Aishas POV
I woke up to an empty bed again as I sighed and ran my fingers through my hair, he was making a real habit of this lately not being in bed when I woke up. He would be holed up in that office tapping away at that laptop obviously doing more important things than sleeping. Since that day we haven't been intimate in that way for over a week, a girl has needs. I climbed out of bed wrapping my silk robe round myself as I made my way down the hall. I heard voices coming from his office, "of course Annabelle but what will I tell Aisha when she asks?" he said.
"I know you haven't seen me in a few days but Aisha got suspicious last time I snuck around" he answered. "I know I miss you too but, urgh fine i'll make something up i'll meet you later" he said. I turned and walked back to the bedroom, so him and Annabelle were a thing no wonder he hadn't bothered with me in ages. He was getting it elsewhere, I leant on the balcony rail as arms wrapped around my waist. "Morning babe" tommy said kissing my neck, "morning" I replied as he rested his hands on mine.
"I have to go into work later, i'll be home for dinner" he told me. "Busy day at the office, I get it" I replied. "I have to work baby" he told me nipping my ear, his phone rang as his hands left my waist and he left the room. I shivered both from the cool wind and tommy's brush off, I sighed as my mobile trilled. I grabbed it from the bed, "want to meet for lunch later A x." "Sure about 12?" I typed back as I went to get dressed.
So Tommy was meeting Annabelle, I can meet a friend. I picked out my skinny jeans, my lemon blouse and my lemon heels. I picked out my lacy white underwear with the daisies and got dressed. I did my hair and makeup as I reached for my favourite strawberry perfume. My phone trilled again as I reached for it, "sure thing meet me at the café on 34th street I look forward to it" he had replied. "Ok cant wait" I replied locking my phone, I shimmied into my jeans and slipped on my heels.
I headed downstairs and reached for the apron hanging from the chair, I tied it round my waist as I reached for the frying pan. I poured the oil into it then the batter, and flour. I flipped the batter in the frying pan, I tipped the pancakes onto the plate and drizzled syrup over them. Tommy walked into the kitchen, "they look good" he mused wiping the flour from my cheek. "Enjoy" I told him as he sat down and started eating, I bit into the apple as I washed up the pots. "You look beautiful" tommy told me, "thank you" I replied.
A few hours later...
"Im going to work i'll be home in a couple of hours I love you" tommy told me kissing my cheek. "Have fun, love you too" I replied as he left the house leaving me sitting at the table staring at my phone running my hands through my hair. I stood and grabbed my cardigan and bag as I left the house and climbed into my car, I pulled on my raybans and headed up the promenade towards the café. I parked and climbed out, adam was waiting outside the café. "Hey" I said as I approached him, "hey" he replied smiling.
"Shall we go in?" he asked as I looped my arm through his, we sat at a table by the window as a waitress came over. "What can I get yall?" she asked, "erm a strawberry milkshake extra ice cream and a cheese sandwich please" I answered. "Ooh i'll have the same" adam replied as the waitress nodded and walked away. "So why are you still single?" I asked, "I guess I haven't found the right one" he replied.
"Really how comes if you don't mind me asking that is" I questioned, "I find it difficult to trust people. The last person I was with well lets just say he wasn't very whats the word, invested in our relationship" he told me. "What happened?" I commented, "I came home from work one day found him in bed with another guy. He gave me the oh it was a mistake thing but I didn't buy it, you don't do that kind of stuff to someone you supposedly love" he explained.
"Oh I feel you" I replied absent mindedly, "you say that like you know what that's like" he retorted. "I do, you think they love you. They give you everything you want to hear, then their away fucking some other chick" I answered. "Oh yes don't you just love people like that" he said laughing quietly, "yeah " I replied biting into my sandwich. "So what do you do for a job?" I asked, "Im a singer. Only in like bars and things but I want to do that for a living what about you?" he said.
"Im a model, nothing big" I told him, he smiled "thought as much" he murmured. "What gave it away my skimpy clothes or the boobs" I said as he choked on his milkshake. "Neither" he clarified, after lunch we went for a walk in the park. The cool breeze around us as we walked hand in hand, Its been forever since tommy did this. He didn't hold my hand anymore unless it was for an interview, I could barely get him out of his office to eat let alone go for a walk in the park like normal couples.
It had been so different when we first got married, he was all lovey dovey. Holding my hand, dancing, walks in the park now it was just occasional sex and short kisses as we passed each other. It hurt to think that his work and Annabelle had affected our relationship so much. But with adam it felt natural, like he was happy to be seen with me. He made me feel different from tommy, like I mattered, like I was more than just a quickie. It made me feel proud to be with a handsome man, maybe this could be the start of something...
