𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝘁

Chapter 36

April 10th, 2022

3RD PERSON

"Hey."
"Oh, hey Linda. Come on in." Sasha said as she opened doors, seing Linda stand in front of it.

Sasha was currently in Jaden's house, taking care of 6 kids so they wouldn't make a mess because Jaden has some unexpected business and he wasn't sure when he was going to be back home.

"Oh, no, no. Thank you. I just came, uh, to stop by. Is Jaden here?"
"No, he is on the work. I'm taking care of kids because he wasn't sure when he will come back."
"Oh, okay. Here, I made this. There is enough for all kids and you two."
"Oh, okay. Thank you. Why don't you come in?"
"No, I just wanted to see Jaden. We, uh, we had a little argument today, but nothing too big though. I just wanted to apologize, but yeah."
"Oh, do you want to talk about it?"
"No, thank you though. I'm gonna go now, have a nice night." Linda said, turning around and ready to leave.

Sasha said bye, starting to close the doors but was quixkly stopped by Linda.

"Hey, Sasha."
"Yeah?"
"Have you ever been in love."
"Well, there was few moments that I thought I was, but now I'm realizing that I genuinely never was. Nor I was loved by someone like that. Why?"
"How do I know if I am or not? I mean, I talked to my mom, but I need someone's opinion. How do I know he is the real one for me?"
"I think you just know. The moment that you meet that someone I think that there's something about them that draws you up to them and makes them never leave your head. The thing you have between each other. I just feel like your gut tells you. I could be wrong though. But it's wgat my mom used to tell me."
"Okay. Thank you." Linda smiled before walking away to her car.

"Was that dad's girlfriend? Linda?" Phoebe asked once Sasha closed the doors.

"Yeah."
"Did she make that?"
"Apparently."
"I heard she said they had a fight. Maybe it's the reason why dad has been over the place today."
"Was he?"
"Yeah, a little."
"Well, I'm sure it's nothing too serious. They'll be fine."
"I don't know. Whatever happens, I hope dad doesn't get hurt. I don't think I could handle someone breaking his already broken heart."
"Yeah, I know."
"You know, when mom died I was like 7, and I'm the only one that like remembers her. But I remember my dad being so teared apart. He was, I don't know, destroyed. There wasn't a day that I would see him without bloodshot read eyes. Because he would cry every day, thinking that wo don't notice it. Plus on going through that, he had a baby to take care of. It was so rough. And now I was basically the one that made him get involved with this woman. If it breaks his heart, I'm not sure how I would be able to handle that." Sasha listened Phoebe vent to her. But it wasn't too long that Sasha pulled the girl into a tight hug, placing a kiss on her head.

"Would it make you feel better if I talked to Jaden about it?"
"Yeah. Yes, please."
"Okay. As soon as I see him I will."
"Thank you." Phoebe whispered, kissing Sasha's cheek.

"What's up?" Rhianna asked as she walked into the living room. She immediately noticed Phoebe had teary eyes.

"Nothing, I was just talking about dad and mom." Phoebe said, making Rhianna nod.

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Once Jaden was back home, two of them were sat together in the back yard, while kids were getting ready for the bed. Well, it was actually girls. Two boys were already asleep.

"So, Linda stopped by today." Sasha started, making Jaden shoot his head up at her.

"What did she say?"
"She brought some cake and told me she wanted to apologize for your fight this morning."
"O-oh. Okay. Did kids hear or saw her?"
"No. Well, Phoebe did. But she just overheard our conversation."
"Oh, okay."
"So, you wanna tell me what happened?"
"Nothing, we just got into a little argument. She started it, but we didn't take it too far really. If you ask me, it was over really stupid thing, but you know. I don't invalidate anyone's feeling, it was probably the heat of moment that made her snap. But, I didn't take it to my heart."

"Oh, okay. So, how are things between you two? Besides this argument."
"Well, it's been okay. I was even thinking about introducing her to kids, just to see if they would like here. There is no point of me to get serious with her if my kids don't like her. I don't wanna date her and make her thing I would even marry her one day, because I would never if my kids didn't like her."
"Yeah, I get it."
"I mean, it maybe sounds wrong but I'm just being honest. And I feel like I can be honest with you."
"For sure. But I feel like there is a but after that sentence."
"Well, kind of. I'm just wondering if it's worth it introducing her to my kids. You know, I'm wondering if she is the real one for me. I don't want to waste her, mine or kids' time if we're just going to break up."
"Well, I mean you probably can't compare new relationships with the one with Isabelle, but you knew how you knew that Isabelle is the one. You know what moment it was that made you think 'yes, this woman is the one for me'. And it's only you."
"Yeah, but it's hard to compare it, you know. I mean, no one will ever replace Isabelle. You know, she will always be the mother of my kids and woman that I genuinely felt happy with. Even when we fought, I would always find her extremely attractive when she's mad, or when she literally wants to ruin my face from madness. Not just attractive, but from every moment like that we would come out stronger, you know. Not that I'm saying that I won't ever be able to love someone like I lvoed her, I just- you know, she will always have a special place in my heart. And I am not sure if I have that relationship with Linda."
"Well, it's clearly different now when you've been in a great marriage. You know, not every relationship is going to be the same. You know what I mean. I think what you have to do is that for a moment you have to forget about Isabelle, and just to get clear picture of your relationship you have with Linda. If you are not 101% sure that she is all you've ever dreamed of, and that she is not the woman of your life and you love her genuinely, I think you know what you should do.

I mean I get it that I don't look like a real expert for relationships, looking at my life, but with Joseph it was 100% different and it's the thing I don't ever want someone to go through. I was too manipulated, and I know it. But I know I give good advices." Jaden chuckled at Sasha, nodding his head.

"You do. Thank you, Sash."
"Of course." She smiled at him, before looking down.

"I think I would go back to Serenity's place. It's late."
"Oh, okay. You sure you don't want to sleep here? I won't mind sleeping on the couch, seriously."
"No, no, it's okay. You're already doing too much from me."
"I'm not, but okay." Jaden followed Sasha to the front doors, saying goodnight and waiting for her to drive off before walking back to the house and locking the doors.

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