🥀In Loving Memory🥀

Chapter 17

Huey and Adaline were dressed and sitting next to each other on the couch, while Jazmine and Huelene sat across from them. The tension was so thick that you could slice it with a knife. Adaline appeared guilty, Huey appeared neutral, and Jazmine and Huelene both looked disappointed with the two. They were disappointed for a variety of reasons, all of which were similar.

Jazmine was displeased with her parents because they were divorcing and her mother couldn't handle her father. She didn't like how her father was handling the divorce so calmly while her mother was freaking out at every step of the way. 

It's as if their divorce didn't affect him as much as it did her. Her mother can't stop herself from visiting him on a daily basis. She has her own responsibilities and life to manage, but she still finds time to visit her father, who is busy with his own matters. Jazmine didn't like how weak she was, and she felt more angrier with her father for leading her on.

She wasn't stupid enough to believe her father didn't have a reason for messing around with her mother when all this divorce stuff was going on.

Huelene, on the other hand, was furious with her father for leading Adaline to believe that he still has affection for her while he is clearly in love with her deceased mother. Huey, knowing him, had to be troubled by something because he was acting weird. He was smoking this morning, acting carelessly, and he didn't mind Adaline staying while she and Jazmine went out, and they both returned home to a house that smelled like cigarettes, and the worst part was that they caught them practically having sex on the kitchen counter.

She just knew deep down from this morning, that Huey lied to her about why he was smoking. She knew there was something bothering her father and she wanted to know.

"So, you two gonna explain why we caught you guys having sex?" Jazmine sternly asked with her arms crossed.

"Jazmine, we're grown mature adults, I think we can have sex whenever we want," Huey answered causing Jazmine to glare at him.

"You two are going through a divorce," Jazmine pointed out.

"It's not exactly official," he said as Huelene got upset.

"But you refer to Adaline as your ex-wife and it's not even finalized yet," Huelene reminded him.

"Yeah, you always make it seem as if it is finalized," Jazmine agreed.

"Jazmine, Huelene, calm down, it was just a common mistake," Adaline said trying to calm the two girls down.

"A common mistake?" Jazmine repeated.

"This is a common mistake," Jazmine said pointing to her and Huelene's bellies.

"What you guys did was by choice! Mom, you know good and well, dad does not give a fuck about this divorce. He loves you but he's not in love with you! At this point, you're hurting yourself because you're the one that is struggling with all of this," Jazmine argued.

"I know!" Adaline mumbled.

"No, you don't because you're still trying to force yourself in. Dad's trying to give you space but you're making it harder by closing in on that space," Jazmine said causing Adaline to get upset.

"Jazmine this is different, you don't know what I'm going through, I can't just drop 25 years of marriage like that," Adaline defended.

Huelene felt sad for Adaline because she knew the truth about why Huey didn't care about the divorce. 

"You're right I don't know what you're going through, but this right here is not the answer for coping with it, you need to take time and focus on yourself," Jazmine tried to advise.