LAST HEART

XL

Caleb lay in the hospital room as he got his therapy thinking back on the argument he had with his wife two days ago.

' What does Trina have to do with this?'

' Everything.'

' Amor I told you Trina was a friend. Why are you so jealous over an old friend. Trina is just a friend I haven't seen in years. You know Jerry was with us too.'

They now stood at the front gate where  Amor dropped the garbage bag and turned to face him with a scowl on her face.

' Talking about Jerry why did you not ever think to mention that you're giving him money?'

' Oh that's why you're mad. I never told about that because I really didn't think it was important. I had to take care of him. If it was anybody else I know they would have ratted me out.'

' Whatever. I thought marriage was about telling each other the truth and not keeping secrets from each other but I had to find out later that  my husband was giving away our money. He has a long lost lover and to top that he is not the man I thought he was.'

Neighbors watched on as the couple argued. They were not loud but their body language spoke volumes.

' What do you mean by that. I told you I used to be a criminal. I'm no longer that and as for a long lost lover. I don't know why mom told you that but yes at one point I thought Trina was the one that got away but that was soon forgotten when I met you. I don't love Trina. I love you and only you.'

' Could have fooled me.'

Caleb sighed it seemed everything he was saying Amor took it 8n the wrong context.

' Okay maybe I did spend too much time with her the night before but we were just catching up.'

' Catching up on what. Since she tapped you on the shoulder. Your focus was her and you forgot that we existed. You literally abandoned everyone who came to see you and sat in your dad's office with her and that Jerry guy.'

' You're tripping right now. I went into the office after the guests left.'

Amor did not mean to buy her voice became louder as she got angrier. Caleb did not understand how or why she was becoming angrier.

' I'm tripping but you don't even know what time I or your kids and parents went to bed. I'm tripping but you were alone in a secluded room with your ex girlfriend long after Jerry left. Yeah I am tripping right. You're right and I am wrong and I should just be grateful that you came back to bed or that you're married to me. '

' You need to stop projecting what Rob did to you on me. I would never cheat on you. Stop being so damn insecure!'

Caleb regretted that as soon as it came out if his mouth when Amor walked away from him with tears in her eyes. He knew she was avoiding crying infront of him because as she put it, crying was a sign of weakness. One of the things he hated about her Scorpio traits.