Baby blue short stories

the arranged marriage 3

"Mathew told me you didn't want to get married. Is that true?", my husband asked softly in the evening.

"I mean, yeah. I would've loved to go to university. ", I replied.

"Okay, I know you're family has stupid traditions, but couldn't you talked to your dad about it?", Tad asked.

I shrugged. "When my Dad says jump, the only thing you can do is ask 'how high?'. It is impossible to not do what he says. At least for me."

"That's awful. He's awful. I hate working with him, by the way.", he sighed. I nodded.

"I tried to run away with my boyfriend when I was 16. He had me back in his manor after three days. After that I never saw the man I loved ever again. I don't want to know what father told him or did him. After that, I never tried to disobey my father ever again.", I told Tad.

Suddenly he hugged me.

"If I would've known, I would've never-", he started, but I cut him off: "I really am glad I'm married to you. You're kind and you're caring. Plus you have awesome kids, despite the rocky start."

Tad smiled at me, then he cupped my cheek with his big hand.

We gazed at each other for a bit. I leaned into his touch.

Then I climbed into his lap, to get some well-deserved cuddles.

I kissed his cheek and blushed a little, my heart beating like crazy.

Then my lips found his. We both melted into the kiss.

"I would tell you to take a room, but you are in your bedroom, so, fair enough.", I suddenly heard Megan chuckle.

I pulled away immediately, blushing and hiding my fave in my husbands shoulder.

"Megan! What did we say about entering my room without knocking?", Tad blurted out.

"Oh. Well. Sorry. It's just, moms at the phone.", the girl said.

"What?! Is Emily asleep?", Tad asked.

"Sound asleep. Mathew is talking to Mom.", Megan explained.

I climbed off of his lap and let Tad stand up.

I was unsure if I should follow him, so I sat still. When Tad was gone, Megan stayed.

"You coming? I think Daddy needs some emotional support. ", she then claimed. We went after Tad.

When we arrived, he was sitting at the kitchen table. Mathew was leaning on a drawer, looking seriously pissed.

Mathew phone lay on the table, on speaker and a woman was talking about how sorry she apparently was.

"Claire. Get to the point.", Tad eventually growled.

"Oh, Taddy! I want my family back. Please let me come home, please. I miss you all so much.", the woman said in a sweet tone.

"I'm just glad you stopped stalking us. But if you wouldn't have done that, you would know that I am married again. Aren't you?", Tad asked.

"We can get divorces and get married again!", the woman said.

"Oh, yes. That's what I want. A matching divorce. Like a bracelet.", Tad said sarcastically.

Then he glanced at me.

"Besides,  you know, I adored adored you so much. I loved you. You didn't even care for this family and me enough, to warn me before running away with this man.", Tad huffed.

"He's hurting me, Taddy. He hit me.", she said. I immediately felt sorry for her. Tad sighed.

"Look, I will not take you back. I can help you divorce him though.", Tad offered.

But suddenly Mathew put a hand of his shoulder.

"Did he hit you with the back of his hand? Or with a bottle. Because that's what you did to me.", he growled.

"Mathew, baby, you know I'm sorry. I wasn't myself.", she sighed.

"Do you still drink?", Mathew asked.

"That's non of your concerns.", she replied.

"Are you drunk right now?", Mathew kept pushing.

Suddenly the woman burst into tears.

"Why do you hate me so much?! You're my baby!", she cried out.

Mathew looked cold.

"You're drunk.", he replied.

"Maybe a little bit.", the woman hiccuped.

"If you are serious and need help, call when you're sober.", the boy growled. Then he hung up and blocked the number.

"Thank you, champ. This woman still has some kind of evil power over me, I guess. " Tad sighed.

"You should stop believing anything she says. You know how she lies.", Megan then chirped in.

I just stood there.

"William? Can we go back to what we were doing?", my husband asked. I nodded eagerly.

We send the kids to bed and went back to cuddling.