My Husband Bought Her Snacks But Not My Mom A Ticket Chapter 02
I was shaking with rage. I pointed at the door and told her to get out.
Brenda smiled smugly and slumped onto the couch. “I’m not leaving. You leave if you want. This is Gavin’s house. You don’t have the right to kick me out.”
The expedited Uber arrived. I didn’t look at her again. I went straight to the hospital.
My mom had fainted from fright and cut her head on something.
When she saw me, she hunched over like a kid who’d done something wrong. Dried blood still caked on her forehead. She looked so pathetic.
My eyes burned. I walked over and took her hand.
“Come home with me.”
“No, you go back. I’ll stay here overnight.”
Her fingers curled away from me, her words rushing out. At the end, she forced a smile.
“Don’t worry about me, sweetie. I’m an adult. I can take care of—”
She stopped and her face crumpled. “Oh, sweetheart, don’t cry. Please don’t cry.”
But I couldn’t stop the tears. They just kept coming.
My mom stared at me for a long moment. Then sighed like she had no choice. “Fine. I’ll go back with you.”
In the car, she held my hand tight. Like she was walking into a lion’s den.
When we got to the house, I smoothed down her gray-white hair.
“Don’t be scared. Just follow me.”
I pushed the door open. Amber Nash was already there.
The three of them were sitting together, laughing and chatting.
When they saw me and my mom, they all went quiet at once.
Gavin froze, his brows pulling together. “Why is Mom back?”
He didn’t see the blood on her forehead. Didn’t see her dirty clothes.
His first question was why she came back.
My mom shrank back. Her dry, cracked lips parted like she wanted to say something.
I cut her off.
“This is her home. She’s staying tonight.”
Under the stares of everyone in the room, I took my mom’s hand and led her to the guest room.
“Wait.”
Gavin caught up to me, his face dark. “You bring her home and don’t even tell me first?”
“You brought people home and didn’t tell me.”
He blinked, then snapped back, “That’s different!”
I shook my head. “Yeah, it is different. One is my mom. The others are outsiders.”
The room went dead silent.
My mom looked like she was about to cry. I rubbed the back of her hand, telling her not to be scared.
Amber stood up suddenly, her eyes red as she looked at me. “Paige, I’m so sorry for barging in like this. I’ll just get out of your way.”
But Gavin was faster. He grabbed Amber’s arm and turned to glare at me. “Paige, stop it.”
I just looked at him. Watched him humiliate me for an outsider.
Seven years of marriage. In that moment, I realized how pointless it all was.
Without another word, I led my mom into the bedroom and shut the door.
A drop of water landed on my hand.
My mom was crying so hard her face had gone white. “It’s all my fault. All my fault you’re fighting.”
She raised me alone, sacrificed everything for me. And now she had to take this kind of treatment because of me.
I pulled her into a hug, guilt crushing my chest.
“Tomorrow, after I leave, you and Gavin should talk it out. Couples shouldn’t stay mad at each other.”
But she didn’t understand. I was already done with this marriage.
My phone buzzed. My lawyer had sent over the divorce agreement, asking if I wanted any changes.
I didn’t open it right away. Instead, I found a pajama set for my mom. “Go take a shower. Lock the door from the inside.”
She took it and nodded.
When I came out to get water later, I heard loud laughing and talking coming from the master bedroom. Male and female.
I walked over and tried the handle.
Click. It didn’t budge. Locked.
Inside, everything went quiet. Then I heard rustling.
When it finally got silent again, Gavin opened the door.
Amber came out from behind him.
Her face was flushed, her eyes glossy.
“Paige, I didn’t have anything to change into, so I came to try on some of your clothes.”
I didn’t get it. Why try on clothes in front of Gavin? And why lock the door?
Amber’s voice was sweet and soft, but her eyes were locked on mine like she didn’t want to miss a single reaction.
It sounded like an explanation. But it was really a taunt.
