See You On The Other Side

Losing Grip

Forth POV

I slowly crept inside the house so my family will not notice that I just arrived. But when I opened the front door, my wife's voice boomed instantly.

"Where the hell have you been?! What the fuck have you been doing?!" My wife asked with a snarl. "Do we have a problem?! What the hell is wrong with you?!"

"What is with that question? No, we don't have a problem. And why are you furious? I just drank too much because I was entertaining a client." I retorted.

"You don't have time for me anymore, even with the kids. You're working all the time and has been neglecting your family! You're not like this before!" She yelled.

"Honey, I'm working to death to give you guys your needs. What else do you need? We have a house, we have kids. We're happy then suddenly you're acting like this! You're the one with the problem!" I counter yelled.

"That's not the point! I need you Forth! We need you! You're working almost 24/7! You're going home late and worst, you're gone for almost 2 days! Where have you been going? Do you have a mistress?"

"What?! Is that what you think? Fuck this shit! I almost work myself to the point of suicide and you accuse me like that?! Damn it!" I growled back.

"You know what?! I need my husband back! I don't even recognize you! You hate drinking. And do you know why I'm still awake? Huh?! Don't you remember?!" My wife looked at me sharply.

"Why?" I questioned back. But tears suddenly sprung from her eyes and she broke down.

"Forth, we're supposed to have a date last night. IT'S OUR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY YESTERDAY!!!" Sammy shouted. My eyes almost bulged out of its sockets

Fuck!

I've only been thinking about Beam and what a mess where in. I forgot all about our anniversary.

Shit!

"And what's this Forth? Huh?! Condoms? We never use condoms!" She threw a pack of condoms and it landed right in front of me.

"Who are you?! Please give me back my husband!!!" She demanded. I felt like I'm going to explode because of my successive failures. It's driving me insane!

A/N: Well honey, Forth and Beam doesn't use condoms as well. In fairness to Forth, he had the presence of mind to buy a pack for his one night stands.

That aside I can't blame Forth completely for this blunder. First, Forth already raised that they needed to talk about their relationship which Sammy just dismissed with "you're just tired". Second, as a dutiful wife, any change of behavior of your husband should raise a red flag. Plus the way Sammy confronted Forth, is so very wrong. She wanted to talk to him? Then why approach him in a rage?

xoxo

I got bedridden with sickness for a week after my fight with Sammy. I was so exhausted physically, mentally, and emotionally because of all the compounding problems that's happening in my life. I was advised to rest. Meaning, do not think of work related problems or anything related to Beam.

I returned to work afterwards to handle everything I left in shambles for a while. My mind was a complete mess for months. I couldn't comprehend what's happening with my work. It's frying my brain but I don't have any choice but to face everything headstrong even if in truth, my sanity was escaping me.

When I arrived at work, everyone was looking at me. Tsk! I haven't even entered my office and trouble already welcomed me. Moments later, Lam arrived. He seemed to have come out of a meeting. When he saw me, he immediately pulled me inside my office.