A Wife's Fall part two
By
Soul71
Thanks WAA01 for the edits.
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---Betty---
There I stood in the window of my sister's home waiting for the man I love and yet hurt so deeply by my stupid, selfish decision. I would have thought Wane would have been there before we arrived back with the groceries for our own little cookout. Looking down at my phone, wondering if I should just call him, shaking my head. If Wane gave his word he would be there, even if he didn't like me at the moment.
"Betty?" Turning my head as my sister stood behind me. "What are you doing?"
"Waiting on Wane to get here," I said, turning my attention back out to their front yard. Placing my hand on the window pane hoping I could fix what I so stupidly took for granted.
"You do know he's out back with Bill and Jan right?" My head snapped to the left as the words left my sister's lips. "You're creeping me out sis," Celine said, backing away from me. Noting how her arms quickly pressed to her body as I ran past her like a mad woman. My hair whipped behind me as I raced for their back door. Flinging it open, inhaling the scent of fresh cut grass as it drifted on the air. Listening to Jan's voice as she spoke to her Uncle. My heart hammered in my chest as I heard the softness of my husbands voice.
Taking a dry swallow as I noted how the light of his eyes faded as those eyes of his fell upon me as I stepped out of their home. "Wane." His name left my lips as I stepped onto the pavers of my sister's patio. "Honey," I whispered as I stepped cautiously towards him. Glancing over to Jan as she slid out of the chair she was sitting in while Bill manned the grill. Smiling down at my niece as she took hold of my hand. Leading me to the chair she once occupied. I tried to keep my smile from showing as she whispered in his ear 'Talk to her'. Alright, it might be immoral for me to rely on a child to get my husband to speak to me, yet I'll take anything at this point in time. Reaching into my shirt, pulling out to the necklace that held his wedding ring that I had taken from the drawer of his nightstand. To show him, that to me, we were still married no matter how much I fucked up.
"Thank you, for coming here Wane," I said, my hand running along his forearm noting how his eyes glanced down at the ring.
"I told you why I came," Wane said, in a cold monotone voice.
"Still, I'm glad you're here," I said, smiling lovingly at him. Praying to the heavens that I can fix this. To get us back to the way things were before I had my brain fart. I knew if we didn't then I would lose out on the best thing I've ever had no matter how difficult Wane's personality could be at times.
"Uncle Wane?" Jan's voice softened Wane's features as she looked at the two of us.
"Hmm?"
"We're still going to the planetarium, right?" Jan asked, with a happy smile.
"And miss out on all those planets?!" I bit my lip as a smile touch his lips as Jan giggled.
"Can Aunt Betty come with?" Jan asked, innocently.
"I'd love to go with the two of you," I stated slipping my hand into his noting how he wasn't returning the comfort. However, it was the fact that I could still touch my husband and not have my hand tossed back into my lap that gave me hope... hope that I could still fix this. I knew it would take months if not years for him to open up to me once again. Nevertheless, I was determined not to go the way of divorce even if I had to watch my husband going out and dating women; I knew
that
would hurt me so much. I had set this into motion, I was the cause of this. I only had myself to blame for the heartache I would be facing in the coming days. Moreover, I was determined to see this through.
"You aren't going to leave my daughter hanging are you?" Bill asked from over his shoulder, as he flipped a burger. I could see how much Wane wanted to say no, to tell me to fuck off, let go of his hand. I knew my husband, and when it came to Jan he couldn't say no.
"Fine," Wane sighed.
"Yes!" Jan laughed happily as she threw her arms into the air. While I didn't voice my eagerness to spend time with Wane, I too was silently dancing a jig in my head.
"So when did you tell her you would take her?" I asked, looking over at Wane.
"Wednesday," Jan said, cutting in.
"But don't you have school then?" I asked, arching an eyebrow.
"No, it's a teacher workday," Bill informed me. "I do appreciate you looking after her," he said, turning to look at my husband.
"Don't worry about it," Wane said, offhandedly.
I wondered what was going on in his mind as those cold, calculating eyes gazed off into the distance. I hoped that whatever it was wouldn't lead him to finding himself in a jail cell or doing time. I knew my husband; I knew when he found me that day he wouldn't kill us right out. Wane wasn't a fool, or stupid. He would wait until enough time had past to exact his revenge. I just hoped it wasn't something that I couldn't over look.
"Betty come help me carry the food out to the table," Celine called out to me. Squeezing Wane's hand as I rose from my seat. My fingers ran along his shoulder before I went to help my sister to bring out the buns, condiments, and the pitcher of lemonade out to the patio table. Noticing how Celine couldn't look Wane in the eye as she and I set the table.
I kept my displeasure to myself as I noted how Wane pulled out his pack of cigarettes from his pocket. My eyes following after him as he walked across the back yard as the puff of smoke trailed after him. Watching how he stood with his back to us, I don't know what he was looking at yet in my mind I thought it was nothing in particular. I just hoped that when or if I could repair this damage I had caused, that I'd be able to get him to stop once again. I might have done something so stupid and selfish, yet it didn't mean I wanted to watch my husband die.
~~Wane~~
I was trying to keep my composure as I slowly drew on the cigarette between my lips. My mind wandered as I stared aimlessly at nothing in particular. Running through scenarios in my head to deal with the men who had defiled my home. The bed I once shared with my wife. Even if I do decide to take her back,