Loosin' My Bestfriend

Chapter 18

1 year later

I go to walk into our house, I dropped the kids off with ma for the weekend, but stop when I see a bra laying on the floor in the foyer. I quietly set my keys down, before walking up the stairs. And there I see it, Brantley and his ex Amber laying in his bed. I slam the door so they wake up, and walk to the closet. I don't even ask questions.

Since the closet locks I lock it and pack my bags, letting a few tears fall. We've been married a year and have 3 kids! How could he break me like this.

"Baby, stop. I'm sorry, okay? It was a mistake." He says. I open the door and grab my bags. He tries to stop me but I shrug him off. I throw my bags in my truck and walk inside. I pack some bags for the Triplets and walk back downstairs.

"Here's your ring, Brantley. I'm done. Have an amazing life. You promised me. Is this what I get? I give you marriage, sex, I work, and we have 3 kids and you do this? I gotta go." I say, walking out.

"No baby don't! Your making my heart hurt. Don't say those words, take it back! You know you don't mean that!" He said.

I just laughed and replied "oh yes I do, Gilbert. I regret trusting you. I got 3 amazing children out of it, but you my friend, are a real piece of work. With amber of all people?" At this point tears are going down my face.

"You know when you wore my ring we said forever, right? Thick and thin? But you took it off." He said, sobbing.

"I guess it's safe to say we're through." I say, walking out the door. I load all the bags, and head to my old house.

I get to my place and clean the rooms and make sure everything is ready for the babies. I email Brantley the kids schedule because I will never make them be without their daddy. Afterwards, I head to ma's to get my babies. I just need to hold them.

I pull up and his truck is there. I quietly crack the door and listen.

"Momma I'm an idiot! Fuck why did I do it? She's everything to me. I picked up the bottle again like a dumb ass and this is what happened, but I swore it was Dakota not Amber." He says. I choose then to make my appearance. He's playing with the ring I gave back to him.

"Hey ma, I'm here to pick up the kids." I tell her.

"They're in their room." She says. I nod and begin to walk up the stairs.

A chorus of "mommies" could be heard. I chuckled and picked them up.

"Hey my babies. We're gonna go to mommy's new house, okay?" I tell them.

"What about daddy?" Bailey asks in her baby voice.

"Mommy and daddy need time apart, you will see him though." I tell her. I grab their bags and start walking them to the truck.

"Oh, and Brantley? The divorce papers will come in soon. I'm meeting my lawyer tomorrow." I tell him.

"I'm not signing them." He tells me.

"Oh I'll get you served, don't worry." I say, walking out my truck and loading up the babies.

I can't believe him. I sounded so heartless again, but hey, he cheated. I pull up at my house and unload the kids before taking them inside. Note to self, go pick up my horses later.

I lay the kids down for naps and then take my long distance baby monitor with me to clean the stables out.

And hour later, I text Brantley.

When the kids wake up, I'm bringing them to you and getting the horses. I have work tomorrow. -Dakota

No! I don't want you to leave baby!! I'm sorry, it was a one time thing! -BG

Want shared custody or am I going to have to take you to court? -Dakota

Shared. I just got home. -BG

He knows he isn't gonna win. I'm done cleaning the stables so I check on the kids and see them starting to wake up. I load them in my truck and head to Brantley's house.

I pull up, and just sit there for a minute. I'm so pissed. I grab the kids and knock on his door.

"You don't have to knock, you know." He tells me.

"Not my house anymore." I say, shrugging past him setting the kids down. I walk upstairs and pack some more of my bags and some more for the kids,leaving some for him.

As I'm walking down the stairs, I call my best friend John.

"Johnny boy! How are you? I need a favor." I tell him, setting my bags by the door leaving to get more.

"What's up girl?" He asks.

"I need you to baby proof my house please." I say. He agrees to do it while I'm at work tomorrow. We say our goodbyes and hang up. I go hook up my horse trailer and lead my horse into it, Dusty. I got him about a year ago, right after he wedding.

I whistle and my Pit Bull, the one I bought, Devil comes running. I open the door and he jumps in. I grab my bags throwing them in the back seat before walking back in.

"Can we talk?" Brantley asks me.

"What Gilbert? You cheated! I'm done. Done with everything! Your a great work of art. We've been married for a year and 4 weeks! How long has this happened?" I yell.

"Let me explain what happened!" He says

"No, baby don't even explain! Your just making my heart hurt. Don't say what happened, don't say the words! You may not have meant to but you did it. You swore when I wore your ring it meant forever. I had it on for 2 years, how could you lose us like that? You promised this wouldn't happen." I say, going to the living room to kiss my babies and leaving.

" I have a double tomorrow, you can keep them right? If not let me know." I tell him.

"Yea. No problem. I love you." He tells me.

"I love you too, no matter what you do I'll always love you. I just can't be with you. Prove your worthiness." I say, climbing in my truck and leaving.

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I know y'all hate me!! I'm sorry! Had to toss it up!