Challenges In Our Marriage

Mel POV

Walking into the private plane and seeing her two precious children rushing towards gave Mel the best feeling that she couldn’t describe. After days of staring at photos and missing out on all the amazing things that they had achieved while she was away.She couldn’t stop hugging and kissing the both of them.

“Aww mum, enough with the kisses all the men would think that I’m not strong enough,” said Eddie. Mel couldn’t help it as the tears keep on falling as she looked up toward her husband, who had a mask of empty emotions staring back at her. But she was determined that whatever emotion or trouble that Harry is dealing with wasn’t going to ruin her happy moment with her children.

“Mum, I have a painting for you as a welcome home gift,” said Aria. Mel let herself been pulled toward her chair where the painting was sitting with a clothes over it. When Aria removed the cloth from the fame to reveal the image was a collage of our family in a heart shape. It like watching all your memories coming back to life, there were photos of our marriage, from Eddie and Aria’s birth and also birthday’s photos it amazing that my ten-years old daughter could think of something for as a welcome home gift while her father is angry about something.

Throughout the whole flight from Chicago to California, Harry was on the phone while Mel and the kids were playing games and sharing stories about her absent. Even when the kids fall asleep Harry didn’t pay any attention toward her or even gave a welcome home kiss or hug but Mel refused to dwell on Harry’s negative feeling.

When they arrived home, both of the kids were asleep, as Harry helped carried Eddie into the House leaving Mel behind with Aria.She walked straight up the stairs and into Aria’s room as she laid her to bed, giving her a kiss. She quietly switched on the bedside light and closed the door half way and did the same for Eddie.

Mel walked into their bedroom and Harry was standing by her dressing table searching for something. She quickly slipped into the walk-in-closet and changed in to her pyjamas. She walked into their room and Harry was already in bed checking on his phone. Mel trying to gain Harry’s attention but failed, so she slowly laid down on her side of the bed with her back toward Harry.

“Gwen would be here in the morning and she also has something to tell us,” said Harry but Mel just nodded her head fighting so hard to hold on to the tears.

Harry POV

Maybe he deserved that his wife is ignoring him, Harry thought but that didn’t give her the right to pretend like she want their marriage when the ring that represent the symbol of his promise and love for her is missing. Where could the ring be? He thought. Harry needed answer about the ring but he was too scared to hear the answer so he decided what he knows best.

Harry could hear the tiny sob from Rose, he was too angry to comfort her from the moment she stepped into the plane without her ring he was determined to ask the question but at the same time he was frightened.
Harry couldn’t sleep all he could do was think. He finally gave up and went down stairs to make a call.

“Hello Robert, when you get this please call me because I need to reactivate the contract,” he said before he hung up.
He went into the bar and pour himself some scotch whisky to burn all the angry and betrayal that he felt from his wife.


Aria POV
Aria loved watching the sun rise from her window before going down stairs to start her day-to-day activities. Two days toward her birthday everything seems to be working out perfectly. Her mum just arrived from her work; her dad balancing time to spend with her and her brother, everything at school is going on well for her and her best friends Belle and Danny Sullivan would be coming for her birthday with their parents. To her everything seems to be perfect till she reflexes back on their flight the other night.

To Aria it was weird because her dad was happy playing with her and Eddie, not once did he picked up his phone but the moment their mother enters the plane something changed. He dad didn’t talk, hug or even kiss their mum to welcome her back, throughout the whole flight he was on the phone or on his computer typing away.

Everything she looked at her mum, she would be staring at their dad hoping that he would notice her or something but dad never lift his head up or glanced at her. But Aria prays that whatever is going on between her parents settle before it destroys their family.

She walked down the stairs toward the kitchen, where she found her mum making breakfast. When walked around the kitchen island and sat on the stool hoping to see if her mother noticed that she was around, that when Aria saw the tears running down her mother’s eyes, that when she was the black circles around her eyes that told her that her mother has been up all night crying.That when Aria noticed that her parents’ perfect and blissful marriage was hanging in the balance.

Aria walked toward her mum and kissed her cheeks before wiping away her tears. “Good morning, mum.”
Her mum quickly wiped away the rest of the tears and replied back to her. “Good morning, Aria and please don’t tell your dad about this...”
But her words were interrupted by her dad’s. “Don’t tell me what?” asked dad.

Aria could see the fear that passed through her mum, as she left the kitchen without delay because whatever is going on between her parents’ that is allowing her mother to cry is never a good sign because she had witnessed this before that when it hit her that this problem between her parents might caused her dad to shut off and hide in his work and office till the problem is resolved.

Mel POV
After Aria has witnessed their little silent argument, Mel just ignores Harry’s question eyes and when upstairs to their room to shower. After she finished her shower, Mel walked into their room with Harry sitting on the end of the bed with his head down.
“You didn’t have to talk to me about our problem, so you have to show our ten-years-old daughter that we have a problem?” he asked without lifting his head up but Mel could hear the anger in his voice.

“Do we have a problem, Harry? Because if we do I don’t think that I am aware of that problem. Besides the only problem that I have is why are you ignoring me?”
“Last night you came home without your wedding ring and this morning your ring is still missing,” he said while playing and twisting around his ring.

Mel quickly went in search for her travelling bag, looking for her ring that when it all come smashing down that she left her ring on the dressing table in the hotel after she had cleaned the ring. And now looking at her husband, how does she explained it to him that she left it in a hotel without him jumping to the wrong conclusion.

“Where is your ring, Rose?”
“Harry....”
“Don’t, Mel. Where is your wedding ring?”
“I accidentally left it at the hotel room after I cleaned it.”
“You what?”
“No. Harry.”
“You left your wedding ring at a hotel with the same guy that was crushing on you. What did you pass yourself out as a single woman? Is that why you left your ring at the hotel?”

Mel couldn’t answer Harry because she was shocked at his rage. Her husband was now transformed into something else that she had never seen before. His eyes had lost that beautiful emerald colour and were now replace with a darker green, he was now shaking and fighting to control his rage as he folded his hand into fist like he was about to hit her. She was about to respond when Harry interrupt her.

“I placed that ring on her finger because I thought that you would never remove it, but you constantly remove it. Why?”
“Harry it not like that....”
“No, Mel I want to see that ring back after Aria’s birthday than I would decide if you need it or if I walk away and let you be happy with James,” he said. He turned around and gave her one last look before leaving the room.

Mel was so weak that she would contain herself. Her husband had never called her Mel but he did. What Harry going to leave? All the emotions and question came rushing into her brain and she was too tired to process everything. She just hope that she found her ring before Harry shuts down complete or walk away from their marriage.

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