His Other Family

Chapter 2

LIV

Mornings are quite busy in my household especially when my husband, Sean, was home. Sean is very busy with his work, who can blame him, with him being a successful corporate lawyer. He is always on one business trip after another dealing with his ever demanding clients. When he is gone our children misses him terribly and it almost impossible to reach him on the phone when he away. Sometimes I remember the first time I met Sean like it was just yesterday, I had just finished law school passed the board exams and on my way to my first job interview at one of the biggest law firm in the country. To get a job interviewing with this firm was quite impossible but I was lucky enough to get great recommendations for them to invite me for this interview, which am running late for. Running late and rushing to try and get to my interview on time, I wasn’t paying attention, I bumped into something solid and hot coffee poured on my outfit. Just great, this day can’t get any worse than this can it. Feeling frustrated with myself I had completely forgotten that I had bumped into someone, upon lifting my head am met with the most bluest eyes I have seen in my life. I kept thinking to myself I can get lost in these eyes forever. God he is so handsome too, feeling self conscious all of the sudden, I fumed out my apologies to him and try to get pass him, to my surprise he blocked my way and offered me a hand kerchief. I gave him a confused look. “I’m sorry for bumping into you but am in a hurry. Am very late for a job interview...” Mr. Stranger interrupted me “hey, hey it okay take a deep breathe. It not the end of the world let me help you clean up, you don’t want to show up at your interview socked with coffee, that won’t be a good first impression, would it? By the way am Sean, Sean Smith” I had so many thoughts going thru my mind, why is this man being so nice to me. Why isn’t he upset with me, it not like some of the coffee didn’t land on his outfit too. I take the hand kerchief he is offering and started to attempt to clean the coffee off my outfit. “Thank you for your help, am Livy Daniels, but you can call me Liv, am truly sorry for bumping into you, this morning has not been going how I wanted it to go at all, and now I have missed my interview” Sean looked at me with understanding and offered for us to get breakfast, while I try to see if I can reschedule my interview. That was 10 years ago, who would have thought 3 years after we met we would be married with two beautiful kids, Sean Jnr also known as SJ and Esme, they are my whole world. Sean have been able to provide us a comfortable life, with the kids in private school and me giving up on my career in law after SJ was born to be a full time mom. Sometimes I miss being in the courtroom defending people, the whole atmosphere of the work environment. This morning as am getting breakfast ready and making sure the kids are ready for school. Sean comes downstairs and hug me from the back, I smile and lean into him. “Good morning darling, how was your sleep” I asked him enjoying our closeness. “It was good, it would have been better if you had stayed in bed a bit longer” he says this with his sexy smirk on his face. I playfully hit him on his chest. He is so naughty always teasing me. The kids come running down the stairs, so excited to see their father this morning. “No running in the house” I say to them, which I believe fell on their deaf ears. “Daddy, daddy, you home” Esme says as she runs into her father’s arms, she is such a daddy’s girl that one. SJ is right behind her also very much excited. I stand there and look at my family and I couldn’t be any more happier. Sean was so good with the kids when he was around, I wished he would be home more often, so he can go to some of SJ’s games or Esme’s ballet recitals but most of the times am left alone to attend, with the other parents looking at me with pity. I shake my head trying to bring myself to the present moment with my family. “Alright, everyone breakfast is ready. Come on hurry up so we are not late. SJ tell your dad about your soccer trophy” I dished out breakfast for my family while I listen to SJ excitedly tell his father about his soccer games and trophy. Listening to him tell Sean about his soccer team makes me realize how much Sean was missing out on the kids life's with all his business trips across the country. Esme not wanting to be left out started talking about his upcoming ballet recital. Looking at my family at the breakfast table, I felt pride and happiness. Moments like this makes all the times he was away on his various business trips worth it. As usually we are running late, “come on kids, grab your bags and lunch boxes, so I can drop you at school. Come on hurry up you two”. Sean gets up and help the kids put on the shoes and put them in the car. “Alright kids, have a good day at school study hard and remember daddy loves you” he tells the kids who are all smiles, they love their father very much, but what do you expect from a 6 years old and a 4 years old. “Okay darling, let me hurry up and drop them before they are really late. I will be back soon” I tell Sean as I leave with the kids. After dropping off the kids I rush home wondering why Sean came home last night, he wasn’t due to come back from his business trip till next week. What changed? Is he home to stay for awhile or is he going to leave again? And if so how soon will he be leaving. Don’t get me wrong I love that he came home last night but in the 7 years that we have been married Sean keeps to his schedule like clockwork, no surprises for him. He like things to run according to his schedule so him coming home last night was a bit of a shock to me. I pull into the driveway to see Sean pulling a carry on luggage out the house. “Darling, are you leaving again?” I asked him with panic in my heart. I get out of the car and walk towards him. “Yes dear, I didn’t finish with the clients case yet, so I have to so back I don’t know when I will be back maybe in two weeks, hopefully sooner.” He tells me, I have so many questions to ask him but at this moment all I can think about is how am I going to tell the kids they won’t see their father for two weeks. “Why did you come home last night, I wasn’t expecting you till next week?” I asked him knowing fully well this might start a fight. “Is it a crime to home to my own house, since when do I need to inform you before I come to my own house. Liv am not in the mood to start one of your useless argument. My cab is running late already.” I look at the man before me wondering where the loving husband had gone to, why is so angry all of the sudden, what is he hiding. These are questions I can never ask him but are always on my mind. I stand there looking at him lost for words, one minute is so loving the next minute he is so nasty. While thinking of what to say, a cab pull over and Sean put his luggage in and come to give me a kiss like nothing just happened a few minutes ago. “Alright dear, I have to go give the kids kisses for me, I will see you guys later” I nod my head as I watch him get into the cab and left.