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Poppy
Isit at the bar with Sophia and take a sip of my beer. I usually don’t drink beer, but I need something to get myself drunk. I don’t care about the taste of it, I only want to drink until I forget the pain of Jasper’s betrayal. Because being around him hurts. Hurts more than anything I’ve experienced. I shouldn’t have opened my heart to him because he’s the exact same person who I first thought he was. It’s my fault for putting his needs above my own.
“Jasper came by my house last week, looking for you. What happened?”
So that’s how he found me. He went straight to my sister’s place.
I shake my head and stare at the wooden bar. The bar is a little packed but not too packed where I can’t hear myself think.
I was pretty shocked she called me out of the blue and wanted to talk after what happened the last time we spoke. Yet here she is, in my business when it comes to my marriage after she told me to stay out of hers. And the only reason I agreed to come here is because Lake was busy with rearranging her baby’s room.
“You must have forgiven me for butting in your business with Tate.” My tone is low.
Am I still hurt because of what she told me? Yes.
Do I believe she meant the words she said to me? No.
My sister always said things she didn’t mean when she was upset, but I’ve grown tired of it. I’ve grown tired of a lot of things. The better way for me to explain it is, my patience for people is growing thin.
Her cheeks flame and she sips her apple cider. Thanksgiving is approaching and I’m not looking forward to it. To go home and dealing with our mother’s bullshit. I love her, but I’m starting to get the hint that she doesn’t love me. The main reason why I married Jasper—in hopes of getting in good graces with her, but it backfired on me.
Everything seems to backfire in my face lately, and I don’t know what to do.
“I’m sorry,” she whispers.
Her words catch me off guard, she has never been the type to apologize for her wrongdoings. We usually just move on like nothing happened.
“You were trying to help me and I wouldn’t listen to you. I didn’t want you to shatter my world. I wanted to believe my marriage was perfect, because I didn’t want to lose my family. But I realize I’m not happy at all in my marriage, and you were right. I have to do what’s best for me and my daughter.”
“What are you saying?” I ask.
“I’m leaving Tate for good.”
Shock can’t even describe how I feel, I definitely didn’t expect her to say that. “What about Mom’s approval?”
“I don’t need it. I don’t want to repeat the same pattern as my father and our mother. Our mother bullies my father, and he has a gambling addiction. There is no stability in their relationship.” She sighs. “I don’t want Bailey to grow up around that. So, I’m in the process of getting a divorce.”
I hug her and kiss her on the cheek, then I wipe the tears falling from her hazel eyes. “I’m so proud of you, Sophia.”
“Thanks. I don’t know what I’m going to do about money, but I applied for a few jobs.”
I stroke her hand. “If you need anything, let me know.”
She wipes the tears from under her eyes, smearing her black eyeliner. “Anyways, enough about me. What’s going on with you and Jasper?”
“I found out he was going to divorce me when he signed the paperwork to acquire his uncle’s business.” I’m not telling Jasper’s business about James being his real father. It’s no one’s business but his own. “He wasn’t going to keep up with the end of our deal. I was afraid if we were to divorce that Mom would disown me, but after the last dinner… I realize I’m just a pawn to her.”
Sophia pauses for several moments, sipping her beverage. “Do you love him?”
I nod. “He says he loves me too, but I don’t believe him. I think the only reason he is saying it is because he doesn’t want to lose his uncle’s company. Jasper doesn’t care about anyone but himself.”
“What are you going to do?”
I shake my head. “I don’t know. I want to divorce him, but it won’t be right either, or I have to stop being mad at him because we did enter this marriage with a business deal.”
My head goes over our relationship, and I just don’t know what to do. I love him but the thought of leaving him tears me apart.
“Do you want my advice?” she asks. “I don’t want to overstep.”
