Bereft by Foor Jennifer

Author:Foor, Jennifer [Foor, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: JMF Publishing
Published: 2015-09-20T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Grayson

She wouldn’t speak to me. She refused to see me. My own daughter had shut me out. With nowhere else to go, I decided to check out of the hotel and head home. Rachel may have wanted me to go, but it was my house before we met. If she wanted to avoid me, I’d make it almost impossible for her.

I expected to find her at home when I finally got off work. It was late, and she usually went to bed around nine in the evening. There was no use calling her cell phone. She hadn’t been answering when I called, and when she did, her words were anything but pleasant.

After putting my things in our bedroom, I made my way downstairs to the living room. Remnants of her romp with the other man were still present. Two glasses and my empty bottle of bourbon remained on the oak table I’d refinished with my bare hands.

I thought back to then, when I believed nothing could tear us apart. Rachel was always happy. Her smile was like a breath of fresh air. For the life of me I couldn’t remember back to when I’d seen it last. My heart ached a little more, reminiscing of the life we once had.

Now in shambles, I was grasping at straws to hang on to whatever was left. I’d been ignorant to her feelings, putting my own wants in front of our needs. We needed each other, that I was positive of. Living separate, imagining a life without her in it made me break down. I was crumbling, determined to do whatever necessary to prove we could get through this, maybe even stronger than we were before.

I stared at the glass I knew was meant for her companion. The idea of him putting his mouth on my wife was excruciating. There were things I swore I’d never do to another person, but damn if I didn’t want to retract that view and let the guy have it.

She was mine. Yes, I’d fucked it up. Yes, it had been my fault. Yes, I probably deserved much worse than she was giving me.

I had to keep trying. Giving up wasn’t an option when it came to Rachel.

Hours passed, in which I pulled out another glass and filled it to the brim. I needed to alleviate some of the stress I was under. A constant ache had been in my chest since all of this went down, and I wasn’t sure if it was my heart, or my mind playing tricks on me.

I don’t know how many times I flipped through the channels looking for something to bide my time while I waited for her to come home. I mentally prepared for her guest to come in with her, and how this time I was going to stand my ground and be the last man remaining. I wasn’t going to allow some stranger to be alone with my wife in our home.

When I began to drift asleep, I wondered if she was coming at all.

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