Past Mistakes
Chapter 8
Mike could tell something was off with Christine, but couldn't put his finger on to what. He spent time with all three girls, even Emma. He was close to making a decision regarding the little girl who had wormed her way into his heart. Now that he was making that decision; he decided it was time to spend some time with his wife. He wanted to go out on a date, which had been rare before for them. One day; in Christine's office; he came up behind her and kissed the back of her neck.
"Mike; what do you need? I really need to work on this floor plan for the model condo." Christine asked. She squirmed away from him and the tone of her voice was off. She had met Kara the night before, but seemed very abrasive towards her.
"I just talked to Hannah. She said she could look after Emma after school, so I thought we might go out on a bit of a date tonight since its Friday." Mike said. He had his hands on Christine's slender hips and was standing close.
"Why would you want to?" Christine said as she pushed his hands off her hips.
"Mmm. Because you're my wife and I want to spend some time with you, without kids. Nice dinner, a good wine, maybe some dancing." Mike answered.
"You act like I'm some sort of possession! I am not just your wife. I have a lot of other roles. Ones that I am very busy doing. I don't have assistants and vice whatevers." Christine said.
"Where's this coming from?" Mike asked.
"Just…don't you have some meeting or something to go to?" Christine asked. Mike looked at her for a moment, wondering what was going on with his normally calm wife.
"Sure. Just one more thing…" Mike said before he pulled Christine into a long and passionate kiss. At first, she was accepting, but she pushed him away finally.
"Mike! Seriously? Stop! Makes you no different then the men that raped me." Christine said before turning away.
"Really? You're comparing me to a rapist? You practically tore my clothes off that first day. That is not a normal reaction for a rape victim." Mike remarked.
"So?" Christine asked.
"Makes me wonder if you were ever really raped." Mike said. He no more got it out than Christine slapped him across the face.
"GET OUT! Get out of my office and get out of my house." Christine demanded.
"The girls…" Mike started.
"Katie is an adult and Hannah is old enough to make some decisions. As far as Emma is concerned; she's mine. You don't need to worry about her." Christine said.
"How about we both take a step back…" Mike started again.
"No, Mike! You just accused me of cheating on you and claiming I was raped. You have no idea what it was like for me and what I had to do just to survive and keep the girls alive. You had it pretty easy, compared to. I'm sure you've enjoyed the past several years of not having any responsibilities beyond your career. You can go where you want, sleep with who you want, with no bills to pay or things to worry about." Christine answered.
"Excuse me? I worried about my wife and children every day. Every second. Focusing on my career was the only way I didn't go insane. As far as sleeping around, you are the only woman I've ever slept with since we got together. You're practically the only one I've ever been with. I think we both need some time apart. I'll see you tonight." Mike said before walking out of the office, still fuming. He didn't see the car speeding through the parking lot and hadn't realized what had happened until he felt the impact of the car hitting him and the feeling of bones breaking. By then, it was too late because everything had faded to black.