“Tina Kennard” she replies and I slowly retract my hand knowing she wasn’t going to exchange pleasantries..Then it hits me

Oh wow.  Kennard…This is Carol Kennard’s daughter the one who has her name as one half of Kennard Johnson Memorial.  Jarred you really know how to pick them.  Went for the home run.

“You fucking lied to me Jarred!..Oh my God!…  You are fucking married!.  I can’t believe this” She exclaims extremely upset and runs off in the other direction.

“Tina!…Tina wait!” Jarred yells after her and starts to take off but stops and walks angrily toward me shoving his finger in my face.  I don’t even flinch

“Bette if you fucking ruined this for me I will end you”

I scoff  “You’ve already done that all on your own” I say calmly and his face becomes riddled with anger

“I love her Bette…I want to marry her one day..I want a divorce!” He says pulling his finger away

I can’t help but laugh which angers him even more but I really could give a shit right now

“You think she is going to want to be with you when you have lied to her this whole time” I deadpanned

“Don’t you fucking dare act self righteous when you cheated with Thomas behind my back.  She loves me.  Once I explain she will understand”

Of course he is going to throw my indiscretion in my face.

“Why are you standing here arguing with me when you claim she is the woman you want to be with?”

Realization sets in on him and he goes to say something but doesn’t. Instead he turns and runs off in the direction the blonde ran off too.

I watch him until I can’t see or hear him anymore.  I sigh and begin walking in the same direction not wanting to go back to the main hall right now.  I need to clear my head.   I am definitely not in a socializing mood now knowing my husband has fallen in love with another woman and wants a divorce.  It’s not like I didn’t expect this but I find myself feeling sorry for the woman.  She was visibly upset and I can’t believe he would lie to her.  And he wants to call me out on my infidelity. Hypocrite. I guess it’s ok that he cheats when I did it first

I almost reach the exit when I hear faint sobbing coming from the stairwell.  I look in the window and don’t see anyone but I feel an overwhelming need to check.

“Hello?” I opened the door and look over to my right and see her sitting on the top step to the right

She turns seeing it was me and scoffed quickly turning back around.  I guess Jarred didn’t find her.  Men are ridiculously ignorant at times

“Go away” she says and I know I should have but it hurt me to see her in pain.  I mean she was having an affair with my husband unknowingly and I felt sorry for her.

I took off my heels and smoothed my dress down before I sat down next to her as she continued to sob.  She held her head in her hands

“I’m..I’m so sorry” she says trying to catch her breath between sobs

I unconsciously place my hand on her back and start rubbing in soothing circles

“Why are you apologizing.  You didn’t know”  And it was the truth

“I love..him”. She says and I can tell she is devastated. It also felt like a knife just stuck in my heart but I didn’t really know why.  I just know I didn’t like hearing that

“I know” is all I can say and I feel her lay her head on my shoulder and I actually didn’t mind it.  It felt nice actually

This is really so many shades of fucked up and I know I will probably be bitter about all of this tomorrow but right now the only place I wanted to be was here comforting the woman my husband was in love with.

But no one was comforting me.

Welcome to my life

TBC