“Ready to go?” He asked
when Melody opened the door.
“Yeah, let’s go.” She picked up her tiny black purse and closed the door behind her.
She was wearing the same red cocktail dress she had the week before on their date.
“You look beautiful.” Jon said as he held the door for Melody.
Jon drove onto the highway and half an hour later her pulled up his driveway. It was the first time Melody saw his Jersey house.
“Wow.” It was amazingly big and beautiful.
“We haven’t been here yet, have we?” He asked when he realized they hadn’t.
“I’ve seen it on the internet but wow, it’s amazing.”
“It’s nice.” He said.
Jon got out of the car to open the door for Melody before opening the back door to let out the two little ones.
Since he had met Melody he hadn’t stayed any more weekends with the kids here. The last time he was here, he had to find a replacement guitar player.
He hoped Dorothea had put away the Christmas tree by now.
Jon opened the big front door and told the boys to bring the bag upstairs. The house seemed empty or at least this part of did.
Melody looked around, the room was white, a staircase on the left that went up in a circle. On the left she could see the living room she had seen in an interview but Jon walked her to the right, passed a sitting room.
They could hear voices in the next room. Passed a bright dining room, they walked into a big kitchen. Wooden floors and wooden cabinets and counters.
Dorothea was standing in front of an open fridge, a man Melody didn’t know was sitting at the table.
“What’s he doing here?” Jon sounded angry Melody looked back at him instead of the man.
“Jon please.” Dorothea tried to calm him down.
“I never said he was allowed in my house.”
“Please, this is Steph’s day don’t make it difficult.” Dorothea tried again.
“Exactly, Steph’s day, he doesn’t need to be here.” Jon only got angrier.
The man got up from the table and walked over to Dorothea, squeezing her shoulders as he stood behind her.
“Come on Jon.” He said. “You brought your girlfriend too.”
Jon chuckled. “I didn’t bring her. Stephanie invited her.” He snarled.
“Believe it or not but I’m important to the kids now too.” The man said.
Melody still stood by the entrance but it was clear enough who the strange man was supposed to be.
“Yeah sure, that’s why I hear them complain about you.”
“Jon!” Dorothea couldn’t believe he said that.
“What? They do.” He said, surprised she didn’t know but why would they tell her that. “Did Stephanie even invite you?” He asked.
“Not exactly.” The man stammered.
“Didn’t think so.” Jon answered.
Melody didn’t want it to get worse, what if one of the kids walked in, and took Jon’s hand, pulling him outside with her.
Fresh air should do him good.
He took a deep breath. “I just really hate him.” He let out his breath with a sigh.
“I can see that.” Melody could guess why he did.
They hadn’t exactly talked about their divorces but she could put the pieces together.
“He doesn’t need to be here. He just thinks he can come in, ruin my family and them over from me.” He sounded just as angry as inside.
“Jon, they’re still your kids, nobody can change that.” Melody tried to tell him. “Let’s take a walk.” She looked over at the river, certainly the property was big enough for a walk.
He followed her and they walked by the water. Melody could see he was trying to calm down.
“So that’s…” She didn’t finish her sentence.
“Jup.” Jon answered shortly.
She could understand, if Robert had cheated on her she wouldn’t want to see the lady either. Melody didn’t asked him any more until they reached metal benches that looked over the river.
“It’s beautiful up here.” Melody regarded her surroundings.
“Yeah.” Jon said simply.
“He just wants to be there for the kids.” Melody said after a little while.
“He doesn’t need to be.” He answered short again.
“But he wants to be part of Dorothea’s life.” Melody tried to make him see.
“He doesn’t need to be there either.”
Melody’s face went blank with surprise. How could he say that? He had her now wasn’t that enough? Or did he wish he still had the perfect family.
Melody started to get up to leave; she didn’t want to see him right now.
He looked up when Melody stood up from the bench. He tried to take her hand but she pulled away and walked away from him.
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“Yeah, let’s go.” She picked up her tiny black purse and closed the door behind her.
She was wearing the same red cocktail dress she had the week before on their date.
