smirked a little then continued doing what he was doing.

  17

  When Shelton got to London’s house, he just sat in his car for a good twenty-five minutes before going in. He headed straight to the bedroom without saying a word. London followed him to the bedroom.

  “What’s wrong with you?”

  “Nothing,” Shelton replied.

  “Something is wrong, because I can tell by the look on your face. What, did Keisha say something about you not being there for a while?”

  “No, and that is the problem. She didn’t say anything, but seemed as if she didn’t care or something. She was just different and I can’t put my finger on what it is,” Shelton stated.

  “I don’t understand why you’re feeling some type away about it now. You get mad when she does question you, and now you in your feelings because she didn’t. You need to make up your mind as to what you want, because I can’t,” London ranted before she turned around and walked back out of the bedroom.

  “You just don’t understand!” Shelton yelled. London didn’t respond to him. She just sat down in the living room and turned the TV on and started watching Judge Judy. London was not in the mood to talk about Keisha or the fact that Shelton was in his feelings.

  “Where are the kids?” Shelton asked walking back into the living room. London gave him the side eyes and kept watching TV.

  “You didn’t hear me? Where are the kids?” Shelton repeated. Before London could say anything, Shelton’s phone started ringing. “Hello.”

  Silence

  “Who is this?”

  Silence

  “I don’t know who this is, but I’m not with the games.”

  Silence

  “See, I know you lying because my wife wouldn’t do anything like that.”

  Silence

  “How do I know you are telling me the truth?”

  Silence

  Shelton hung up the phone and headed out the door. London ran to the door and yelled at Shelton. He didn’t turn around, but just jumped in his car and sped off.

  * * * * * * * * * *

  “Will someone please explain to me what the hell is going on,” Renee’ stated.

  Leon and Shawn looked at each other not knowing what to say. They both just sat there in silence.

  “I’m waiting,” Renee’ said.

  “Baby listen, it just happened. This was the first time, I promise. I have never done anything like this in my life,” Leon said trying to convince Renee’.

  “I don’t give a fuck if this is your first time or not. Just know I will be seeing my lawyer first thing in the morning,” Renee’ replied.

  “Calm down, it really isn’t what you think it is,” Shawn chimed in.

  “And you…I have no words for,” Renee’ told Shawn.
r />   “Wait…the two of you know each other,” Leon inquired.

  “Maybe we do or maybe we don’t…however, it really doesn’t matter at this point,” Renee’ answered.

  “Let me explain,” Shawn pleaded.

  “What is there to explain? Your dick was in his ass. Nothing else needs to be said.”

  Shawn and Leon were speechless. They didn’t know what to say or do at that point. The tension was so thick that it would have taken a chainsaw to cut through it.

  “Well, let me tell the both of you what it’s going to be. When I leave here, I’m going to my lawyer’s office and file for my divorce. When it’s all said and done, your ass going to up some money for all the bullshit you have put me through in the last week or so after our wedding day. Shawn, just know we are done. I don’t care to see or hear from you again,” Renee’ informed them.

  As Renee’ was about to walk out the door Shay was standing there about to knock.

  “Come on in,” Renee’ said with a smile. When Shay walked in, she saw that Shawn was there and was a little confused as to why.

  “Shawn, what are you doing here? I didn’t know you knew my brother,” Shay said.

  “Not only does he know him, but he’s fucking him,” Renee’ said to her.

  “What?” Shay said turning around to face Renee’.

  “I said, Shawn’s dick was in your brother, my husband’s ASS,” Renee’ said stressing the word ass.

  Shay didn’t know what to say. She just stood there in a daze. It was like she was having an out of body experience or something. Leon was calling her name, but she just stood there like she didn’t hear him or maybe she didn’t, but when she snapped out of it she wanted answers and didn’t care who gave them to her.

  “So, Shawn, are you gay or what? Did you know Leon was my brother? Like where the fuck did the two of you meet? Wait, fuck that, Leon what the fuck is your deal? Like if you knew you liked having dick all up in your ass, then why would you marry Renee’? First you were still fucking around with dirty foot ass Blondie, who is now having your child, and now you got dick up your ass. No wonder Renee’ is divorcing your ass,” Shay ranted.