I rested my head back on the seat of the taxi and closed my eyes.
People should just learn to keep their mouths shut and stay out of other
people's business. How was I going to explain this one?
I glanced over at Abby who was still staring intently out the window. "You should have known I'd find out, Carter," she said.
"Well, you went so long without knowing, I assumed I was out of the woods," I said.
Abby turned around in her seat. "What?" she said.
"I can't believe you think I'd cheat on you," I said. "And I can't believe you're taking someone else's word over mine."
"Well, what do you expect me to think?" she said, turning back to the window. "When someone comes up to me and tells me that they're responsible for my husband cheating on me."
"I'd expect you to ask me instead of just assuming the worst," I said. "You know I love you."
Abby snorted. "Sure you do," she said sarcastically.
I turned her towards me. "I did have a bachelor party, complete with strippers," I told her. "And I did sleep with one of them."
I watched tears fill her eyes. "Thank you for not insulting my intelligence," she said, turning away again.
"You didn't let me finish," I said. "This bachelor party took place before I married Jessica. Not you."
Abby looked up at me. "What?" she asked, wiping away a tear. "Are you sure?"
I rolled my eyes. "I'm sure," I said. "I have never ever cheated on you, and I never will." I turned my back to her.
"I'm sorry," she said, softly touching my shoulder. "He congratulated me on the wedding and the baby. I thought he meant Kaden."
"He must have thought you were Jessica," I said coldly.
"I've been called worse," Abby said, trying to joke. I said nothing. "Don't be angry," she said. "I'm sorry."
"I know you are," I said, still not turning around. "It was an honest mistake."
"Then why won't you turn around?" she asked me.
I sighed and turned to face her. "Sorry," I said, taking her hand. "I'm just slightly annoyed that Danny would have the audacity to mention that. And annoyed that you'd believe him."
Abby gently squeezed my hand. "I promise," she said, smiling. "That next time someone tells me you cheated on me, I'll ask you before I jump to conclusions."
I smiled at her. "That's all I ask."
Abby cupped my face in her hands and kissed me. We had pulled up in front of our house. I paid the driver after he helped me with the luggage. "Mim!" Annie cried, bursting out the front door.
She leapt from the top step right into Abby's arms. Maggie came to the doorway with Kaden in her arms. "Welcome home," she called.
Abby hugged Annie tightly and then handed her to me. Annie wrapped her arms tightly around my neck as Abby bounded up the steps to Kaden. He shrieked with laughter as Abby spun him around once and then covered him with kisses.
"Don't ever leave again, Daddy," Annie said. "Never ever!"
I laughed. "Not ever?" I asked.
Annie shook her head. "Not ever."
I looked over at Abby and smiled. She smiled back but there was something in her eyes that made me nervous.
Response to reviews –
Aaron – Genius! Wow. Well, if you say so . . .
Carbyfan – Aw, you should know me well enough by now to know that nothing is ever as it seems. ; )
Vkh214 – Well, I'm glad you and your mom made up.
Hyperpiper91 – 13? That is old. I'll throw you a party too.
Carbytothecore – Yes, it's all very upsetting. Hehe
Kayla – Welcome to my world!
Duckygirl – Danny is who he said he was. Carter's having a memory lapse.
Jackie – See above for your questions about Danny. And yes, this is a twist. We have a turn coming up shortly. Please fasten your seat belts.
Carbylobsterandavrilfan – No party. All's well.
Trish – Obsessed? Really? I've been hoping someone would say that! And I don't update as often as I should but I do my best!
Higherbeingfriendsfan – Again, Danny is who he said he was. Carter was just thrown by Abby's behaviour so he wasn't thinking clearly.
I glanced over at Abby who was still staring intently out the window. "You should have known I'd find out, Carter," she said.
"Well, you went so long without knowing, I assumed I was out of the woods," I said.
Abby turned around in her seat. "What?" she said.
"I can't believe you think I'd cheat on you," I said. "And I can't believe you're taking someone else's word over mine."
"Well, what do you expect me to think?" she said, turning back to the window. "When someone comes up to me and tells me that they're responsible for my husband cheating on me."
"I'd expect you to ask me instead of just assuming the worst," I said. "You know I love you."
Abby snorted. "Sure you do," she said sarcastically.
I turned her towards me. "I did have a bachelor party, complete with strippers," I told her. "And I did sleep with one of them."
I watched tears fill her eyes. "Thank you for not insulting my intelligence," she said, turning away again.
"You didn't let me finish," I said. "This bachelor party took place before I married Jessica. Not you."
Abby looked up at me. "What?" she asked, wiping away a tear. "Are you sure?"
I rolled my eyes. "I'm sure," I said. "I have never ever cheated on you, and I never will." I turned my back to her.
"I'm sorry," she said, softly touching my shoulder. "He congratulated me on the wedding and the baby. I thought he meant Kaden."
"He must have thought you were Jessica," I said coldly.
"I've been called worse," Abby said, trying to joke. I said nothing. "Don't be angry," she said. "I'm sorry."
"I know you are," I said, still not turning around. "It was an honest mistake."
"Then why won't you turn around?" she asked me.
I sighed and turned to face her. "Sorry," I said, taking her hand. "I'm just slightly annoyed that Danny would have the audacity to mention that. And annoyed that you'd believe him."
Abby gently squeezed my hand. "I promise," she said, smiling. "That next time someone tells me you cheated on me, I'll ask you before I jump to conclusions."
I smiled at her. "That's all I ask."
Abby cupped my face in her hands and kissed me. We had pulled up in front of our house. I paid the driver after he helped me with the luggage. "Mim!" Annie cried, bursting out the front door.
She leapt from the top step right into Abby's arms. Maggie came to the doorway with Kaden in her arms. "Welcome home," she called.
Abby hugged Annie tightly and then handed her to me. Annie wrapped her arms tightly around my neck as Abby bounded up the steps to Kaden. He shrieked with laughter as Abby spun him around once and then covered him with kisses.
"Don't ever leave again, Daddy," Annie said. "Never ever!"
I laughed. "Not ever?" I asked.
Annie shook her head. "Not ever."
I looked over at Abby and smiled. She smiled back but there was something in her eyes that made me nervous.
Response to reviews –
Aaron – Genius! Wow. Well, if you say so . . .
Carbyfan – Aw, you should know me well enough by now to know that nothing is ever as it seems. ; )
Vkh214 – Well, I'm glad you and your mom made up.
Hyperpiper91 – 13? That is old. I'll throw you a party too.
Carbytothecore – Yes, it's all very upsetting. Hehe
Kayla – Welcome to my world!
Duckygirl – Danny is who he said he was. Carter's having a memory lapse.
Jackie – See above for your questions about Danny. And yes, this is a twist. We have a turn coming up shortly. Please fasten your seat belts.
Carbylobsterandavrilfan – No party. All's well.
Trish – Obsessed? Really? I've been hoping someone would say that! And I don't update as often as I should but I do my best!
Higherbeingfriendsfan – Again, Danny is who he said he was. Carter was just thrown by Abby's behaviour so he wasn't thinking clearly.
