We were getting together as a family for our daughter's birthday for the first time since I got divorced from my husband last year, and this made me very nervous. Even though I'm a messy and sex-addicted weird person (that's what one of my ex-bfs said about me), I had some luck with my life and eventually married a 6-foot-tall blond businessman. It didn't take long because I cheated on him. Yes... I will not give any detail because I am already really regretful. Our marriage lasted 3 years. Then my husband, Joel, wanted a divorce and now I'll be seeing him again after a year.
May God help me because I was so embarrassed that I cheated on someone like him and he looks like a real goddamn model.
While I was making preparations at home, I decided to throw these nonsense thoughts out of my head. I'm a civilized woman, and tonight I'm going to treat him in a very civilized way like all ex-husbands and wives do. I may have betrayed him in the past, but that doesn't mean anything anymore. He probably doesn't care anymore. Hopefully...I completed the preparations and one by one, I greeted my daughter's friends, their parents and some acquaintances. Everything seemed fine. When the bell rang for the last time, I realized that I was trembling as I walked towards the door. Damn it.
When I opened the door, I saw my tall and handsome husband--my ex-husband--Those clear blue eyes and blond hair were what I expected to see. He looked really good. He was dressed in a black suit, the color he never gave up. He smiled at me, we said hello, he asked how I was, and I kissed him on the cheek and invited him in without making obvious that I was trying not to die on the spot. That's when I noticed the blonde bitch behind him. He introduced her as his girlfriend. Fuck. OK. I wasn't expecting this. I have never been with anyone else since the divorce cuz I was feeling too guilty. I kissed her reluctantly and took them inside.
My daughter was very happy to see her father. The cake was cut and the presents were opened. It had been a beautiful birthday. Everyone was chatting, playing games and mingling with each other. I guess even though it makes me happy to see my daughter happy, it made me very angry that my husband - my ex-husband - seemed so excited while introducing his girlfriend to everyone. My eyes met with Joel's several times and he was smiling at me. I tried to look happy as much as I could and I smiled back but I was dying inside.
I was really starting to get nervous and I went to the bathroom to wash my face and my hands. I deserved all this. I had no right to be jealous, but I couldn't help the anger inside me. After looking at myself in my bathroom mirror, I lowered my head and hoped this evening would be over as soon as possible. When I lifted my head, I saw Joel's reflection in the mirror. I turned around in disbelief. He was there. I never knew when he entered. I was frozen.