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 go?”

condominium,”

on.” He proceeded to walk out of

Kathleen put on a pair of indoor slippers with

had used the same pair

ones, but he had only complained

Samuel viewed most couple-themed products

nothing but

Kathleen was a young girl herself, not

into their slippers, Samuel pressed her against the wall

the kiss they had shared back in

on his chest as she fiercely uttered, “You’re not

“Why?” He grimaced.

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

the event that he actually chose to be with her from then

look forward to how exactly he was going to deal

month, you’ll give in to me?” he questioned while

affirmed with a

the consequences of making me hold back for a whole month are,” warned Samuel. His calloused fingers tenderly brushed against

was being perfectly

she figured that once she told him that she was pregnant and couldn’t share

Hehe!

a shower,” he

Kathleen nodded. “Okay.”

into the house while she let out

with her, then she could just act like she knew nothing about him

Wynnie a call. “Samuel and I won’t be going

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

not it,” Kathleen immediately

towel, Kathleen?” Samuel piped up with his

“Coming,” she answered.

that exchange, she could tell that

with a grin. “You both should rest

that, she

phone down and went to pass Samuel a

take it from her, he

beat that of the models in fashion magazines. No matter what he

something unique about him that

really the type to open up

only experience that she

face was so red that she looked like

and innocence of hers were exactly what

be tainted by the

instantly turned around. Even the tips of her ears felt

on her ear with his icy, thin lips. “It’s been three years. Why

ran through her body. “You promised

wound that he had left

wounds to heal,

needed

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

bawling

be

it before pulling her into

so nice to me. Just stay indifferent. Quit trying to manipulate me,”

am I nice to other than you?” He felt like he was

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

looked. There was slight hoarseness to his voice as he asked, “Can you give

That left Kathleen startled.

straighten everything out,” he

was quite reluctant to let

with you, Samuel. There’s no

Samuel proposed in a deep

“I can give you that

There was a smile on his

each other after a month,

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

it to me

his hand against

want it by tomorrow,”

nodded

last chance I give you, Samuel. I hope you’re not doing this to lead me

won’t trick you,” he promised while staring at

gaze turned cold as she trailed off. “You’re not allowed to get intimate

that,

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

“Got it,” he agreed.

did

was still incredibly on edge because

I going to do if he really is just trying