See Red Again

“Hi sweetie.” She picked the girl up and hugged her tightly. The Man at the door turned around and walked into the living room. Alexis walked in and closed the door behind her. “Why are you here Alex?” “I need to talk to someone.” “About what? I thought that’s why you married Adam.” “Rickie don’t make this harder than it has to be.” “Fine.” He sighed and sat down on the couch. “Krea go upstairs and play.” The girl didn’t even hesitate when he spoke. When the little girl had disappeared around the corner he began to talk very swiftly, As if he were angry. “So what is it you want?” He barely got his sentence out before she stared crying. “He yelled and I found the box and all I did was ask and he yelled and he just kept yelling and I…” “Shh Alexis calm down your not making any sense.” He leaned over and hugged her. With tears still falling down her face she looked up at him. Someone she trusted, someone she still loved. “Now slow down and tell me what happened?” “Adam got sick so I went in the medicine cabinet to find something for me to take. While I was looking I found a box of male enhancement pills in the back of the cabinet. My first thought was to leave them right where I found them but then I didn’t want him finding out that I knew and get upset so I took them back upstairs and asked him about them.” She paused and looked at him. “Then when I asked him what they were he told me not to worry about it, but when we have sex there’s never a problem and the thought of him and another girl emerged into my head. So I asked if he was having an affair and he started screaming at me.” She looked at the man still holding her tightly. Without warning he took his arms from around her. “It seems like this has happened to you before. How do you think I felt when I found out that you were cheating on me?” “Rickie this is different.” “How? Tell me how its different when your husband is having an affair and when you cheated on me with him.” “Rickie you never loved me, Adam does. “Don’t you sit here and tell me that lie. I never loved you Alex? Do you see that little girl running around the house? Who let you have her when we both knew we didn’t have the kind of money to raise her, and then who left whom? You never even come to visit her. She asks about you every single day. And I have to tell her everyday that her mother is too busy to come and say hello. I can hear her crying for you in her sleep. How is a father supposed to deal with this all by himself? So don’t you dare tell me what’s fare and what’s not!” He was standing by now. She dropped her head. “Rickie I’m sorry. I just…” “I don’t need your excuses now. Krea and I are doing just fine without you.” “But you couldn’t possibly know how much I wanted to see her.” “And you couldn’t possibly know how hard it is for me to look at her without seeing you. I use to tell myself that if I just gave you a little more time that you would come back to us. But then I heard about you getting engaged to that fucker that came between us. And now your finally coming back to me, only to complain that the fucker you cheated on me with is cheating on you. Isn’t that ironic? What made you do it?” “Do what?” “Him.” She sighed. “Did you ever love me?” “Why are we talking about this Rickie?” “BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW WHY YOU LEFT ME?!! I loved you. I, I still do. Everything I did, I did for you. I worked two jobs so we could raise Krea.” “You were never here.” She whispered. “What?” “YOU WERE NEVER HERE.” She said crying. “I went through the pregnancy by myself, I slept by myself, I ate by myself, I did everything we always did together alone. After I had Krea I was tired of being alone. “That’s why I did it.” “Was it good?” “What?” “You heard me. Did it feel good to fuck him?” “Yes.” “Better than me?” “I’m not going to answer that.” “Just answer the question.” She didn’t say anything. “Answer the fucking question Alex. Was he a better Fuck than I was?” “…No…” “Then why?” “It wasn’t about the sex Rickie.” “Then what was it, what in hell made you leave me for him?” “He was there.” At that moment she knew she had come to the wrong person for help. She stood to her feet and began to walk towards the front door. Rickie didn’t even say anything, couldn’t say anything. When she reached the door she was stopped by a strong force. Rickie had her arm in his hand. She turned very slowly around. With tears in her eyes she saw Krea sitting on the stairs with her head between the railings. Like a movie in slow motion Alexis turned to look at Rickie who released her from his firm hold. She closed her eyes and fell into his arms. “I think I made a huge mistake”
He let her go and looked at her in a very confused way. “I still love you Rickie, I don’t know why I left. I guess I was scared that I might have to raise Krea alone. And I really don’t know why I’m with Adam. I mean he loves me but I don’t love him as much as I love you, but as much as I want to be with you I can’t just leave Adam.” “Why not?” “We’ve only been together a year I can’t just divorce someone because I want to be with someone else. “Yes you can. Alexis don’t you see what’s going on here? I told you so many times that you would come back to me. I knew you couldn’t have loved Adam as much as you loved me. Adam didn’t give you everything I gave you. Leave him Alex.” “But how am I suppose to tell him.” “Just go home sit him down and say we need to talk. Then tell him you want to be with someone else.” You don’t know Adam. He’ll hi…” “He’ll what?” “He just won’t have it.” “Alexis has he hit you.” “Only a few times. He promised he wouldn’t do it again.” “But I bet you he has. Hasn’t he?” “I promised I wouldn’t tell anyone.”
“Alexis this isn’t something you keep from other people. Take me over there right now. Krea Get your jacket we’re leaving.” “No you can’t you’ll hurt him.” ”Damn right I’ll hurt him.” “No Rickie he’s sick.” “If you don’t take me I’ll go myself.” “Rickie please. I’ll go myself get some things and come back.” “And what if he won’t let you come back. What if he threatens to hit you?” “Then I’ll take Krea with me. He wouldn’t think of hitting me in front of someone.” Krea walked down the stairs as fast as she could and into her mother’s arms. “I’ll be back.” “If you’re not back in an hour I’m coming for you.” “I’ll be back I promise.” She walked out the door.