Never Love Again

Chapter 4: Wounded Pride

Erik's POV

I was composing a new song in my office but it was hard to focus when all I saw was my wife's face when I told her the truth. It's been a week but she is still giving me the silent treatment I still don't know if I was right or wrong to tell her anyway it doesn't matter. I'd rather she hate me for the rest of my life than leave me again but then again my wife doesn't need a coward. I looked down at the music infront of me I closed my eyes and remembered the time she wept for me I'll never forget how she or anyone could cry tears for me.

What are you weeping for?
I'm not worth the tears you waste
Make me unworthy of your caring
Yet you still don't turn away
I won't forget you wept for me
If dreams came true I might have been
A better man you might have set me free
But God is kind for you he had a better plan
And saved you from the pain of loving me..

After I finished the song I felt my knees grow weak as I tried to stand I suppose I've been sitting down to long I walked into the bedroom where Christine was having her breakfast. For the first time she gave me eye contact and my breathing stilled. "I'm sorry your pride is wounded that's all I can say" I said gently. A minute must have passed before she finally spoke.

"To think I always looked up to you, regarding you as my master long before you were my husband I was so proud that such a man had married me compared to my previous marriage I thought you were not like other men and that is true your not-you are so much less. It is not my pride that is wounded Erik, it's my pride in you." And with that my heart sank all I could do was walk out the door to let her have her peace. Now I know for sure that my marriage is truly over.