"Is that what you lie to your wife about me Alex?"Alex's mom asked and I laughed." What's so funny?"she asked again.
"You know, Alex doesn't have to tell me anything. What I'm seeing right now tells me a lot about how you treat him. Now, I have something to tell you, one day you will come to regret refusing to know your son. You will regret not experiencing his gentleness. You missed out on knowing how of a great man he's become. How he treats me with care and love which some of it would have been shown to you. When you realise all that, it would be too late. You would have missed on everything."I said and I saw Alex's mom's face darken.
" Will you stop talking. I don't want to listen to your nonsense about who Alex is. I raised him and I only know who exactly he is. He's s cold, selfish and rude person. Don't you tell me what he's like, I know what he's like."she said and I shook my head.
"Wooow... now you just confirmed to me of how you have been biased towards your son. You didn't even take a single second to understand him and yet you claim you raised him? I can't talk to you anymore. You can continue hating me I don't really care but take some time to at least know your son before it's too late."I said and I looked at everyone in the table to see their reaction now that I was done arguing with the madam of the house.
Dad didn't show any emotions on his face, Val was well, eating pretending not to listen while Alex has his head down. I don't understand why an intelligent man like him can turn into a lost puppy before his mom. I just wish that one day he can come past his self blame and see that everything his mom has been doing is all out of selfishness.
"You know what mom, I actually agree with my wife. You are gonna regret everything one day. You brought Val here knowing very well I have a wife and I understand what your intentions are. Val has a boyfriend did she tell you? and note this, she's using the opportunity to control you through my weakness. Lexi had always been my weakness and and everyone knows that and you want to take the fact that I blame myself for it to make me married to Val so that you can love me? You know I have always been desperate for your love and you want to use that to break my marriage? Since I came, you haven't asked how I've been doing or even looked at me. Today I'm letting everything go and that means I'm letting you go. From today you're no longer my mother and I'm gonna treat you like an outsider just like you treat me. Love goes both ways. I have been waiting for your recognition or to hear you say you love me for years but all I usually get is you opening my wounds about my twin sister instead of helping me heal. I'm done. I've given up today because there's no hope for us. From today I'm officially not your son, I'm just an outsider who comes to visit his dad and grandpa and sister. If you want, I can go to the court and apply for family ties dissolution. Thank you for giving birth to me otherwise I wouldn't have met such a beautiful wife like this."Alex said then he looked at me smiling but bitterly.
"Are you sure of what you are doing honey?"I asked him
"Yes I'm sure, now, let's go and see grandpa. He's waiting for you."Alex said standing up and then I put my napkin on the table and I looked at Alex's mom.
"Thanks for the breakfast. It was really delicious. Dad I know what you are thinking of me right now and I fully understand if you hate me now but I gotta protect my husband even if it's from his dear mother."I said looking at dad who didn't spare me a glance. Oops! I just destroyed my only father daughter relationship I've ever had.
Alex held my hand and took me upstairs to the first floor." Are you okay?"I couldn't help but ask him.
"No... but I will be. My mom doesn't deserve me anyway."he said and I nodded.
We walked through the hallway and we stopped outside the door where Alex knocked and we got in. Grandpa was busy drawing and I wondered how great he is. Wait, he had already drawn he was painting. I just don't always understand the difference between the two.
"You are painting grandma!"Alex asked moving closer to his grandfather.
"You wonna help?"what help. I couldn't help but ask myself that question. Alex to help paint, does he know how to paint?" Why does your wife look shocked? Didn't you tell him you can paint?" His grandfather asked him and he just shrugged.
Alex just shrugged. He just fucking shrugged instead of explaining to me what the hell he does paint. Does he think I don't deserve to know about it?" Grandpa I'm just gonna go and you can talk to my wife privately for only less than thirty minutes."Alex told his grandfather who sneered at him.
"So possessive. Close the door when you leave."he said and Alex came to me and he wanted to perk my lips but I tilted my head sideways. I don't want him kissing me because he lied to me. He sighed and kissed my forehead.
"I love you baby and don't be mad at me. I told you, there are a lot of things you don't know about me because you don't ask."he said and then left.
"So Kimberly, that was hell of a scene you created downstairs."grandpa said and I frowned. How does he know about it?" I heard all you said..."
" Grandpa, before you continue. I know you are gonna ask me to apologize but the thing is, I'm not sorry at all. I just had to say something like that but I don't regret each and every word I said."I said quickly because I was nervous of what he was gonna tell me. After I was done talking he laughed and he put the paint brush in the water and looked at me.
"I wasn't gonna do any of that. I just wanted to thank you for standing up for your husband. That made me really happy and I like you even more. You deserve my grandson."he said and I couldn't believe it.
"So you are not mad at me?"I asked just to confirm I heard the right thing.
"I'm not mad. You can sit down and let's talk about something. It's not that important. It's about your grandma anyway. I want us to be real quick because your crazy husband will be here in a few minutes."he said and I sat down on the empty chair." So your grandma is still...."he started asking all sorts of questions about grandma and I answered the one's I'm sure about.
After he was satisfied with my answers, he looked at me really serious."Kimberly, you do know that Alex's world is really dangerous right?"I nodded." You gotta be careful and always think creatively and effectively before doing anything because one mistake can lead to many faults. Always protect your husband and I give you my blessings. I would have given you something belonging to my late wife but that is after you give me my first great grandson. You will have it then."he said and I couldn't be more happy.
Alex's grandfather really accept me and he gave me his blessings. Woow, that's really good. I just don't understand how Alex's mom can be between all these good people yet she became so evil. Melissa is quite good too.
We talked with grandpa for a while then the door to the study opened suddenly. I had thought it was Alex, but then his mother's voice sounded in the room." Dad, I'm leaving this family."she said" I don't want to belong here anymore. I'm divorcing your son."she added.