Gwen. There was this feeling in your chest when you accepted by the family you thought wouldn’t be by your side. There is an overwhelming feeling that surrounds you when they welcome you back into their lives and that’s exactly what I’m feeling right now. Mom was going ballistic about Jasmine, and the concern in her voice was genuine. You can hear how hard she’s trying to keep herself from crying. She was sad that she wasn’t in my life when Jasmine was born, she felt sad and angry at herself that she wasn’t there for me when I was going through this. Honestly, I don’t blame her at all. I was the one who decided to leave, dad gave me an option and I picked leaving over being with my family. “What do you want to do right now?” She asked after she was done fuming. I sighed, “I want to take him to court mom, that’s why I brought Ryan with me.” I answered. She nodded agreeing with my suggestion. “Yes, I think that is a good idea.” She kept quiet for a while before looking at me. “
Gwen. Words couldn’t describe how I felt while staring at my father’s eyes. Love? He had that look in his eyes as he looked at me and that wasn’t something I was familiar with, I haven’t seen that look in Father’s eyes for years now. I bet my leaving changed them….it changed everyone and would I be a bitch for saying that I was glad I left. “You still haven’t given me an answer Gwen, you were going to leave and not let me see my granddaughter, is that it?” He asked. I remained speechless, not knowing what to say as I took my eyes to my feet. I think I have found another interesting thing to look at. “Up Gwen!” My head was up instantly. Dad still has this effect on me. “Remember you are a Mars and we Mars don’t look down when spoken to, your head must be up when others are speaking.” He said and I also recited it in my head. This has been Dad’s motto since we could learn ABC, he would always tell us to be proud of what we are and shouldn’t let others look down on us. “Yes, papa
Gwen. Once I was done telling them all that truly happened, I brought my eyes down so I wouldn’t see the disappointment and hurt on my family’s faces. Jade did a surprising thing by pulling me into a hug and I really appreciated that. “He did all of that to you Gwen and you still decided to stay with him?” Mom asked. Dad hasn’t spoken any word since I stopped talking and that makes me wonder what he was thinking about. He probably wasn’t thinking of dealing with Henry right?“Say something, Gwen, tell me why you still decide to stay with him after seeing how he acts. That doesn’t define marriage.” Mom insisted. “I love him Mother and as shameless as this may sound, I still do. I…I thought he was going to change after Jasmine was born, I thought he would spend more time with us but I was wrong.” I was so damn wrong. Henry wasn’t going to change, his mind had been set on Emily and that is who he was going to go for not me. “He shouldn’t have done that.” Finally, Dad said something
Gwen. “Yeah, I’m fine. I’m glad that I came back.” I whispered and he smiled. “I’m also glad you did.” My brows furrowed. “Why did you say that?” I asked. “Because you look more alive and happy than the first time I saw you. That wasn’t Gwen, this is the true Gwen.” His words made me smile.Even though we haven’t known each other for a long time he still knows when I’m happy or not. “Thank you, Ryan,” I said sincerely and I did mean it. I wouldn’t have ever thought of coming back here if it wasn’t for him and for that I was grateful. He shook his head, “You don’t have to thank me, Gwen. All I want is to see Jasmine by your side after all she’s my friend.” He winked at the end while I giggled. Yeah, that’s true. They both bonded that day at the park and that was also the first time I saw my daughter blush. …….It was already evening which meant I had been here for the whole day, dad wouldn’t let me go home and Mom seconded it. They both want me to spend the night, in fact, the
Henry. I typed furiously on my laptop, gosh I was feeling so tired, hungry, and cranky as a bitch. Now I know how hard it is to take care of a child and not to talk when that child is my jasmine, geez that little girl was a mini devil. She can act and drive me crazy every day and still had me wrapped around her tiny finger. I stopped typing and looked at the little devil on the couch in my office, even after much persuading she refused to go to her preschool and instead wanted to follow me to the office. After much crying and me promising to buy the world for her, she still refused, and here we were hours later, with a messy office and a very tired me and Jas who was currently sleeping on the couch. I groaned and leaned back in my seat, I stared at Jas for a while and smiled when she smiled in her sleep. She must be dreaming of something good,‘Maybe her momma.’ I thought and then frowned. Where did that come from? I promised myself that I wouldn’t think about Gwen again since she
Gwen. It was almost midnight and the girls and I were still talking, we made sure to give every detail of what was going on in our life and I still couldn’t wrap my head around Nina dating a guy. Well, it shouldn’t have been a surprise to me that she was dating at twenty-one but I was still kinda surprised. Nina promised to bring her boyfriend over one of these days and I couldn’t wait to see the one who made my sister act like a teenager in love. “Can I come in girls?” Mom voiced from outside and we looked at one another before giggling. Mom still has this attitude of knocking before coming in. “Of course, you can Mom,” I answered. The door opened right after that and she walked in already clad in her night dress and her red hair was packed in a messy bun. But she still looked beautiful and sophisticated, just like the lady of the Mars household should look. “It’s late girls. Why aren’t you asleep yet?” She asked. “We were catching up on some stuff Mom but we will go to bed as
Henry. “Daddy, where are you going?” I forced a smile upon hearing her question. She had been asking this for the past hours now and I was getting tired of answering the same questions over and over again. “I told you before baby, Daddy is going to a ball party,” I said arranging my tie. “A ball?” She asked with that cute confused look on her face. “What’s a ball?” “It’s a formal social gathering for the rich, where we have a good wine and dance,” I answered as best I could. She sighed and asked the next question, “Can I go with you?” I looked at her and shook my head, “No baby, you can’t.” “Why?” She questioned while I sighed. “Because this ball isn’t for kids at your age, it’s for adults.” “But I am an adot right?” She asserted. I smiled knowing she couldn’t pronounce the word ‘adult’ properly. “No, you aren’t. You are still a child and it would take many years for you to become an adult.” “But why’s she going if I’m not.” I frowned and looked at her. She was pointing at
Henry. We got to the address in less than thirty minutes and we were ushered in. “You ready?” I asked glancing at Emily beside me. This was a huge step I was taking, appearing with Emily in this hall was a clear message to everyone that I was no longer with my wife. Everyone would know that we had broken up but what they wouldn’t know was when we did have a divorce. “I’m always ready babe.” She replied, a wide smile on her face. Right, she had always expected this. I introduced her to everyone as my wife. I mean it has been long overdue and she deserves this. “Let’s do this.” She nodded and linked her arm around me as we walked in. Inside the hall, light classical jazz music filled the air, creating a relaxing and cozy atmosphere. Some tables were set up around the hall leaving a wide space in the middle, I guess for the dance later on. I could see one or two businessmen that I know talking and laughing loudly with their women by their sides. “Wow, this is really nice,” Emily r