The Affair

Chapter 3

Chloe's POV

The next day began really awkwardly but I just couldn't stand it anymore so I just gave in and acted like nothing was wrong, it was stupid, we'd just celebrate when he got back, he'd make a big deal about it to make up for it probably

He could clearly see I was still upset though because he was being really sweet all day, I even got breakfast in bed, the last time he did that for me was the first day back from the hospital after Archie was born because I had vertigo and felt sick every time I tried to stand

"You remember I told you about my friend who was gonna stay with us for a while" he suddenly decides to bring up while we're snuggled up on the couch

"Yeah, why?" I asked although in hindsight it was a stupid question

"Well he's coming a little earlier than planned" he told me and I just rolled my eyes, so he wasn't actually feeling guilty, he was buttering me up

"When?" I asked, not covering my annoyance at all

"Tonight" he answered and that was it, I'd had enough, I got up and walked out of the room

"Chloe!" He yelled as he came after me, I just finally let it out

"WHY DO YOU ALWAYS DO THIS?! IM YOUR WIFE! IM NOT SOME RANDOM STRANGER AND YET YOU ONLY SEEM TO BE INTERESTED IN ME WHEN YOU WANT SEX!" I scream at him

"That is not true" he replied but he barely seems to give a shit

"Do you blame me for something? Sometimes you seem so cold and distant, an even more so with Archie, I understand you're not the fathering type but he's still your son" I point out to him, desperate for some kind of answer to explain this

He gently pushed me back against the wall and began to kiss me, I kissed back for a moment but then I regained my senses and pushed him off before moving away

"No, Thomas you can't just fix this with making out or sex, that's not how adult life works, that's not how marriage works" I tell him in annoyance, but mostly I'm just upset, this is everything I've had built up in me since I got pregnant and he seemed to slip away from me

"What do you want me to say Chloe?! What would I be blaming you for?! I love you okay?! I'm sorry that I'm busy but you knew this was my life before you married me! I've tried my best but I can't change it because you want me to be home with you and the baby more, I'm doing the best I can okay?!" He replied very defensively

"His name is Archie" I replied coldly, "he's not just 'the baby' he's our son and he has a name"

"Chloe, please, I don't want to fight with you, it breaks my heart!" He always knew exactly what to say to end a fight, sometimes I swear I'm just wrapped around his finger and he pulls all my strings

"I'm sorry, it's just that sometimes it feel like you don't really care anymore" I explained and he nodded gently

"I'm sorry I'm not home as much as I'd like to be, I'm working on it I promise" he told me, I believed every damn word of it, I always did

"Okay" I replied, not knowing what else to say

"If you're not okay with him coming then I can say no" he offers but I know that's one of those offers that he doesn't actually mean so you're supposed to just politely decline but thank him for the offer

"It's fine, at least I won't feel so alone in here while you're gone" I pointed out, trying to convince myself that this was gonna be not awful rather than convince him, he wasn't gonna be here for three weeks, it doesn't really matter to him either way

"Great, you'll love him, he's really awesome, we've been best mates since boarding school, or maybe it was business school, either way, quite a while" he explained, or should I say rambles because he was barely talking to me

If they're 'best mates' then how in the 7 years I've been with Thomas have I never met his guy? I've never even heard about him until now

"I'm gonna go check on Archie" I tell him hurriedly and then leave the room, he wasn't this freaking self indulgent when I married him I swear to god

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What do you think will happen when Ryan arrives? Does Thomas really mean what he says or is he just saying whatever seems best to manipulate her? Xoxo