My wife and I had experienced a lot in our two years together. We felt perfect for each other. She was the fully loving and submissive wife, and I, the forceful head of household, was very caring towards her. Unfortunately, our apartment complex experienced a fire, so for the next two weeks, we would be tested mightily by going to live with her mom.
Her mom was a wealthy widow in her late 40s. I had only met her a few times; she seemed nice overall. But I had never relied much on others, nor trusted living with someone else, especially a lady as demanding as her mom. She would order me to do things often while she just lounged around. I was hoping as a full-time guest, I would be treated like one. My wife did warn me her mother didn't like men very much. Since her husband died a few years back, she became bitter towards all men.
As we arrived, she was waiting, sitting in her lawn chair on the porch. She stood up immediately to greet my wife, saying, "Hi, honey! So nice to see you".
As she began escorting her inside the house, she looked back at me. "Can you get the bags and bring them in?"
There were about eight travel bags in total, as we got everything we could manage out before the fire reached us. I looked at my wife and said, "Babe, a little help?"
Her mother turned around fully. "I said you get them!" She continued, "You've got to be respectful if you're going to stay here. Do not undermine me, got it?"
I looked at my wife, who looked just as shocked. My wife tried to intervene, saying, "I can help, Mom. It's not a big deal."