He Owned Me First

Alexa’s Point of View “WOW! Is this really for me?” My heart jumped when I heard the surprise and joy in my husband Peter’s voice. We have been together for two years and in those two years we have been together as a couple. I have just bought him a present since he always gives gifts to both of us. And one more thing, I am not as rich as him or his family to buy things that suit him. But I saved up and bought a watch for him. Why? For no reason. I am just grateful that he is my husband. He took the watch right away and stared at it in disbelief. We are currently sitting on the edge of the bed. He just got back from work. I smiled at him sweetly and nodded. “Yes, honey. I thought you liked watches and I—” But I couldn’t finish what I was going to say when he suddenly gave me a light kiss on the lips. “Thank you, hon! I love this!” he said, so I smiled even more. It seems like my lips are about to tear from smiling so much. I am glad he likes it. I took his hand and opened the watch he was wearing. “Change what you’re wearing. Always wear this, so you’ll always remember me, okay?” He laughed, which surprised me a lot. “Even if I am not wearing this, I’ll remember you because I love you.” My heart seemed to swell. Peter is a sweet, responsible, and caring husband. I couldn’t say anything to him because he was so kind. He is a loving person, and so many people love him. Even his employees treat them right. “Is that true?” He nodded and hugged me tighter. “Even if I get amnesia, I can’t forget you. My heart can’t forget you. Let’s go on a dinner date tomorrow after work?” I smiled again. “I’ll wait for you.” “You should be. I have something to give to you, too.” I didn’t pay attention to what he said because, even if he didn’t give me anything, I would still wait for him. I hugged him tightly, and a tear fell from my eyes. “I love you, Peter.” “I love you, too, Alexa.” Oh… To be loved by the person I love... I couldn’t ask for more. THE NEXT DAY, while I was waiting for my husband Peter to finish work, I first met my friend Valerie. Because I am upset right now and you need someone to vent my resentment to. We agreed to meet at the coffee shop near where he works. “Phoenix is really getting on my nerves!” I roared. Valerie took a sip of her Iced Americano before speaking. “Is he still pestering you?” I rolled my eyes in annoyance. “Not just him, but all of his family! Is it my fault that I love Peter and Peter loves me?” My husband’s family doesn’t like me. For reasons that are absolutely unacceptable. They don’t like me because I used to be his family’s secretary. And yes... I served all the members of Jackson before. And only Peter treated me well. So would they blame me if Peter and I fell in love? “Can you just not mind them?” Valerie asked me as if she was running out of patience. She is the one who shares all my annoyance and anger with the Jackson family. I can’t fight them because I don’t want Peter to think I am fighting his family. As long as possible, I endure being with them. We don’t live in their house, but they come to my house with Peter just to ruin my day. I breathed deeply. “As if I can do that. We have moved out of Peter’s house to get away from them, but they still come. His reasoning is that they are Peter’s family, so they have the right to visit the house whenever they want!” “Then you will serve them?” “What else can I do? I can’t kick them out and not let them in the house. I don’t want to be bad to my husband. Of course, they are still my husband’s family.” Valerie just shook her head. “Your situation is hard.” I took a deep breath and let it out slowly. I did that three times so that my system calmed down a bit. I am really annoyed with Phoenix. He is my brother-in-law, and he did nothing but ruin my day. He went home to eat. Of course, I cooked something for him and gave him food. But eventually, he also left and said he would just eat outside. Look how he ruined my day! I made an effort. I used my skills and time. Then that’s all he’ll do? “I have no choice. I love Peter, and I will not let them destroy us. I know they are just waiting for me to give up. But they are sorry because I will not do that,” I firmly said. I know their strategies. They just annoy me because I am the one willing to break up with Peter even though we’re married. But I won’t do that because I love my husband. Valerie took a deep breath and took my hand. She squeezed it lightly as if she was saying that I could take it. “You better be brave, Alexa. I know that’s not all you’ll experience because you and Peter have only been married for two years. You have more trials to overcome because I am sure they won’t change, so I don’t ask for that to happen.” “Thank you, Valerie,” I said, smiling. I am still getting over my annoyance. We stayed at the coffee shop for almost four hours. Valerie and I continued to talk about her life, so that’s where I turned my attention. But it interrupted our conversation when I heard a ring on my phone. I frowned when Phoenix’s name registered there. Why did the devil call me? I excused myself to Valerie and answered the call. “Tsk. Why do you have to call—” He didn’t let me finish speaking. And my whole body trembled when I heard what he said. “Shut up and go straight to the hospital! A car hit Peter! I’ll message you the address.” “W-What… a-are—” Phoenix hung up, and it was like it poured cold water on me because of what I found out. Peter… My husband…