Is It Worth It
Chapter 5
{James POV}
'Fuck..... Fuck..... Fuck..... This can not be good if Mario wants to talk to me. What could he want to talk to me about' I think to myself. I try to think if I had done anything wrong recently that he would want to talk to me about.
There wasn't much that worried me or made me nervous. 'Oh who the fuck am I kidding? My wife scared me. Especially with the way she's been acting lately. Not that I didn't deserve it. Oh and Mario scared me when he was angry. Not that happened often, but when it did you better hope your not on the receiving end of that anger.' I thought to myself.
I waited by the front door while Talon went and grabbed her shoes. I knew she wouldn't let me go by myself. I had a feeling my parents felt that I should go by myself, by the death glares I was getting from them. 'Although if I really thought about it I was glad my parents knew what I had done now. Not that I wanted to disappoint them. But I hated lieing to them and now it felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. I was glad now that Talon didn't have to keep lieing to them for me and that she could now talk to my mom about everything if she wanted to.' I thought to myself.
"Are you ready to go?" Talon asked quietly, breaking me from my thoughts.
"Yeah," I responded with a nod.
I opened the front door and let her go through first. After closing the door behind us I placed my hand on her lower back to lead the way. I felt her flinch slightly when I place my hand on her and tried not to cringe, that I had just made my wife flinch away from me. I hated the fact that our relationship was now where it was. I hated the fact that my wife would probably never fully trust me ever again. I hated the fact there was now a strain with us and it was all my fault.
I closed the passenger door after Talon got in and quickly walked around and got in the driver's seat. After starting my vehicle I pulled out of the driveway and made the short drive to the Lemiux's. It was relatively quiet on the drive, except for the radio that was on low. I kept glancing over at Talon who was staring out her window. I could tell she was a little nervous also about going over to Mario's, the way she was bouncing her leg slightly.
'Or maybe she just wants out of the vehicle' I thought to myself.
As soon as we pulled up to Mario's house and I parked Talon was out the door before I could blink. I sighed and shook my head, than took a deep breath and took my keys out of the ignition. Opening my door I got out and pocketed my keys, as I closed the door. I walked to the front of my vehicle where Talon was standing and waiting for me.
'At least she waited and hadn't taken off for the front door' I thought.
Taking a chance I reached for Talon's hand and grabbed it. I just hoped she didn't jerk her hand out of mine. I was surprized when I felt her give my hand a reassuring squeeze. I lead the way up to Mario's front door and rang the doorbell. A few minutes later the door was opened and we were greeted by Nathalie. Who shot dagger's at me when she saw me and than grinned widely at Talon. She pulled Talon into a tight hug. I swallowed a the lump forming in my throat when Nathalie pulled back from the hug and stood back for us to enter their house.
"Mario's waiting in his office for you James," Nathalie told me, barely sparing me a second glance as she tried to pull Talon towards the kitchen.
I stood there dumbfounded for a minute. I had never had that kind of reception from Nathalie before, she had alway's been so welcoming and friendly with all of us on the team. So whatever Mario wanted to talk to me about, Nathalie had somehow figured it out. It couldn't be good whatever it was, if Nathalie was basically giving me the cold shoulder. I stared at Talon's back as Nathalie kept trying to pull her away from me.
"Nathalie I think I'm going to go with James to speak with Mario," I heard Talon say in a quiet voice.
"Mario wants to speak to James alone," Nathalie responded.
I saw Talon take a deep breath, "That may be. But if he wants to talk to James about what I think he does. Than I want to go with him. We're in this together Nat." Talon responded, and than gave me a small smile over her shoulder.
"Nat its alright if Talon wants to be in there with James," Mario said, stepping out of his office down the hallway and making his way towards us.
"Are you sure? I thought it would be better if you spoke to James alone," Nathalie said, shooting me another look.
"Well your right I was going to speak to him alone," Mario responded with a nod, "But I can see that Talon is going to stand firm on this and not let James come in alone."
"Your a smart man Mr. Lemiux," Talon smiled, and patted him on the arm as she walked towards me.
"Its Mario dear," Mario smiled, at her.
Mario gave Nathalie a kiss against her temple as she turned and made her way into the kitchen. Than looked at both of us seriously and nodded his head to follow him to his office. I found myself swallowing my nervousness and reaching for Talon's hand again. She gave my hand a reasuring squeeze and than we both headed for Mario's office.
