" So have you spoken to dad since your meeting?" Shine asked.
We were currently on our joint video call with Monique as well.
"Not really."
"Mika, its been more than a month. Why don't you sort things out with him. You know you have always been daddy's baby, this should be killing him too." Monique said.
I sighed. " It is killing me too, I am just mad at him."
"Why?" Shine asked.
I gave her a 'are you serious look' but, I still responded. " For a long time, you guys kept encouraging me to talk to him. Let him know how I feel about the marriage and that it was toxic for me. The one time I find my voice and tell him I want out, he picked his friend over me."
"Mika, you did not talk to dad as we had suggested in the first place." Shine said.
"We were suggesting or rather telling you to have a one on one talk with dad and explain weather in detail or just the important parts why you thought it was best you go your separate ways." Monique contributed.
"Instead you dropped the bomb in front of everyone and threw a tantrum when dad picked a side that he felt was logical."
"Yes. And to make things worse, you have avoided him for more than a month. Rather than take you seriously, it looks like you are child who didn't get candy before dinner when she was denied. Get some courage and visit dad. Talk to him and make him understand why you want it so bad. Or if you are changing your mind, take the required steps forward."
"I don't think she would be dumb enough to do that after all he has done to her."
"Monique, you should know that when it comes marriage whether love is involved or not nothing should shock you. Lets not judge if she stays for some reason rather make sure she is doing the correct thing. Besides its not what he has done only but, also what he hasn't done. You both know that I almost lost my marriage because I felt I was been pressured into getting pregnant even when it was beyond my control. I was depressed and thought less of myself, when he stopped talking to me at some point I thought for sure it was done.We were just on different pages, until we decided to work together. Things are different and better now. I know that you may both say that they are not the same thing. All I am saying is that maybe if they opened their hearts to know each other then maybe her mother in law is right. If not you can still come back home."
"As much as I don't fully agree with her. She does have a point on some things. Whatever you decide then just make sure that it's what you really want for yourself."
We talked some more and ended the conversation. They were both right, I didn't really talk to dad just got mad that he didn't pick my side. I picked up my phone and dialed.
"hey baby girl."
"hey daddy."
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I just got back from work and was extremely tired. I had taken up a project to help build a homeless shelter and I was in charge of accounts. As soon as I opened the door, I was hit with smell of food. I heard my stomach make a sound and went to check what was cooking in the kitchen. I was walking passed the dining area to head to the kitchen when I stopped in my tracks and took a few steps back.
The dining table was set for two and the lights were deemed as though it was a romantic dinner. I felt my heart break thinking that now he was inviting his mistress into the house when he knew damn well I live here too. That I was not going to accept. I went in search of him and I was fuming. I started calling his name and he answered from the kitchen.
"Are you crazy?!"
He turned around and i was rendered speechless when I saw him in casual. Way too casual for my taste. He was in a tight fitting black T-shirt and gray sweats. I was say men know what they are doing when they wear gray sweat pants or shorts most especially when they know they are packing. And what I see right now is a great size for a print.
Mika stop it.
I gained my focus and saw that he was smirking.
"Oh wipe that silly smirk off your face." I said though still embarrassed that he caught me staring at his package.
"Did you enjoy the view? And why am I been called crazy?"
Oh ya, I am suppose to be mad at him.
"How dare you disrespect me like this?"
"I don't follow."
"Don't play damn. You invited her into our home..." I paused after realizing what I said. "well I meant to say your home but, I am living here for now since you don't want to grant me the divorce."
"I still don't follow and why would I grant my wife a divorce?"
"Cole, just because I don't talk most of the time does not mean that I am stupid. You have always said that I will never be your wife. You don't expect me to believe that you just changed your mind. I get all that but, if you are going to invite your wh*res then do it after we divorce or better still not to my face."
When I said that he had a look of annoyance and he walked so fast towards me I was scared he was going to kiss me again. He grabbed me by my waist and moved his face so close to mine. In a low deep voice he said.
"I will not let go of my wife when I have no idea why she wants a divorce."
I pushed myself away from him and looked straight at him. " Never touch me again. You know why I want the divorce. The same reason you set up the dining table."
