It's Sad to Belong

It's Sad to Belong || Confrontation with the wife.

And I know you want a happy ending for James and Nadine so let's start it by ruining others lives first 😂.

James had just finished talking to a client when his cellphone suddenly rings.

He looks and sees Ericka's name flashing on the screen.

He and Ericka's haven't talked or seen each other since that early morning confrontation in their bedroom.

He knows sooner or later the two of them will need to talk, but he never expected to rekindle her romance with Nadine.

And honestly, his reconciliation with Nadine changes everything.

He has known for a while that his heart no longer belongs to Ericka, but he has been in denial due to the fact that she is his wife and they have a child together.

But he has realized that he could no longer fool himself into believing that he is still in love with her.

He loves Ericka, he always will. After all, she is the mother of his child and the woman he married and exchanged vows with.

However, he also knows that he would only hurt her more if he stayed with her because then he'd be lying to her; pretending to be happy eventhough his heart screams Nadine's name.

"Eri?" he answers, voice is gentle and soft.

"Hi, James. How are you?" she says, trying to be as civil as possible.

"I'm okay. You? How are you? How's Belle?" he asks, voice is full of remorse.

"Sibelle's okay, I guess. She misses you, James. She's looking for you," she replies, voice cracking.

James's heart breaks for his little girl. He knows how much this is hurting her, and he wishes that he could somehow make everything better, but he knows he couldn't go back.

"Tell her Daddy misses her, too. So much."

"I know you and I are having a thing right now but we have a daughter and she needs both of us."

"I know, Eri," he says, staring at the picture of his little girl on his desk.

"Can I see her?"

"Actually, that's the reason I called. She wants to see you. She wants us to have dinner together. You, me and her," she explains.

"When and where?" he asks, heart jumping for joy. It's been a while since he last saw and hugged his little girl.

"How about tonight?"

"Tonight sounds perfect."

"Okay then. Let's have dinner at Julia's place. She will be at work so you don't have to worry about her being there."

"Alright. I'll see you guys at dinner.
Thanks, Eri."

"Bye."

Ericka clutches the phone to her chest. She sobs silently, trying not to draw attention from Julia.

Hearing his voice rips her heart apart. She misses James so much. She wants to hug him and kiss him, and hear him call her "honey" like before.

But she knows, she can feel it, that something in James has changed.

The way he talked to her, how impersonal the call was, tells her that she had completely lost her husband.

The bell rings and Sibelle excitedly runs to the door.

She opens it and immediate jumps up and down. "Daddy! You came!"

James picks her up and kisses her cheeks. "Of course I came. I've missed you, sweetheart."