Mr. DuBois had never really liked me. At least, not once I started dating his daughter. After I started dating her it was like having a target on my back with how much he was on my back.
Even now, five years later, us actually living together, he still didn't like me. Or trust me. It really sucked trying to live up to his unrealistic expectations. I didn't have a lot to offer Jazmine, at least not right now, but she was the love of my life and I did everything I could for her.
So after spending the past four hours of Tom throwing snarky remarks about me, about me and Jazmine's relationship in our house, I had to speak up. There was no way on this earth that I was going to keep my mouth shut. Years of keeping my mouth shut for Jazmine's sake had taken a toll on me.
"Jazmine, wouldn't you prefer living at home? This place is a dump…" he trailed off, looking at Sarah as she hid her face in embarrassment.
"Daddy…" Jazmine started, only for me to cut her off.
"Mr. DuBois, with all due respect, I'd really appreciate it if you could stop disrespecting me and Jazmine's home. She loves it here and if she didn't we'd be somewhere else right now. And I know you may feel like I'm not good enough for her but I have been for five, going on six years now. So please, respect our relationship and what we have. You aren't going to scare me away anytime soon. Actually, you might just be my father-in-law soon, so it might be a good idea to warm up to me now cause I'm here for the long run."
posted: 10/9/2017
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