"You have nothing to worry about" the doctor assured us and we were asked to meet the receptionist to get the schedule of my future appointments.
"Thank you for bringing me here" I said as we walked out of the building.
We got to the car park and I was stunned by the amount of reporters that were crowded around the car.
"Mr and Mrs Dante, Over here" voices from the crowd called out.
Dante immediately held me by the hand tightly and we pushed through the crowd to get to the car.
"Mr Dante, you just recently got married and now your affair with a certain Miss Bellerose is all over social media, would you like to clarify this?" A reporter asked, shoving a microphone in Dante's face.
He successfully pushed through and we got into the car.
"Fuck" Dante yelled, slamming his hands on the steering wheel
I was astonished by the reporter's claim. 'Dante was having an affair with another woman?' I thought to myself. I couldn't summon the courage to ask him about it. I didn't think I had the right to question whatever he did. This marriage wasn't real so obviously he had the right to hook up with whosoever he desired, but a part of me felt an ache in my heart.
"Put on your seatbelt Sienna, are you deaf?" Dante yelled at me, jolting me back from my thoughts.
I immediately put on the seat belt, frightened and he drove off from the hospital not minding the crowd of people he could have run over.
The drive back home was a very awkward one. We both stayed in silence, stealing glances at each other once in a while. Thoughts ran through my mind and I wondered if Dante had someone he was in love with, or if he was just being intimate with her. I was slightly angry he yelled at me, but I understood the tension all of that must have caused him and I had no idea my mind had wandered off so quickly I didn't hear him talking to me.
We got to his house and unlike usual he didn't come around to open the door for me. I helped myself out and went in without saying a word to him.
"Oh my dear, I was so worried about you," Dante's mom said, hugging me tightly.
"Hi Mrs Abigail, I hope you're doing alright?" I asked
"Now that I've seen you, I'm very fine. Don't mind my stupid son Dante for not looking after you" she said holding my face in her palm.
Dante walked past us and headed up to the room. His mom noticed the atmosphere between us and I could tell she was worried something had gone wrong.
"Is everything alright my dear?" She asked
"Of course, he's just exhausted, we had a long day at the hospital" I managed to say.
"Ohh- that's nonsense, you should be the exhausted one"
"Go on, go have a bath and get some rest. Lunch will be ready soon, you must be hungry"
"Yes, yes I am" I replied.
I walked up to the room and Dante was laying on the bed with only his briefs on.
"Ohh- I can excuse you" I said and attempted to leave the room.
"Nevermind you can come in. It's not a big deal, "he said grumpily.
I sat by the dressing table, took my hair down from the ponytail I had earlier fixed it in and took off my jewelry as well. I admired the necklace Dante gave to me and it was indeed a very beautiful piece.
"What was that about?" I asked out loud, paying strict attention to the mirror in front of me.
My intrusive thoughts had won. I wanted to know if the reporter said earlier was true, I wanted to know if Dante was truly having an affair with someone.
"What?" Dante asked, confused.
"Earlier at the hospital, the reporters-"
"Ohh- forget about them, they're just rumour mongers looking for some story to put online and make themselves some money" Dante said cutting me off.
"Are you having an affair?"I asked directly.
To be honest, I had no idea what gave me the courage to act on my curiosity. Questioning him like that, I was actually nervous but I just wanted to hear what it was about.
I saw him sit uprightly through his reflection in the mirror and I turned to face him.
"Bellerose and I are nothing in particular. It's all just for convenience" he answered indirectly admitting the allegation.
"So you are having an affair?" I shot at him
"Goddamnit Sienna. Yes I'm having an affair, so what?" Dante said in a hushed but clear tone.
"Nothing" I simply responded.
I was sure he was trying to make sure no one heard our voices outside the room or even heard the conversation at all, mostly because he didn't want his mother to find out.
You'd wonder why he was so all about pleasing his mother, but I could understand. I wished I could have a relationship with my mom just like he did, but I screwed it all up a long time ago but I hoped that somehow someday I would get an opportunity to fix the mess I made before it was too late.
"What I do with my life is completely none of your business Sienna" Dante said and slammed the door as he walked out of the room.
My body jolted as the banging sound of the door slam echoed through the room. Everything he said was correct, whatever he did with his life was absolutely none of my business, but somehow I couldn't let the thought leave my head. Dante had a mistress and I was the fake beloved wife. I was low-key angry about it but I struggled to admit that what I was feeling was jealousy rather than anger.
"No, I don't care about him. He doesn't matter to me at all. This is all just business" I said to myself trying to convince myself regardless of how I was feeling. The thought lingered and I felt sick in my stomach, I hurriedly had to rush into the bathroom to throw up.
"Sienna?" Dante called out as I heard the creeking sound of the bathroom door opening.