LOVE FOOLS

Twisted

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I let out a gasp after reading the mail . I came to know that Jacob's company has overtaken our company and one in Mumbai.

My chain of thoughts got broken as I saw Jacob's sms , he told me to get ready for the party at night .

I sighed as I continued my work.

The car trip on the way to Jacob's company was coated with silence. Jacob stopped the car at the front of a five star hotel, a man in mid 20's greeted them and guided to the party

At hotel

He had been promoted as a manager of the new merger in Mumbai and Bella was declared one of the new project heads. Everyone was cheering for Jacob .

He smiled and shook hands with everyone as Bella walked with him .

He had lost track of time, he can't help when it turned out their new department head, Jessica was his high school friend and knew his college mate Lauren as she passed a message for him through her.

He suddenly took Jessica's hand out of his nape and started to walk away "hey, Jacob! Where are you going?"She held the sleeve of his suit.

"Where the hell did she go?"Jacob thought as he couldn't find his wife he had left her minutes ago.

"I am going to find Bella" he said "but we have met after 6 years of high school graduation" she started to pull him, but Jacob excused himself from her.

After searching he stumbled upon a drunk Bella, as he put his two hands on her shoulders.

Bella was looking really nice in a bohemian blue top with light blue frills with blue jeans.

She slightly slapped his face "whaat! Are you two done dancing, hik, huh!"

And then she fell on him as Jacob took her in his grip and said"I will take you home, Bella"

"I won't go home until I dance with someone, Kay! Hic then we can go home" she started to walk away from him to approach a guy standing near them. Before she could ask him, Jacob pulled her to him. "Hey, I told you I want to dance."

"You aren't sober tonight, let's go home. If you want to dance, you are dancing with me "his voice turning dark.

"Haven't you done dancing with Jessica" Jacob saw her eyes turning teary and bitterness coming in them. He sighed and couldn't help smile as she really had gone jealous for him .

Jacob informed one of the colleagues around him that he was going home.

"Told you, black. I am not going home "she struggled in his grip as Jacob took her towards their car.

"We will just take a drive and come back here!" said Jacob as he fixed her seatbelt.

"Really" her eyes feeling sleepy and she fell asleep as her back touched the car seat, Jacob looked her for a while, she looked so beautiful and innocent now.

As he drove he thought he never saw her jealous before even when he told her about Lauren.

He carried her up and took her to their bedroom. He was going to take the couch tonight as he laid her in the bed .

She slowly opened her eyes when her back hit the mattress of the bed.

Brown chocolate eyes of hers met with black orbs of his, she pulled him suddenly on the bed with Bella on top of him.

"What the hell are you doing, Bella?"She sniffed "I hat..te you and Jessica. You danced with her "as she leaned on his chest. "you didn't look for me when I ran away from the dance Meany husband " and kept her head on his shoulder.

"Bella, get off me this instant " he told her icily .

"Don't want to" she bawled like a child "you still hate me, don't you?"She began to tear up and suddenly pulled the nape of his neck and felt her lips moving.

His eyes widened when he felt her lips on his. He couldn't help kissing her back as it had been a long time he had kissed his wife's wonderful lips.

It seemed that the margarita from her breath was intoxicating him too. When he deepened the kiss, he felt her lips had stopped moving. He opened his eyes and saw his wife had fallen asleep.

He tucked her properly and smiled when he realized what just happened.

He never thought that his heart would actually soften again a little bit despite the things she had done to him, if she fought harder maybe it would soften completely.

Jacob could see she was trying to come near him and her words in her drunken state seemed it was not acting.

Yes, he hated her, that was certain but he just couldn't afford to despise her past weeks.

Changing his clothes in the bathroom and wearing his pajamas and vest, he settled on the couch to sleep.

The things that Jessica told him was revolving in his head, Lauren's divorce had come through and she had got her alimony.

Lauren was shifting to Mumbai like him and was interested in meeting Bella.

He felt tad uncomfortable; he only wanted Bella to talk with Lauren so she could maintain distance with his mom, which was sadly remaining unchanged but it was surely not close before their quarrel near the washing was thinking too much ,he decided what to do in the morning as he thought about Bella's apprehension regarding Jessica.

When Bella woke up next morning she had a killer headache, it was really mother of all headaches since the day she was born.

