HIRED WIFE

” Thanks Ton.. sure I will keep it up and you are welcome to join us as well” Tessy threw back at me in a mocking tone

” Mummy you mean daddy needs to grow his bumbum too?” Angie inquired turning to look at Tessy who shook her head in the negative

” No Angel.. I was just pulling daddy’s legs, men don’t grow bumbum like women” Tessy said shrugging

” I’m glad you actually said ‘women’ and you’ve clearly seen that Angie isn’t one… the Sophie I married would never have done that!” I uttered before I could stop myself

” Daddy, mummy changed her name from Sophie to Tessy which means mummy is the same person”

” Yes that’s true Angie.. probably the name change is why she is behaving like a completely different person”

” please daddy, don’t be angry with mummy anymore… I was the one who had insisted on her teaching me how to do squats when I saw her doing it on her own”

” Angel this is adults talk so please let daddy and I settle it okay?” Tessy said to Angie who nodded in understanding and immediately kept mute.

I watched as Tessy walked closer to me and whispered inaudibly in my ears, so Angie wouldn’t hear what she is saying to me

” you are right Tony!.. we are two different people with different personalities, perspectives and characters.

“.. she is your legal wife Sophie while I am your hired wife Tessy.. even our names are different same as our faces, so never you make the mistake of comparing me with anyone ever again!” Tessy concluded and walked out of the gym boiling in anger.

I stood watching her as she walked out on Angie and I.

Guilt slowly crept in and Angie’s sorrowful face wasn’t helping issues either.

Angie and I soon walked back to the main house in a sulked mood. Honestly, I did not need a soothsayer to tell me that my daughter was angry with my actions towards Tessy.

As she entered the sitting room and sat down on the sofa, I realized the need to make things right between Angie and Tessy who is probably in her bedroom sulking.

I sat beside Angie and turned her to face me directly

” Angie, daddy is sorry for what I said to mummy.. I know I should have acted differently but I overreacted.. don’t be angry with daddy anymore okay” I appealed and watched as her angry face slowly dissolved into a pity face

” I’m not angry with you daddy.. I just feel bad because I was the one who insisted on mummy teaching me the squats, and now mummy is angry over what you said to her, I just feel like it was my fault!” Angie expounded and I sigh in understanding

” you don’t need to feel that way baby… I will go to mummy’s room to apologise to her so please cheer up Angie.. you know I don’t like seeing you unhappy” I promised and stood up to show Angie how serious I am

Slowly, Angie’s face lit up in a smile and jumped down from the sofa she sat on

” I will love to go with you daddy… I believe mummy will forgive you easily when she sees me too” Angie happily suggested

” Okay Angie.. lets go” I said and immediately Angie ran ahead of me towards Tessy.

I smiled as I shook my head at how tight their bond has become in such a short while.

I reached Tessy bedroom door, knocked and after an approval from her, I opened the door and stepped in

Stepping in, my face changed into a frown at the scene I saw before me

As usual, her bedroom was in a disoriented state; her clothes, shoes, panties, bedsheets and sanitary napkins were scattered everywhere on the floor.

I wonder how a woman as beautiful and smart as Tessy would be externally disorganized and untidy.

Two months of staying with us made me see this imperfections of hers, her personal space is usually disorganized.

Even in the kitchen after making meals for Angie and I, the kitchen would be left in such a disorganized state with utensils and food crumbs scattered everywhere

And being someone who doesn’t fancy disorganize places, I end up tidying up and arranging everywhere afterwards.

Oh! that’s what makes me love my wife Sophie so much, not only does she know me too well, she equally loves organized places and everything is always in place with her around.

I heaved as I realized that I am still making the same mistake I did earlier, the issue of comparison and generalization of which Tessy is still angry with me about.

Normally, I do hastily react with words on her habit of leaving things in a organize state and sometimes even compared her to Sophie without mincing words.

But for today, If I need to apologise to her for Angie’s sake, then I will need to overlook this instead of adding to what I said earlier.Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

This issue would have to wait until some other time, for today let me focus on what I came to do which is to tender an apology to Tessy.

Angie’s little laughter made me look up from the scattered belongings on the floor, I looked across the room to see her playfully throwing Tessy’s clothes from the bed to the floor, without a care in the world about the appearance of the room.

Tessy on the other hand was tickling Angie on the waist region, while playfully trying to snatch her clothes back.

I guess that’s what makes children easily lovable, they don’t judge nor do they see errors.

” I’m sorry Tess for what I said earlier.. I know it was wrong for me to have compared you with someone else” I said as I stood in front of her and Angie.

I watched as she ignored me and continued with what she was doing as though she hadn’t heard what I said.

” I’m sorry Tess.. please do pardon me, it won’t happen again.. I promise”

She stopped what she was doing and turned to look at me in amusement

” Are you talking to me or Angie?” Tessy asked sarcastically

” Mummy please pardon daddy.. he is sorry for hurting you with his words.. mummy please” Angie said pleading on my behalf, whilst pulling at Tessy’s fingernails

And just as expected, Tessy heaved before saying to me