“It’s a shame really. Jonathon Fieldbrook has become a laughingstock for his silly wives. None of them can think for themselves.”
“I’ve heard it’s a trait assholes like,” she said.
Th
is was the last thing she wanted to deal with.
“I’ve had enough of your language.”
“Great, so you won’t mind me going to my room to, you know, get some brains.”
Before anyone could stop her, she left the table, and rushed toward the stairs, grabbing her bag.
“I’m sorry, Aria,” Lisa said.
She looked to see her mother holding a towel. “I’m not going to be whatever he wants me to be. I don’t have it in me to be a good wife, or to go into marriage he thinks is appropriate. I won’t do it.”
“He just wants what is best for you.”
“No, he doesn’t. He wants what is best for himself. It’s how it has always worked.” Without another word, Aria rushed toward her room, closing the door, and throwing her bag toward her closet. Climbing on her bed, she pulled out her cell phone, and called Rachel.
“What’s up?” Rachel giggled. “Chris, stop it.”
“You won’t believe who is at home with me.”
“Eli?”
“No, why would Eli be here?”
“No, my bad. Who is there?”
“Wayne!”
“Steroid Wayne?”
“Yep. He’s downstairs having dinner with my family. I got out of it, but I know Dad’s going to go mental at me later. I pretty much told him to go and get fucked. May or may not have embarrassed him a little,” she said.
“Good for you. He’s an asshole, and you don’t need him.”
There was some commotion in the background, and Aria couldn’t make out what was being said.
“Have I called at a bad time?” she asked.
“Not really,” Rachel said. “You know me and Chris are always together.”
“Crap, I’m so sorry. I’m going to hang up now.”
She hung up the phone, and climbed off her bed, going to her books. Twenty minutes later, she gasped as someone knocked on her window. Looking over, she saw Eli there, waving.
Moving toward them, she opened it up, helping him inside. “What the hell are you doing?”
“Coming to your rescue. You never know what freaks are out there.”
She laughed. “Chris called you?”
“Of course he did. Where is ‘roids man?” he asked.
“Downstairs with the folks.”