Chapter 1, A Perfect Life
Kate Shepherd had happily married over half a year ago. She had a lovely wedding day and a perfect honeymoon. In fact everything was now absolutely perfect... Her house was all she could have dreamed of, she had a beautiful Labrador named Tuti and a white picket fence.
She had married Jack knowing he was perfect, overlooking a few of his fixing issues.
He was loyal, faithful, handsome and honest. Jack loved Kate and she loved him.
Kate's days consisted of getting up at 11am, eating breakfast and taking Tuti for a walk, which meant sitting in the park and gossiping with fellow dog walkers. Afterwards, she would go out shopping or meeting a friend. Kate got home at 6 pm and lounge around reading or watching a soap opera. It was all… very…exiting?
Jack would call to tell her when he would be back, he was so thoughtful that way…His arrival home would usually vary from 8pm to 5am in the mornings. Actually, casting her thoughts back, Kate could definitely remember him staying in hospital over night a few times…
A perfect day, in the life of a happy wife.
But, still Kate couldn't help but feel lonely every now and again… She only properly saw Jack on Sundays when they would spend the day together finishing that off with dinner at their favorite restaurant.
Kate somehow felt herself slipping into a daily routine of a classic wife. The excitement of a new relationship was wearing off and leaving a very organized, stable marriage.
And it wasn't that Kate was unhappy, no. She was in a loving marriage leading the perfect life.
But was organized, stable and perfect really Kate? She wasn't sure.