She shouldn’t have given him the warning. She regrets it the second she says it, because when the hand comes down to slap him, Julian is aware and able to catch it before it can connect with his face. His eyes widen when he takes in who it is that’s trying to slap him, and he releases her with a small shove away.
“Christie, what the—”
“I told you that if you hurt her, I would destroy you. Did you think I was joking?”
“No. I just thought it was something people say, you know?” He has a pretty hefty bandage on his forehead. Probably from where Lily threw something at him. “I should have known that from you it was a threat.”
“Yes, you should have.” Christie crosses her arms over her chest.
“Look, isn’t it bad enough that Lily destroyed my house?”
“No, it’s not. Because most of the things in that house are replaceable. You deserve some permanent damage.”
“Oh, okay, what about her role in this, huh?” Julian raises his eyebrows. “Marriage is a two-way street. She almost maimed me for this.”
“You cheated on her.”
“And don’t you think I might have had a reason to cheat?” Julian seems determined to lean into this end of things. “Lily was—”
“If you’re about to give me a speech about how Lily was frigid and withholding, so your dick just fell into another woman, because you were oh so lonely, boo fucking hoo. One, I don’t believe that shit for a second. Two, it doesn’t matter. You could have talked to your wife. You could have tried counseling. And because you didn’t go through either of those sane routes, she’s going to take you for everything you’re fucking worth.”
“She—”
“You both signed a prenup. Did you not read through all those terms and conditions before you married her?”
Julian’s face pales as he tries to do the math. “There was a fidelity clause in there?”
Christie nods with a slow smile. “I told her to put it there, just in case. Because that’s what a pre-nuptial agreement is. A just in case document so everyone is protected. If you and Lily parted ways on amiable terms, everyone walks out with what they came in with. But if one of you cheats? The other person gets everything.”
Julian’s face is turning red, the rage flowing. “That can’t be legit.”
“I don’t know. She’s the lawyer. You’ll have to ask her when you take it to court. But until then? Suffer.”
As she turns to walk away, she can hear the frustrated “Fuck!” that explodes behind her, and she can’t help but smile.
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She shouldn’t have given him the warning. She regrets it the second she says it, because when the hand comes down to slap him, Julian is aware and able to catch it before it can connect with his face. His eyes widen when he takes in who it is that’s trying to slap him, and he releases her with a small shove away.
“Christie, what the—”
“I told you that if you hurt her, I would destroy you. Did you think I was joking?”
“No. I just thought it was something people say, you know?” He has a pretty hefty bandage on his forehead. Probably from where Lily threw something at him. “I should have known that from you it was a threat.”
“Yes, you should have.” Christie crosses her arms over her chest.
“Look, isn’t it bad enough that Lily destroyed my house?”
“No, it’s not. Because most of the things in that house are replaceable. You deserve some permanent damage.”
“Oh, okay, what about her role in this, huh?” Julian raises his eyebrows. “Marriage is a two-way street. She almost maimed me for this.”
“You cheated on her.”
“And don’t you think I might have had a reason to cheat?” Julian seems determined to lean into this end of things. “Lily was—”
“If you’re about to give me a speech about how Lily was frigid and withholding, so your dick just fell into another woman, because you were oh so lonely, boo fucking hoo. One, I don’t believe that shit for a second. Two, it doesn’t matter. You could have talked to your wife. You could have tried counseling. And because you didn’t go through either of those sane routes, she’s going to take you for everything you’re fucking worth.”
“She—”
“You both signed a prenup. Did you not read through all those terms and conditions before you married her?”
Julian’s face pales as he tries to do the math. “There was a fidelity clause in there?”
Christie nods with a slow smile. “I told her to put it there, just in case. Because that’s what a pre-nuptial agreement is. A just in case document so everyone is protected. If you and Lily parted ways on amiable terms, everyone walks out with what they came in with. But if one of you cheats? The other person gets everything.”
Julian’s face is turning red, the rage flowing. “That can’t be legit.”
“I don’t know. She’s the lawyer. You’ll have to ask her when you take it to court. But until then? Suffer.”
As she turns to walk away, she can hear the frustrated “Fuck!” that explodes behind her, and she can’t help but smile.