#11 :: Double Standards

Chapter 12.

Sasha

I was glad to get the Christmas period out of the way. It wasnt really something I enjoyed as I believed it was a time for families to get together and have a good time. Now, family has never been something I have been big on. What with me having a dysfunctional upbringing and having a husband that I can not stand.

So now we had got that out of the way I could get back to normality. Well.. somewhat. Today was my birthday and if I had my way I would have spent it in bed. But oh no. My mother has organised a birthday dinner at hers. I made sure to invite Camilla because I could not deal with playing "happy families" with them and Troy.

I had told Troy to make his way and I would meet him there. Just as I got out of the bath I heard the doorbell. I answered it and it was Megan.

"Hey Megan."

"Hi. Sorry to disturb you. But I really need to talk to you. I thought it was a sign when you told me last time that I should come back. So I ended up not bothering but its been eating away at me, I really need to talk to you. please."

"Sure. come on in."

"Thank you."

"So whats up? you dont look your usual cheerful self."

"I'm not."

"Why? whats up?"

She started taking out some papers out of her bag and then she began...

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As i pulled up outside my parents house my phone beeped. It was a text message:

Milla💖: Babe, I'm going to have to miss the dinner.
TOM just hit me! 😩 but come mine afterwards. I got you a present.
Love you!
Milla 💕

Just great!

"The one person to keep me sane!" I said.

I opened my parents door with my key and walked in.

"Happy Birthday to you... Happy birthday to you..."

"Mum you already sang on the phone. It wouldn't be so bad if you could actually sing." I said.

"Ouch. You just get meaner with age." My mum said.

"Happy birthday baby." My dad said.

"Thank you dad."

"Come on let's eat."

I walked into the dining room and there he sat staring in his phone.

"Hello husband." I said as I walked in.

He looked up.

"Hello wife...?" He said sounding not too sure why I greeted him that way.

"This is nice." My mum said.

I smiled at her as we all sat down.

"Camilla can't make it. She's unwell."

"Oh that's a shame." My mum said.

"She isn't family anyway." Troy said.

I gave him the death stare.

"What? It's true. All she would do is make snide remarks about me."

"What's the matter? Is it because she's the only woman who wouldn't sleep with you?"

"Sasha Marie Watson!!" My mum said.

I rolled my eyes.

"Let's eat." My dad said trying to defuse the situation.

I was eating my food but was irritated at the fact that every time I lifted my head Troy was the first thing I would see.

"So how's the business Troy?" My dad asked him.

"Yeah Troy how is the business?" I repeated.

"Well... it's pretty much stagnant. I'm getting by. I wanted to expand, but the banks won't touch me. My darling wife has the money but she won't borrow it to me." He said.

I scoffed.

This bastard really just said that? Oh okay.

"Sasha... help your husband out! You know if it was the other way he would help you!" My mother said.

I dropped my cutlery. I looked at her then at Troy who was smirking.

"That's it. I can't do this. Are you my mother or his? You think if the tables were turned he would borrow me money? Ha! Are you forgetting he got me to sign a prenup! Yeah. Gets me pregnant, then makes me sign a prenup. Now his business is holding on for dear life I must bail him out? Hell no. Even if I had a million. I wouldn't. Least of all now." I said staring at him.

"That's not nice. You lot need to work through your differences..."

"Oh mother will you SHUT UP!!"

"Sasha!" My father said.

"No dad. Mum sits here holier than thou as if to say she has a right to tell me ANYTHING!! All you want is for me to live a life like yours! And I'm not far off! You know what? I didn't want to celebrate my birthday and this is the reason why. Common dinner we can't even do without ONE of you lot pissing me off." I said as I got up.

"Sash... your mum has gone to a lot of trouble. Stop being silly and sit down." Troy said.

"You don't tell me what to do."

"Sasha!"

"Fuck you Troy!"

"Sasha!! If you don't mind your mouth! Thirty or not you shall not curse in my house!" My mother said.

"I'm leaving anyway! Why don't you make a bed for him. Seeing as you love him so much. You lot can have his cheating ass!"

"What?" My dad said.

"Oh you didn't know? Well just before I came I got a WONDERFUL birthday present. His assistant Megan turned up at my house. She told me everything Troy. EVERYTHING. I'm done with you. Don't bother coming home or there WILL be hell to pay." I said before walking off.