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Peace and love to all!
I should have known this was too good to be true. We were having too much sex for this to last any longer.
Happiness is such a fragile thing and it's something Ashley and I have had trouble mastering. Now I don't mean that Ashley and I aren't happy but we have a hard time staying that way for long periods of time.
It's a curse really.
"Spencer I didn't mean it come out of the bathroom, please baby."
See our happiness is a very fragile line that we both walk and she's stepped off recently.
Well let me explain how I ended up in the bathroom with a bottle of tequila and enough anger to make me want to actually slap Ashley. It started about a day ago when Kyla came to visit…
Her hips sway to the music as she tends to supper at the stove. Man she's got a great body. She's been enjoying her days off school hanging with Ripley once she's done with pre school. Every day she's been waiting for me when I get home with a kiss and a cold
beer, God I love her.
"Hey Spence?"
The smirk on her face and the amused tone of her voice tells me she's noticed my staring.
"Yeah babe."
Ashley leans across the counter and smiles brightly into my face, her eyes twinkling. She's taunting me, daring me to kiss her so I do.
"Kyla's coming for dinner, that ok?"
Her kiss has left me light headed and dizzy so I agree without hesitation or any thought.
"Yeah whatever. Hey come back here."
She giggles as she walks around the counter to where I sit and I pull her onto my lap. There we sit my hands running wherever they can on her body and we're just making out when the doorbell rings.
"Stupid skank."
Ashley's grumbled insult at her sister causes me to smile and I give her one last kiss before she stands to go answer the door.
"So Spencer is here too?"
Kyla's voice sounds strained and panicky. God no get out of my house things are going good here.
"Uh yeah Ky she lives here."
Sarcasm is dripping from Ashley's voice when I hear her reply. They enter the kitchen and Ashley winks at me while Kyla avoids my gaze all together.
"Auntie Kyla!"
Ripley seems to have appeared out of thin air as she wraps her tiny arms around Kyla's legs.
"Hey squirt, how are you?"
Her niece grabs her hand and leads Kyla into the living room, chatting away about school and friends.
"Why is she acting so weird?"
I point in the direction Kyla just went and Ashley simply shrugs her shoulders.
"Baby I don't know. Give me a kiss."
I smile before taking her lips with mine. I feel Ashley smile into the kiss and I can't help but smile too. We break apart and I rest my forehead against hers.
"I love you Ash."
Every time I say this she grins like a maniac and I get this warm, fuzzy feeling inside my chest. I'm rewarded with another quick kiss and a nose crinkling smile.
"Love you too babe. Tell Rip and Kyla dinner is ready."
Ashley turns back to dinner and starts setting the table as I walk to the living room in search of Ky and Rip. I find them huddled over Ripley's Nemo coloring book, both of them scribbling away.
"Hey Mommy we color Nemo!"
I look at the scribbles all over the page and press a kiss to the top of Ripley's head.
"Good job baby. Now go wash up dinner is ready."
She nods her little head and her brown curls bounce just like Ashley's do. When I look for Kyla she's already slipped out of the living room.
Dinner is how it usually is but weird. Ripley talks nonstop about everything but Kyla barely eats and she's starting to look a little pale. We clean up dinner and send Ripley to her room to play so we can talk to Kyla.
"Baby she's your sister you ask her."
Ashley looks at me like I just asked her to do something painful.
"But Spence you're her friend."
My chuckles at her lame attempt to get out of it cause her to scowl at me.
"You'll be fine besides I'll be right there too."
We find Kyla standing on our back deck watching the sun float lower in the sky. It's a pleasant night, warm and all the colors are starting to blend together in the sky. Yeah it's a nice night but there's this feeling in the pit of my stomach that tells me something bad is gonna happen.
"Ky, are you ok?"
Ashley lays a hand on Kyla's shoulder and when she turns to face us there is remorse and pain in her eyes.
"Please don't hate me Spencer."
Honestly I hadn't been paying much attention. See Ashley's wearing these tiny shorts and the slightest movement by her gives me the best view.
"Hm what?"
Kyla's brown eyes, which are so similar to Ashley's, close briefly and then she drops a bomb that has the potential to destroy us all.
"I cheated on Glen-"
"WHAT THE FUCK?"
My yell surprises all three of us and tears start to run down Kyla's face.
"and I'm pregnant from that one night stand."
To say I'm shocked is an understatement, I'm way beyond shocked or surprised. My poor wife is staring between me and her sister looking like she doesn't know which one of us to go to. My mouth is hanging open and I can feel the battle lines being drawn between our families.
"Does he know?"
My voice is surprisingly calm and barely above a whisper. Kyla is sobbing too hard to talk and only shakes her head. So he knows and he must be hurting right now. Ashley is hugging Kyla and trying to calm her down.
