Divorce Anxiety

“I just want to have a proper husband, Samuel. If you can’t give me that, then stop trying to get yourself involved with me,” Kathleen pleaded in great distress. “Every time you kiss me, it makes me hesitate. I begin to wonder if you might like me just a little bit, but the things you do afterward shatter me completely. Please stop torturing me. I’m begging you.”

Tears were streaming down her cheeks uncontrollably.

The sorrow and pain she was experiencing were unbearable.

Kathleen was well aware of how much she loved Samuel.

It wasn’t just a matter of time. Rather, he had become a permanent part of her life.

Only she knew how agonizing it was to have to rip him out of her life just like that.

Despite the fresh wound that he had left behind, she still loved him.

It took time for wounds to heal, after all.

What she needed was time.

What she didn’t need was Samuel coming back to reopen that wound of hers right as she was trying to close it slowly. He was making her experience heart-wrenching torment once again.

At that point, she was bawling her eyes out in Samuel’s arms.

There was no way she would be able to head back in that state.

Samuel took off his suit and covered her with it before pulling her into his embrace. “Come on. Don’t cry.”

“Stop being so nice to me. Just stay indifferent. Quit trying to manipulate me,” Kathleen sobbed.

“Who else am I nice to other than you?” He felt like he was at his wit’s end.

“Nicolette,” she mumbled. Her eyes were red-rimmed. “I told you I wanted a proper husband, Samuel. If you’re willing to be one, we can live happily from now on. If not, we should make things clear right now. Then, we can go our separate ways in the future.”

He stared at how pitiful she looked. There was slight hoarseness to his voice as he asked, “Can you give me a bit of time?”

That left Kathleen startled.

“Just give me some time to straighten everything out,” he said while caressing her face.

Truthfully speaking, he was quite reluctant to let her go.

“How long?” Her lips were pursed together. “I can’t keep dragging things out with you, Samuel. There’s no way I can wait as long as a year, either.”

“One month,” Samuel proposed in a deep voice.

After a moment of contemplation, she replied, “I can give you that much, but I have my own demands.”

“What are they?” he questioned. There was a smile on his face.

“Give me a copy of the divorce agreement with your signature on it. If you and Nicolette are still hung up on each other after a month, I’ll sign the papers and leave,” insisted Kathleen. She wanted to have a backup plan for herself instead of waiting around like an idiot.

He chuckled in response. “Sometimes, I feel like you’re as innocent as a baby. Other times, I find you rather cunning.”

“Are you going to give it to me or not?” she complained.

Samuel slapped his hand against her outstretched one. “I will.”

“Good. I want it by tomorrow,” she ordered, then bit her lip.

“Sure.” He nodded his head.

Kathleen hesitated for a while, then stated, “This is really going to be the last chance I give you, Samuel. I hope you’re not doing this to lead me on or trick me. I know I’m soft-hearted, but I would never let anyone take advantage of me.”

“I won’t trick you,” he promised while staring at her.

“Also…” Her gaze turned cold as she trailed off. “You’re not allowed to get intimate with Nicolette ever again.”

Upon hearing that, Samuel frowned.

Get intimate with her? I’ve never even done that before. Is she talking about physical contact?

“Got it,” he agreed.

Only then did she feel better.

Nonetheless, she was still incredibly on edge because she couldn’t tell what Samuel’s true intentions were.

What am I going to do if he really is just trying to trick me?

“Let’s go back,” Samuel suggested. He grabbed her hand before heading outside.

“Shouldn’t we tell Dad?” Kathleen protested softly.

Even though she had just cried herself silly, she still hadn’t completely regained her composure.

On top of that, she hadn’t forgotten her manners either.

“Don’t worry about it.” He simply brushed the matter off.

“Where are we going, then?” she inquired.

where do you want to

condominium,” said

proceeded to walk out of the hotel with her hand in

to the condominium, Kathleen put on a pair of indoor

had used the same pair of simple black slippers since

the past, Kathleen had gotten them matching ones, but he had only complained about

fact, Samuel viewed most couple-themed

he saw it, they were nothing but childish things that only

Kathleen was a young girl herself,

pressed her against the wall

the kiss they had shared back in

Her dainty fist pounded on his chest as she fiercely uttered, “You’re not allowed to get intimate with me until the

“Why?” He grimaced.

you manage to pass the test after the month is up, I’ll give

chose to be with her from then on,

to how exactly he was going

in to me?” he questioned while scrutinizing

she affirmed with a

warned Samuel. His calloused fingers tenderly brushed against her delicate chin, and he stared into her eyes with a

Kathleen was being

she was pregnant and couldn’t share a room with him, he

Hehe!

take a shower,” he

Kathleen nodded. “Okay.”

the house while she let out

she could just act like she knew nothing about

to give Wynnie a call. “Samuel and I won’t be going back tonight,

he gone to see Nicolette again? He’s using you as his cover, isn’t

that’s not it,” Kathleen immediately

you get me a towel, Kathleen?” Samuel piped

“Coming,” she answered.

exchange, she could

a

that, she hung

and

take it from her, he

and he could even beat that of the models in fashion magazines. No

unique about him that most

wasn’t really

experience that she

exposed made her cheeks flush in embarrassment. Her face was so red that she looked like a tomato. She was

and innocence of hers were exactly what he liked about

to be tainted

Even the

his head and nibbled on her

through her body. “You promised me,

wound that he had left behind, she

time for wounds to heal,

she needed

as she was trying to close it slowly. He was making her experience

bawling her eyes out in

be able to head back in that

off his suit and covered her with it before pulling her into his embrace. “Come

to me. Just stay

to other than you?” He felt like he was at

Her eyes were red-rimmed. “I told you I wanted a proper husband, Samuel. If you’re willing to be one, we can live happily from now on. If not, we should make things clear right now. Then, we can go our separate

she looked. There was slight hoarseness to his voice as he

That left Kathleen startled.

give me some time to straighten everything out,” he said while caressing

he was quite reluctant to

with you, Samuel. There’s

proposed in

can give you that much, but I have my

he questioned. There was a smile on his

If you and Nicolette are still hung up on each other after a month, I’ll sign the papers and leave,” insisted Kathleen. She wanted to have a backup plan for herself

“Sometimes, I feel like you’re as innocent as a baby. Other

give it to me or not?” she

against her outstretched one.

tomorrow,” she ordered, then bit her

nodded

a while, then stated, “This is really going to be the last chance I give you, Samuel. I hope you’re not doing this to lead me on or trick me. I

won’t trick you,” he

as she trailed off. “You’re not allowed to get

hearing that, Samuel

intimate with her? I’ve never even done that before. Is she talking about physical

“Got it,” he agreed.

did she feel

on edge because she couldn’t tell what Samuel’s true

am I going to do if he really is just trying to