The Obsessions of a Married Man

By Ammie Edwards-Rucker

Stacey Paige is a well-known hair stylist and owner of the Prestigious Hair Salon in Beverly Hills. She believes she has it allthe perfect business, car, home in Hollywood Hills, and the perfect (married) man named Tiberius Terry Jones. They met six months ago at a gym in Leimert Park where Terry is a fitness trainer.

To Stacey, everything was going well until she discovered that the man that she cherished and loved so much was married and had been for five years. Still, she continued to see him. They agreed that as long as they are together, he would not let his wife come between them. But that was soon to change as his wife began to demand more of his attention, and Stacey began to see and hear from Terry less. Terry became obsessed and abusive toward her when things started to unravel in their love affair.

Unaware of her way out, Stacey becomes reacquainted with her ex-fianc, Derrick Reed. Will the threats from Terry scare her into going back to the abusive relationship that she endured with him, or will Stacey follow her heart and rekindle the love that she once shared with Derrick?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 16, 2013
• ISBN: 9781493107469

Ammie Edwards-Rucker

Ammie Edwards-Rucker is a mother of four children—Deandre, Damond, Demondre, and Khayelah—and author of The Obsessions of a Married Man and the upcoming novels of The Obsessions series (Lauren’s Return and Family Feud). She is also the wife of her childhood sweetheart, Bert Rucker. Ammie was born and raised by her mother, Claudie, in Watts, California, with her two younger sisters, Keisha and Latashia. Ammie currently lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with her family. Ammie began writing poems, songs, and short stories at the age of fourteen, which inspired her as an adult to write novels and screenplays. Ammie loves hearing from her readers via e-mail at [e-mail] and via Facebook at www.facebook.com/kre8tivesoulproductions.

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Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Character List

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Dedication

This book is dedicated to my biggest support team…my husband, my mom, children, god son, sisters, cousins, nieces, nephews, my church family and friends. Thank you so much for believing in my dreams. I love you all deeply.

Acknowledgement

I would like to first give thanks to my Lord and Savior for allowing me to be here and giving me the ability to write.

To my mom Claudie Edwards and my dad Sammie Jackson, thank you for giving me life. Mom, you have been such a blessing to me, you have always believed in me and never told me that my dreams were not possible. Thank you for being my mom, my friend and my biggest fan…I love you so much.

To my dear sweet husband in heaven, I love you and miss you so much. Thank you for loving me and encouraging me to continue with my writing. You never allowed me to give up. I wish you were here to witness my dreams as an author come true. I know in my heart you are looking down on me smiling and saying You can do it, I have faith in you. Love you sweetie.

To my children Deandre, Damond, Demondre and Khayelah…I love you, love you, love you to pieces.

To my cousin Irelee Colvin and sister Latonya Bradley, thank you for helping me with the development and transformation of my screenplay into a work of art. Thank you so much for your input and giving me the confidence I needed.

To my sisters Keisha Bradley, Tatiana Hill, Latashia Edwards and Glenda Rucker…I love you guys. Thank you for being my sisters.

To my nieces and nephews…I love you all so much.

To my buddy Seth Hamilton, thank you for being my friend and my writing buddy. You have helped me from the beginning when I first wrote the screenplay back in 2006. You have been with me through this entire process with nothing but encouraging words. Thank you and much love to you.

To Keleigh Hadley, thank you for everything. From the moment I told you I wanted to write, you without hesitation encouraged me to go for it and I did. It took me a minute to figure out exactly what I wanted to do with my work, but it finally came to me. Just seeing what you have accomplished with your writing career, I knew I could do it.

To my church family at the Edmond Church of Christ in Oklahoma…thank you for everything you have done for me. I would not have made it this far without your love and support. I love you all so so much.

This has been a wonderful experience and I am so excited about this book. All I can say is I am truly blessed.

Character List

Stacey Paige—the main character

Tiberius Terry Jones—Stacey’s boyfriend (the married man)

Derrick Reed—Stacey’s old flame / fiancé / husband

Mykisha Miki Daniels—Stacey’s best friend

Michelle Jones—Terry’s wife

Deanna Clifton—Stacey’s and Derrick’s friend

Momma Debra Paige—Stacey’s mom

Melanie Paige—Stacey’s baby sister

Officer 1

Officer 2

Det. Johnson

Det. Miller

Chapter One

Stacey pulled her long jet-black hair back into a ponytail and changed into her workout clothes. She walked out from the locker room into the booth area. She called out to the girls in the salon. Okay, ladies, I am heading out to the gym. Please remember to lock up and set the alarm before leaving, and I will see you all tomorrow. And call me if you need anything.

She exited the door of her high-end salon that is located in the heart of Beverly Hills. She drove down the streets of Wilshire Boulevard in her brand-new pearl-white fully-loaded-with-leather-seats Infiniti QX56 luxury SUV, singing to her favorite song that just came on the radio.

That is my song! She popped her fingers and danced in her seat. I love me some Jill Scott, she said as she turned up the volume on the radio. She began to sing, "Let’s take a long walk around the park after dark."

She couldn’t hold a tune, but it didn’t stop her from enjoying the sounds of her favorite artist. People stared as they pulled alongside her, watching her sing and move to the music.

It didn’t bother her one bit; she continued singing, "Find a spot for us to spark conversation, verbal elation, simulation."

She entered the 405 Freeway heading south toward Los Angeles.

She grabbed her cell from her purse and called Miki. There was no answer, so she left a voice message. Hey, girl, it’s me. I’m on the 405 headed that way, so I should be there in the next fifteen to twenty minutes. See you when I get there. She disconnected that call and placed the phone on the passenger seat.

Finally arriving at the gym, she parked her SUV at the far end of the parking lot to avoid damages to it. She walked through the parking area swiftly, not paying attention to all the eyes that were staring. She walked through the double doors of the gym. Miki met her at the receptionist’s desk where they signed the member’s log.

Welcome to Leimert Park Gold Gym, the receptionist said.

Thank you! Stacey responded.

You ready to get your workout on? Miki asked.

Oh yeah, it has been a crazy day, she answered. Thanks for meeting with me today. I just needed to get away from there. If I had spent one more minute in that salon, I would’ve bust a cap in somebody’s ass.

What happened at the salon today? Miki asked.

Stella is happened, that’s what. She thinks she can tell me what to do like she is my boss or something. Do I have to remind her every day that I am the owner of that shop and I can bounce her ass up out of there when I get ready?

I guess you do.

They both walked over to the treadmill