Shouldn't Have Kissed You

It's been one week and everything seems way better than before. Maya can make jokes with Chris and they can share different stories without getting on each others throats. And that is a good thing, right? There are no more insults and humiliation at all and life has never been any better than it is now.

Maya took of her white coat and gloves once she got to her office. The patient that had come in the previous week as an emergency was getting well and she couldn't help but feel happy. He was responding to treatment well and he continued that way, in less than a month he will be discharged from the hospital.

She pulled her tablet from the table and there was no missed calls which was a good thing. Her friend would be landing in an hour which gave her less than thirty minutes to get home and freshen up before driving to the airport.

Maya pulled her handbag and car keys that were on the table before she walked out. All the drive home she only wished that her husband wasn't at home. But when was he not at home early this past one week? In fact, he was the one who was making dinner everyday and she couldn't help but fall in love.

Of course not with her husband but with the food that he was making for her. It was heavenly every time she took his different meal every night. It's not that Alma's food wasn't good but compared with Chris, she was number two which wasn't a bad thing.

Thinking of Chris, Maya couldn't help but think of the night that he had made those sweet mashed potatoes. They're delicious but he had to ruin the fun when he took her delicious dessert away from her. She had got mad to be honest and when she took her phone to tell Leonel what had happened, he sent laughing emoji to her and told her that her husband was whipped but he hasn't noticed it yet.

When she was about to text back what he meant, Chris walked in and took her phone away from her. Of course she knew the meaning of being whipped but it didn't make sense to her. The same way it didn't make sense to her when Chris said he wasn't jealous since she felt disappointment wash over her.

Why? She had no idea herself.

Maya pulled in front of their mansion and took her handbag along with her. She unlocked the front door and walked inside towards the stairs. She had less than twenty minutes to get all freshened up so she didn't need to pass the kitchen as she had gotten used to for the past one week.

Maya dropped her bag on the couch and walked to her suitcase to pick out her clothes to wear. Since she had no time, she picked her white ranked jeans and a green off shoulder. Maya walked to the bathroom and let the water run and she took off her black dress. She stepped in the shower and allowed the cold water to fall over her body.

Maya walked out all dressed and took her purse which she transferred her tablet and just when she was wearing her white sneakers, the bedroom door opened showing her dear husband. Chris was in a blue suit with a Rolex watch at his wrist which he was about to remove but stopped midway.

"Hey," Maya greeted finishing to tie her last shoe laces.

She watched Chris remove his watch and but all this time she tried not to stare at him. His messy hair looked tempting to run her fingers in it and she wanted nothing more than to do it.

"Where are you going?" She watched her husband ask as he placed the watch on the nightstand.

Maya got on her feet and took her black purse.

"To the airport and I'm behind time as it is." She began to walk towards the door. "See you when you see me."

Just when she was about to close the door Chris spoke up.

"What do you mean you're going to the airport? Are you traveling? And if yes, why didn't you tell me?"

Maya looked at the man who was few steps away from her. She had good him. She had told Chris about her friend arriving today and her picking Kyle up. She did but now he couldn't remember? It was only one day ago and he already forgot about it.

How was that even possible? To say she was pissed right now, it would be understatement. She was boiling up. Maya had told Leonel a week ago when she had told him about what Kyle had thought about revenge and the guy didn't forget. In fact he was the one who kept reminding her not to get too much into work and leave her friend stranded in the airport.

Now, did she have the right to be mad? She didn't want to start a fight with her husband and not at the moment. So she did what she thought was the best at that moment. Fake a smile and speak. It was that simple since all her life she had to do that. He fake and now being Maya was when Leonel was around. That was Maya and she thought she could be her with her husband, but she was wrong. The one week was great but it seems she has to come back to reality.

The reality that they're only married on paper and not real couples for one to remember everything that their spouses say. That was the reality. The bitter reality of her life. Or maybe she was reading too much in between the lines. Was she?

"I'm going to pick up my best friend who is landing in less than twenty minutes and I'm not there for her to see me and the one I told you about the previous day. Remember?"

