As I lay in bed wide awake at 5:00 a.m., I can’t help but be thankful.
Thankful that our little girl is safely tucked in bed. Thankful for my very loudly snoring husband, well also the fact that I even have a husband to begin with! A husband that takes care of us and has given me the opportunity to experience pregnancy and bring a tiny human into this crazy world! Someone that shows me unconditional love and support.
And it’s all thanks to Jane. It’s not even a tough pill to swallow, surprisingly. If she actually gave me a chance I’d be happy to express my gratitude. Although that may come off negatively to her 🤷🏻♀️.
Regardless. I can’t honestly say that without her I wouldn’t be a wife and mother right now.
You see, the first night Travis and I hung out was magical. Yeah, yeah, super cheesy I know. But it’s true! It was perfect, and all because my plans to visit home fell through and he was free. So of course I snatched that offer right up when he messaged me!
The night consisted of playing with the little until bedtime, no dinner as I already ate, two bottles of Roscato and music. Our favorite was cello. That’s really what connected us, and it was amazing. I mean just imagine, sparks flying through conversation, wine, and strings playing in the background. What else could a woman want, right? Now if you met him you’d never guess that’s his style. I always tell him he looks like a cool kid or rockstar that doesn’t want to be bothered, haha!
But after that night, we were inseparable. It seemed too good to be true. Also, granted the age difference of 11 years, we didn’t want to waste time on picking flower petals off with the “does he like me, does he like me not”. Blah, blah, blah. We dove right into the shimmering unknown. It was perfect, then two months later he tells me he has a baby on the way. He said they used to be long time friends and he offered her the spare rooms downstairs but she chose to kick him to the curb and bounce back and forth from her mothers house and her brothers house.
We both teared up and I just held him telling him it was okay. I cared too much for him to just let that be a deal breaker. I told him we’ll make it work and hope for the best.
But she never came around, not until after the baby was born several months later. Now the timeline might seem a little off so let’s sort that out quickly.
《《 She was the sober babysitter. (At his home) He was intoxicated. His company left after a while, his sister and husband, and she stayed behind to seduce him and obviously become pregnant and not tell him until she was about 4.5 months along. Yikes!!!》》& to clarify the age difference. I was 26, he was 37, and she was 35.
So anyways, we’re living all fine and dandy. They’re getting along, she comes up to the house and lets him see his baby girl. Then one day she gets weird, quits showing up and files for- dun dun dun- child-support 👻. With no conversation or indication for it. Ugh, like she has to. After all of that getting along, showing off the baby to his family at their family business and claiming she “chose the perfect guy to have a baby with”. Now she wants to start a child-support/custody battle?! She must be off her rocker! Obviously.
BUT. That is what made him and I grow stronger so quickly. We were all of a sudden fighting the wrath of hell together. I wouldn’t let him take that on alone. Noo way! It was as if she squashed us together like pb&j. Better than ever😉. The harder she would fight and alienate him, the closer we got. We leaned on another. Trusted our vulnerabilities and let go. So, after 6 months of dating he proposed! Another 6 months went by and we decided to not put our future on hold because of Jane and we made a baby. Fast forward about 5 months and we eloped on Kapalua Bay in Maui!!!❤🥰 Now we are impatiently waiting on the arrival of our little babe!
So thank you Miss Jane.
Thank you for showing your true colors. Thank you for the hell you put my husband through and continue to put us all through because it has built this beautiful life we share together. If only you’d allow us to share some of our blessing with you. I think our situation would have a completely different outcome. You’d finally find your peace too.
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