Delayed (An Everlark Story) // DISCONTINUED

Chapter 1

"I missed you." I smile placing my lips on his.

"What's it like being away from Gale for three weeks?" My friend Annie asks taking a drink from her Starbucks cup.
"Pretty good." I say. "He'll be home from his business trip soon, actually." 
I smile at the thought of my husband, Gale, being home soon. He's been gone for three weeks on an emergency business trip for work and it's my first time being alone for so long since we've gotten married almost three years ago.
I get lulled out of my thoughts from the vibration of my phone.
Gale
Hi honey. I just landed at the airport and I'm getting a drive home. See you in about twenty minutes.
My lips form into a smile from excitement and I bid Annie good bye and hop into my car to drive home. Oh god I've missed him.
Soon enough I get home and tidy up a bit after seeing how dirty the house actually is.
Just as I'm putting the last of the dishes away I hear the door open and I quickly run to the door way wrapping my arms around Gale almost knocking him over.
"I missed you." I smile placing my lips on his.
He kisses be back but pulls away quickly confusing me but instead of worrying I rub it off.
"I missed you too." He says and pulls me into a hug, I bury my face into his chest and smell perfume. Perfume?
"Um Gale, why do you smell like perfume?" I ask looking up at him.
He hesitates slightly, so slightly it's almost impossible to notice but I see it.
"My mother drove me home, don't worry Katniss." He says with a smile and plants a kiss on my cheek.
Something in the back of my mind tells me he's lying, but Gale's my husband and I know he wouldn't lie to me. He has never lied to me, at least I hope not.
I decide to believe him and start making dinner which is lasagna, just to show him I missed him and I love him, since that is his favourite meal.
My phone rings once I put dinner in the oven and I pull it out.
Incoming call from Prim
"Hey Katniss! Guess what!" She says with excitement.
"Wha-" I go to ask but she cuts me off.
"I got promoted at the hospital!" She squeals loudly hurting my ear.
She starts to ramble about how her work is going to me but I keep zoning out.
"That's great Prim! But I have to go, I'm cooking dinner. I'll call you later, congratulations! Tell mom and dad I love them."
We say good bye then hang up the phone and I start setting the table placing everything perfectly.
"Gale! Dinner!" I call out as soon as dinner is ready and he grunts coming into the kitchen from the living room and sits at the table without even looking at me or saying hello. What's wrong with him?
"Hm, thanks. My favourite." He mumbles and silently puts the food on his plate.
Gale is never like this at the table, he always gives me a kiss and we talk about whatever is on our minds or how our day has been. But today he's being oddly strange. And I don't like it. I figure it's just that he's tired from traveling so I just blow it off like the perfume thing earlier.
"So, our third anniversary is in a few weeks. Do you have anything in mind?" I ask trying to spark up conversation.
For the last two years Gale has taken me out somewhere fancy and we've celebrated by a candle light dinner, but this year I'm hoping it is something different, more special. He just shakes his head no.
"Listen Katniss I'm sorry but I'm really tired and not feeling well, I'm gonna head off to bed. Please don't think I'm ignoring you or anything I'm just tired from flying. I love you and good night." He gets out of his chair pecking my lips first and goes to our room leaving me dumbfounded. What?
"Would you like some medicine?" I ask concerned.
"No. It's alright." He says and shuts the door.
Something's off with Gale and I just know it, a part of me thinks it's actually because he's tired from work but my insecurities are getting the best of me and I can't help but think there's something going on. I've known him for five years and been with him for four, this is the strangest he's ever been towards me, I mean it is the first time he's been away across the world from me for so long and he is most likely jet lagged but still. I'm worried. Maybe he's cheating on me. A bunch of possible outcomes run through my mind but I push the thoughts away, there's no way he would cheat on me.
Soon enough I shower and get ready for bed. Many thoughts wrack my brain so I make myself some tea and sit at the table. But my insecurities get the best of me again when I see his phone on the counter so I pick it up and scroll though his phone but I oddly find nothing, maybe I'm just too paranoid. I have to be, we've been married almost three years and I trust him. But all I'm thinking is does he still love me?

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Hey guys! So this is the first chapter to this story, I know it's not the best but I hope you all like it!
Please comment your opinions it means a lot to me!
I'll be posting new chapters once a week but I'm starting high school in two weeks (omg help) so I'm sorry if I post late.
~Maddie
August 26th, 2015