"I set the table for us. To get to know each other and give our marriage a try."
I began to laugh but, I knew for a fact that it wasn't a real laugh. " You must really think I am stupid,right? Even when you treat me like trash, I protected you from your family. Just don't take me for a fool. I saw you with that woman Maggy in your bedroom, I'm sure that the two of you had sex but, that does not concern me. Just don't bring her here while I am around or I swear I will go singing like a bird to my parents and yours maybe they can finally be on the same page as me."
He had a strange look on his face. It was a mixture of anger and something else, guilt? Why would he be guilty its not like I mean anything to him.
I turned to walk away when I felt a hand on my elbow and was turned around again.
" I did not have sex with Maggy and I am trying to make things right. I will not be disrespected or expected to apologize."
"Let go of me. You are an a$$hole, you know that? I am the one who should feel disrespected. You judged me even before you got to know me and to make matters worse,I tried to convince myself that your were true to our vows even though you don't love me. I was so wrong but, I refuse to be put down because of your arrogance. If you want to let pride control you then stay away from me. "
I finally walked away and went straight to my room where I ordered a pizza and went to take a shower as I waited. After my shower, I heard someone knocking at the door. I was still in my towel and assumed it was Maria since Cole never came to my room.
"Mari..." I said as I opened my door and stopped before I could finish her name as it wasn't Maria at the door.
I tried to reach for my robe behind the door but realized that it was on the bed. I groaned in frustration. "what do you want?"
He was staring at me, trailing his eyes down my body and he had lust written all over me. Which is strange because I knew for a fact that he was not attracted to me.
" I umm... I brought your pizza."
I held onto my towel with one hand and reached out with the other one to collect my food.
"Um maybe you can come downstairs and eat wit
h me." he said.
I looked straight at him and nodded. " Fine, I will be down in a minute."
Cole's povSince the meeting where Mika dropped her bomb to our parents, I've been trying to make things better between us. But, she is not having it at all. Even when I went knocking on her door to let her know that her pizza had arrived, I wasn't expecting to get a glimpse of her body. She had water running down her body and the little towel she had on wasn't hiding much. I wanted to grab her and take it off of her, knew for a fact that she would have punched me in the troat if I did or maybe even kicked me in the balls and those are very prized jewels that need to be intact. Instead I decided that just looking and imagining what I would do to her if she allowed me to touch her. She snapped me out of my thoughts by rudely asking me what I wanted, I didn't expect her to agree when I asked her to come downstairs. I was setting up our plates with a bit of everything since we had quite alot of food. I was removing the tomatoes from her salad when I heard her clear her throat. I took o
Mika's povOn our way home, I noticed that Cole was mostly silent. "Are you okay? You have been silent since we left your parents house.""Ya, I'm okay." He said but he seemed to be off.I decide to let it go. The ride was pretty silent until we reached at the house. Since he was acting up I figured things would be like before, so I opened the door and exited the car. I got whatever I could carry and turned to walk into the house. Only I bumped into a chest, I avoided his eyes and just stepped to the side and walked into the house. "That was a long picnic." Maria said smiling when I walked into the kitchen.I giggled. "It was but, we went for dinner at the in laws home.""Ohhh. That's nice. I hope you had fun. Would you like me to prepare anything for you?""I did" I sighed. "No, I don't need anything. Will just head up to take a shower."He was standing there watching as I turned. I just let him be and headed to take my shower. I was dressing when someone knocked but, I was in no m
Cole has been nothing but amazing, I know I had a crush and I can say I'm a lucky girl to have him. It may not have started pretty, it's sure a lot prettier now. After not spending a lot of time together this week due to our busy schedules at work, we decided it would be best to spend Friday night indoors. I had my head on his chest and his hand around my waist. Every now and then he would rub my a$$. "We are suppose to be watching the movie." I said to him.I felt him laugh, "I am watching the movie. Am I distracting you?" He asked playfully. He pulled my leg so I ended up on top of him. "Maybe you prefer us like this."I put my hand on his chest to lift myself up. "Now how are we going to watch like this?""I have other ideas we can use." He was so fast when he flipped us over so that I was laying at the bottom. Without wasting time, he started teasing by softly kissing me and moving to neck. I had missed him so much and I allowed him to continue."I've missed you so much this pas
