Get Me Married

Chapter 60: Claiming his wife

JORDAN

“Jordan…” I heard Samantha’s voice from the door of our bedroom and looked away from my phone, I turned to the door. She was poking her head through the door like she was scared of coming in. I sighed heavily, I couldn’t stay angry at her for such a long time though this had more momentum. With my head, I nudged and urged her to come. She came in skeptically and stared at me nervously. But she stood some distance away from me like she was scared I would hurt her. I didn’t blame her, I had been doing that for a while because she had been getting me really upset. I remembered the way she had spoken to the Connors, I also remembered the way they stared at me and the things my mother-in-law had said.

Their daughter was living in my house and making everyone believe that her life was perfect. Everyone thought she was happy and I believed she would have preferred it that way because she wouldn’t have her parents worrying about her. I believed that would have been what she wanted and I was ready to reject Samantha right there, I was ready to lie and pretend just to cover up what their daughter would like to but Samantha had gone and ruined it and they hated me for it. Even when she declined my first marriage proposal, I never got angry at her like the way I was today. She crossed a line and she had been crossing a lot. Hitting a woman shouldn’t be what you are proud of, but I couldn’t help it.

“Do you have something you want to say to me?” I asked her.

“Are you going to bring her back?” She asked with a very low tone.

“Yes,” I replied dryly.

“Don’t you want to get married to me anymore?” She asked.

“Of course I do”

“Then why aren’t you getting rid of her. Can’t you see this is an opportunity”

“Opportunity for what?” I snapped at the thought of how unremorseful she was. She turned away from me and said nothing. I was in a tight position, this would have been an opportunity to have her live my life as I wanted from the beginning. But it was no longer about me or Samantha anymore. It was about the woman I had hurt because I was angry, it was about the woman who was supposed to be under my care. She did nothing wrong from the beginning and was simply stuck. I felt like I should have done better, and I didn’t want to let her go with such terrible thoughts about me.

“I want to right the wrong we have done to her. And if it means I will have to stay longer with her, then I would” I said lastly to Samantha before I got up from where I sat. I turned to the door with only one place in my mind, the apartment Genesis had been hiding.

“You can’t do that?” Samantha followed behind me.

“What would happen to me, don’t you love me anymore?” She kept asking with her voice breaking at every turn, while she followed behind me.

“Jordan… please” she sobbed and held my arm so I could stop. I turned to her and the look she

had on her face….she had tears in her eyes and seeing her that way always hurt me. But I had made up my mind.

“Sam…it’s might not be five years precisely,” I said in a comforting tone.

“You don’t have to bring her back, please, think about this please”

“There is nothing to think about Samantha. You hurt her, I hurt her and she did nothing wrong, to begin with”

“No, don’t say that. She did wrong, she got married to you and made you get married to her while pretending to be me” she yelled.

“No, she didn’t. Not once did she ever pretend to me, I misinterpreted everything”

“Don’t defend her that way, she stole you from me” she continued with wide eyes.

“She didn’t” I yelled at her. It was a decision I made, it was a sacrifice I was willing to take and I hoped she would understand where I was coming from. Samantha stared at me with wide eyes and tears streaming down her cheeks.

“You still have me, and you won’t lose me. You just have to wait for some years till we find something suitable” I said and went closer to her but she moved away from me.

“If you love me Jordan, you won’t make this kind of decision” she spat in my face. I frowned at her for a while and just wanted to leave, so I turned around.

when I

love I have for you” I yelled and

against my mother’s wish and stood by you. The only reason we are even in this mess is that you had her kidnapped. We are in this mess because I am covering up for you. All the sacrifices I am making are for you and you alone. Don’t ever question the feelings

slowed down when I saw my father and mother coming in. Seeing my mother could be tolerated, she could be a pest but she was the only

throat and moved towards them. I met his eyes with mine. His

intense and just like we always were, we challenged each other, waiting for the lesser man to back down. The staring contest continued for a while, and none of us looked away nor

you stop it?” My mother growled from where she stood beside my father.

voice made me want to pull away and just stop it already but there was no way I was going to back down,

stop it….” My mother yelled and held my father’s chin, making him turn to her. With that I looked away and turned to my mother, she was glaring hard

of them dryly and walked past them and

My mother’s voice followed behind me as I

Genesis” I

father blurted out and made me ball my hands into

I gave him no reply. He always saw me as a weak man, someone who couldn’t be a man

get her Jordan. It’s high time all this gets sorted out” my mom entered, trying to make

My father asked harshly at the

the urge to turn to him and say anything. His mere presence alone was doing so

I would be coming with you to get things done” he added. I turned to him quickly at those words but he was already walking towards his

“Jordan…” My mom called out to me and I reluctantly turned

She did that when I was still a kid, to calm me down or make me feel better,

and all

she encouraged and

GENESIS

or later” Tiffany nagged a thousand times. I sighed heavily and turned around on the bed so I could

wide fire and reporters were always outside the apartment I shared with Tiffany and Tiana. But I had refused to take my parent’s calls and also refused T_squad to tell them where I was. I was ashamed, I had brought shame to them and I couldn’t face them. I married Jordan to make their lives

myself alone. It was heartbreaking

talk to them soon, but not now” I replied dryly and sat up on the bed. My back was getting sore from lying

would you

she sighed

door open and looked up to see Tiana. She slammed the door

“What happened?” I asked seeing the angry look on

leave” she snapped and I

outside because they wanted to push themselves in. I think

all this” I apologized and got up

soon, I promise” Tiana slumped her shoulders and the angry look she had

blamed for everything” she added. I

noises filled the house, the uproar was loud enough to make me panic. Tiffany immediately turned to the sitting room and Tiana got up too. I wasn’t left out, the uproar

the moment I walked in on Tiffany who was by the door and Tiana

“The reporters are being hysterical” Tiffany

Tiana from where she stood at the

was open

knock on the door stopped me. I turned to Tiffany,

is it?” I asked her hating the thought of being surprised. But the knock came again and she turned to it. Nervously she opened the door without giving me an answer and I stood apprehensively