Olivia
"I'll kill him!" Jordan shouts as I sit at him and Simone's kitchen table as Simone comes back placing a cup of tea in front of me. I tell her thanks and she looks at Jordan.
"Jay if you wake Nevaeh up you will be putting her back to sleep.." Simone says talking about my four year old niece as she rubs her pregnant belly as Jordan my twin paces and I think to myself maybe I should've just went to an hotel.
"Sorry babe but we've known Darnell since we were in high school and he has the nerve to do this to Liv! I'm so upset! He asked me for my blessing to marry my sister and this is what he does?" I look at him not saying a word and I wanna cry again.
"Yeah it is a messed up situation but calm down." Simone looks at me and rubs my back. "Liv are you okay?" She asks and I take a sip of my tea while my brother looks at me.
"No." I say blankly and I look down crying again.
"I'm gonna kill him!" Jordan shouts Simone looks eyes him again.
"Mommy I'm scared.." Nevaeh rubs her eyes walking into the kitchen in her pj's.
"It's ok sweetie pie everything is fine...I got her" Jordan says picking her up instantly taking her back to her room.
"Yeah you do." Simone rolls her eyes and she looks back at me.
"...maybe I shouldn't of come here, it's late and now I've caused problems" I start to say and Simone shakes her head and sits next to me.
"Liv stop...you know you're welcome here anytime! And you don't cause anything your brother is just being over protective like he always is...and I honestly don't blame him. I can't believe Darnell would cheat on you.." she pause and I look away sadly. "...did he explain why?"
"...no really I honestly didn't give him a chance to be honest" Simone nods rubbing my back again. "He just kept bringing up his dad's death and I understand that was traumatic for him but I really don't think that's the excuse. Is it me? Am I not attractive to him anymore? Is it because I can't get pregnant no matter how hard we've tried is it.." I start to rant.
"Olivia stop! Don't blame yourself for this...if it's one thing I know is that when a man cheats it's because of his own demons.." I look at her confused. Cause how would she know.
"...I never told anyone this bedsides Jordan but..." she pauses and I look at her waiting. "But my dad cheated on my mom once.." and I can't help be shocked I've known Simone since I was eight and I've always looked at her parents as perfect. Soulmates even. They were always the perfect family in my eyes.
"Really?" She nods.
"Yeah..it happened my junior year of high school and I told no one...I didn't even tell Jordan until we got married. My mom was devastated.." she confesses. "..I honestly thought our family was over"
"But your parents seem so happy every time I see them.."
"It's not to say they're not happy...I truly believe they are...but the way my dad explained it is that he truly wasn't thinking straight and he said he's going to regret it for the rest of his life and that he'll never stop fighting for his family to be back together"
"And your mom just got over it?" I asked curiously.
"I'm not saying she just let my dad get away with it and they lived happily ever after...she made him work for it and I mean work for it for a while! And she even made my dad tell me and apologize to me that's how I even know today.." I drink some more of my tea. "...but all I can say is that we're two people who were willing to put in the work to forgive and let love lead them" I nod at her looking down.