"Hangover "she heard Jacob's voice who was holding a glass of water in one hand and medicine in other hand. She took it from him whispering a soft thank you to him .

Seeing Jacob helping her in the morning means surely she had done something last night."Jacob, did I do something?"She asked him at last.

"Don't you remember anything?" his small smile faded and the grim expression came back on his face.

Surely she did something, what did she blurt out." I saw Jess and you dancing "and then she stopped as flashes of her jealousy and sadness came blurring in her mind .

She drank margarita for the first time in her life to drown her troubles as she could not bear seeing him with anyone else.

"And next?" Jacob asked her hopefully .

Bella wondered how she could tell him that she was going jealous when he wanted an out and told him previously not to try to come close near him when alone.

She decided to omit telling her feelings to him and said" it's all blurry; I drank margarita for first time …..And in the car …."

"Really and nothing else when we …."He asked but was interrupted by Ethan barging in the room before he could say further.

"What was I thinking?"Jacob muttered as he dressed for his office "it's good Ethan came at that time. Why would she remember anything about us? I got to control myself; she's messing with me . she doesn't love me .She can't be jealous "and went down to have his breakfast.

After getting ready Jacob came and sat beside his brother and Mother. All the three started talking about something and then Jacob's mother went aside to attend a call.

After she came back , Jacob haltingly told his mother about his plan to shift to Mumbai for few months.

Why are you telling us this now?" Sarah asked him angrily.

"When I got this news I denied this offer but now seeing the circumstances I don't have any other choice than to accept this." Jacob answered her feebly.

"What circumstances are making you go away from your family?"questioned Sarah

" Please, there is a need of me for some project in Mumbai. It will be a good point for my career if I grab this opportunity. " replied Jacob .

When she was about to speak, Sam intervened."Mom, I think he needs to grab it"

"But Sam ..." he didn't let her speak; he touched her hand and eyed her to remain silent.

"As you wish" saying that she went to her room.

"I thought this is a good opportunity and moreover for few months only so I agreed." Jacob explained to his brother

"I knew that you would take the right decision. Don't give explanation and mom is just sad, you know well about her; she will come around."

"Her health is not good and I'm worried that she might stress herself regarding this."

"Don't worry Jacob, I will make her understand." assured Sam smiling and went to his mother's room.

When Sam entered his mother's room he saw her sitting on the bed thinking deeply.

Sighing he went near and sat beside her.

"Mom, Why are you crying?" asks Sam seeing the tears from her eyes.

"What is this Sam? He just decided and telling us that he is going to Mumbai, away from us.

"He just reached home a day back Mom. He is telling that it is good for his career and also that he will be back within months."

"Is it really that important? He just came home after so manymonths and again this." said his mother shaking her head.

"Mom , We can go there whenever we want and he can come here too"

"But..."

"Mom to be frank I think it would be good if Jacob stays away from us for some time."

"What do you mean, Sam?"

"Mom, since the starting of their marriage most of the time they stayed apart from each other. In three months, it's going to be one year of their marriage but they hardly spent a month together. We shouldn't forget that his marriage is an arranged marriage . It takes time for both of them to understand each other . I believe that they need this time for themselves."

"Do you mean that they are not happy?" asks his mother frowning.

"I'm not saying that Mom, they hardly spent time together from the starting of their marriage. I'm just saying that let them enjoy from now on. Why don't you think in this perspective Mom that if they stay alone in a new city, they will get to know more about each other and work on their relation? I think they both need alone time at this stage. Remember how Bella lead her life here when he was away."

"Yeah. I think you are right." said his mother after thinking for few minutes.

"That's why I supported Jacob's decision. This will benefit his career and also they can have some alone time."

"Yeah, I guess this is good for them." nodded her head agreeing to Sam's point.

"So are you satisfied with his decision now?"

"I will be if he is happy."

"He was upset that you will spoil your health thinking about him like the way you did when he left to Sweden."

"Why would I? This time he is not going alone as his wife will be there to take care of him, so I'm not bothered about his welfare. As you said we will visit them whenever we want and vice-versa." says his mother smiling wiping her tears away .

Though Jacob is denying I'm sure that something is going on between these couple. So I think it would be good opportunity for them to get close to each other if they live separately." thought Sam.