Maya didn't miss the look Chris' face. He looked hurt and she did want to say something that hurt him more but she held her tongue or she thought she did.

"Leonel did remember and I told him one week ago, you know." She was fighting her tears back. "And you know what is funny? That wasn't the main thing we were talking about. That was just a by the way but he still remembered. He remembered that my best friend was coming back after five months of not being around. He remembered every detail and you? You didn't remember anything when we talked so much about her just the other night. I don't know why, but it hurts. It hurts that my husband forgot something important like this but never mind. It's only on paper."

She didn't want to say those hurtful words. She didn't even want to bring Leonel when she knew what her husband felt when she talked about him but it slipped. It slipped without her wanting to and what's done is done.

Maya watched her husband open his mouth but he didn't let him speak. Not when she was this mad anyway. She let her legs move as if they had mind of their own and before she knew it, she was pulling out of the mansion. The tears were threatening come out but she didn't let them do it.

supposed to be happy. Happy that finally after five months her friend was coming back home. Home where she belonged all the while. When Maya got at the airport, it was twenty

was doing at the airport and seeing him

say and Maya moved her eyes to his left and there her friend stood with all smiles. "Hey meal drama queen, didn't you miss me?" Kyle

walked towards her friend and hugged her as if her life was depending on her. Her tears flowed none stop and she her hold tightened. She missed her best friend. She missed her silly jokes and her making sense all the time. Maya felt her friend's has rub

husband remember and that she shout at him when he couldn't remember. Or the fact that Leonel was here to keep her friend company before she arrived or tears of happiness when she met

Maya heard her friend say out

so much that she

I'm late." She

her tears away as she smiled at

looking at her. "And don't worry he told me that you sent him here to entertain me since you're caught in the traffic and he was around this area.

her. Who wouldn't want a guy like this. Whoever was going to marry her second best friend was going to be

Leonel and pulled him

She whispered in his ears.

was about to wipe her tears away when Leonel bit her to

months since it seems it's

Maya said taking her friend's hand.

said moving towards Maya. "It was for three but I

the ceiling while we are enjoying your efforts, it's a no." Kyle said looking at

her statement although it didn't seem funny at all. "It's okay,

this guy that no

go there, Leo." Maya said looking at her. "Cause

with Kyle while Leonel drove behind them. After an hour, they're all settled in the restaurant

Kyle had made just one minute

know, I thought Kyle was a

looked at him as she kept on chewing. Maya knew that look and she just hoped that this conversation didn't go sour. Everything was going on so well that she even forgot about her husband and what she had said to him. It would be bad if Kyle got mad on the first

life she will answer that question even though she didn't like it at all. Maya smiled at Leonel

gave it to me since he thought that I was going to be

talked, it's like it was a very sensitive topic and he had to

down. "It's just that most people with those names

"It's okay as long as

"I won't, I promise."

smiled at both of them.

solved, how

course remembering what Maya had texted him few nights ago. Maya looked at him and smiled before

I missing anything here?" Kyle asked. "And since when is chocolate ice cream your

laugh. "Since her husband overheard me

you said out loud for him

is interesting," Kyle said looking at both of them. "I want to know everything but before that, I thought you and your husband were going to

word. She ordered their dessert since she knew their favorite and took a sip of water from her glass. To be honest, that's what she also thought. That he will

first place. But where was he? He wasn't around when she needs him to be there. Maybe he was at Kimberly's house making her one of those delicious meals then after

on paying their bill which Maya gave in after a while. They walked outside the restaurant where Leonel said his goodbyes to both of them and

had asked he maid to go and clean up before she got home and true to her word, the apartment looked like their was someone leaving in it. Kyle fell on one of

said raising her legs on the couch. "It's nice

"I'm sure it missed you too. So, what happens

wait for tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?" Kyle pulled her legs down.

have has a fight. I don't know." Maya answered with all honest.

do you mean by

"I might have said things that I didn't mean to say to be honest." It was the truth. "I

you argued with your husband because of me?" Kyle shock her head in disbelief. "And you compared him with another