ALWAYS AND FOREVER

Kathy Pov

“Ma, I thought we already talked about this? I already told you no, I mean not just me but Katherine also said she doesn’t want a honeymoon, stop pushing mom,”

Cross said as we sat in his parent’s villa two days after our wedding, we didn’t leave the hotel until this morning, and Cross had planned on us leaving for New York today but turns out his mom had other plans, she was insisting that we go a honeymoon which I had earlier declined but she wasn’t relenting, and had even gone as far as buying plane tickets to the Bahamas and even hotel booking, she said and I quote “what’s a wedding without a honeymoon,” that if we don’t go now we might regret in the future, I so wanted to tell her that she is forgetting that our marriage wasn’t a love match and that we might not even be married for long and if Louis the snake had not run away with my money I won’t even be here, but I just kept quiet while the two of them went on with their argument.

Cross made me sign a contract that stated that I shouldn’t interfere with anything that concerns him, in New York, we are just gonna be more like roommates with a legal binding, I didn’t mind any of his rules because it gave me the freedom I needed, I already applied for a change of course so I am going to be taking a course on interior designing when I resume Uni in New York, everything that was on the contract favored me well except the part where I don’t get a penny from him if I ever file for a divorce, I wasn’t bothered by that anyway, so I signed it.

“I don’t know why you are being so stubborn it just for one week, you will thank me later for this,”

“Mom, there is no need, Katherine say something,”

He said turning to me, I didn’t know what to say so I just kept staring at them.

“See, your wife wants it to, I am sure you are the one that talked her into not going in the first place,”

“Mom, she didn’t say anything,”

“Just agree already, you know she won’t back out until you do,”

His dad who has been silent the whole time said, I noticed that his dad is a very quiet man, he has a lot in common with my dad, but I think he is nicer.

“I am not giving in, no way, mom have talked me into doing lots of things and I am not doing this, I have been neglecting the office for too long,”

“That’s why you have reps and assistants, I don’t see anything wrong with you taking a week break to be with your new wife, when your mom and I got married, we took a whole month, and back then we didn’t have this much money,”

His dad said and I watched Cross roll his eyes, his parents had him cornered, I felt I should help his course but before I could form the words, he agreed, what a mom boy.

“Fine, you guys won, we are going,”

“Yes, now make sure to make me some grandbabies,”

His mom said in her excitement, I wanted to bark out laughter that set in my stomach but I didn’t, who the fuck gave her the idea that we are going to be making babies, I mean we spent two nights in the hotel and we didn’t consummate our wedding, she can keep dreaming though.

His dad walked off with his mom tracing behind her husband in excitement, Cross turned to face me when it was just the both of us, he looked annoyed.

“What?”

I asked getting up from the chair and carrying my bag.

“I made a mistake marrying you bitch, it’s not like I am gaining a thing from this, I am losing my freedom and I hate it, I should have left you at the hospital when you told me to leave or I should have left when I found out who you are, heck I should not have listened to your pleads now I am stuck with you, I don’t want you and most certainly don’t want to be forced to go on things called honeymoon vacation,”

He said, his expression dark, he looked just like the Cross I remembered from ten years ago, the one who scares me, but right now, I wasn’t even scared, I was pissed off on my own, I didn’t want this either, yes, I begged but he didn’t have to run it in my face, I shouldn’t even be angry, just let him do whatever he wants.

“Dude, I don’t know what crawled up your panties and got it twisted but the feeling is mutual, remember? I almost ran away because I didn’t want this, if my plan had gone as I wanted then we won’t have been here, and talking of the honeymoon if you don’t want to then you don’t have to go, you tell your mom you don’t want it and stand by it,”

I said I wonder why he is taking it out on me when he could just tell his mom no and stand by it.

“If you had at least said something she would have relented,”

“Tish! Do you think what I say will change her mind? Dude, you need to start telling her, no, if not you might end up giving her those grandbabies, but not by me though, I ain’t gonna have your child,”

“I don’t wanna have a child with you either, don’t delude yourself, I am doing you a favor by marrying you, you are just a charity case,”

He said, walking off, but wait, was that supposed to make me feel down? He is crazy, really crazy if he thinks what he just said would affect me in any way. We still had to stop by my parent’s place, my dad wanted to see us, I followed behind the angry moron who couldn’t man up and say no to his mom.

When I got to the car he was there and still angry, I didn’t even look at him, I got into the front seat with the driver who didn’t look pleased by the turn of events but I didn’t mind him because I didn’t want Cross’s mood rubbing off on me, I was already on my way to recovering from the depression I suffered the last few weeks and I didn’t want to ruin that again just because my supposed husband can’t man enough and say no to his mom.

“Is that where you are going to seat?”

He asked and I nodded, and brought out my phone and plugged in my earpiece, I completely zoned out every other thing he said.

When we got to my parent’s house, my mom wasn’t at home which I was thankful for because I wasn’t ready to forgive her for disowning just like that, my sibling have all retired to their respective homes, I still wasn’t talking to them, the only person that I was cool with right now was my dad, and he was the one I never got along with all my life, we use to hold each other, but the words he said to me on the wedding day, I felt those, he cared about me even though he barely shows it, snd thinking about it now, everything added up, my dad had my back even though he never shows it.

“Dad,”

I greeted him when we entered his home office, he looked up and smiled at me.

“Good to see you Katherine dear, and you too Cross,”

He said and stood up to hug me and Cross, we sat back down and he offered us something to drink after which he handed over a heavy envelope to Cross who looked puzzled.

“What’s this dad?”

I asked.

“It’s a property in New York, my wedding gift to the both of you,”

“Sir, you didn’t have to,”

Cross said, but he collected the big envelope from dad, at least he had manners.

“Just think of it as a bribe and make sure not to hurt my daughter, she is the baby of this house, she might be stubborn and lacking in lots of ways but she has a good heart and is a risk-taker as you already know, I know your marriage is not a love natch but you guys can take time and get to know each other and build a relationship and you will be surprised how beautiful it will turn out to be,”

Dad advised, and we both nodded, I couldn’t argue with him, not when he was showing me a different side of him I never knew existed until my wedding day.

“Thank you so much, dad,”

“Anything for you dear, anyway, I waited for you guys to come to do that I can give you this, I need to go now, I have a very important meeting with the senate’s and I can’t keep them waiting, do have a great honeymoon and happy marriage life,”

He said. We thanked him and left the house, when we got back to the car I was tempted to tell Cross that he gained something from me after all but I just left him, the dude was still sucking because of the honeymoon vacation and I didn’t want to piss him off more.

“Katherine,”

“Yes?”

“We are going to the Bahamas for the honeymoon,”

He disclosed.

I didn’t reply just got out my phone and started browsing the internet for things to do to keep me busy for one whole week…