"ARIA! NO!"
SCREEEECCCHHHHH!I covered my mouth.
CRASH!"NO!" I cried.
Four Hours Earlier..."How are things going?" I asked Rylie as I walked into the nursery.
"Good."
I smiled down at Lincoln who was being fussy.
"It's okay baby." Rylie cooed.
"Let me know if you need anything, I'm going to go get dinner started."
"Thanks."
I walked downstairs and there was a knock on the door. I opened it preparing to greet whoever it was but there was no one there. I went to close the door when I found a blue envelope taped to the door. I carefully took it off and closed the door, I walked into the kitchen and sat down to read this mysterious envelope addressed to me.
Kayla,
My name is Ashley. I work with your husband, Adam.
I really do not know how to tell you this, but I feel like I would want to know if it were me.
Last week Adam kissed me, and I knew he meant it in a romantic way. I told him it wasn't right but he kept hitting on me. He told me that there was problems at home and that he didn't know if he could handle it anymore. Believe me when I tell you that I told him that I wasn't going to be the reason his marriage fell apart. I'm so sorry, I didn't know what else to do.
Ashley SmithI covered my mouth as tears filled my eyes. Problems at home? I thought things were going perfectly! My mind flashed to Aria, I let a sob escape from my mouth. Her world was about to be rocked.
"Kayla?"
I looked up to see Amber standing in the doorway, she took one look at me and rushed over.
"What's wrong?"
"He cheated! He cheated on me!" I cried.
I handed her the letter to read while I cried into my hands.
"Oh Kayla..."
She hugged me and I sobbed loudly into her shoulder.
...
Adam was home. He had been home for twenty minutes but I was trying to find the courage to walk in the living room. I wiped my eyes and took a deep breath. I had to confront him, if not for me but for our daughter. I walked passed the couch where he sat and turned around.
"Hey baby." He said smiling.
I looked at him with such hate.
"Everything okay?"
"No."
I looked at the letter in my hand and shook my head.
"I TRUSTED YOU!" I screamed tossing the letter at him.
He looked shocked, like a deer in head lights.
"I GAVE YOU EVERYTHING! I TOLD MY PARENTS TO LET YOU LIVE IN OUR HOME! HOW COULD YOU?!"
"Kayla..." He said as he read the letter that his little
friend from work wrote.
"I cannot believe you. I cannot believe you would not only do this to me, but to your daughter!"
"Please, sit down and I'll explain."
I glared at him but sat down anyway.
"I don't want an explanation. She already told me what I needed to know!" I screamed.
"Bab-"
"DON'T!"
"Kay-"
"ADAM! DON'T!"
"Mom?"
I whipped around to see Aria looking terrified.
"Honey, go upstairs and start on your homework, I'll be up in a minute to help."
She looked scared, and sad, but she turned around and went upstairs.
"I married you, I gave you a child, and this is how you decide to end things?!" I yelled, but quietly.
"Kayla! Please just listen to me!"
"I don't want too, not right now."
"I'm going upstairs now, to help our daughter with her homework. I'll decide later if I want to ever see you again."
I got up and walked away.
...
I stood outside and silently cried. I would be lying if I said that a small part of me hoped that this was a joke. I couldn't deny that I loved him, I loved him with all my heart. If this was true and he did cheat on me... I didn't want to think about it. I wiped more tears away. I don't think I'd have the strength to kick him out. It wouldn't be fair to Aria to lose her father, and I wasn't ready to lose my husband. However, he would have to work very hard to even come close to earning my trust again.
"Mommy?"
I turned around so she couldn't see my face and wiped away my tears quickly.
"Yes baby?"
She walked over to me.
"The school bus will be here soon but I have a question."
"About your homework?"
"No..."
"Baby, what is it?"
"There's this girl in my class. Her name is Angie and her mommy yelled at her daddy too... They aren't together anymore, is daddy moving away? Angie doesn't see her daddy very much anymore because her mommy is so upset with him."
I covered my mouth trying to stop a sob.
"No, baby he isn't going anywhere."
"But you were yelling at him!"
"I was, I am angry at him. But that doesn't mean that we aren't going to be together."
"You're lying to me! Angie said her mom said the same thing and her dad moved out the same night!"
She looked scared and started to back away.
"No! Aria, everything is going to be fine!"
"NO IT WON'T!"
She stared to run away.
"Aria! Stop!" I ran after her.
It all happened so fast.
"ARIA!"
She ran into the road.
"ARIA! NO!"
SCREEEECCCHHHHH!I covered my mouth.
CRASH!"NO!" I cried.
...
"How is she?" I asked.
"Fine, she's resting upstairs." Adam said.
He looked drained, his eyes were still puffy from crying.
"We almost lost her..." I whispered, tears falling from my eyes.
"But we didn't, she's fine. The doctor said she was lucky to walk away with only a couple bruised ribs, some bruises, and a broken arm." He said walking towards me.
"Adam, what are we doing?" I cried.
"I don't know, but I know what I'm doing. I'm going to tell you what happened. I got a promotion at work, and that promotion was suppose to go to Ashley. I received several threats from her ranging from telling our boss I sexually harassed her to trying to ruin my marriage. I brushed it off as some harmless threats, but maybe I shouldn't of. Look, I know this is a lot to take in and I just hope that you believe me. I would never hurt you like that, ever."
I looked at him, his eyes filled up with tears. My heart told me that he was telling the truth, and I chose at that moment to trust my heart.
"I'll believe you on one condition."
"Anything."
"Take her down." I said.
"I'm going too, I'm taking the letter to my boss and explaining everything to him Monday morning."
"We almost lost our baby girl today."
"But we didn't, both my girls are safe and sound.
"I'm sorry I got all crazy." I said.
"Don't be, don't you dare ever change a thing about you."
I smiled.
Not a lot of pictures!
What a crazy update! Kayla and Adam almost got divorced and Aria got hit by a car! =[ Everything worked out though!
Thank you for reading my story, let me know if it ever gets boring or seems to be dragging out too long!
