A Step Closer to Love

For the first time in years, Ethan’s snarky comment did not put Everly off she was still smiling ear to ear. Ethan knew something was wrong. She would usually throw a fit and end up crying in the bathroom for a long time.

When Ethan first retired he got into many arguments with his wife which made him almost regret his decision. A friend told him the reason his wife was sensitive was because she was entering menopause.

Ethan read up on menopause and his wife’s current state was close to most of the symptoms he saw there. She was usually sweet and kind but she turned to someone who was always finding a way to complain about everything.

They entered their room after dropping Kieran off in his room. Everly marked Saturday on her phone’s calendar. She dropped the phone on the huge vanity table before going to remove her makeup and change into her nightdress.

Ethan moved closer to where she dropped her phone. If he was being honest his wife’s attitude that night did not make sense.

He had a big argument with her and she had gone to wait for the kids on the balcony. A few hours later she was grinning from ear to ear like someone who had won the lottery for a grand prize.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

He slid open her phone and checked her recent apps. It was her calendar and she had blocked the whole Saturday morning afternoon and a part of the evening. What was she doing that Saturday?

He was about to entertain the fact that she might be cheating. It is now quite easy to interconnect and relate with others on the net. The number of dating sites and apps was alarming. It was not impossible that she got to meet someone new and was going to have a date with him. He pondered on the thought for a while.

He was about to check her browser history when she came out to meet him holding her phone in his hands. He looked up and he was like a deer caught in the headlights.

“I was going to check the date on the calendar for my live game event” he lied immediately.

He knew her temper. Her temper had grown beyond control after they both retired and began to stay home together. She would flare up on thongs she normally did allow when they were still both working.

Sometimes he wanted to go back to work or just do anything to leave the house. This intense need led him to start gaming and which led to an addiction of some sort.

“Did I say anything?” Everly asked going to sit down on the chair of the vanity table. She began to put on her face cream and then her night cream.

Ethan watched her closely. If she had anything to hide she would have been against him checking her phone but she was okay with it and continued with her normal night routine.

“Are you not going to wash up?” Every asked the confused man standing beside her.

Aurora opened her eyes to see herself laying on her couch. The Way she got in her house and laid down on the bed would remain a mystery. She stood up and felt her head racing.

She knew it was a bad idea for her to stand up so abruptly. She sat for a little while trying to calm herself down so she doesn’t get a serious headache.

Her eyes went up to the wall clock and it was some minutes past five am. She knew that her co-workers would sleep in since they drank last night. She stood up and walked slowly towards the kitchen.

She felt a bit dizzy and hungry. She knew that even if she was going to turn into bed without eating anything she would not be able to sleep well. She barely ate at dinner because she kept feeling green with jealousy.

It had been okay when Kieran ignored her before but this was the first time she felt green with jealousy as such as this. Kieran was now focusing on another girl.

‘The last girl he gave his heart to… ‘ she thought as her thought trailed off.

She needed to find something to eat urgently before she went back to work. She would sleep a little more and go to the office around noon time.

“Why did you drink so much Aurora”, she said loudly opening up the refrigerator. An empty refrigerator stared back at her. She forgot that she had not gotten groceries for a while now.

She barely had time to cook and since she was living alone she could eat out and have dinners out. Her job made her do so so she did not bother with getting good for cooking at home.

She sighed as she checked her cupboard for instant noodles. She prayed inwardly as she opened up the cupboard. She would not be able to sleep well if she had nothing to eat. She has a pack of instant noodles left so she made it.

She put on a reminder to alert her to get groceries when she finally gets to go out. She eats her meal while researching about her new love rival.

Although Arabella had said clearly that she barely knew Kieran was it possible for two grown-up adults to live in the same house, seeing each other every day and getting meals together not to develop a relationship?

Even if it was going to be an ordinary friend it was impossible for them to have a platonic relationship. Aurora decided to call her mom the next day. Her mom was an expert relationship adviser and she would know what to do.

Aurora was fed up with her mom’s nagging about getting married before she became too old to do so so she moved out because she could not take it anymore.

Aurora could not believe that she would be calling the same woman for advice on how to snatch Kieran’s heart. Kieran had made it clear to her that he was uninterested in a romantic relationship and one day he would settle with someone who shares the same views with him just so he can have a family.

She was going to change that.