Chapter 78
ASHTON
"Come in mother, please." I told her after Demi raced off to find Ashley. My heart was thumping wildly in my chest as mother maintained her position just outside my door. The disappointment on her face faded to anger as she finally stepped in and shut the door behind her.
"Don’t." She stopped me harshly with a raised hand when I tried to apologize. "Don’t stand there and act like you weren’t prepared to sleep with your brother’s wife if we hadn’t interrupted you two."
"Mother..."
"Ashton, this is a huge shock. I would never have expected this from you. You are not supposed to be that brother!" She leered at me. "You shouldn’t covet any man’s wife, least of all your brother’s!"
"I am not, mother. I...we just..." I ran a hand over my face and realized my eyes were still moist so I wiped them and sniffled. "I wasn’t in the right frame of mind. I would never intentionally hurt Ashley. I am deeply sorry, please." She looked at me with a churning mix of anger and pity. "Please mom, I wasn’t trying to wreck my brother’s marriage. I wouldn’t. It will never happen again."
"You can’t love her."
"I don’t." I tried my best to sound convincing. "That meant nothing. Demi and I are nothing."
"Does she know that? It didn’t look like it. She appeared to have you confused with Ashely, her real husband!" Mother stressed with piercing eyes, then with a low voice edged with pain. "You promised me, Ashton."
"I’m sorry. It was a weak moment but it won’t happen again." She didn’t believe me and simply walked out of my room. I sank down to the floor and held my head in my hands.
That night had been an extremely hard one for me. I had to suffer in silence as I processed my emotions regarding the dumbfounding revelations about our adoption. Coupled with that, I also had to endure the silent treatment from my family because of what happened between Demi and I.