Accommodating her.

(ARIELLE'S

POV)

I shot Jared a confused look, expecting some sort of explanation, but he just brushed me off.

What the hell? Don't tell me Jared agreed to accommodate Sofia in our home without informing and discussing it with me?

"Agreement?" I repeated, this time, my voice was firmer and demanding. "Tell me, what agreement, Jared."

"Watch your tone, wifey." Jared narrowed his eyes at me before glancing over at Sofia. "We talked about it earlier."

"Talked about what?" My patience was wearing thin. "You can't just invite someone to live here without discussing it with me first. I'm your wife!"

Sofia stood up, her hand still on her stomach. To garner sympathy, I guess. "Jared, tell her," she said, holding his hand. "We agreed that I could stay here until I get back on my feet, and get a place of my own." "Back on your feet?" I exclaimed, incredulous. "You're pregnant Sofia, and not handicapped. You need to be thinking about the future, and not freeloading off us!"

Her face flushed with anger, but Jared jumped in before she could fire back. "Arielle, just listen for a second. Sofia isn't some random person-"

""Well, she is to me!"

"Arielle, stop acting like a child and hear me out!" Jared snapped.

Oh, wow! So, voicing my displeasure now makes me childish?

"Sofia is going through a tough time," Jared continued. "She needs our support."

"Support?" I scoffed. "Our support, you say? How about you rephrase it to, 'your support?' You're not even supporting me, your own wife! How can you just bring someone else into our home without considering my feelings?" Jared sighed, rubbing his temples. "We need to talk about this later. It's been a long day."

"Talk about it later?" I repeated, my voice rising. "You'd better be ready to talk about it now because I'm not letting this slide!"

out

ignored him and kept climbing the stairs, his footsteps pounding behind

door to our bedroom and leaned against it, my chest heaving with frustration. Jared followed right in, wearing

just take a breath," he

him, unable to rein my anger in. "Who are

frowned again at my question. "What do you mean?

no longer recognize. You used to dote on me, and prioritize my wellbeing. You never took a decision

slightly. "You've changed too since she got here. The Arielle I married was calm and collected; now all

the stairs-do you think that's just something I imagined?

as he wrapped his arms around me in a warm hug.

don't believe me do you?" I cried out. "She wanted

"Listen, let's figure this out together. Starting tomorrow, I'll install cameras around the house and hire more help

doesn't take forever right? How long does she plan on crashing here?"

in shock,

"Are you kidding me? From my deduction, Sofia is somewhere between five and six months pregnant. Are

a way of

I know that, but

understand

plan

But since your mother suggested it, I had to give

alone right now. What if something

about her family? They are people she should be with and not you,

contemplating his next choice of words. "She

is she not with

to a beach in India, where her mother is tending to him with the help of some Indian physicians. She is the only child and has no sibling or relative to go to, except me and

since I had known Sofia, I felt another emotion that was not

as I wondered what she might be going through. An ailing father, a divorce, being pregnant and alone

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