Shattered

Stars Are Closer

He walks me to some room in the left wing. Mindlessly telling me random things, like apparently he had his baby teeth fall out later than other kids.

We walk into a room that is literally made of windows. It's a sunroom, the top, front left and right windows are literally all glass. Then there's a little banquette with beige and white pillow.

"The room has no electricals. Its naturally lit. And it doesnt get over 60°f here." He tells me as I talk in the space.

It's absolutely gorgeous.  The starts all look so much closer than normal. I smile staring around me.

"Charlotte said all the cool houses have it. So I got it built for her. She spends almost every morning in there reading her novels or calling Scott." He says smiling as he leads me to sit.

"Its beautiful." I tell him and he smiles.

"Well I noticed that you like things like this so I just thought I might bring you here." He says.

I blush a bit. I do like things like this.

We spent two hours just chatting mindlessly until I head to bed. I have Soraya's wedding tomorrow.

Which is why I'm up before the birds start chirping.

I quickly shower then prepare Ethan.

By seven, everyone is awake and in the kitchen chatting.

"Morning." I greet.

Nathan is first to kiss my forehead. Then Char waves at me sending suggestive looks over.

"Headed somewhere?" He asks assessing the grey ankle length dress I was wearing, with a slit.

And Ethan's formal wear.

"Soraya and Rickelle's wedding." I tell him.

Wait, he and Mr Rickelle are pretty close,  why isnt he going?

"Why arent you dressed. Or are you planning on being fashionably late?" I ask teasing him.

He smiles before pecking my cheek.

"No Gem, Richard and I are pretty close but I dont agree with his womanizing ways. Soraya is what? His third wife?" He asks.

"Fourth." I tell him.

"What?" He asks peering at me from brushing Ethan's curls.

"His fourth." I tell him and he looks confused.

"I only know Margo and Lisa. Whom he married a couple of years ago." He says patting my son's head.

"Theres one he married seventeen years ago." I tell him. Picking Ethan up.

"Oh, well I didnt know about that one. Niether did my father." He tells me.

I nod. Then my new driver Oscar picks me up.

He keep gushing about how he's known Nathan forever and never seen him like this before.

He drops me by the address Soraya sent. And I stumble in.

Feeling like a sore thumb because of how everyone had someone to talk to and I had a sleeping two year old in my arms.

A man who looks to be in his early forties walks over. He looks like a younger version of Mr Rickelle, except more handsome.

He walks over to me when he sees me staring. He outreaches his arm to me.

"Hi I'm Jonatha. And this is my wife Lucy. " he says showing me a woman who might just be in her mid thirties.