Fantasy Life made Normal

Chapter 86

After the babies received a clean bill of health at their appointment, they stopped to pick up Maverick from Nate's house. He was so excited about having spent the night with his cousin's.

"Now you have to go home and clean your room," Madelyn told him.
"Ok," he replied.

She glanced at her husband as he drove. He slipped his free hand into hers. She gently squeezed his hand. He raised her hand to his lips to kiss her knuckles. Marshall had still been dealing with everything from the Sarati incident. He had seen numerous articles claiming he was getting a divorce and that his wife had left and taken the kids. It was messing with his head in a way that it shouldn't because he knew it wasn't true but it still left him worried. Madelyn had been doing what she could to calm him.

"Baby, let's contact Sway and do an interview," she said.
"What's that gonna do?" he sighed.
"Look at all the press Johnny Depp is getting right now."
"It's all a double standard though, babe."
"What do you mean?"
"He got fired when they thought it was him abusing her. She hasn't been fired even though she admitted to it."
"Marshall, you have a distinctly different story though. She raped you, essentially."
"According to majority of society, men can't be raped."
"I am just trying to help. I don't like how down and on edge you are lately. It scares me."
"Why?"
"I don't want to see you get hurt."

He nodded. He knew they had all been worried about him over the last few weeks. He didn't want to disappoint them. Madelyn had been right by his side through it all after his panic attack.

"All right, you want to do an interview with Sway about it? We will do an interview with Sway about it," he said, sounding irritated.
"Never mind. If you don't want to do it, that's fine. I just want us to get back to our lives the way they were," she said softly.

He glanced over at her. She stared out the window, not willing to make eye contact.

"I'm sorry Mads. Everytime I think about it, I get more angry at myself. I shouldn't have been so stupid," he said.
"Baby, she drugged you. No good person does that," Madelyn replied.
"I know."

She sighed. He pulled into their driveway and helped her get all the kids out of the car. He watched her set the infant seat containing their smallest of the triplets on the couch. He pulled her into his arms and just held her there, his chin on her shoulder.

"I just feel like it was my fault that I messed up," he said.

She put a hand to his cheek and leaned her head against him. He closed his eyes as he stood there.

"Listen to me very clearly, this was not your fault. You are still the handsome, incredibly sexy man I married and I love you," she said.
"Love you too Mads," he replied.
"This will all eventually blow over and obviously we are still together. People have no idea what they are talking about."

He nodded. They did make an appearance on Sway's show though. He wanted to clear the air. Sway smiled as the two of them walked on set. They held hands even as they sat. Marshall sighed.

"Welcome," Sway smiled.
"Thank you," Madelyn smiled.
"Marshall, you doing ok?"

He looked up at Sway, feeling like throwing up. Madelyn's hand was tight in his and she was looking at him expectantly. He just nodded to Sway.

"What made you two come visit me today? I have seen the stories that are being told about you two," Sway said.
"Everyone has something to say. It just depends on if that is the truth or not," he heard his wife respond.
"What do you mean?"
"We have definitive proof that Marshall was drugged without his knowing at the time he was last in LA."
"Really?"

Madelyn nodded. Marshall kept quiet as she talked. Madelyn was angry that someone had taken advantage of her man. He on the other hand was used to it. People had been doing it for years since he became famous. He had learned to roll with it, but this time had pissed his wife off. He remained silent as Madelyn spoke during the interview.

"Marshall, do you have anything to say about this?" Sway all of a sudden asked.
"Um yeah, I mean have you seen my wife? Why would I have to go elsewhere to be satisfied?" Marshall said.
"So all of Sarati's claims are false?"
"One hundred percent. I don't need to cheat on my wife. She is there for me completely. I got no complaints."

Sway nodded. Madelyn gently squeezed Marshall's hand.

"I am tired of the rumors and the nonsense. The stigma that this stuff doesn't happen to men is ridiculous. I mean my boys will see this one day and what are we supposed to tell them about it all?" Madelyn asked. "Some chick decided to take advantage of your dad but it's not rape because that doesn't happen to men? I don't think so."

Sway nodded. Marshall just watched his wife. His boys were the only reason he was even doing this. He just wanted shit to go back to the way it was.

"How do your girls feel about all this, Em?" Sway asked.
"They hate how much it has changed me and Madelyn," he said.
"Changed you how?"
"The morning after this incident while we were waiting on the results of the glass, all hell was breaking loose in my life and my home. Babies screaming from the stress of it all, my older boys confused as to why mommy was such a mess and my girls were there to try and help calm it down. I destroyed my wife by taking a coke from someone I never should have taken a drink from. I really thought I was going to lose her even after the results of the drug testing came back."
"She didn't leave though?"
"I flew home that same day and lay next to her. Woke up the next morning, she and the kids were gone. Full blown panic attack. Never in my life have I been that upset and lost over someone."
"I can see that you really love her."
"More than anyone will ever know. She is my life at this point. I never thought I would say that about another woman besides my girls but Madelyn not being there that morning had the potential to kill me."

Sway nodded. Marshall looked at his wife. She had tears in her eyes. She hated to hear how broken he was over this whole thing. She leaned over and pressed a kiss to his lips. He slipped an arm around her.