the Wife

VIII

" I was thinking love, since we've been together for some time now, maybe we could speed things up, I mean you know, legalize our partnership. And besides Daddy's looking for someone to replace him now and if, you know, we're a family nobody would question him why he'll choose you" Giselle said to Alexander over dinner.

Obviously, Alexander knew what Giselle meant but he pretended to be so engrossed on watching the television.

"Seriously love," then she reached out for the remote control and switch off the television making Alexander looked at her direction. " I know, we've had our difficulties and all but I wanna make it right now or maybe we can just take a vacation together, even a short one, so we can talk about us, it's been a while you know and I really, really missed you" she reached to touch Alexander's hands across the table.

"We'll see about that, I have to see my sched I have a lot on my plate now until the end of the month" he replied without looking at her.

"I can help you clear it!" exclaimed Giselle, she couldn't believe Alexander would agreee, maybe she's just paranoid thinking that Beatrice was back to destroy their union, their perfect life. " I can call your secretary now and I'll call Daddy he can assign someone to take over whatever case you're working on now, okay love? And as for me, these days I haven't taken any cases just legal docs, so it's not a problem for me. By the way, where you wanna go? Say Bermuda or the country side perhaps? I know you loved a laid back life, we can go fishing, picnic and I can cook dinner for you. We'll do this on friday ok? Anyways, I have to call Daddy now" Giselle hurriedly pick-up the phone.

" Or maybe we can just stay here and talked!" Alexander blurted out.

Giselle was stunned by Alexander's icy cold remark! She thought that he agreed. She thought she finally saw the light on the end of the tunnel then, why so suddenly a change of heart?.

"You don't want to go the Bermuda? You wanna travel? Maybe asia this time? I miss Bangkok and Bali anyways, I can arrange it love". trying to compose herself Giselle nervously explained to Alexander.

Alexander walked past her, grabbed his jacket and keys saying "maybe, we can talk about this some other time."

"No, no, no we have to decide now love, you see I know you have tons of work in the office, so I have to call Daddy to look for your temp and you know how he is, sometimes his stubborn and I have to explain why. But dont worry okay it'll be quick just switch on the television"

"Giselle, I know you're not on my league. You grew up privilege. Went to all exclusive schools, vacationed in places I cant even mumble the names. You are far different from me"

"Why, are you saying this, love? We've been through this before, right? We sort this out already. Our differences was never an issue, as long as were together, as long as we love love each other."

"Love Giselle? he grabbed her arms. "What do you know about love? When you see things as possesion. Even me, I was a price for you to covet!"

"Thats unfair! How can you say that to me, I have loved you from the start, I fought for you, I moved heaven and earth for you. I disobeyed my parents for you! My friends left me, people talked behind my back! But I didnt care! I stood by you! Because I love you! I made you what you are right now, I gave you everything I had and I even gave you the best years of my life!" Now, Giselle's uncontrollably crying over her misery.

"What best years? You're still young! And all these things? I didn't asked for this! You wanted this, because you cant be happy with what I can give you! You always wanted more! Wanted more from me. And you're dad, as you've said I am qualified but what he has done to me? What he is doing to me? Bullshit!!! Im like his puppet! Every move, every decision it has to come from him and how many times he humiliated me?" Alexander is so enraged that he cant control his self. "What kind of love? What kind of love can you give? Tell you what- you're love is suffocating, you're love is selfish and to top it of all, you only love your self! You only saw me as a trophy you can parade on! You lured me and I am stupid enough to believe that I was really in love with you! I admit I was blinded with what you showed me, you showered me your youthful attention, but thats because you were so possessive, I thought you helped me reached my goal but that was beacuse that was your goal for your man! So, lets talk about love now, you fabricated lies after lies, lies about Beatrice!!! I left her for you. I left my beloved wife for you! You knew that she was pregnant with our child but you did everything you could for her to hate me! To divorced me! And I, the biggest fool, believed you! Now tell me, is this the kind of love you're talking about? Don't look so shock Giselle, I knew all these things now and I have nothing left for you except hatred! You even knew she had miscarriage and again with your brilliant mind you lured her to hate me more feeding her lies after lies about me! Im sorry Giselle We have a different definition of love."

"No, please, please, please love, do not do this to me. I admit I was wrong, did everything I could to be with you but, thats becuase I love you so much, please let me make things straight, lets work this out! Please love." on her knees she begged Alexander.

"Im sorry Giselle, Ive loved you, but you were too much. I was teaching myself to love you because I thought Beatrice betrayed me. It is my fault also to lead you on while I was married to her, but we have to stop this nonsense. I cant sleep next to you knowing you're the reason why my wife had miscarriage, you killed my unborn child! You're practically a murderer, tell me is this the love you have for me?