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Things blew up pretty quickly after I told my wife I wanted a divorce. I confessed that I knew all about her and Justin. At first, Emma tried to deny it. Then she started crying, claiming it was all a mistake. When she saw that her tears did not affect me, she then became angry. She was mainly angry that I was ending it all. She had no intention of leaving me for my brother.
I told her about the chat messages I found. I confronted her about planning to babytrap me. Emma admitted to initially using my brother to get pregnant. She claimed she didn't know how to end it and she loved me. I just laughed in her face. I told her it was over.
She moved out that week. Surprisingly, she didn't move in with my brother. I didn't tell the rest of the family about the affair. I just told them I wanted out. My dad gave me a long lecture about commitment and keeping promises. I just sat and listened. Justin tried to call me, but I didn't answer. If he was calling to thank me for not exposing him fucking my wife, I didn't want to hear it. He didn't have the balls to walk next door to talk to me in person.
I hadn't seen much of my niece Missy during that time. I had no idea how she felt about any of this. I didn't want to have the conversation by text. We had a family barbecue coming up to celebrate her graduation. I would take that opportunity to talk to her privately. When I arrived, Missy was there sitting on some teenage boy's lap. He was introduced as Jordan and I was told he was the class valedictorian.
My parents were fawning all over the guy. He was tall, well dressed, and polite. But her father and I both shot him annoyed glances as we watched Missy bounce on his lap like he was Santa Claus. I just sat there drinking and watched as this kid's hand kept sliding further up her thigh. She was wearing a short blue dress. Every time she leaned in to whisper something in his ear, his hand moved higher. Now he was practically under her skirt, palming her ass. I shot my brother a look, shocked that he hadn't said anything at all.
I knew it was wrong for me to be jealous. This boy was age appropriate and most importantly, he wasn't family. But he and Missy were being lewd and I wouldn't allow it! I walked toward them but I was intercepted. Justin pulled me to a corner of my parent's yard a few feet away. The first thing he said was, "Emma's pregnant!" I stood there in shock for a second. His daughter was practically being finger banged in front of him and he pulled me aside to talk about my soon-to-be ex. Through gritted teeth, I said "Congratulations!"
He angrily combed his fingers through his graying hair and said "It could be yours you know! My eyes widened as I snorted. He only looked at me. "She said she thinks it was the time you two... before asking for a divorce." I was surprised she told him about that. I would have laughed out loud except for the look of devastation on his face. "I know about your sperm count thing, but Emma is convinced it's yours and this is some miracle baby," he said bitterly.
I stared at him in disbelief. "You're mad at me for FUCKING MY OWN WIFE?!" I said a little louder than I intended. The entire barbecue was now looking at both of us. Missy had a frown on her face. She grabbed her little boy toy by the hand and led him into the house. My mother shook her head as she took a swig of wine and my dad turned back to the grill. My brother grabbed my arm, "I'm sorry OK? I'm sorry for what I did. I knew I was wrong and I'm sorry...but I love..."
"Don't even fucking say it!" I pulled myself out of his grip and left him standing there. I had blocked Emma on everything and was only communicating with her through my lawyer about the divorce. I checked my phone. Sure enough, there was an email from my lawyer discussing paternity tests and potential parental plans. I groaned. No way this baby could be mine. But Emma seemed to think so, or at least she hoped so.
My head was spinning. My brother wanted my ex, who may or may not be pregnant by me. There was no way Missy didn't know about all of this. Maybe she realized I was trying to use her to get back at her father. Maybe that's why she was flaunting this new boyfriend. I needed to talk to her. I turned towards my parent's house and followed her inside.
I was moving too fast. I slammed right into a soft body. It was Christine, my brother's ex, and Missy's mom. She flew into town for Missy's graduation. I paused in shock for a moment. Missy looked so much like her it was a bit of a shock. Christine's dark hair was in a pixie cut that made her look just as young as her daughter.
I hadn't seen her in years. Since leaving my brother and Missy years ago, she was persona non grata at our family functions. However, she and my brother maintained a civil relationship. He always held a torch for her so their relationship was going to be whatever Christine wanted it to be. Missy flew out to see her frequently on random holidays and spent a few summers with her. My brother's ex was still a beautiful woman. The only difference I could see between her and Melissa was all of her tattoos.
"Oh, shit! I'm so sorry," I stammered. "I was...was looking to say goodbye to Miss... Melissa before I left." She laughed as I tried to pull myself together. "Um..she just took off with her boyfriend." I groaned in frustration. Christine looked at me quizzically before asking for a ride back to her hotel. She just arrived but with Melissa now gone, she assumed the rest of the family wouldn't want to see her. I needed to get out of there so I agreed.