“You look beautiful.” Jon said as he held the door for Melody.
Jon drove onto the highway and half an hour later her pulled up his driveway. It was the first time Melody saw his Jersey house.
“Wow.” It was amazingly big and beautiful.
“We haven’t been here yet, have we?” He asked when he realized they hadn’t.
“I’ve seen it on the internet but wow, it’s amazing.”
“It’s nice.” He said.
Jon got out of the car to open the door for Melody before opening the back door to let out the two little ones.
Since he had met Melody he hadn’t stayed any more weekends with the kids here. The last time he was here, he had to find a replacement guitar player.
He hoped Dorothea had put away the Christmas tree by now.
Jon opened the big front door and told the boys to bring the bag upstairs. The house seemed empty or at least this part of did.
Melody looked around, the room was white, a staircase on the left that went up in a circle. On the left she could see the living room she had seen in an interview but Jon walked her to the right, passed a sitting room.
They could hear voices in the next room. Passed a bright dining room, they walked into a big kitchen. Wooden floors and wooden cabinets and counters.
Dorothea was standing in front of an open fridge, a man Melody didn’t know was sitting at the table.
“What’s he doing here?” Jon sounded angry Melody looked back at him instead of the man.
“Jon please.” Dorothea tried to calm him down.
“I never said he was allowed in my house.”
“Please, this is Steph’s day don’t make it difficult.” Dorothea tried again.
“Exactly, Steph’s day, he doesn’t need to be here.” Jon only got angrier.
The man got up from the table and walked over to Dorothea, squeezing her shoulders as he stood behind her.
“Come on Jon.” He said. “You brought your girlfriend too.”
Jon chuckled. “I didn’t bring her. Stephanie invited her.” He snarled.
“Believe it or not but I’m important to the kids now too.” The man said.
Melody still stood by the entrance but it was clear enough who the strange man was supposed to be.
“Yeah sure, that’s why I hear them complain about you.”
“Jon!” Dorothea couldn’t believe he said that.
“What? They do.” He said, surprised she didn’t know but why would they tell her that. “Did Stephanie even invite you?” He asked.
“Not exactly.” The man stammered.
“Didn’t think so.” Jon answered.
Melody didn’t want it to get worse, what if one of the kids walked in, and took Jon’s hand, pulling him outside with her.
Fresh air should do him good.
He took a deep breath. “I just really hate him.” He let out his breath with a sigh.
“I can see that.” Melody could guess why he did.
They hadn’t exactly talked about their divorces but she could put the pieces together.
“He doesn’t need to be here. He just thinks he can come in, ruin my family and them over from me.” He sounded just as angry as inside.
“Jon, they’re still your kids, nobody can change that.” Melody tried to tell him. “Let’s take a walk.” She looked over at the river, certainly the property was big enough for a walk.
He followed her and they walked by the water. Melody could see he was trying to calm down.
“So that’s…” She didn’t finish her sentence.
“Jup.” Jon answered shortly.
She could understand, if Robert had cheated on her she wouldn’t want to see the lady either. Melody didn’t asked him any more until they reached metal benches that looked over the river.
“It’s beautiful up here.” Melody regarded her surroundings.
“Yeah.” Jon said simply.
“He just wants to be there for the kids.” Melody said after a little while.
“He doesn’t need to be.” He answered short again.
“But he wants to be part of Dorothea’s life.” Melody tried to make him see.
“He doesn’t need to be there either.”
Melody’s face went blank with surprise. How could he say that? He had her now wasn’t that enough? Or did he wish he still had the perfect family.
Melody started to get up to leave; she didn’t want to see him right now.
He looked up when Melody stood up from the bench. He tried to take her hand but she pulled away and walked away from him.
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1 comment:
Ok I can see Jon maybe being uncomfortable with Dorothea's boyfriend being there but that is no excuse for saying he didn't bring Melody to the party, but that she was invited. And what is up with not wanting this guy in his ex-wife's life? I don't blame Melody I would have left too. Jon you are being an ass again!!
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