In Love With Mr. Doggy (Skillet Fanfic)

Chapter 27: Don't Forget About What She Did!

Korey's POV

Rica left an hour ago. She didn't even have the time to say thank you for the meal. Who am I kidding? We didn't eat any of the supper that I had made. They wasted good food by throwing it to each other.

I glanced over to John whose face is staring on the wall. He was rocking back and forth. His movements made the bed emit squeaky noises which irritated my ears.

"John, will you quit rocking back and forth? You're making the bed sound squeaky." I tried to make him stop with a gentle voice.

"That was the last Dr. Pepper in the house." His voice was almost inaudible.

Ugh! Again with this Dr. Pepper addiction! It's not that I hate it. It's just that... it's getting a little bit annoying in a time like this.

"John, listen to me!" I accidentally raised my voice.

John turned away from the wall to face me. His face wrote an expression of full surprise. He has never heard me raise my voice that high.

"I'm sorry, Kor." he apologized.

I turned my back on him to take a look at the old photo of Rica and I resting on my pillow. John sensed my anxiety levels about Rica but he decided to keep quiet.

"You know that I am worried about Rica having a connection to our family again. Especially to you, John. She might take you away from me. What'll happen to Alex and Xavier? What about our band? And what about the sinful act of committing adultery? I'm so worried! I knew that something like this will happen."

A tear shed down my eye. John took pity on me and rubbed my shoulders. He pulled me closer to his chest and tightly embraced me.

"I know that you're all worried but don't forget about what she did."

"What do you mean?"

"If it weren't for Rica, we would've never met."

I got away from him and stood up. He also did the same.

"I know that you don't actually love me!"

"What? Kor!"

"You only married me because Rica told you so. You only married me to protect me from my horrible past. And worst, you only married me so you can find a replacement to someone that you lost in your life. And that someone is Rica! You only needed me to comfort you and to help you forget her! You're just using me as a tool, John!"

I slouched down the bed to catch my breath. John was speechless.

Silence means yes.

John's POV

I have never heard you talk like that before." I curled my eyebrows.

Korey bent down her head in shame. "What do you want me to do? To keep it all in my heart 'til I grow insane?"

"No, it isn't like that. Whatever you were saying earlier  isn't true. I love you, Korey."

Korey got up and slapped me. It stings! I looked back at her and she was crying.

"You're a liar, John! I heard everything that you've both said to each other when Rica introduced me to you before. You never really love me!"

I punched the wall with my fist. My head is aching so much! Korey kept on saying things that I still deny which in fact, very true... but I love her. I really do! I raised my fist to hit her but I remembered that she is still my wife.

"John..." she managed to say.

If you can't hit her, just hit yourself. my subconscious told me.

Maybe you're right.

I turned my fist away from her and punched myself instead. I clawed my fingernails deep into my face. I pulled my hair in different directions and banged my head on the wall. Hard. The thudding sounds echoing the house. A famillar smell passed through my nose, like I had experienced it many many times- blood. Korey just sat down there with her body all froze up.

"Dad, what are you doing?"

I stopped banging my head. I slowly turned to Alex anf Xavier. My vision was blurry due to the hard impact from banging my head. They were standing near the doorway.

"Dad, why are Mom and you fighting?" Xavier asked one more time.

"It's nothing. Alex, take your brother back to bed." Korey commanded.

"I know better, Dad." Alex snarled at me and went to their bedroom. Xavier followed after her.

"Alex, what's going on? Alex!" his voice fading slowly as he got further away.

"Alex, wait!" I cried out.

"See? You even made your children upset! You're sleeping downstairs. ALONE!"

"Korey, please!"

"GET. OUT. NOW!"

Korey pushed me outside and locked the door.

"Korey! Korey!" I knocked furiously.

I gave up and went downstairs. Jen and Ben just finished cleaning up. They both frown at me and closed all the lights and proceeded upstairs. I was left alone in my own regrets.

(A/N: So Korey knew all along.)