Before the Storm

by CozItRunsInMyBlood

*INSPIRED BY TRUE STORY* Drabble: It was her fault. Everything was her fault. Even the global warming – it was her fault. This was how I convinced myself how it was okay to do the wrong that I was doing. It was how I justified my acts. It was what made me able to look at myself in the mirror. It was how I told myself that it was alright to be a cheater.

8. Chapter 8

~BtS~

No this isn't what I wanted
Never thought it'd come this far
Thinkin' back to where we started
And how we lost all that we are

~BtS~

Conditions?

Of course … Of course, she would want one of our extra cars, the house, maybe even a part of my company. I knew she didn't need the money, she was a successful lawyer, but of course she would want to irritate me in any way possible.

"Um, I understand you would have conditions, but I need you to know that you can keep two of the cars, the house, and I'm also giving you a 30% share of the company," I told her, hoping that it would be even more than she hoped for.

Bella chuckled humorlessly, looking at me with tearful eyes, "You really want to get rid of me no matter what, don't you?"

I pressed my lips together tightly before speaking, "Bella, please – don't make this harder on both of us, just tell me what your conditions are and I will gladly do it, whatever they are."

She nodded and then sighed, "Good."

"Okay …?" I asked after a pause of silence.

"First condition is to never let Seth know anything of this until it happens," she said.

"What do you mean by 'this'?"

"The divorce, Edward, don't tell him anything about the divorce until it's final." She explained.

"All right, that's understandable. What else?"

"I can manage the divorce papers myself, no need to hire a lawyer, but I won't be doing it until the end of the month." She said.

"What? That's 30 days! Today is only the first of the month, why would you want that?" I couldn't think of any reason why she would want us to stay together for one more month, we already agreed that we would separate; why the delay then?

"Because in this month, I want you to do something for me, and then divorce papers will be ready in front of you to sign them." She said quietly.

I couldn't help but huff, getting impatient, "Okay, what is you want me to do?"

"I want you every night from now on to carry me and put me in bed, and then you go and put Seth in bed." She said.

"What on earth? What is that weird condition?"

Was she out of her mind or something?

"Those are my conditions, Edward, and I don't need to explain them. If you don't agree on them, then you can take the mother of your child to court. I'll meet you there." She said sternly without looking at me. She then got up and left me there, questioning her sanity.

~BtS~