"Ignored"

Rose was in the study when someone knocked on the door.

"Come in "

Justin walked in and saw her reading some documents.

"Maybe I should wait until your free," he said.

She looked up, " No it's okay this can wait " she placed aside the documents and let him take a seat.

"Your a busy woman " Justin let out

"Not really, so what is it you wanted to ask?"

Justin was silent for a while before he told her what he wanted.

"I wanted to first say thanks for helping me and giving me a place I call home. But mostly I wanted to know all about mother "

Rose looked at him in awe, she remembered that he was so little to even know how she looked like. The only thing he had was a simple photograph of her from his father.

"Mother was a one of a kind. She was beautiful and kind, always worrying about us and making sure we had everything we wanted. Even when she could not, mother did her best to make sure we had all we needed "

Rose told Justin all she could remember about her until she left them.

"She was amazing," he said.

"I miss her sometimes when I get lonely" Rose told Justin.

Arthur who had arrived back from the company looked for Rose until a maid told him where she was.

He had wanted to go in but heard their voices inside and decided otherwise.

Rose told her about her chat with their grandfather and showed him the pictures they had taken.

"It's been two weeks since he came into our house and everything has changed since then " Arthur complained.

Sean who had no choice but to listen looked at his friend's pitiful face.

"Arthur, what exactly is causing you distress?" Sean asked.

"Rose doesn't spend time with me anymore. All she does in her free time from work is spend it with Justin and Ralph. But it's not fair we are married I also need some time with her " he frowned.

"Can you hear yourself talking, you're going crazy over a simple issue. Rose just got to know she had a twin brother so she's getting to know him better " Sean said.

"But that all she does "

"You still get to see her here at work or home in your room " Sean singled out.

"She doesn't even come to my office anymore but sends her secretary and at home, she is either in bed when I arrive or still with her twin brother "

Arthur felt depressed and Sean worried it would affect work. He tried cheering up his friend but failed.

"Let's go out to our spot and get drunk, after all, it been a while " Sean suggested.

Knowing Rose wouldn't even notice he agreed. He was feeling down and left out.

After work, they headed to their usual bar. Took their spot and got drunk.

Rose arrived home with Justin. She went to her son's room and checked in him then went to her. She had decided to surprise Arthur today after many days of being busy with Justin.

Justin had pointed out how Arthur looked gloomy in the morning.

"I think he feels left out since I spend most of the time with you " Rose had said.

They agreed to return home early from work so she could surprise him. But to her dismay, he wasn't at home.

Having made sure he had left the company first she thought he would be home. His secretary said he was done for the day.

"Where could he be?" she wondered.

She took a shower and changed into something only Arthur would like then decided to wait for him to return.

But it was until midnight that he arrived home.

Rose having waited for hours wasn't in the mood for anything anymore. She heard him walked to their room as he seemed to be talking to someone.

He opened the door and staggered inside almost falling.

Rose ran to him only realizing from his breath that he was drunk.

She helped him get to the bed where she dropped him.

"Why are you so drunk?" she asked him as she pulled off his tie.

"Why..?" he chuckled

Rose unbuttoned his shirt and pulled it off his sweaty body.

She loosened his trousers.

"Why did you get this drunk, Arthur?" Rose asked again.

Arthur smiled and pulled her down close to his face.

"Maybe....be..because you don't love me anymore," he said.

"Don't say nonsense and get up " Rose tried getting him up but failed.

"I love you butterfly, I do. But when you ignore me like this what should I feel?" Arthur closed his eyes.

"Love let's get you to the shower, it will help you sober up," she told him.

Arthur got up and held her face in his hands. He stared into her blue calm eyes.

"Am not perfect and I know it but I try to be just for you. If you want to be with your brother then be, .....just know I will be here waiting for your kiss every time "

Rose smiled as she watched him drop back on the bed. She decided to clean him with a wet towel and then let him sleep.

She laid next to him and placed a kiss upon his lips.

"Goodnight Love," she said.

The next morning Arthur woke up with a painful headache. He was alone in bed and late for work.

He slowly got up from the bed and noticed a note beside the bed with a tray of breakfast and painkillers.

"Morning love, am sorry for leaving you out, promise to do better. Get some rest and let me deal with the company, love you. your butterfly " it read.

Arthur smiled as he took the painkillers and his breakfast.

He then walked to the bathroom to take a shower but was surprised by his image in the mirror.

It was covered with kisses in red lipstick. His face shone knowing who had done it.