"Why do you keep running away from me he said."Cole, let me go."He held on tighter. "Not until we talk and air out whatever has you acting this way."I pushed away from him and moved further into the room. "I can't believe that you even have to ask."He pulled on his hair. "Why are you women like this? You are the one mad and if I have no idea why, don' you think it's better to let me know. I will ask again why are you so mad at me?"I rolled my eyes at his statement. "Maggy.....""Not the Maggy thing again" he groaned."You asked me a question and if you don't like or want to hear what I have to say then get out and let me be." I said angry that he is making it seem irrelevant to talk about her and what I feel.He stood there looking at me for some time then moved closer. He wrapped his arm around me and kissed my forehead. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to make seem like I don't want to hear you out. And she is not my lover, you are." He gave me a kiss on the lips and I immediately push
Cole's pov I laid in bed, holding on to Mika and thinking about how much she has changed my life. I think I am falling for her but, I am conflicted. There is so much at stake and I need to sort things out. I know for a fact that if my secret comes out then, I will lose her and I can't lose her. She has me doing things I never thought I would do. Not even for Maggy, who I considered the love of my life. She took a deep breath and snuggles closer to me. I could feel myself getting hard again knowing she is naked under that shirt. She's making me feel like a teenager again.She started to stretch and when she opened her eyes she looked up at me and smiled at me. She looked way too happy and her eyes were so bright when she looked up at me."Good morning.""Morning baby." I gave her a kiss. She tried to get up and I protested."Babe, I need to use the bathroom." "Fine. Hurry back here or I will come in there." I said as she ran to the bathroom.I kept on thinking of ways I could end al
None of the got much sleep that night. Mika lay there trying to piece together how she read the signs wrongly. She thought for sure he was in love with her topped up with how he behaved when she got back. Her heart was broken and she didn't know how she was going to stay in a marriage where she was not loved. She knew she loved him and wanted the marriage to work but, how?He lay there facing her back, wanting so badly to reach out and hold her in his arms. He knew he loved her, the words just couldn't come out. He knew that she wanted to hear the words, he just got tongue tied. He hoped he didn't lose her because of this. He wanted to say the words when everything was sorted out, she just said them way too soon. It broke his heart having to listen to her silent cries.The next morning, he tried to make things right but, she wouldn't even look at him. She got out of bed and into the bathroom, locking the door again. He listened to her crying when the shower was on, she came out and ca
"Good morning baby.""Mmm mmm""Now that's no way to say morning to your husband.""Babe ten more minutes." I protested."Nope. I need you to get up." He said, placing kisses all over.I opened one eye. "This is your fault."He laughed, "how is this my fault when you are the one who gave Mary the day off and dared me to make love to you on different surfaces of the house.""You could have said no." I said with one eyebrow raised."Are you crazy? I wanted you just as much as you wanted me if not more. I would take another round right now."I just gave him a look. I was extremely sore below not that I'm complaining but the shop is closed. I swear I wonder where this man gets his stamina from. Last night, he did things to me that had me screaming his name and thanking the stars for giving all the help a night off.I set up a candle light dinner, wore a short maroon dress that showed a lot of leg and my boobs were out to play just the right amount. I paired that with some heels, his favou
After returning from the honeymoon, Mika and Collen seemed to be in great spirits and everyone noticed. They would be spotted kissing each other when no one was looking. They would be necking at each other, giggling or holding hands.Back at home, Collen had asked her to move into the main bedroom. She gladly agreed and at night they would spend sometime talking, cuddling or fooling around before bed." Oh You guys he has changed so much and it's like he is a whole different person." I told my sisters."Little sis, I am happy to hear that things are alot of things have changed." Monique said."I still have my eyes on him." Shine said."Shine!" Monique and I said at the same time."Don't get me wrong guys. I am happy that things have taken a bette turn for the both of you. I want to also put it out there that my gut tells me he is hiding something. I really want to be wrong and blame it on how he was in the past. I will gladly apologize.""Shine, I get what you are trying to say. But,