stood up
and folded his arms defensively.
“ Sheryl, you’re a player.
It’s the hunt you love, not me. You listen to me,” he said gruffly,
“this is my shot at happiness and I’m taking it. I finally found
someone who won’t hurt me; who loves me and can be a partner to me;
someone I can have a good life with. You will never understand
that. It’s always been about you.”
“ Matthew, you haven’t even
known her that long. You can’t possibly know that you’re in
love.”
“ Let me put it to you this
way. I was married to you for fourteen years. I’ve known you since
I was a junior in high school. We got married when I was a senior.
In all of that time, you have never made me feel the way she does.
You’ve never made me feel loved or accepted… not once. You’ve made
me feel like a disappointment. And then when you got pregnant with
Olly… I stood by you. I listened to all of your lies. I knew
instantly Robin was right for me. Instantly!”
“ But what about
Olly?”
“ Olivia loves Robin and
Robin loves her. Quit dragging her into this! Don’t use her to
control me Sheryl.”
“ If you love us you won’t
do this!” she shouted.
“ There’s the catch. I love
Olivia. I’ve always loved her and I always will. I’ll always take
care of her. But you,” he said as he paced, “I don’t love you. In
fact I didn’t know what love was until I met Robin. She’s taught me
more in the few months I’ve known her than you did in the last
fourteen years! And one of the things she’s taught me is that I
don’t have to put up with your mind games anymore. I’m marrying
Robin as soon as I can.”
She stood, rushed to him, and then kissed
him forcefully. He fought her off.
“ Stop this!” he shouted.
“Stop making a complete ass of yourself!”
“ We had something good
Matt. Don’t you remember?”
“ No, Sheryl, it wasn’t
good. All I remember are the nights when you would come home with
the scent of another man all over your body and how worthless it
made me feel. I remember that you got pregnant with another man’s
child. I remember quieted phone conversations. Believe me, Sheryl,
I remember everything .”
“ I’m so sorry. I just know
if we give it one more shot we can make it work.”
“ You’re delusional. I’m
not wasting my time with this anymore,” he shouted. “I’ve got
patients out there.”
He took a breath and began walking away but
there was more he needed to say. He stopped, turned, and walked
back to her with his finger in her face.
“ Now, I’m only going to
tell you this once,” he began quietly in a stern, serious voice,
“Leave us alone. Stay away from us. The only time you need to
contact me is when it involves Olivia. No other reason than that.
Do you understand me?”
“ You’re going to regret
this one day Matthew,” Sheryl protested.
“ The only thing I regret
is ever meeting you.”
Chapter
Four
Bumps in the
Night
Robin moved into Matt’s apartment as a trial
run at the beginning of October. It wasn’t long before they both
knew they were very compatible. Living together made things even
better between them.
They purchased the house and renovations
started during the first week of November. Every extra penny of
money they made went into the restoration. Construction continued
day and night to prepare the house for occupancy.
They made the decision to go before the
justice of the peace to get married. Neither Matt nor Robin wanted
a big wedding. They wanted to start their new lives together
promptly.
As they sat in the hallway at the
courthouse, Robin glanced over at Matt. He wore a pair of dark boot
cut style jeans, his Converse sneakers, and a gray graphic t-shirt
with a gray sports jacket. His hair gelled into the messy style
Robin preferred, she looked at him admiringly.
He felt her eyes on him and looked over at
her. She wore a pair of light washed boot cut jeans, a navy long
sleeved ribbed sweater, brown loafers, and
and folded his arms defensively.
“ Sheryl, you’re a player.
It’s the hunt you love, not me. You listen to me,” he said gruffly,
“this is my shot at happiness and I’m taking it. I finally found
someone who won’t hurt me; who loves me and can be a partner to me;
someone I can have a good life with. You will never understand
that. It’s always been about you.”
“ Matthew, you haven’t even
known her that long. You can’t possibly know that you’re in
love.”
“ Let me put it to you this
way. I was married to you for fourteen years. I’ve known you since
I was a junior in high school. We got married when I was a senior.
In all of that time, you have never made me feel the way she does.
You’ve never made me feel loved or accepted… not once. You’ve made
me feel like a disappointment. And then when you got pregnant with
Olly… I stood by you. I listened to all of your lies. I knew
instantly Robin was right for me. Instantly!”
“ But what about
Olly?”
“ Olivia loves Robin and
Robin loves her. Quit dragging her into this! Don’t use her to
control me Sheryl.”
“ If you love us you won’t
do this!” she shouted.
“ There’s the catch. I love
Olivia. I’ve always loved her and I always will. I’ll always take
care of her. But you,” he said as he paced, “I don’t love you. In
fact I didn’t know what love was until I met Robin. She’s taught me
more in the few months I’ve known her than you did in the last
fourteen years! And one of the things she’s taught me is that I
don’t have to put up with your mind games anymore. I’m marrying
Robin as soon as I can.”
She stood, rushed to him, and then kissed
him forcefully. He fought her off.
“ Stop this!” he shouted.
“Stop making a complete ass of yourself!”
“ We had something good
Matt. Don’t you remember?”
“ No, Sheryl, it wasn’t
good. All I remember are the nights when you would come home with
the scent of another man all over your body and how worthless it
made me feel. I remember that you got pregnant with another man’s
child. I remember quieted phone conversations. Believe me, Sheryl,
I remember everything .”
“ I’m so sorry. I just know
if we give it one more shot we can make it work.”
“ You’re delusional. I’m
not wasting my time with this anymore,” he shouted. “I’ve got
patients out there.”
He took a breath and began walking away but
there was more he needed to say. He stopped, turned, and walked
back to her with his finger in her face.
“ Now, I’m only going to
tell you this once,” he began quietly in a stern, serious voice,
“Leave us alone. Stay away from us. The only time you need to
contact me is when it involves Olivia. No other reason than that.
Do you understand me?”
“ You’re going to regret
this one day Matthew,” Sheryl protested.
“ The only thing I regret
is ever meeting you.”
Chapter
Four
Bumps in the
Night
Robin moved into Matt’s apartment as a trial
run at the beginning of October. It wasn’t long before they both
knew they were very compatible. Living together made things even
better between them.
They purchased the house and renovations
started during the first week of November. Every extra penny of
money they made went into the restoration. Construction continued
day and night to prepare the house for occupancy.
They made the decision to go before the
justice of the peace to get married. Neither Matt nor Robin wanted
a big wedding. They wanted to start their new lives together
promptly.
As they sat in the hallway at the
courthouse, Robin glanced over at Matt. He wore a pair of dark boot
cut style jeans, his Converse sneakers, and a gray graphic t-shirt
with a gray sports jacket. His hair gelled into the messy style
Robin preferred, she looked at him admiringly.
He felt her eyes on him and looked over at
her. She wore a pair of light washed boot cut jeans, a navy long
sleeved ribbed sweater, brown loafers, and
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