Risking Fate(45)

“You fucked up, Ty, not me.” She got up and started walking away from me.

I chased after her. “You’re right. I fucked up. I don’t regret it though, because it may have saved our daughter.”

“Our daughter Ty, not your daughter. The decision should have been both of ours.”

I threw my hands up in the air. “Tell me what to do? How do I make this better?”

She opened the door to the house and put her head down. “Leave me alone, for starters. I’m not ready to talk to you and I’m not sure what to even say.”

“Baby, please. I’m sorry.”

She slammed the door, leaving me standing there. I knew walking into the house would have just pissed her off, so I headed toward the barn. When I couldn’t find Harvey, or his alcohol stash, I sat down on a bale of old hay and just sulked.

I should have known Heather would sabotage my life. Her lies had caused a wall to be put up between me and my wife. Hell, I didn’t even know if she would ever trust me again. It hurt so much.

My phone vibrated in my pocket and I pulled it out, hoping it was Miranda.

Hello?

Ty, it’s me, Van.

Guess she called you.

Please tell me you didn’t do it.

I never touched that bitch. I swear to God. I’m not that person anymore, Van. Heather’s a lying bitch. I needed her to get her brother to help me. I swear.

I was hoping you would say that, because I already told Miranda to forgive you.

You what?

You’re not the same guy from college, Ty. Your love for them is beautiful and I can tell that they mean the world to you. I don’t think you should have kept it from her, but I get why you did it. You just need to understand that she’s hurt right now.

Does she know you’re talking to me?

Yeah, she loves you Ty. She’s just pissed. Give her some time and everything will be okay.

I’ve been sitting here wondering how I was going to live if I lost her.

When you really love someone, you get past it all. Just let her breathe. You know you get all clingy.

Don’t hate on my kindness.

Don’t worry, I still think you’re an asshole. An asshole that I love very much and don’t want to see fighting with his wife over a dirty skank.

I love you too. Thanks, Van. I really appreciate you being here for both of us.

You’re my family. We stick together, no matter how tough it gets, right?”

Right.

Call me tomorrow and check in.

K, bye.

Shortly after hanging up with Van, I heard the barn door creaking open. Miranda came walking in toward me and I got up and met her halfway. “Did Van call?”

“Yeah.”

She sat down across from where I stood. “I want you to tell me everything.”

I sat down and started from the beginning. I told her how I knew what Heather’s brother could do. I explained how I wanted to tell her I had to talk to Heather, but didn’t want to get her worried about nothing. I even told her everything I talked to Heather about at her house. When I finished, I looked up at her and saw she was just looking at me. “It’s the truth, Miranda. I never touched her.”

“You have to understand how she made me feel, Ty. It’s a wife’s worst fear to be called out in public like that. If you would have told me, I could have been prepared. Now she did exactly what she wanted. She caused problems between us.”

I rushed over to her, grabbing her hands into mine. “Baby, please forgive me. I won’t keep anything from you again. I swear I won’t.”

I laid my head over her stomach and finally felt her release my hands and run them through my hair. “There won’t be a next time Ty. No more secrets. They ruin marriages.”

“I promise.”





Chapter 13

Miranda

After hearing Heather’s side of the story, Amy called to check on me. It didn’t take much to convince her that Heather was a liar. Apparently, it was old news to everyone in town. Knowing that it really got to me, Amy gave me the next two days off of work.

The night of our fight, Ty was quiet. His sarcasm was replaced with sincerity and a lot of kissing up. I’m pretty sure he would have licked the toilet seat if I asked him to. I wasn’t purposely trying to make him suffer, although there was a small part that wanted him to feel bad to insure he wouldn’t do it again. The thing was, I got why he did it and I even understood why he didn’t want to tell me.

I loved my husband for wanting to protect me, but it still hurt either way. I never wanted to doubt him and the fact that I was so quick to judge, made me mad at myself. Ty’s devotion to me was something he displayed every day. Except for that one night, I knew where he was every minute.

Still, Heather was someone from his past; someone that was in love with him and after years had passed, still might be. It worried me about the lengths she would take to get Ty. Obviously, the bitch had no regard for me being very pregnant with Ty’s babies. What kind of woman would try to break up a marriage when the man is happy and expecting a child.