'Fuck..... Fuck..... Fuck..... This can not be good if Mario wants to talk to me. What could he want to talk to me about' I think to myself. I try to think if I had done anything wrong recently that he would want to talk to me about.
There wasn't much that worried me or made me nervous. 'Oh who the fuck am I kidding? My wife scared me. Especially with the way she's been acting lately. Not that I didn't deserve it. Oh and Mario scared me when he was angry. Not that happened often, but when it did you better hope your not on the receiving end of that anger.' I thought to myself.
I waited by the front door while Talon went and grabbed her shoes. I knew she wouldn't let me go by myself. I had a feeling my parents felt that I should go by myself, by the death glares I was getting from them. 'Although if I really thought about it I was glad my parents knew what I had done now. Not that I wanted to disappoint them. But I hated lieing to them and now it felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. I was glad now that Talon didn't have to keep lieing to them for me and that she could now talk to my mom about everything if she wanted to.' I thought to myself.
"Are you ready to go?" Talon asked quietly, breaking me from my thoughts.
"Yeah," I responded with a nod.
I opened the front door and let her go through first. After closing the door behind us I placed my hand on her lower back to lead the way. I felt her flinch slightly when I place my hand on her and tried not to cringe, that I had just made my wife flinch away from me. I hated the fact that our relationship was now where it was. I hated the fact that my wife would probably never fully trust me ever again. I hated the fact there was now a strain with us and it was all my fault.
I closed the passenger door after Talon got in and quickly walked around and got in the driver's seat. After starting my vehicle I pulled out of the driveway and made the short drive to the Lemiux's. It was relatively quiet on the drive, except for the radio that was on low. I kept glancing over at Talon who was staring out her window. I could tell she was a little nervous also about going over to Mario's, the way she was bouncing her leg slightly.
'Or maybe she just wants out of the vehicle' I thought to myself.
As soon as we pulled up to Mario's house and I parked Talon was out the door before I could blink. I sighed and shook my head, than took a deep breath and took my keys out of the ignition. Opening my door I got out and pocketed my keys, as I closed the door. I walked to the front of my vehicle where Talon was standing and waiting for me.
'At least she waited and hadn't taken off for the front door' I thought.
Taking a chance I reached for Talon's hand and grabbed it. I just hoped she didn't jerk her hand out of mine. I was surprized when I felt her give my hand a reassuring squeeze. I lead the way up to Mario's front door and rang the doorbell. A few minutes later the door was opened and we were greeted by Nathalie. Who shot dagger's at me when she saw me and than grinned widely at Talon. She pulled Talon into a tight hug. I swallowed a the lump forming in my throat when Nathalie pulled back from the hug and stood back for us to enter their house.
"Mario's waiting in his office for you James," Nathalie told me, barely sparing me a second glance as she tried to pull Talon towards the kitchen.
I stood there dumbfounded for a minute. I had never had that kind of reception from Nathalie before, she had alway's been so welcoming and friendly with all of us on the team. So whatever Mario wanted to talk to me about, Nathalie had somehow figured it out. It couldn't be good whatever it was, if Nathalie was basically giving me the cold shoulder. I stared at Talon's back as Nathalie kept trying to pull her away from me.
"Nathalie I think I'm going to go with James to speak with Mario," I heard Talon say in a quiet voice.
"Mario wants to speak to James alone," Nathalie responded.
I saw Talon take a deep breath, "That may be. But if he wants to talk to James about what I think he does. Than I want to go with him. We're in this together Nat." Talon responded, and than gave me a small smile over her shoulder.
"Nat its alright if Talon wants to be in there with James," Mario said, stepping out of his office down the hallway and making his way towards us.
"Are you sure? I thought it would be better if you spoke to James alone," Nathalie said, shooting me another look.
"Well your right I was going to speak to him alone," Mario responded with a nod, "But I can see that Talon is going to stand firm on this and not let James come in alone."
"Your a smart man Mr. Lemiux," Talon smiled, and patted him on the arm as she walked towards me.
"Its Mario dear," Mario smiled, at her.
Mario gave Nathalie a kiss against her temple as she turned and made her way into the kitchen. Than looked at both of us seriously and nodded his head to follow him to his office. I found myself swallowing my nervousness and reaching for Talon's hand again. She gave my hand a reasuring squeeze and than we both headed for Mario's office.
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12/23/13