The Unwanted Marriage (UNDER EDITING)

48: After the kiss

AUTHOR'S P.O.V

The moment Jessy pressed her lips onto Arthur's, his world stopped. Suddenly all their memories came rushing in front of him, he remembered those days when he was still with her. The feeling was nostalgic to him. Before he could process what just happened, Thea's face came flashed in his eyes, he instantly pushed Jessy away.

He was taken back, with what just happened. He couldn't believe he nearly fall into the moment, he mentally punched himself repeatedly, but he was grateful and relief that he didn't kiss her back.

Jessy felt like she had been slapped multiple times. She couldn't believe what she just did, what she had just ruined again. She brought her hand to her mouth, feeling guilty that she just caused more damaged, not only to her, but to an innocent family.

"What the fuck did you just do, Jessy?!" Arthur nearly shouted at her, but prevented from doing it because his only son was sleeping on the other side of the house.

Jessy couldn't look at him in his eyes, she was ashamed of herself for what she just did. "Arthur, I'm so sorry. I didn't know what I was doing"

Suddenly Arthur felt stressed. He was not sure whether he needs to tell Thea about the incident or just abandon the idea. He didn't want her to get stressed, even though he didn't kiss Jessy.

"I'm really sorry, I was just.. I was not myself. It was so wrong of me to do that, Arthur I'm really sorry"

He shook his head and looked everywhere but her. He was disappointed in her. They made an agreement from the very beginning that no strings attached, right now their job is being good parents for Josh.

"You had no right to do that," he was trying to stay calm as much as he can. "I don't tolerate unwanted incidents like that, ever again"

His words felt like a sharp knife to her. It did hurt her. But he was right, she has no right to kiss him. He made it clear to her that he no longer has that same feeling to her 4 years ago. He is no longer hers. She was just being hopeless.

"Next time you try to pull something like that again, I warn you.. I won't hesitate to make you regret it"

Jessy gulped down as he said that. He never raised his voice at her, let alone threaten her like that. But Arthur was serious about it. He doesn't want anything like that to ever happen again. Jessy no longer has a place in his heart, no matter how much he loved her back then. Right now, she is just the mother of his son, nothing more.

"And one more thing," he said after a while. "I'd appreciate it if you don't tell my wife what just happened. I will tell her myself"

Jessy could see how much Arthur loves Thea just by how he talks about her. Her heart crushed as she realized she has really lost him. Her place is replaced by Thea. There's no chance for her to have him back.

"Are we clear?"

"I-I understand. I promise it won't happen again," she promised him, and she mean it this time.

"Keep your words and we will be fine," he rose up from his place, no longer wanted to stay here any longer. "I best be leaving now"

He didn't wait for her to respond to him, he left her room to the main door. Jessy rose up and followed him behind. Arthur was about to leave when Jessy stopped him.

"I'm sorry, Arthur"

But what she received in reply was a slam on the door, making her flinched. Arthur didn't bother to look at her, he just wanted to go home to meet his wife, and think about the way to tell her what just happened.