Second time is a Charm

Chapter 29

                 

Gale Williams

I could recognize her anywhere and in any angle. Even though her back was to me, I knew it was her.  All the memories, and heartache came rushing back. I missed her so much.

But when I saw her go on tiptoes and kiss the guy in front of her, only for him to deepen the kiss,  my blood boiled. She was still the same, attention seeking whore. I couldn't control myself and had to taunt her new toy.

When Henry told me that he ran into her at the city and with a new boyfriend, I was surprised to say the least because I thought she would be with Thomas, But later I heard rumors that's she was dumped by him too. Once a whore always a whore, I wonder why Thomas dumped her. It had been three years since she slapped me at the court and walked out of my life. I hadn't seen her again.

Though I kept hearing small bits from Maddy, I never once saw her. She took my breath away, when she walked into the venue today. She had changed and matured a lot. Her child like face had matured into a women, and so did her body. She had curves now, and looked absolutely stunning. I couldn't take my eyes of her.

I had thought that after the divorce, she would hook up with Thomas, and then marry him. But she had moved away, and then no one knew, much about her. I do run in to Thomas from time to time, but we never exchange words.

That morning, my heart broke, when I saw Crystal, there dressed in Thomas's shirt, with nothing underneath, her bed hair, and Thomas just in his pajamas behind her. She kept telling me that there was nothing between them, but it was hard to believe after what I saw. My mother called me that night of the fund raiser, to tell me, how blatantly Crystal had just left with Thomas telling my parents to mind their own business.

I took the next available flight and flew home. I couldn't believe what my mom said until I saw it with my own eyes. They weren't at my place, so I drove back to Thomas's to get the shock of my life. Everybody had been warning me against them, but I didn't want to believe it. All the lunches, the calls, messages and she always called to him for help rather than me. I should have seen it coming.

But then, when she walked into the hospital and  so confidently said, she hadn't cheated on me, and that he wasn't even home that night, I wanted to believe her.  I needed time to think things over.  So I took time staying with my parents to think things through. But just when I thought that I could forgive her for it , did she send the signed divorce papers, and I was devastated.

I was so overcome with anger and jealousy that I wanted to make her pay, Instead of saying sorry and crawling back to me, she had the nerve to end the marriage. I wasn't going to sign the papers. I was going to make her come back to me, and then show her hell.

I could still remember, the first time I saw her. She looked so pretty,  innocent, outspoken and so social. I was hooked. I didn't think she would agree for a date so fast, she was so different from the other girls I had dated, they were in awe of my last name, but she was in awe of me, of what I was. I soon realized that she would make the perfect wife for me,  so young I could mold her the way I want to.

My parents weren't happy with my choice, but I convinced them, that she was the right one for me. But Crystal was not from the upper crust as me, and didn't know many social norms. She always took offence when my mom tried to teach her anything. There was friction because of that even before the wedding.

But very early in the relationship I learnt how to maneuver her, to things I like. I never, said no to her, but made my mom make the same request, and she wouldn't oppose it. I did that with the wedding, she wanted a small family and friends wedding, but I am a William, nothing can be small, so even though I agreed to it in the beginning, I had my mom swoop in and make all the arrangement.