In a open relationship

Saturday morning ... Ethan and I  were invited to  Mayor Robert's 60th birthday party so that is where we are heading in a few hours .

the Mayor and Ethan share a father and son bond , the Mayor loves Ethan because he thinks he is a family man so my dear husband has no choice other than to showcase his acting skills in front of Sarah who insisted to come along with us , I don't know who is in trouble Ethan or Sarah ?, if only she knew the extreme lenghts her boyfriend took to torment me , he is going to have to take those measures to ensure that no one gets suspicious.

I can hear Ethan climbing down the stairs , he stops by the kitchen and puts his black card on the counter , " for your hair and nails " he states.

" oh , thanks " things between us are just awkward now , we don't know how to act since things are the way they are at the moment .

" and I already had a dress tailor made for you it will be here by 3 O clock" , our eyes don't quite meet , " thanks " .this is the first time he feels the need to give me a heads up on anything, it's evident in his voice and posture that it's as uncomfortable for him .

he clears his throat and says firmly , " I am going out to get a haircut , I think I'll be back before you  " .

" oh okay cool , see you later " I say in a squiky voice .

he nods and exits the house , just then Sarah comes running down the stairs , " good morning Help !" she says wickedly with her messy blonde hair covering her face .

" good morning " .

she looks at the counter , " is that my man's card ?" she asks .

I nod in response , a grin surfaces on her face " why did he give me cash and you the card ?, let me right that wrong " she pulls out money from her wallet , its about 1000 .

" you take this and I will take that " she grabs the card and slides it in her pocket .

I glare at her silently , " what ?, is there something you want to say ?" she moves closer to me .

" no not at all " .

" good , this is a secret between me and you , remember how I saved you the other day from getting slapped ? , this is how you are going to return the favour by keeping quiet , plus a thousand is a lot , you can get beautiful nails with that and for your hair you can just have it moisturised and straightened " , she gets giddy , " oh my god this is about to be the best day ever, let me get ready to leave ,see you ciao  "she runs back upstairs  .

I shake my head in disapproval .

I was kind of hoping she didn't see that because I knew she was going to use it as leverage , when she treats me the way she does it doesn't really get to me maybe that's because I couldn't care less but I'm still scared of her.

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I return home after 4 hours to find the  two love birds aggressively kissing on the couch ,this is starting to annoy me , its hurts to pretend like none of this stings me in anyway when it does  .a lot . Ethan is still my husband and I still have feelings for him , it hurts to have to watch them everyday being all affectionate towards each other and pass by like I didn't see anything .

I step in my room and find my dress already on the bed , my husband has good taste when it comes to fancy dresses , he knows the kind of dresses that suit me , he has never allowed me once to pick a dress for myself when we go to events. Although I already know it's not something he does out of love , he obviously does it for the sake of his deceptive image but I sometimes find myself appreciating it.

as I'm getting ready Austin starts ringing my phone , I look at it and decide to ignore it , he calls me everyday to check on me but he skipped yesterday , I am a little angry that he didn't that's why I don't feel like answering.

He's kind of growing on me but not in that way , in the friendship way , his weird though because he makes it a point to let me know everyday that he has a crush on me in most cases he uses the word Love which I tend to overlook because my definition for love has changed in the past years , I just find it impossible that he'd be in love with me as he claims and I don't want to get on Miranda's bad side so I'd rather just keep my distance.

its already 4 pm and we are all done and ready to leave, Sarah keeps looking at my dress with attitude , " why is Lauren's dress more beautiful than mine Love ?" she finally asks .

Ethan glances at my dress , " according to the public she is my wife , and I don't want to plant any  suspicion  in the Mayor's head , what will people say if my wife came wearing a cheap dress, she'll give it to you when we get back if that makes you happy " he answers her .

She throws him an offended look" I don't want her seconds , get me my own if you wish for me to have the same  beautiful dress as hers " she says , they both bicker back and forth like I am not here, Sarah keeps insisting that Ethan gets her- her very own Tailor .

" okay fine , I'll get you your own personal designer , you are one doctor , most of the doctors I know don't care that much about fancy dressses like you do " he says .

" I'm not like most doctors , I care about clothes just as other women do " .

" then why don't you buy them yourself ?, you make more than enough to buy a dress made of diamonds , why do you insist on spending my money when you have your own ?" he asks.

Sarah smacks her own forehead with the palm of her hand starting to get frustrated , " I am a woman , don't you know women love spending their man's money more than they do their own ?, and why are you throwing such words at me ?, I just think its unfair that I seem like the mistress in this situation when its the other way around , I got a dress from the shop and she gets a tailor made , what a joke this is  " she folds her arms and looks away , ' trouble in paradise already ' I laugh internally .

he closes the gap between them laying his hands on her shoulders , " sorry , I won't do it again , you will get the fancier one next time , okay ?" he assures her .

Rolling my eyes , this reminds me of when we were still young , Sarah hasn't changed a bit , she'd always get angry at an Ant issue and Ethan would have to go out of his way to earn her forgiveness even when she was the one in the wrong , five years later they still haven't changed , Ethan is the Simp and Sarah is .... well Sarah, seeing him this pathetic in front of her makes me feel pathetic for being afraid of him as much as I am .