Unexpected to be a Son-in-Law

Chapter Eleven: Guilty, not Guilty

“Okay, I’ll spill it.” I said and I slowly lift up my head form the table where I am leaning down.

“Lander… He’s a good man, but… He was sent to prison because of me. I mean, more likely because of my daddy. I just tell to the cops where he is… And I saw him looking at me with his eyes, begging that I would stop the cops from cuffing him, but I can’t, I can’t move, I just watched him get away with the cops. As his wife, I felt useless,” I said and their faces were all like they have seen a ghost because of how open their mouth is, because of the shocking story that I told them.

“What the hell just happened?” Cassy asks, the one who is always curious about everything, she was always the first to get a gossip where she always spill it to us as soon ass she saw us, or as soon as she have time to spill it.

I take a deep breathe and I told them everything that had happened to us, for the past 8 months and for what every daddy do to him.

“Look, for everything that had happened, I don’t know why but I felt relieved when he was handcuffed by the cops. I know he did not do anything bad, but, knowing that he will probably be locked up in a jail for the rest of his life, I know to myself I could go back to being me. I could go back hanging out with you, I could go back to being a girl, and not a woman. I’ll be free.” I told the girls. “Girl, if you are thinking that, you have to go to the mental hospital! Your husband was sent to the jail, and just like you said, probably will spend the rest of his life being innocent and paying for your father’s ungrateful motive! But at the same time, I am happy because we will spent our time with you, but no…” Darla said, the one who always pity everyone. I don’t know why, but she always do that, pity this one, pity the other one, shortly called as the good to all four of us.

“I have a question, does Lander control you? Limit you?” She added. “No.”

“Then he deserves better! He does not control you, he did not tell you to go out or limit your freedom, you are just afraid because you are already married! So do not blame yourself not being free to him, he barely did not do anything to stop you from being free. I mean, why would you marry him in the first place if you don’t love him right?”

That’s the problem, I don’t.

No one really knew the real reason behind the marriage, they ere shocked to find out that I am marrying Lander, thought that we were secretly dating and that I am just playing Mike, since he was my crush and he does not look me the same way I look at him, so they think marrying Lander in a very early days would made me make Mike jealous, which clearly wasn’t the right reason!

Grand dad forbid us to let others know the real reason behind the marriage, and just act like we truly are a couple, hiding it from the dark because our family had a rivalry, like the classic Romeo and Juliet.

But this is not Romeo and Juliet, I know it isn’t.

They loved each other, while Lander and I, don’t.

“You know what girls? I don’t want to think about it! I want this day to be about me! Me only! How about we will do something fun today? And just forget the past? Because today, I am done being the Mrs. Martinez they want me to be!” I said and look at the ring that Lander put on my finger.

I get it out and out it in my bag, so I could forget the past horrible 8 months of my life. And, so boys don’t think I am married. How could you get a boy if you are not single right? Or, I like boys who find girls hot when they are making out knowing that she have someone.

“I heard the Clavita bar have a free drink tonight!” Cassy said and she smiled.

“I heard a rumor that it is good to be drunk if the drinks are free!” I said and get up to the chair where I am sitting. “Come now.” I said and started walking out of the diner.

I felt guilty about Lander, I don’t know why, but, he seems to grow on me. But I have to forget it. I had the chance to be me again, and I am not wasting that by reminding myself that I am his wife. That is why, tonight, is about the night where I will have fun, fun like the old days! Where all I am worried about is ended up being pregnant.