Life with my my husband hasn't been what I expected when I said I do. He isn't as loving as when we were dating. Now he treats me as if I were his sex slave. He makes me clean and maintain the house. He doesn't let me out of the house, unless I am with him. Worst of all, the sex is so bad that I haven't had an orgasm since we started dating.
On a different note, James' brother will be visiting tomorrow, and will stay for almost a month. This means that I have to clean the entire house, spotless.
"Are you done yet? He will be here in the morning." James points out the obvious. I nod and move to leave.
"Where do you think you're going? I am in the mood now." He leads me to the bedroom and pushes me onto the bed. I try to get away but he slaps me across the face. I glare at him and he smirks, starting to undress me. When he finally gets both of our clothes off he grabs a condom. He says he hates children, and won't let me go on birth control. It's over almost as soon as it starts, he gets up to shower and leaves me there. I turn onto my side and start crying. Nothing is ever going to change, I have to get away from him. While he is in the shower, I grab my phone. I look up divorce lawyers and prepare for my future.
I hear a knock on the door and hurry to get it before James can get mad at me. I pull open the door and smile as best I can. Before me stands the most beautiful man I have ever seen. Golden blonde hair and bright sapphire blue eyes. The adonis smiles and I swear I get a little wet.
"Would you like to come in?" I say and gesture to the rest of the house.
"Sure. You must be Alice. Hi, I'm Jasper, James' brother. But you probably already knew that." He smiles again. I just stare.
"Hey, bro! How long you been here?" James asks and glares at me. I glare back and turn to leave. I am to disappear when James talks to his brother. Good. I can call the lawyer again. As I am going into the bedroom I hear Jasper ask about me. I peek over my shoulder and see him staring at me intently. I blush and continue into the room. When alone, I reach for my phone.
After I am done with the phone call I check to see if they are still talking. Jasper is sitting all alone on the chair in the living room. I look towards the front door and see James' car keys gone. I sigh and walk out of the bedroom.
"Oh, hey. James is gone. He said he had an appointment he couldn't miss. Said he would be back in a couple of hours." Jasper says to me smiling. I smile back.
"Are you hungry? I was going to make some food." I go towards the kitchen.
"Depends. What are you making?" He asks.
"Um, french toast?" I question. He smiles and nods in the affirmative. I turn and grab the ingredients. While I work, he talks. He asks me all sorts of questions, some of them I feel he should know.
"Didn't he tell you anything about me?" I ask curiously.
"No. I didn't even know he was married until last week. How long you been married for?" He wonders.
"Um, 2 years." I say in bewilderment. Reality just slapped me across the face. James really doesn't care about me. I glare at nothing, already more angry than I should be.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you angry. I honestly don't know why James never told us." He tries to explain.
"What do you mean us?" I ask, confused.
"Um. My family." He says sheepishly.
I merely look at him, astonished. James never even told his family about us. I contemplate my life thus far and wonder why. Why? Why did I even marry him? I quickly finish the food and plate it. We sit down to eat in silence. I look up and see Jasper staring at me intently, almost adoringly. I blush and quirk my eyebrow. He blushes as well and looks down. I giggle. Just then I hear the garage. I blink and hurry to wash my dish. I then quickly run to the bedroom. All the while Jasper sits there looking confused. I put my finger to my lips, hoping he understands. He just nods, still looking perplexed. I shut the door just as James comes in. I take a deep breath and sit on the edge of the bed. I need to make another call to the lawyer.