IN LOVE WITH THE BROKEN MAN

CONFUSED

Tricia pov
I decided to visit my aunt who lived not to far from me as i was confused and wanted a break from the turmoil going on in me
I branched at a supermarket to get gifts for her and her husband as she sadly has no children no matter how much they tried. There were ups and downs in their relationship and they almost divorced but their love for each other helped and they adopted Tricia as their own child in a way

She got there and slighted . She entered the house and followed the scent of cookies into the kitchen where she found her aunt in apron bending to pull a tray out of the oven and drop it on the table. She then tiptoe quietly and hugged her aunt from behind .

' oh my God' her aunt exclaimed and turned around shocked to see her
Tricia is this you???, is this really you??' She said with tears in her eyes and pulled her in for a hug
Have missed u so much angel'

Have missed you to aunty, how have you been??'

Sad since you got married in a rush and moved away, I haven't been able to eat well since then

Who are you telling that exaggerated story to again mabel"

George its Angel she is around

Just then her uncle came out from the room. "Kiddo?? is this really you???, come here' He said and stretched out his hands To hug her.
Uncle G have missed you so much
Missed you to Kiddo, how are you hon?? , is that man treating you right??. Before she could answer her aunty said
" he better be unless he wants to receive beating from my very beautiful fry pan.

Uncle George then whispered in Tricia's ear
Was that meant to be threatening???
Tricia leaned down and whispered "I believe so, don't worry am doing good  so how have you people been?. I have missed you guys so much" she said and hugged them again

"Tricia are you sure all is well? You don't need to hide anything from me , I won't judge you"
     "Am okay aunty I just missed you all that's why I can over"
"Tricia you can lie to everyone but not to me , what's wrong?"
Tricia sighed and sat before continuing
" I didn't know marriage can be this stressful aunt Kat we argue over the slightest thing , we don't trust each other and we always find faults in each other . Am so tired"
   "But?...."
  "What do you mean? But"
"Hon u can't be telling me that you only argue 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. There are times there is peace and you guys sort of reach an agreement subconsciously right?"
  "Well yeah, aunt Kat what are you trying to say?"
  " Angel dear all marriages have their problems even seemingly blissful marriages ours is an example. Now how about you try this out instead of always trying to stand up for yourself in form of arguing . How about you make him see reason with you peacefully? Besides you bother were not in love when you got married so not arguingr being at each others neck will be hard to tell you the truth. If you know you want to stop fighting
1. Apologize when wrong; throw away your pride
2. Find your own faults in situations and not just push the blame on him
3. Try to find his likes and dislikes and avoid doing what he dislikes
Most importantly have honest discussions with him. You have to do this if not you will always feel stressed and want a way out. I assure you your marriage will be better after this
  Tricia took a deep breath and told her aunt she will try it
She stayed for a while before a text message came in from her husband reminding her of the dinner she has to attend with him and a prospective investor
  "Aunt Kat I have to go now, I have an appointment by 6pm I will call you when I get home" she stood up hugged her aunt and left. Uncle George had gone to get syrup for pancake at the insistence of his wife.

                            * * * * *
      Tricia got home by 5pm and had to get dressed in a hurry to avoid being late. She wore a blue vodu fitting gown with pearls dotting it. Gold earrings and shoes with a blue bag.
She then went outside when she heard a car park in front of the house. She greeted the driver before getting in and was surprised to see that her husband wasn't there. She asked Lucas (the driver) and was told he will meet her there since an emergency came up . She brought our her phone and contemplated texting him but as she was about to return the phone to her bag she decided to do it anyway remembering her aunt's advice and besides that's the right thing to do as a wife and a human. She texted asking him what the emergency was, if everything was okay and if he will be very late. Some minutes later he replied
" Hi everything is under control, would be a little late"
As Tricia read it she laughed  this is so like Gabe
          On arriving at the restaurant she was directed to the table where the couple was already waiting.
She apologized for being late and ordered a glass of champagne.
She immediately noticed the demeanour of the woman and immediately knew things may not be pretty tonight . She had a mean vibe to her but she may be wrong though. As she took a sip from her drink the woman raised her eyebrow before asking
"Mrs Patterson you were late and now your husband is nowhere to be found may I ask where he is?"
  "Am really sorry mrs Richardson an emergency came up at work which is why he is not here , although he should join us soon"
   "Mrs Patterson you as a wife should always impart good characters into your husband and punctuality should be one of them. Perhaps you are unfit for the role of a CEO's wife since you can't manage to keep a simple appointment"
Tricia scoffed and rolled her eyes in her mind "she is one of those stuck off wives it's a pity I can't reply her since she is the wife of a potential investor God I so want to punch her"
"Well then I should be grateful he did marry me right" she said and gave a weird laugh . Just then Mr Richardson stepped out to pick a call and Tricia could only curse under her breath cause she knew the woman will soon unleash all our malicious potential. Just as she expected the woman leaned forward and tricia could see her cleavage "yuck just who is she trying to seduce or entice at this age"
"Just so you know Tricia,
Wow didn't know we are now on first name basis
I and fellow women in my class have never accepted you as one of us why because you simply don't belong. Gabe is to handsome to be tied up with someone like you"
Am I meant to feel sad for not belonging to her "class?"
Besides we all speculate the marriage is all a farce am I wrong? Cause am so sure that's the only reason this pointing at Tricia 'could end up with him , am I wrong? Answer me"

"Yes Mrs Richardson you are quite correct"