A Second Chance at Love

KPOV:

I swore under my breath as looked at the bruise already forming in the mirror. Yes James had hit me again, was I mad? A little, I mean really can't be though .It was my entire fault for pushing him too far when he was already angry. My internal conversation was interrupted when I felt two hands wrap around my waist from behind .It took all I had not to flinch away, because James is a ticking time bomb, you never know what will set him off. As I felt his lips graze my neck I went over the words, that were all too common, that were about to come out of his mouth.

"I didn't mean it baby. I'm so sorry. I would never intentionally hurt you."

I stayed silent. James sighed a little impatient.

"You know that right?" he said. I gave a weak nod as I felt his hands go to the area of my tummy right above the waistband of my shorts.

"You just made me so mad baby, I really didn't mean it."

I knew all he wanted was sex and not giving it to him will result in him hitting me of course.

I don't want your sympathy, because it wasn't always like this. There was a time when James was all that he said he would be but I don't know one day we were arguing and he snapped and the James I knew faded away.

I sighed as he started kissing my neck and asked if I wanted to do our special make-up. But not waiting for my response, I felt him smirk into my neck as he slipped his hand in my shorts. I had to force a moan or he'd get mad.

Sex didn't feel the same anymore because from that one argument it was literally like I was having sex with a stranger, he was no longer the man I fell in love with. There were times when I really believed he loved me or that he changed but right when it got good, he'd have a bad day at work or id piss him off…..it was a viscous cycle.

Yea, you could call me stupid for not leaving him but believe me I tried, repeatedly and after the attempts I find myself calling into work because my eyes are swollen shut. It wouldn't be so bad if my parent didn't help him. you see in my parents eyes I wasn't their little girl anymore, I was a dollar sign. No, my parent didn't sell me, that's too nice. They just wanted so badly to merge with James company that when he showed the slightest interest in me at a business dinner they practically said "marry him or you aren't our daughter"

I know right some much for daddy protecting his little girl. I snapped back to reality as James entered me .Here comes another fake orgasm.

JPOV:

I sighed as I blew out the candles and put up the dinner that I spent all day cooking since I took off work for our 2 year anniversary and my oh so lovely wife was nowhere to be found at midnight. Surprisingly when she texted me saying shed be here, I believed her but as always she didn't come through on her promises. Just as I headed to the stairway in the foyer, the door swung open to reveal my wife Kagura Black.

"Oh, baby totally forgot" she whimpered as she came to hug me smelling of alcohol and cologne that wasn't mine.

"Obviously" I said standing motionless, not hugging her back. She finally got the message that I was pissed and let go.

"The people at the office got rowdy and the boss got mad and made us stay late." She lied. I didn't say anything I just walked upstairs and heard her follow me.

When we finally got ready for bed and I laid down she tried sticking her hands down my boxers, so I gently pushed her away and said not tonight and stared out the window pretending to be sleep.

"What kind of man refuses sex? " I heard her grumble. I wanted to shout" The kind that doesn't want to get a STD from his wife that has been sleeping around on him!" but I didn't, just counted to ten in my head and took a deep breath.

It wasn't always like this, I mean yea I knew our marriage didn't have the same spark but we didn't have to screw other people. A small part of me loved her, another part said we had to end this and ANOTHER part said it was my fault…but I had to call bullshit on that part because I always treated her like a queen. I don't even know what happened to trigger this. 'Who knows 'I thought as I finally drifted off.

"Im sooo excited to see all our old classmates" Kagura chirped from the passenger seat. We were on our way to our 10 year class reunion.

"Me too" came my response as I parked the car and to show face we held hands as we walked through the door.

Kagura had long ago flocked to her friends and I was speaking to my colleague Edward Cullen when I felt it….she was here looked toward the door and locked eyes with her…..the girl that got away….the one that sole my heart and deep down I knew she still had it. In the doorway stood the one and only, Kagome higurashi.