Fight For Love

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

After Wila threw her out of the house and her desperate pleas to Althea went unheard, Jade realized there was nothing else to do except leave so she walked away heart broken and fighting back tears. But the second she got in the car she rested her head on the steering wheel and allowed the tears to break free. She couldn't believe that after everything they have been through this was how their relationship was going to end. Jade knew the answers to fixing her relationship but it was a sacrifice she wasn't sure she could make. Needing some time and space to think alone, she wiped the tears roughly from her eyes, started the car and sped away.

After driving around for a bit lost in her thoughts, Jade had decided to go to the Valkyrie nightclub as it was quiet at that time of day and it would give her the chance to decide what to do. Also, thinking about the fight and break up and everything that had just taken place at Wila's, made her mad and in need of a drink. Ten minutes later Jade pulled into the lot of The Palace complex, parked the car and entered the club.

Once inside she walked straight up to the bar, sat down and ordered, "Vodka straight, please."

"Hard day?" the bartender asked.

Jade looked up and saw a tall, brown haired stunning lady who ironically looked like Althea. "Hard break up," she answered sadly.

"I'm sorry to hear that." She poured the drink and handed it to her saying, "first one's on me."

"Thank you." Jade gulped the drink down, lavishing the burn of vodka as it ran down her throat. She ordered a second drink, downed it and then immediately requested a third one.

"Perhaps you should consider drinking this one slowly."

"Now where's the fun in that," Jade replied throwing the third one back and ordering a fourth. She then looked up at the bartender as the glass was placed in front of her. "Thank you for your concern though..."

"Aya,"

"Jade," she replied, saluting at her with the glass.

They talked for a few minutes, then Aya walked off and Jade sat staring at her purse fighting an internal battle between her heart and head. Giving up, she pulled her phone out of her purse, brought up Althea's number and contemplated calling only to remember the number had been changed. "Damn her!" She tossed the phone angrily back in the purse and gulped down the remains of her fourth drink.

As Aya returned she saw Jade fiddling with her rings. "Husband not answering?"

"Husband?" Jade followed her line of sight and saw her looking at her hand. "No, God no, I wasn't calling my husband. Ugh, I hate that word," she said revolted.

Aya refilled her glass. "Sorry, I just saw the rings and..."

"Oh, these? These aren't rings, these are called shackles." Jade pulled the rings off and placed them on the bar. "I'm married to Shackle Boy only I wish I wasn't. Actually that's not true . . . I wish I was married but to my girlfriend." Seeing the confused look on Aya's face she verified, "See I'm a lesbian who is married to a guy because of pressure from my family. No wait, that's parly true." She took a sip of her drink and continued. "It's mothly pressure but I thought marrying Shackle Boy would get my family off my back, which in turn would allow me more freedom with Althea."

"I'm guessing it didn't."

"Nope! Noooo it didn't . . . It only made it more difficult because whenever I wanted to be alone with Althea, he ad to come along as well," Jade explained, gesturing wildly with her hands, splashing her drink. "And whenever I wath with him, Althea would get jealous. And now . . ."