How To Keep a Husband

Chapter 3

Annette's POV

"Here's your lunch darling." I said as I gave it to him at the door.

"Thank you baby." He leaned down and kissed my lips.

"You're welcome. Hope you have a great day at work."

"I will and I will see you later Mrs. Taylor. I have a surprise for you."

"Oh, I can't wait to see what it is."

When he was gone, I decided to do some cleaning.

I came across our wedding photo. I remember that day like it was yesterday.

I wore a beautiful white dress- and Nathan, oh was he perfect! I married the man of my dreams and in that moment I knew I made the right choice.

Nowadays I feel like there's something wrong between us. I was scared to lose Nathan.

When I was done cleaning, I bit my lip as I contemplated what I should do.

After deciding, I called Alexander, Nathan's cousin.

We agreed to meet at Starbucks in 15 minutes.

When I arrived he was already sitting there waiting for me.

"Hey Alex." I smiled as I sat down.

"Hi Annie. What's the problem? You sounded distressed."

"Well you're a private detective. So I was wondering if you could follow Nathan."

Alexander Taylor is a private detective who started his business 4 years ago. He is the same age as Nathan and they practically grew up together.

"What?"

"I think Nathan might be cheating on me."

"No way. He loves you too much to do that."

I bit my lip as I heard his words. That was probably the old Nathan. The way he has been acting I was right to have my speculations.

"Well that might be true but I need to be sure."

"There's no way I would do that Annie. It could ruin your relationship. If there's no trust then there can be no love."

"What if he is cheating on me?"

"And what if he isn't? Shouldn't you trust him?"

"Alex, you said you saw him at the Garland. I asked him about it and he said he was with a client. I just don't believe that."

"Why not? I'm not defending him or anything, I'm just trying to make you understand that if he's not cheating then you have some serious issues."

"For a few weeks he was barely talking to me. He was acting so cold. He would come home late at night and early in the morning. When I asked him about it he said that he was busy then he proceeded to fucking gaslight me. Gosh, I've never seen him act this way. Nathan is the only family I have Alex, so please just give me a peace of mind. I want to know if he's cheating on me."

Alex stared at me as he listened to what I said then he sighed.

"Fine. I'll do it. I'll track him and see if he's with another woman."

"Thank you."

"I can't believe I'm gonna be spying on my own cousin."

"I know that must be hard for you. You're the best detective I know."

"Pretty sure I'm the only detective you know." He cracked a smile and I laughed.

"Well that's true."

"Thank you for helping me Alex."