It's one month since I followed Gareth to that hotel and much hasn't changed. He comes around more but I could tell he wasn't really there with me. Physically, yes but mentally no. I decided to stop stressing over the situation and just focus on Rose and myself.
"I wanna throw a party for my birthday." I said to Gareth who was buttoning up his shirt.
"I thought you hated parties." He said as he tried to fix his tie but he failed.
"I don't hate them, and plus it's my birthday I wanna go all out." I said as I went over and helped him with his tie.
"Ok sounds like a plan then." He said putting on his suit jacket.
"Are you all ready to go?" I asked him as I finished putting on my heels.
"Yeah let's do this." He said.
*****
We arrived at the restaurant where the team dinner was taking place and everyone was already there.
"Hey sis." Cris said kissing me on the cheek as I took a seat next to him.
"How are you?" I asked him.
"Good and you." I said which wasn't entirely a lie.
"Great because I have someone I want you to meet." He said gesturing to the lady who just arrived.
She took her seat across from Cris.
"Chanel, I want you to meet Annie; my girlfriend." He said completely catching me off guard.
"It's nice to meet you." I said smiling. She was very beautiful.
"She isn't a model is she?" I whispered to Cris.
"No, she's a doctor (pediatrician)." He said proudly.
"Well good I like her already." I said smiling.
The whole night Gareth was on his phone but it didn't bother me. I was just about over it as I was this marriage.
"Annie we should hang out sometime." I said giving her my phone number.
"Yeah that'll be fun." She said and I hugged her and Cris goodbye.
I got in the car with Gareth and we headed home.
"Is everything alright?" He asked as we parked in our driveway.
"Everything's just fine." I said smiling as I gave him a kiss on the forehead.
I had gotten so many kisses from Gareth in the last couple of months I had grew to hate them. I can't even remember the last time he kissed me on the lips.
We entered the house and I let the many go for the night.
"So the dinner was nice." He said.
"Yeah it was." I said changing out of my dress and into my PJS.
"Are you sure everything's alright?" He asked as he started helping me undress.
"Yeah everything's fine." I said walking away and going into the bathroom.
"Ok somethings wrong you won't even let me touch you." He said when I came out the bathroom.
"I'm just not in the mood." I sighed as I pulled back the covers.
"You've been saying that for months." He whispered.
"Goodnight Gareth." I said as I turned my table light off.
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