My Lover, My Cheater, My Arranged Marriage In Drogheda

Part Two

Avni and I walked back into the party, I watched as her eyes lit up and she hugged another man, I had no right to be jealous after what I had done but that didnt stop my blood boiling.
Her arms were wound tightly around him and it seemed he was whispering something in her ear, that made her laugh.

I couldnt make her laugh, not anymore, she was like stone, rigid and never moving with me, yet with this man she changed, her eyes twinkled, she smiled, a smile that had always managed to take my breath away, something I hadn't been able to do in months, he had done in seconds- make her smile.

"Who's this" I could hear the anger in my voice, my whole body burning with rage and jealousy. Her eyes widened and she pulled away "Neil, this is Ali, Ali, this is Neil"
I noticed how she had appropriately not labelled me as her husband.
I outstretched my hand and took his, my grip was hard making my wrist tinge, I needed him to know that Avni was mine.

"Im her husband"
Ali nodded "I know she talks about you all the time"
I dropped his hand in shock, my eyes falling on her, there was me being jealous when I had no reason to be, she was nothing like me, she would never cheat
But still, I hated how she looked at him, because I had seen that look in her eyes before, she used to look at me that way

"All good things I hope" it was a joke, of course. I knew there was never anything good she could say about me
Ali slapped my shoulder "It always is"
Avni's cheeks were tinged with red and she immediatley looked away, avoiding my gaze
It felt as if we were the only ones in the room, my fingers itched to just touch her

So I did, I grabbed her hand, confusion was clear in her eyes as I pulled her to the dancefloor.
I spun her around, then pulled her so her back was against my chest, it felt good to finally have her close again, she shuddered when I moved her hair away and pressed a kiss to her neck
"Did I tell you already that you look beautiful tonight "

"Yes six times already"
"Good, because you deserve to know"

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Neil skimmed his nose on my neck making me suck in a deep breath, he turned me around to face him, his eyes hooded. For just this moment I wanted to pretend I was okay, that we were okay. So much had happened over the last few months that had broken us apart, yet still my heart beat so fast when he was close, like it was beating for him

I watched over his shoulder at the many happy faces smiling our way, it gave me hope that even if we could never work, maybe our families could.
Then as if this moment had never happened, I realised just how broken we were when the homewrecker stepped into the party, I could feel my nails digging into Neil's shoulders

As if he knew, he turned his head and spotted her
"Avni I"
I shook my head "No, I can't do this"
I knew everyone was watching but I didnt care, I ran as fast as I could till I got outside, I could hear heavy footsteps behind me

"Dont you think you've done enough, just leave me alone, its over, we're over"
I was turned around fast and my father's eyes darkened as he raised his hand
Like my saviour out of nowhere Neil grabbed his wrist and shook his head
I didnt want to be anywhere near them, so I ran and ran until I was in the safety of my own home