Who Is This Woman

The Bennett's

Ariana looks at Ryan, and she can’t believe these words are coming from his mouth.

She holds his gaze, searching his eyes, trying to find a trace of the man who had once whispered promises to her in the same room. But all she sees is resolve. Determination. And a flicker of anger just beneath the surface. A warning. She knows what will happen if she doesn’t do what Ryan says. And she doesn’t want to test him now. Not with Monique standing right there. Not with all those eyes watching her.

She glances toward Monique, who is still standing in the room, a bright smile on her face. The picture of calm. The picture of ignorance or maybe, calculated control. She looks like she doesn’t understand what’s happening. Like she doesn’t know who she is. But Ariana knows Monique knows exactly who she is.

I mean, who is this woman? Ariana thinks. Ryan had promised her....this was their house. Their home. The place where they would raise their children. The place she would never have t