Chapter 14

James was driving back home late that night and he was happy he was even playing happy music I his car with the windows down and he couldn't stop thinking about both Edward and Victoria as he had the two most important people of his life. He just couldn't help having the thought of divorcing his wife at the back of his mind, which concerned him a little and had wiped the happiness off his face.

When he got to his driveway and switched off the engine, he just sat in the car for a while to take a little time and wipe away the tears.

James eventually opened the car door and came out, he then slowly closed it shut so he wouldn't disturb Victoria in case she was asleep. When he got to the porch of the door he turned the key and crept in making sure he wasn't making any noise. As he walked further in Jasper was just coming down the stairs and said "Ah James it is you, it must be the special bond you both share".

"What are you saying Jasper?" James said sounding tired.

"Well upstairs she said 'James is home'" Jasper quoted.

So James quickly put his things away and poured himself a glass of white wine before going off upstairs to his wife and comforting her. As he went to hug her she smelt him hoping to smell his cologne, but she could not smell his, she thought she was going mad when she was thinking that James was sleeping with someone else, so she redirected her thoughts and started to think that he may have another bottle of cologne at work that he had put on.
This thought put her at ease for the rest of the night, which had made James feel a bit calmer and slightly happier, but that didn't stop Victoria being slightly suspicious of James in the back of her mind.

Alice was just standing at the foot of the bed when she told them "Jasper and I are going to head off home, so take care and see you soon", but James had an idea and told them to stay in the special guest room tonight as a thank you for looking after Victoria for a whole day, they accepted James's offer after much talking about it and James led them to the room and showed them where everything they needed was around the room and the ensuite. Then James left them be as he needed to go back and comfort Victoria for the rest of the night.

Chapter 15

Victoria woke up very early in the morning to go to the toilet, as she couldn't go back to sleep she decided to go downstairs to get a drink and read on the sofa till everyone wakes up.

When she heard someone come down the stairs, she blurted out without looking up "I need to talk to you?"

Then a man's voice spoke she was not expecting said "Huh! What do you want to talk about?"

Victoria looked up and saw it was Jasper that came down the stairs, so she said "Oh sorry Jasper thought it was James coming down"

"No worries there. You probably don't want to talk about it till you've spoken to James first, but what is it that you wanted to talk about with James?"

"You're probably right there, but it should help ease the feeling if I shared it with someone"

"Ok I'm all ears"

"Well I feel that James is pulling away from me, it's like I'm not good enough for him all of a sudden"

"That's nonsense you two been together since high school, nothing can tear you guys apart"

"Well that's what I thought, but you remember Edward don't you?

"Vaguely, we never really spoke to each other, but I think he fancied someone back in high school and I don't mean a girl"

"You saw through him?"

"Yeah I kind of did wasn't sure, do you have any ideas who he fancied?"

"Oh yes I know, but I found out the hard way, Edward fancy's my James"

"So have you done anything to win back James before it's too late?"

"Well I have tried, I chucked him out of the house, but I think James has been going to him instead".

"What makes you think that then?"

"Well when he came home last night I smelt someone else's cologne on him and I know he doesn't wear that sort, but it also smells….."

"Familiar" Jasper said finishing the sentence

"Yeah exactly, but I couldn't just jump into conclusion and tell him cause I could be wrong"

"Yeah that's true, would you like someone to spy on him discreetly?"

"No I couldn't do that" there was a long pause before Victoria spoke again.

"On the other hand I am getting a little desperate, so would you do it for me…Please?"

"Ok I will try my best, but I can't promise you anything"

So from then on Jasper was helping Victoria to uncover the truth by discreetly spying on James to see what he gets up to at work, onsite and even whilst he is on lunch, by doing so this would take one of things of her mind.