I don't want to comfort her, she's breaking the heart of one of the most important people in my life.
"I have to go."
Walking through the house I grab my jacket and my purse before I grab the garage door handle.
"Wait Spence."
Ashley magically appears beside me with eyes full of concern.
"I have to go to him Ash. He shouldn't be alone right now."
Her clenched jaw and cold frown surprise me.
"But what about Kyla?"
I don't mean to laugh in her face but I can't help my immediate reaction to her statement.
"Seriously Ashley? Kyla is to blame for this. Remember how you felt when you thought I had cheated on you?"
Her silence echoes off the walls and I shake my head.
"I'll be back later and I'm expecting Kyla to be gone."
Right as I'm about to climb in the car I hear Ashley's voice.
"She's my sister I can't leave her out in the dark. I get he's your brother but she's my freakin sister Spence."
I nod stiffly before pulling out of the driveway and speed off to Glen's house. God I hope he's ok…
It's completely dark by the time I reach his house and I can tell there is only one light on in the living room. I punch in the code for the garage and enter the dark house in search of my curly haired brother.
I see his silhouette standing by the window with a glass in his hand. I'm willing to bet money he's not drinking water.
"Glen."
He turns at my voice and I can tell he's been crying. His eyes are all bloodshot and puffy. He hasn't even changed out of his work clothes. His tie hands loosely around his neck and his shirt is wrinkled.
"Where are the girls?"
"In bed."
His voice is rough from the crying and I wrap my arms around him. He smells like liquor and cigarette smoke. Glen doesn't smoke unless he's really hurt or upset, this is bad.
"How could she Spence? We have a goddamn family together. I mean I thought we loved each other?"
The desperation in his voice is enough to make me want to cry but I have to hold it together for him, I have to be the strong one for once.
"Glen I don't know what to tell you about her but I do know what you have to do."
His crystal blue eyes are shining with tears and his face has pain etched all over it.
"What Spence?"
"You have to be here for the girls. You two have to do whatever it is you need to do without hurting your girls."
I wrap my arms around his bulky frame and pull him close.
"Thank you Spence. You should get back to Ashley and Ripley thought, I'll be ok."
His strong hands pull me to my feet and lead me to my car. We hug goodnight under the stars and I feel his body shake as he cries one last time.
I don't even bother with the radio on the drive home and my mind swims with tonight's revelation. I can't believe this is happening to Glen, he doesn't deserve this and I never thought Kyla would do this to him. What makes it worse is she's pregnant.
As I pull into our driveway I notice that our bedroom light and the living room light is still on. I can feel exhaustion aching in my bones as I walk through the house, shutting off lights and locking doors.
I pause at the entrance to the living room and spot Kyla sitting on the couch, her shoulders shaking with silent sobs. The side of me that is Kyla's friend wants to go to her but the louder part of me that is loyal to Glen is screaming at me to kick her ass. Shaking my head I jog quickly up the stairs and stop at Ripley's room to press a feather light kiss to her forehead.
I sigh as I push open our bedroom door and I see Ashley just standing by the window staring into darkness. Just seeing her after all this makes me feel better. I know where I stand and its next to her.
She doesn't give any indication that she knows I'm standing right behind her and she doesn't flinch when I run my hands up and down her arms.
"Let's go to bed baby."
She sounds so tired and I let her lead me to our bed. Ashley snuggles into bed as I start getting ready for bed.
"Is your sister ok?"
Despite hating her guts for what she did to Glen as her friend I am still worried about her.
"She feels terrible of course. I almost can't blame her-"
The brush I was dragging through my hair drops to the ground.
"Wait. What? Tell me I heard you wrong."
Her tired eyes meet mine and she grimaces at the malice in my voice.
"Well she was talking about how she feels ignored and Glen is always working and they fight all the time."
I can't believe what I'm hearing.
"So you're saying that this is ok? Her cheating is ok? That this is how to fix a problem?"
She's by my side in an instant trying to soothe me, screw her I'm pissed!
"No no no baby wait."
Screw this, I slam the bathroom door in her face and pull out the bottle of tequila I hid under the sink for just this reason. I unscrew the cap and guzzle the burning liquid. How could she say these things? Why couldn't she just not choose a side and let us be happy?
Yeah maybe I'm taking it out on her and maybe she didn't mean what she said but all I can see right now is how clearly drawn her line is. Her allegiance is with the girl sleeping in our living room and it pisses me off.
So here I sit with my back leaning against the door and the bottle of tequila almost empty next to me. Tonight has been just shitty.
I am so sorry this took so long. I've been dealing with some medical stuff recently so I haven't had a lot of time to write. But I should be good for awhile now. Thanks for all the reads/reviews/etc!